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 notificationJordanTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Jordanian Standard specifies the requirements that shall be met by hard and soft candies, nougat, and almond paste confectionery (marzipan). This Jordanian Standard does not cover marshmallow, toffee, or apricot leather (Qamar al-Din)
Symbol: G/TBT/N/JOR/105Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This draft technical regulation stipulates the limit of technical specifications concerning equipments, auxiliaries for storing and dispensing ethanol blended gasoline - gasohol E10 at filling stations. - gasohol E10 Tanks. - gasohol E10 technology pipes. - gasohol E10 meter. This draft technical…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/445Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The Draft Decree consists of 27 Articles amending and supplementing a number of provisions of Decree No. 26/2026/ND-CP on the management of chemical activities and hazardous chemicals in products and goods. The main amendments and supplements include: - Clarifying the scope of application and…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/444Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The cited Technical Regulation (Reglamento Técnico) contemplates the technical characteristics of energy labeling and the different energy efficiency ranges through the energy label, as well as the test methods that shall be complied with for the production, import and marketing of energy equipment.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/72/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationCanadaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The objective of the notified document PMRL2026-08 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for epyrifenacilthat have been proposed by Health Canada’s Pesticides Regulatory Directorate (PRD). MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 0.01 Eggs; fat…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CAN/1646Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of carboxin in or on multiple crops that are discussed in the US Federal Register. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), UPL Delaware Inc. submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3591Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The draft Circular amends Circulars regarding animal husbandry and animal feed production and trading, veterinary medicine management, livestock-waste-treatment products, certificate of production eligibility of large-scale livestock farms. Key changes include: I. Chapter I: 1. For Animal feed…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/VNM/191Comment period closed
WTO notificationEcuadorTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Ecuador notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 26 August 2026. The measure was first notified on 8 August 2013. The comment period closed on 25 October 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/99/Rev.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The Draft Decree consists of 4 Articles amending and supplementing a number of provisions of Decree No. 25/2026/ND-CP on the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security. The main amendments and supplements include: - Amending and supplementing the scope of regulation of…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/447Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The Draft Decree consists of 3 Articles amending and supplementing the Government’s Decree No. 24/2026/ND-CP dated January 17, 2026, prescribing lists of chemicals subject to the scope of regulation of the Law on Chemicals. The main amendments and supplements include: - Amend Appendix I (List of…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/446Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The cited Technical Regulation (Reglamento Técnico) contemplates the technical characteristics of energy labeling and the different energy efficiency ranges through the energy label, as well as the test methods that shall be complied with for the production, import and marketing of energy equipment.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/76/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The cited Technical Regulation (Reglamento Técnico) contemplates the technical characteristics of energy labeling and the different energy efficiency ranges through the energy label, as well as the test methods that shall be complied with for the production, import and marketing of energy equipment.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/75/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The cited Technical Regulation (Reglamento Técnico) contemplates the technical characteristics of energy labeling and the different energy efficiency ranges through the energy label, as well as the test methods that shall be complied with for the production, import and marketing of energy equipment.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/73/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruTBTCorrected since it was notifiedNew
The cited Technical Regulation (Reglamento Técnico) contemplates the technical characteristics of energy labeling and the different energy efficiency ranges through the energy label, as well as the test methods that shall be complied with for the production, import and marketing of energy equipment.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/71/Add.2/Corr.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Chile issued an addendum on 26 August 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHL/882. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 28 April…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/882/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Notice and request for comments - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Mushrooms. The proposed changes would add a grade for portabella mushrooms, remove size from the criteria for each grade and create…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2270/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationCanadaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Notice is hereby given by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada has amended the following standard: RSS-310, issue 6, Licence-exempt radio apparatus: category II equipment, sets out the requirements for licence-exempt radio apparatus that is exempt from certification.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CAN/773/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationCanadaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Notice is hereby given by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada has amended the following standard: RSS-Gen, issue 6, General requirements for compliance of radio apparatus, sets out the general requirements applicable to licensed and licence-exempt radio apparatus.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CAN/772/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBoliviaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Bolivia notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 25 August 2026. The measure was first notified on 25 May 2018. The comment period closed on 24 October 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BOL/10/Rev.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationAustraliaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This technical specification sets out the minimum requirements for pipe couplings (spigot x spigot) that provide an interference elastomeric seal on the internal surface of non-pressure soil, waste and vent pipe of similar or dissimilar pipe materials. The coupling is to be used in vertical…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/AUS/201
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.