Skip to content
Expodite

Export regulation updates

WTO notifications

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.

Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.

RSS feed

Latest updates

4,844 notifications · Page 68 of 243

  1. WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft - Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of Dactyloctenium australe seeds produced in the Republic of South Africa

    Draft Ordinance aiming to establish the phytosanitary requirements for the import of seeds (Category 4) of Dactyloctenium australe produced in South Africa. The consignments must be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate, issued by the National Plant Protection Organization – NPPO of South…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2512Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationEl SalvadorSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

    DGG/DIR/316/06/2026

    In view of the notification referred to in official letter DGS-DTSA-519-2026 from the National Agriculture and Food Health and Safety Service (SAG-SENASA) of Honduras, and notification ID 7652 to the World Animal Health Organisation (WOAH) on high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SLV/153

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

    DEAS 768:2023, Fortified milled maize (corn) products — Specification

    This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fortified milled maize (corn) products prepared from the grains of common maize (Zea mays L.) intended for human consumption.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1381/Add.1Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Consensus Standards, Light-Sport Aircraft

    This notice announces the availability of two new and two revised consensus standards relating to the provisions of the Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft rule issued 16 July 2004, and effective 1 September 2004. ASTM International Committee F37 on Light-Sport Aircraft developed the new and…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1397/Add.1Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationEcuadorTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Ecuador: Stone, plaster; Ceramic products

    Ecuador notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 17 July 2026. The measure was first notified on 3 April 2019. The comment period closed on 15 September 2026.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/348/Rev.4Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationEcuadorTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Adopted measure from Ecuador: Pharmaceutical products

    Ecuador notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 17 July 2026. The measure was first notified on 6 July 2022. The comment period closed on 15 September 2026.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/514/Rev.1Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationJapanTBTIn force, according to its latest notice

    Partial Amendment to the Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act

    In light of recent accident trends, the following two items will be newly designated as both Specified Products and Specified Products for Children by revising the Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act: Bed guards for children and strollers.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/JPN/876/Add.1Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationThailandSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedEmergency

    The DLD order on temporary suspension of the importation or transit of certain Artiodactyla and their carcasses from China to prevent the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)

    The WOAH has reported an outbreak of Foot and mouth disease (FMD), serotype SAT1, in the area of China. Therefore, it is necessary for Thailand to prevent the entry of Foot and mouth disease into the country. This order replaces and repeals 'The DLD order on temporary suspension of the importation…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/THA/809/Rev.1

  9. WTO notificationJapanTBTIn force, according to its latest notice

    Ministerial Order on Technical Requirements for Specified Products Concerning the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

    In March 2026, the Order for Enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act('Cabinet Order') will be amended to newly designate bed guards for children and strollers as Specified Products and Specified Products for Children. Following this designation, Japan proposes to revise the Ministerial…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/JPN/901/Add.1Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Review of New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Combustion Turbines and Stationary Gas Turbines

    Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the Standards of Performance for new, modified, and reconstructed stationary combustion turbines and stationary gas turbines based on a review of available control technologies for limiting emissions of criteria…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2170/Add.2/Corr.1Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationCanadaTBTIn force, according to its latest notice

    Order Providing for Reliance on Decisions of, or Documents Produced by, Foreign Regulatory Authorities in Respect of Certain Drugs

    The Government of Canada intends to make the Order Providing for Reliance on Decisions of, or Documents Produced by, Foreign Regulatory Authorities in Respect of Certain Drugs (the Order). This Order would deem the requirement for the Minister to examine specified information and material in a new…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CAN/765/Add.3Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 1160:2023, Draft East African Standards for Breakfast Cereals

    This draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for breakfast cereals intended for human consumption

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1450/Add.2Comment period closed

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

    DEAS 1191: 2023, Flavoured milk — Specification

    This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for flavoured milk for human consumption.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/1557/Add.4Comment period closed

  17. WTO notificationKenyaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    DKS 3054: 2026 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cylinder Storage, Handling and Transportation — Requirements

    This Draft Kenya Standard specifies requirements for the construction, marking, loading and unloading, training and safety measures applicable to the safe storage, handling and transportation of LPG cylinders by road for commercial purposes. This Draft Kenya Standard may also be applicable to the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/2098Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationAustraliaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Decrowned pineapples from India and Indonesia: biosecurity import requirements draft report

    The draft report proposes that the importation of fresh decrowned pineapples (Ananas comosus), produced using commonly applied commercial practices in India and Indonesia, be permitted into Australia, subject to a range of biosecurity requirements. The draft report contains details of pests that…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/638Comment 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.

Enquiry points are listed on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

Get these automatically for your products and markets.

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.

Start freeSee export intelligence