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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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  1. WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) approving reaction products of ammonium bromide and sodium hypochlorite, generated in-situ (BAC) as an active substance for use in…

    This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves reaction products of ammonium bromide and sodium hypochlorite, generated in-situ (BAC) as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 12

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1238Comments until 29 November 2026

  2. WTO notificationEcuadorTBTIn force, according to its latest notice

    Proyecto de reforma parcial a la Normativa Técnica Sanitaria de Buenas Prácticas de Almacenamiento, Distribución y/o Transporte para establecimientos farmacéuticos y…

    Draft Partial Amendment to the Sanitary Technical Regulation on good practices for storage, distribution and/or transportation for pharmaceutical establishments and establishments manufacturing medical devices for human use.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/504/Add.6Comments until 29 November 2026

  5. WTO notificationBelizeTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    DRAFT BELIZE STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR WHEAT FLOUR

    This standard applies to wheat flour for human consumption prepared from Triticum aestivum L. (common wheat) or Triticum compactum Host, (club wheat) or mixtures thereof, and includes 'self-rising flour', which is prepackaged for sale.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BLZ/22Comments until 29 November 2026

  6. WTO notificationUkraineSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine 'On Approval of the Requirements for Good Distribution Practice of Veterinary Medicinal Products'

    The draft Order provides for the approval of the Requirements for Good Distribution Practice of Veterinary Medicinal Products. These Requirements are mandatory for veterinary medicinal product market operators holding a licence to carry out activities involving the manufacture and import of…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UKR/279

  7. WTO notificationUkraineSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine 'On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 118 of 12 March 2019'…

    The draft Order proposes amendments to Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine of 12 March 2019 No. 118 'On Approval of the Requirements for Safety and Quality of Milk and Dairy Products', in particular with regard to: establishing specific calendar dates for the mandatory…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UKR/278

  8. WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergency

    Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 15503 dated 12 October 2025 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their…

    Following the WOAH report dated 7 October 2025, a Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Wielkopolskie in Poland. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/575/Add.1

  9. WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergency

    Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 13644 dated 30 September 2025 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their…

    Following the WOAH report dated 22 September 2025, a Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Warmińsko-Mazurskie in Poland. In compliance with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/573/Add.1

  10. WTO notificationMalaysiaSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Amendments to regulations 19 and Ninth Schedule of Regulation 23 of the Food Regulations 1985 [P.U.(A) 437/1985]

    The proposed amendment to the Food Regulations 1985 [P.U.(A) 437/1985] are as follows: Amendment to regulations 19, by inserting sweeteners in the definition of 'food additive', and to insert new sub regulation (3A) prescribing the definition and specification requirements for monk fruit extract…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/MYS/73Comments until 29 November 2026

  11. WTO notificationMoldovaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Order approving certain protective measures relating to certain products of animal origin intended for animal feed and imported from Ukraine

    The Draft Order establishes the Protective Measures for some animal origin products intended for animal consumption and imported from Ukraine transposing into national legislation the provisions of Directive (EC) 2002/805, including the restrictive measure: of a temporary interdiction or a special…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/MDA/36Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Partial amendment notice (Draft) of Import Health Requirements for processed animal protein feed

    Partial amendment of import health requirement that stipulate quarantine details for the import of processed animal protein feed - Limited to poultry-derived products, allowing importation in accordance with prescribed procedures where such products have been rendered using methods approved by the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/844/Add.1

  13. WTO notificationJapanSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives

    MAFF will amend the standard for method of manufacture of feeds in general stipulated in 'Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives' (Ordinance No. 35 of 24 July 1976 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry). With this amendment, guanidinoacetic acid…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1432

  14. WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the authorisation of lavender tincture from Lavandula angustifolia Mill. as a feed additive for all animal species and the…

    The draft act concerns the authorisation as 'flavouring compound' of a tincture from the plant Lavandula angustifolia Mill. within the scope of the EU legislation on feed additives, i.e. Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003. The measure aims at authorising this additive for all animal species. In…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/941/Add.1Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationColombiaSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Measure in force from Colombia: Plants, live

    Colombia issued an addendum on 30 September 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/COL/435. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 17…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/435/Add.1Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationColombiaSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Measure in force from Colombia: Plants, live

    Colombia issued an addendum on 30 September 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/COL/428. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 2…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/428/Add.1Comment period closed

  17. WTO notificationColombiaSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Measure in force from Colombia: Crustaceans; in shell or not

    Colombia issued an addendum on 30 September 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/COL/404. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 20…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/404/Add.2Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 456: 2023, Organic production – Requirements, Third Edition

    This Draft East African Standard provides requirements for organic production. It covers plant production, animal husbandry, aquaculture, sustainable fisheries, bee-keeping, the harvesting of wild products, and the processing and labeling of the products therefrom. It does not cover procedures for…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BDI/73/Add.1Comment period closed

  19. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 12: 2022, Potable water — Specification

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for potable water intended for direct human consumption, domestic and industrial use.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BDI/17/Add.1Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 153: 2022, Packaged drinking water — Specification

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for packaged drinking water for direct human consumption.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BDI/16/Add.1Comment period closed

What SPS and TBT mean

SPSSanitary and phytosanitary measures

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.

TBTTechnical barriers to trade

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.

Commenting on a notification

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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