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 |
Dominican Republic | G/TBT/N/DOM/226 | Es | Currently in Spanish:Reglamento sanitario de leche y productos lácteos en la República Dominicana.Google translation: Sanitaryregulation of milk andmilk products in theDominican Republic | 22/04/2018 |
Egypt | G/TBT/N/EGY/181 | En | Ministerial Decree No. 1309/2017 (2 pages, in Arabic), mandating the Egyptian StandardES1588 "Potable Bottled Natural Mineral Water" | 22/04/2018 |
Egypt | G/TBT/N/EGY/2/Add.5 | En | Egyptian Standard ES 1629 "Fried Potato" | NA - six-month transitional period |
Egypt | G/TBT/N/EGY/84/Add.2 | En | Egyptian Standard ES 1602 "non-carbonated sweetened drinks fruit drinks and artificial fruit flavored drinks | NA - six-month transitional period |
Honduras | G/TBT/N/HND/91 | Es | Currently in Spanish:Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano 67.04.75:17 Productos Lácteos. Quesos Madurados. Especificaciones.Google translation: Central American Technical Regulation 67.04.75: 17 Dairy Products. Matured Cheese.Specifications | 22/04/2018 |
Mexico | G/TBT/N/MEX/395 | Es | Currently in Spanish:Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-223-SCFI/SAGARPA-2017, Queso-Denominación, especificaciones, información comercial y métodos de prueba.Google translation: Draft Official MexicanStandard PROY-NOM-223-SCFI / SAGARPA-2017, Cheese-Denomination, specifications, commercial information and test methods. | 60 calendar days after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Federation. |
Nicaragua | G/TBT/N/NIC/157 | Es | Currently in Spanish:NTON 03 107 - 17/RTCA 67.04.75:17 Productos Lácteos. Quesos Madurados. Especificaciones.Google translation:NTON 03 107 - 17 / RTCA 67.04.75: 17 Dairy Products. Matured Cheese. Specifications | 22/04/2018 |
Panama | G/TBT/N/PAN/96 | Es | Currently in Spanish:Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano 67.04.75:17 Productos Lácteos. Quesos Madurados. Especificaciones.Google translation:Central American Technical Regulation 67.04.75: 17 Dairy Products. Matured Cheese. Specifications | 22/04/2018 |
Chinese Taipei | G/TBT/N/TPKM/316 | En | Guidelines on RegulatedToxic Chemical Substances and the Management of TheirHandling | 22/04/2018 |
Costa Rica | G/TBT/N/CRI/172 | Es | Currently in Spanish:Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano 67.04.75:17 Productos Lácteos. Quesos Madurados. Especificaciones.Google translation:Central American Technical Regulation 67.04.75: 17 Dairy Products. Matured Cheese. Specifications | 22/04/2018 |
El Salvador | G/TBT/N/SLV/199 | Es | Currently in Spanish:Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano 67.04.75:17 Productos Lácteos. Quesos Madurados. Especificaciones.Google translation:Central American Technical Regulation 67.04.75: 17 Dairy Products. Matured Cheese. Specifications | 22/04/2018 |
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
Elspeth West
Trade and Market Access Division
Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
P: +61 2 6272 5446 | E: tbt.notifications@agriculture.gov.au