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 notificationPhilippinesTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This DAO aims to strictly ensure that fibre-cement flat sheets to be manufactured, imported, distributed, sold, or used in the Philippines meet the specified quality requirements prescribed by this Technical Regulation.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/376Comments until 21 November 2026
WTO notificationKenyaTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This Draft African Standard provides a guideline for some of the common substances that are banned or restricted within certain limits for use in textiles and apparel.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/2119Comments until 23 November 2026
WTO notificationKenyaTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This Draft African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for duvets and duvet covers
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/2118Comments until 23 November 2026
WTO notificationKenyaTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This Draft African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for non-woven disposable wet wipes applicable for general personal hygiene and sanitizing purposes.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/2117Comments until 23 November 2026
WTO notificationIndonesiaTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
The guidelines establish a reference for Business Actors for the implementation of the Halal Product Assurance System (SJPH) for Processing Services related to food, beverages, drugs, and cosmetics. The guidelines cover processing services, including contract manufacturing (maklon), shared…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/IDN/197Comments until 23 November 2026
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This draft Commission Implementing Regulation approves ethanol as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 1, 2 and 4.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1237Comments until 23 November 2026
WTO notificationCosta RicaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Costa Rica issued an addendum on 24 September 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CRI/192. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 27…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CRI/192/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling, and test methods for toy plastic balloon including, foil/Mylar balloons. This Draft East African Standard does not apply to LED balloons, barrage balloons, decorative balloons and balloon catheters.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BDI/702/Rev.1Comments until 23 November 2026
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The substance covered by the Act was authorised as a feed additive for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorisation of this substance in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/974
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The substances covered by the Act were authorised as feed additives for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorisation of these substances in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/973
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Regulation authorises for the first time in the European Union and for a period of 10 years a preparation of Bacillus subtilis DSM 33862 and Lentilactobacillus buchneri DSM 12856 as a feed additive belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/972
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Regulation authorises for the first time in the European Union and for a period of 10 years perlite as a feed additive belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and in the functional group ‘anticaking agents’, for poultry for fattening, poultry reared for laying or…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/971
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The substance covered by the Act was authorised as a feed additive for all animal species. An application was submitted for the reauthorisation of this substance in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. Based on the favourable conclusions of a scientific assessment of the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/970
WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSCorrected since it was notifiedNew
The substance covered by the Act was still authorised without a time limit as a feed additive for all animal species other than ruminants for milk production or reproduction, weaned piglets of porcine species, porcine species for fattening, salmonids and chickens for fattening. An application was…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/915/Corr.1
WTO notificationColombiaSPSIn force, according to its latest noticeNew
Colombia issued an addendum on 24 September 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/COL/434. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 16…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/434/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationColombiaSPSIn force, according to its latest noticeNew
Colombia issued an addendum on 24 September 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/COL/433. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 16…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/433/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationColombiaSPSIn force, according to its latest noticeNew
Colombia issued an addendum on 24 September 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/COL/432. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 16…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/432/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 on shipments of waste (Article 41) introduced a prohibition on the export of non-hazardous waste from the EU to non-OECD countries, which will enter into force on 21 May 2027. The Regulation also provides for the possibility to derogate from this prohibition for countries…
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1236Comments until 22 November 2026
WTO notificationBrazilTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Proposal for Conformity Assessment Requirements for Product and Service Sustainability – Brazil Green Seal.
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1641Comment period closed
WTO notificationMalaysiaTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
The proposed amendments to Regulation 391 of the Food Regulations 1985 [P.U.(A) 437/1985] are as follows: subregulations 391(3) to 391(6) are to amend the term 'processed cereal based food' to 'processed cereal-based food'; subregulations 391(8)(a) and 391(8)(b) are to amend the amount of added…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MYS/137Comments until 22 November 2026
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.
Enquiry points are listed on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Expodite matches each notification to the markets you export to and the HS codes of your products, and puts the ones that concern you in your Updates centre, with the date comments close.