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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.

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

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  1. WTO notificationUkraineTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine 'Certain Issues Concerning the Assessment of Registration Dossier Materials'

    The draft Order has been developed in accordance with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine 'On Medicines' No. 2469-IX of 28 July 2022, taking into account the relevant European Union legislation. The main objective of the draft Order is to align the procedures for medicine registration with the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/389Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationJapanSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergency

    Import suspension of raw milk and/or un-heated/un-treated milk products from Hungary and the Slovak Republic

    In order to prevent the introduction of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of raw milk and/or un‑heated/un‑treated milk products from Hungary and the Slovak Republic, including those shipped through third countries, on 7 March 2025 based on the 'Animal…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1328/Add.1

  3. WTO notificationJapanSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergency

    Import suspension of meat and offal derived from cloven-hoofed animals (cattle, sheep, goat, deer and Suidae family) from Hungary and import suspension from facilities handling…

    In order to prevent the introduction of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) virus into Japan, MAFF has suspended the import of meat and offal derived from cloven-hoofed animals (cattle, sheep, goat, deer and Suidae family) from Hungary, including those shipped through third countries, on 7 March 2025…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1329/Add.1

  4. WTO notificationUnited KingdomSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    New GB MRLs for mefentrifluconazole amending the GB MRL Statutory Register

    Mefentrifluconazole is an approved active substance in Great Britain (GB). An application was received by the Health and Safety Executive requesting new Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for mefentrifluconazole in/on strawberries, tomatoes, aubergines/eggplants, cucumbers, gherkins, and courgettes…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/GBR/129

  6. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers

    Request for information - A Presidential determination issued on 20 April 2026, found that grid infrastructure supply chains, including distribution transformers and electrical core steel, are essential to national defense, and that U.S. industry faces critical constraints from limited domestic…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2292Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationJapanSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Proposed revisions of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act, relevant notifications and detailed rules

    The MAFF will revise Annexed Tables 1, 1-2, 2 and 2-2 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Plant Protection Act and the non-quarantine pest list to reflect the latest scientific evidence. Summary of the proposed revisions - Annex 1; Proposed revision of Annexed Table 1 of the Ordinance for…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1394/Add.1Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationUkraineTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    The draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 'On Amendments to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 65 of 20 January 2021'

    The draft Resolution proposes to amend clauses 38, 39, 47, and 52 of the Technical Regulation on Cosmetic Products, approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 65 of 20 January 2021, and to set out Annexes 2–6 to this Technical Regulation in new editions. The implementation…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/351/Rev.1/Add.1Comment period closed

  13. WTO notificationCzechiaTBTIn force, according to its latest notice

    DECREE of … amending Decree No 376/2016 on dual-use items in the nuclear area

    The draft Decree generally responds to changes introduced by the amendment to the Atomic Act (Act No 83/2025) in the area of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, in particular closer specification of reporting of activities related to nuclear material and selected items and transfer of nuclear…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CZE/262/Add.1Comment period closed

  14. WTO notificationCzechiaTBTIn force, according to its latest notice

    Draft decree amending Decree No 375/2016 on selected items in the nuclear area

    The draft implementing decree amending Implementing Decree No 375/2016 on selected items in the nuclear area (hereinafter the 'draft decree') is submitted in connection with the amendment to Atomic Act No 83/2025. The draft decree generally responds to changes introduced by the amendment to the…

    No products listed by the notifying member

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CZE/261/Add.1Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: Grapes; fresh or dried

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 16 June 2026. The comment period closed on 15 August 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/314Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationUruguayTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Uruguay: Milk and dairy products

    Uruguay notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 16 June 2026. The comment period closed on 15 August 2026.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/URY/112Comment period closed

  17. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: Plants, live

    Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 16 June 2026. The comment period closed on 15 August 2026.

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/312Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationPeruTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Adopted measure from Peru: Pharmaceutical products

    Peru notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 16 June 2026. The measure was first notified on 14 December 2015. The comment period closed on 15 August 2026.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/82/Rev.1Comment 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)

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