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 notificationUnited StatesTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Interim final notice - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the U.S. Standards for Grades of Orange Juice (U.S. OJ Standards). This Interim Final Notice (IFN) revises the limits for Grade B Brix allowances in Pasteurized Orange Juice (POJ) under the U.S. OJ Standards to reference…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2244/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationSwitzerlandTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The proposal provides for mandatory labelling of animal products that are produced using pain-causing procedures without analgesia. The guiding principles of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) in the area of animal welfare are used as a benchmark for the labelling requirement…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHE/285/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Draft Ordinance aiming to update the phytosanitary requirements for the import of inflorescences (Category 3) of artichoke (Cynara scolymus) produced in Belgium. The consignments of artichoke inflorescences must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, issued by the National Plant Protection…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2498Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Peru notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 25 June 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PER/1130
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Rubber Tire Manufacturing, as required by the Clean Air Act (CAA). To ensure that all emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from sources…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2073/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationSpainTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Spain issued an addendum on 25 June 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/ESP/45. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 8 April 2021…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/ESP/45/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Address the increasing demand for safe beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations of ATS (aerial terminal stations) across the Union, mainly for professional purposes in different sectors (e.g. agriculture, transport, pipeline inspections, and search and rescue missions), based on the most…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1215Comment period closed
WTO notificationAustraliaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Australia has released a draft report for our risk analysis for fresh mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana) from Malaysia for human consumption.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/636Comment period closed
WTO notificationAustraliaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/637Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinese TaipeiSPSIn force, according to its latest noticeNew
This draft regulation specifies the use restrictions and labeling requirements for the 2ʹ-fucosyllactose/difucosyllactose mixture produced by genetically modified Escherichia coli strain K-12 DH1 MDO MAP1001d for food purposes.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TPKM/652/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to conform the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) hazardous chemical inventory reporting regulations to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCA) amendments…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2243/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationMalaysiaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The proposed amendments to the Food Regulations 1985 [P.U.(A) 437/1985] involve the following: Amendment to regulations 118, 119, 120, 122, 124, 125, 128, 129, 131, 132, 134A, 134B and 134C regarding specific requirements of sweetening substance in relation to definition, specification and the use…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MYS/136Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
This Normative Instruction establishes the lists of nutrients, bioactive substances, enzymes and probiotics, limits of use, claims and supplementary labelling of food supplements. Annex I defines the list of probiotics and source ingredients of nutrients, bioactive substances and enzymes…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/781/Add.11Comment period closed
WTO notificationThailandTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Piperonal was originally classified as a Schedule IV narcotic drugs under the Narcotics Code, without any specified exemptions. However, in order to facilitate its use for industrial purposes while ensuring appropriate and comprehensive regulatory oversight to prevent diversion for illicit use ―…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/798/Add.1
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Circular promulgates Amendment 01:2026 to a number of National Technical Regulations on safety of industrial explosive materials, including Hexogen explosives, Trinitrotoluen explosives, Octogen explosives and Pentrit explosives. The draft amendments specify requirements for technical…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/422Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Amends, supplements, and replaces some regulations related to HS codes of products, conformity assessment, state inspection of product quality, product labeling, inspection, and management measures for mine winches.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/425Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Amends, supplements, and replaces some regulations related to HS codes of products, conformity assessment, state inspection of product quality, product labeling, inspection, and management measures for hydraulic supports used in underground coal mines.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/426Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Amendment 01:2026 amends, supplements and replaces a number of provisions of the above-mentioned QCVNs relating to HS codes of products, conformity assessment, state inspection of product quality, product labeling, inspection, surveillance and management measures for explosion-proof electrical…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/428Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on pistachio. Corteva Agriscience, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, requests to…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3575Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The draft Circular promulgates Amendment 01:2026 to 18 current National Technical Regulations on safety of industrial explosive materials. The draft amendments mainly update and supplement provisions on conformity declaration, conformity assessment procedures, use of the conformity mark…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/421Comment 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.