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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 notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Amendment 01:2026 QCVN 01:2018/BCT National technical regulation on safety for personal self rescue used in underground mine

    Amendment 1 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 personal self-rescue devices used in underground mines.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/427Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Circular promulgating Amendment 01:2026 to a number of National Technical Regulations on safety of industrial explosive materials – industrial explosives, including: 1…

    The draft amendments mainly specify technical requirements, testing methods and management measures for the above-mentioned industrial explosive materials and amend and supplement the relevant QCVNs to conform with the newly issued regulations on product quality management. These draft amendments…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/419Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Circular promulgating the List of medium-risk and high-risk products and goods under the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Security

    This draft Circular promulgates the List of products and goods with high and medium risk levels under the state management responsibility of the Ministry of Public Security and the corresponding quality management measures for products on the List. The draft classifies products into two risk…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/418Comment period closed

  6. WTO notificationCanadaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Regulations Amending the Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (Amendment 19), 230 pages, available in English and French, accessible online.

    The Energy Efficiency Regulations, 2016 (the Regulations) prescribe energy efficiency and testing standards for residential, commercial and industrial energy-using products. They also prescribe labelling requirements for certain products to disclose and compare the energy use of a given product…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CAN/780Comment period closed

  7. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Amendment 01:2026 QCVN 01:2014/BCT - National technical regulation on safety in the manufacturing of industrial explosives by mobile equipments

    This regulation specifies requirements for mobile equipment used in the production of industrial explosives and the safety requirements for the production of industrial explosives using mobile equipment. Amend and supplement the QCVN to conform with the newly issued regulations on product quality…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/423Comment period closed

  8. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Draft Circular amending and supplementing several provisions of: (i) Circular No. 09/2026/TT-BCT dated 26 February 2026 of the Minister of Industry and Trade promulgating QCVN…

    6.1. Amendments to certain provisions of Circular No. 09/2026/TT-BCT dated February 26, 2026, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade, promulgating the National Technical Standard (QCVN 28:2026/BCT) for liquid milk products. including: Amend the legal basis section of Circular No…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/420Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationSouth AfricaTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE CLASSIFICATION, PACKING AND MARKING OF DAIRY PRODUCTS AND DAIRY-RELATED PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR SALE IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

    The proposed amendment regulations set minimum quality standards for the classification of dairy products and imitation dairy products and prescribe the labelling of these products when presented for sale and the control system to ensure compliance with the minimum quality standards. It also…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ZAF/176/Add.1/Rev.1Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationChileSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Adopted measure from Chile: Dates, figs, pineapples

    Chile issued an addendum on 23 June 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHL/862. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 31 October…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/862/Add.1Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationEl SalvadorTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure: El Salvador

    El Salvador notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 22 June 2026. The comment period closed on 21 August 2026.

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/SLV/240Comment period closed

  13. WTO notificationMexicoTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure: Mexico

    Mexico notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 22 June 2026. The comment period closed on 21 August 2026.

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/MEX/574Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationMexicoTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Draft Mexican Official Standard PROYNOM160SEMARNAT2011 establishing elements and procedures for formulating hazardous waste management plans) (13 pages, in Spanish)

    The following entities are required to comply with the notified Mexican Official Standard, in accordance with the General Law for the Prevention and Comprehensive Management of Waste (Ley General para la Prevención y Gestión Integral de los Residuos): (i) Large generators of hazardous waste; and…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/MEX/215/Add.1Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Amendment 01:2026 QCVN 04:2013/BCT National technical regulation on safety of steel cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

    This draft of Technical Regulation amends and replaces a number of provisions of QCVN 04:2013/BCT (National Technical Regulation on Safety of Steel Cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gas), covering: Technical requirements; Conformity assessment; Surveillance and Updated HS code.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/416Comment period closed

  19. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Amendment 01:2026 QCVN 10:2012/BCT National technical regulation on safety of Supply Station for Liquefied Petroleum Gas

    Amendment 01:2026 to QCVN 10:2012/BCT (National Technical Regulation on Safety of Supply Stations for Liquefied Petroleum Gas) covers: - Abolition of all conformity assessment, conformity certification, declaration of conformity and inspection requirements, on the grounds that LPG supply stations…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/413Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationEl SalvadorSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from El Salvador: Plants and plant products

    El Salvador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 22 June 2026. The comment period closed on 21 August 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/SLV/151Comment 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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