Member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are required under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) to report to the WTO all proposed technical regulations that could affect trade with other Member countries. The WTO Secretariat distributes this information in the form of “notifications” to all Member countries. This chart summarizes notifications in English posted by the WTO since April 1, 2013. If you are interested in obtaining copies of any of these notifications, please contact stuart.seidel@bakermckenzie.com who will try to obtain the text. Some notifications are only available in the official language of the country publishing the notification.

Country

Notification

Date

Issued

Final Date for

Comments

Merchandise Covered

  Brazil

BRA/405/Add.1

4/2/2013

Not given

Barley’s malt (HS 1107)

  Canada

CAN/365/Rev.1/Add.2

4/8/2013

Not given

Food products for human consumption

  Canada

CAN/386

4/8/2013

7/28/2013

Radiocommunications equipment

  China

CHN/119/Rev.1

4/10/2013

Not given

Door locks and door retention components used on either side of the doors of M1 and N1 vehicles for occupant in and out

  China

CHN/169/Rev.1

4/10/2013

Not given

Tubes used in petrochemical engineering, seamless steel tubes for heat exchanger and pressure tube (HS 7304)

  China

CHN/233/Rev.1

4/11/2013

Not given

Seamless Austenitic and Ferrite Stainless Steel Tubes for Boilers and Heat Exchangers (HS 7304)

  China

CHN/955

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Feed, feed additives, feed material

  China

CHN/956

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Seamless steel tubes for high-pressure chemical fertilizer equipment

  China

CHN/957

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Quenching and self-tempering ribbed bars for the reinforcement of concrete

  China

CHN/958

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Motor vehicles-windscreen wiper and washer systems

  China

CHN/959

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Motor vehicles devices for indirect vision

  China

CHN/960

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Vehicles of M1 category

  China

CHN/961

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Gas Vehicles

  China

CHN/962

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Buses of class B, class II, class III and special school buses of categories M2 and M3

  Colombia

COL/190

3/15/2013

6/14/2013

Salt, flavoured salts and salt blends

  Colombia

COL/191

3/20/2013

6/19/2013

Food products

  Colombia

COL/168/Add.2

3/18/2013

Not given

Oils, fats and all packaged or wrapped foods

  Ecuador

ECU/88/Add.1

3/20/2013

Not given

Foods for special dietary uses (HS 1806, 1901, 2005, 2007, 2104, 2106)

  Egypt

EGY/31

4/8/2013

6/9/2013

Domestic cookware

  Egypt

EGY/32

4/8/2013

6/9/2013

Toys

  Egypt

EGY/33

4/8/2013

6/9/2013

Toys and childcare articles

  European Union

EU/101

4/2/2013

6/2/2013

Food

  European Union

EU/102

4/2/2013

6/2/2013

Biocidal products

  European Union

EU/103

4/2/2013

6/2/2013

Electric motors

  France

FRA/147

3/11/2013

6/2/2013

Artificial tanning devices and establishments using such devices

  Honduras

HND/79

3/7/2013

5/7/2013

Frozen chicken

  Israel

ISR/666

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Mattresses (HS 9404.21)

  Israel

ISR/667

4/10/2013

5/25/2013

Primary batteries (HS 8506)

  Japan

JPN/422

4/2/2013

6/2/2013

Umbrellas, Chairs

  Korea, Republic of

KOR/424

4/5/2013

6/5/2013

Electrical appliances

  Korea, Republic of

KOR/425

4/5/2013

6/5/2013

Cotton swabs

  Korea, Republic of

KOR/426

4/5/2013

6/5/2013

False eyelashes, etc.

  Mali

MLI/1

3/20/2013

Not given

Common wheat flour enriched with iron, zinc and B vitamins. (HS 1101, 7903, 2935)

  Mexico

MEX/253

3/11/2013

5/3/2013

Good manufacturing practices for medicines

  Mexico

MEX/254

3/13/2013

5/6/2013

Alcoholic beverages (HS 2203, 2206, 2207, 2204, 2205, 2208.20.01, 2208.20.02, 2208.20.99, 2208.30.01, 2208.30.03, 2208.30.04, 2208.30.99, 2208.40, 2208.50, 2208.60, 2208.70 and 2208.90).

  Mexico

MEX/242/Add.1

3/18/2013

Not given

Biotechnological medicines and biopharmaceuticals 07.030

  New Zealand

NZL/63/Add.1

4/10/2013

Not given

Psychoactive substances (HS 3824.90; 2921.19)

  Nicaragua

NIC/127

3/8/2013

5/8/2013

Products of animal origin

  Qatar

QAT/308

4/5/2013

6/5/2013

Toys

  Qatar

QAT/309

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Multi-purpose vehicles, trucks, buses and trailers tyres

  Qatar

QAT/310

4/10/2013

6/20/2013

Multi-purpose vehicles, trucks, buses and trailers tyres

  Qatar

QAT/311

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Multi-purpose vehicles, trucks, buses and trailers tyres

  South Africa

ZAF/161

4/9/2013

6/21/2013

Processed and packaged meat products and dried and packaged meat products (HS Chapters 02 and 16)

  Taiwan Economy

TPKM/133

4/8/2013

6/8/2013

Reusable plastic plates, bowls and dishes

  Thailand

THA/215/Rev.1

4/2/2013

Not given

Snack foods

  Thailand

THA/415

4/2/2013

6/2/2013

Portland cement (HS 2523)

  Turkey

TUR/34

4/2/2013

Not given

Lokum (Turkish Delight) (HS 1704, 1705)

  Ukraine

UKR/4/Add.2/Corr.1

4/9/2013

Not given

Detergents

  United States

USA/151/Add.10

4/2/2013

Not given

Appliances (HS 8415, 8418, 8422, 8450, 8514, 8516, 8539)

  United States

USA/637/Add.1

4/8/2013

Not given

Contact lenses (colour additives) (HS 9001)

  United States

USA/638/Add.1

4/8/2013

Not given

Contact lenses (colour additives) (HS 9001)

  United States

USA/703/Add.2

4/9/2013

Not given

Furnace fans (HS 8414)

  United States

USA/765/Add.1

4/9/2013

Not given

Tobacco control

  United States

USA/784/Add.1

4/4/2013

Not given

Chemical substances

  United States

USA/800/Add.1

4/10/2013

Not given

Lamps (HS 9405)

  United States

USA/807

4/8/2013

4/20/2013

Commercial fertilizers

  United States

USA/807/Corr.1

4/11/2013

Not given

Commercial fertilizers

  United States

USA/808

4/8/2013

5/6/2013

Containers for melons

  United States

USA/809

4/9/2013

6/27/2013

Meat, poultry and egg products, import inspection applications

  United States

USA/810

4/10/2013

6/19/2013

Soft infant and toddler carriers (HS 9404)

  Viet Nam

VNM/27

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Coffee products

  Viet Nam

VNM/28

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Cooked ham

  Viet Nam

VNM/29

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Dietary foods for special medical purposes

  Viet Nam

VNM/30

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Ice cream

  Viet Nam

VNM/31

4/10/2013

6/10/2013

Glass, porcelain or enamelled implements, containers, and packaging in direct contact with food

Note: All dates are given as mm/dd/yyyy with leading zeroes omitted; National flags are not scaled for relative comparison.