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 notificationIndiaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
All the notified products when sold in the domestic market shall comply with the safety standard specified in the Schedule to the Order.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/IND/44/Add.20Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The draft Commission Implementing Regulation sets harmonised Union-wide end-of-waste criteria for plastic waste, in accordance with the empowerment set out in Article 6(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste. The draft Commission Implementing Regulation…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1229Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
It has been deemed necessary to amend Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications Decree No. 231 of 2000 establishing an obligation for riders and passengers of certain vehicles to wear a helmet, in order to: 1. Update the regulations (eliminating the Japanese regulation and updating the European…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/700/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking - FAA proposes to eliminate the prescriptive list of required items in emergency medical kits and first aid kits and replace it with a performance-based requirement to ensure contents are practical and sufficient to allow crewmembers to address the most common medical…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2314Comment period closed
WTO notificationTürkiyeSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
As the authorized and responsible institution for veterinary medicinal products, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - General Directorate of Livestock issues pharmaceutical product certificates required by importing countries for the export of veterinary medicinal products produced or…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TUR/161
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This draft Commission Implementing Decision does not approve certain active substances in biocidal products pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council. For these active substance/product-type combinations included in the review programme of existing…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1228Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of permethrin (CASRN 52645-53-1) in or on the food and feed commodity of black pepper at 0.1 parts per million (ppm). Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the American Spice Trade Association, Inc., submitted a petition to EPA…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3587Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking - The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department or DOT) proposes in this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to require airlines to ensure that at least one lavatory on new single-aisle aircraft with 125 or more passenger seats is large enough to permit a…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1849/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); response to petitions for reconsideration, technical corrections - This NPRM responds to petitions for reconsideration of the 7 January 2025 final rule (notified in G/TBT/N/USA/959/Add.1) amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 225. NHTSA…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/959/Rev.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of isofetamid in or on nut, tree, group 14-12, and almond, hulls. Under the U.S. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ISK Biosciences Corporation submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3586Comment period closed
WTO notificationJordanSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This draft of Jordanian standard specifies the microbiological criteria for meat and meat products.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JOR/49Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Chile notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 5 August 2026. The comment period closed on 4 October 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/894Comment period closed
WTO notificationUkraineTBTIn force, according to its latest noticeNew
The draft Resolution provides for the amendments to Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 65 of 20 January 2021 'On Approval of the Technical Regulation on Cosmetic Products'. The amendments provide for the extension, until 31 July 2027 (instead of 3 August 2026), of the…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/392/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUkraineTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
The draft Resolution provides for the repeal of Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 186 of 3 March 2022 'Certain Issues of Food Labelling under Martial Law' and Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 234 of 9 March 2022 'On Measures to Ensure the Uninterrupted…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/385/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Chile issued an addendum on 5 August 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHL/884. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 20 May…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/884/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Chile issued an addendum on 5 August 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHL/883. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 18 May 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/883/Add.1
WTO notificationChileTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Chile issued an addendum on 5 August 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHL/779. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 20 January…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/779/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Request for comments - In this document, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) seek comment on proposing to prohibit the continued importation and marketing of certain military-grade foreign-made UAS and UAS critical components…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2313Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); request for comments - This NPRM seeks to amend the noise emission regulations to address the unique noise emission characteristics of trains operating at speeds exceeding 160 miles per hour (mph). Specifically, the proposed regulation would provide an…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2312Comment period closed
WTO notificationCosta RicaTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Costa Rica issued an addendum on 4 August 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CRI/184. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 28…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CRI/184/Add.4Comment period closed
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.