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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 notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads; Proposed Amendment

    Proposed rule - The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission, or CPSC) is proposing to amend its Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads. The ignition source cigarette specified in the standard for use in the mattress standard's performance tests, Standard Reference…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/590/Rev.1/Add.5Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationSouth KoreaSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposed draft amendment of quarantine pest list (available in Korean, 2 pages).

    Based on the result of Pest Risk Assessment (PRA) and in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.1 of the Ministerial Ordinance of the Plant Protection Act, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is proposing to add 51 pests, such as Anastrepha distincta, Phytopthora kernoviae etc., to the…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/KOR/212/Add.25Comments until 27 December 2026

  3. WTO notificationCosta RicaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Central American Technical Regulation (RTCA) 97.01.81:22: Electrical products. Household refrigerators and freezers. Energy efficiency specifications (16 pages, in Spanish)

    The purpose of the notified Regulation is to establish the maximum energy consumption levels, test method, conformity assessment procedure and labelling for household refrigerators and freezers operated using hermetic motor-driven compressors, which are manufactured or marketed in, or imported…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CRI/198/Add.9Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationThailandSPSIn force, according to its latest notice

    Draft Thai Agricultural Standard entitled 'Peanut kernel: Maximum level of aflatoxin'

    This standard establishes maximum level and control measure to reduce aflatoxin in raw dried peanut kernel intended to be used as food in order to enforce in the production, trade, and inspection of produced, imported and exported raw dried peanut kernel. Total aflatoxins in peanut kernel shall…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/THA/216/Add.7Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 108 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, ''Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.'' The proposed updates to the standard are intended to remove unnecessary…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2323Comments until 25 November 2026

  7. WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance phenmedipham in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the…

    This draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance phenmedipham is not renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Member States shall withdraw authorisations for plant protection products containing phenmedipham as an active substance…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1249Comments until 26 December 2026

  8. WTO notificationUnited KingdomSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency

    Declaration of special measures: importation of certain products from certain third countries and territories (England) - The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations…

    These declarations of special measures are necessary to prevent the incursion of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) to the United Kingdom. The measures prohibit the import of hay and straw and certain animal by-products from animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease from any countries, or zones…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/GBR/135

  10. WTO notificationMalaysiaTBTCorrected since it was notified

    Draft Amendments to Regulations 2 and 361 of the Food Regulations 1985 [P.U.(A) 437/1985].

    The proposed amendments to the Food Regulations 1985 [P.U.(A) 437/1985] are as follows: Regulation 2 is to insert new definition of ‘lot identification code’; and; Regulation 361 is to insert new subregulations (3A) and (3B); and to amend subregulation (8) regarding lot identification code…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/MYS/139/Corr.1Comments until 22 December 2026

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

    Regulatory Guide: Acceptability of ASME OM-2 Code, Component Testing Requirements at Nuclear Facilities

    Direct final guide; issuance and post-promulgation comment period - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.220, Revision 0, ''Acceptability of ASME OM-2 Code, Component Testing Requirements at Nuclear Facilities.'' This new RG endorses, with a regulatory…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2288/Add.1Comment period closed

  13. WTO notificationTürkiyeSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Regulation on Plant Quarantine

    The 'Plant Quarantine Regulation' was reviewed and updated in order to modernise measures taking into account the current findings made in Türkiye and international plant protection organizations on phytosanitary and quarantine issues, to prevent problems that may arise due to harmful organisms in…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/TUR/23/Rev.1/Add.8Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    CDC 7 (4862) DTZS: 2026, Heavy duty degreaser - Specification, First Edition

    This Draft Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for alkaline heavy duty degreaser. This Standard does not apply to hand-cleaning products, personal-care products, laundry detergents, dishwashing detergents or products intended primarily for disinfection or sterilization.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1682Comments until 25 December 2026

  15. WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, open for comments

    Draft Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards access to and…

    This draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerns the parts of the EU battery passport for which access is not public, but restricted to persons with a legitimate interest. It specifies which persons are to be considered persons with a legitimate interest (e.g. repairers and recyclers), to…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1248Comments until 25 December 2026

  16. WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2TBTProposed measure, open for comments

    DEAS 1383: 2026, Bee pollen — Code of practice, First edition

    This Draft East African Standard prescribes guidelines for harvesting/collecting, processing, packaging, transportation and storage of bee pollen intended for human consumption.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/BDI/832Comments until 25 December 2026

  18. WTO notificationEcuadorSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Proposed measure from Ecuador: goods in 3 HS chapters

    Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 26 October 2026. Comments are open until 25 December 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/402Comments until 25 December 2026

  19. WTO notificationEcuadorSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Proposed measure from Ecuador: live plants

    Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 26 October 2026. Comments are open until 13 November 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/401Comments until 13 November 2026

  20. WTO notificationEcuadorSPSProposed measure, open for comments

    Proposed measure: Ecuador

    Ecuador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 26 October 2026. Comments are open until 13 November 2026.

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/ECU/400Comments until 13 November 2026

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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