G/TBT/50  
 
6 March 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade    
 
TWENTY -EIGHTH  ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND  
OPERATION OF THE TBT AGREEMENT  
 NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
The WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (the Committee) will conduct its 
twenty -eighth  Annual Review of the implementation and operation of the WTO Agreement on 
Technical Barriers to Trade (the TBT Agreement) under Article  15.3 at its next meeting 
on 8-10 March 2023. This document contains information on developments in the Committee 
relating to the implementati on and operation of the TBT Agreement from 1  January 
to 31 December  2022.  
 
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS  
 
1  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 4 
2  IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS  ................................ ...... 6 
3  TRANSPARENCY AND NOTIFICATIONS  ................................ ................................ .........  7 
3.1  Notifications of technical regulations and conformity assessment pr ocedures  .......................  7 
3.1.1  Trends  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  7 
3.1.2  Notifications by Member  ................................ ................................ ...........................  9 
3.1.3  Use of notification formats  ................................ ................................ .......................  11 
3.1.4  Notifications by development status and region  ................................ ...........................  14 
3.1.5  Regional approaches to notification  ................................ ................................ ...........  15 
3.1.6  Comment period provided in notifications  ................................ ................................ ... 17 
3.1.7  Types of measures notified  ................................ ................................ .......................  19 
3.1.8  Stated objectives of notifications  ................................ ................................ ...............  20 
3.1.9  Product coverage (HS codes) of notifications  ................................ ...............................  21 
3.1.10   COVID -19 ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  22 
3.2  Other TBT notifications  ................................ ................................ ...............................  23 
3.2.1  Notifications  under Article 10.7  ................................ ................................ .................  23 
3.2.2  Notifications  under Article 15.2  ................................ ................................ .................  23 
3.2.3  Notifications under the Code of Good Practice for the preparation, adoption and 
application of standards ("Code of Good Practice")  ................................ ................................  23 
3.3  TBT Enquiry  Points ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 24 
3.4  Adopted final texts: website information  ................................ ................................ ....... 24 
3.5  Digital tools: The ePing SPS&TBT Platform  ................................ ................................ .... 24 
4  SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS  ................................ ................................ ......................  28 
4.1  Trends  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  28 
4.2  STCs by Mem ber ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 31 
4.2.1  Raising  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  31 
4.2.2  Responding  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  32 
4.3  STCs by region and development status  ................................ ................................ ........  33 
4.4  Types of concerns raised in STCs  ................................ ................................ .................  35 
4.5  Stated objectives of measures subject to STCs  ................................ ..............................  35 
4.6  Coverage of new STCs  ................................ ................................ ...............................  36 
4.7  COVID -19 ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  38 
4.8  Trade val ue of STCs  ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 38 
4.9  Number of times STCs are raised  ................................ ................................ .................  38 
4.10  Relationship between notifications and STCs  ................................ ................................  40 
4.11  Use of eAgenda  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 41 
5  DISPU TES INVOLVING PROVISIONS OF THE TBT AGREEMENT  ................................ ... 43 
6  SECRETARIAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES  ................................ .................  44 G/TBT/50  
 
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  7  ANNEX  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  45 
A. Notifications by Member, 1995 -2022 ................................ ................................ ...............  45 
B. Revised Recommendation of the Committee on Coherent Use of Notification Formats  .............  50 
C. Percentage of notifications tha t contain a comment period, by Member, 2022  .......................  52 
D. Summary of STCs raised in 2022  ................................ ................................ ...................  53 
E. Overview of new STCs raised in 2022  ................................ ................................ ..............  63 
F. Statements on Implementation and Administration of the Agreement under Article 15.2 .........  71 
 
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  1  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  
1.1.  Mr. Anwar Hussain Shaik  (India) was elected by the TBT Committee as its Chairperson for  2022. 
Three regular meetings were held: on 9-11 March2, 13-15 July3 and 16-18 November4, respectively.  
1.2.  The Committee began implementation of outcomes of  the Ninth Triennial Review of 
the Operation and Implementation of the TBT Agreement5 (Section 2).  
1.3.  Transparency continues to be a strength . Overall, there is good implementation of the TBT 
Agreement transparency obligations by WTO Members, which continued  to be the case in 2022. 
Since the Agreement entered into force:  
a. 142 Members (representing 87% of the full membership) have submitted at least one 
notification, totalling 47,844 notifications  (Article 10.6; Section 3.1.1);  
b. 145 Members (88% of membership) have submitted at least one notification of a 
statement on implementation  and administration of the Agreement (Article 15.2; 
Section  3.2.2);  
c. 159 Members ( 97% of membership) have provided contact information  for their TBT 
Enquiry Point (Articles 10.1 and 10.2; Section 3.3); however,  
d. only 26 Members ( 16% of membership) have submitted at least one notification of a 
bilateral or regional agreement  on issues related to TBT measures (Article 10.7; 
Section  3.2.1).  
1.4.  Notifications in  2022: 
a. 3,896 notifications of new or changed TBT measures were submitted , a slight decline 
compared to 2021 . 84 Members  (just over half of current WTO membership) submitted 
at least one notification during the year (Section 3.1.1);  
b. Many notification s from developing and least -developed Members. Strong 
participation by developing and least -developed Members (LDCs) are driving overall 
growth in notifications.  The vast majority of new notifications ( 83%) in 2022 were 
submitted by developing and LDC Members (Section 3.1.4);  
c. African Members lead on transparency . Again, African Members were amongst the 
most active in submitting TBT notifications. There were five East African Community 
countries among the top ten notifying Members: Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and 
Burundi. African Members submitted 40% of all new notifications in 2022  (Sections 3.1.2 
and 3.1.4);  
d. 58 days for comments . Members continue to provide less than the recommended 60 -day 
comment period; the average was 58 days in 2022, one day mo re than 2021 . Since 2015, 
Members have provided fewer than 60 days for comments  on average  (between 55 and 
58 days). 29 Members provided 60 or more days for comment, on average, during the 
year. (Section 3.1.6);  
e. Growing use of the new addendum format. A record 1, 418 addendum were notified 
in 2022.  These were  mainly used  (63%) to provide information related to the adoption, 
publication or entry into force of the measure  (Section  3.1.3);  
 
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  f. Mainly technical regulations . Around 80% of all notifications since 1995 were indicated 
as technical regulations only, while just 6% were indicated as conformity assessment 
procedures only (Section 3.1.7).  
g. ePing  becomes central tool for managing  notifications . Use of the  ePing  platform  
(which repla ced the TBT Notification Submission System (TBT NSS)  during 2022)  for online 
notification submission was nearly universal : 99.5%  of all TBT notifications were submitted 
online , up from just over 50 % in 2015 (Section 3.1.11). Furthermore , by the end of 
December 2022,  19,787  users had registered on the platform to benefit  from features 
such as  email  alerts on notifications  of interest .  (Section 3.1. 11); and,  
h. Work programmes on standards . 47 notifications of work programmes (existence or 
updates) were received from 30 different standardizing bodies under the Code of Good 
Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards. Three new 
standardizing bodies notified acceptance of t he Code  (Section 3.2.3).  
1.5.  Specific Trade Concerns (STCs) in 2022:  
a. Slight decline in STCs . Members reviewed a total of 241 STCs, including 53 new 
concerns. This marks a slight decline in the number of both new and previously raised 
STCs, following 4 years o f steady increase  (Section 4.1) . Developing Members again raised 
a large number of new STCs: 72% of new STCs by developin g Members also in 2022  
(Section 4.3);  
b. Broader engagement . Since 1995, 70 Members (43% of membership) have raised at 
least one STC in th e TBT Committee. In 202 2, participation in STCs broadened, as 
33 Members raised at least one STC , compared with 32 in 2021  (new or previously raised) 
(Sections 4.1 and 4.2);  
c. Full use  of eAgenda . The increase in engagement was supported by the use of eAgen da, 
which allows Members to  collaboratively build the agenda in real -time, enhancing 
transparency and giving more time to prepare . All STCs in 2022 were raised through the 
platform and the vast majority of statements were uploaded in eAgenda  (Section 4. 11); 
d. Many inactive STCs . A significant share of STCs are no longer on the agenda . 76% of all 
STCs discussed in the TBT Committee since 1995 have not been raised over the past two 
years. However, Members continued to discuss  some longstanding STCs  in 2022 , some of 
which have been raised 18 to 41 times (Section 4. 9); and, 
e. Most STCs relate to notifications . There is complementarity between the notification of 
proposed measures and their discussion in the Committee. 67% of all STCs raised between 
1995 and 2022 relate to notified measures (Section 4. 10). 
1.6.  Other developments in 2022: 
a. On technical assistance , TBT technical assistance activites  – both in -person and virtual 
– picked up steam as COVID -19 related restrictions eased (Section 6).  
 
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  2  IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS  
2.1.  The TBT Committee began implementing the outcomes of  the Ninth Triennial Review of the 
Operation and Implementation of the TBT Agreement.6 The Ninth Triennial Review report contains 
37 recommendations that shape the Committee's 2022 -2024 workplan, and are aimed at reducing 
technical barriers to trade among  WTO Members. During 2022, the Committee advanced work in the 
following areas : 
a. Good regulatory practice  (GRP) : The Committee held a thematic session  on 
15 November , focusing on domestic implementation of GRP, and GRP in trade 
agreements7; 
b. Regulatory coope ration between Members : The Committee held a thematic session 
on 12 July, focusing on  MSMEs8; 
c. Conformity assessment procedures : The Committee advanced its work to finalize the 
development of non -prescriptive practical guidelines on the choice and design of 
conformity assessment procedures9; the Committee held thematic sessions on 8 March, 
focusing on accreditation10 and digital solution for conformity assessment procedures11;  
d. Standards : The Committee held a thematic session on 15 November,  focusi ng on 
standards development in Codex12; 
e. Transparency : The Committee advanced work on various recommendations  in the 
context of the Transparency Working Group  which was established in March 202213; the 
Committee held a thematic session on 12 July, fo cusing on product coverage in 
notifications and domestic coordination14; the new ePing SPS&TBT  platform was launched 
to improve and integrate various  online TBT tools in a more comprehensive centralized 
platform ,15 and,  
2.2.  The WTO Secretariat organized a TBT symposium on Easing Regulatory Bottlenecks, on 
14 October.16 
 
6 G/TBT/46 . 
7 G/TBT/GEN/338 ; https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbtts151122am_e.htm   
8 G/TBT/GEN/331 ; https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbtts120722am_e.htm   
9 https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/conformity_assessment_proc_e.htm   
10 G/TBT/GEN/323 ; https://www .wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbtts_e/tbtts080322am_e.htm   
11 G/TBT/GEN/324 ; https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbtts_e/tbtts080322pm_e.htm   
12 G/TBT/GEN/339 ; https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbtts 151122pm_e.htm   
13 G/TBT/M/ 86, para. 2.444. 
14 G/TBT/GEN/330 ; https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbtts120722_e.htm   
15 https://www.wto.org/en glish/news_e/news22_e/igo_13jul22_e.htm   
16 https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/events_e/gscforumoct2022_e.htm   G/TBT/50  
 
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  3  TRANSPARENCY AND NOTIFICATIONS17 
3.1  Notifications of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures  
3.1.1   Trends  
3.1.  For the first time in a number of years , there was a slight decline  in the volume of notifications 
of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures submitted to the TBT Committee.  
Compared to 2021, the total number of notifications decreased  by 2%  in 2022 , following an annual 
average growth of 11 % between 2017 and 2021 (Chart  1a). 
Chart  1a: Total TBT notifications, 1995 -202218  
 
 
3.2.  In total, Members submitted 3, 896 notifications of new or changed measures. This includes an 
all-time high in the number of addenda to existing notifications (1 ,418), as well as 2,298 new 
notifications , 135 corrigenda and 45 revisions (Chart 1b).19 
 
17 The data for the charts in this section are drawn from the ePing SPS& TBT platform , complemented by 
more detail in Annex  A. Further  information  on TBT notifications  is available through ePing . 
18 Notifications of unofficial translations of notified measures, supplements , are not considered part of 
total TBT notifications for the purposes of this report.  
19 This document uses the terminology adopted by the TBT Committee in the recommendation on 
"Coherent use of notification formats", G/TBT/35/Rev.1 , 21 November  2019. See Annex B.  
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  Chart 1b: Total TBT notifications, 2012-2022 
 
 
3.3.  Whilst total numbers of notifications experienced a slight lull , participation in submission of 
notifications in 2022 grew slightly  after a sharp drop between 2019  and 2020 , with 84 Members 
(just over  half of current  WTO membership) submitting at least one notification during the year 
(Chart  2), up from 83 in 20 21. Since the entry into force of the TBT Agreement and up to 
31 December 20 22, 142 Members (representing 87%  of the full membership) have submitted at 
least one n otification, totalling 47,844 notifications (see Annex A).  
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  Chart 2: Members' participation in the notification process, 1995 -2022 
 
 
3.1.2   Notifications by Member  
3.4.  African Members were again amongst the most active in submitting TBT notification s in 2022, 
with five East African Community Members in the top ten . Uganda  once again submitted the most 
notifications of any Member in 202 2 (Chart 3).  Overall s ince 1995, the United States has submitted 
the most notifications , followed by Uganda  and Brazil (Chart 4).  
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  Chart  3: Ten Members  that submitted most notifications  (new notifications  and 
revisions , addenda and corrigenda) during 2022 
 
 
Chart 4: Ten Members that submitted most notifications (new notifications, addenda and 
corrigenda, and revisions) during 1995 -2022 
 
 
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  3.5.  Taking a closer look at the five top notifying Members (US, Uganda , Brazil , EU, and China; 
Chart 4 ), Chart  5 shows the annual volume of notifications submitted  by these Members over the 
past ten years .  
Chart 5: Notifications submitted by the EU, Brazil, Uganda , the US and China  (new 
notifications, addenda and corrigenda, and revisions) during 2013-2022 
 
 
3.1.3   Use of notification formats  
3.6.  The TBT Committee has agreed on a recommendation for the  coherent  use of different 
notification formats ("new notifications", "revisions", "addenda", "corrigenda", as well as 
"supplement s"), which aims to increase  transparency of  notified measure s througho ut the regulatory 
lifecycle.  A revised version of this recommendation was adopted in November 2019 , annexing a 
template to be used to indicate the reason for an addendum  (hereinafter referred to as the new 
addendum format) .20 The recommendation  applies in various situations, for example, to indicate 
when the comment period on a notifica tion has been extended (addenda, see Section 3.1.6 and 
Chart 1 4), if a measure  has been withdraw n or revoked (addenda), a measure is substantially 
redrafted prior to adoption or entry into force (revision),  or the adopted final text becomes available 
(addenda).  
3.7.  Since 2011 more than 450 addenda have been notified every year, and in 2022 alone, a record 
1,418 were notified ( see Chart 1).  Several Members are quite active in notifying information through 
addenda (Chart 6).  
 
20 G/TBT/35/Rev.1 , reproduced in Annex B.  
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  Chart 6: Ten Members that submitted most follow -up notifications  during 1995 -2022 
 
 
3.8.  Since the implementation of the new addendum format  in July 2020 , Members have been 
prompted to indicate, via a series of check boxes, the reason(s) for the addendum.  In 2022, the 
main type of information  in addenda (63%) relate d to the adoption, publication or entry into force 
of the measure ( Chart 7 ). Amongst th ese addenda relating to adoption, publication or entry into 
force of the measure, 74% included a website address to the adopted final text , compared with 93% 
in 202 1.21  
 
21 G/TBT/41 , para. 6.19(e.i); G/TBT/1/Rev.14 , Section 6.3.1.11, page 33.  
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  Chart 7: Reasons for addenda submitted during 202222 
 
 
3.9.  The number of revisions  submitted  is comparatively low; between 2012 and 2018 the WTO 
received on average 32 revisions per year (Chart 1) ; having risen to 87 in 2019, a downward trend 
continued with 45 received in 202 2, the majority of which were submitted by the United States . The 
Members that have notified  the most revisions since 1995 are Ecuador  (101), the US (83), China  
(45), Thailand ( 30), South Africa (26), Canada (25), and Brazil (2 3). The EU is the only Member that 
has notified unofficial translations through supplements , although since 2017 this notification format 
has not been used.23 Of the 250 supplements notified by the EU, over 100 provide links to unofficial 
translations of measures notified by China .  
3.10.  The five top notifying Members use notification formats in different ways  (Chart 8). The US 
continues to notify more addenda and corrigenda combined than new notifications, while China rarely 
uses these formats. Nearly all of China's notifications are new noti fications. The EU notifies fewer 
addenda than the US, Brazil, or Uganda. As indicated above, revisions are rarely used.  
 
22 Most addenda ( 85%) submitted in 20 21 relate to measures originally notified in previous years.  
23 Following a recommendation from the Ninth Triennial Review  (G/TBT/46 , para. 6.29.e.i) , some 
Members have  begun sharing unofficial translations through  the ePing international forum for notifications  (see 
Section 3.5). 
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  Chart 8: Use of notification formats  by the US, Brazil, Uganda,  the EU and China  during  
1995 -2022, total number of notifications  
 
 
3.1.4   Notifications by development status and region  
3.11.  The rise in new notifications since 2004 (see Chart  1) is to a large extent explained by a  
marked increase in notifications submitted by developing Members , including least -developed 
Members  (Chart  9). Again i n 2022 the majority of notifications ( 52%) were submitted by 55 
developing Members. Least -developed Members ( 9) were responsible for 31% of new notifications 
in 202224 and developed Members ( 20) for 17%.  
 
24 The top five notifying least -developed Members for the period 1995 to 202 2 concerning new 
notifications are Uganda (1, 719), Tanzania ( 875), Rwanda ( 751), Burundi  (311) and Yemen  (248). 
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  Chart 9: New notifications by development status, 1995 -2022 
 
 
3.12.  The rise in notifications from African Members is notable since 2016 (Chart 1 0). African 
Members  submitted over one third ( 40%) of all new notifications in 2022, far more than any other 
regional group , followed by Members in Asia and in the Middle East , with shares of 17% and 1 4%, 
respectively . Of the  overall share ( 40%) attributed to African Members, Uganda  accounts for 21%, 
Tanzania  for 20%, Kenya and Rwanda for 18% and Burundi  for 12%. 
Chart 10: Share of d istribution of new notifications by region, 2016-2022 
 
 
3.1.5   Regional approaches to notification  
3.13.  In recent years, groups of Members have coordinated notification of technical regulations and 
conformity assessment procedures adopted in regional economic communities, so as to notify such 
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  measure s jointly to the WTO.25 The GCC Gulf Standards Organization is one group of Members that 
has submitted a significant number of joint notifications  (Chart 1 1). The East African Community 
began submitting joint notifications in 2021 (Chart  12). The Andean Community has also made use 
of this approach, albeit to a much lesser extent , and only made one joint addendum notification 
in 2022. (For historical data, see Chart 1 3 in G/TBT/44 , or see charts in previous  reports ).26 
Chart 11: New notifica tions by GSO members, 1995 -2022 
 
 
 
25 Regional bodies or economic communities cannot notify on behalf of M embers. It is Members that are 
responsible for fulfilment of the obligations on notification of draft measures contained in the TBT Agreement. 
For statistical purposes, a joint notification submitted by a group of Members is counted as an individual 
notification by each Member of the group.  
26 A notification submitted jointly by the Members of a regional group counts as a single notification  
from each Member of the group (e.g. a joint notif ication  by the GSO counts as  seven notifications in total 
notificatio n counts, one  for each of the seven GSO Members) . In some cases, not all of the Members 
participate in the submission of a given joint notification .  
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  Chart 12: New notifications by EAC members, 1995 -2022 
 
 
3.1.6   Comment period provided in notifications  
3.14.  In 20 22, Members provided on average 58 days for comments on new notifications and 
revisions (Chart 1 3).27 This represents a  continued increase , albeit slight,  compared to previous 
years, despite the fact that the  Committee has agreed that the normal time limit for comments on 
notified technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures should be 60 days. Moreover, 
any Member able to provide a time -limit beyond 60 days , such as 90 days,  is encouraged to do so 
and should in dicate this in the notification.28  
 
27 Chart 1 3 covers only those 2,151  notifications in 202 2 that specify a comment period. The chart does 
not take into account notifications where the comment period was not specified, was stated as non -applicable, 
or had lapsed at the time of circulation ("lapsed" means that the deadline for comments stated on the 
notification was earlier than the date of ci rculation of the notification).  
28 G/TBT/1/Rev.14 , Section 6.3.1.8, page 30. 
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  Chart 13: Average number of days provided  for comments , new notifications and 
revisions, all Members , 199 6-2022 
 
 
3.15.  The average comment period provided by each Member in 202 2 (who notified a total of five 
or more new noti fications or revisions) is shown in Chart 1 4. Twenty -nine Members provided 60 or 
more days for comment, on average , during the year  (from Canada  to Egypt , Chart 1 4). In 192 new 
notifications and revisions submitted last year, there was no comment period included, the stated 
comment period had lapsed,  or it was stated that a comment period was non -applicable. During the 
year, 7 Members29 used the addendum format to notify exte nsions to comment periods on measures 
first notified in 2022; this information is also reflected in Chart 1 4. Annex C illustrates the percentage 
of notifications submitted in 2022 that provide a comment period, by Member (where five or more 
new notificatio ns or revisions were notified).  
 
 
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  Chart 1 4: Average comment period, by Member, 202230 
 
 
3.1.7   Types of measures notified  
3.16.  The majority of measures notified to TBT Committee a re technical regulations  (Chart 1 5). 
Around 80% of all notifications since 1995 were indicated as  technical regulations only, while just 
6% were indicated as conformity assessment procedures only. Most TBT notifications concern 
regular measures, as opposed to urgent measures (Chart 1 6). How ever, in 2020 there was an 
increase in urgent measures, coinciding with the COVID -19 pandemic.  
 
30 This chart includes only those Members that have notified five or more new no tifications or r evisions 
in 202 2. Bolivia and Namibia also submitt ed more than five notifications but no comment period was provided.  
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70LithuaniaPhilippinesSwitzerlandUkraineJapanMozambiqueSri LankaJamaicaMalaysiaBrazilCosta RicaTürkiyeAustraliaNicaraguaArgentinaDenmarkUruguayKorea, Republic ofIsraelParaguayUnited States of AmericaChinese TaipeiSloveniaSaudi Arabia, Kingdom ofBotswanaViet NamBurundiRwandaKenyaTanzaniaUgandaEgyptChinaEcuadorMexicoUnited Arab EmiratesKuwait, the State ofBahrain, Kingdom ofOmanQatarYemenMalawiIndonesiaPeruEl SalvadorTajikistanFranceIndiaSingaporeSouth AfricaSwedenThailandUnited KingdomEuropean UnionRussian FederationChilePanamaColombiaNew ZealandCanada
Initial period provided Extension of comment period (through addenda)G/TBT/50  
 
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  Chart 15: Breakdown of notifications, by type of measure, 1995 -2022  
 
 
Chart 1 6: Breakdown of notifications, by type of measure, by year  
 
 
3.1.8   Stated objectives of notifications  
3.17.  "Protection of human health or safety" was once again overwhelmingly the primary objective 
stated in new notifications submitted in 2022.31 The second most cited objective was "Quality 
requirements", followed by "Consumer infor mation, labelling" , "Prevention of deceptive practices 
and consumer protection", "Reducing trade barriers and facilitationg trade",  "Harmonization", and 
"Protection of the environment ". When comparing this with the most cited objectives for the period 
1995 to 2021, the top seven  objectives remain unchanged, albeit in a different order (Chart 17). 
 
31 The objectives are indicated by Members in Item 7 of the new notification template (see 
G/TBT/1/Rev.14 , pp. 66-69). Notifications may cite multiple objectives.  
Neither TR nor 
CAP
3%
Only TR
80%Only CAP
6%Both TR and CAP
11%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Technical Regulation (Article 2.9.2) Technical Regulation - urgent (Article 2.10.1)
Conformity Assessment Procedure (Article 5.6.2) Conformity Assessment Procedure - urgent  (Article 5.7.1)
Technical Regulation - local government (Article 3.2) Conformity Assessment Procedure - local government (Article 7.2)
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  Chart 17: Notification by objective, 1995 -202232 
 
 
3.1.9   Product coverage (HS codes) of notifications  
3.18.  Members provided HS codes in nearly half  of notifications in 202 2. The most frequently 
covered product categories were : pharmaceutical products (HS 30); electrial machinery and 
equipment (HS 85) ; machinery and mechanical appliances (HS 84); soap (HS 34); plastics (HS 39), 
animal or vegetable fats (H S 15); edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS 07); vehicles 
(HS 87); oilseeds (HS 12); cereals (HS 10); amongst others  (Chart  18). Overall, notifications 
touched on 78 different HS chapters in 202 2.  
 
32 This chart is ordered by totals from 1995 -2022. 8 notifications over the stated period (1995 -2022) did 
not specify any objective.  
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000
Protection of human health or safety
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer…
Quality requirements
Protection of the environment
Consumer information, labelling
Harmonization
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Other
Protection of animal or plant life or health
Cost saving and productivity enhancement
National security requirementsNumber of notifications
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  Chart 18: Product coverage in notifications,  most commonly used HS chapters,  202233 
 
 
3.1.10   COVID -19 
3.19.  During 202 2, 35 notifications related t o COVID -1934 were submitted by Members  (Chart 1 9), 
around half the number notified during 2021 . The notified measures broadly rela ted to streamlining 
certification procedures , or new regulatory requirements for medical goods adopted in light of the 
pandemic .35 
 
33 This chart includes HS chapters indicated in 30 or more notifications  during the  year. This information 
is based on HS codes included in Members' notifications as well as those added by the Secretariat where no 
codes are provided. In some cases, no codes are assigned if the coverage of the measure is very broad.  
34 The Secretariat classifies TBT notifications as COVID -19 related if they contain the terms 
"coronavirus",  
"COVID", "SARS -COV-2" and "nCoV".  
35 For more information, see WTO Secretariat COVID -19 information note: " OVERVIEW OF 
DISCUSSIONS IN THE COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE RELATING TO COVID -19" 
tbt_report_e.pdf (wto.org) . 
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  Chart 19: Notification s related to COVID -19, 2022 
 
 
3.2  Other TBT notifications  
3.2.1   Notifications  under Article 10.7  
3.20.  In 202 2, five agreement s were notified under Article 10.7  (four were submitted by Namibia 
and one by  Brazil) .36 Since 1995, 165 agreements, four revisions, four corrigenda and one addendum 
have been notified under Article 10.7. Overall, 2 6 Members (1 6% of membership) have submitted 
at least one notification under Article 10.7.  
3.2.2   Notifications  under Article 15.2  
3.21.  In 2022, one Member (Egypt ) submitted a revision to its previous statement under Article 
15.2 of the TBT Agreement with respect to measures in existence or taken to ensure the 
implementation and administration of the TBT Agreement. In total, 145 Members have submitted at 
least one notification under Article 15.2 (see Annex F).  
3.2.3   Notifications under the Code of Good Practice for the preparation, adoption and 
application of standards ("Code of Good Practice")  
3.22.  The WTO ISO Standards Information Gateway , launched  in November 2016, provides 
information on standardizing bodies that have accepted the Code of Good Practice and, if available, 
their work programmes. In 202 2, three  standardizing bodies notified the acceptance of  the Code37 
and 47 notifications of work programmes (existence or updates) were received from 30 different 
standardizing bodies.38 Websites are now the most common way of making work programmes 
available. At the end of 202 2, 127 standardizing bodies had pr ovided hyperlinks to where their work 
programmes can be found (others provide the work programmes as pdf files, which are made 
available on the gateway).  
3.23.  Between 1995 and 202 2, 193 standardizing bodies from 144 Members or Observers accepted 
the Code of Good Practice. In addition, the African Organisation for Standardisation  (ARSO) and the 
 
36 G/TBT/10.7/N/162 , G/TBT/10.7/N/163 , G/TBT/10.7/N/164 , G/TBT/10.7/N/165  and 
G/TBT/10.7/N/166 . 
37 RTCA, Inc., United States; A sut (Swiss Telecommunications Association ), Switzerland; and the 
Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries  (SMIIC).  
38 The full list of the standardizing bodies that have accepted the Code can be accessed from the WTO 
ISO Standards Information Gateway ( https://tbtcode.iso.org/sites/wto -tbt/list -of-standardizing -bodies.html ). 
01234567
January February March April May June July August September November December
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  Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) have also accepted the code . The 
list of Standardizing bodies  that have accepted the code can be accessed through ePing  as well as 
the Standards Information Gateway  which also contains the forms for the accep tance of and 
withdrawal from the Code of Good Practice, as well as the form to notify work programmes and links 
to work programmes provided.  
3.3  TBT Enquiry  Points  
3.24.  159 Members (9 7% of membership) have so far provided contact information  for their TBT 
Enquiry P oint (Articles 10.1 and 10.2).  
3.25.  In 2022, the Secretariat continued to reach out to Members with respect to the functioning of 
Enquiry Points as included in the Eighth Triennial Review recommendation:  
"To encourage Members to validate the contact information  of their Enquiry Points as 
contained in the TBT IMS to improve the accuracy and availability of this information. 
Members are encouraged to either inform the Secretariat that the current information 
is correct, or to provide the Secretariat with updated i nformation, by the March 2019 
meeting"39 
3.26.  Enquiry Points are requested to verify and update as necessary their contact information as 
shown on ePing . With the launch of the new ePing platform, officials with admin rights can update 
this information directly on the p latform. It is also possible to contact the Secretariat by email 
(tbt@wto.org ).  
3.4  Adopted final texts: website information  
3.27.  In the Eighth Triennial Review, the Committee recommended that Members provide the 
Secretariat with up -to-date website information for where adopted final texts of technica l 
regulations, as well as applicable conformity assessment procedures, can normally be accessed.40 
To date, 22 Members have provided this information to the Secretariat.41  
3.5  Digital tools: The ePing SPS&TBT Platform  
3.28.  In 2022, the digital tools used for managing information related to the work of the TBT 
Committee underwent significant changes. At the request of Members, the Secretariat had launched 
the TBT Information Management System (TBT IMS) in July 2009, the TBT N otification Submission 
System (TBT NSS) in October 2013 and the ePing SPS and TBT notification alert system in October 
2016. One of the recommendations from the Ninth Triennial Review, concluded in November 2021, 
was to "request the Secretariat to improve and streamline current online tools, including ePing and 
work towards integrating these tools into a more comprehensive and centralized platform."42 In 
response and in close consultation with Members, the Secretariat merged the content and functions 
of a s eries of digital tools43 into a new ePing platform, which also offers additional functionalities.  
3.29.  The new ePing SPS&TBT Platform  went live in March 2022 and was officially launched  in 
July 2022 on the margins of the TBT Committee meeting.44 Members as well as the public at large 
can consult TBT and SPS notifications, specific trade concerns, Committe e documents and Enquiry 
Point information through the platform and also sign up for email alerts on notifications of interest.45 
 
39 G/TBT/41 , para. 6.19.a.i . 
40 G/TBT/41 , para. 6.19.e.iii -iv. 
41 See G/TBT/44 , Annex H.  
42 Ninth Triennial Review Report, G/TBT/46 , para 6.29.a.i. 
43 The TBT IMS, TBT NSS, SPS IMS, SPS NSS and ePing notification alert system have all been 
discontinued and replaced by the new ePing platform.  
44 G/TBT/GEN/336  provides a summary of the launch event; 
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news22_e/igo_13jul22_e.htm   
45 Some of the new features, which were not available prior t o the new ePing's launch, include the 
possibility to search across TBT and SPS notifications and specific trade concerns, save search filters, see if a 
notification has been subject of an STC, update Enquiry Point contact details directly on the platform, view 
Member profiles, submit Article 10.7 and 15.2 notifications online and navigate swiftly to eAgenda with single 
sign-on (for those with credentials). The new section facilitating searches among TBT Committee documents 
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  In addition, TBT and SPS officials with admin rights can submit notifications and communicate with 
each other and their stakeho lders through ePing.   
3.30.  In 2022, 99.5% of all TBT notifications  were submitted online – using the TBT NSS and then 
ePing as of March 2022 – illustrating the increasing adoption of digital tools by Members for the 
submission of notifications. (Chart 20)  
Chart  20: Share of notifications submitted by Members using NSS/ePing  
 
 
3.31.  The revamped international forum on the ePing platform allows Enquiry Points and other 
officials with admin rights to follow up on notifications by posing questions and/or exchanging 
additional information, which is then accessible by all users. In particular, it facilitates the 
implementation of two recommendations from the Ninth Triennial Review: on sharing translations 
through ePing46 and on providing more transparency on submitted comme nts and replies, including 
through ePing .47  In 2022, Members posted follow up information on 55 TBT notifications through 
the international forum, relating mainly to access to full texts and translations as well as comments 
and replies.  Apart from the international forum, the chat function allows  Enquiry Points and other 
officials with admin rights to communicate with each other in smaller groups.  
3.32.  One of the key takeaways from the ePing survey conducted in 2021 was the need for a 
smartphone Application, in particular for private sector stakeholder s.  In response, a new Application 
was launched in July 2022 for Android and Apple smart phones, to complement the web -based 
platform.  In its first iteration, the mobile application allows stakeholders to browse and receive 
alerts on notifications on the go. 
3.33.  As of the end of December 2022, there were 19,423 registered ePing users, covering 189 
countries. This represents 3,890 new registrations or a 20% increase from December 2021.48 
Mirroring the trends from 2021, 47% of registered users are from governmen ts and the rest from 
private companies, non -governmental organizations, academia and regional/international 
organizations  (Chart 21).   86% of subscribers have signed up to receive alerts on both SPS and TBT 
notifications while 8% have indicated their prefe rence to receive TBT notifications only and 6% to 
receive SPS notifications only.   
 
46 G/TBT/46 , para. 6.29 .e.i. 
47 G/TBT/46 , para. 6.29.b.i.  
48 Since 28 March 2022, when the new and revamped ePing went live, 3,721 new users registered on 
the site.  
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Submitted via NSS/ePing Non-NSS/ePingG/TBT/50  
 
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  hChart 21: Profile of ePing subscribers  
 
 
3.34.  Table 1 shows the 20 Members with the highest number of registered ePing users.  In addition, 
297 TBT officials from 131 Members ha ve been granted admin rights upon their request, allowing 
them to submit notifications, manage ePing at the national level and access communication tools at 
the international level.  
Table 1. Members with highest number of ePing registrations -  
 Member  Number of ePing 
registrations  
1.  European Union  1,92649 
2.  United States of America  1,126 
3.  Viet Nam  1,004 
4.  Australia  894 
5.  United Kingdom  757 
6.  Türkiye  648 
7.  Indonesia  612 
8.  China  511 
9.  Japan  491 
10.  Kenya  487 
11.  India 453 
12.  Brazil  447 
13.  Uganda  396 
14.  Canada  394 
15.  Colombia  386 
16.  Malaysia  378 
17.  Ecuador  374 
18.  Philippines  357 
19.  Mexico  343 
20.  New Zealand  327 
 
3.35.  The Secretariat has been organizing a series of capacity building and outreach activities to 
assist stakeholders in using the new platform (see section on technical assistance). At the Committee 
level, three information sessions were held in 2022. The firs t information session was held on the 
margins of the March meeting, focusing on the transition to the new ePing platform and the phasing 
out of five digital tools.  The second session was held on 14 November, back -to-back with the TBT 
Committee meetings.  Following a demonstration of the key ePing functions by the Secretariat, 
Members shared how they have been incorporating ePing into their workflows for 
 
49 This includes t he European Union as well the 27 EU member States.  
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  submitting/tracking notifications and reaching out to their stakeholders.50  The third session, held 
virtually on 29 November, targeted officials with admin rights for submitting notifications.   
3.36.  The original ePing alert system was the result of a tripartite collaboration among the ITC, the 
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the WTO.51 The partnership among 
the three organizations continues, focusing on both the development of the new platform and the 
App and on capacity building and outreach activities, in particular for LDCs and MSMEs.  
  
 
50 https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/eping_info_session_141122_e.htm   
51 https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres16_e/pr783_e.htm  G/TBT/50  
 
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  4  SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS52  
4.1.  Members use the TBT Committee to discuss "specific trade concerns " (STCs) with respect to 
TBT measures which may affect their trade. These discussions relate either to proposed or final 
measures; most of them – 67% – relate to notified measures. The Commit tee gives Members an 
opportunity to review STCs in a multilateral setting, and to seek further information and clarification, 
working towards resolution of concerns.  
4.2.  A significant proportion of the work of the TBT Committee is dedicated to the discussion of 
STCs. The number of STCs discussed has increased steadily since the creation of the WTO in 1995, 
(Chart 21a). The discussion, which normally takes two days per meeting  and, lately, covers more 
than eighty  concerns per meeting, is a means of reducing pot ential trade tensions. It improves 
delegations ' understanding of the rationale behind other Members ' regulations, sheds light on details 
regarding implementation and enforcement, and presents an opportunity for clarification – and for 
delegations to flag p otential problems. In certain cases, this has effectively facilitated the resolution 
of trade issues arising between Members. Nevertheless, if trade concerns cannot be settled at the 
Committee level, delegations are not precluded from using the formal WTO dispute settlement 
procedures.  
4.1  Trends  
4.3.  In 20 22, Members reviewed a total of 241 STCs, including 53 new concerns  (Chart 22a). This 
marks a slight decline in the number of both new and previously raised STCs, following 4 years of 
steady increase. The number o f new concerns raised  was 11 fewer than in 20 21 (Chart 22b). As has 
been the case in recent years, the vast majority of STCs discussed in 202 2 were previously raised 
STCs. In 2022, Members discussed 188 previously raised concerns in TBT Committee meetings53, 
down  from 193 in 20 21.54 The calculation method applied since the  2016 Annual Review for the 
"previously raised STCs" category has again been used.55 Since 1995, 70 Members (4 3% of the full 
membershi p) have raised at least one STC in the TBT Committee.  
 
52 The data for the charts in this section are drawn from the ePing SPS&TBT platform . Further  
information on STCs is available through ePing . 
53 Each time an STC is raised in the Committee, it is counted, regardless of whether the STC has been 
raised before in the same calendar year either as a new or previous ly raised STC.  
54 A summary of the STCs raised in the Committee in 202 2 can be found in Annex D. Annex E provides a 
more detailed overview of new STCs raised in 202 2. 
55 See G/TBT/39/Rev.1 , para. 3.19 . In line with the approach used since 2016, an STC is counted each 
time it has been r aised in a TBT Committee meeting. If raised for the first time, it is counted as a new STC. If it 
is raised again, it is counted as a previously raised STC. In other words, Members can raise the same STC 
more than once in the same year and each time the ST C is raised in the Committee, it is counted (see 
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  Chart 22a: STCs raised, 1995 -2022 
 
 
Chart 22b: New STCs raised, 1995 -2022 
 
 
4.4.  Chart 23 shows the yearly average number of STCs discussed per TBT Committee meeting. 
While in 2011, around 50 STCs were discussed on average per meeting, and having peaked at 86 
in 2021, this number fell to 80 in 202 2 (Chart 23). The rising number of STCs  discuss ed per meeting 
illustrat es this steadily increasing workload for the Committee.  
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326679106131
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1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020Number of STCs
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  Chart 23: Average number of STCs raised per Committee m eeting, 20 12-2022 
 
 
4.5.  Members often withdraw a few STCs at the outset of Committee meetings, presumably because 
of progre ss made in bilateral discussions, and these are not reflected in Charts 22a and 22b. In 2022, 
Members withdrew 18 STCs at the outset of Committee meetings, as compared to 13 in 2021 and 6 
in 2020.56 
4.6.  As a result of the Eighth Triennial Review, the TBT Committee agreed to new procedures for 
the inclusion of specific trade concerns in the annotated draft agenda of the TBT Committee.57 These 
procedures were applied since March 2019. They include an earlier deadline for submitting STCs and 
circulation of th e annotated draft agenda ahead of meetings, and also require that Members provide 
information about whether STCs are in respect of proposed or final measures. 45% of the new STCs 
raised in 202 2 were in respect of proposed measures, as compared to  56% in 2021 (Chart  24). 
Chart 24: Proposed and final measures , new STCs raised in 2021 and 202 2 
 
 
 
56 G/TBT/M/80  - G/TBT/M/88 . 
57 G/TBT/43 . In the Eighth Triennial Review, Members agreed to apply the procedures on a trial basis for 
the March and June 2019 meetings (G/TBT/41, para. 8.2 (b.i), and footnote 305). At the June 2019 meeting of 
the TBT Committee, Members agreed to apply these procedures on a permanent basis  (G/TBT/M/78 , 
para. 3.331) . 
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022Number of STCs
Average per meeting
Final
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Proposed
56%Final/proposed & 
not indicated
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Final
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Proposed
45%Final/proposed & 
not indicated
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  4.2  STCs by Member  
4.2.1   Raising  
4.7.  The EU, US and China  were again the Members that raised most STCs in 202 2 (Chart 2 5). 
Whilst for the EU and the US t he large majority of these STCs were not new but raised previously , 
nearly half of the 58 STCs raised by China were new concerns .58 In 202 2, 33 Members raised at 
least one STC (new or previously raised), compared to 32 in 2021. 
Chart 25: Top ten raising Members, 202 2 
 
 
4.8.  During the period 1995 to 202 2 there was a similar trend ; the EU and the US raised most STCs 
(new and previous) , more than 1,300 each (Chart 2 6).  
 
58 More than one Member may raise concerns (new and previous) about the same STC. Members can 
raise the same STC more than once in the same year; it is counted each time it is raised.  
71
63
58
30
23
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UnionUnited
States of
AmericaChina Japan Korea,
Republic ofBrazil Australia India Colombia CanadaNumber of STCs
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  Chart 26: Top ten raising Members, 1995 -2022 
 
 
4.2.2   Responding  
4.9.  The EU, as well as India and China , responded  to most STCs (new and previous) raised in the 
Committee in 20 22 (Chart 2 7). 
Chart 27: Top ten responding Members, 202 2 
 
 
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424
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UnionUnited
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AmericaJapan Canada Australia Mexico China Korea,
Republic
ofBrazil New
ZealandNumber of STCs
New Previous
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UnionIndia China United
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Kingdom ofColombia Korea,
Republic ofMexico AustraliaNumber of STCs
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  4.10.  Overall, the EU was the Member responding  to most STCs  (new and previous)  in the 
Committee between 1995 and 20 22, followed by China and India (Chart 2 8).  
Chart 28: Top ten responding Members, 1995 -2022 
 
 
4.3  STCs by region and development status  
4.11.  Charts 2 9 and 30 provide information on the regional breakdown of participation in STC 
discussions.  Members from Asia have raised a growing share of STCs since 2015, while North 
American Members have raised relatively fewer over the same period.  In 20 21, no new STCs were 
raised by Members from the Middle East or the CIS (Chart 2 9).  
Chart 29: Raising region, 2013-2022 
 
 
4.12.  On the other hand, Members from Asia and Europe were subject to most new STCs, followed 
by Members from North America  (Chart 30). 
714
449
334
144134 131118 117
78 77
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UnionChina India Korea,
Republic ofRussian
FederationUnited
States of
AmericaBrazil Indonesia Ecuador Saudi
Arabia,
Kingdom ofNumber of STCs
New Previous
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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  Chart 30: Responding region, 2013-2022 
 
 
4.13.  In 20 22, developing Members raised a significant number of new STCs. O f the 53 new STCs, 
38 were raised by developing Members , 12 were raised by developed Members and 3 by both 
developing and developed Members. No least -developed Member raised a new STC during the year. 
These shares have fluctuated over the years, but in general developing Members have become more 
active in raising n ew STCs  over the past few years  (Chart 31).  
Chart 31: New STCs raised by development status, 1995 -202259 
 
 
 
59 This chart indicates the development status of Members that raised a new STC. An STC ca n be raised 
by several Members, each with a different development status.  
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Africa Asia CIS Europe Middle East North America South and Central America and the Caribbean
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  4.4  Types of concerns raised in STCs  
4.14.  STCs may relate to a range of TBT measures. Around 53% of the new STCs in 202 2 were 
related to technical regulatio ns. The remaining 47% were related to conformity assessment 
procedures, or both technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures , up from 35% 
in 2021. When compared with the share of notifications by type of measure (Chart s 15 and 16 ), we 
see tha t STCs are relatively concentrated on conformity assessment procedures.  
4.15.  Of the issues highlighted by concerned Members in new STCs raised in 2022, 25 dealt with 
concerns about unnecessary barriers to trade , 19 with the concerned Member 's need for more 
information on state of play of a measure, or clarification on certain elements thereof, 18 with the 
time given for manufacturers to adapt to new requirements (6 -month reasonable interval),  17 with 
concerns about lack of notification or opp ortunity to comment (transparency),  12 with inconsistency 
with or non -use of international standards , 10 with concerns about discrimination, and 4 with 
concerns about the legitimacy of the measure (Chart 32). In addition, a number of other issues were 
raised in 9 instances.60 
Chart 32: Types of concerns raised, 1995 -202261 
 
 
4.5  Stated objectives of measures subject to STCs  
4.16.  By far the most common stated objective of measures subject to STCs between 1995 -2022 
was "Protection of human health and safety", matching the main objective cited in TBT notifications 
(Chart 33, Chart 1 7). Information about the stated objective of measures subject to STCs is derived 
from the notification itself, or through the discussion  of the particular measure in the Committee.  
 
60 "Other issues " cover a range of otherwise unclassified concerns, e.g. the burdensome nature of 
requirements, the absence of scientific evidence, or unpredictability and lack of cla rity of the measure.  
61 This chart is ordered by totals from 1995 -2022. Concerned Members may raise more than one type of 
concern per STC.  
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01010184129172519
0 100 200 300 400 500 600technical assistancespecial and differential treatmentnon-product related processes and procedural methodsdiscriminationtime to adapt, "reasonable interval"rationale, legitimacyinternational standardsother issues raised (free text)transparencyunnecessary barrier to tradefurther information, clarification
Number of times raised
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  Chart 33: Stated objectives for the measures raised as STCs, 1995 -202262 
 
 
4.6  Coverage of  new STCs  
4.17.  STCs raised  in 202 2 were related to a wide range of sectors . The most frequently targeted 
product categories were:  electrial machinery and equipment (HS 85); machinery and mechanical  
appliances (HS 84);  vehicles (HS 87); beverages (HS 22); fish and crustaceans (HS 03); meat and 
edible meat offal (HS 02); coffee, tea (HS 09), amongst others (Chart 3 4). Overall, environmental 
concerns followed by labelling were the topics most commonly addressed  in the new STCs raised in 
2022 (see Chart 3 5). 
 
62 This chart is ordered by totals from 1995 -2022. Measures subject to STCs may have more than one 
objective. Each obje ctive identified is counted.  
0221232966103116135143199349
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0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400Cost saving and productivity enhancementReducing trade barriers and facilitating tradeNational security requirementsProtection of animal or plant life or healthHarmonizationQuality requirementsNot specifiedOtherConsumer information, LabellingPrevention of deceptive practices and consumer protectionProtection of the environmentProtection of Human health or safety
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  Chart 34: Product coverage of new STCs, 202 263 
 
 
Chart 35: Keywords of new STCs, 202 264 
 
 
 
63 This chart includes HS chapters indicated in 2 or more STCs during the year . HS codes information is 
interpreted by the Secretariat, based on related notifications, and Members' statements as recorded in the 
minutes of meetin gs. In some cases, no codes are assigned if the coverage of the measure is very broad  or 
cannot be ascertained . 
64 This chart includes keywords  indicated in 3 or more STCs during the year . Keywords are interpreted 
and assigned by the Secretariat.  
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  4.7  COVID -19 
4.18.  During  2022, Members made various  reference s to the  COVID -19 pandemic in three  new STCs 
raised .65 In most cases, this was related to the delays in inspection and cerfification due to 
international travel restrictions .  
4.8  Trade value of STCs  
4.19.  Based on Secretariat research carried out during 202266, and as presented during the TBT 
symposium on Easing Regulatory Bottlenecks , new and previously raised STCs covered 16.7% of 
average global merchandise imports during 2002 -2020, representing an average annual import 
value of USD 2,419 billion  (Chart 36). The coverage ratio reached a high of 24% in 2011 and a low 
of 11% in 2013. In contrast, new STCs covered only 5.4% of average global merchandise imports 
since 2002 (representing USD 786 billion of average annual imports as mentioned above). In 2020, 
new and previously raised STCs captured about 17% of the value of global imports, only slightly 
above the coverage ratio of new STCs (14%). The small difference in the two coverage ratios in  2020 
can be explained, at least partly, by the fact that new and previous ly raised STCs cover to a certain 
extent the same products and hence the same trade flows . 
Chart 36: Number and coverage ratio of new and previously raised STCs, 2002 -2020  
 
 
4.9  Number of times STC s are  raised  
4.20.  The number of times that an STC is raised may be related to the importance Members attach 
to the concern or whether progress was made in addressing concerns. STCs which are raised at only 
one or two meetings may represent concerns for which some progress was found. On the other 
hand, longstanding STCs  raised at five or more meetings may represent concerns for which less 
progress has been made. The majority of STCs (5 7%) have been raised at one or two Committee 
meetings, 2 4% were raised 3 to 5 times, and only 1 9% were raised more than 5 times (Chart 37).  
 
65 Canada - Pest control products regulations (ultraviolet radiation -emitting devices and ozone -
generating devices) ( ID 735 ), India - Approved models and manuf acturers of solar photovoltaic modules order, 
2019 ( ID 742 ) and Indonesia - Remote factory audit for air conditioners ( ID 746 ). 
66 tbt_symposium_paper.pdf (wto.org) . 
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  Chart 37: Number of times an STC is raised, 1995 -2022 
 
 
4.21.  Annex D lists those longstanding STCs that were raised again in 202 2. The ten most frequently 
raised are listed below  (Table 2). 
Table 2: Ten most longstanding STCs raised in 202 2 
ID Title Times 
Raised  
133 India - Pneumatic tyres and tubes for automotive vehicles ( ID 133 ) 41 
294 China - Requirements for information security products, including, inter alia, the Office 
of State Commercial Cryptography Administration (OSCCA) 1999 Regulation on 
commercial encryption products and its on -going revision and the Multi -Level Protection 
Scheme (MLPS) ( ID 294 ) 36 
345 European Union - Draft Implementing Regulations amending Regulation (EC) No. 
607/2009 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 
479/2008 as regards protected designations of origin and geographical indications, 
traditional terms, labelling and presentation of certain wine sector products ( ID 345 ) 30 
393 European Union - Hazard -based approach to plant protection products and setting of 
import tolerances ( ID 393 ) 29 
367 India - Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory 
Registration) Order, 2012 ( ID 367 ) 27 
428 China - Regulations for the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (Order 
No. 650 of the  State Council) ( ID 428 ) 26 
502 Indonesia - Halal Product Assurance Law No. 33 of 2014 and its implementing 
regulations ( ID 502 ) 21 
466 China - Registration Fees for Drugs and Medical Device Products ( ID 466 ) 21 
224 India - Mandatory Certification for Steel Products ( ID 224 ) 19 
526 China - Cybersecurity Law ( ID 526 ) 18 
 
4.22.  On the other hand , considering all STCs discussed in the TBT Committee since 1995 , most 
(76%) were not raised  over the last two yea rs (i.e. during the last six meetings of the Committee) 
(Chart 3 8). The remaining 24% were raised  over the last two years.67 These figures indicate  that an 
important share of the STCs discussed in the TBT Committee are no longer on the agenda, and 
 
67 Around half of the STCs included in this group were brought to the Committee for the first time ("new 
STCs") over the past two years. The other half are STCs that were first brought to the Committee prior 
to 2021. 
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  presumably some form of progress was achieved, or Members pursued the issue through other 
means.  
4.23.  Members often reported on progress on STCs during 2022 un der a dedicated Committee 
agenda item. The partial resolution of three STCs was announced.68 No such progress had been 
reported in 2021.  
Chart 3 8: Share of STCs discussed in last 2 years , raised during 1995 -2022 
 
 
4.10  Relationship between notifications  and STCs  
4.24.  The number of notifications submitted and STCs raised have generally followed a similar trend 
from 1995 to 2022 (Chart 3 9, Chart 1, Chart s 19a and 19b ). 
 
68 The European Union on Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia - Technical Regulation For Building Materials – 
Part 4: Bricks, Tiles, Ceramics, Sani tary Appliances, And Related Products (Published On The Official Gazette 
On 22/03/2019) ( ID 698); Australia on United Kingdom - Wine labelling requirements at the end of B rexit 
period ( ID 663 ); and the United States on Bangladesh  - Hazardous Waste (E -waste) Management Rules , 2019  
(ID 620 ). 
 
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  Chart 39: Notifications and new  and previous  STCs , 1995 -2022 
 
 
4.25.  Overall, 6 7% of STCs raised since 1995 concern a measure notified to the TBT Committee. In 
2022, 60% of new STCs raised were related to notified measures (Chart 40). 
Chart 40: New STCs discussed related to notified measures , 1995 -2022 
 
 
4.11  Use of eAgenda  
4.26.  At the end of 20 19, the Committee developed the eAgenda tool to manage the online 
submission of STCs in order to collaboratively build the agenda of meetings in real -time. Members 
can raise, support or withdraw from STCs via the platform and can upload their statements pr ior to 
the meeting. All these features have enhanced transparency by giving Members increased lead -time 
to prepare for the upcoming Committee meetings. By the end of 202 2, around 350 users from 85 
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  different Members were using eAgenda , up from 81 Members in  2021; all STCs were being raised 
through the platform and the vast majority of statements were uploaded in eAgenda.  
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  5  DISPUTES INVOLVING PROVISIONS OF THE TBT AGREEMENT  
5.1.  From 1995 -2022, 57 WTO disputes have cited the TBT Agreement in their respective requests 
for consultations, the first formal step to initiate a WTO case. On 21 December 2022, the Panel 
Report on a dispute lodged by Hong Kong, China in 2021 regarding certain United States measures 
concerning origin marking requirement (DS597 ) was circulated.69 In addition, the Panel procedures 
were still ongoing in 2022 with respect to two separate disputes lodged by Indonesia (DS593)70 and 
Malaysia (DS600)71, respectively, concerning certain measures by the European Union on palm oil 
and oil  palm crop -based biofuels.  
  
 
69 https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds597_e.htm   The Panel ulti mately only ruled 
with respect to the claim that the marking requirement was inconsistent with the MFN obligation under Article 
IX:1 (Marks of Origin), and not justified under Article XXI(b)(iii), of the of the GATT 1994. It exercised judicial 
economy with  respect to all other claims, including that the measure was inconsistency with the MFN obligation 
under Article 2.1 of the TBT Agreement. The Panel did not consider that such additional MFN findings would be 
necessary to assist the DSB in making sufficien tly precise recommendations and rulings.  
70 https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds593_e.htm  
71 https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds600_e.htm  G/TBT/50  
 
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  6  SECRETARIAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES  
6.1.  Similar to previous years, in 2022 the Secretariat continued to receive requests for, and deliver, 
a significant number of TBT related technical assistance ("TBT TA") activities. TBT -related technical 
assistance has consistently been among the top topics requested in recent years (even during the 
most disruptive periods of the COVID 19 Pandemic, when TBT TA continued to be fully delivered 
virtually). As pandemic disruptions started to ease in 2022, in -person TBT TA also started to pick up 
speed, in particular during the second half the year. Virtual TA was – and still is – also used.  
6.2.  In 2022, the Secretariat continued to receive a high number of requests for training on 
transparency an d in particular on ePing. A new and more comprehensive version of the ePing 
SPS&TBT Platform, integrating the content and functions of five separate SPS and TBT tools, was 
officially launched  in July 2022 (see Section 3.5 on Digital tools). Since  the launch of the platform, 
the Secretariat has been delivering training on its functions in the context of a range of national, 
regional and global events. These have been complemented b y experience -sharing sessions on the 
margins of TBT Committee meetings.  
6.3.  Also in 2022, a new and innovative TBT Transparency Champions programme was launched  (in 
parallel with a similar SPS programme) to scale up the application and benefits of the TBT 
transparency framework and foster c hampions for transparency.72   Following an in -person training 
week in October, the first cohort of 26 African officials working on transparency issues developed 
action plans for implementation in their home countries.  They also met twice virtually in Nov ember 
to report on progress with their action plans and get specialized training on ePing.  A full assessment 
of the programme will be conducted after the conclusion of the follow up regional workshop, 
scheduled for April 2023.  
6.4.  As mentioned above, in 2022 in-person TBT TA in particular started to pick up speed again. 
Five in person TBT nationals (some joint TBT SPS) were organized in Kenya, Jamaica, Mongolia, the 
Philippines, and Uruguay; and two TBT regionals were delivered: one in Vienna for CEECAC and 
another in Kuwait for Arab/Middle East countries. Nonetheless, as mentioned, virtual TBT TA was 
also still taking place in 2022 (virtual TBT nationals for Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, 
and Thailand). As it was done (for the first time) in 2021, i n 2022 the Secretariat also organized a 
new modality of TA, in the form of a "virtual regional TBT roundtable". In 2021 it targeted Africa and 
in 2022 it targeted Latin America. The aim was both to engage experts in the region on very concrete, 
and current  thematic TBT issues as well as help the WTO Secretariat better prepare for a face -to-
face event when such an event is possible (this roundtable was organized early in 2022, when the 
Pandemic disruptions were still important). This was, again, successful a nd prepared the ground for 
subsequent activities for these regions during the latter part of 2022 and planned for 2023.  
 
 
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  7  ANNEX  
A. Notifications by Member, 1995 -20221 
Members  Regular 
notifications 
2022 Addenda 
and 
Corrigenda 
2022 Revisions 
2022 Total 
Notifications 
2022 Total number 
of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Afghanistan  0 0 0 0 2 
Albania  0 0 0 0 96 
Angola  0 0 0 0 0 
Antigua and Barbuda  0 0 0 0 0 
Argentina  5 11 0 16 965 
Armenia  0 0 0 0 95 
Australia  14 4 0 18 279 
Austria  0 0 0 0 4 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  40 4 0 44 675 
Bangladesh  0 0 0 0 4 
Barbados  0 0 0 0 11 
Belgium  2 2 0 4 219 
Belize  0 0 0 0 14 
Benin  0 0 0 0 2 
Bolivia, Plurinational State 
of 0 6 0 6 74 
Botswana  31 0 0 31 164 
Brazil  172 208 0 380 3,065 
Brunei Darussalam  1 0 0 1 3 
Bulgaria  0 0 0 0 0 
Burkina Faso  0 0 0 0 0 
Burundi  110 1 0 111 312 
Cabo Verde  0 0 0 0 0 
Cambodia  0 0 0 0 22 
Cameroon  0 0 0 0 8 
Canada  29 31 0 60 1,251 
Central African Republic  0 0 0 0 11 
Chad 0 0 0 0 0 
Chile 30 31 0 61 976 
China  62 5 0 67 1,797 
Colombia  9 17 2 28 743 
Congo  0 0 0 0 3 
Costa Rica  5 5 0 10 300 
Côte d'Ivoire  0 0 0 0 52 
Croatia  0 0 0 0 39 
Cuba 0 0 0 0 21 
 
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  Members  Regular 
notifications 
2022 Addenda 
and 
Corrigenda 
2022 Revisions 
2022 Total 
Notifications 
2022 Total number 
of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Cyprus  0 0 0 0 1 
Czech Republic  1 0 0 1 503 
Democratic Republic of the 
Congo  0 0 0 0 0 
Denmark  7 0 1 8 285 
Djibouti  0 0 0 0 0 
Dominica  0 0 0 0 28 
Dominican Republic  0 1 0 1 283 
Ecuador  5 61 0 66 1,597 
Egypt  26 46 0 72 652 
El Salvador  7 6 0 13 341 
Estonia  0 0 0 0 15 
Eswatini  3 0 0 3 12 
European Union  82 1 0 83 1,918 
Fiji 0 0 0 0 1 
Finland  2 0 0 2 107 
France  12 0 0 12 291 
Gabon  0 0 0 0 2 
The Gambia  3 0 0 3 12 
Georgia  3 0 0 3 117 
Germany  1 0 0 1 29 
Ghana  2 1 0 3 25 
Greece  0 0 0 0 0 
Grenada  0 0 0 0 30 
Guatemala  2 0 0 2 143 
Guinea  0 0 0 0 1 
Guinea -Bissau  0 0 0 0 0 
Guyana  0 0 0 0 61 
Haiti 0 0 0 0 1 
Honduras  1 0 0 1 143 
Hong Kong, China  3 0 0 3 98 
Hungary  0 0 0 0 36 
Iceland  0 0 0 0 2 
India 10 0 0 10 310 
Indonesia  12 4 0 16 304 
Ireland  0 0 0 0 5 
Israel  53 96 0 149 1,691 
Italy 1 0 0 1 37 
Jamaica  6 0 0 6 144 
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  Members  Regular 
notifications 
2022 Addenda 
and 
Corrigenda 
2022 Revisions 
2022 Total 
Notifications 
2022 Total number 
of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Jordan  0 0 0 0 48 
Kazakhstan  0 0 0 0 30 
Kenya  165 59 1 225 1,659 
Korea, Republic of  75 1 0 76 1,299 
Kuwait, the State of  42 4 0 46 650 
Kyrgyz Republic  1 0 0 1 50 
Lao People's Democratic 
Republic  0 0 0 0 1 
Latvia  0 0 0 0 31 
Lesotho  0 0 0 0 0 
Liberia  0 0 0 0 3 
Liechtenstein  0 0 0 0 0 
Lithuania  4 5 1 10 59 
Luxembourg  0 0 0 0 0 
Macao, China  4 0 0 4 29 
Madagascar  0 0 0 0 0 
Malawi  24 0 0 24 79 
Malaysia  12 0 0 12 291 
Maldives  0 0 0 0 0 
Mali 0 0 0 0 2 
Malta  0 0 0 0 0 
Mauritania  0 0 0 0 0 
Mauritius  0 0 0 0 17 
Mexico  11 36 1 48 1,341 
Moldova, Republic of  1 0 0 1 55 
Mongolia  2 0 0 2 17 
Montenegro  0 0 0 0 16 
Morocco  0 1 0 1 41 
Mozambique  6 0 0 6 22 
Myanmar  2 0 0 2 8 
Namibia  4 0 0 4 8 
Nepal  0 0 0 0 9 
Netherlands  0 0 0 0 630 
New Zealand  8 4 0 12 195 
Nicaragua  4 2 0 6 228 
Niger  0 0 0 0 0 
Nigeria  0 0 0 0 18 
North Macedonia  0 0 0 0 8 
Norway  0 0 0 0 89 
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  Members  Regular 
notifications 
2022 Addenda 
and 
Corrigenda 
2022 Revisions 
2022 Total 
Notifications 
2022 Total number 
of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Pakistan  0 0 0 0 182 
Panama  7 2 0 9 147 
Papua New Guinea  0 0 0 0 1 
Paraguay  5 0 1 6 161 
Peru 7 7 0 14 222 
Philippines  19 30 0 49 430 
Poland  0 0 0 0 7 
Portugal  0 0 0 0 1 
Qatar  34 3 0 37 688 
Romania  0 0 0 0 94 
Russian Federation  9 0 0 9 139 
Rwanda  160 1 0 161 757 
Saint Kitts and Nevis  0 0 0 0 0 
Saint Lucia  0 0 0 0 57 
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  0 0 0 0 13 
Samoa  0 0 0 0 1 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  48 10 1 59 1,326 
Senegal  0 0 0 0 14 
Seychelles  0 0 0 0 4 
Sierra Leone  0 0 0 0 0 
Singapore  6 4 0 10 103 
Slovak Republic  0 0 0 0 54 
Slovenia  7 0 0 7 131 
Solomon Islands  0 0 0 0 0 
South Africa  2 5 1 8 407 
Spain  2 0 0 2 87 
Sri Lanka  13 2 0 15 70 
Suriname  0 0 0 0 1 
Sweden  6 0 0 6 243 
Switzerland  9 2 1 12 369 
Chinese Taipei  35 42 2 79 865 
Tajikistan  13 0 0 13 23 
Tanzania  186 57 1 244 945 
Thailand  37 36 2 75 1,021 
Togo 0 0 0 0 2 
Tonga  0 0 0 0 0 
Trinidad and Tobago  2 0 0 2 156 
Tunisia  0 0 0 0 29 
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  Members  Regular 
notifications 
2022 Addenda 
and 
Corrigenda 
2022 Revisions 
2022 Total 
Notifications 
2022 Total number 
of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Uganda  190 342 1 533 3,132 
Ukraine  30 25 1 56 385 
United Arab Emirates  45 3 0 48 581 
United Kingdom  9 3 0 12 92 
United States of America  139 291 25 455 4,952 
Uruguay  12 3 0 15 84 
Vanuatu  0 0 0 0 1 
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  0 0 0 0 35 
Viet Nam  30 1 0 31 269 
Yemen  34 3 0 37 257 
Zambia  0 0 0 0 88 
Zimbabwe  0 0 0 0 2 
Grand Total  2,298 1,553 45 3,896 47,844 
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  B. Revised Recommendation of the Committee on Coherent Use of Notification Formats2  
The Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade makes the following revised recommendation to 
enhance the coherent use of the noti fication formats:  
 
Type  Description  
New 
Notification  Members should use a new notification3 to notify the draft text of a proposed 
technical regulation or conformity assessment procedure (hereafter referred to as 
the "notified measure"). If the notified measure is associated with a previously 
notified measure (e.g. amending or supplementing an a dopted measure, or 
replacing a withdrawn or revoked measure),  the symbol(s) of the associated 
notified measure(s) should be indicated in Box 8 of the new notification.  
Addenda  Members should use an addendum (see the annexed template) to notify additional 
information related to a notification or the text of a notified measure, including if:  
• The comment period has been changed (e.g. extended or re -opened);  
• The notified measure is adopted, published, or enters into force, especially in 
cases where relevant dates have not been provided in the original notification 
or have been changed. Members are encouraged to indicate how the final text 
of the measure can be obtained, including website address;  
• The notified measure is withdrawn or revoked. If replaced with a new 
measure, where possible, the symbol of the corresponding new notification 
should be indicated;  
• The content or scope of a notified measure is partially changed or amended. 
In this case, Members should consider opening a new comment period;  
• Interpretive guidance is issued; and  
• Any other useful and relevant additional information directly related to a 
notification or notified measure has been made available that does not qualify 
as a corrigenda, revision or supplement.  
Corrigenda  Members should use a corrigendum to correct minor administrative or clerical errors 
(which do not entail any changes to the meaning of the content) in:  
• a notification or subsequent related addendum or revision; and  
• the text of the notified measure.  
Revision  Members should use a revision to indicate that the notified measure has been 
substantially re -drafted prior to adoption or entry into force. A revision replaces the 
original notification. A revision should normally open a new comment period.  
Supplement  Members should use a supplement to notify the availability of unofficial translations 
of notified measures.4 
 
  
 
2 G/TBT/35/Rev.1 , 21 November 2019.  
3 A "notification" refers to the official WTO document which is part of document series " G/TBT/N/[three  
digit country code]/#".  
4 In 2007 the TBT Committee agreed ( G/TBT/M/43 , Section II.C.3, 21 January 2 008) that Members 
should use the formats for unofficial translations contained in G/TBT/1/Rev.11 , Annex 5 – Unofficial 
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G/TBT/N/[Member]/[X]/Add.[X ] 
 
[Date]  
(##-####)  Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: Language  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  [Date] , is being circulated at the request of the delegation of 
[Member ]. 
_______________  
 
Title: [Notified measure]  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
 Comment period changed - date:  
 Notified measure adopted - date:  
 Notified measure published - date:  
 Notified measure enters into force - date:  
 Text of final measure available from5:  
[Website / CRN attachment(s) in pdf format6 / Free text]  
 Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
 Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  
 Interpretive guidance issued and text available from:   
[Website / CRN attachment(s) in pdf format2 / Free text]  
 Other: 
 
Description:  [Free text – brief summary]  
 
 
 
 
  
 
5 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the fi nal measure can be obtained.  
6 See G/TBT/GEN/65 , 14 December 2007.  
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  C. Percentage of notifications that contain a comment period, by Member, 20 227 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
7 This chart includes only those Members that have notified five or more new no tifications or revisions in 
2022. 
20.972.780.080.083.385.786.287.187.587.588.588.988.992.392.594.594.996.897.397.397.6100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0BrazilColombiaCosta RicaArgentinaMozambiquePeruCanadaUkraineJapanDenmarkEgyptUnited KingdomRussian FederationSri LankaBahrain, Kingdom ofUnited States of AmericaThailandChinaChinese TaipeiKorea, Republic ofKenyaYemenViet NamUruguayUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTürkiyeTanzaniaTajikistanSwitzerlandSwedenSloveniaSingaporeSaudi Arabia, Kingdom ofRwandaQatarPhilippinesParaguayPanamaOmanNew ZealandMexicoMalaysiaMalawiLithuaniaKuwait, the State ofJamaicaIsraelIndonesiaIndiaFranceEuropean UnionEl SalvadorEcuadorChileBurundiBotswanaAustralia
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  D. Summary of STCs raised in 202 2 
The following table lists the 2 41 specific trade concerns raised in the TBT Committee during 202 2 
(comprising 1 19 individual STCs). The second column contains the name of the specific trade 
concern.  
 
STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -2022) Number 
of times 
raised 
(202 2) 
133 India - Pneumatic tyres and tubes 
for automotive vehicles ( ID 133 ) 16 November 2022  1 41 3 
294 China - Requirements for 
information security products, 
including, inter alia, the Office of 
State Commercial Cryptography 
Administration (OSCCA) 1999 
Regulation on commercial encryption 
products and its on -going revision 
and the Multi -Level Protection 
Scheme (MLPS) ( ID 294 ) 16 November 2022  2 36 3 
393 European Union - Hazard -based 
approach to plant protection 
products and setting of import 
tolerances ( ID 393 ) 16 November 2022  2 29 3 
428 China - Regulations for the 
Supervision and Administration of 
Medical Devices (Order No. 650 of 
the State Council) ( ID 428 ) 16 November 2022  1 26 3 
502 Indonesia - Halal Product Assurance 
Law No. 33 of 2014 and its 
implementing regulations ( ID 502 ) 16 November 2022  2 21 3 
224 India - Mandatory Certification for 
Steel Products ( ID 224 ) 16 November 2022  3 19 3 
526 China - Cybersecurity Law ( ID 526 ) 16 November 2022  4 18 3 
534 China - Encryption Law of the 
People's Republic of China by the 
Office of State Commercial 
Cryptography Administration 
(OSCCA) ( ID 534 ) 16 November 2022  4 17 3 
533 China - Cyberspace Administration of 
China – Draft implementing 
measures for the Cybersecurity 
Review of Network Products and 
Services ( ID 533 ) 16 November 2022  2 17 3 
539 European Union - Regulation (EC)  
No 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation)  
(ID 539 ) 16 November 2022  2 17 3 
544 Viet Nam - Cybersecurity Measures 
(ID 544 ) 16 November 2022  1 13 1 
576 China - Cosmetics Supervision and 
Administration Regulation and 
Regulation for Notification of Non -
special Cosmetics ( ID 576 ) 16 November 2022  4 12 3 
580 European Union - Transitional 
periods for MRLs and international 
consultations ( ID 580 ) 16 November 2022  3 12 3 
579 European Union - Chlorothalonil 
(pesticide active substance) ( ID 579 ) 16 November 2022  2 12 3 G/TBT/50  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -2022) Number 
of times 
raised 
(202 2) 
594 European Union - Medical Device 
Regulation (MDR) and In Vitro 
Diagnostic Medical Devices 
Regulation (IVDR) ( ID 594 ) 16 November 2022  3 11 3 
598 India - Air Conditioner and its 
related Parts (Quality Control) 
Order, 2019 ( ID 598 ) 16 November 2022  1 10 3 
602 Qatar - Ministry of Public Health 
Circular regarding shelf life for 
cheese ( ID 602 ) 16 November 2022  1 10 3 
611 China - Draft Administrative 
Measures for Registration of 
Overseas Producers of Imported 
Foods ( ID 611 ) 16 November 2022  9 9 3 
618 Peru - Supreme Decree No. 015 -
2019-SA, which amends the Manual 
of Advertising Warnings approved by 
Supreme Decree No. 012 -2018-SA 
(ID 618 ) 16 November 2022  3 9 3 
608 Mexico - Draft Amendment to 
Mexican Official Standard NOM -051-
SCFI/SSA1 -2010: General 
specifications for the labelling of pre-
packed food and non -alcoholic 
beverages  ( ID 608 ) 16 November 2022  1 9 3 
609 Colombia - Food Prioritized for its 
Sodium Content, Certification 
Requirements ( ID 609 ) 16 November 2022  1 9 3 
615 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Saber  
Conformity Assessment Online 
Platform / Saleem Product Safety 
Program ( ID 615 ) 16 November 2022  1 9 3 
575 European Union - Draft Commission 
Regulation laying down eco-design 
requirements for electronic displays 
pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC 
of the European Parliament and of 
the Council, amending Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 1275/2008 and 
repealing Commission Regulation 
(EC) 642/2009 (and its 
accompanying annexe s)" (ID 575 ) 16 November 2022  1 9 2 
627 European Union - Non-renewal of 
the approval of the active substance 
mancozeb ( ID 627 ) 16 November 2022  5 8 3 
630 India - Quality Control Orders for 
Chemical and Petrochemical 
Substances ( ID 630 ) 16 November 2022  4 8 3 
632 India – Toys (Quality Control) Order, 
2020 (IND/131); Amendment in 
Policy Condition No. 2(iii) to Chapter 
95 of ITC (HS), 2017 - Schedule -I 
(Import Policy) (IND/143) ( ID 632 ) 16 November 2022  4 8 3 
636 Australia - Maturation requirements 
for imported alcohol  ( ID 636 ) 16 November 2022  1 8 3 G/TBT/50  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -2022) Number 
of times 
raised 
(202 2) 
651 India - Order related to requirement 
of Non -GM cum GM free certificate 
accompanied with imported food 
consignment ( ID 651 ) 16 November 2022  2 7 3 
662 Panama - Onions and Potatoes 
Harvest Life and Sprouting 
Requirements ( ID 662 ) 16 November 2022  2 7 3 
644 China - Commercial Cryptography 
Administrative Regulations ( ID 644 ) 16 November 2022  1 7 3 
649 India - Indian standards and import 
restrictions in the automotive sector 
(Quality Control Orders): wheel 
rims, safety glass, helmets ( ID 649 ) 16 November 2022  1 7 3 
652 Republic of Korea - Revision of 
Safety Conformation Criteria for 
Textile Products for Infants ( ID 652 ) 16 November 2022  1 7 3 
659 European Union - Wine labelling 
requirements – listing of importers 
for multiple destinations ( ID 659 ) 16 November 2022  1 7 3 
666 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Technical 
Regulation for limiting and 
restricting hazardous materials in 
electrical and electronic equipment 
(ID 666 ) 16 November 2022  4 6 3 
667 India – Draft Food Safety and 
Standards (Import) Amendment 
Regulation, 2020 ( ID 667 ) 16 November 2022  3 6 3 
585 European Union - Commission 
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 
on Unmanned Aircraft Systems and 
on Third -country Operators of  
Unmanned A ircraft Systems  
(ID 585 ) 16 November 2022  1 6 3 
678 Mexico - Conformity Assessment 
Procedure under Mexican Official 
Standard NOM -223-SCFI/SAGARPA - 
2018, "Cheese Names, 
Specifications, Commercial 
Information, and Test Methods," 
published on 31 January 2019  
(ID 678 ) 16 November 2022  1 6 3 
685 European Union - Draft EU Batteries 
Regulation (implementation of the 
European Green Deal) ( ID 685 ) 16 November 2022  3 5 3 
690 European Union - Chemical strategy 
for sustainability (implementation of 
the European Green Deal) ( ID 690 ) 16 November 2022  2 5 3 
694 European Union - Withdrawal of the 
approval of the active substance 
alpha -cypermethrin ( ID 694 ) 16 November 2022  2 5 3 
697 Colombia – Good manufacturing 
practices of overseas production 
establishments ( ID 697 ) 16 November 2022  1 5 3 G/TBT/50  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -2022) Number 
of times 
raised 
(202 2) 
718 Egypt – Halal Certification Measure, 
based on Egyptian Standard ES 
4249/2014 General Requirements 
for Halal Food According to Islamic 
Sharia (ID 718 ) 16 November 2022  4 4 3 
724 Indonesia - Government Regulation 
28 of 2021 – Implementing 
Regulation (for the 
Manufacturing/Industry Sector) to 
Law No. 11 of 2020 the "Job 
Creation Act" ( ID 724 ) 16 November 2022  2 4 3 
706 China - National Standard of the 
P.R.C., Lithium Ion Cells and 
Batteries Used in Portable Electronic 
Equipments - Safety Technical 
Specification ( ID 706 ) 16 November 2022  1 4 3 
713 Belgium - Draft law introducing 
additional security measures for the 
provision of mobile 5G services  
(ID 713 ) 16 November 2022  1 4 3 
714 United States - Protecting Against 
National Security Threats to the 
Communications Supply Chain 
through the Equipment Authorization 
Program and the Competitive 
Bidding Program ( ID 714 ) 16 November 2022  1 4 3 
736 European Union - Proposal for a 
regulation of the European 
Parliament and the Council laying 
down harmonised rules on artificial 
intelligence (Artificial intelligence 
act) and amending certain union 
legislative acts ( ID 736 ) 16 November 2022  1 3 3 
742 India - Approved models and 
manufacturers of solar photovoltaic 
modules order, 2019 ( ID 742 ) 16 November 2022  1 3 3 
744 Republic of Korea - Regulation for 
supporting low carbon solar module 
product ( ID 744 ) 16 November 2022  1 3 3 
711 Sri Lanka - National Environmental 
(Plastic Material Identification 
Standards) Regulations No. 01 of 
2021 ( ID 711 ) 16 November 2022  1 3 2 
719 India - Plastic Waste Management 
(Amendment) Rules, 2021 and 2022 
(ID 719 ) 16 November 2022  1 3 2 
728 Indonesia - Import quota and SNI 
certification requirements ( ID 728 ) 16 November 2022  1 3 2 
754 South Africa - Regulations Relating 
to the Labelling of Alcoholic 
Beverages - revision ( ID 754 ) 16 November 2022  3 2 2 
756 France - Order specifying the 
substances contained in mineral oils 
the use of which is prohibited in 
packaging and in printed matter 
distributed to the public ( ID 756 ) 16 November 2022  3 2 2 G/TBT/50  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -2022) Number 
of times 
raised 
(202 2) 
748 India - Import Policy of Air 
Conditioners with Refrigerants  
(ID 748 ) 16 November 2022  1 2 2 
749 China - Key Points and Judgment 
Principles of GMP Inspection for 
Cosmetics; Safety and Technical 
Standards for Cosmetics (2022); 
Technical Guidelines for Children's 
Cosmetics ( ID 749 ) 16 November 2022  1 2 2 
750 European Union - Proposa l for a 
Directive of the European Parliament 
and of the Council amending 
Directive 2014/53/EU on the 
harmonization of the laws of the 
Member States relating to the 
making available on the market of 
radio equipment (COM/2021/547 
final) ( ID 750 ) 16 November 2022  1 2 2 
751 China - Measures for the 
Administration of Data Security in 
the Field of Industrial and 
Information Technology Sectors (For 
Trial Implementation) ( ID 751 ) 16 November 2022  1 2 2 
753 Canada - Proposed Prohibition of 
Certain Toxic Substances 
Regulations, 2022 ( ID 753 ) 16 November 2022  1 2 2 
757 India - Alert Regarding 
Implementation of QR Code for 
Refrigerators ( ID 757 ) 16 November 2022  1 2 2 
758 France - Decree on the minimum 
proportion of re -used packaging to 
be placed on the market annually 
(ID 758 ) 16 November 2022  1 2 2 
761 China - Recommended National 
Standard (GB/T) for Office Devices 
(Information security technology – 
Security specification for office 
devices) ( ID 761 ) 16 November 2022  1 2 2 
712 Brazil - MAPA Ordinance No. 208, 26 
February 2021 – revision of the 
Decree No. 6.87 of 4 June 2009 on 
the standardisat ion, classification, 
registration, inspection, production 
and supervision of alcoholic 
beverages ( ID 712 ) 16 November 2022  1 2 1 
763 European Union - Draft Commission 
Regulation amending Annexes II and 
V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of 
the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards maximum residue 
levels for clothianidin and 
thiamethoxam in or on certain 
products ( ID 763 ) 16 November 2022  12 1 1 G/TBT/50  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -2022) Number 
of times 
raised 
(202 2) 
774 India - Safety requirements with 
respect to the Rechargeable 
Electrical Energy Storage System 
(REESS) for electric power train 
vehicles, of AIS -038 and AIS -156 
(ID 774 ) 16 November 2022  2 1 1 
752 European Union - Draft Commission 
delegated regulation amending 
regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the 
European Parliament and of the 
Council t o take into account 
technical progress and regulatory 
developments concerning 
amendments to vehicle regulations 
adopted in the context of the United 
Nations Economic Commission for 
Europe. ( ID 752 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
762 European Union - Proposal for a 
regulation of the European 
Parliament and the Council on 
general product safety, amending 
Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 of the 
European Parliament and of the 
Council, and repealing Council 
Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive 
2001/95/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council 
(COM/2021/346 - final) ( ID 762 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
764 United States - Protection of 
Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of 
Substitutes Under the Significant 
New Alternatives Policy Program in 
Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and 
Fire Suppression ( ID 764 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
765 India - Public Consultation for 
declaring two or more prime 
constituents of the commodity on 
the front side of the 
package/Revision of Le gal Metrology 
(Packaged Commodities Rules), 
2011 ( ID 765 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
766 European Union - Draft Commission 
implementing regulation laying down 
rules for the application of 
Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the  
European Parliament and the Council 
as regards uniform procedures and 
technical specifications for the type -
approval of  fu lly automated motor 
vehicles with regard to their 
automated driving system (ADS)  
(ID 766 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
767 Australia - Water Efficiency Standard 
AS/NZS 6400:2016 ( ID 767 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 G/TBT/50  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -2022) Number 
of times 
raised 
(202 2) 
768 European Union - Draft Commission 
Regulation laying down ecodesign  
requirements for mobile phones, 
cordless phones and slate tablets 
pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC 
of the European Parliament and of 
the Council ( ID 768 ) 16 November 202 2 1 1 1 
769 Viet Nam - Draft of National 
technical regulation on the 
restriction of the use of certain 
hazardous substances in electrical 
and electronic equipment ( ID 769 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
770 United Kingdom - Designated notice 
and Designated vendor direction  
(ID 770 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
771 United States - Energy Conservation 
Program: Energy Conservation 
Standards for Ceiling Fans ( ID 771 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
772 Argentina - Decree Implementing 
Law No. 27.642 on the Promotion of 
Healthy Eating ( ID 772 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
773 Spain - Barcelona labelling 
classification requirements for squid 
(ID 773 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
775 United States - Energy Conservation 
Program: Test Procedure for 
Television Sets ( ID 775 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
776 Angola - Decreto Executivo 
n°186/22 by the Ministerio das 
Finanças ( ID 776 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
777 European Union - Proposed 
reduction of Chromium VI 
concentration from 3mg/kg to 
1mg/kg in leather and textile items 
(ID 777 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
778 Indonesia - Draft decree regarding 
Minimum Energy Performance 
(SKEM) and Energy Saving Label for 
various products ( ID 778 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
779 Morocco - Conformity assessment 
(ID 779 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
780 India - Order related to requirement 
of Health certificate accompanied 
with imported food consignment of 
Milk and Milk Products, Pork and 
Pork Products & Fish and Fish 
Products ( ID 780 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 
781 Brazil - 67 notifications issued over 
the last six months covering 
chemical and pharma prod ucts 
without adequate timeframe to 
respond ( ID 781 ) 16 November 2022  1 1 1 G/TBT/50  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -2022) Number 
of times 
raised 
(202 2) 
345 European Union - Draft 
Implementing Regulations amending 
Regulation (EC) No. 607/2009 laying 
down detailed rules for the 
application of Council Regulation 
(EC) No 479/2008 as regards 
protected designations of origin and 
geographical indications, traditiona l 
terms, labelling and presentation of 
certain wine sector products  
(ID 345 ) 13 July 2022  1 30 2 
466 China - Registration Fees for Drugs 
and Medical Device Products  
(ID 466 ) 13 July 2022  1 21 1 
568 Brazil - Technical Regulation 14,  
8 February 2018, to set the 
additiona l official identity, quality 
standards for wine and derivatives of 
grape and wine products as well as 
the requirements to be acquainted 
and Technical Regulation No. 48,  
31 August 2018 published in the 
Official Gazette on 10 September 
2018 ( ID 568 ) 13 July 2022  1 8 1 
620 Bangladesh - Hazardous Waste (E -
waste) Management Rules, 2019  
(ID 620 ) 13 July 2022  1 7 2 
633 India – FSSAI’s Food Safety and 
Standards (Food Products Standards 
and Food Additives) Regulations, 
2011 and the new implementing 
veterinary certificate for dairy 
products  ( ID 633 ) 13 July 2022  1 7 2 
696 Argentina - Requirement of affidavit 
along with the product certification 
from a certified body  for export of 
boards derived from wood ( ID 696 ) 13 July 2022  1 4 2 
702 United Arab Emirates - Requirement 
of G-mark for every toy ( ID 702 ) 13 July 2022  1 4 2 
681 India - Plain Copier Paper (Quality 
Order) 2020 ( ID 681 ) 13 July 2022  1 4 1 
717 India - Chemical Fibers and Yarns: 
PSY, IDY, FDY, POY, PSF, and SMF 
for use in Cement -Based Matrix 
(Quality Control) Orders, 2020  
(ID 717 ) 13 July 2022  1 3 2 
698 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Technical 
Regulation for Building Materials – 
Part 4: Bricks, Tiles, Ceramics, 
Sanitary Appliances, and related 
products (published on the official 
gazette on 22/03/2019) ( ID 698 ) 13 July 2022  1 3 1 
730 Mongolia - Draft Law on controlling 
the circulation of alcohol beverages, 
and fight against alcoholism  
(ID 730 ) 13 July 2022  1 2 2 G/TBT/50  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -2022) Number 
of times 
raised 
(202 2) 
731 United States - Energy conservatio n 
program: test procedure for 
circulator pumps ( ID 731 ) 13 July 2022  1 2 2 
733 South Africa - Regulations relating to 
the composition, production and 
labelling of wine and spirits intended  
for sale in the Republic of South 
Africa ( ID 733 ) 13 July 2022  1 2 2 
737 United States - Secure equipment 
act of 2021 ( ID 737 ) 13 July 2022  1 2 2 
740 United Kingdom - EC marking 
certificate for export of home textile 
items ( ID 740 ) 13 July 2022  1 2 2 
741 European Union - Commission 
implementing decision (EU) 
2017/1357 on a restriction of 
Standard EN 60335 -2-9-2003+A 13 -
2010 ( ID 741 ) 13 July 2022  1 2 2 
743 European Union - Regulation (EU) 
2022/30 on network protection, 
safeguards for the protection of 
personal data and privacy and 
protection from fraud ( ID 743 ) 13 July 2022  1 2 2 
747 Japan - Inspection system for sports 
goods and toys and non -acceptance 
of test reports from Indian test 
houses ( ID 747 ) 13 July 2022  1 2 2 
755 United States - Energy conservation 
program: energy conservation 
standards for room air conditioners 
(ID 755 ) 13 July 2022  1 1 1 
759 Viet Nam - Draft national technical 
regulation on 5G user equipment - 
radio access; draft national technical 
regulation on non -standalone 5G 
user equipment - radio access  
(ID 759 ) 13 July 2022  1 1 1 
760 India - Amendment to notification on 
mandatory testing and certification 
of telecommunication systems 
(MTCTE) – Phase III & IV ( ID 760 ) 13 July 2022  1 1 1 
367 India - Electronics and Information 
Technology Goods (Requirements for 
Compulsory Registration) Order, 
2012 ( ID 367 ) 9 March 2022  1 27 1 
505 Egypt - Manufacturer Registration 
System (Decree No. 43/2016 and 
Decree No. 992/2015) ( ID 505 ) 9 March 2022  2 18 1 
509 China - National Standards on Limits 
of Volatile Organic Compounds for 
Furniture ( ID 509 ) 9 March 2022  1 15 1 
470 Brazil - Draft Ordinance Act Nº. 374, 
27 November 2014 (Portaria  
SDA/MAPA 374/2014) Establishes 
quality requirements for wine and 
derivatives of grape and wine  
(ID 470 ) 9 March 2022  1 11 1 G/TBT/50  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -2022) Number 
of times 
raised 
(202 2) 
663 United Kingdom - Wine labelling and 
documentation requirements at the 
end of the Brexit transition period 
(ID 663 ) 9 March 2022  1 5 1 
721 Guatemala - Technical Standard 84 -
2021 for the Sanitary Registration  of 
Repellent Products for External Use 
in Humans and Spatial Repellent 
Products ( ID 721 ) 9 March 2022  1 2 1 
729 Malaysia - Guideline for Approval of 
Electrical Equipment (Electricity 
Regulation 1994) Information 
Booklet 2018 Edition 
(GP/ST/N0.14/2017) ( ID 729 ) 9 March 2022  1 1 1 
732 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Corporate 
average fuel economy standard 
(SAUDI CAFE) for all light duty 
vehicles ( ID 732 ) 9 March 2022  1 1 1 
734 European Union - Specific test 
procedures and technical 
requirement s for the type -approval 
of motor vehicles with regard to 
their event data recorder and for the 
type-approval of those systems as 
separate technical units  ( ID 734 ) 9 March  2022 1 1 1 
735 Canada - Pest control products 
regulations (ultraviolet radiation -
emitting devices and ozone -
generating devices) ( ID 735 ) 9 March 2022  1 1 1 
738 European Union - Regulations 
affecting spices (Regulation number 
EU 2021/2246, dated 15 December 
2021) ( ID 738 ) 9 March 2022  1 1 1 
739 European Union - Implementation of 
access regulation regarding collagen 
for human consumption ( ID 739 ) 9 March 2022  1 1 1 
745 European Union - Regulation (EU) 
2019/320 on caller location in 
emergency communications from 
mobile devices ( ID 745 ) 9 March 2022  1 1 1 
746 Indonesia - Remote factory audit for 
air conditioners ( ID 746 ) 9 March 2022  1 1 1 
Total      241 
  G/TBT/50  
 
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  E. Overview of new STCs raised in 202 2  
The following table provides additional detail about the new specific trade concerns raised in 202 2. 
 
Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
Angola  Angola - Decreto Executivo 
n°186/22 by the Ministerio 
das Finanças ( ID 776 ) Other  Alcoholic beverages, tobacco  EU 
Argentina  Argentina - Decree 
Implementing Law No. 
27.642 on the Promotion 
of Healthy Eating ( ID 772 ) Consumer 
information, 
Labelling; 
Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection  Prepackaged foods  US 
Australia  Australia - Water Efficiency 
Standard AS/N ZS 
6400:2016 ( ID 767 ) Consumer 
information, 
Labelling; Other; 
Protection of the 
environment  Tap equipment  
Showers  
Lavatory (WC) equipment  
Urinal equipment  
Flow controllers  
Electric dishwashers  
Electric clothes washing 
machines (including 
combination clothes washing 
machine  
dryers).  China  
Brazil  Brazil - 67 notifications 
issued over the last six 
months covering chemical 
and pharma products 
without adequate 
timeframe to respond  
(ID 781 ) Not specified  Not specified  India 
Canada  Canada - Pest control 
products regulations 
(ultraviolet radiation -
emitting devices and 
ozone -generating devices) 
(ID 735 ) Protection of 
Human healt h or 
safety  Ultraviolet Radiation -emitting 
Devices and Ozone -generating 
Devices  China  
Canada  Canada - Proposed 
Prohibition of Certain Toxic 
Substances Regulations, 
2022 ( ID 753 ) Protection of the 
environment  Environmental protection (ICS 
Code: 13.020)  Japan  
China  China - Key Points and 
Judgment Principles of 
GMP Inspection for 
Cosmetics; Sa fety and 
Technical Standards for 
Cosmetics (2022); 
Technical Guidelines for 
Children's Cosmetics  
(ID 749 ) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Quality 
requirements  Cosmetics (HS code(s): 33); 
(ICS code(s): 71.100.70)  US 
China  China - Measures for the 
Administration of Data 
Security in the Field of 
Industrial and Information 
Technology Sectors (For 
Trial Implementation)  
(ID 751 ) Not specified  Industrial and information 
technology sector s  Japan G/TBT/50  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
China  China - Recommended 
National Standard (GB/T) 
for Office Devices 
(Information security 
technology – Security 
specification for office 
devices) ( ID 761 ) Not specified  Office devices  Japan  
European 
Union  European Union - Proposal 
for a regulation of the 
European Parliament and 
the Council on general 
product safety, amending 
Regulation (EU) 
1025/2012 of the 
European Parliament and 
of the Council, and 
repealing Council Directive 
87/357/EEC and Directive 
2001/95/EC of the 
European Parliament and 
of the Council 
(COM/2021/346 - final) 
(ID 762 ) Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Consumer products  China  
European 
Union  European Union - Draft 
Commission Regulation 
amending A nnexes II and 
V to Regulation (EC) No 
396/2005 of the European 
Parliament and of the 
Council as regards 
maximum residue levels 
for clothianidin and 
thiamethoxam in or on 
certain products ( ID 763 ) Protection of 
animal or plant 
life or health; 
Protection of the 
environment  Clothianidin and thiamethoxam  Australia  
Canada  
China  
Colombia  
Costa Rica  
Ecuador  
India 
Indonesia  
Kenya  
Paraguay  
Peru 
US 
European 
Union  European Union - Draft 
Commission delegated 
regulation amending 
regulation (EU) 2019/2144 
of the European Parliament 
and of the Council to take 
into account technical 
progress and regulatory 
developments concerning 
amendments to vehicle 
regulations adopted in the 
context o f the United 
Nations Economic 
Commission for Europe. 
(ID 752 ) Other  Passenger cars and vans 
(motor vehicles of categories M 
and N); Road vehicles in 
general (ICS 43.020)  China G/TBT/50  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
European 
Union  European Union - Proposal 
for a Directive of the 
European Parliament and 
of the Council amending 
Directive 2014/53/EU on 
the harmonization of the 
laws of the Member States 
relating to the making 
available on the market of 
radio equipment 
(COM/2021/547 fina l)  
(ID 750 ) Protection of the 
environment ; 
Other  Mobile phones; tablets; 
headphones; headsets; digital 
cameras; portable speakers 
and handheld video game 
consoles; Teleco mmunication 
terminal equipment (ICS 
33.050), Components and 
accessories for 
telecommunications equipment 
(ICS 33.120), IT terminal and 
other peripheral equipment 
(ICS 35.180), Photography 
(ICS 37.040), Equipment for 
entertainment (ICS 97.200)  US 
European 
Union  European Union - Proposal 
for a regulation of the 
European Parliament and 
the Council laying down 
harmonised rules on 
artificial intelligence 
(Artificial intelligence act) 
and amending certain 
union legislative acts  
(ID 736 ) Other  Not specified  China  
European 
Union  European Union - 
Regulations affecting 
spices (Regulation number 
EU 2021/2246, dated 15 
December 2021) ( ID 738 ) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Spices  India 
European 
Union  European Union - 
Implementation of access 
regulation regarding 
collagen for human 
consumption ( ID 739 ) Not specified  Collagen for human 
consumption  China  
European 
Union  European Union - 
Commission implementing 
decision (EU) 2017/1357 
on a restriction of 
Standard EN 60335 -2-9-
2003+A 13 -2010 ( ID 741 ) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Air fryers  China  
European 
Union  European Union - 
Regulation (EU) 2022/30 
on network pro tection, 
safeguards for the 
protection of personal data 
and privacy and protection 
from fraud ( ID 743 ) Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection ; Other  HS 8517, ICS 33 (indicative); 
Telephone sets, incl. 
telephones for cellular networks 
or for other wireless networks; 
other apparatus for the 
transmission or reception of 
voice, images or other data, 
incl. apparatus for 
communication in a wired or 
wireless net work [such as a 
local or wide area network]; 
parts thereof (excl. than 
transmission or reception 
apparatus of heading 8443, 
8525, 8527 or 8528) (HS 
8517); 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS. 
AUDIO AND VIDEO 
ENGINEERING (ICS 33)  China  G/TBT/50  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
European 
Union  European Union - 
Regul ation (EU) 2019/320 
on caller location in 
emergency 
communications from 
mobile devices ( ID 745 ) Other  HS Code 851712  China  
European 
Union  European Union - Specific 
test procedures and 
technical requirements for 
the type -approval of motor 
vehicles with regard to 
their event data recorder 
and for the type -approval 
of those systems as 
separate technical units  
(ID 734 ) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety ; Other  Passenger cars and vans 
(motor vehicles of categories 
M1 and N1); Road vehicles in 
general (ICS 43.020)  China  
European 
Union  European Union - Draft 
Commission implementing 
regulation laying down 
rules for the application of 
Regulation (EU) 
2019/2144 of the  
European Parliament and 
the Council as regards 
uniform procedures and 
technical specifications for 
the type -approval of  fully 
automated motor vehicles 
with regard to their 
automated driving system 
(ADS) ( ID 766 ) Other  Road vehicles in general (ICS 
code(s): 43.020); Passenger 
cars, vans trucks and buses 
(motor vehicles of cate gories M 
and N)  China  
European 
Union  European Union - Proposed 
reduction of Chromium VI 
concentration from 
3mg/kg to 1mg/kg in 
leather and textile items 
(ID 777 ) Not specified  Leather and textile items  India 
European 
Union  European Union - Draft 
Commission Regulation 
laying down ecodesign 
requirements for mobile 
phones, cord less phones 
and slate tablets pursuant 
to Directive 2009/125/EC 
of the European Parliament 
and of the Council  
(ID 768 ) Protection of the 
environment ; 
Other  Smartphones, Slate tablets, 
Mobile phones other than 
smartphones, Cordless phones  Korea  
European 
Union; France  France - Order s pecifying 
the substances contained 
in mineral oils the use of 
which is prohibited in 
packaging and in printed 
matter distributed to the 
public ( ID 756 ) Protection of 
Human  health or 
safety; Protection 
of the 
environment ; 
Other  Packaging, printed matter 
distributed to the public  China  
Korea  
US 
European 
Union; France  France - Decree on the 
minimum proportion of re -
used packaging to be 
placed on the market 
annually ( ID 758 ) Other; Protection 
of the 
environment  Packaging  US G/TBT/50  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
European 
Union; Spain  Spain - Barcelona labelling 
classification requirements 
for squid ( ID 773 ) Other  Squid  China  
India India - Safety 
requirements with respect 
to the Rechargeable 
Electrical Energy Storage 
System (REESS) for 
electric power train 
vehicles, of AIS -038 and 
AIS-156 ( ID 774 ) Not specified  Rechargeable Electrical Energy 
Storage System (REESS) for 
electric power train vehicles  EU 
Korea  
India India - Order related to 
requirement of Health 
certificate accompanied 
with imported food 
consignment of Milk and 
Milk Products, Pork and 
Pork Products & Fish and 
Fish Products ( ID 780 ) Other  Food products (Milk and Milk 
Products, Pork and Pork 
products & Fish and Fishery 
Products)  EU 
India India - Amendment to 
notification on mandatory 
testing and certification of 
telecommunication 
systems (MTCTE) –  
Phase III & IV ( ID 760 ) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Quality 
requirements ; 
Other  HS 8517, 8525; Telephone 
sets, incl. telephones for 
cellular networks or for other 
wireless network s; other 
apparatus for the transmission 
or reception of voice, images or 
other data, incl. apparatus for 
communication in a wired or 
wireless network [such as a 
local or wide area network]; 
parts thereof (excl. than 
transmission or reception 
apparatus of h eading 8443, 
8525, 8527 or 8528) (HS 
8517); Transmission apparatus 
for radio -broadcasting or 
television, whether or not 
incorporating reception 
apparatus or sound recording 
or reproducing apparatus; 
television cameras, digital 
cameras and video camera 
recorders (HS 8525)  China  
India India - Public Consultation 
for declaring two or more 
prime constituents of the 
commodity on the front 
side of the 
package/Revision of Legal 
Metrology (Packaged 
Commodities Rules), 2011 
(ID 765 ) Not specified  Certain commodities  US 
India India - Alert Regarding 
Implementation of QR 
Code for Refrigerators  
(ID 757 ) Consumer 
information, 
Labelling  Refrigerators  Korea  
India India - Import Policy of Air 
Conditioners with 
Refrigerants ( ID 748 ) Protection of 
animal or plant 
life or health; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Air conditioners with 
refrigerants  Thailand  G/TBT/50  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
India India - Approved models 
and manufacturers of solar 
photovoltaic modules 
order, 2019 ( ID 742 ) Not specified  Solar photovoltaic modules   China  
Indonesia  Indonesia - Remote factory 
audit for air conditioners 
(ID 746 ) Not specified  Air conditioners  Thailand  
Indonesia  Indonesia - Draft decree 
regarding Minimum Energy 
Performance (SKEM) and 
Energy Saving Label for 
various products ( ID 778 ) Consumer 
information, 
Labelling; 
Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection  HS ex.8539.52.10, ex. 
8539.52.10, ex. 9405.42.50, 
and its changes  
Light-Emitting Diode (LED)  India 
Japan  Japan - Inspection system 
for sports goods and toys 
and non -acceptance of test 
reports from Indian test 
houses ( ID 747)  Not specified  Sports goods and toys  India 
Korea , 
Republic of  Republic of Korea - 
Regulation for supporting 
low carbon solar module 
product ( ID 744 ) Not specified  Low carbon solar module 
products  
 China  
Malaysia  Malaysia - Guideline for 
Approval of Electrical 
Equipment (Electricity 
Regulation 1994) 
Information Booklet 2018 
Edition 
(GP/ST/N0.14/2017)  
(ID 729 ) Protection of 
Human h ealth or 
safety; Protection 
of the 
environment  Household electrical 
equipment: 34 Category of 
Energy Commission's Regulated 
Electrical Equipment  
(ICS: 97.030) which cover 
safety and energy efficiency  Korea  
Mongolia  Mongolia - Draft Law on 
controlling the  circulation 
of alcohol beverages, and 
fight against alcoholism 
(ID 730 ) National security 
requirements; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Protection 
of the 
environmen t Beverages , spirits  and vinegar  
(HS 22); food technology   
(ICS 67)  Mexico  
Morocco  Morocco - Conformity 
assessment ( ID 779 ) Not specified  All industrial products covered 
by Law No. 24 -09 on the safety 
of products and services, other 
than food and pharmaceutical 
products  EU 
Saudi Arabia , 
Kingdom of  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - 
Corporate average fuel 
economy standard (SAUDI 
CAFE) for all light duty 
vehicles ( ID 732 ) Cost saving and 
productivity 
enhancement; 
Quality 
requirements  Fuel systems (ICS 43.060.40)  China  
South Africa  South Africa - Regulations 
relating to the 
composition, production 
and labelling of wine and 
spirits intended  for sale in 
the Republic of South 
Africa ( ID 733 )  Consumer 
information, 
Labelling; 
Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Wine,  
liqueur, spirits;  
Food technology  (ICS 67)  Mexico  G/TBT/50  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
South Africa  South Africa - Regulations 
Relating to the Labelling of 
Alcoholic Beverages - 
revision ( ID 754 ) Consumer 
information, 
Labelling; 
Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Wine,  
liqueur, spirits;  
Food technology  (ICS 67)  EU 
Mexico  
US 
United 
Kingdom  United Kingdom - EC 
marking certificate for 
export of hom e textile 
items ( ID 740 ) Not specified  Home textile items  India 
United 
Kingdom  United Kingdom - 
Designated notice and 
Designated vendor 
direction ( ID 770 ) Not specified  Not specified  China  
United States  United States - Energy 
Conservation Program: 
Energy Conservation 
Standards for Ceiling Fans 
(ID 771 ) Protection of the 
environment  Environmental  protection   (ICS  
13.020),  Ventilators.  Fans.  
Air-conditioners  (ICS  23.120),  
Ceiling fans  China  
United States  United States - Energy 
Conservation Program: 
Test Procedure for 
Television Sets ( ID 775 ) Protection of the 
environment; 
Quality 
requirements  Television sets; Transmission 
apparatus for radio -telephony, 
radio-telegraphy, radio -
broadcasting or television, 
whether or not incorporating 
reception apparatus or sound 
recording or reproducing 
apparatus; television cameras; 
still image video cameras and 
other video camera recorders;  
digital cameras (HS 8525); 
Transmission apparatus for 
radio broadcasting or 
television, whether or not 
incorporating reception 
apparatus or sound recording 
or reproducing apparatus; 
television cameras, digital 
cameras and video camera 
recorders (HS 8525);  Quality 
(ICS 03.120), Environmental 
protection (ICS 13.020), Test 
conditions and procedures in 
general (ICS 19.020), Audio, 
video and audiovisual 
engineering (ICS 33.160 ) China  
United States  United States - Secure 
equipment act of 2021  
(ID 737 ) Not specified  Not specified  China  G/TBT/50  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
United States  United States - Energy 
conservation program: test 
procedure for circulator 
pumps ( ID 731 ) Harmonization; 
Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Protection of the 
environment; 
Quality 
requirements  Test conditions and procedures 
in general (ICS 19.020), Pumps 
(ICS 23.0 80) China  
United States  United States - Energy 
conservation program: 
energy conservation 
standards for room air 
conditioners ( ID 755 )  Protection of the 
environment  Room air conditioners; Air 
conditioning machines 
comprising a motor -driven fan 
and elements for changing the 
temperature and humidity,  incl. 
those machines in which the 
humidity cannot be separately 
regulated; parts thereof (HS 
code(s): 8415); Environmental 
protection (ICS code(s): 
13.020); Ventilators. Fans. Air -
conditioners (ICS code(s): 
23.120)  China  
United States  United States - Protection 
of Stratospheric Ozone: 
Listing of Substitutes 
Under the Significant New 
Alternatives Policy 
Program in Refrigeration, 
Air Conditioning, and Fire 
Suppression ( ID 764) Protection of the 
environment  Refrigeration and air 
conditioning; Environmental 
protection (ICS code(s): 
13.020); Ventilators. Fans. Air -
conditioners (ICS code(s): 
23.120); Refrigerating 
technology (ICS code(s): 
27.200); Products of the 
chemical indust ry (ICS code(s): 
71.100)  China  
Viet Nam  Viet Nam - Draft national 
technical regulation on 5G 
user equipment - radio 
access; draft national 
technical regulation on 
non-standalone 5G user 
equipment - radio access 
(ID 759 ) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Quality 
requirements ; 
Other  5G Land Mobile User Equipment 
(UE) intended to be used in 
Viet Nam (HS code: 
8517.12.00). 5G Land Mobile 
User Equipment operates in 
specific frequency bands and 
can integrate any or a 
combination of following 
functions: + E -UTRA land 
mobile terminal equipment + 
W-CDMA FDD land mobile 
terminal equipment + GSM 
land mobile terminal equipment 
+ Radio equipment operating in 
the 2.4 GHz band  and using 
spread spectrum modulation 
techniques + Radio access 
equipment operating in the 5 
GHz band + Short range 
devices (transmitters, 
transceivers)  China  
Viet Nam  Viet Nam - Draft of 
National technical 
regulation on the 
restriction of the use of 
certain hazardous 
substances in electrical 
and electronic equipment 
(ID 769 ) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Products of the chemical 
industry (ICS 71.100)  Japan  
  G/TBT/50  
 
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  F. Statements on Implementation and Administration of the Agreement under Article 15.2  
Article 15.2 of the TBT Agreement provides that:  
 
"Each Member shall, promptly after the date on which the WTO Agreement 
enters into force for it, inform the Committee of measures in existence or 
taken to ensure the implementation and administration of this Agreement. 
Any changes of such measures thereaft er shall also be notified to the 
Committee."  
The following table contains a list of Members having submitted a Statement on implementation and 
administration of the Agreement under Article 15.2 since 1995. To date, a total of 145 Members 
have submitted at  least one such Statement . 
 
Member  Document  Date  
Afghanistan  G/TBT/2/Add.126  11 June 2018 
Albania  G/TBT/2/Add.99  15 May 2008  
Antigua and Barbuda  G/TBT/2/Add.66  7 March 2002  
Argentina  G/TBT/2/Add.21  4 September 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.21/Suppl.1  11 February 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.21 /Suppl.2  20 April 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.21/Suppl.3  29 August 2003  
Armenia  G/TBT/2/Add.75  6 August 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.75 /Rev.1  10 August 2004  
Australia  G/TBT/2/Add.8  31 May 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.8/Rev.1  29 May 2001  
 G/TBT/2/Add.8/Rev.1/Suppl.1  21 June 2001  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  G/TBT/2/Add.19  2 August 1996 
Bangladesh  G/TBT/2/Add .88  19 May 2006  
Barbados  G/TBT/2/Add.48  24 September 19 98 
Belize  G/TBT/2/Add.104  20 August 20 10 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  G/TBT/2/Add.43  20 January 1998  
 G/TBT/2/Add.43 /Suppl.1  18 September 1998  
Botswana  G/TBT/2/Add.97  30 October 2007  
Brazil  G/TBT/2/Add.26  29 October 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.2 6/Rev.1  28 October 2002  
 G/TBT/2/Add.26/Rev.1/Suppl.1  18 December 2002  
 G/TBT/2/Add.26/Rev .2  26 June 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.26/Rev.2/Suppl.1  7 July 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.26/Rev.2/Suppl.2  6 November 2006  
Brunei Darussalam  G/TBT/2/Add.119  24 October 2 016 
Bulgaria  G/TBT/2/Add.32  23 May 1997  
 G/TBT/2/Add.32/Rev .1  12 October 2000  
 G/TBT/2/Add.32/Rev .2  16 July 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.32/Rev.3  15 December 2006  
Burkina Faso  G/TBT/2/Add.130  18 June 2020  
Burundi  G/TBT/2/Add.18  25 July 2016  
Cambodia  G/TBT/2/Add.103  12 July 2010  
Canada  G/TBT/2/A dd.6  4 June 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.6/Rev.1  9 September 2002  
 G/TBT/2/Add.6/Rev.2  4 July 2007  
 G/TBT/2/Add.6/Rev.3  17 June 2014  
 G/TBT/2/Add.6/Rev.4  18 February 2019  
Chile G/TBT/2/Add.16  22 July 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.16 /Suppl.1  19 April 1999  G/TBT/50  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
 G/TBT/2/Add.16 /Suppl.2  24 November 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.16/Rev.1  16 March 2006  
China  G/TBT/2/Add.65  29 January 2002  
Colombia  G/TBT/2/Add.18  29 August 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18 /Rev.1  5 July 2005  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev .2  10 May 2007  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev.2/Suppl.1  13 March 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev.2/Suppl.2  18 September 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev .3  30 October 2009  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev.1/Suppl.1  9 January 2012  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev.1/Suppl.2  12 October 2015  
Costa Rica  G/TBT/2/Add.51  12 April 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Ad d.51/Suppl.1  10 March 2003  
Côte d'Ivoire  G/TBT/2/Add.127  15 January 2 020 
 G/TBT/2/Add.127/Suppl.1  12 March 2020  
Croatia  G/TBT/2/Add.73  24 January 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.73/Rev .1  10 May 2011  
Cuba G/TBT/2/Add.13/Rev .1  14 March 2011  
Cyprus  G/TBT/2/Add.46  27 February 1998  
Czech Republic  G/TBT/2  8 November 1995  
 G/TBT/2/Suppl.1  21 June 2001  
Democratic Republic of the Congo  G/TBT/2/Add.79  15 July 2004  
Dominica  G/TBT/2/Add.62  28 February 200 1 
Dominican Republic  G/TBT/2/Add.74  30 June 2003  
Ecuador  G/TBT/2/Add.101  22 June 2009  
Egypt  G/TBT/2/Add.34/Rev.1  8 October 2009  
 G/TBT/2/Add.34/Rev .2 22 October 2018  
 G/TBT/2/Add.34/Rev.3  14 September 2022  
El Salvador  G/TBT/2/Add.78  22 March 2004  
 G/TBT/2/Add.78 /Suppl.1  8 December 2008  
Estonia  G/TBT/2/Add.58  16 March 2000  
 G/TBT/2/Add.58/ Rev.1  1 March 2001  
 G/TBT/2/Add.58/Rev .2  10 December 2001  
Eswatini  G/TBT/2/Add.35  22 July 1997  
European Union  G/TBT/2/Add.12  27 June 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.12 /Suppl.1  4 March 1997  
 G/TBT/2/Add.12/Rev .1  1 July 1998  
 G/TBT/2/Add.12/Rev.2  5 November 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.12/Rev .3  18 October 2005  
 G/TBT/2/Add.12/Rev.3/Suppl.1  22 November 2006  
Fiji G/TBT/2/Add.90  12 September 2006  
Gabon  G/TBT/2/Add.121  5 April 2017  
Georgia  G/TBT/2/Add.81  15 October 2004  
 G/TBT/2/Add.8 1/Rev.1  28 September 2011  
 G/TBT/2/Add.81/Rev .2  8 October 2012  
 G/TBT/2/Add.81/Rev .3 3 December 2019  
Ghana  G/TBT/2/Add.76  29 October 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.76/Rev .1  2 June 2008  
Grenada  G/TBT/2/Add.67  12 March 2002  
Guatemala  G/TBT/2/Add.102  24 February 2010  
Guinea -Bissau  G/TBT/2/Add.92  24 November 2006  
Honduras  G/TBT/2/Add.50  22 October 1998  G/TBT/50  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
Hong Kong, China  G/TBT/2/Add.1  29 January 1996  
Hungary  G/TBT/2/Add.41  21 October 1997  
Iceland  G/TBT/ 2/Add.55  1 June 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.55 /Suppl.1  11 July 2000  
India G/TBT/2/Add.56  22 October 1999  
Indonesia  G/TBT/2/Add.3  22 March 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev.1  18 May 2004  
 G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev.2  15 May 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev.3  12 November 2009  
 G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev.4  20 August 2010  
 G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev.5  1 March 2017  
Israel  G/TBT/2/Add.72  23 January 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.72 /Suppl.1  18 January 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add.72/Suppl.2  3 December 2010  
Jamaica  G/TBT/2/Add.57  22 July 1999  
Japan  G/TBT/2/Add.10  11 June 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.10/ Rev.1  31 October 2016  
Jordan  G/TBT/2/Add.61  18 October 2000  
Kazakhstan  G/TBT/2/Add.116  4 March 2016  
Kenya  G/TBT/2/Add.86  28 April 2005  
 G/TBT/2/Add .86/Suppl.1  2 June 2005  
 G/TBT/2/Add.86/Rev .1  16 February 2015  
 G/TBT/2/Add.86/Rev .2 1 October 2019  
Korea, Republic of  G/TBT/2/Add.28  12 November 1996  
Kuwait, the State of  G/TBT/2/Add.105  6 April 2011  
Kyrgyz Republic  G/TBT/2/Add.59  16 March 2000  
Lao People's Democratic Republic  G/TBT/2/Add.111  20 November 2013  
Latvia  G/TBT/2/Add.52  13 April 1999  
Liberia  G/TBT/2/Add.125  6 September 2017  
 G/TBT/2/Add.125/Rev.1  25 September 2017  
Liechtenstein  G/TBT/2/Add.36  6 August 1997  
Lithuania  G/TBT/2/Add.64  4 October 2001  
Macao, China  G/TBT/2/Add.30  23 December 1996  
Madagascar  G/TBT/2/Add.80  3 August 2004  
Malawi  G/TBT/2/Add.93  2 Augu st 2007  
Malaysia  G/TBT/2/Add. 9  12 June 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.9/Rev.1  29 October 2004  
 G/TBT/2/Add.9/Rev.2  8 July 2010  
 G/TBT/2/Add.9/Rev.3  5 June 2012  
Mali G/TBT/2/Add.113  15 April 201 4 
Mauritius  G/TBT/2/Add.40  17 September 19 97 
Mexico  G/TBT/2/Add.14  19 July 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.14/Suppl.1  28 October 2008  
Moldova, Republic of  G/TBT/2/Add.68  15 March 2002  
 G/TBT/2/Add .68/Suppl.1  10 October 2006  
Mongolia  G/TBT/2/Add.44  29 January 1998  
 G/TBT/2/Add.44/Rev .1  21 December 2007  
Montenegro  G/TBT/2/Add.110  18 March 201 3 
Morocco  G/TBT/2/Add.39  6 August 1997  
Mozambique  G/TBT/2/Add.107  22 July 2011  
Myanmar  G/TBT/2/Add.129  21 February 2020 
Namibia  G/TBT/2/Add.42  9 December 1997  G/TBT/50  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
 G/TBT/2/Add.108  16 March 201 2 
Nepal  G/TBT/2/Add.122  1 June 2017  
New Zealand  G/TBT/2/Add.24  11 October 1996  
Nicaragua  G/TBT/2/Add.82  25 October 2004  
Niger  G/TBT/2/Add.95  10 September 2007  
Nigeria  G/TBT/2/Add.20  2 August 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.25  29 October 1996  
North Macedonia, Republic of  G/TBT/2/Add.84  22 February 2005  
Norway  G/TBT/2/Add.15  15 July 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.15/Rev.1  26 June 1997  
Oman  G/TBT/2/Add.63  12 April 2001  
Pakistan  G/TBT/2/Add.45  12 February 199 8 
Panama  G/TBT/2/Add.53  7 May 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.53/C orr.1  14 October 1999  
Papua New Guinea  G/TBT/2/Add.77  5 March 2004  
 G/TBT/2/Add.77/ Rev.1  27 October 2006  
Paraguay  G/TBT/2/Add.91  29 September 20 06 
 G/TBT/2/Add .91/Rev.1  1 July 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add.91/Rev .2  1 April 2010  
Peru G/TBT/2/Add.29  23 December 199 6 
 G/TBT/2/ Add.29/Suppl.1  14 September 2007  
 G/TBT/2/Add.29/Rev .1  1 October 2007  
 G/TBT/2/Add.29/Rev .2  3 December 2008  
Philippines  G/TBT/2/Add.11  11 June 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.11/Rev .1  6 November 2017  
Poland  G/TBT/2/Add.31  18 February 199 7 
 G/TBT/2/Add.31/Rev .1  24 March 1997  
Qatar  G/TBT/2/Add.87  27 February 2006  
Romania  G/TBT/2/Add.17  2 August 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.1 7/Corr.1  11 September 1996  
Russian Federation  G/TBT/2/Add.109  11 October 2012  
Rwanda  G/TBT/2/Add.85  24 February 200 5 
 G/TBT/2/Add.85/Rev .1  7 January 2015  
Saint Kitts and Nevis  G/TBT/2/Add.123  30 June 2017  
Saint Lucia  G/TBT/2/Add.37  6 August 1997 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  G/TBT/2/Add.71  10 December 200 2 
Samoa  G/TBT/2/Add.124  14 July 2017  
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  G/TBT/2/Add.89  19 May 2006  
Senegal  G/TBT/2/Add.115  9 October 20 15 
Seychelles  G/TBT/2/Add .114  25 September 2015  
Sierra Leone  G/TBT/2/Add.83  16 December 200 4 
Singapore  G/TBT/2/Add.25/Rev .1  27 August 2007  
Slovak Republic  G/TBT/2/Add.4  26 March 1996  
Slovenia  G/TBT/2/Add.5  28 March 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.5/S uppl.1  18 August 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.5/Suppl.2  1 November 2001  
South Africa  G/TBT/2/Add.60  14 July 2000  
 G/TBT/2/Add.60/ Rev.1  14 March 2012  
 G/TBT/2/Add.60/Rev .2  14 April 2016  
Sri Lanka  G/TBT/2/Add.27  8 November 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.27/Rev .1  1 April 2015  
Switzerland  G/TBT/2/Add.7  14 June 1996  G/TBT/50  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
 G/TBT/2/Add.7/Rev.1  14 February 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add.7/Rev.2  16 May 2014  
Chinese Taipei  G/TBT/2/Add.69  11 July 2002  
 G/TBT/2/Add.69/ Rev.1  20 June 2018  
Tajikistan  G/TBT/2/Add.112  17 March 201 4 
Tanzania  G/TBT/2/Add.94  31 August 2007  
 G/TBT/2/Add.94/Rev.1  28 October 2010  
Thailand  G/TBT/2/Add.38  6 August 1997 
 G/TBT/2/Add.84/Rev .1  9 November 2012  
Trinidad and Tobago  G/TBT/2/Add.47  13 July 1998  
 G/TBT/2/Add.47/Rev .1  19 October 2015  
Tunisia  G/TBT/2/Add.22  26 November 199 6 
Türkiye G/TBT/2/Add.33  18 June 1997  
 G/TBT/2/Add.33/R ev.1  9 November 2011  
Uganda  G/TBT/2/Add.23  8 October 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Ad d.23/Suppl.1  12 April 2006  
Ukraine  G/TBT/2/Add.100  30 May 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add. 100/Rev.1  10 May 2011  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/ Rev.2  20 April 2012  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/ Rev.3  8 April 2013  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.4  3 April 2014  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/ Rev.5  10 April 2015  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/ Rev.6  8 April 2016  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.7  17 February 2017  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/ Rev.8  1 March 2018  
United Arab Emirates  G/TBT/2/Add.96  11 September 20 07 
 G/TBT/2/Add.96/Rev .1 8 June 2021  
United Kingdom  G/TBT/2/Add.128  21 February 2020  
 G/TBT/2/Add. 128/Suppl.1  12 March 2020  
United States of America  G/TBT/2/Add.2  19 February 1996  
Uruguay  G/TBT/2/Add.54  26 May 1999  
Vanuatu  G/TBT/2/ Add.117  22 July 2016  
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  G/TBT/2/Add.70  10 September 20 02 
Viet Nam  G/TBT/2/Add.98  6 November 2007  
 G/TBT/2/Add.98/Rev.1  20 February 2009  
 G/TBT/2/Add.98/Rev .2  12 September 2012  
Yemen  G/TBT/2/Add.120  25 November 2016  
Zambia  G/TBT/2/Add.106  28 June 2011  
Zimbabwe  G/TBT/2/Add.49  28 September 19 98 
 
 
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