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angle-left ADVISORY: World Trade Organization (WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Latest Notifications 27 January 2023

The latest bulletin lists a total of 222 notifications covering various sectors such as domestic and commercial equipment, electrical engineering, environment, health protection, safety, fuels, food technology, metallurgy, telecommunications, video and audio, paints, and health care technology, the respective issuing economies and the final date of comments are provided below:  

Agriculture 

  1. Vape liquids, e-liquids and e-juices that contain nicotine and / or nicotine salts, Australia, 05 March 2023   
  2. Nicotine vaping products, Australia, 05 March 2023   
  3. Plant species authorized for the preparation of teas and for use as spices - Addendum, Brazil, Not Indicated   
  4. Production, certification, technical responsibility, processing, repackaging, storage, sampling, analysis, marketing and use of seeds, Brazil, Not Applicable   
  5. Formulated Synthetic Pesticides - Addendum, Costa Rica, Not Indicated   
  6. Pesticides and agrochemicals - Addendum, Ukraine, Not Indicated 
  7. Nicotine vaping products – Corrigendum, Australia, Not Indicated 
  8. Pesticides – Ipconazole, European Union, 10 March 2023 
  9. Organic agricultural products, Mozambique, 11 March 2023 
  10. Animal feeding stuffs: pig feeds, Botswana, 19 March 2023 
  11. Pesticides – Oxamyl, European Union, 16 March 2023 
  12. Organic agricultural products – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 

Aircraft and space vehicle engineering 

  1. Drones (less than 2 kilograms in weight), The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 19 March 2023 
  2. Lithium cells and batteries transported by aircraft – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 

Chemical technology 

  1. Cosmetics and hygiene products – Addendum, Ecuador, Not Indicated 
  2. Perfume and cosmetic products, Kyrgyz Republic, 16 March 2023 
  3. Perfume and cosmetic products, Russian Federation, 16 March 2023 
  4. Toxic substances : trichloroethylene – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 
  5. Hair products – Addendum, Brazil, Not Indicated 
  6. Toothpaste – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  7. Aftershave – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  8. Baby oils – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  9. Glycerine for cosmetic industry – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  10. Air freshener aerosols – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  11. Lip balm (lip salve) - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  12. Lipstick – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  13. Butter for cosmetic use – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  14. Deodorants and antiperspirants – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  15. Hair spray – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  16. Lip shine (gloss) - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  17. Hydrochloric acid – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  18. Sodium bicarbonate – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  19. Sulfuric acid – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  20. Cashew nut shell liquid for industrial use – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  21. Shellac varnish – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  22. Sodium sulfate, anhydrous – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  23. Bleaching powder (calcium hypochlorite) - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  24. Sodium carbonate (soda ash) - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  25. Chemical safety – Addendum, Ukraine, Not Indicated 
  26. Hazardous air pollutants : miscellaneous organic chemical manufacturing residual risk and technology review – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 
  27. Certain chemical substances – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 
  28. Toxic chemicals in consumer products, United States, Not Indicated 

Clothing industry 

  1. Sport balls : outdoor footballs, Burundi, 04 March 2023 
  2. Leather for orthopaedic use, Burundi, 04 March 2023 
  3. Leather belts, Burundi, 04 March 2023 
  4. Handbags : leather and coated fabric, Burundi, 04 March 2023 

Construction materials and building 

  1. Cement – Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, Not Indicated 
  2. Asphalt cements – Addendum, Panama, 05 March 2023 
  3. Electrolytic zinc-coated flat steel, Thailand, 06 March 2023 

Domestic and commercial equipment 

  1. Multipurpose ladders – Addendum, New Zealand, Not Indicated 
  2. Domestic refrigeration appliances, Chile, 05 March 2023   
  3. Domestic clothes washers, Chile, 05 March 2023   
  4. Industrial products and / or services, Indonesia, 05 March 2023   
  5. Electrical dishwashers - Addendum, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Date of Distribution:   
  6. Standby, off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic equipment, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 05 March 2023   
  7. Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys sheets, strips and plates for the manufacture of cooking utensils used for catering and domestic purposes - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated   
  8. Stainless steel cookware - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated   
  9. Guides, consumer products - Revision, United States, 21 February 2023   
  10. Residential and commercial clothes washers - Corrigendum, United States, 06 March 2023   
  11. Uninterruptible power supplies - Revision, United States, 06 March 2023   

Electrical engineering 

  1. Plugs and socket-outlets for fixed wiring and 7 other power distribution products – Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, Not Indicated 
  2. Distribution transformers – Revision, United States, 13 March 2023 
  3. General service lamps, United States, 27 March 2023 
  4. Portable luminaires – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 
  5. Lighting products : street lighting – Addendum, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Not Indicated 

Electronics 

  1. Mercury in melt pressure transducers for capillary rheometers – Revision, European Union, 06 March 2023 

Energy and heat transfer engineering 

  1. Energy labelling rule – Corrigendum, United States, Not Indicated 
  2. Air-cooled, three-phase, small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment – Corrigendum, United States, Not Indicated 

Environment. Health protection. Safety 

  1. Establishments subject to sanitary control and surveillance, Ecuador, Not Indicated 
  2. Mercury-containing products, Canada, 20 March 2023 
  3. Hazardous materials – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 
  4. Commercial warm air furnaces - Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 
  5. Transuranic waste and highway route controlled quantities of radioactive material - Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 

Fluid systems and components for general use 

  1. Portable fuel containers – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 
  2. Software and hardware applicable to liquid fuel metering pumps used in volume measurements – Addendum, Brazil, Not Indicated 
  3. Fire hoses, Brazil, Not Applicable 

Food technology 

  1. Canned sardines, 12 March 2023, United Arab Emirates  
  2. Butter, 12 March 2023, United Arab Emirates  
  3. Labelling for seafood, 11 March 2023, Australia  
  4. Sugarcane brandy and cachaça - Addendum, Not Indicated, Brazil  
  5. Pasteurized whole egg and dehydrated egg, Not Applicable, Brazil  
  6. Processed foods, Not Applicable, European Union  
  7. Fruits and legumes, 11 March 2023, France  
  8. Jelly powder and jelly crystals, 09 March 2023, Kenya  
  9. Labelling and advertising of foods, 09 March 2023, Republic of Korea  
  10. Older Infants and young children food, 11 March 2023, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
  11. Foodstuffs, 12 March 2023, Turkey  
  12. Vanilla - Addendum, Not Indicated, Tanzania  
  13. Dried raw seaweed, 10 March 2023, Tanzania  
  14. Seaweed powder, 10 March 2023, Tanzania  
  15. Seaweed, 11 March 2023, Tanzania  
  16. Dried sea cucumber, 11 March 2023, Tanzania  
  17. Halwa, 11 March 2023, Tanzania  
  18. Chewing gum - Addendum, Not Indicated, Uganda 
  19. Mature beef - Addendum, Brazil, Not Indicated   
  20. Hamburgers - Addendum, Brazil, Not Indicated   
  21. Packaging, coatings, utensils, lids and metallic equipment in contact with food, Brazil, 06 March 2023   
  22. Food products: labelling and display, India, 05 March 2023  
  23. Food products standards and food additives, India, 05 March 2023  
  24. Genetically modified foods, India, 05 March 2023  
  25. Vegan foods, India, 05 March 2023  
  26. Rice - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  27. Tahena - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  28. Cocoa powders - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  29. Wheat flour - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  30. Paprika and chili - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  31. Jams, jellies and marmalades - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  32. Sweet fat-based spreads - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  33. Dried vegetables, spices and food seasoning mixtures - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  34. Tolerances for weight and volume of prepackaged food products - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  35. Processed tomato concentrates - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  36. Dry mixtures for preparing soup - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  37. Cocoa compound - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  38. Jams, marmalades, fruit jellies, confitures and powidl - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  39. Frozen carrot - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  40. Frozen corn - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  41. Frozen peas - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  42. Frozen green beans and frozen wax beans - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  43. Frozen broccoli - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  44. Frozen cauliflower - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  45. Frozen french fried potatoes or frozen french fried sweet potatoes - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  46. Frozen sweet pepper - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  47. Frozen mixed vegetables - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  48. Frozen spinach - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  49. Prepackaged food products - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  50. Dried or semi-dried fruits - Addendum, Israel, Not Indicated  
  51. Food products, Israel, 05 March 2023  
  52. Feed additive: 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol, Japan, 06 March 2023  
  53. Processed Foods - Addendum, Peru, Not Indicated  
  54. Labeling of food allergens on prepackaged food, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 05 March 2023  
  55. Marketing & advertisements of some food products and foods are selling away-from-home, , 05 March 2023  
  56. Plastic bags for food, Thailand, 05 March 2023  
  57. Edible caseins and caseinates - Addendum, Turkey, Not Indicated  
  58. Food additives - Vinegar from natural sources - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  59. Food additives - Vinegar from artificial sources - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  60. Spices and condiments : cloves - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  61. Pilau masala - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  62. Pickles - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  63. Dried mango - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  64. Flavoured drink in solid form - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  65. Artificially sweetened flavoured drink in solid form - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  66. Desiccated coconut - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  67. Cardamoms - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  68. Chilies and capsicums (whole and ground) - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  69. Dehydrated garlic - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  70. Amaranth flour - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  71. Dried banana - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  72. Frozen uncooked chapati - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  73. Wafers - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  74. Kashata - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  75. Edible ices (lollies) - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  76. Ice cream cone - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  77. Samosa (manda) and spring roll sheets - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  78. Pasta products - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  79. Industrial common salt - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  80. Vanilla - Corrigendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  81. Tamarind (ukwaju) pulp - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated  
  82. Milk and cream products and yogurt products - Corrigendum, United States, Not Indicated  
  83. Food labeling - Addendum, United States, 19 January 2023  
  84. Food labeling, United States, 06 March 2023 

Health care technology 

  1. Medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, European Union, Not Indicated 
  2. Medical devices, Republic of Korea, 12 March 2023 
  3. Ophthalmic instruments : impression and applanation tonometers – Addendum, Peru, Not Indicated 
  4. Lead as a thermal stabilizer in polyvinyl chloride used as base material in sensors used in in-vitro diagnostic medical devices, European Union, 18 March 2023 
  5. Labelling of medicines – Addendum, Brazil, Not Indicated 
  6. Drug inserts for patients and health professionals, Brazil, 06 March 2023 
  7. Medicines, Brazil, 06 March 2023 
  8. Active pharmaceutical ingredients, cannabis products for medicinal purposes, medicines and biological products, Brazil, 06 March 2023 
  9. Good manufacturing practices for pharmaceutical laboratories – Addendum, Ecuador, Not Indicated 
  10. Intravenous fluids produced in hospital infusion units – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  11. Methylated spirit 70% for medical use – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  12. Sterilized dextrose intravenous infusion – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  13. Sterilized compound sodium lactate intravenous infusion (ringers-lactate solution for injection) - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  14. Sterilized sodium chloride intravenous infusion – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  15. Sterilized sodium chloride and dextrose intravenous infusion – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  16. Surgical face masks – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  17. Reusable fabric face masks - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 

Information technology 

  1. Mobile services and fixed services, Brazil, 09 March 2023 

Kitchen equipment 

  1. Disposable bamboo tableware, Kenya, 16 March 2023 
  2. Bamboo toothpicks and skewers, Kenya, 16 March 2023 
  3. Dishwashers – Addendum, Kenya, 18 March 2023 

Metallurgy 

  1. Secondary lead smelters – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 

Metrology and measurement. Physical phenomena 

  1. Vehicles and tank wagons subject to legal metrology controls – Addendum, Peru, Not Indicated 
  2. Electrical energy measurement equipment, Peru, 13 March 2023 
  3. Electrical energy measurement equipment, Peru, 13 March 2023 

Packaging and distribution of goods 

  1. Glass bottles used for packaging of carbonated and non-carbonated drinks – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  2. Packaging ancillary materials : pressure sensitive adhesive tape – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  3. Portable rigid plastic hermetic silos u, Tanzania, Not Indicated sed for storage of dry food commodities, derived products and seeds – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  4. Blow moulded polyolefin containers : over 5 litres up to and including 60 litres capacity – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  5. Blow moulded polyolefin containers : closed head containers over 60 litres, up to and including 250 litres capacity – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  6. Blow moulded polyolefin containers : up to 5 litres capacity - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 

Petroleum and related technologies 

  1. Petroleum and petroleum products : automotive biodiesel fuel, Kenya, 04 March 2023 
  2. Automatic transmission fluid, Kenya, 04 March 2023 
  3. Petroleum and petroleum products : automotive B5 Biodiesel fuel, Kenya, 04 March 2023 
  4. Household pressure regulators for liquefied petroleum gas – Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, Not Indicated 
  5. UV disinfection (sterilization) appliances - Addendum, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, Not Indicated 
  6. Automotive gasoline (premium motor spirit) - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  7. Lubricating grease - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  8. Renewable fuel standard, United States, Not Indicated 

Plastics 

  1. Single-use plastic products, Panama, 09 March 2023 
  2. Single-use plastic products – Addendum, United Kingdom, 13 March 2023 

Road vehicles engineering 

  1. Motor vehicles – Addendum, United Kingdom, Not Indicated 
  2. Motor vehicle brake fluid, Jamaica, 08 March 2023 
  3. New light-duty vehicles, Canada, 16 March 2023 
  4. Motor vehicles, Uruguay, 19 March 2023 
  5. Control of pollutant and noise emissions – Addendum, Brazil, Not Indicated 
  6. Minimum sound requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles – Addendum, Canada, Not Indicated 
  7. Cars spare parts – Revision, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 05 March 2023 
  8. Automatic transmission fluids (ATF) based on road vehicles – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  9. Domestic multipurpose lubricating oil, Tanzania, 05 March 2023 
  10. Off-highway vehicle – Addendum, United States, Not Indicated 

Rubber and plastic industries 

  1. Microwavable food plastic bag for reheating, Thailand, 05 March 2023 
  2. Garbage bags – Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 
  3. Light kaolin - Addendum, Tanzania, Not Indicated 

Shipbuilding and marine structures 

  1. Watercrafts, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 09 March 2023 

Standardization 

  1. Notification under Paragraph C of the WTO TBT Code of Good Practice - Notification of Acceptance, Canada, Not Indicated 

Telecommunications, Audio and video engineering 

  1. Telecommunications products – Addendum, Brazil, Not Indicated 
  2. Telephone wires – Corrigendum, Brazil, Not Indicated 
  3. Telecommunications equipment, Brazil, Not Indicated 
  4. Zone enhancers, including distributed antenna systems (DASs) and external radio frequency power amplifiers (ERFPAs) - Addendum, Canada, Not Indicated 
  5. Digital private mobile radio equipment – Revision, Republic of Korea, 05 March 2023  

Textile and leather technology 

  1. Leather wallets, Burundi, 04 March 2023 

Please submit your comments to the DTI Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) thru email at bps@dti.gov.ph and copy the DTI Export Marketing Bureau (exports@dti.gov.ph). The BPS serves as the Philippines’ National Enquiry Point (NEP) and the National Notification Authority (NNA) for the WTO-TBT Agreement.