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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 notificationKenyaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    KS EN 1991-1-1:2002/DNA:2025 Draft Kenya National Annex to Eurocode 1 — Actions on structures ― Part 1-1: General actions – Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings

    The Draft National Annex gives the Kenya decisions for the Nationally Determined Parameters described in the following subclauses of KS EN 1991-1-1:2002: 2.2 (3); 5.2.3 (1) to 5.2.3 (5); 6.3.1.1 (Table 6.1); 6.3.1.2 (l)P (Table 6.2); 6.3.1.2 (10); 6.3.1.2 (11); 6.3.2.2 (l)P (Table 6.4); 6.3.3.2…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1972/Add.1Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationKenyaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    KS EN 1991-1-3: 2003+A1: 2015/DNA:2025 Draft Kenya National Annex to Eurocode 1— Actions on structures ― Part 1-3: General actions – Snow loads

    This Draft National Annex gives the Kenyan decision for the Nationally Determined Parameters described in the following subclauses of KS EN 1991-1-3:2003+A1:2015: – 1.1 (2) – 1.1 (3) – 1.1 (4) – 2 (3) – 2 (4) – 3.3 (1) – 3.3 (3) – 4.1 (1) – 4.1 (2) – 4.2 (1) – 4.3 (1) – 5.2 (2) – 5.2 (5) – 5.2 (6)…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1973/Add.1Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationKenyaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    KS EN 1997-1: 2004/DNA:2025 Draft Kenya National Annex to Eurocode 7 — Geotechnical design ― Part 1: General rules

    This Draft National Annex gives the Kenya decisions for the Nationally Determined Parameters (see NA.2) described in the following subclauses in the body of KS EN 1997-1:2004+A1:2013: 2.1 (8) P; 2.4.6.1 (4) P; 2.4.6.2 (2) P; 2.4.7.1 (2) P; 2.4.7.1 (3); 2.4.7.2 (2) P; 2.4.7.3.2 (3) P; 2.4.7.3.3 (2)…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1971/Add.1Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationKenyaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    DKS 829: 2023 Specification for precast concrete channels, edgings and quadrants

    This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements for the following precast concrete products: a) Channels; b) Edgings; c) Quadrants. These precast concrete products, referred to as a product or products in this standard, are intended for use in the construction of carriageways and footways laid in…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1378/Add.1Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Resetting NHTSA's Fuel Economy Program: Commercial Medium- and Heavy-Duty On-Highway Vehicles and Work Trucks

    Interpretive rule - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is issuing this interpretive rule regarding the scope of its authority to set fuel economy standards for commercial medium- and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles and work trucks. This rule describes NHTSA's authority to…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2320

  7. WTO notificationIsraelTBTWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice

    SI 431 - Mayonnaise

    New draft standard revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 431, dealing with mayonnaise. This draft standard revision adopts the European rules collection - FIC Europe – Code of practice – Mayonnaise – October 2015, and therefore significantly differs from the old standard. The major differences…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ISR/927/Rev.1/Add.1Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationIsraelTBTWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice

    SI 1006 – Marzipan

    Revision of the partially Mandatory Standard SI 1006, dealing with marzipan. This draft standard revision is based on the German Document 'Leitsätze für Ölsamen und daraus hergestellte Massen und Süßwaren' dealing with oilseeds and raw materials for sweets, from 27 January 1965 and its update of…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ISR/1203/Add.1Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationIsraelTBTWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice

    SI 1254 - Salads made from vegetable matter, preserved by cold storage

    Revision of the partially Mandatory Standard SI 1254, dealing with salads made from vegetable matter and preserved by cold storage. The major differences between the old version and this new revised draft standard are as follow: Adds to the standard's scope a few clarifications; Changes the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ISR/1148/Add.1Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationIsraelTBTWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice

    SI 877 Part 1 - Frozen vegetables and fruits: General

    Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 877 part 1, dealing with the frozen vegetables and fruits. This draft standard revision adopts the Codex Alimentarius Standard CXS 320 2015 (Revised in 2017) except its Annexes, with a few changes and national deviations that appear in the standard's Hebrew…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ISR/1183/Add.1Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationChinese TaipeiSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft amendment of the 'Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products'

    This announcement updates the phytosanitary regulations by: Adding hosts and affected countries or areas in accordance with recent scientific literature; Revising country name ordering and categorization for regulated pests; Removing 37 species from the quarantine pest list to align with WTO SPS…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/TPKM/659Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationParaguaySPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Paraguay: plants and plant products

    Paraguay notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 1 September 2026. The comment period closed on 31 October 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/PRY/38Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards

    This document amends NHTSA's regulation on temporary exemption from the Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) and bumper standards to expedite the publishing of notices soliciting public comment on exemption petitions. It does so by eliminating the provision calling for the Agency to…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1436/Add.2Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationChileTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceEmergency

    Emergency measure from Chile: Pharmaceutical products

    Chile issued an addendum on 1 September 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHL/800. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 8 July…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/800/Add.1

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

    DEAS 1248: 2025 Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use - Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC-U) - Specification for Pipes, fittings, and the system

    This draft East African standard specifies the requirements for pipes, fittings and the system of un-plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) intended for use as above-ground external rainwater down pipes

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1765/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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