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Your Early Warning System to Technical Barriers to Trade

The World Trade organization (WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement has a transparency obligation that requires WTO member countries to publish and notify the WTO, which in turn notifies its member countries, of any draft technical regulations at least 60 days in advance of adoption.

The draft technical notification regulations for the week 21 to 27 September 2015:

15-4955, Seychelles, Implementation and administration of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, 2015/09/25

15-4960, United States of America, Packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps, 2015/09/25

15-4961, United States of America, Single package vertical air conditioners and single package vertical heat pumps, 2015/09/25

15-4962, United States of America, Chemical substances, Hexabromocyclododecane and 1,2,5,6,9,10-Hexabromocyclododecane, 2015/09/25

15-4922, Republic of Korea, Man over board (MOB) equipment, 2015/09/24

15-4937, Egypt, Furniture, 2015/09/24

15-4938, Egypt, Hardwood round timber, 2015/09/24

15-4939, Egypt, Iron and steel products,            2015/09/24

15-4940, Egypt, Iron and steel products,            2015/09/24

15-4941, Egypt, Iron and steel products,            2015/09/24

15-4942, Egypt, Office furniture,            2015/09/24

15-4949, Egypt, Road vehicles, 2015/09/24

15-4950, Egypt, Road vehicles,  2015/09/24

15-4951, Egypt, Road vehicles,  2015/09/24

15-4899, Republic of Korea, Agreement reached by a Member with another country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment procedures, 2015/09/23

15-4900, Chile, Excess flow valves for indoor gas installations (safety devices), 2015/09/23

15-4901, Chile, Dedicated liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) patio heaters, 2015/09/23

15-4873, Colombia, Bovine, bubaline, avian, porcine, equine, ovine, caprine and aquatic species, 2015/09/22

15-4874, United States of America, Compressors and pneumatic machines, 2015/09/22

15-4884, South Africa, Agricultural products, 2015/09/22

15-4885, Republic of Korea, Cosmetics, 2015/09/22

15-4886, Republic of Korea, Foods, livestock products, 2015/09/22

15-4832, Lithuania, Construction products, 2015/09/21

15-4833, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, Network media players and projectors, 2015/09/21

15-4834, China, Essential oils and resinoids, 2015/09/21

15-4835, Japan, Substances with probable effects on the central nervous system, 2015/09/21

15-4836, Albania, Dangerous substances, 2015/09/21

15-4837, Albania, Certain chemicals and certain dangerous articles, 2015/09/21

15-4838, Albania, Substance of very high concern (SVHC), 2015/09/21

15-4839, Kuwait, Beef, buffalo, mutton and goat meat, chilled and frozen,           2015/09/21

15-4840, Kuwait, Halal food, 2015/09/21

15-4841, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Breast milk substitutes, 2015/09/21

15-4842, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Plugs and sockets, 2015/09/21

15-4843, United States of America, Commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, 2015/09/21

15-4846,  United States  of America, Agreement reached by a Member with another country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment procedures, 2015/09/21

15-4847,  United States  of America, Agreement reached by a Member with another country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or conformity assessment procedures, 2015/09/21

15-4855, Switzerland, Telecommunication equipment, radio equipment and telecommunication terminal equipment, 2015/09/21

15-4856, Mexico, Personnel working in nuclear power plants, 2015/09/21

15-4857, Kuwait, Labelling of pre-packaged food stuffs, 2015/09/21

The draft technical notification regulations for the week 14 to 20 September 2015:

15-4788, United States of America, Residential furnaces, 2015/09/18

15-4789, Indonesia, Processed food, 2015/09/18

15-4790, European Union, Pesticides - 3-decen-2-one, 2015/09/18

15-4791, Albania, Chemicals, 2015/09/18

15-4747, United States of America, Vehicle emissions, 2015/09/17

15-4753, Brazil, Cribs and cradles for domestic use, 2015/09/17

15-4732, South Africa, Maize, maize seed, 2015/09/16

15-4733, Brazil, Fire extinguishing powder, 2015/09/16

15-4734, United States of America, Processes in the food industry, meat, meat products and other animal produce, 2015/09/16

15-4735, United States of America, Toys, 2015/09/16

15-4736, United States of America, Food labelling, 2015/09/16

15-4738, United States of America, Heavy vehicles, 2015/09/16

15-4739, Viet Nam, Trucks and trailers, 2015/09/16

15-4740, New Zealand, Asbestos containing products, 2015/09/16

15-4741, The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, Power press or shearing machinery and similar equipment, 2015/09/16

15-4742, Japan, Pharmaceutical products, 2015/09/16

15-4688, European Union, Biocidal products, 2015/09/15

15-4689, European Union, Biocidal products, 2015/09/15

15-4690, European Union, Biocidal products, 2015/09/15

15-4691, European Union, Biocidal products, 2015/09/15

15-4692, European Union, Biocidal products, 2015/09/15

15-4693, European Union, Biocidal products, 2015/09/15

15-4696, Brazil, Toys, 2015/09/15

15-4697, Indonesia, Wheat flour for foodstuff, 2015/09/15

15-4643, Uganda, Base paper for waxed bread wrap, 2015/09/14

15-4644, Uganda, Facial tissue paper, 2015/09/14

15-4645, Uganda, General-purpose paper, 2015/09/14

15-4646, Uganda, Paper serviettes/napkins, 2015/09/14

15-4647, Uganda, Photocopy paper, 2015/09/14

15-4648, Uganda, Corrugated fibre board boxes for general packaging, 2015/09/14

15-4649, Uganda, Multi-wall paper sacks for packaging of cement, 2015/09/14

15-4650, Uganda, Waxed paper for bread wrap, 2015/09/14

15-4651, Uganda, Natural and extensible kraft paper, 2015/09/14

15-4652, Uganda, Wrapping paper, 2015/09/14

15-4658, Turkey, Erucic acid in certain foodstuffs, 2015/09/14

15-4659, Republic of Korea - EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) regulation, 2015/09/14

15-4683, European Union, Biocidal products, 2015/09/14

15-4684, European Union, Biocidal products, 2015/09/14

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