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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 notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing; Enforcement

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to establish enforcement procedures for its energy conservation standards for manufactured housing. DOE recently amended the compliance date for these standards in a final rule to delay compliance. DOE delayed the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/521/Rev.2/Add.4Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationKenyaTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    DKS 2754: 2026 Cereals and pulses — Code of practice

    This Kenya standard sets out the requirements for the sustainable production, harvesting, postharvest handling, transportation, storage and trading of cereals and pulses.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/2112Comments until 19 November 2026

  3. WTO notificationKenyaTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    DKS 3056: 2026 General principles of food safety, quality and nutrition for feeding programmes and food vendors in learning institutions — Code of practice

    This draft Kenya standard provides guidelines for providing safe, quality, nutritious, diverse and acceptable food for consumption in learning institution through production, sourcing, procurement, storage, transportation, food preparation, cooking and serving, monitoring and waste disposal of…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/2113Comments until 19 November 2026

  5. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, open for comments

    DEAS 1372:2026 Leather –Leather for garments – Specification

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, methods of test and sampling of leather for garment.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/2114Comments until 20 November 2026

  6. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, open for comments

    DEAS 1371:2026 Chamois leather – Specification

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for Chamois leather.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/2115Comments until 20 November 2026

  7. WTO notificationAustraliaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed scheduling decision - Long chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC PFCAs) (PDF 322 KB) Proposed scheduling decision - Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) (PDF 344 KB) (8 page(s), in…

    The Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) has been developed by all Australian governments to efficiently and effectively manage the risks of industrial chemicals to the environment, while providing consistent requirements for businesses across Australia. The IChEMS…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/202Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, open for comments

    DEAS 1370:2026 Leather – leather suitcase – Specification

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling, and test methods for leather suitcase.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/2116Comments until 20 November 2026

  9. WTO notificationTürkiyeTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Draft Communiqué on Warning Messages Placed on Containers of Alcoholic Beverages, 4 pages, Turkish.

    With the Law 6487, published at the Official Gazette dated 11/06/2013 and numbered 28674, some amendments were made to the Law 4250 of the spirits and alcoholic beverages Monopoly Act. Pursuant to 8th paragraph of Article 2 of the Law numbered 6487, except for those which are produced for export…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/TUR/41/Add.3Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationEuropean UnionSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1756 of 20 July 2026 concerning the authorisation of L-valine produced from Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80366, in the form of an…

    This Regulation authorises for the first time in the European Union and for a period of 10 years L-valine produced from Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80366 as a feed additive belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and in the functional group ‘amino acids, their salts and…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/EU/968

  11. WTO notificationEswatiniTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    PRD/SZNS ISO 22002-1:2025 Prerequisite programmes on food safety —Part 1: Food manufacturing

    This document specifies, in conjunction with ISO 22002-100, requirements for establishing, implementing and maintaining prerequisite programmes (PRPs) to control food safety hazards in food manufacturing. This document is applicable to all organizations, regardless of size or complexity. This…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/SWZ/45Comments until 20 November 2026

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

    Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List

    Canada is seeking comments on the Susceptible Species of Aquatic Animals List (SSL) to add or remove species as well as change the diseases of concern associated with species currently on the SSL. These updates are to align with changes to the species listed in the disease specific chapters of the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CAN/1634/Add.1Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 461-1: 2023, Hair dye — Specification — Part 1: Aryl diamine based formulated powder, Third Edition

    This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements and sampling and test methods for aryl diamine based formulated powder hair dyes. This standard only covers permanent powder hair dyes based on aryl di-amines which act as primary intermediates in dyes. It does not apply to…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1834/Add.2Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 461-2: 2023, Hair dye — Specification — Part 2: Aryl di-amine-based liquid oxidation, First Edition

    This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for permanent liquid oxidation hair dyes which are aryl di-amine based. Note: The product may also be referred to as ready for use hair dye. This standard does not apply to powder hair dyes, plant-based hair dyes…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1836/Add.2Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DEAS 2:2024, Maize grains — Specification, Fifth Edition. Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee

    This draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for maize grains of varieties grown from common maize grains, Zea mays indentata L. and/or Zea mays indurata L. Zea mays everta or their hybrids intended for human consumption.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1929/Add.2Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 765:2024, Brown rice — Specification, Second Edition Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee

    This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for brown rice of the varieties grown from Oryza spp., intended for human consumption or for processing to milled rice. This standard also covers the parboiled brown rice.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1924/Add.2Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 149:2023 Carbon dioxide for beverage industry — Specification

    This draft East African Standard prescribes the requirements methods of test and sampling for carbon dioxide used for the carbonation of beverages. It does not apply to the following: a) carbon dioxide used for fire extinguishers, refrigeration, inflation rafts, welding applications and other…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1763/Add.1Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 821:2024, Maize seed — Requirements for certification, Second edition Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified to the SPS Committee.

    This Draft East African Standard specifies the certification requirements for the production of pre-basic, basic and certified seed of maize (Zea mays L.). It includes requirements for eligible varieties, field standards, field inspections, seed sampling, laboratory standards, certificates…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1933/Add.2Comment 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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