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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 StatesSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Filing of Food Additive Petition From Environmental Defense Fund, et al. Request To Amend the Food Additive Regulations To Remove the Solvents Benzene, Ethylene Dichloride…

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a food additive petition, submitted by Environmental Defense Fund, et al., proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to remove four specified solvents. The food additive petition was filed on 21 December…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3439/Add.1Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft legislative proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union…

    The legislative proposal for the EU Space Act aims to establish the foundation of the EU internal market for space activities by harmonising key requirements concerning the safety, resilience, and environmental sustainability of space activities when providing space services and data in the Union…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1214Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationChileTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Proposed measure from Chile: Medical equipment

    Chile notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 1 June 2026. The comment period closed on 31 July 2026.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/796Comment period closed

  5. WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adopted

    Propylene Oxide; Pesticide Tolerances. Final rule

    This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of propylene oxide (PPO) in or on sesame, seed; turmeric, roots, dried; ginger, dried; pepper, bell, dried; and pepper, nonbell, dried. ABERCO, Inc., a Balchem Company, submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3571Comment period closed

  9. WTO notificationNicaraguaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: Medical equipment

    Nicaragua issued an addendum on 1 June 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/NIC/178. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 15…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/NIC/178/Add.1Comment period closed

  10. WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: Palm oil and its fractions

    Nicaragua issued an addendum on 1 June 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/NIC/81. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 27…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/81/Add.1Comment period closed

  11. WTO notificationNicaraguaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Proposed measure from Nicaragua: Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated

    Nicaragua issued an addendum on 1 June 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/NIC/152. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 17 May…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/NIC/152/Add.1Comment period closed

  12. WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    National Standard of the P.R.C., Technical conditions of lithium-ion traction batteries for underground mines

    This document specifies the technical requirements, inspection rules, transportation and storage requirements for lithium-ion traction batteries applied in underground mines, and describes the corresponding test methods. This document applies to the design, manufacture, and inspection of…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2257Comment period closed

  13. WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    PCD 801:2026, Textiles – Brassiere — Specifications, First edition

    This Draft Zanzibar National Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for brassiere and the fabric intended to be used in their manufacture

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1609Comment period closed

  15. WTO notificationUkraineTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    Draft Order of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine 'On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 391 of 14…

    The draft Order provides for amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine No. 391 'On Approval of the Requirements for Fruit Jams, Jellies, Marmalades and Sweetened Chestnut Puree' of 14 February 2024 (notified in document G/TBT/N/UKR/238/Add.1) and to the…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/371/Add.1Comment period closed

  16. WTO notificationChileSPSAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Adopted measure from Chile: seeds

    Chile issued an addendum on 1 June 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/CHL/874. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 4 February…

    Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHL/874/Add.1Comment period closed

  18. WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Foam Fire-Extinguishing Systems

    Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Coast Guard must approve marine foam fire-extinguishing systems. Currently, eight guidance documents set out the existing type approval criteria. The Coast Guard proposes to update and codify the type approval criteria to reflect current industry practices…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2285Comment period closed

  20. WTO notificationVietnamTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    Draft Decree on the Management of Cosmetics

    1. This draft Decree regulates the management of cosmetics, including: a) Manufacture of cosmetics in Vietnam; b) Cosmetic product notification; c) Management of imported cosmetic products and issuance of Certificates of Free Sale for exported cosmetic products; d) Product Information Files (PIF)…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/VNM/407Comment 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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