The World Trade Organization (WTO) has circulated the following TBT notifications relating to agriculture, food and or forestry products.
These notifications have been forward from Australia's TBT enquiry point in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Obtaining a notification:You can obtain the notification document from the WTO docs online website . In the 'Document Symbol' line enter the notification number e.g. G/TBT/N/BRA/579 and click on 'Search'
EN = English ES = Spanish FR = French
| Notifying Country | Notification Symbol | Link | Title / summary | Comments due / Notification type |
| Chinese Taipei | G/TBT/N/TPKM/283 | EN | Draft of Regulations Governing Traceability of Foods and Relevant Products. | 9/10/2017 |
| Turkey | G/TBT/N/TUR/100 | EN | The methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs. | 30/08/2017 |
| Turkey | G/TBT/N/TUR/99 | EN | Amending the Turkish Food Codex Communiqué on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients. | 30/08/2017 |
| South Africa | G/TBT/N/ZAF/219 | EN | Regulations Relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Garlic intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa. | 9/10/2017 |
Obtaining a notification in English: for notificiations which are initially released in French or Spanish, the WTO provides an English version within two weeks. To check if the English version is available, wait one-two weeks, and copy the notification symbol into the notification search, the search provides the notification in available languages. In the meantime you can use a translator like Google Translate.
Obtaining the full text of a notification: the full text is usually provided through a link on the notification. If no link is included, or if the full text is not available in English, please let us know by reply email.
Making comment: if you feel a notification warrants an official comment from the Australian Government, please let us know by reply email. We require your comments one week before the due date.
Requiring an extension: an extension can be requested and should be sought early with supporting justification, if you require an extension please let us know by reply email.
Looking for further information:
www.agriculture.gov.au/market-access-trade/tbt
Please also be aware that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) administers Australia's TBT Enquiry Point so be prompt with your response to us to ensure that DFAT has the necessary time to process the request.
Regards
Jonathan Ede
Trade and Market Access Division
Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Ph: +61 2 6271 6337 | F: +61 2 627 23678 | E: tbt.notifications@agriculture.gov.au