Export regulation updates
Draft rules on food safety, animal and plant health (SPS) and on technical product requirements (TBT) that markets notify to the WTO before adopting them.
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WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 8 October 2025. The comment period closed on 7 December 2025.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/189Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies preferred boundary dimensions for radial bearings of the diameter series 7, 8, 9, 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4. Worth mentioning is that this draft standard adopts the technical content of ISO 15:2017(confirmed in 2022)
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/507/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationAustraliaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Technical Specification sets out minimum product requirements for appliances and commercial catering equipment connected to the water service and/or sanitary plumbing piping. The 2025 version supersedes the 2021 version. This Technical Specification covers the following applications…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/186Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This decree mandates that the producers and importers of household and similar electrical appliances must comply with the following relevant Egyptian Standards: ES NO. 2501/2016 for Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus safety requirements; ES NO. 4751/2016 for 'Clothes washing machines…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/157/Add.11Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies preferred boundary dimensions for single-direction and double-direction thrust bearings with flat back faces. In addition, it gives the minimum bore diameters of housing washers and maximum outside diameters of shaft washers of bearings in dimension series…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/508/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies the minimum chamfer dimensions for loose rib and non-rib sides of single-row cylindrical roller bearings of diameter series 0, 2, 3, and 4 (except dimension series 24) as specified in ISO 15. Indication is given for those minimum chamfer dimensions that…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/503/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies the maximum chamfer dimensions of metric series rolling bearings, for which boundary dimensions, including chamfer minimum dimensions, are given in other International Standards. Gives also requirements for the maximum dimensions of the corresponding shaft…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/534/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationNew ZealandSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The document contains technical details on proposals to amend the current Notice issued under the Food Act 2014 that lists the maximum residue levels (MRLs) for agricultural compounds in New Zealand. MPI proposes the following amendments to the Notice: The amendment of existing MRL entries for the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NZL/786Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies dimensional and geometrical characteristics, nominal boundary dimensions and tolerance values for finished steel needle rollers used as rolling elements. Worth mentioning is that this Draft standard adopts the technical content of ISO 3096:2018 (confirmed…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/516/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft Standard specifies safety requirements and test methods for products which are intended for the purpose of carrying a child in a lying position by means of handle(s) and for stands which may be used in conjunction with these products (see C.2). These products are intended for a child…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/359/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies a non‑destructive penetrant testing for determining bond defects and discontinuities in the sliding surface of the bearing. The penetration method is used to detect a) bond defects in the transitional area between the bearing backing/bearing material on…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/501/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies: Boundary dimensions of adapter sleeves with taper 1:12 and withdrawal sleeves with tapers 1:12 and 1:30 for rolling bearings of a number of dimension series as specified in ISO 15. The outside diameter of suitable locknuts. Distance from bearing small…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/526/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies dimensional characteristics, nominal boundary dimensions and tolerance values for needle roller bearing track rollers, yoke and stud types. Worth mentioning is that this draft standard adopts the technical content of ISO 7063:2018 (confirmed in 2024).
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/504/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies boundary dimensions and tolerances for cast and pressed housings for insert bearings for which boundary dimensions are given in ISO 9628. It applies to plummer block housings, flanged housings and take-up housings. Worth mentioning is that this draft…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/515/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies the boundary dimensions, tolerances and definitions for sleeve type linear motion ball bearings. Worth mentioning is that this draft standard adopts the technical content of ISO 10285:2007/Amd.1:2012 (confirmed in 2023)
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/506/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard document specifies a tensile test method for determination of the bond strength between the bearing metal and the backing. The test can be applied to multilayer plain bearings with bearing metals based on lead, tin, copper or aluminium. For tested layer thicknesses…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/502/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This Draft standard specifies the safety requirements and test methods for wheeled child conveyances, designed for the carriage of one or more children, up to 15 kg each and additional 20 kg on any integrated platform on which a child can stand. Worth mentioning is that this standard is…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/190/Add.6Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The Ministerial Decree mandates that the producers and importers must comply with ES 262-3/2015. Producers and importers are given a transitional period of six months. This standard applies to steel for the reinforcement of concrete. This Egyptian Standard covers the technical requirements for…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/99/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies the dimensional and geometrical characteristics, boundary dimensions and tolerances of insert bearings and eccentric locking collars and the radial internal clearances of insert bearings. Worth mentioning is that this draft standard adopts the technical…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/509/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies the dimensions and designations of cylindrical and flanged wrapped bushes made of mono and multi-layer bearing material for plain bearing applications. worth mentioning is that this draft standard adopts the technical content of ISO 3547-1:2018
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/520/Add.1Comment period closed
Food safety, animal and plant health
Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.
Technical product rules
Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If a draft affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS or TBT enquiry point before the comment deadline, quoting the document symbol; it forwards them to the member that notified the measure.
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