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 WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergency

    Notice of Administration Order of Saudi Food and Drug Authority Ref. No. 28177 dated 24 December 2025 entitled 'Temporary ban on importation of poultry meat, eggs and their…

    Following the WOAH report dated 19 December 2025, a Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Łódzkie 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 of…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/608/Add.1

  2. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Circular promulgating QCVN 03:2026/BCT on equipment, auxiliaries and means for blending, storing and transportation of ethanol, ethanol blended gasoline - gasohol E10 at…

    This draft Circular promulgates QCVN 03:2026/BCT, establishing technical requirements applicable to equipment, auxiliaries and means used for blending, storing and transportation of ethanol and ethanol blended gasoline gasohol E10 at distribution terminals. The Regulation provides requirements…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/450Comments until 28 November 2026

  3. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Hazardous Materials: Adoption of ASME Code Section XII and the National Board Inspection Code (26 pages, in English).

    PHMSA is proposing to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations applicable to the design, construction, certification, recertification and maintenance of cargo tank motor vehicles, cryogenic portable tanks and multi-unit tank car tanks (ton tanks) in response to petitions for rulemaking from the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/878/Add.3Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is proposing to amend the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles. The proposed revisions would clarify existing provisions, expand permissible equipment and materials, and update equipment…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/242/Rev.1/Add.4Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationUkraineTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    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: updating the requirements for materials and articles…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/413Comments until 13 November 2026

  6. WTO notificationTürkiyeTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on Beer

    The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the procedures and principles to be applied to ensure that beer is produced, stored, transported, preserved, and marketed in accordance with its technique.' Provisional Article 1) Food business operators operating prior to the publication of this…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/TUR/240Comments until 28 November 2026

  7. WTO notificationIsraelTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    SI 4466 part 5 – Steel for the reinforcement of concrete: Cut and bent bars and fabrics

    Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 4466 part 5 dealing with steel for concrete reinforcement. This draft standard revision adopts the British Standard BS 8666: 2005, including its Incorporating Amendment no. 1 of January 2008, and therefore is significantly different from the old standard. The…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ISR/1297/Add.1Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationGuyanaTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Specification for Textile and related products

    This standard specifies the requirements for the labelling, sampling and testing of garments, textiles, consumer textile products and thread sold for machine and hand sewing, whether locally or imported.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/GUY/67Comments until 28 November 2026

  9. WTO notificationEcuadorTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Adopted measure from Ecuador: Electric accumulators

    Ecuador notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 29 September 2026. The measure was first notified on 3 May 2019. Comments are open until 28 November 2026.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/404/Rev.2Comments until 28 November 2026

  10. WTO notificationEcuadorTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Adopted measure from Ecuador: Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included

    This Draft Technical Regulation establishes the object and scope of application, definitions and abbreviations, sanitary notification, re-registration and modification of the sanitary notification, good manufacturing practices certificate, criteria for the formulation of dietary supplements…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/327/Add.4Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    DARS 1779:2026, Fish Nuggets — Specification, First edition

    This draft African standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fish nuggets intended for human consumption. This standard applies to products that require final preparation or reheating prior to consumption and are not intended for further industrial processing. This…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1662Comments until 27 November 2026

  13. WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Filing of Color Additive Petition From Doehler GmbH; Request To Amend the Color Additive Regulations To Provide for the Safe Use of Calcium Sulfate in Various Foods at Levels…

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a color additive petition, submitted by Doehler GmbH, c/o Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, proposing that we amend our color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of calcium sulfate in various foods at levels…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3597

  14. WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft - Updates the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of cuttings of pomegranate (Punica granatum) produced in the the State of Israel

    Draft Ordinance aiming to update the phytosanitary requirements for the import of cuttings of pomegranate produced in Israel. The consignments must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate and an Additional Declaration, issued by the National Plant Protection Organization – NPPO of Israel, as…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2539Comments until 27 November 2026

  15. WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Resolution 1.419, 19 October 2026

    This draft resolution proposes the updating of 25 active ingredient monographs included in the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservatives, which was published by Normative Instruction 103 of 19 October 2021, in the Brazilian Official…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2537Comments until 24 November 2026

  16. WTO notificationMexicoTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Proposed measure: Mexico

    Mexico notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 25 September 2026. Comments are open until 24 November 2026.

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/MEX/584Comments until 24 November 2026

  17. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Decree on steel quality management

    1. This draft Decree prescribes specific quality management requirements for steel products and goods in production, importation, and market circulation; post–market quality inspection of steel at the source; and the responsibilities of relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals. 2. Issues…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/449Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Substantial Product Hazard List: Amendments to Requirements for Window Covering Cords

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - To address window covering cord strangulation risks, the Commission proposes to designate certain window coverings a substantial product hazard. These include products with: accessible free hanging operating cords longer than 8 inches on custom window coverings…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1820/Rev.1Comments until 23 November 2026

  19. WTO notificationUkraineTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine 'Certain Issues Regarding the Retail of Veterinary Medicinal Products at a Distance'

    The draft Order provides for the approval of the graphic design of the logo used to identify a veterinary medicinal product market operator authorised to retail veterinary medicinal products at a distance, the technical requirements for the graphic design of the logo and the procedure for its use…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/412Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationUkraineTBTIn force, according to its latest notice

    Draft Resolution of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 'On Amendments to the Technical Regulation on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and…

    The draft Resolution provides for amendments to Annexes 3 and 4 to the Technical Regulation on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 139 of 10 March 2017. The amendments…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/377/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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