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

    DEAS 822:2024, Sorghum 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 sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench). It includes requirements for eligible varieties, field standards, field inspections, seed sampling, laboratory standards…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1932/Add.2Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 824:2024, Soybean 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 soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill). It includes requirements for eligible varieties, field standards, field inspections, seed sampling, laboratory standards…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1922/Add.2Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 897: 2024, Frozen lobster tails — Specification, Second 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 frozen lobster tails of all the species of the genera Panulirus, Homarus and Peurulus intended for human consumption

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1954/Add.2Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 1200: 2024, Canned finfish — Specification, First Edition Note: This Draft East African Standard was also notified under SPS committee

    This Draft Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for canned finfish packed in brine, oil and/or tomato sauce or other suitable packing media intended for human consumption. It does not apply to speciality products where the canned finfish constitutes less than 50 % m/m, of the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2008/Add.1Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationUkraineTBTProposed 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 for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine No…

    The draft Order provides for amendments to the Hygienic Requirements for the Production and Circulation of Natural Mineral Waters and Spring Waters, approved by Order of the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine No. 741 of 12 April 2021, notified in documents…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/409Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 900: 2024, Cereals, pulses and their products — Sampling, Second Edition

    This draft East African Standard specifies requirements for the dynamic or static sampling, by manual, electronic or mechanical means, for assessment of compliance to East African standards for cereals, pulses and their products. It is not applicable to seed grain.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/1923/Add.2Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units

    Proposed rule - In this action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. The EPA is proposing that the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires it to make a finding that GHG emissions from fossil…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2220/Add.1Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationPeruSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Proposed measure from Peru: Plants, live

    Peru notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 18 September 2026. Comments are open until 17 November 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/PER/1135Comments until 17 November 2026

  18. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice

    Revocation of Obsolete Rules Regarding Infant Bouncer Seats and Stationary Activity Centers

    Direct final rule - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is reviewing its regulations to reduce regulatory burdens and costs. Pursuant to this review, CPSC has identified two rules concerning infant bouncer seats and stationary activity centers that are now obsolete…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2304/Add.1Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 1240: 2024, Ready-to-eat porridge— Specification

    1.1 This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for ready-to-eat porridge intended for human consumption. This also includes ready to drink and instant flours for porridges. 1.2 This standard cover both fermented and non-fermented ready to eat porridge…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2087/Add.2Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 1238: 2024, Use of probiotics —Guidelines

    This Draft East African standard provides guidelines on safety, quality and efficacy of probiotics and probiotics used in food products and probiotic supplements including, their production, characterization criteria, labelling.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2086/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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