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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 notificationSouth AfricaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    The proposed Amendment to the Compulsory Specification for the Motor Vehicles of Category N1 (VC 8024)

    This specification covers the requirements for motor vehicles of category N1, not previously registered or licensed in South Africa, and motor vehicles assembled from new bodies and used parts from earlier designs of motor vehicle models, designed or adapted for operation on a public road.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ZAF/274Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: live plants

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 22 July 2026. The comment period closed on 20 September 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/342Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: live plants

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 22 July 2026. The comment period closed on 20 September 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/343Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: live plants

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 22 July 2026. The comment period closed on 20 September 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/344Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationEcuadorTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposed measure from Ecuador: Pumps; for liquids

    This Resolution applies to the motor-pump set, which uses single-phase squirrel-cage induction motors, for handling clean water for domestic use in powers from 0,180 kW to 0,750 kW, whether these are national or imported and marketed in Ecuador. This Resolution does not apply to the following…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/430/Rev.2/Add.1Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: live plants

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 22 July 2026. The comment period closed on 20 September 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/345Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: live plants

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 22 July 2026. The comment period closed on 20 September 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/346Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationEcuadorTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Adopted measure from Ecuador: Iron or steel articles

    Ecuador notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 22 July 2026. The measure was first notified on 21 May 2007. The comment period closed on 20 September 2026.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/27/Rev.1Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Food Standards of Identity Modernization; Pasteurized Orange Juice

    Proposed rule - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is proposing to amend the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice (POJ) by lowering the minimum orange juice soluble solids content from 10.5[deg] to 10[deg] Brix. We tentatively conclude that this proposed amendment will…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2231/Add.1Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationIsraelTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Public Health Protection (Food) (Amendment of the Second Annex A) (Regulation 1169/2011 - Provision of Food Information to Consumers), 5776-2026

    Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers was adopted in Israel as part of the 10th Amendment to the Public Health Protection (Food), 5776 – 2015, and appears in Item 5 of Annex 2A. This…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ISR/1411Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationUnited KingdomSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant Health) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026

    New import controls are being introduced against the pest Bactrocera latifrons for fruits of Solanum lycopersicum (i.e. tomatoes) and fruits of Capsicum L. (i.e. peppers) from Chinese Taipei and Israel, and against the pest Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum for rhizomes of Zingiber officinale Roscoe…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/GBR/122/Add.1Comment period closed

  13. WTO notificationRussiaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    1) Draft Decision of the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission on Amendments to the Regulation on Common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) requirements for goods…

    The draft decision amends the Common veterinary (sanitary and veterinary) requirements for goods subject to veterinary control (surveillance) in terms of the following matters: ­amendments of a legal and technical nature; ­addition of new terms and definitions used in the text; ­amendments to the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/RUS/361Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards adding certain derived products as component…

    Annex II, Part II, component material category 10 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 lists the derived products from animal by-products that may be used in EU fertilising products. The notified act intends to include additional derived products in component material category 10, for which an end point…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1226Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationUgandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    DUS 2590:2026, Edible avocado oil — Specification, First edition

    This Draft standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for edible avocado oil derived from the avocado fruit (Persea americana) intended for human consumption. Note: This Draft Uganda Standard was also notified to SPS Committee

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2419Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationVietnamSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Circular Promulgating the National Technical Regulation QCVN 8-1:2026/BYT on Maximum Limits of Mycotoxin Contaminants in Food

    The draft National Technical Regulation QCVN 8-1:2026/BYT establishes maximum levels (MLs) for six groups of mycotoxins in food, namely aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, patulin, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, and total fumonisins. While maintaining the same six groups of mycotoxins regulated under QCVN…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/VNM/184Comment period closed

  17. WTO notificationUgandaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    DUS 2590:2026, Edible avocado oil — Specification, First edition

    This Draft standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for edible avocado oil derived from the avocado fruit (Persea americana) intended for human consumption. Note: This Draft Uganda standard was also notified to the TBT Committee.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/UGA/493Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down the conditions for the classification…

    Pursuant to Article 5(6), of Regulation (EU) 2024/3110, the Commission is supplementing those Regulation by laying down conditions under which a product is to be deemed to satisfy a certain level, threshold level or to qualify for a class of performance without testing

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1225Comment period closed

  19. WTO notificationJordanSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Cereals and pulses and their products - Rice - Specifications

    This Jordanian standard is concerned with the requirements to be met in the following types of rice varieties (Oryza sativa): husked rice, boiled or unboiled husked rice, milled rice (aromatic or non-aromatic), poached milled rice suitable for human consumption. This Jordanian standard does not…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/JOR/46Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationJordanSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Feedstuffs and feed additives – Food for Dogs and Cats

    This Jordanian standard specification is concerned with manufactured dry, wet and semi-wet food formulations and mixtures of vitamins and trace minerals that must be available in pet food (cats and dogs).

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/JOR/47Comment 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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