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 notificationBrazilSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft resolution proposes the inclusion of subitem C55.7 - TRIBASIC COPPER SULFATE in monograph C55 - COPPER-BASED COMPOUNDS, on the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservatives, which was published by Normative Instruction 103 on 19…
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2483/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft resolution proposes the inclusion of active ingredient A74 - ASCAROSÍDEO ASCR#18 on the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservatives, which was published by Normative Instruction 103 on 19 October 2021 in the Brazilian Official…
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2480/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
1.1 This Draft Rwanda Standard provides recommendations and guidelines for fuel gas piping and firestop protection. 1.2 Coverage of piping systems extends from the point of delivery to the appliance connections. 1.3 Fuel gas piping systems do not apply to the following items: a) Portable LP-Gas…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1471Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies classification, general design, performance requirements and test methods for gully tops and manhole tops. It applies for manhole tops and gully tops with a clear opening up to and including 1 000 mm for installation within areas subjected to pedestrian and/or…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1472Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies anthropometric basis, size designation rules and framework requirements for Rwanda size charts for ready-made garments. It establishes the body measurement tables, size intervals used for the development, grading and labelling of garments. This Standard applies…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1475Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the anthropometric basis, size designation rules and framework requirements for Rwanda size charts for ready-made footwear. This Standard establishes how footwear sizes are designated using foot measurements, how foot measurement tables and size intervals are…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1474Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Final Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for roasted coffee beans and roasted ground coffee. This standard also applies to decaffeinated roasted coffee beans and roasted ground coffee.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1465Comment period closed
WTO notificationIndiaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026 The Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026 enables applicant to procure supplies from manufacturers holding licenses under Scheme II of Schedule II (which is based on self-certification basis) of the Bureau of Indian Standards…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/IND/440Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard provides recommendations and guidelines for construction, alteration, and repair of alternate water source systems for non-potable applications. It also provides the requirement for the installation, construction, alteration, and repair of non-potable rainwater catchment…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1473Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard provides recommendations and guidelines for construction, location and installation of fuel-burning and other types of water heaters heating potable water. It also specifies requirements for construction, location and installation of chimneys, vents, and their connectors.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1470Comment period closed
WTO notificationMoroccoSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Morocco notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 28 July 2026. The comment period closed on 26 September 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/MAR/121Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard provides recommendations and guidelines for materials, design, and installation requirements for water supply systems. It also includes the methods and devices used for backflow prevention.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1468Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard provides recommendations and guidelines for materials, design and installation requirements for plumbing fixtures and fixture fittings. It also provides guidance on the minimum number of plumbing fixtures required based on occupancy.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1467Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard provides recommendations and guidelines for materials, design and installation of sanitary drainage systems, building sewers, storm water drainage systems and plumbing systems. It also specifies the requirements for materials, design, and installation of indirect waste…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1469Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard provides the terms and definitions applicable in plumbing works. It also specifies the general requirements for plumbing systems including the requirements for materials, plumbing fixtures and fixture fittings used in plumbing works to protect the public health, safety…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1463Comment period closed
WTO notificationMoroccoSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Morocco notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 28 July 2026. The comment period closed on 26 September 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/MAR/120Comment period closed
WTO notificationEcuadorTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Ecuador notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 28 July 2026. The measure was first notified on 13 May 2019. The comment period closed on 26 September 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/419/Rev.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The amendments aim to ban mail-order brokerage from facilitating the direct purchase of foreign foods containing raw materials or substances prohibited from entering Korea, and to allow the Minister of Food and Drug Safety to take necessary measures including the ban on mail-order brokerage when…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/850Comment period closed
WTO notificationMoroccoSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Morocco notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 28 July 2026. The comment period closed on 26 September 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/MAR/119Comment period closed
WTO notificationCanadaSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Health Canada is proposing to transfer the maximum levels for ethyl carbamate in alcoholic beverages from the administrative List of Maximum Levels for Various Chemical Contaminants in Foods, to Part 2 of the regulatory List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances in Foods, maintaining…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CAN/1587/Add.1Comment 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.