G/TBT/53  
 
7 March 2024  
(24-2128) Page: 1/79 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade    
 
 
TWENTY -NINTH  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 -ninth 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 13-15 March 2024. This document contains information on developments in the Committee 
relating to the implementat ion and operation of the TBT Agreement from 1  January 
to 31 December  2023.  
 
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the position of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  G/TBT/53  
 
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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 procedures  .......................  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  ................................ ...........................  13 
3.1.5  Regional approaches to notification  ................................ ................................ ...........  15 
3.1.6  Comment period provided in notifications  ................................ ................................ ... 16 
3.1.7  Information on adoption and entry into force of notified measures  ................................ . 19 
3.1.8  Types of measures notified  ................................ ................................ .......................  19 
3.1.9  Stated objectives of notifications  ................................ ................................ ...............  20 
3.1.10   Product coverage of notifications  ................................ ................................ .............  21 
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 ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 23 
3.4  Digital tools: The ePing SPS&TBT Platform  ................................ ................................ .... 24 
3.4.1  Introduction  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  24 
3.4.2  Committee engagement  ................................ ................................ ...........................  24 
3.4.3  Using ePing to submit and follow up on notifications  ................................ ....................  24 
3.4.4  Capacity building and outreach  ................................ ................................ .................  25 
3.4.5  Enhancements ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  26 
3.4.6  Users  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  26 
4  SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS  ................................ ................................ ......................  28 
4.1  Trends  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  28 
4.2  STCs by Member  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 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  ................................ ..............................  36 
4.6  Coverage  of new STCs  ................................ ................................ ...............................  37 
4.7  Number of times STCs are raised  ................................ ................................ .................  39 
4.8  Relationship between notifications and STCs  ................................ ................................ .. 40 G/TBT/53  
 
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  4.9  Use of eAgenda  ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  41 
5  DISPUTES INVOLVING PROVISIONS OF THE TBT AGREEMENT  ................................ ... 43 
6  SECRETARIAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES  ................................ .................  44 
7  ANNEX  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  45 
A. Notifications by Member, 1995 -2023 ................................ ................................ ...............  45 
B. Revised Recommendation of the Committee on Coherent Use of Notification Formats  .............  50 
C. Percentage of notifications that contain a comment period, by Member, 2023  .......................  52 
D. Summary of STCs raised in 2023  ................................ ................................ ...................  53 
E. Overview of new STCs raised in 2023  ................................ ................................ ..............  61 
F. Statements on Implementation and Administration of the Agreement under Article 15.2  .........  70 
G. Progress reported in STCs  ................................ ................................ .............................  76 
 
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  1  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  
1.1.  Mr. Anwar Hussain Shaik  (India) chaired the first regular meeting of 2023, on 8 -10 March2. 
Ms Anna Vitie  (Finland ) was elected by the TBT Committee as its Chairperson on 7 June 2023. During 
2023, two  regular meetings were held  under her Chairpersonship : on 21-23 June3 and 
8-10 November4, respectively.  
1.2.  The Committee continued implementation of outcomes of the Ninth Triennial Review 
of the Operation and Implementation of the TBT Agreement5 (Section 2).  
1.3.  Transparency provisions are generally well implemented . Overall, there is good 
implementation of the TBT Agreement transparency obligations by WTO Members, which continued 
to be the case in 2023. Since the Agreement entered into force:  
a. 142 Members (representing 87% of the full membership) have submitted at l east one 
notification, totalling 51,913 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. 160 Members (98% 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 2023:  
a. 90 Members  (over half of current WTO membership) submitted at least one notification 
during the year (Section 3.1.1);  4,068 notifications of new or changed TBT measures 
were submitted, the most in any year since 1995 ;  
b. Many notifications 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 202 3 were 
submitted by developing and LDC Members (Section 3.1.4);  
c. African Members lead on transparency. African Members were  again  amongst the 
most active in submitting TBT notificat ions in 2023 . African Members submitted 45% of 
all new notifications in 2023  (Sections 3.1.2 and 3.1.4) . There were five East African 
Community countries among the top ten notifying Members: Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, 
Kenya and Burundi ; 
d. 58.5 days for commen ts. Members are providing slightly closer to the recommended 
60-day comment period: the average was 58.5 days in 2023, half a day more than 202 2. 
Since 2015, Members have provided fewer than 60 days for comments on average 
(between 55 and 58 .5 days). 29 Me mbers provided 60 or more days for comment, on 
average, during the year, with  Botswana, Australia, Canada, Panama, New Zealand 
provid ing the longest comment periods overall . Members provided 60 or more days for 
comment in 86% of all new and revised notifications  in 2023 (Section 3.1.6);  
 
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  e. Growing use of the addendum format. A record 1,616 addend a were notified in 2023.  
These were mostly used (78%) to provide information related to the adoption, publication 
or entry into force of the measure (Section  3.1.3);  
f. Mainly technical regulations . Around 79% of all notifications since 1995 were indicated 
as technical regulations only, while just 6% were indicated as conformity assessment 
procedures only (Section 3.1.8) ; 
g. ePing is the hub for managing notifications . Use of the ePing platform for online 
notification submission was nearly universal: 99.8% of all TBT notifications were submitted 
online, up from 65% in 201 6 (Section 3. 4.3). Furthermore, by the end of December 2023, 
23,359 users had registered on the pla tform to benefit from features such as email alerts 
on notifications of interest. (Section 3. 4.6); and,  
h. Work programmes on standards . 38 notifications of work programmes (existence or 
updates) were received from 27 different standardizing bodies under the Code of Good 
Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards. Two new standardizing 
bodies notified acceptance of the Code (Section 3.2.3).  
1.5.  Specific Trade Concerns (STCs) in 2023:  
a. Fall in STCs . Members reviewed a total of 206 STCs, inc luding 34 new concerns. This 
marks a significant  year-on-year decline in the number of both new and previously raised 
STCs, following several years of steady increase (Section 4.1). Developing Members again 
raised a large number of new STCs: 76% of new STC s were raised solely or partly by 
developing Members in 2023 (Section 4.3);  
b. Rise in progress report ed. Members reported progress in their discussion of 9 STCs 
during 2023, the most in any year since 1995 (Section 4.1, Annex G);  
c. Broader engagement . Since 19 95, 70 Members (43% of membership) have raised at 
least one STC in the TBT Committee. In 2023, participation in STCs broadened, as 
35 Members raised at least one STC (new or previously raised) (Sections 4.1 and 4.2);  
d. Growing  use of eAgenda . The work of th e Committee was supported by the use of 
eAgenda, which allows Members to collaboratively build the agenda in real -time, 
enhancing transparency and giving more time to prepare. By the end of 2023, 98 Members 
were actively using of eAgenda, up from 85 in 202 2. In June 2023, the Committee agreed 
to extend the use of eAgenda to all agenda items (Section 4.9);  
e. Many inactive STCs . A significant share of STCs are no longer on the agenda . 81% of all 
STCs discussed in the TBT Committee since 1995 have not been raise d over the past two 
years. However, Members continued to discuss some longstanding STCs in 2023, some of 
which have been raised 18 to 44 times (Section 4.7); and,  
f. Most STCs relate to notifications . There is a strong link between the notification of 
propose d measures and their discussion in the Committee. 68% of all STCs raised between 
1995 and 202 3 relate to notified measures, while in 2023, 71% of new STCs raised were 
related to notified measures (Section 4.8).  
1.6.  In its cross -cutting discussions , the TBT Committee continued implementing the outcomes 
of the Ninth Triennial Review of the Operation and Implementation of the TBT Agreement.  In 
particular, it held thematic sessions in the area of Good Regulatory Practices (GRP) and regulatory 
cooperation between Members and significantly advanced its work to finalize the development of 
non-prescriptive pra ctical guidelines on the choice and design of conformity assessment procedures. 
The Committee also advanced with the implementation of numerous recommendations in the area 
of transparency , aided by active engagement by Members in the Transparency Working G roup.  
1.7.  On technical assistance , TBT technical assistance activities  delivered by the Secretariat  – 
both in -person and virtual – continued to be subject to high demand from Members  and observer 
governments  (Section 6).  G/TBT/53  
 
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  2  IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS  
2.1.  The TBT Committee continued 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.  
2.2.  During 2023, the Committee advanced work in the following areas:  
a. Good regulatory practice (GRP) : The Committee held a thematic session on 7 
November, focusing on the Use  of Digital Technologies and Tools in Good Regulatory 
Practices7; 
b. Regulatory cooperation between Members : The Committee held thematic sessions 
on Intangible Digital Products8 and Cybersecurity9 on 20 June, and on Climate Change10 
and Plastics Regulation11 on 7 March;  
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 procedures12; the Committee held a thematic sessions on 11 
November, focusing on Conformity assessment and e -commerce13;  
d. Transparency : The Committee advanced with the implementation of numerous 
recommendations thanks to strong engagement by Members in the Transparency Working 
Group. At its November 2023 meetin g, the Committee adopted revised guidelines for the 
inclusion of information in new notifications.14 The 10th Special Meeting on Procedures for   
Information Exchange15 held in July 2023 provided an opportunity for Members to 
exchange experiences regarding the use of ePing and the operation of Enquiry Points, in 
particular with  respect to preparation of comments and replies. The program also included 
a workshop dedicated to HS Codes and product coverage in notifications. The 
Transparency Working Group also kickstarted work towards the development of (i) a 
template for Article 15 .2 notifications, (ii) a good practice guide on how to comment on a 
notification , and (iii) an updated compilation of notification formats and guidelines. In 
addition , further refinements were introduced to ePing, which also facilitates the 
implementation of two specific  Committee  recommendations, namely sharing of unofficial 
translations and dissemination of information related to comments on notifications. The 
latest state of play related to the implementation of the Ninth Triennial Review 
recommendations  on transparency  can be accessed through the dedicated Transparency 
Working Group webpage.16 
 
6 G/TBT/46 . 
7 WTO | Thematic Session on good regulatory practice  
8 WTO | Thematic Session on Regulatory Cooperation between Members on Digital Products   
9 WTO | Themat ic Session on Regulatory Cooperation between Members on Cybersecurity  
10 WTO | Thematic session on regulatory cooperation betw een members (Climate Change)  
11 WTO | Thematic session on regulatory cooperation between members (Plastic Regulation)  
12 https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/conformity_assessment_proc_e.htm   
13 WTO | Thematic Session on Conformity assessmen t and e -commerce . 
14 G/TBT/52 . 
15 https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_1906202310_e/tbt_1906202310_e.htm   
16 WTO | TBT Transparency Working Group . G/TBT/53  
 
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  3  TRANSPARENCY AND NOTIFICATIONS17 
3.1  Notifications of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures  
3.1.1   Trends  
3.1.  In 2023, the volume of notifications of techni cal regulations and conformity assessment 
procedures submitted to the TBT Committee  witnessed renewed growth , reaching a new annual 
record  of 4,068 . The total number of notifications increased  by 4% in 202 3, compared to 202 2, 
following an annual average growth of 7% between 2017 and 2022 (Chart  1a). 
Chart  1a: Total TBT notifications, 1995 -202318  
 
 
 
3.2.  During the year, Members submitted  an all -time high in the number of addenda to existing 
notifications (1 ,616), as well as 2,2 60 new notifications , 108 corrigenda and 84 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 docume nt 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, 2012-2023 
 
 
3.3.  Whilst total numbers of notifications experienced renewed  growth , participation in submission 
of notifications in 2023 also grew slightly  compared to the previous three years , and after a spike in 
2019, with 90 Members ( over half of current  WTO membership) submitting at least one notification 
during the year (Chart  2), up from 84 in 2022. Since the entry into force of the TBT Agreement and 
up to 31  December 20 23, 142 Members (representing 87%  of the full membership) have submitted 
at least one notification, totalling 51,913 notifications (see Annex A).  
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  Chart 2: Members' participation in the notification process, 1995 -2023 
 
 
3.1.2   Notifications by Member  
3.4.  Continuing a trend from years past, African Members were again amongst the most active in 
submitting TBT notification s, with five East African Community Members in the top ten . The United 
States submitted the most notifications of a ny Member in 202 3 (Chart 3).  Overall , since 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 corrige nda) during 2023 
 
 
Chart 4: Ten Members that submitted most notifications (new notifications, addenda and 
corrigenda, and revisions) during 1995 -2023 
 
 
 
 
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  3.5.  Taking a closer look at the five top notifying Members (US, Uganda , Brazil , EU, and Kenya ; 
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 US, Uganda, Brazil, EU, and Kenya  (new 
notifications, addenda and corrigenda, and revisions) during 2014-2023 
 
 
3.1.3   Use of notification formats  
3.6.  The TBT Committee recommendation for the  coherent  use of different notification formats 
("new notifications", "revisions", "addenda", "corrigenda", a s well as "supplement s")guides Members 
in order to increase transparency of  notified measure s throughout 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 ext ended (addenda, see Section 3.1.6 and Chart 14), 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 2023 alone, a record 
1,616 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 -2023 
 
 
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 2023, the 
main type of information  in addenda (78%) 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, 38% included a website address to , or copy of, the a dopted final text , 
compared with 74% in 202 2.21  
Chart 7: Reasons for addenda submitted during 202322 
 
 
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) ;  more than twice this many (84) were submitted  
in 2023, the majority by the United States . The Members that have notified  the most revisions since 
1995 are the US (120), Ecuador  (102), China  (45), Thailand ( 30), South Africa (26), Canada (25), 
 
21 G/TBT/41 , para. 6.19(e.i); G/TBT/1/Rev.15 , Section 6.3.1.11, page 3 6. 
22 Most addenda (8 9%) submitted in 202 3 relate to measures originally notified in previous years.  
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  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 
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 , Uganda and 
Brazil notify  slightly more regular notifications than addenda, while the EU and Kenya predominately 
use regular notifications.   
Chart 8: Use of notification formats  by the US, Uganda,  Brazil, the EU and Kenya  during  
1995 -2023, 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 mainly connected to  the increase in 
notifications submitted by developing Members , including least -developed Members  (Chart  9). In 
2023 half of the notifications ( 50%) were submitted by 59 developing Members. Least -developed 
Members ( 11) were responsible for 33% of new notifications in 202324 and developed Members ( 19) 
for 17%.  
 
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). 
24 The top five notifying least -developed Members for the period 1995 to 202 3 concerning new 
notifications are Uganda (1, 883), Tanzania ( 1,072 ), Rwanda ( 970), Burundi  (436) and Yemen  (270). 
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  Chart 9: New notifications by development status, 1995 -2023 
 
 
3.12.  The rise in notifications from African Members since 2017 is a continued trend  (Chart 1 0). 
African Members  submitted under a half (45%) of all new notifications in 2023, far more than any 
other regional group , followed by Members in Asia and in the Middle East, with shares of 18% and 
10%, respectively . Of the  overall share ( 45%) attributed to African Members, Rwanda  accounts for 
21%, Tanzania  for 19%, Kenya for 18%, Uganda for 16%, and Burundi  for 12%. 
Chart 10: Share of d istribution of new notifications by region, 2016-2023 
 
 
 
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  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 
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). Members of t he East African 
Community have also submitt ed 305 joint notifications since they began joint submissions in 2021 
(Chart  12). The Andean Community has also made use of this approach, albeit to a much lesser  
extent , and only made two joint notification s in 2023. (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 -2023 
 
 
 
 
25 Regional bodies or economic communities cannot notify on behalf of  Members. 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 
notificat ion 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 -2023 
 
 
3.1.6   Comment period provided in notifications  
3.14.  In 20 23, Members provided on average 58.5 days for comments on new notifications and 
revisions (Chart 1 3).27 This represents a  continued increase compared to previous years, towards 
the required 60 days to be provided for comments on notified technical regulation s and conformity 
assessment procedures  (except in urgent  situations) . Member s able to provide a time -limit beyond 
60 days , such as 90 days,  are encouraged to do so and should indicate this in the notification.28  
 
27 Chart 1 3 covers only those 2,237 notifications in 202 3 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 circulation of the notification).  
28 G/TBT/1/Rev.15 , Section 6.3.1.8, page 3 3. 
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  Chart 13: Average number of days provided  for comments , new notifications and 
revisions, all Members , 199 6-2023 
 
 
3.15.  The average comment period provided by each Member in 202 3 (who notified a total of five 
or more new notifications or revisions) is shown in Chart 1 4. Twenty -nine Members provided 60 or 
more days for comment, on average , during the year , with Botswana providing the longest comment 
periods (Chart  14). Members provided 60 or more days for comment in 86% of all new and revised 
notifications in 2023 . In 107 new notifications and revisions submitted last year  (5% of total) , 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,  12 Members29 used the addendum  format to 
notify extensions to comment periods on measures first notified in 2023; this information is also 
reflected  in Chart 1 4. Whilst in most cases no r eason  is cited for extending the comment period , a 
handful of addenda state  that the extension is in response to a request thereof . Annex  C illustrates 
the percentage of notifications submitted in 2023 that provide a comment period, by Member (where 
five or more new notifications or revisions were notified).  
 
 
29 United States; Brazil; Australia; Canada; Chile; Honduras; Korea, Republic of; New Zealand; Panama; 
Paraguay; Philippines; and Ukraine  (in descending order).  
46.946.347.2
46.549.653.3
49.254.857.860.560.9
59.9
58.1 58.157.758.3
56.558.860.2
59.2
55.856.1
55.456.155.757.058.058.5
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  Chart 1 4: Average comment period, by Member, 202330 
 
 
 
 
30 This ch art includes only those Members that have notified five or more new no tifications or revisions 
in 202 3. 
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80SenegalPhilippinesArgentinaArmeniaJamaicaJapanRussian FederationChinese TaipeiKorea, Republic ofKyrgyz RepublicViet NamJordanGhanaIndiaEswatiniKenyaRwandaColombiaBolivia, Plurinational…FranceDominican RepublicTrinidad and TobagoEcuadorGeorgiaPeruMalawiMexicoIndonesiaUruguayQatarYemenOmanIsraelBahrain, Kingdom ofUnited Arab EmiratesKuwait, the State ofEgyptSaudi Arabia, Kingdom ofChinaBurundiUgandaTanzaniaThailandSloveniaBrazilChileUnited KingdomUkraineEuropean UnionUnited States of AmericaTürkiyeSwitzerlandNew ZealandPanamaCanadaAustraliaBotswana
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  3.1.7   Information on adoption and entry into force of notified measures  
3.1.7.1   "Reasonable interval" provided in notifications  
3.1.7.1.1   New notifications  
3.16.  Item 9 of the regular notification format provides for the inclusion of proposed adoption and 
entry into force dates, where available. The majority of notifications do not provide sufficient 
information to determine the interval between adoption and entry into force of notified  measure s 
(hereafter: the "interval") .31 In 2023, the share of regular/revision notifications using  the "6 months 
from adoption " check box in the notification format was 4%.  A further 8% provid ed dates of adoption 
and entry into force , from which an interval can be estimated . Of this 12% indicating an interval, 
just under half provide at least 180 days. Furthermore, as most regular/revision notifications are of 
draft measures, the dates indicated,  if any, refer to "proposed" dates of adoption and entry into 
force.  
3.1.7.1.2   Addenda  
3.17.  To complement this information, the addendum format is intended, inter alia , to indicate the 
actual dates of adoption, publication, and entry into force. This information provide s another way to 
estimate the interval. There were 1,323  addenda notified in 2023  that relate to the adoption, 
publication,  or entry into force of notified measure s (see Chart 7). Based on the information provided 
by Members,  322 (24%) allow for the calcul ation of the interval , and only 57 of these (4%) provided 
an interval  of at least 180 days.    
3.1.7.2   Adopted final texts: website information  
3.18.  In the Eighth Triennial Review, the Committee recommended that Members provide the 
Secretariat with up -to-date website i nformation for where adopted final texts of technical 
regulations, as well as applicable conformity assessment procedures, can normally be accessed.32 
Annex H to document G/TBT/44  contains the list of Members who have provided this information to 
the Secretariat .  
3.1.8   Types of measures notified  
3.19.  The majority of measures notified to TBT Committee a re technical regulations  (Chart 1 5). 
Around 79% of all n otifications 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). During 2020 -2021,  there was an 
increase in urgent measures, coinciding with the COVID -19 pandemic.  
 
31 G/TBT/1/Rev.15 , Section 6.3.1.10, pages 35 -36. 
32 G/TBT/41 , para. 6.19.e.iii -iv. G/TBT/53  
 
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  Chart 15: Breakdown of notifications, by type of measure, 1995 -2023 
 
 
 
 
Chart 1 6: Breakdown of notifications, by type of measure, by year  
 
 
 
3.1.9   Stated objectives of notifications  
3.20.  "Protection of human health or safety" was once again overwhelmingly the primary objective 
stated in new notifications submitted in 2023.33 The second most cited objective was "Quality 
requirements", followed by "Consumer information, labelling" , "Preventi on of deceptive practices 
and consumer protection",  "Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade",  "Harmonization", and 
 
33 The objectives are indicated by Members in Item 7 of the new notification template (see 
G/TBT/1/Rev.15 , pp. 72-75). Notifications may cite multiple objectives.  
Neither TR nor 
CAP
2%
Only TR
79%Only CAP
6%Both TR and CAP
13%
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 2023
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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  "Protection of the environment ". When comparing this with the most cited objectives for the period 
1995 to 2022, the top seven  objectives remain unchanged, albeit in a different order (Chart 17). 
Chart 17: Notification by objective, 1995 -202334 
 
 
 
3.1.10   Product coverage of  notifications  
3.21.  Members provided HS codes in just over  half of notifications in 202 3. The most frequently 
covered product categories were : fertilizers (HS 31) ; machinery and mechanical appliances  (HS 84) ; 
cereals (HS  10); electrical machinery and equipment (HS 85) ; essential oils (HS 33) ; edible 
vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS 07); dairy (HS 04); pharmaceutical products (HS 30); 
beverages (HS 22); vehicles (HS 87); miscellaneous chemical products (HS 38); preparations of 
cereals, flour, starch or milk  (HS 19) ; plastics (HS 39); coffee, tea (HS 09); amongst others  
(Chart  18). Overall, notifications t ouched on 91 different HS chapters in 202 3.  
3.22.  On the other hand, Members provided ICS codes in more than three quarters  of notifications 
in 2023. The most frequently covered categories  were: food technology (ICS 67); agriculture 
(ICS 65); chemical technolog y (ICS 71); environment, health, safety (ICS 13); health care 
technology (ICS 11); domestic/commercial equipment (ICS 97); construction materials (ICS 91); 
road vehicles engineering (ICS 43); electrical engineering (ICS 29); telecommunications (ICS 33); 
amongst others (Chart 19). Overall, notifications touched on 39 different ICS fields i n 2023.  
 
34 This chart is ordered by totals from 1995 -2023. 1 notification in 2023  did not specify any objective.  
0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000
Protection of human health or safety
Quality requirements
Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer…
Consumer information, labelling
Protection of the environment
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Harmonization
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,  202335 
 
 
Chart 19: Product coverage in notifications, most commonly used ICS fields , 202336 
 
 
 
35 This chart includes HS chapters indicated in 35 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.  
36 This chart includes ICS fields  indicated in 50 or more notifications  during the year . This information is 
based on ICS 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.  
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  3.2  Other TBT notifications  
3.2.1   Notifications  under Article 10.7  
3.23.  In 202 3, five agreement s were notified under Article 10.7  (three were submitted by the United 
Kingdom, one by Namibia and one by  the United States ).37 Agreements cover, inter alia , inspection 
in fish and fishery products, testing or certification in radio equipment, medical devices, automotive 
products , and good manufacturing practice re lating to pharmaceuticals.  Since 1995, 
169 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  
3.24.  In 2023, two Member s (Chile and Zambia ) submitted revision s to their previous statement s 
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 Pr actice")  
3.25.  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 3, two standardizing bodies notified the acceptance of the Code38 
and 38 notifications of work programmes (existence or updates) were received from 27 different 
standardizing bodies.39 Websites are now the most common way of making work programmes 
available. At the end of 2023, 129 standardizing bodies had provided hyperlinks to where their work 
programmes can be found (others provide the work programmes as pdf files, which are made 
available on the gateway).  
3.26.  Between 1995 and 202 3, 195 standardizing bodies from 144 Members or Observers accepted 
the Code of Good Practice. In addition, the African Organisation for Standardisation  (ARSO) and the 
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 acceptance 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  
3.27.  160 Members (98% of membership)  have provided contact information  for their TBT Enquiry 
Point (Articles 10.1 and 10.2).  
3.28.  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 ).  
 
37 G/TBT/10.7/N/166 , G/TBT/10.7/N/167 , G/TBT/10.7/N/168 , G/TBT/10.7/N/169  and 
G/TBT/10.7/N/170 . 
38 Human Research Standards Organization (HRSO) , Canada ; and the Nepal Bureau of Standards  and 
Metrology (NBSM) , Nepal . 
39 The full list of the standardizing bodies that have accepted the Code can be accessed from the WTO 
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  3.4  Digital tools: The ePing SPS&TBT Platform  
3.4.1   Introduction  
3.29.  The ePing SPS&TBT Platform , launched in 202240, replaces and brings under one roof the 
content and functions previously available through five distinct online tools41 and offers additional 
functionalities. As such, the new platform fulfills a specific mandate from the Ninth Triennial Review 
for "the Secretariat to improve and streamline curren t online tools, including ePing and work towards 
integrating these tools into a more comprehensive and centralized platform ".42 The platform  
facilitates access to  TBT (and SPS) notifications, STCs and Committee  documents, as well as contact 
information of Enquiry Points . Registered users benefit from additional features, including email 
alerts listing  notifications covering  products and/or markets of interest. Officials with administrator  
rights can use the platform  to submit notifications to the WTO, update Enquiry Points  contact details, 
and reach out to other users through the national and international f ora. In addition, a smartphone 
application complements the web -based platform, allowing stakeholders to browse and receive alerts 
on notifications on their phones.  
3.30.  The original ePing alert system was the result of a tripartite collaboration among the 
International Trade Center (I TC), United Nations  Department of Economic and Social Affairs 
(UNDESA) and WTO. The partnership among the three organizations continues, focusing on both the 
development of the new platform and on capacity building and outreach acti vities . 
3.4.2   Committee engagement  
3.31.  The WTO Secretariat has been providing updates on ePing to delegations on a regular basis. 
ePing walk -in sessions were organized on the margins of the March, June, and November 2023 TBT 
meetings, providing an opportunity for in terested delegations to pose any ePing -related questions 
and provide feedback. A detailed presentation on ePing was delivered by the Secretariat during the 
June 2023 Special Meeting on Procedures for Information Exchange , followed by experience sharing 
by Members.43 In addition, in November 2023, the Secretariat issued an explanatory note44 
explaining the different levels of acc ess available to ePing users, for example to submit notifications 
or reach out to other users. Furthermore, the Transparency Working Group meetings have a standing 
agenda item on ePing, for the Secretariat to provide updates and for Members to pose questio ns on 
ePing.  
3.4.3   Using ePing to submit and follow up on notifications  
3.32.  In 2023, 99.8% of all TBT notifications  were submitted online using ePing. Chart 20 illustrates 
the increasing adoption of digital tools by Members for the submission of notifications.  
 
40 G/TBT/GEN/336  provides a summary of the launch event; 
https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news22_e/igo_13jul22_e.htm  
41 The SPS Information Mana gement System (SPS IMS), the TBT Information Management System (TBT 
IMS), the SPS Notification Submission System (SPS NSS), the TBT Notification Submission System (TBT NSS) 
and the SPS/TBT ePing alert system.  
42 G/TBT/46 , para 6.29.a.i.  
43 https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_1906202310_e/tbt_1906202310_e.htm  
44 G/TBT/GEN/363  G/TBT/53  
 
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  Chart 20: Share of notifications submitted by Members using NSS/ePing  
 
 
 
3.33.  The online  notification submission dashboard in ePing includes information bubbles containing 
the notification guidelines adopted by the Committee. These are intended to assist officials as they 
are drafting inputs for the different items of the notification format.  In November 2023, the 
information bubbles were updated to reflect the revised notification guidelines45 adopted by the TBT 
Committee.  
3.34.  The revamped  international forum  on the ePing platform allows Enquiry Points and other 
officials with admin rights to exchange additional information on notifications circulated. In 
particular, the international forum  facilitates the implementation of two recommendations from the 
Ninth Triennial Review: on sharing  unofficial  translations through ePing46 and on disseminating 
comments/replies submitted47. In 202 3, Members posted additional  information on 215  TBT 
notifications through the international forum, relating  mainly to comments submitted but also to 
unofficial translations and full texts.  
3.4.4   Capacity building and outreach  
3.35.  The Secretariat  has been providing training on ePing in the context of a variety of in -person 
as well as virtual activities, sometimes as a stand -alone ePing event sometimes as one module of a 
broader programme. The TBT Transparency Champions prog ram48, which concluded in Nairobi in 
April 2023, put special emphasis on the use of ePing for both implementing and benefitting from the 
transparency mechanisms under the TBT Agreement. It produced several expert -level users of 
ePing, who were also able to  increase the uptake of ePing by stakeholders in their countries.  
3.36.  To complement  these efforts, nine video tutorials were prepared with the support of ePing 
partner UNDESA and posted on the ePing platform.49 They explain how to register, search 
notificatio ns, create a favourites list, share a notification, access the discussion fora, contact an 
enquiry point, access the national users, activate the national fora, and use the smartphone 
application.  
 
45 G/TBT/52  
46 G/TBT/46 , para. 6.29.e.i.  
47 G/TBT/46 , para. 6.29.b.i.  
48 https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news23_e/tbt_28apr23_e.htm  
49 https://www.epingalert.org/en/Resources?info=materials  
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Submitted via NSS/ePing Non-NSS/ePingG/TBT/53  
 
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  3.4.5   Enhancements  
3.37.  ePing has been evolving continuously to serve better the needs of Members as well as the 
public at large. One significant enhancement to the platform in 2023 was the inclusion of a section 
for searching among SPS/TBT Committee documents other than notifications.50 With respect 
notifications, the lates t versions of HS Codes (seventh edition) and ICS Codes (seventh edition) have 
been incorporated into the submission and search sections. It has also become possible to filter 
notifications based on additional criteria, such as those with additional informa tion on the 
international forum or those which have become subject of STCs. In addition, since March 2023, the 
ePing interface is also available in Portuguese thanks to work undertaken by ePing partners ITC and 
UNDESA.  
3.38.  Further to one of the Ninth Triennial  Review recommendations, work also got underway to 
develop an online template for submitting Article 15.2 statements of implementation through 
ePing.51 Currently, these statements are submitted in free text form.  
3.4.6   Users  
3.39.  As of the end of December 202 3, there were 23,359  registered ePing users, covering 1 90 
countries /territories . This represents a 20%  increase from December 2022. Mirroring the trends from 
2022, 47% of registered users are from governments and the rest from private companies, 
non-governm ental organizations, academia and regional/international organizations (Chart 21).  
Chart 21: Profile of ePing subscribers  
 
 
 
3.40.  Table 1 shows  the 20 Members with the highest number of registered ePing users.  In addition, 
326 TBT officials from 136 Members ha ve been granted admin rights upon their request, allowing 
them to draft/submit notifications  and/or  manage ePing at the national level and access 
communication tools at the international level.    
 
 
50 https://www.epingalert.org/en/OtherDocuments/Search  
51 G/TBT/46 , para. 6.29.h.i  
Mixed
5% Other
8%
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  Table 1. Members with highest number of ePing registrations  
 Member  Number of ePing 
registrations  
1.  European Union  2,25552 
2.  United States of America  1,405 
3.  Viet Nam  1,097 
4.  Australia  972 
5.  United Kingdom  876 
6.  Türkiye  774 
7.  Indonesia  678 
8.  Brazil  569 
9.  India 568 
10.  Kenya  567 
11.  China  563 
12.  Japan  562 
13.  Uganda  460 
14.  Canada  447 
15.  Philippines  432 
16.  Colombia  424 
17.  Malaysia  424 
18.  Ecuador  399 
19.  Peru 382 
20.  Mexico  376 
 
  
 
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  4  SPECIFIC TRADE CONCERNS53  
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 – 68% – relate to notified measures. The Committee 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 potential trade tensions. It improves 
delegations ' understanding of t he rationale behind other Members ' regulations, sheds light on details 
regarding implementation and enforcement, and presents an opportunity for clarification – and for 
delegations to flag potential problems. In certain cases, this has effectively facilita ted 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 23, Members reviewed a total of 206 STCs, including 34 new concerns  (Chart 22a). This 
represents a marked decline in the number of both new and previously raised STCs, which had 
increased steadily between 2015 -2021. The number of new concerns raised  was 19 fewer than in 
2022 (Chart 22b). As has been the case in recent years, the vast majority of STCs discussed in 202 3 
were previously raised STCs. In 2023, Members discussed 172 previously raised concerns in TBT 
Committee meetings54, down  from 188 in 2022.55 The calculation met hod applied since the  2016 
Annual Review for the "previously raised STCs" category has again been used.56 Since 1995, 
70 Members (4 3% of the full membership) have raised at least one STC in the TBT Committee.  
4.4.  In addition, during 2023, Members reported progress on nine STCs (Chart 22a, Annex G). This 
is the most in any year since 1995.  
 
53 The data for the charts in this section are drawn from the ePing SPS&TBT platform . Further  
information on STCs is available through ePing . 
54 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 previously raised STC.  
55 A summary of the STCs raised in the Committee in 202 3 can be found in Annex D. Annex E provides a 
more detailed overview of new STCs raised in 202 3. 
56 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 raised 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 STC is raised in the Committee, it is counted (see 
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  Chart 22a: STCs raised  and resolved , 1995 -2023 
 
 
 
 
Chart 22b: New STCs raised, 1995 -2023 
 
 
 
4.5.  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 again to 69 in 202 3 (Chart 23). Since 1995, the rising trend of STCs  
discussed per meeting has increased the  workload for the Committee.  
41017251745
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326679106131
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050100150200250300
1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020Number of STCs
New STCs Previously raised STCs Progress reported
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  Chart 23: Average number of STCs raised per Committee m eeting, 20 14-2023 
 
 
 
4.6.  Members often withdraw a few STCs at the outset of Committee meetings, presumably beca use 
of progress made in bilateral discussions, and these are not reflected in Charts 22a and 22b. In 2023, 
Members withdrew 5 STCs at the outset of Committee meetings, as compared to 18 in 202 2 and 13 
in 2021.57 
4.7.  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 , applied 
since March 2019 .58 They include an earlier deadline for submitting STCs and circulation of the 
annotated draft agenda ahead of meetings, and also require that Members provide information about 
whether STCs are in respect of proposed or final measures. 38% of the new STCs raised in 202 3 
were in respect of proposed measures, as compared to  45% in 2022 (Chart 24). 
Chart 24: Proposed and final measures , new STCs raised in 2022 and 202 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
57 G/TBT/M/83  - G/TBT/M/91 . 
58 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 o n a permanent basis  (G/TBT/M/78 , 
para. 3.331) . 
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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023Number of STCs
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  4.2  STCs by Member  
4.2.1   Raising  
4.8.  The EU, US and China  were again the Members that raised most STCs in 202 3 (Chart 2 5). For 
all top ten raising Members, either a large majority, or all of these STCs were not new but raised 
previously.59 In 202 3, 35 Members raised at least one STC (new or previously raised), compared to 
33 in 2022. 
Chart 25: Top ten raising Members, 202 3 
 
 
 
 
4.9.  During the period 1995 to 202 3 there was a similar trend ; the EU and the US raised most STCs 
(new and previous) , more than 1,300 each (Chart 2 6).  
 
59 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.  
68
55
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UnionUnited
States of
AmericaChina Japan Costa Rica Korea,
Republic ofColombia Kenya Indonesia BrazilNumber of STCs
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  Chart 26: Top ten raising Members, 1995 -2023 
 
 
 
4.2.2   Responding  
4.10.  The EU, as well as India and China , responded  to most STCs (new and previous) raised in the 
Committee in 20 23 (Chart 2 7). 
Chart 27: Top ten responding Members, 202 3 
 
 
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4.11.  Overall, the EU was the Member responding  to most STCs  (new and previous)  in the 
Committee between 1995 and 20 23, followed by China and India (Chart 2 8).  
Chart 28: Top ten responding Members, 1995 -2023 
 
 
 
4.3  STCs by region and development status  
4.12.  Charts 2 9 and 30 provide information on the regional breakdown of participation in STC 
discussions.60 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 23, no new STCs were 
raised by Members from the Middle East or Africa  (Chart 2 9).  
 
60 See "definition of groups " in ePing for the Members belonging to each regional group.  
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148137 134123 120
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  Chart 29: Raising region, 2014-2023 
 
 
 
4.13.  On the other hand, Members from Asia and Europe were subject to most new STCs, followed 
by Members from South and Central America and the Caribbean (Chart 30). 
Chart 30: Responding region, 2014-2023 
 
 
 
4.14.  In 20 23, developing Members again raised the majority  of new STCs. O f the 34 new STCs, 18 
were raised by developing Members , 8 were raised by developed Members and 8 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).  
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  Chart 31: New STCs raised by development status, 1995 -202361 
 
 
 
4.4  Types of concerns raised in STCs  
4.15.  STCs may relate to a range of TBT measures. Around 59% of the new STCs in 202 3 were 
related to technical regulations. The remaining 39% were related to conformity assessment 
procedures, or both technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures , down from 47% 
in 2022. When compared with the share of notifications by type of measure (Chart s 15 and 16 ), we 
see that STCs are relatively concentrated on conformity assessment procedures.  
4.16.  Of the issues highlighted by concerned Members in new STCs raised in 2023, 25 dealt with 
the concerned Member 's need for more information on state  of play of a measure, or clarification on 
certain elements thereof , 23 with concerns about unnecessary barriers to trade , 16 with the time 
given for manufacturers to adapt to new requirements (6 -month reasonable interval),  13 with 
inconsistency with or no n-use of international standards , 12 with concerns about lack of notification 
or opportunity to comment (transparency),  8 with concerns about the legitimacy of the measure , 7 
with concerns about discrimination , and 2 with concerns around the need for special and differential 
treatment (Chart 32). In addition, other issues were raised in 11 instances.62 
 
61 This chart indicates the development status of Members that raised a new STC. An STC  can be raised 
by several Members, each with a different development status.  
62 "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 clarity of the measure.  
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  Chart 32: Types of concerns raised, 1995 -202363 
 
 
4.5  Stated objectives of measures subject to STCs  
4.17.  By far the most common stated objective of measures subject to STCs between 1995 -2023 
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.  
 
63 This chart is ordered by totals from 1995 -2023. Concerned Members may raise more than one type of 
concern per STC.  
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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 -202364 
 
 
 
 
4.6  Coverage of  new STCs  
4.18.  STCs raised  in 202 3 were related to a wide range of sectors . The most frequently targeted 
product categories were: beverages  (HS 22); machinery and mechanical  appliances (HS 84);  plastics 
(HS 39); miscellaneous chemical products (HS 38); inorganic chemicals (HS 28); pharmace utical 
products (HS 30), amongst others (Chart 34).  Overall, environmental concerns followed by labelling 
were the topics most commonly addressed  in the new STCs raised in 202 3 (see Chart 3 5). 
 
64 This chart is ordered by totals from 1995 -2023. Measures subject to STCs may have more than one 
objective. Each o bjective identified is counted.  
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0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450Cost 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
Number of times stated
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  Chart 34: Product coverage of new STCs, 202 365 
 
 
 
Chart 35: Keywords of new STCs, 202 366 
 
 
 
 
 
 
65 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 meetings. In some cases, no codes are assigned if the coverage of the measure is very broad  or 
cannot be ascertai ned. 
66 This chart includes keywords  indicated in 2 or more STCs during the year . Keywords are interpreted 
and assigned by the Secretariat.  
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  4.7  Number of times STC s are  raised  
4.19.  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 6%) have been raise d at one or two Committee 
meetings, 2 5% were raised 3 to 5 times, and only 1 9% were raised more than 5 times (Chart 36).  
Chart 36: Number of times an STC is raised, 1995 -2023 
 
 
 
 
4.20.  Annex D lists those STCs that were raised in 202 3. The ten most frequently raised are listed 
below  (Table 2). 
Table 2: Ten most longstanding STCs raised in 202 3 
ID Title Times 
Raised  
133 India - Pneumatic tyres and tubes for automotive vehicles ( ID 133 ) 44 
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 ) 37 
393 European Union - Hazard -based approach to plant protection products and setting of 
import tolerances ( ID 393 ) 32 
428 China - Regulations for the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (Order 
No. 650 of the State Council) ( ID 428 ) 29 
502 Indonesia - Halal Product Assurance Law No. 33 of 2014 and its implementing 
regulations ( ID 502 ) 24 
526 China - Cybersecurity Law ( ID 526 ) 21 
534 China - Encryption Law of the People's Republic of China by the Office of State 
Commercial Cryptography Administration (OSCCA) ( ID 534 ) 20 
224 India - Mandatory Certification for Steel Products ( ID 224 ) 20 
533 China - Cyberspace Administration of China – Draft implementing measures for the 
Cybersecurity Review of Network Products and Services ( ID 533 ) 18 
539 European Union - Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP Regulation) ( ID 539 ) 18 
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4.21.  On the other hand , considering all STCs discussed in the TBT Committee since 1995 , most 
(81%) were not raised  over the last two years (i.e. during the last six meetings of the Committee) 
(Chart 3 7). The remaining 19% 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 
presumably some form of progress was achieved, or Members pursued the issue through other 
means.  
4.22.  Members often reported on progress on STCs during 202 3 under a dedicated Committee 
agenda item. The partial resolution of five STCs, and the full resolution of four was announced .  See 
Annex G for a full list of all progress reported since 2017 . 
Chart 3 7: Share of STCs discussed in last 2 years , raised during  1995 -2023 
 
 
 
4.8  Relationship between notifications  and STCs  
4.23.  The number of notifications submitted and STCs raised have generally followed a similar trend 
from 1995 to 2023 (Chart 3 8, Chart 1, Chart s 22a and 22b). 
 
67 55% 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 45% are STCs that were first brought to the Committee prior to  2022. 
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  Chart 38: Notifications and new  and previous  STCs , 1995 -2023 
 
 
 
4.24.  Overall, 68% of STCs raised since 1995  concern a measure notified to the TBT Committee. In 
2023, 71% of new STCs raised were related to notified measures (Chart 39). 
Chart 39: New STCs discussed related to notified measures , 1995 -2023 
 
 
 
 
4.9  Use of eAgenda  
4.25.  At the end of 2019, 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. In 
June 2023, the Committee agreed to extend the use of eAgenda to all agenda items.  On that basis, 
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  in the November 2023  meeting , Members  were able to use eAgenda not only to raise , support or 
withdraw from STCs via the platform , but also to include other agenda items , and upload their 
statements on those other items, prior 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 3, around 457 users from 98 Members were using eAgenda , up from  85 
Members in 202 2; 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 -2023, 57 WTO disputes have cited the TBT Agreement in their respective requests 
for consultations, the first formal step to initiate a WTO case. On 26 January 2023 , the Panel Report 
on a dispute lodged by Hong Kong, China regarding certain United States measur es concerning origin 
marking requirement (DS597) was appealed.68 In addition, Panel procedures were still ongoing in 
2023 with respect to two separate disputes lodged by Indonesia (DS593)69 and Malaysia (DS600)70, 
respectively, concerning certain measures by the European Union on palm oil and oil palm 
crop-based biofuels.71 
  
 
68 The appeal proceedings are still ongoing. In its report – which circulated to Members in 2022 - the Panel 
ultimately only ruled with respect to the claim that the m arking 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 measu re 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 sufficiently precise recommendations and rulings.  For 
more info rmation see: https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds597_e.htm  
69 https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds593_e.htm  
70 https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds600_e.htm  
71 The Panel Report in EU and certain Member  States – Palm Oil (Malaysia)  was circulated to Members on 
5 March 2024. At the request of the parties, the P anel suspended its work with respect to the other parallel 
dispute ( EU – Palm Oil (Indonesia) ) as from 5 March 2024 for a period of two months, also indicating that it will 
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  6  SECRETARIAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES  
6.1.  Similar to previous years, in 2023 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 r equested 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. This trend accelerated in particular in 2023, when most TA was delivered in -person (although 
a few were nonetheless still virtual).  
6.2.  In 2023, the Secretariat continued to receive a high number of requests for training on 
transparency and in particular on ePing. Since  the launch of the new ePing SPS&TBT 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 by experience -sharing sessions on the margins 
of TBT Committee meetings.  
6.3.  The pilot TBT Transparency Champions Programme – a six-month capacity -building initiative 
aimed at scaling up the implementation and benefits of the WTO transparency mechanism launched 
in 202272 – concluded in April 2023 in Nairobi.73 The pilot targeted officials from African countries 
with responsibilities for TBT transparency procedures.  The WTO Technical Assistance Annual Report 
for 2022 (issued in 2023) included a special section on transparency, featuring, among others, the 
champ ions programme and ePing.74 
6.4.  As mentioned above, in 2023 in -person TBT TA in particular started to pick up speed again.  
Ten in-person TBT nationals  (four of which  joint TBT -SPS) were organized in  the Kingdom of Bahrain, 
Cambodia , the Dominican  Republic , El Salvador , Guyana , India, Kenya , Morocco , Nigeria  and Peru. 
One virtual national activity was organized ( Chile – joint TBT -SPS). Additionally, a n in-person TBT 
Regional activity  for Asian Countries  took place  in Manila, the Philippines .  
 
 
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72 WTO | 2022 News items - Standards transparency champions programme kicks off in Geneva  
73 WTO | 2023 News items - Programme for standards transparency champions concludes in Nairobi  
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  7  ANNEX  
A. Notifications by Member, 1995 -20231 
Members  Regular 
notifications 
2023 Addenda 
and 
Corrigenda 
2023 Revisions 
2023 Total 
Notifications 
2023 Total number 
of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Afghanistan  0 0 0 0 2 
Albania  0 0 0 0 96 
Angola  1 0 0 1 1 
Antigua and Barbuda  0 0 0 0 0 
Argentina  13 11 0 24 989 
Armenia  8 1 0 9 104 
Australia  15 8 0 23 302 
Austria  0 0 0 0 4 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  27 5 0 32 707 
Bangladesh  0 0 0 0 4 
Barbados  0 0 0 0 11 
Belgium  0 2 0 2 221 
Belize  1 0 0 1 15 
Benin  0 0 0 0 2 
Bolivia, Plurinational State 
of 5 3 2 
10 84 
Botswana  10 0 0 10 174 
Brazil  50 103 0 153 3,218 
Brunei Darussalam  0 0 0 0 3 
Bulgaria  0 0 0 0 0 
Burkina Faso  0 0 0 0 0 
Burundi  125 141 1 267 579 
Cabo Verde  0 0 0 0 0 
Cambodia  0 0 0 0 22 
Cameroon  0 0 0 0 8 
Canada  24 20 0 44 1,295 
Central African Republic  0 0 0 0 11 
Chad 0 0 0 0 0 
Chile 54 13 1 68 1,044 
China  63 7 0 70 1,867 
Colombia  5 13 1 19 762 
Congo  0 0 0 0 3 
Costa Rica  2 13 0 15 315 
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 
2023 Addenda 
and 
Corrigenda 
2023 Revisions 
2023 Total 
Notifications 
2023 Total number 
of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Cyprus  0 0 0 0 1 
Czech Republic  1 2 0 3 506 
Democratic Republic of the 
Congo  0 0 0 
0 0 
Denmark  2 0 0 2 287 
Djibouti  0 0 0 0 0 
Dominica  0 0 0 0 28 
Dominican Republic  6 0 1 7 290 
Ecuador  7 12 1 20 1,617 
Egypt  36 43 0 79 731 
El Salvador  4 3 0 7 348 
Estonia  0 0 0 0 15 
Eswatini  23 0 0 23 35 
European Union  99 1 2 102 2,020 
Fiji 0 0 0 0 1 
Finland  3 2 1 6 113 
France  7 0 0 7 298 
Gabon  0 0 0 0 2 
The Gambia  1 0 0 1 13 
Georgia  8 0 0 8 125 
Germany  1 0 0 1 30 
Ghana  33 19 0 52 77 
Greece  0 0 0 0 0 
Grenada  1 0 0 1 31 
Guatemala  1 0 0 1 144 
Guinea  0 0 0 0 1 
Guinea -Bissau  0 0 0 0 0 
Guyana  1 0 0 1 62 
Haiti 0 0 0 0 1 
Honduras  2 1 0 3 146 
Hong Kong, China  1 0 0 1 99 
Hungary  0 0 0 0 36 
Iceland  0 0 0 0 2 
India 88 18 7 113 423 
Indonesia  14 5 0 19 323 
Ireland  1 0 0 1 6 
Israel  26 48 1 75 1,766 
Italy 0 0 0 0 37 
Jamaica  7 0 0 7 151 
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  Members  Regular 
notifications 
2023 Addenda 
and 
Corrigenda 
2023 Revisions 
2023 Total 
Notifications 
2023 Total number 
of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Jordan  7 0 0 7 55 
Kazakhstan  0 0 0 0 30 
Kenya  184 127 1 312 1,971 
Korea, Republic of  64 4 0 68 1,367 
Kuwait, the State of  33 3 0 36 686 
Kyrgyz Republic  5 0 1 6 56 
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 3 0 7 66 
Luxembourg  0 0 0 0 0 
Macao, China  3 0 0 3 32 
Madagascar  0 0 0 0 0 
Malawi  12 1 0 13 92 
Malaysia  1 0 0 1 292 
Maldives  0 0 0 0 0 
Mali 0 0 0 0 2 
Malta  0 0 0 0 0 
Mauritania  1 0 0 1 1 
Mauritius  1 0 0 1 18 
Mexico  12 8 1 21 1,362 
Moldova, Republic of  0 0 0 0 55 
Mongolia  0 0 0 0 17 
Montenegro  0 0 0 0 16 
Morocco  0 0 0 0 41 
Mozambique  3 0 0 3 25 
Myanmar  0 0 0 0 8 
Namibia  3 0 0 3 11 
Nepal  0 0 0 0 9 
Netherlands  0 0 0 0 630 
New Zealand  13 16 0 29 224 
Nicaragua  3 2 0 5 233 
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 
2023 Addenda 
and 
Corrigenda 
2023 Revisions 
2023 Total 
Notifications 
2023 Total number 
of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Pakistan  0 0 0 0 182 
Panama  6 2 0 8 155 
Papua New Guinea  0 0 0 0 1 
Paraguay  3 1 0 4 165 
Peru 10 10 1 21 243 
Philippines  23 7 0 30 460 
Poland  0 0 0 0 7 
Portugal  0 0 0 0 1 
Qatar  22 2 0 24 712 
Romania  0 0 0 0 94 
Russian Federation  18 0 0 18 157 
Rwanda  219 141 1 361 1,118 
Saint Kitts and Nevis  3 0 0 3 3 
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  43 6 6 55 1,381 
Senegal  6 0 0 6 20 
Seychelles  0 0 0 0 4 
Sierra Leone  0 0 0 0 0 
Singapore  2 2 0 4 107 
Slovak Republic  0 0 0 0 54 
Slovenia  5 0 0 5 136 
Solomon Islands  0 0 0 0 0 
South Africa  4 4 0 8 415 
Spain  2 0 0 2 89 
Sri Lanka  4 0 0 4 74 
Suriname  0 0 0 0 1 
Sweden  1 0 0 1 244 
Switzerland  10 2 0 12 381 
Chinese Taipei  24 27 0 51 916 
Tajikistan  1 0 0 1 24 
Tanzania  197 220 3 420 1,365 
Thailand  31 23 0 54 1,076 
Togo 0 0 0 0 2 
Tonga  1 0 0 1 1 
Trinidad and Tobago  7 0 0 7 163 
Tunisia  0 0 0 0 29 
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  Members  Regular 
notifications 
2023 Addenda 
and 
Corrigenda 
2023 Revisions 
2023 Total 
Notifications 
2023 Total number 
of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Uganda  164 247 1 412 3,544 
Ukraine  37 28 13 78 463 
United Arab Emirates  31 2 0 33 614 
United Kingdom  15 8 0 23 115 
United States of America  124 292 37 453 5,405 
Uruguay  15 3 0 18 102 
Vanuatu  0 0 0 0 1 
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  0 0 0 
0 35 
Viet Nam  27 4 0 31 300 
Yemen  22 2 0 24 281 
Zambia  0 0 0 0 88 
Zimbabwe  0 0 0 0 2 
Grand Total  2,260 1,724 84 4,068 51,913 
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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 notification 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 2008 ) 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 final 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, 20 237 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
7 This chart includes only those Members that have notified five or more new no tifications or revisions in 
2023. 
39.139.462.572.075.080.683.387.588.991.392.393.396.397.998.098.298.498.498.899.099.1100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0EswatiniGhanaEcuadorBrazilGeorgiaJapanCanadaArmeniaChinaPhilippinesMexicoUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaIndiaUkraineChileKenyaBurundiUgandaTanzaniaRwandaYemenViet NamUruguayUnited Arab EmiratesTürkiyeTrinidad and TobagoThailandSwitzerlandSloveniaSenegalSaudi Arabia, Kingdom ofRussian FederationQatarPeruPanamaOmanNew ZealandMalawiKyrgyz RepublicKuwait, the State ofKorea, Republic ofJordanJamaicaIsraelIndonesiaFranceEuropean UnionEgyptDominican RepublicColombiaChinese TaipeiBotswanaBolivia, Plurinational…Bahrain, Kingdom ofAustraliaArgentina
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  D. Summary of STCs raised in 202 3 
The following table lists the 206 specific trade concerns raised in the TBT Committee during 202 3 
(comprising 99 individual STCs). The second column contains the name of the specific trade concern.  
 
 
STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2023)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2023)  
133 India - Pneumatic tyres and tubes for 
automotive vehicles ( ID 133 ) 8 November 2023  1 44 3 
393 European Union - Hazard -based 
approach to plant protection products 
and setting of import tolerances ( ID 
393) 8 November 2023  4 32 3 
428 China - Regulations for the Supervision 
and Administration of Medical Devices 
(Order No. 650 of the State Council) 
(ID 428 ) 8 November 2023  1 29 3 
502 Indonesia - Halal Product Assurance 
Law No. 33 of 2014 and its 
implementing regulations ( ID 502 ) 8 November 2023  2 24 3 
526 China - Cybersecurity Law ( ID 526 ) 8 November 2023  3 21 3 
534 China - Encryption Law of the People's 
Republic of China by the Office of State 
Commercial Cryptography  
Administration (OSCCA) ( ID 534 ) 8 November 2023  3 20 3 
544 Viet Nam - Cybersecurity Measures ( ID 
544) 8 November 2023  1 16 3 
580 European Union - Transitional periods 
for MRLs and international 
consultations ( ID 580 ) 8 November 2023  5 15 3 
576 China - Cosmetics Supervision and 
Administration Regulation and 
Regulation for Notification of Non -
special Cosmetics ( ID 576 ) 8 November 2023  3 15 3 
579 European Union - Chlorothalonil 
(pesticide active substance) ( ID 579 ) 8 November 2023  2 15 3 
594 European Union - Medical Device 
Regulation (MDR) and In Vitro 
Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation 
(IVDR) ( ID 594 ) 8 November 2023  3 14 3 
598 India - Air Conditioner and its related 
Parts (Quality Control) Order, 2019 ( ID 
598) 8 November 2023  1 13 3 
602 Qatar - Ministry of Public Health 
Circular regarding shelf life for cheese 
(ID 602 ) 8 November 2023  1 13 3 
611 China - Draft Administrative Measures 
for Registration of Overseas Producers 
of Imported Foods ( ID 611 ) 8 November 2023  7 12 3 
608 Mexico - Draft Amendment to Mexican 
Official Standard NOM -051-SCFI/SSA1 -
2010: General specifications fo r the 
labelling of pre -packed food and non -
alcoholic beverages  ( ID 608 ) 8 November 2023  1 12 3 G/TBT/53  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2023)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2023)  
609 Colombia - Food Prioritized for its 
Sodium Content, Certification 
Requirements ( ID 609 ) 8 November 2023  1 12 3 
627 European Union - Non-renewal of the 
approval of the active substance 
mancozeb ( ID 627 ) 8 November 2023  6 11 3 
630 India - Quality Control Orders for 
Chem ical and Petrochemical 
Substances ( ID 630 ) 8 November 2023  3 11 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 ) 8 November 2023  3 11 3 
636 Australia - Maturation requirements for 
imported alcohol  ( ID 636 ) 8 November 2023  1 11 3 
651 India - Order related to requirement of 
Non-GM cum GM free certificate 
accompanied with imported food 
consignment ( ID 651 ) 8 November 2023  2 10 3 
667 India – Draft Food Safety and 
Standards (Import) Amendment 
Regulation, 2020 ( ID 667 ) 8 November 2023  2 9 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 ) 8 November 2023  1 9 3 
685 European Union - Draft EU Batteries 
Regulation (implementation of the 
European Green Deal) ( ID 685 ) 8 Novem ber 2023  3 8 3 
690 European Union - Chemical strategy 
for sustainability (implementation of 
the European Green Deal) ( ID 690 ) 8 November 2023  2 8 3 
694 European Union - Withdrawal of the 
approval of the active substance alpha -
cypermethrin ( ID 694 ) 8 November 2023  2 8 3 
697 Colombia – Good manufacturing 
practices of overseas production 
establishments ( ID 697 ) 8 November 2023  1 8 3 
718 Egypt – Halal Certification Measure, 
based on Egyptian Standard ES 
4249/2014 General Requirements for 
Halal Food According to Islamic Sharia 
(ID 718 ) 8 November 2023  5 7 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 ) 8 November 2023  3 7 3 
753 Canada  - Proposed Prohibition of 
Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 
2022 ( ID 753 ) 8 November 2023  3 5 3 G/TBT/53  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2023)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2023)  
761 China - Recommended National 
Standard (GB/T) for Office Devices 
(Information security technology – 
Security specification for office 
devices) ( ID 761 ) 8 Novem ber 2023  1 5 3 
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 ) 8 November 2023  10 4 3 
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 ) 8 November 2023  2 4 3 
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 ) 8 November 2023  2 4 3 
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 ) 8 November 2023  2 4 3 
772 Argentina - Decree Implementing Law 
No. 27.642 on the Promotion of 
Healthy Eating ( ID 772 ) 8 November 2023  1 4 3 
779 Morocco - Conformity assessment ( ID 
779) 8 November 2023  1 4 3 
786 European Union - Proposal for a 
Regulation on packaging and 
packaging waste amending Regulation 
(EU) 2019/1020 and Directive  (EU) 
2019/904, and repealing Directive 
94/62/EC ( ID 786 ) 8 November 2023  4 3 3 
787 United States - Chapter 173 -337 of 
WAC, safer products restriction and 
reporting ( ID 787 ) 8 November 2023  3 3 3 
784 China - Interim Regulation on Radio 
Management of Wireless Charging 
(Power Transmission) Equipment ( ID 
784) 8 November 2023  2 3 3 
790 India - Viscose Staple Fibres (Quality 
Control) Order, 2022 ( ID 790 ) 8 November 2023  2 3 3 
793 Malaysia - Revision of the Regulations 
on Alcoholi c Beverages in Food 
Regulations 1985 ( ID 793 ) 8 November 2023  2 3 3 G/TBT/53  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2023)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2023)  
783 European Union - Proposal for a 
Regulation of the European Parliament 
and of the Council on shipments of 
waste and amending Regulations (EU) 
No 1257/2013 and (EU) No 2020/1056 
(ID 783 ) 8 November 2023  1 3 3 
792 European Union - Amendment of the 
authorisation for the active substance 
sulfoxaflor ( ID 792 ) 8 November 2023  1 3 3 
618 Peru - Supreme Decree No. 015 -2019-
SA, which amends the Manual of 
Advertising Warnings approved by 
Supre me Decree No. 012 -2018-SA (ID 
618) 8 November 2023  4 11 2 
794 Ireland - Draft Regulations Under 
Section 12 of the Public Health 
(Alcohol) Act 2018 ( ID 794 ) 8 November 2023  4 2 2 
798 European Union - The PFAS Restriction 
Proposal under the Registration, 
Evaluation, Authorisation and 
Restriction of Chemicals ( ID 798 ) 8 November 2023  2 2 2 
803 Angola - Executive Decree No. 
64/2023: Implementation of high 
security tax stamps on alcoholic 
beverages and liquids, tobacco and its 
substitutes ( ID 803 ) 8 November 2023  2 2 2 
804 China - Packaging requirements for 
Edible Agricultural Products ( ID 804 ) 8 November 2023  2 2 2 
795 European Union - Proposal for a 
regulation on horizontal cybersecurity 
requirements for products with digital 
elements ( ID 795 ) 8 November 2023  1 2 2 
796 United Arab Emirates - Technical 
Requirements for Electric Vehicle ( ID 
796) 8 November 2023  1 2 2 
797 India - Footwear (Quality Control 
Order), 2020 ( ID 797 ) 8 November 2023  1 2 2 
800 India - Battery Waste Management 
Rules, 2022 ( ID 800 ) 8 November 2023  1 2 2 
673 Oman - Water heaters -energy 
performance requirements; Electrical 
Clothes Washing Machines Energy and 
Water performance requirements and 
Refrigerators, Refrigerator -Freezers 
and Freezers -Energy Performance, 
Testing and Labeling Requirements ( ID 
673) 8 November 2023  1 2 1 
807 European Union - Regulation (EU) 
2023/1115 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council on the making 
available on the Union market and the 
export from the Union of certain 
commodities and products associated 
with deforestation and forest 
degradation and repealing Regulation 
(EU) No 995/2010 ( ID 807 ) 8 November 2023  4 1 1 G/TBT/53  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2023)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2023)  
805 India - Draft Food Safety and 
Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) 
Amendment Regulations, 2023 ( ID 
805) 8 November 2023  2 1 1 
806 Argentina, U ruguay - Draft Resolution 
No.02/23 -MERCOSUR Technical 
Regulation on definitions relating to 
alcoholic beverages (except fermented 
beverages), their raw materials and 
manufacturing processes (Repeal of 
GMC Resolution No.77/94)) ( ID 806 ) 8 November 2023  1 1 1 
808 Chile - Regulations on consumer 
information and advertising in relation 
to alcoholic beverages ( ID 808 ) 8 November 2023  1 1 1 
809 Philippines - Implementing Guidelines 
of the Philippine Energy Labeling 
Program for Clothes Washing Machines 
(ID 809 ) 8 November 2023  1 1 1 
810 India - Medical Textiles (Quality 
Control) Order, 2023  ( ID 810 ) 8 November 2023  1 1 1 
811 United States - Energy Conservation 
Program: Test Procedure for 
Commercial and Industrial Pumps ( ID 
811) 8 November 2023  1 1 1 
812 European Union - Mandatory Batch 
Testing of Pharmaceutical Products ( ID 
812) 8 November 2023  1 1 1 
813 Mozambique - Regulation on 
standardization and conformity 
assessment, decree No. 8/2022 of 
14.03.2022 ( G/TBT/N/MOZ/17 ) and 
Conformity assessment procedure of 
imported products for mandatory 
control during customs clearance of 
16.08.23 (not notified) and Ministerial 
Diploma No. 98/2023 establishing 
taxes on products to be exported to 
Mozambique of 14.07 .2023 (not 
notified) ( ID 813 ) 8 November 2023  1 1 1 
814 Ecuador - Proposal for a Regulation on 
the labelling of processed and 
packaged foods for human 
consumption ( ID 814 ) 8 November 2023  1 1 1 
815 Thailand - Notification of the 
Committee on Labels, entitled 
Determination of Products Containing 
Lasers as Label -Controlled Products; 
Draft Notification of the Committee on 
Labels, entitled Determination of 
Personal Computer and Computer 
Device as Label -Controlled Goods ( ID 
815) 8 November 2023  1 1 1 
649 India - Indian standards and import 
restrictions in the automotive sector 
(Quality Control Orders): wheel rims, 
safety glass, helmets ( ID 649 ) 21 June 2023  1 9 2 G/TBT/53  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2023)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2023)  
652 Republic of Korea - Revision of Safety 
Conformation Criteria for Textile 
Products for Infants ( ID 652 ) 21 June 2023  1 9 2 
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 ) 21 June 202 3 1 5 2 
744 Republic of Korea - Regulation for 
supporting low carbon solar module 
product ( ID 744 ) 21 June 2023  1 5 2 
712 Brazil - MAPA Ordinance No. 208, 26 
February 2021 – revision of the Decree 
No. 6.87 of 4 June 2009 on the 
standardisation, classification, 
registration, inspection, production and 
supervision of alcoholic beverages ( ID 
712) 21 June 2023  1 4 2 
730 Mongolia - Draft Law on controlling the 
circulation of alcohol beverages, and 
fight against alcoholism ( ID 730 ) 21 June 2023  1 4 2 
733 South Africa - Regulations relating to 
the composition, production and 
labelling of wine and spirits intend ed  
for sale in the Republic of South Africa 
(ID 733 ) 21 June 2023  1 4 2 
760 India - Amendment to notification on 
mandatory testing and certification of 
telecommunication systems (MTCTE) – 
Phase III & IV ( ID 760 ) 21 June 2023  1 3 2 
765 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 ) 21 June 2023  1 3 2 
789 European Union - Draft Commission 
Delegated Regulation amending 
Regulation No. 1272/2008 as regards 
hazard classes and criteria for the 
classification, labeling and packaging 
of substances and mixtures ( ID 789 ) 21 June 2023  1 2 2 
662 Panama - Onions and Potatoes Harvest 
Life and Sprouting Requirements ( ID 
662) 21 June 2023  1 8 1 
671 India - Refrigerating Appliances 
(Quality Control) Order, 2020 ( ID 671 ) 21 June 2023  1 4 1 
742 India - Approved models and 
manufacturers of solar photovoltaic 
modules order, 2019 ( ID 742 ) 21 June 2023  1 4 1 
776 Angola - Decreto Executivo n°186/22 
by the Ministerio das Finanças ( ID 776 ) 21 June 2023  1 2 1 
799 India - Geo Textile and Protective 
Textile (Quality Control Order), 2022 
(ID 799 ) 21 June 2023  1 1 1 G/TBT/53  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2023)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2023)  
801 United States - Energy Conservation 
Program: Test Procedure for 
Dishwashers ( ID 801 ) 21 June 2023  1 1 1 
802 China - Data Security Law ( ID 802 ) 21 June 2023  1 1 1 
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) 8 March 2023  2 37 1 
224 India - Mandatory Certification for 
Steel Products ( ID 224 ) 8 March 2023  2 20 1 
533 China - Cyberspace Administration of 
China – Draft implementing measures 
for the Cybersecurity Review of 
Network Products and Services ( ID 
533) 8 March 2023  1 18 1 
539 European Union - Regulation (EC) No 
1272/2008 (CLP Regulation) ( ID 539 ) 8 March 2023  1 18 1 
615 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Saber 
Conformity Assessment Online 
Platform / Saleem Product Safety 
Program ( ID 615 ) 8 March 2023  1 10 1 
644 China - Commercial Cryptography 
Administrative Regulations ( ID 644 ) 8 March 2023  1 8 1 
666 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Technical 
Regulation for limiting and restricting 
hazardous materials in electrical and 
electronic equipment ( ID 666 ) 8 March 2023  1 7 1 
713 Belgium - Draft law introducing 
additional security measures for the 
provision of mobile 5G services ( ID 
713) 8 March 2023  1 5 1 
719 India - Plastic Waste Management 
(Amendment) Rules, 2021 and 2022 
(ID 719 ) 8 March 2023  1 4 1 
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 ) 8 March 2023  1 3 1 
758 France - Decree on the mini mum 
proportion of re -used packaging to be 
placed on the market annually ( ID 
758) 8 March 2023  1 3 1 
669 India - Flat Transparent Sheet Glass 
and Safety Glass (Quality Control) 
Order ( ID 669 ) 8 March 2023  1 2 1 
755 United States - Energy conservation 
program: energy conservation 
standards for room air conditioners ( ID 
755) 8 March 2023  1 2 1 G/TBT/53  
 
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  STC ID  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2023)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2023)  
782 Panama - Technical Regulati on for 
Milled and Paddy Rice ( ID 782 ) 8 March 2023  1 1 1 
785 India - Standards and Labelling 
Program for Washing Machines ( ID 
785) 8 March 2023  1 1 1 
788 China - Electrical Safety Regulation for 
Medical Electrical Equipment ( ID 788 ) 8 March 2023  1 1 1 
791 India - Energy Consumption Standards 
for Star Labelled Household 
Refrigerators, S.O. 4554(E), 2022 ( ID 
791) 8 March 2023  1 1 1 
Total      206 
  G/TBT/53  
 
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  E. Overview of new STCs raised in 202 3  
The following table provides additional detail about the new specific trade concerns raised in 202 3. 
 
Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
Angola  Angola - Executive Decree 
No. 64/2023: 
Implementation of high 
security tax stamps on 
alcoholic beverages and 
liquids, tobacco and its 
substitutes ( ID 803 ) Other  Alcoholic beverages and liquids, 
tobacco and its substitutes  EU 
Mexico  
Argentina; 
Uruguay  Argentina, Uruguay - Draft 
Resolution No.02/23 -
MERCOSUR Technical 
Regulation on definitions 
relating to alcoholic 
beverages (except 
fermented beverages), 
their raw materials and 
manufacturing processes 
(Repeal of GMC Resolution 
No.77/94)) ( ID 806 ) Harmonization; 
Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Quality 
requirements  Alcoholic beverages (other than 
fermented)  Mexico  
Chile Chile - Regulations on 
consumer information and 
advertising in relation to 
alcoholic beverages ( ID 
808) Consumer 
information, 
Labelling; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Alcoholic beverages  Mexico  
China  China - Packaging 
requirements for Edible 
Agricultural Products ( ID 
804) Protection of the 
environment  Edible agricultural products (HS 
code(s): 02; 03; 0407; 08); 
(ICS code(s): 67.040)  India 
Philippines  
China  China - Interim Regulation 
on Radio Management of 
Wireless Charging (Power 
Transmission) Equipment 
(ID 784 ) Harmonization; 
Quality 
requirements  Wireless Charging (Power 
Transmission) Equipment, 
including wireless charging 
equipment for mobile and 
portable devices and electric 
vehicles (including 
motorcycles). (HS code(s): 
854370); (ICS code(s): 
33.060.99)  Japan  
United 
States  
China  China - Electrical Safet y 
Regulation for Medical 
Electrical Equipment ( ID 
788) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Quality 
requirements  Medical electrical equip ment; 
Instruments and appliances 
used in medical, surgical, 
dental or veterinary sciences, 
including scintigraphic 
apparatus, other electro -
medical apparatus and sight -
testing instruments (HS 9018); 
Medical equipment (ICS 
11.040)  Japan  
China  China - Data Security Law 
(ID 802 ) National security 
requirements  Not specified  European 
Union  
Ecuador  Ecuador - Proposal for a 
Regulation on the labelling 
of processed and packaged 
foods for human 
consumption ( ID 814 ) Not specified  Processed and packaged foods 
for human consumption  Mexico  G/TBT/53  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
European 
Union  European Union - 
Mandatory Batch Testing 
of Pharmaceutical Products 
(ID 812 ) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety;  Quality 
requirements  Pharmaceutical products  India 
European 
Union  European Union - 
Regulation (EU) 
2023/1115 of the 
European Parliament and 
of the Council on the 
making available on the 
Union market and the 
export from the Union of 
certain commodities and 
products associated with 
deforestation and forest 
degradation and repealing 
Regulation (EU) No 
995/2010 ( ID 807 ) Protectio n of 
environment  Certain commodities and 
produ cts associated with 
deforestation and forest 
degradation  Colombia  
India 
Paraguay  
US 
European 
Union  European Union - The 
PFAS Restriction Proposal 
under the Registration, 
Evaluation, Authorisation 
and Restriction of 
Chemicals ( ID 798 ) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Protection 
of the 
environment  Chemicals  Japan  
Korea  
European 
Union European Union - Draft 
Commission Delegated 
Regulation amending 
Regulation No. 1272/2008 
as regards hazard classes 
and criteria for the 
classification, labeling and 
packaging of substances 
and mixtures ( ID 789 ) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Protection 
of the 
environment  Hazardous substances and 
mixtures  China  
European 
Union  European Union - Proposal 
for a Regulation of the 
European Parliament and 
of the Council on 
shipments of waste and 
amending Regulations (EU) 
No 1257/2013 and (EU) No 
2020/1056 ( ID 783 ) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Protection 
of the 
environment  Waste  Indonesia  G/TBT/53  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
European 
Union  European Union - Proposal 
for a Regulation on 
packaging and packaging 
waste amending 
Regulation (EU) 
2019/1020 and Directive  
(EU) 2019/904, and 
repealing Dire ctive 
94/62/EC ( ID 786 ) Protection of the 
environment  3923 Articles for the 
conveyance or packing of 
goods, of plastics; stoppers, 
lids, caps and other closures, of 
plastics, 4819 packaging made 
of paper and cardboard, 7010 
Carboys, bottles, f lasks, jars, 
pots, phials, ampoules and 
other containers, of glass, of a 
kind used for the conveyance 
or packing of goods, preserving 
jars, stoppers, lids and other 
closures, of glass, 4415 
Packing cases, boxes, crates, 
drums and similar packing of 
wood; c able-drums of wood; 
pallets, box pallets and other 
load boards, of wood; pallet 
collars of wood, 6305 Sacks 
and bags, of a kind used for the 
packing of goods, of all types of 
textile materials 8309 
Stoppers, caps and lids, incl. 
crown corks, screw caps and  
pouring stoppers, capsules for 
bottles, threaded bungs, bung 
covers, seals and other packing 
accessories 4416 Casks, 
barrels, vats, tubs and other 
coopers' products and parts 
thereof, of wood, including 
staves Ex 6909 Ceramic wares 
for laboratory, chemica l or 
other technical uses; ceramic 
troughs, tubs and similar 
receptacles of a kind used in 
agriculture; ceramic pots, jars 
and similar articles of a kind 
used for the conveyance or 
packaging of goods 7310 
Tanks, casks, drums, cans, 
boxes and similar contai ners, 
for any material (other than 
compressed or liquefied gas), 
of iron or steel, of a capacity 
not exceeding 300 l, whether 
or not lined or heat -insulated, 
but not fitted with mechanical 
or thermal equipment 
G/TBT/N/EU/953  - 2 - 7311  China  
India 
Mexico 
Russian 
Federation  G/TBT/53  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
   Containers for compressed or 
liquefied gas, of iron or steel 
7612 Aluminium casks, drums, 
cans, boxes and similar 
containers (including rigid or 
collapsible tubular containers), 
for any material (other than 
compressed or liquefied gas), 
of a capacity not exceeding 300 
litres, whether or not lined or 
heat-insulated, but not fitted 
with mechanical or thermal 
equipment 7613 Aluminium 
containers for compressed or 
liquefied gas According to the 
Explanatory Notes of the 
Harmoniz ed System of the 
WCO, reservoirs, vats, drums 
and similar containers, not 
fitted with mechanical or 
thermal equipment are included 
in the following headings as 
well: Ex 7419 Other articles of 
copper Ex 7508 Other articles 
of nickel Ex 7907 Other articles 
of zinc Ex 8007 Other articles 
of tin Ex 8104 Magnesium and 
articles thereof, including waste 
and scrap Ex 3919, Ex 3920, 
Ex 3921 – wrappings if made of 
plastics Ex 4804, Ex 4805, Ex 
4808, Ex 4813, Ex 4823 – 
wrappings if made of paper 
6306 12 and 6306 19 – 
tarpaulin   
European 
Union  European Union - 
Amendment of the 
authorisation for the active 
substance sulfoxaflor ( ID 
792) Protection of 
animal or plant 
life or health; 
Protection of the 
environment  Sulfoxaflor  Brazil  
European 
Union  European Union - Proposal 
for a regulation on 
horizontal cybersecurity 
requirements for products 
with digital elements ( ID 
795) Harmonization; 
Prevention o f 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Products with digital elements  China  G/TBT/53  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
European 
Union; Ireland  Ireland - Draft Regulations 
Under Section 12 of the 
Public Health (Alcohol) Act 
2018 ( ID 794 ) Consumer 
information, 
Labelling; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Beer made from malt (HS 
code(s): 2203); Wine of fresh 
grapes,  incl. fortified wines; 
grape must, partly fermented 
and of an actual alcoholic 
strength of > 0,5% vol or 
grape must with added alcohol 
of an actual alcoholic strength 
of > 0,5% vol (HS code(s): 
2204); Vermouth and other 
wine of fresh grapes, flavoured 
with plants or aromatic 
substances (HS code(s): 
2205); Cider, perry, mead and 
other fermented beverages and 
mixtures of fermented 
beverages and non -alcoholic 
beverages, n.e.s. (excl. beer, 
wine or fresh grapes, grape 
must, vermouth and other wine 
of fresh gra pes flavoured with 
plants or aromatic substances) 
(HS code(s): 2206); 
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an 
alcoholic strength of < 80%; 
spirits, liqueurs and other 
spirituous beverages (excl. 
compound alcoholic 
preparations of a kind used for 
the manufacture of  beverages) 
(HS code(s): 2208  Colombia  
Dominican 
Republic  
Mexico  
US 
India India - Footwear (Quality 
Control Order), 2020 ( ID 
797) Quality 
requirements  (i) Footwear made from 
Leather and other materials, 
(ii) Personal Protective 
Equipment Footwear, 
(iii) Footwea r made from all 
Rubber & all Polymeric material 
and its components  United 
Kingdom  
India India - Standards and 
Labelling Program for 
Washing Machines ( ID 
785) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Protection 
of the 
environment  Washing machines  Korea  
India India - Viscose Staple 
Fibres (Quality Control) 
Order, 2022 ( ID 790 ) Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Protection 
of the 
environment  IS 17266:2019 Viscose Staple 
Fibres (HS: 5504.1000)  EU 
Indonesia  
India India - Energy 
Consumption Standards for 
Star Labelled Household 
Refrigerators, S.O. 
4554(E), 2022 ( ID 791 ) Protection of the 
environment  Household refrigerators  Korea  G/TBT/53  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
India India - Geo Textile and 
Protective Textile (Quality 
Control Order), 2022 ( ID 
799) Protection of 
animal or plant 
life or health; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Protection 
of the 
environment; 
Quality 
requirements  i. Laminated High Density 
Polyethylene (HDPE) Woven 
Geomembrane for Water proof 
lining, IS 15351 : 2015 ii. PVC 
Geomembranes, IS 15909 : 
2020 iii.  Needle punched non -
woven geobags, IS 16653 : 
2017 iv. Polypropylene 
Multifilament woven geobags, 
IS 16654: 2017 v. Jute 
Geotextiles, IS 14715 (Part 1): 
2016 vi. Jute Geotextiles, IS 
14715 (Part 2): 2016 vii. Open 
Weave Coir Bhoovastra, IS 
15869 : 2020 viii. Geotextiles 
used in sub -grade separation in 
pavement structures, I S 16391 
: 2015 ix. Geotextiles used in 
Subsurface Drainage 
Application, IS 16393 : 2015 
x. Geotextiles used in 
Sub-grade Stabilization in 
pavement structures, IS 16362 
: 2020 xi. High Density 
Polyethylene (HDPE) 
Geomembranes for lining, IS 
16352 : 2020 xii . Geotextiles 
used as protection (or 
cushioning) materials, IS 
16090:2013 xiii. Geotextiles for 
permanent erosion control in 
hard armor systems, IS 
16392:2015 xiv. Geogrids for 
flexible pavements, IS 
17371:2020 G/TBT/N/IND/242  
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strip/geostrip used as soil 
reinforcement in retaining 
structures, IS 17372:2020 xvi. 
Geogrids used in reinforced soil 
retaining structures, IS 
17373:2020 xvii. Reinforced 
HDPE membrane for effluents 
and chemical resistance lining, 
IS 17374:2020 xviii. Geoce lls, 
IS 17483 (Part 1): 2020 
xix. Geocells, IS 17483 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
   i. Curtains and Drapes, IS 
15741 : 2007 ii. Upholstered 
composites used for 
non-domestic furniture, IS 
15768 : 2008 iii. Protective 
clothing for firefighters, IS 
16890 : 2018 iv. Protective 
gloves for firefighters, IS 
16874 : 2018 v. Protective 
clothing for industrial workers 
exposed to heat, IS 15748 : 
2022 vi. Clothing made of 
limited flame spread materials 
and material assemblies 
affording protection against 
heat and fl ame, IS 15742 : 
2007 vii. High visibility Warning 
Clothes, IS 15809 : 2017 
viii. Protective Clothing for use 
in welding and allied processes, 
IS 16655 : 2017 ix. Tactical 
3 point sling, IS 16725 : 2018 
x. Pouch for ammunition and 
grenades made of disruptiv e 
pattern nylon -66, IS 16726 : 
2018 xi. Bullet resistant 
jackets, IS 17051 : 2018 
xii. Water -proof multipurpose 
rain poncho, IS 17286 : 201   
India India - Battery Waste 
Management Rules, 2022 
(ID 800 ) Protection of the 
environment  Batteries  Korea  
India India - Draft Food Safety 
and Standards (Alcoholic 
Beverages) Amendment 
Regulations, 2023 ( ID 
805) Other  Alcoholic beverages: mead, 
craft beer,  Indian liquors, wine 
based beverages and country 
liquors  EU 
Mexico  
India India - Medical Textiles 
(Quality Control) Order, 
2023  ( ID 810 ) Quality 
requirements ; 
Protection of 
human health 
and safety  1. IS 5405:2019 Sanitary 
napkins - Specification (second 
revision) 2. IS 17349:2020 
Medical textiles - Shoe covers – 
Specification 3. IS 17354:2020 
Medical tex tiles - Dental 
bib/Napkins – Specification 
4. IS 17509:2021 Disposable 
baby diaper – Specification 
5. IS 17514:2021 Reusable 
sanitary pad/ sanitary napkin/ 
period panties – Specification 
6. IS 17630:2021 Medical 
Textiles - Bed sheet and pillow 
cover – Specificatio n Indonesia  G/TBT/53  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
Malaysia  Malaysia - Revision of the 
Regulations on Alcoholic  
Beverages in Food 
Regulations 1985 ( ID 793 ) Consumer 
information, 
Labelling; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  HS Code 2203: Beer made 
from malt HS Code 2204: Wine 
of fresh grapes, including 
fortified wines; grape must 
other than that of heading 
20.09 HS Code 2205: 
Vermouth and other wine of 
fresh grapes flavoured with 
plants or aromatic substances 
HS Code 2206: Other 
fermented beverages (for 
example, cider, perry, mead, 
saké); mixtures of fermented 
beverages and mixtures of 
fermented beverages and non -
alcoholic beverages, not 
elsewhere specified or included 
HS Code 2207: Undenatured 
ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic 
strength by volume of 80 % 
vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol 
and other spirits, denatured, of 
any strength HS Code 2208: 
Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an 
alcoholic strength by volume of 
less th an 80 % vol.; spirits, 
liqueurs and other spirituous 
beverage s EU 
Japan  
Mozambique  Mozambique - Regulation 
on standardization and 
conformity assessment, 
decree No. 8/2022 of 
14.03.2022 
(G/TBT/N/MOZ/17 ) and 
Conformity assessment 
procedure of imported 
products for mandatory 
control during customs 
clearance of 16.08.23 (not 
notified) and Ministerial 
Diploma No. 98/2023 
establishing taxes on 
products to be exported to 
Mozambique of 14.07.2 023 
(not notified) ( ID 813 ) Consumer 
information, 
Labelling; Cost 
saving and 
productivity 
enhancement; 
Harmonization; 
Prevention of 
decep tive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Quality 
requirements  All imported products included 
in list of risk products annexed 
to the Regulation  EU 
Panama  Panama - Technical 
Regulation for Milled and 
Paddy Rice ( ID 782 ) Other  Paddy rice (ICS 67.060 ), 
Grains and cereals. Milled rice - 
(ICS: 67.060 ) US 
Philippines  Philippines - Implementing 
Guidelines of the Philippine 
Energy Labeling Program 
for Clothes Washing 
Machines ( ID 809 ) Not specified  Washing machines  Korea  G/TBT/53  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC title  Stated 
objective  Product coverage  Members 
raising 
concern  
Thailand  Thailand - Notification of 
the Committee on Labels, 
entitled Determination of 
Products Containing Lasers 
as Label -Controlled 
Products; Draft Notification 
of the Committee on 
Labels, entitled 
Determination of Personal 
Computer and Computer 
Device as Label -Controlled 
Goods ( ID 815 ) Consumer 
information, 
Labelling; 
Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Products containing lasers, 
Personal Computer and 
Computer Devic e US 
United Arab 
Emirates  United Arab Emirates - 
Technical Requirements for 
Electric Vehicle ( ID 796 ) Harmonization; 
Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Protection 
of the 
environment; 
Quality 
requirements  Electric road vehicles (ICS 
code(s): 43.120 ) China  
United States  United States - Chapter 
173-337 of WAC, safer 
products restriction and 
reporting ( ID 787 ) Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety; Protec tion 
of the 
environment  Toxic chemicals in consumer 
products; Environmental 
protection (ICS code(s): 
13.020); Domestic safety (ICS 
code(s): 13.120); Products of 
the textile industry (ICS 
code(s): 59.080); Leather 
products (ICS code(s): 
59.140.35); Producti on in the 
chemical industry (ICS code(s): 
71.020); Products of the 
chemical industry (ICS code(s): 
71.100); Furniture (ICS 
code(s): 97.140); Non -textile 
floor coverings (ICS code(s): 
97.150)  China  
Japan  
Korea  
United States  United States - Energy 
Conservat ion Program: 
Test Procedure for 
Commercial and Industrial 
Pumps ( ID 811 ) Protection of the 
environment  Commercial  and  industrial 
pumps;  Quality  (ICS  code(s):  
03.120);  Test  conditions  and 
procedures in general (ICS 
code(s): 19.020); Pumps (ICS 
code(s): 23.080 ) China  
United States  United States - Energy 
Conservation Program: 
Test Procedure for 
Dishwashers ( ID 801 ) Prevention of 
deceptive 
practices and 
consumer 
protection; 
Protection of the 
environment; 
Quality 
requirements  Dishwashers; Dishwashing 
machines of the household type 
(HS code(s): 842211); Quality  
(ICS code(s): 03.120); 
Environmental protection (ICS 
code(s): 13.020); Test 
conditions and procedures in 
general (ICS code(s): 19.020); 
Dishwashers (ICS code(s): 
97.040. 40) China  
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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 thereafter shall also be notified to the 
Committee."  
The following table lists those Members that have 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  
Angola  - - 
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/S uppl.1  11 February 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.21/Suppl.2  20 April 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.21/S uppl.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 1998  
Belize  G/TBT/2/Add.104  20 August 2010  
Benin  - - 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  G/TBT/2/Add.43  20 January 1998  
 G/TBT/2/Add.43/S uppl.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.26/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 2016  
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  
Cabo Verde  - - 
Cambodia  G/TBT/2/Add.103  12 July 2010  
Cameroon  - - 
Canada  G/TBT/2/Add.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/53  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
 G/TBT/2/Add.6/Rev.3  17 June 2014  
 G/TBT/2/Add.6/Rev.4  18 February 2019  
Central African Republic  - - 
Chad - - 
Chile G/TBT/2/Add.16  22 July 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.16/Suppl.1  19 April 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.16/S uppl.2  24 November 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.16/Rev.1  16 March 2006  
 G/TBT/2/Add.16/Rev.2  13 July 2023  
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  
Congo  - - 
Costa Rica  G/TBT/2/Add.51  12 April 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.51/S uppl.1  10 March 2003  
Côte d'Ivoire  G/TBT/2/Add.127  15 January 2020  
 G/TBT/2/Add.12 7/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  
Djibouti  - - 
Dominica  G/TBT/2/Add.62  28 February 2001  
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/S uppl.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  
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  Member  Document  Date  
Georgia  G/TBT/2/Add.81  15 October 2004  
 G/TBT/2/Add.81/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  - - 
Guinea -Bissau  G/TBT/2/Add.92  24 November 2006  
Guyana  - - 
Haiti - - 
Honduras  G/TBT/2/Add.50  22 October 1998  
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/S uppl.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/S uppl.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/S uppl.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  
Lesotho  - - 
Liberia  G/TBT/2/Add.125  6 September 2017  
 G/TBT/2/Add.125/Re v.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 August 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/53  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
 G/TBT/2/Add.9/Rev.3  5 June 2012  
Maldives  - - 
Mali G/TBT/2/Add.113  15 April 2014  
Mauritania  - - 
Mauritius  G/TBT/2/Add.40  17 September 1997  
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/S uppl.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 2013  
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/2/Add.108  16 March 2012  
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 1998  
Panama  G/TBT/2/Add.53  7 May 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.53/Cor r.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 2006  
 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 1996  
 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 1997  
 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.17/Cor r.1  11 September 1996  
Russian Federation  G/TBT/2/Add.109  11 October 2012  
Rwanda  G/TBT/2/Add.85  24 February 2005  
 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 2002  G/TBT/53  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
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 2015  
Seychelles  G/TBT/2/Add.114  25 September 2015  
Sierra Leone  G/TBT/2/Add.83  16 December 2004  
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/Supp l.1  18 August 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.5/Suppl.2  1 November 2001  
Solomon Islands  - - 
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  
Suriname  - - 
Switzerland  G/TBT/2/Add.7  14 June 1996  
 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 2014  
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  
Togo - - 
Tonga  - - 
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 1996  
Türkiye G/TBT/2/Add.33  18 June 1997  
 G/TBT/2/Add.33/Rev.1  9 November 2011  
Uganda  G/TBT/2/Add.23  8 October 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.23/S uppl.1  12 April 2006  
Ukraine  G/TBT/2/Add.100  30 May 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Re v.1  10 May 2011  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Re v.2  20 April 2012  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Re v.3  8 April 2013  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Re v.4  3 April 2014  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Re v.5  10 April 2015  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev.6  8 April 2016  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Re v.7  17 February 2017  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Re v.8 1 March 2018  
United Arab Emirates  G/TBT/2/Add.96  11 September 2007  
 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  G/TBT/53  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  G/TBT/2/Add.70  10 September 2002  
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  
 G/TBT/15.2/N/ZAM  6 December 2023  
Zimbabwe  G/TBT/2/Add.49  28 September 1998  
 
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  G. Progress reported in STCs  
The following table lists the 16 specific trade concerns on which some form of progress (full or 
partial) has been reported in the TBT Committee.  
 
 
STC 
ID Title Members 
raising8 Reported  
progress  Date of 
progress 
reported  Reference  Overall 
status 
of STC9 
589 Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia - Added 
Sugar Upper Limit 
in Some Food 
Products  (ID 589 ) European 
Union  Resolved  February 2024  Email 
communication 
to Secretariat  Partially 
resolved  
Russian 
Federation  Resolved  February 2020  G/TBT/M/80 , 
para. 2.378  
Switzerland  Resolved  November 2023  Email 
communication 
to Secretariat  
United States  - - - 
256 Saudi Arabia, 
Bahrain and Kuwait 
- Halal Food 
Requirements ( ID 
256) Australia  Resolved  January 2024  Email 
communication 
to Secretariat  Resolved  
732 Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia - Corporate 
average fuel 
economy standard 
(SAUDI CAFE) for 
all light duty 
vehicles  (ID 732 ) China  Resolved  December 2023  Email 
communication 
to Secretariat  Resolved  
787 United States - 
Chapter 173 -337 of 
WAC, safer 
products restriction 
and reporting  (ID 
787) China  - - - Partially 
resolved  
Japan  - - - 
Republic of 
Korea  Resolved  November 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.11  
730 Mongolia - Draft 
Law on controlling 
the circulation of 
alcohol beverages, 
and fight against 
alcoholism  (ID 
730) European 
Union  Resolved  November 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.10  
 Partially 
resolved  
Mexico  - - - 
United 
Kingdom10 Resolved  November 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.9  
 
8 Also includes Members supporting.  
9 The overall status of the STC is indicated as being "Resolved " when all Members raising/supporting the 
STC have reported that their concerns have been resolved. "Partially resolved " is used when at least one  (but 
not all) Member raising/supporting has reported partial or full resolution of its concerns. The resolution status 
of all other STCs on which no progress has been reported, is indicated as "Not reported ". This information on 
overall status of STCs is reflected in the Trade Concerns Database  and ePing . 
10 The United Kingdom did not raise  this as an STC in the TBT Committee. However, it did inform the 
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  STC 
ID Title Members 
raising8 Reported  
progress  Date of 
progress 
reported  Reference  Overall 
status 
of STC9 
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 ) Brazil  Resolved  November 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.2  Partially 
resolved  
Chile Resolved  November 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.7  
Colombia  - - - 
Costa Rica  Resolved  November 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.3  
Ecuador  - - - 
European 
Union  Resolved  November 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.6  
Guatemala  - - - 
Paraguay  Resolved  November 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.4  
United States  Resolved  November 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.5  
619 Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia – Electrical 
Clothes Washing 
Machines – Energy 
and Water 
performance 
Requirements and 
labelling  (ID 619 ) Republic of 
Korea  Resolved  October 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.14  Partially 
resolved  
Mexico  - - - 
United States  - - - 
668 Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia - Air 
Conditioners - 
Minimum Energy 
Performance, 
Labelling and 
Testing 
Requirements for 
Low Capacity 
Window Type and 
Single -Split (ID 
668) China  Resolved  October 2023  Email 
communication 
to Secretariat  Resolved  
Republic of 
Korea  Resolved  September 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.13  
605 Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia - Electrical 
Clothes Dryers 
Energy 
Performance 
Requirements and 
Labelling  (ID 605 ) Republic of 
Korea  Resolved  August 2023  G/TBT/M/91 , 
para. 2.12  Resolved  
666 Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia - Technical 
Regulation for 
limiting and 
restricting 
hazardous 
materials in 
electrical and 
electronic 
equipment  ( ID 
666) Canada  - - - Partially 
resolved  
China  - - - 
European 
Union  - - - 
Japan  - - - 
Switzerland  - - - 
United 
Kingdom  Resolved  March 2023  G/TBT/M/89 , 
para. 2.1  
United States  - - - G/TBT/53  
 
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  STC 
ID Title Members 
raising8 Reported  
progress  Date of 
progress 
reported  Reference  Overall 
status 
of STC9 
620 Bangladesh - 
Hazardous Waste 
(E-waste) 
Management Rules, 
2019 ( ID 620 )  Canada  - - - Partially 
resolved  
European 
Union  - - - 
Republic of 
Korea  - - - 
United States  Partially 
resolved  November 2022  G/TBT/M/88 , 
para. 2.2  
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) European 
Union  Partially 
resolved  July 2022  G/TBT/M/87 , 
para. 2.1  Partially 
resolved  
663 United Kingdom - 
Wine labelling and 
documentation 
requirements at 
the end of the 
Brexit transition 
period ( ID 663 )  Australia  Resolved  July 2022  G/TBT/M/87 , 
para. 2.2  Partially 
resolved  
Uruguay  - - - 
604 Brazil - Ordinance 
259, on 27 May 
2019, which makes 
corrections and 
updates to the 
Conformity 
Assessment 
Requirements for 
Medical Devices 
Subject to the 
Health Surveillance 
System in 
Ordinance 54, from 
1 February 2016 
(ID 604 ) United States  Resolved  February 2021  G/TBT/M/83 , 
para. 2.449  Resolved  
549 Viet Nam - Decree 
116/2017/ND -CP 
on business 
requirements for 
manufacturing, 
assembly and 
imports of 
automobiles, 
automobiles 
warranty and 
maintenance 
services ( ID 549 ) Canada  - - - Partially 
resolved  
European 
Union  Partially 
resolved  May 2020  G/TBT/M/81 , 
para. 1.236  
Japan  - - - 
Mexico  - - - 
Russian 
Federation  - - - 
Thailand  - - - 
United States  - - - G/TBT/53  
 
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  STC 
ID Title Members 
raising8 Reported  
progress  Date of 
progress 
reported  Reference  Overall 
status 
of STC9 
409 Ecuador - Proposed 
Motor Vehicle 
Safety Regulatory 
Requirements (RTE 
INEN 034) ( ID 
409) Brazil  - - - Partially 
resolved  
Canada  - - - 
European 
Union  - - - 
Japan  - - - 
Mexico  Partially 
resolved  March 2017 G/TBT/M/71 , 
para. 2.2  
United States  - - - 
 
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