G/TBT/42  
 
25 February 2019  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade    
 
TWENTY -FOURTH  ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND  
OPERATION OF THE TBT  AGREEMENT  
 NOTE BY THE SECRETA RIAT1 
The WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (the Committee) will conduct its twenty -
fourth  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  6-7 March  2019. 
This document contains information on developments in the Committee relatin g to the 
implementation and operation of the TBT Agreement from 1  January to  31 December  2018.  
 
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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/42  
 
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS  
 
1   EXECUTIVE SUMMAR Y ................................ ................................ ................................  3 
2   EIGHTH TRIENNIAL RE VIEW  ................................ ................................ ......................  5 
3   TRANSPARENCY AND  NOTIFICATIONS  ................................ ................................ ....... 6 
3.1   Notifications of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures  .....................  6 
3.1.1    Trends in new notifications and follow -up (adden da, corrigenda, revisions)  .....................  6 
3.1.2    Notifications by Member  ................................ ................................ ...........................  7 
3.1.3    Use of notification formats  ................................ ................................ ........................  9 
3.1.4   Notifications by development status and region  ................................ .........................  11 
3.1.5    Regional approaches to notification  ................................ ................................ ..........  13 
3.1.6    Comment period provided in notifications  ................................ ................................ . 13 
3.1.7    Stated objectives of notifications  ................................ ................................ .............  16 
3.1.8    Online tools for notifications  ................................ ................................ ....................  17 
3.2   Other TBT notifications  ................................ ................................ ..............................  19 
3.2.1    Notifications under Article 10.7  ................................ ................................ ................  19 
3.2.2    Notifications under Article 15.2  ................................ ................................ ................  19 
3.2.3    Notifications under the Code of Good Practice fo r the preparation, adoption and  
application of standards ("Code of Good Practice")  ................................ ...............................  19 
3.3   TBT Enquiry Points ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 20 
4   SPECIFIC TRADE C ONCERNS  ................................ ................................ ....................  21 
4.1   Trends in STCs  ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  21 
4.2   STCs by Memb er ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 22 
4.3   Members subject to new STCs  ................................ ................................ ....................  24 
4.4   STCs by region and development status  ................................ ................................ ...... 24 
4.5   Types of concerns raised in STCs  ................................ ................................ ................  26 
4.6   Stated objectives of measures subject to STCs  ................................ .............................  27 
4.7   Number of times STCs are raised  ................................ ................................ ................  28 
4.8   Relationship between notifications and STCs  ................................ ................................  29 
5   DISPUTES INVOLVI NG PROVISIONS OF THE  TBT AGREEMENT  ................................ . 31 
6   SECRETARIAT TECH NICAL ASSISTANCE ACT IVITIES  ................................ ................  31 
ANNEX  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........................  32 
A. Notifications by Member, 1995 -2018 ................................ ................................ ..............  32 
B. Recommendation of the Committee on Coherent Use of Notification Formats  .......................  37 
C. Percentage of notifications that contain a comment period, by Member, 2018 ......................  38 
D. Summary of STCs raised in 2018  ................................ ................................ ...................  39 
E. Overview of new STCs raised in 2018  ................................ ................................ .............  45 
F. Statements on Implementation and Administration of the Agreement under Article 15.2  ....... 49 
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  1  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  
• This document is organized according to the core areas of work of the TBT Committee in  
2018: Eighth Triennial Review (Section 2);  Transparency and Notifications  (Section 3); and 
Specific Trade Concerns (Section 4). In addition, it provides updates on disputes involving 
provisions of the TBT Agreement (Section 5), and  technical assistance provided by the WTO 
Secretariat (Section 6);  
 
• Ms. Kate Swan (New Zealand) was elected by the TBT Committee as its Chairperson for 
2018. Three regular meetings  were held: on 21 -22 March2, 20-21 June3 and 14 -15 
November4; 
 
• The Committee successfully completed the Eighth Triennial Review of the Operation 
and Implementation of the T BT Agreement , and adopted its Eighth Trie nnial Review 
report5 (Section 2);  
 
• Overall, there is  a high level of  implementation of the TBT Agreement transparency 
obligations  by WTO Members, since 1995: 137 Members (84% of membership ) have 
submitted at least one notification of a proposed technical regulation or conformity 
assessment procedure (Article 10.6); 142 Members (87% of membership ) have submitted 
at least one notification  of a statement on implementation and administration of  the 
Agreement ( Article 15.2 ); 158 Members (96% of m embership) have provided contact 
information for their TBT Enquiry Point (Articles 10.1 and 10.2); ho wever, only 23 Members 
(14% of m embership) have submitted at least one notification of an agreement on TBT 
issues (Article 10.7);  
 
• Members continued to improve implementation of the notification obligations : 
3,065  notifications  of new or changed TBT measures were submitted by 86 Members , 
both all -time highs, following a consistent upward trend. However, 78 Members did not notify 
any proposed TBT measures during 2018 (Section 3.1.1);  
 
• Several African Members were especially  strong  in notifying : Uganda submitted the 
most notifications of any Member in 2018, and Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Egypt were 
amongst th e top ten notifying Members . Notifications from African Members have increased 
almost six -fold between 2014 and 2018, jumping from 129 to 714.  (Section 3.1.2  and 
3.1.4 ); 
 
• The growth in notifications since 2004 is driven by increases from developing and lea st-
developed Members.  The majority of  new notifications (57%) in 2018 were 
submitted by developing Members  (59), while least -developed Members (11) were 
responsible for 26% . There were 155 more notifications from least -developed Members 
in 2018 compared to  2017, a 41% increase (Section 3.1.4);  
 
• A growing number of addenda  were submitted by Members, mostly communicating 
information related to the adoption, publication or entry into force  of the measure. 
Amongst these, 56% included a website address to the ad opted final text  (Section 3.1.3);   
 
• Members continue d to provide less than the recommended 60 -day comment period  
(an average of 55.4 days in 2018), as has been the case since 2015 , however some Members 
extended comment period s through addenda (Section  3.1.6) ; 
 
• 70% of all TBT notifications were submitted using the TBT Notification Submission 
System  (TBT NSS), up from 35% in 2014 (Section 3.1. 8.1); 
 
• ePing  subscribers increased to 5,569 at  the end of 2018, up from 3,109 at the end of 2017; 
around half of which are from the private sector (Section 3.1. 8.2); 
 
                                                
2 G/TBT/M/74 .  
3 G/TBT/M/75 . 
4 G/TBT/M/76 . 
5 G/TBT/41 . G/TBT/42  
 
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  • Members discussed 184 specific trade concerns  (STCs), continuing the upward trend.  The 
vast majority of th ese were previously raised STCs;  the Committee only discussed 22 new 
STCs in 2018 . Since 2014, t he number of new STCs per year has fallen  by 53%, while  the 
number of previously raised STCs has increased by 60% (Section 4.1);  
 
• In terms of participation in STCs , 67 Members (41% of m embership) have raised at least 
one STC in the TBT Committee since 1995 . In 2018, 39 Members (24% of m embership) 
raised at least one STC, compared to 45 in 2017 (Section 4.1 and 4.2 ); 
 
• While the shares have fluctuated over the years, developing Members have become 
more active in raising new STCs , and were involved in raising 59% of new STCs in 2018 
(Section 4.4); 
 
• 83% of all STCs (discussed in the TBT Committee since 1995)  have not been raised over 
the past two years . This shows that an important share of the STCs discussed in the 
Committee are n o longer on the  agenda, suggesting that some form of progress was 
achieved. Of the 17% of STCs that have been raised over the last two years, most are 
longstanding STCs that have been discussed at five or more meetings (Section 4.7);  
 
• 68% of all STCs raise d between 1995 and 2018 relate to notified measures, showing the 
complementarity  between the notification of proposed measures and their 
discussion as STCs  in the Committee (Section 4.8);  
 
• Four standardizing bodies notified their acceptance of the Code of Good Practice for the 
Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards , and 30 notifications of work 
programmes were received from 30 standardizing bodies. Overall, 192 standardizing bodies 
from 144 Members or Observers have accepted the Code of Good Pra ctice since 1995 
(Section 3.2.3); and,  
 
• A total of 44 TBT technical assistance activities  were delivered by the Secretariat during 
2018, the highest number to date in any year since 1995 , including 15 national workshops 
(Section 6). 
 
 
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  2  EIGHTH TRIENNIAL REVIEW  
2.1.  The TBT Committee successfully completed the Eighth Triennial Review of the Operation and 
Implementation of the TBT Agreement  in 2018 , adopting its Eighth Triennial Review report6 at the 
14-15 November meeting.7 The mandate for the Triennial Review i s found in Article 15.4 of the TBT 
Agreement:  
Not later than the end of the third year from the date of entry into force of the WTO 
Agreement and at the end of each three -year period thereafter, the Committee shall 
review the operation and implementation of this Agreement, including the provisions 
relating to transparency, with a view to recommending an adjustment of the rights and 
obligations of this Agreement where necessary to ensure mutual economic advantage 
and balance of rights and obligations, witho ut prejudice to the provisions of Article 12. 
Having regard, inter alia, to the experience gained in the implementation of the 
Agreement, the Committee shall, where appropriate, submit proposals for amendments 
to the text of this Agreement to the Council f or Trade in Goods.  
2.2.  In the Eighth Triennial Review, Members agreed on 40 recommendations for future work, 
discussions, and the development of guidance  towards reducing unnecessary barriers to trade and 
improving implementation of the TBT Agreement. Recommen dations cover the topics of: Good 
Regulatory Practice; Regulatory Cooperation between Members; Technical Regulations; Conformity 
Assessment Procedures; Standards; Transparency; Technical Assistance; and, Operation of the 
Committee.8 These new recommendatio ns build upon the existing decisions and recommendations 
adopted by the Committee since 1995.9 The Committee's decisions and recommendations include 
principles, guidelines, best practices and recommended procedures.  
2.3.  The Eighth Triennial Review sets out a w orkplan for the TBT Committee during 2019 -2021, and 
provides a schedule of thematic sessions to be held in 2019 and 2020.10 It also initiates new st rands 
of work, including in the areas of conformity assessment procedures, transparency, technical 
assistance , technical regulations, standards  and good regulatory practice .11 
2.4.  The Eighth Triennial Review report was the culmination of a process launched in June 2017.12 
The Committee held nine informal meetings13 dedicated to the Eighth Triennial Review. Based on 
proposals from Members14, two draft reports15 were prepared by the Secretariat, upon which 
Members also submitted comments.16 A final draft report17 was circulated on 2 November 2018, and 
later adopted by the Committee at its November meeting.   
                                                
6 G/TBT/41 . 
7 G/TBT/M/76 , para. 4.1 . 
8 G/TBT/41 . 
9 G/TBT/1/Rev.13 . 
10 G/TBT/41 , para. 8.2(a.iv) . 
11 G/TBT/41 , paras. 4.17, 6.19, 7.12, 3.2 , 5.8 and 1.7.  
12 G/TBT/W/ 450. 
13 2 October 2017 ( JOB/TBT/237 ), 7 November 2017 ( JOB/TBT/240 ), 23 February 2018 
(JOB/TBT/240/Rev.1 ), 20 Mar ch 2018 ( JOB/TBT/240/Rev.2 ), 16 May 2018 ( JOB/TBT/240/Rev.3 ), 19 June 
2018 ( JOB/TBT/240/Rev.4 ), 20 September 2018, 23 October 2018, and 13 November 2018.  
14 G/TBT/41 , Annex . 
15 JOB/TBT/24 8 and JOB/TBT/248/Rev.1 . 
16 G/TBT/41 , Annex . 
17 JOB/TBT/248/Rev.2 . G/TBT/42  
 
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  3  TRANSPARENCY AND NOTIFICATIONS18 
3.1  Notifications of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures  
3.1.1   Trends in new notifications and follow -up (addenda, corrigenda, revision s)  
3.1.  The TBT Committee recorded another peak in 2018 for total number of notifications of new or 
changed measures (3,065) submitted in one year , along with an all -time high in the number of new 
notifications of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures ( 2,085). The total also 
includes 841 addenda and 87 corrigenda to existin g notifications , and 52 revisions (Chart 1).19 
Compared to 2017, the total number of notifications rose by 19%, maintaining the trend of a steady 
increase since 2004. Since the entry into force of the TBT Agreement and up to 31  December 2018, 
137 Members (representing 84% of the full membership) have submitted  at least one notification, 
totalling  33,312  notifications (see Annex A).   
Chart  1: Total TBT notifications, 1995 -201820  
 
3.2.  Participation in submission of notifications in 2018 was wider than before , with 86 Members 
(over half of current  WTO membership) submitting at least one notification during the year (Chart 
2). However, 78 Members did not notify any proposed TBT measures during 2018.  
                                                
18 The data for the charts in this section are drawn from the TBT IMS http://tbtims.wto.org/ , 
complemented by more detail in Annex  A. Further  information  on TBT notifications  is available through the TBT 
IMS. 
19 This document uses the terminology adopted by the TBT Committee in the recommendation on 
"Coherent use of notification formats", G/TBT/35 , 18 June 2014.  See Annex B.  
20 Notifications of unofficial translations of notified measures, supplements , are not considered part of 
total TBT notifications for the purposes of this report. See Chart 8 for more details.  
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  Chart 2: Members' participation in the notification process, 1995 -2018  
 
 
3.1.2   Notifications by Member  
3.3.  African Members were some of the most active in submitting TBT notification in 2018. F ive of 
the top ten most prolific notifying Members are from Africa (four of which are members of the East 
African Community) . Uganda submitted the most notifications of any Member for the second year in 
a row (Chart 3) . 
Chart  3: Ten Members  that submitted most notifications  (new notifications, addenda and 
corrigenda, and revisions) during 2018  
 
3.4.  The ten M embers that have notified most frequently since 1995 are listed in Chart 4. Several 
Members among the top notifying Members in 2018 (Chart 3)  do not appear among the top notifying 
Members for the period 1995 to 2018 (Chart 4), namely Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Chinese Taipei  
and Egypt , indicating that they notified at a level above  their historical trend .  
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  Chart 4: Ten Members that submitted most notifications (new notifications, addenda and 
corrigenda, and revisions) during 1995 -2018  
 
3.5.  Taking a closer look at the four top notifying Member s (US, Brazil, EU, China; Chart 4 ), Chart 
5 shows that the annual volume of notifications submitted  by these Members over the past ten years 
is relatively stable . Exceptions to this are the number of notifications submitted by the US over the 
past several  years, which peaked in  2016.  
Chart 5: Notifications submitted by China, Brazil, th e EU and the US  (new notifications, 
addenda and corrigenda, and revisions) during 2009-2018  
 
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  3.1.3   Use of notification formats  
3.6.  The TBT Committee has agreed on a recommendation for  the coherent  use of different 
notification formats ("new notifications", "revisions", "addenda", "corrigenda", as well as 
"supplement s"), which increases transparency of  notified measure s throughout the regulatory 
lifecycle.21 This recommendation applies in various situations, for example, when the comment 
period on a notifica tion has been extended (addenda, see Section 3.1.6 and Chart 15 ), if a measure 
has been withdraw n or revoked (addenda), a measure is substantially redrafte d prior to adoption or 
entry into force (revision),  or the adopted final text becomes available (addenda).  
3.7.  The use of addenda has increased significantly over the past ten years. Since 2011 more than 
450 addenda have been notified every year, and in 2018 a lone, 841 were notified (see Chart 1). 
Several Members are quite active in notifying information through addenda (Chart 6).  The type of 
informat ion provided in addenda varies.  
Chart 6: Ten Members that submitted most addenda  during 1995 -2018  
 
                                                
21 G/TBT/35 , reproduced in Annex B. 
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  3.8.  In 2018, the  main type of information  in addenda (61%)  relate d to the adoption, publication 
or entry into force of the measure (Chart 7).  Amongst th ese addenda related to adoption, publication 
or entry into force of the measure (Chart 7), 56% included a website addres s to the adopted final 
text.22 In addition, 70% indicated that the measure entered into force, and of this group , 13% 
provide at least a six -month reasonable interval between the dates of adoption and entry into force.23 
Chart 7: Reasons for addenda submitte d during 201824 
 
 
 
 
3.9.  Contrar y to addenda , the number of revisions submitted  is low; since 2012 the WTO has 
received about 32 revisions per year (Chart 1). The Members that have notified the most revisions 
since 1995 are China (45), the US (26), Brazil (24),  Canada ( 24) and Thailand ( 23). The EU is the 
only Member that has notified unofficial translations through supplements (Chart 8), although in 
2017 and 2018 this notification format was not used . Of the 250 supplements notified by the EU, 
over 100 provide links to unofficial translations of measures notified by China .  
Chart 8: Supplements notifying unofficial translations , 2008 -2018  
 
                                                
22 G/TBT/41 , para. 6.19(e.i); G/TBT/1/Rev.13 , Section 5.3.1.11, pages 29 -30.  
23 G/TBT/1/Rev.13 , Section 5.3.1.10, pages 2 8-29. 
24 Most addenda (81%) submitted in 2018 relate to measures originally notified in previous years.  
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  3.10.   The four top notifying Members use notification formats in different ways  (Chart 9). The US 
continues to notify more addend a and corrigenda combined than new notifications, while China rarely 
uses these formats. As indicated above, revisions are rarely used.  
Chart 9: Use of notification formats  by China, Brazil, the EU and the US during  1995 -
2018, total number of notifications   
 
3.1.4   Notifications by development status and region  
3.11.   The rise in new notifications since 2004 (see Chart  1) is to a large extent explained by a  
marked increase in notifications submitted by developing Members (Chart 10). Again in 2018 the 
majority of notifications ( 57%) were submitted by 59 developing Members. Least -developed 
Members ( 11) were responsible for 26% of new notifications in 201825 and developed Members ( 16) 
for only 17%. The level of notifications submitted by a ll three categori es of Members rose compared 
to 2017, with the increase by least -developing Members being  the sharpest in percentage as well as 
actual terms : 41% (compared to 27% for developed Members and 7% for developing), 
corresponding to 15 5 more notifications (double the increase of 7 5 for developed Members and 81 
for developing Members) . 
                                                
25 The top five notifying least -developed Members for the period 1995 to 2018 concerning new 
notifications are Uganda (999), Tanzania (229), Rwanda (215), Yemen (157) a nd Zambia (88).  
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  Chart 10: New notifications by development status, 1995 -2018  
 
3.12.   African Members submitted just over a third of all new notifications in 2018, far more than 
any other regional group , followed by Members in the Middle East with a share of 18% and Asia with 
16%. Of the  one third attributed to African Members, Uganda accounts for 45%, Kenya for 19%, 
Rwanda for 15%, Tanzania for 12% and Egypt for 9%. Compared to 2017, the main change s were 
an increase in notifications from Africa , and a decrease in notifications from the Middle East  (Chart 
11). Notifications from African Members have increased almost six -fold between 2014 and 201 8, 
jumping from 129 to 714.  
Chart 11: Distribution of new notifications by region, 2018  
 
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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 communiti es, so as to notify such 
measure s jointly to the WTO.26 The GCC Gulf Standards Organization is one group of Members that 
have submitted a significant number of joint notifications  (Chart 1 2). The Andean Community has 
also made use of this approach, albeit t o a much lesser extent  (Chart 1 3).27 
Chart 12: New notifica tions by GSO members, 1995 -2018  
 
 
Chart 1 3: New notifications by Ande an Community members, 1995 -2018  
 
3.1.6   Comment period provided in notifications  
3.14.   The Committee has agreed that the normal time limit for comments on notified technical 
regulations and conformity assessment procedures should be 60 days. Any Member able to provide 
a time -limit beyond 60 days , such as 90 days,  is encouraged to do so and should indicate this in the 
                                                
26 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.  
27 For statistical purposes, each  notification submitted jointly by GSO Members counts as seven 
notifications in total notification counts, while each notification submitted jointly by Andean Community  
Members counts as four notifications.  
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  notification.28 In 201 8, Members provided on average only 55.4 days for comments on new 
notifications and revisions (of those 2030 notifications which  specifie d a comment period – Chart 
14).29 The tendency of Members to provide shorter average comment periods  since 2015  continued 
in 201 8.  
Chart 14: Average number of days provided  for comments , new notifications and 
revisions, all Members , 199 6-2018 
 
 
 
3.15.   The average comment period provided by each Member in 2018 (who notified a total of five 
or more new notifications or revisions) is shown in Chart 15. In 107 new notifications and revisions 
submitted last year, there was no comment period included, the sta ted comment period had lapsed 
or it was stated that a comment period was non -applicable. During the year,  10 Members30 used the 
addendum format to notify extensions to comment periods on measures first notified in 2018; this 
information is also reflected in  Chart 15. Annex C illustrates the percentage of notifications submitted 
in 2018 that provide a comment period, by Member (where five or more new notifications or revisions 
were notified).  
 
                                                
28 G/TBT/1/Rev.13 , Section 5.3.1.8, page 27.  
29 This chart c overs only those notifications 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).  
30 United States, Brazil, Chile, Japan, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Korea and Thailand (in 
descending order).  
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  Chart 15: Average comment period, by Member, 2018  
 
 
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  3.1.7   Stated object ives of notifications  
3.16.   "Protection of human health or safety" was once again overwhelmingly the primary objective 
stated in new notifications submitted in 2018 (Chart 1 6).31 The second most cited objective was 
"Quality requirements", followed by "Prevention  of deceptive practices and consumer protection", 
"Consumer information, labelling" and "Protection of the environment". When comparing this with 
the most cited objectives for the period 1995 to 2018, the top five objectives remain unchanged, 
albeit in a d ifferent order (Chart 1 7). 
Chart 1 6: Notification by objective, 201832 
 
 
Chart 1 7: Notification by objective, 1995 -201833 
 
 
                                                
31 The objectives are indicated by Members in Item 7 of the new notification template (see 
G/TBT/1/Rev.13 , pp. 58-61). Notifications may cite multiple objectives.  
32 7 notifications over the stated  period di d not specify any objective.  
33 69 notifications over the stated  period did not specify any objective.  
16821251762263523533856721381
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600Cost saving and productivity enhancementProtection of animal or plant life or healthReducing trade barriers and facilitating tradeOtherHarmonizationProtection of the environmentConsumer information, labellingPrevention of deceptive practices and consumer protectionQuality requirementsProtection of human health or safety
Number of notifications
5182479703727733126426002898321510665
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000National security requirementsCost saving and productivity enhancementProtection of animal or plant life or healthHarmonizationReducing trade barriers and facilitating tradeOtherConsumer information, labellingProtection of the environmentQuality requirementsPrevention of deceptive practices and consumer protectionProtection of human health or safety
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  3.1.8   Online tools for  notifications  
3.1.8.1   TBT Notification Submission System  
3.17.   In 2018, 70% of all TBT notifications were submitted using the TBT  Notification Submission 
System (TBT NSS)34, continuing a robust  upward trend in the number of notifications submitted 
online  (Chart 18).  
Chart 1 8: Percentage of notifications submitted via the TBT NSS, 2014 -2018  
 
 
3.18.   50 Members (listed below ) used the TBT NSS in 2018, up from 38 in 2017 (Table 1). Since 
its launch  at the end of 2013, 60 Members regularly use the TBT NSS , out of the 137 Members who 
have notified  at least once .35 
Table 1: L ist of Members that used the TBT NSS  in 2018  
Argentina  Colombia  Liberia  Philippines  Tanzania  
Australia  Czech 
Republic  Lithuania  Rwanda  Thailand  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  Dominican 
Republic  Malawi  Saint Lucia  Trinidad and 
Tobago  
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  El Salvador  Malaysia  Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  Turkey  
Botswana  European 
Union  Moldova, 
Republic of  Seychelles  Uganda  
Brazil  Indonesia  Namibia  Slovenia  Ukraine  
Burundi  Israel  Nepal  South Africa  United Arab 
Emirates  
Canada  Japan  New Zealand  Sweden  United Kingdom  
Chile  Kenya  Nigeria  Chinese Taipei  United States of 
America  
China  Korea, 
Republic of  Pakistan  Tajikistan  Viet Nam  
3.1.8.2   ePing: SPS/TBT notification alert system  
3.19.   Given the high volume and diversity of SPS/TBT notifications circulated annually, reaching 
almost 4,700 notifications in 2018, it can be a challenge for stakeholders to track and react to 
                                                
34 G/TBT/1/Rev.13 , Section 5. 6.4.1, page 38. 
35 For access to the TBT NSS, please contact tbtnss@wto.org . 
3552656270
0102030405060708090100
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  evolving product requirements in a timely manner. One of the recomme ndations of the Seventh 
Triennial Review concluded in 2015 was for the WTO Secretariat to develop an alert system to 
facilitate access to these notifications. In response, the WTO partnered with UNDESA and ITC and 
launched ePing in November 2016. By regist ering on the publicly available system, users can receive 
daily or weekly email alerts containing SPS/TBT notifications covering products/markets of interest 
to them. In addition, ePing's web -based platform can assist Members' Enquiry Points in reaching ou t 
to domestic users to discuss notifications and/or provide complementary information (such as 
translations). This can in turn facilitate the formulation of timely comments on notifications, which 
usually provide a 60 -day comment period. The Eight Triennia l review report contains two further 
recommendations related to ePing.36 
3.20.   Since its launch, ePing  has seen a steady rise in subscribers from both the public and private 
sectors. On 1 January 2018, ePing had 3,109 registered users; by 31 December the number had 
gone up to 5,569 from 175 countries and territories.37 Around half of registered users are fr om 
governments and the other half from the private sector, non -governmental bodies, academia, etc. 
In addition, 76 TBT Enquiry Points have been granted rights to access the Enquiry Point Management 
Tool, allowing them to see registered users from their cou ntry, create groups among them and 
communicate with them regarding notifications of particular interest.  
3.21.   The Secretariat provided regular updates to the TBT Committee on ePing.38 An information 
session on ePing  was held on the margins of the TBT Committee in June.  
3.22.   The Secretariat received an increasing number of capacity building requests related to ePing 
and has continued to include ePing in its capacity buildin g activities, sometimes through 
presentations and sometimes through detailed hands -on training sessions, depending on the 
context, beneficiaries and their requests.39 In addition, the Secretariat has undertaken a number of 
outreach activities on ePing.40 
3.23.   The Secretariat prepared a short introductory film on ePing, which can be viewed through the 
ePing website  in three languages. In addition, a 2 -page flyer on ePing is now available in seven 
languages (Arabic, Chine se, English, French, Japanese, Russian and Spanish) and can also be 
viewed/downloaded from the ePing website under "reference materials".  
3.24.   The WTO, ITC and UNDESA continued their collaboration in maintaining and introducing 
enhancements to the system in lig ht of experience gained as well as feedback from users. The user 
guide, which is available on the website, was updated to reflect changes in the system. Furthermore, 
a demo version of the system has been developed for training purposes and can be shared wi th 
interested delegations.  
                                                
36 These include discussions on: (i) ePing's role in facilitating the work of Enquir y Points, including in 
reaching out to the private sector and (ii) possible use of ePing in dissemination of comments on notified 
measures, on a voluntary basis ( G/TBT/41 , para. 6.19(a.i) and 6.19(f.ii).  
37 As of 22 February 2019, ePing had 6,012 registered users.  
38 G/TBT/GEN/249 , G/TBT/GEN/253 . 
39 During 2018, for example, national TBT seminars held in Moldova (August), Chile, Guatemala  and 
Philippines (Novem ber), regional seminar hosted by the GSO (October) and the advanced TBT course held in 
Geneva (March) have included dedicated modules and hands -on training on ePing for regular users as well as 
Enquiry Points. In addition, the WTO has contributed to ISO's MENA STAR programme for strengthening the 
institutional infrastructure on standards and regulations to support business and industry in the Middle East 
North Africa region. In the context of this project, the WTO Secretariat has provided training during on e 
regional seminar, one webinar and four national seminars focusing on how to benefit from the transparency 
framework of the TBT Agreement using ePing. The total number of registered users in the five beneficiary 
countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco,  and Tunisia) involved has gone up from 92 prior to the first event 
to 392 by the end of the year.  
40 These include a dedicated side event of the Codex A limentarius Commission  held in July and 
presentations during the ISO week held in September and also during the WTO Cotton Days  held in November 
2018. Furthermore, eP ing was the topic of two dedicated news items, one by Codex  and another by the 
Enhanced Integrated Framework  and was also referenced as a tool that should be further developed for 
improving access to information during the ICC and B20 Trade Dialogues event  held in June. The WTO's social 
media accounts have also introduced ePing to a wider audience.  G/TBT/42  
 
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  3.2  Other TBT notifications  
3.2.1   Notifications under Article 10.7  
3.25.   Five agreements were not ified under Article 10.7 in 201 8, all but one of which were between 
Ukraine  and other Members  (Table 2) . Since 1995, 14 9 agreements, four revisions , four corri genda 
and one addendum have been notified under A rticle 10.7.  Overall, 23 Members ( 14% of 
membership ) have submitted at least one notification under Article 10.7.   
Table 2: Summary of Article 10.7 notifications, 2018  
Notifying 
Member  Parties to 
Agreement  Document symbol  Date of entry 
into force of 
agreement  Scope of the 
agreement  
Chinese Taipei  Philippines  
Chinese Taipei  G/TBT/10.7/N/146  7 December 2017  Conformity 
assessment for 
pneumatic tyres 
and electrical 
products  
Ukraine  Republic of Korea  
Ukraine  G/TBT/10.7/N/147  9 Jun e 2017  Conformity 
assessment for, 
inter alia, 
household and 
similar electrical 
equipment  
Ukraine  Poland  
Ukraine  G/TBT/10.7/N/148  20 April 2017  Conformity 
assessment for fire 
protection products  
Ukraine  Norway  
Ukraine  G/TBT/10.7/N/149  4 January 2017  
 Conformity 
assessment for , 
inter alia, 
househo ld and 
similar electrical 
equipment  
Ukraine  Italy 
Ukraine  G/TBT/10.7/N/150  27 December 
2017 Conformity 
assessment for 
personal safety 
equipment  
 
3.2.2   Notifications under Article 15.2  
3.26.   In 201 8, four notifications were submitted 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. One Member  notified for the first time under Article 15.2: Afghanistan . Three  
Members revised their  previous notifications: Egypt , Chinese Taipei  and Ukraine .41 In total, 14 2 
Members have submitted at least one notification under Article 15.2 (see Annex F). 
3.2.3   Notifications under the Code of Good Practice for the preparation, adoption and 
application of standards ("Code of Good Practice")  
3.27.   Since the launch of the WTO ISO Standards Information Gateway  in November 2016, there 
has been a significant increase in engagement by Members and standardi zing bodies in notifying 
both the acceptance of the Code of Good Practice and sharing work programmes. This trilingual 
platform provides information on standardizing bodies that have accepted the Code of Good Practice 
and, if available, their work programm es. In 2018, four standardizing bodies notified the acceptance 
of the Code and 30 notifications of work programmes (existence or updates) were received from 30 
                                                
41 The latest list  of statements submitted under A rticle 15.2 is available in the TBT IMS  under 
"reports"( http://tbtims.wto.org ). This information was previously circulated in the G/TBT/GEN/1/ - series) . The 
list is also included in Annex F.  G/TBT/42  
 
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  different standardizing bodies.42 Websites are now the most common way of making work 
programmes available. At the end of 2018, 117 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 ).  
3.28.   Between 1995 and 2018, 192 standardizin g bodies from 144 Members or Observers accepted 
the Code of Good Practice. In addition, one regional standardizing body has accepted the Code: the 
African Organisation for Standardisation. The full list of Standardizing bodies that have accepted the 
code c an be downloaded on the TBT IMS . The Standards Information Gateway  contains links to work 
programmes,  the forms for the acceptance of and withdrawal from the Code of Good Practice , as 
well as the form to notify work programmes.  
3.3  TBT Enquiry Points  
3.29.   All Members are required to maintain at least one TBT Enquiry Point (Articles 10.1 and 10.2). 
In total, nearly  all Member s (158) have provided the contact information for their TBT Enquiry Point.  
 
                                                
42 Those standardizing bodies who accepted the Code in 2018 are: EUROCAE - European Organisation 
for Civil Aviation Equipment (European Union), DKE - Deutsche K ommission Elektrotechnik Elektronik und  
Informationstechnik in DIN und VDE (Germany),  Fair trading, Codex Alimentarius, Consumer protection and 
Metrology Division, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (Samoa) and CalConnect - The Calendaring 
and Sch eduling Consortium (United States) . The full list of the standardizing bodies that have accepted the 
Code can be accessed from the WTO ISO Standards Information Gateway ( https://tbtcode.iso.org/sites/wto -
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  4  SPECIFIC TRADE CONCE RNS43  
4.1.  The TBT Committee provides Members with a forum to discuss trade issues related to technical 
regulations, conformity assessment procedures and standards,  prepared, adopted or applied by 
other Members. These discussions are referred to as "specific trade concerns" (STCs) and relate 
either to proposed measures, or to measures currently in force. Members thus have the opportunity 
to review these concerns in a  multilateral setting, and to seek further information and clarification, 
working towards resolution of concerns .  
4.1  Trends in STCs  
4.2.  In 2018, Members reviewed a total of 184 STCs, a new peak in the Committee . The number of 
new concerns, however, dropped to 22, 5 fewer  than in 2017 (Chart 19). This continu es the declining 
trend in the number of new concerns raised in the Committee  since 2014 (47), a decrease of 53%. 
On the other hand, the number of times previously raised STC were discussed continues to incre ase. 
In 2018, Members discussed 162 previously raised concerns in TBT Committee meetings44 (up from 
101 in 2014, a 60% increase ).45 The calculation method applied  for the first time  in the 2016  Annual 
Review for the "previously raised STCs"  category has again been used .46 Since 1995, 67 Members 
(41% of the full membership ) have raised at least one STC in the TBT Committee.  
Chart 19: STCs raised, 1995 -2018 
 
                                                
43 The data for the charts in this section are drawn from the TBT IMS http://tbtims.wto.org/ . Further  
information on STCs is available through the TBT IMS . 
44 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.  
45 An overview of t he STCs raised in the Committee in 2018 can be found in Annex D. Annex E provides 
a more detailed overview of new STCs raised in 2018.  
46 See G/TBT/39/Rev.1 , para. 3.19. In Annual Review reports issued prior to 2016 , an STC raised in the 
Committee in a given year was only included once in the statistics, either as a new or as a previously raised 
STC, regardless of the number of times the STC was raised that year.  An STC  raised for the first time in June 
and again in November, for example, was included as new, but not as previously raised  for that year . This 
method  under reported  the number of previously raised STCs . Beginning in 2016, and again in this review, 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 be subject to  the same STC more than once in the same year  and each time the STC is raised in the 
Committee, it is counted . This gives a more accurate reflection of the number of concerns actually discu ssed in 
the Committee in any given year (see Annex D).  
4 611 13
513 152015 14 1224273246
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373127224612
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2034
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2041517485
88107 124
88101124142 152 162
4101725
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326578106131
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130148161173179184
020406080100120140160180200Number of STCs
New STCs Previously raised STCsG/TBT/42  
 
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  4.3.  Chart 20 shows the number of STCs discussed per TBT Committee meeting. In 2018, 59 STCs 
were discussed at the March meeting, 62 STCs at the June meeting, and in November, 63 STCs 
(Chart 20). This illustrates the steadily increasing workload for the Committee  arising from STCs . 
While in 2009, around 43 STCs were discussed on average per m eeting, this number rose to just 
over 61 by 2018.  
Chart 20: STCs raised per Committee m eeting, 200 9-2018 
 
 
4.4.  Members often withdraw a few STCs at the outset of Committee meetings, presumably because 
of progress made in bilateral discussions, and these are not reflected in Charts 1 and 2. In 2018, 
Members withdrew 4 STCs  at the outset of Committee meetings , as compared to 7 in 2017 and 10 
in 2016.47 
4.2  STCs by Member  
4.5.  The EU, US and Canada were the Members that raised most STCs in 201 8 (Chart 21). The large 
majority of these STCs were not new but raised previously .48 In 2018, 39 Members raised at least 
one STC (new or previously -raised), compared to 45 in 2017.  
                                                
47 G/TBT/M/68  - G/TBT/M/76 . 
48 More than one Member may raise concerns (new and previous) about t he same STC. Members can 
raise the same STC more than once in the same year; it is counted each time it is raised.  
44
354465
40515560 58 5947
365159
39465056 596240
465535
515156576263
131
117150159
130148161173179184
020406080100120140160180200
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Number of STCs
March Meeting June Meeting November MeetingG/TBT/42  
 
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  Chart 21: Ten Members that raised most (new and previously -raised) STCs  during  2018 
 
 
4.6.  Chart 22 display s a similar trend: the EU and the US raised most new STCs during the period 
1995 to 2018, more than 250 each.  
Chart 22: Ten Members that raised  most new STCs  during  1995 -2018 
 
 
9 83 2 261 1 1 2117
111
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38
37 352924126
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-101030507090110130
US EU Canada Australia Japan Mexico New Zealand Korea Argentina SwitzerlandNumber of STCs
New STCs Previously raised STCs
268
250
120
9187
676461
52
42
050100150200250300
EU US Canada Mexico Japan Australia China Korea Brazil ArgentinaNumber of STCsG/TBT/42  
 
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  4.3  Members subject to new STCs  
4.7.  Measures of the EU, Brazil, Chile, Indonesia and the United States  were subject to most new 
STCs raised in the Committee in 2018 (Chart 23). 
Chart 23: Members subject to new STCs  during  201849 
 
4.8.  Overall , the EU  was the Member  subject to most STCs in the Committee between 1995 and 
2018, followed by  China and the US  (Chart 2 4).  
Chart 24: Members subject to most new STCs during  1995 -2018 
 
 
4.4  STCs by region and development status  
4.9.  Charts 25 and 26 provide information on the regional breakdown of participation in STC 
discussions. In 2018, Members from North America raised 18 new STCs, from Asia 16 new STCs, 
and from South and Central America and the Caribbean, 12  new STCs. No new STCs were raised by 
Members from the CIS  or the Middle East (Chart 25).  
                                                
49 GSO members are: Kingdom of Bahrain,  the State of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 
United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.  
4
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
012345Number of STCs
120
70
51
33
28262321 20
15
020406080100120140
EU China US Korea India Brazil Indonesia Ecuador Russian
FederationMexicoNumber of STCsG/TBT/42  
 
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  Chart 25: New STCs raised by region , 201850 
 
 
4.10.   On the other hand, Members from the South and Central America and the Caribbean  were 
subject to most new STCs, followed by Members from Asia and Europe  (Chart 26). 
Chart 26: Subject to new STCs by region , 2018 
 
 
4.11.   In 2018, 9 of the 22 new STCs were raised by develop ed Members, 8 by both developing and 
developed Members and only 5 by developing  Members alone. No least-developed Member raised a 
                                                
50 "New STCs raised by region" indicates the number of times a Member in a given region has raised a 
new STC. One STC can be raised by several Members from different regions.  
18
16
12
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North America Asia South and Central
America and the
CaribbeanEurope Africa CIS Middle EastNumber of STCs
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America and the
CaribbeanAsia Europe Middle East North America Africa CISNumber of STCsG/TBT/42  
 
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  new STC during the year. These shares have fluctuated over the years, but in general developing 
Members  have become more active in raising new STCs (Chart 27). 
Chart 27: New STCs raised by development status, 1995 -201851 
 
 
4.5  Types of concerns raised in STCs  
4.12.   Of the issues highlighted by concerned Members in new STCs raised in 2018, 16 dealt with 
the concerned Members' need for more information on state of play of a measure, or clarification on 
certain elements  thereof , 14 with concerns about unnecessary barriers to trade , 12 with 
inconsistency with or non -use of international standards , 11 with lack of notifica tion or opportunity 
to comment (transparency) , 7 with concerns about discrimination , and 6 with the time given for 
manufacturers to adapt to new requirements  (6-month reasonable interval)  (Chart 28).  
                                                
51 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.  
468 9
271317
9 1081220
1626
1625
719
1214
914
911312
3 2475 1212
610
814
23
9
129
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23
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78
20712
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104
5
0102030405060
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Number of STCs
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  Chart 28: Types of conce rns raised, 1995 -201852 
 
 
4.6  Stated objectives of measures subject to STCs  
4.13.   By far the most common  stated objective of measures subject to STCs between 1995 -2018 
was "Protection of human health and safety", matching the main objective cited in TBT notifications 
(Chart 29, Chart 17). 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.  
Chart 29: Stated objectives for the measures raised as STCs, 1995 -201853 
 
 
                                                
52 Concerned Members may raise more than one type of concern per STC. Each type of concern that is 
raised in new and previously -raised STCs during 2018 is counted.  
53 Measures subject to STCs may have more than one objective. Each objective identified is counted.  
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6712313111416
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400Technical assistanceSpecial and differential treatmentnprPPMTime to adapt, "reasonable interval"DiscriminationInternational standardsRationale, legitimacyOther issues raisedTransparencyUnnecessary barrier to tradeFurther information, clarification
Number of times raised
1995-2017 2018
1618264597107103131267
12415610
0 50 100 150 200 250 300Protection of animal or plant life or healthNational security requirementsHarmonizationQuality requirementsConsumer information, LabellingOtherPrevention of deceptive practices and consumer proProtection of the environmentProtection of human health or safety
Number of times stated
1995-2017 2018G/TBT/42  
 
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  4.7  Number of times STC s are  raised  
4.14.   The number of times that an STC is raised may be related to the  importan ce Members attach 
to the concern , or may  provide insight into 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 ( 56%) have been raised at 
one or two  Committee meetings , 26% were raised 3 to 5 times , and only 18% were raised more 
than 5 times (Chart 30). 
Chart 30: Number of times an STC is raised, 1995 -2018 
 
 
 
4.15.   Moreover , 83% of all STCs (discussed  in the TBT Committee since 1995) were not  raised  over 
the last two years ( i.e. during the last six meetings  of the Committee) (Chart 31). The remain ing 
17% were raised  over the last two years .54  While these figures do not necessarily indicate  whether 
an STC has been resolved, they provide at least some anecdotal evidence 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 .  
Chart 31: Share of STCs discussed in last 2 years , raised during 1995 -2018  
 
 
                                                
54 Around half of the STCs included in this group were brought to the Committee for the first time ("new 
STCs") over the past two years. The other half are STC s that were first brought to the Committee prior to 
2017.  
1-2 Meetings
56%
3-5 Meetings
26%>5 Meetings
18%
Not raised in last 2 
years
83%Raised in last 2 
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  4.16.   When comparing this information with the number of times an STC is raised (Chart 32), 90% 
of STCs discussed at only 1 -2 meetings have not been raised during  the last two years . On the other 
hand,  more than 40% of longstanding  STCs (discussed at 5 or more meetings) were raised in the 
last two years . 
Chart 32: Share of STCs  discussed in last two years , by number of times raised  
 
 
 
4.8  Relation ship between notifications and STCs  
4.17.   The number of notifications submitted and STCs raised  have generally followed  a similar trend 
from 1995 to 2018 (Chart 33, Chart 1, Chart 19 ). 
Chart 33: Notifications and new  and previous  STCs , 1995 -2018  
 
 
 
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
1-2 Meetings 3-5 Meetings >5 Meetings
Raised in last 2 years Not raised in last 2 years
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Number of new STCsNumber of new notifications
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  4.18.   Overall, 68% of STCs raised since 1995 concern a measure notified to  the TBT Committee . In 
2018, 59% of new STCs raised were related to notified measures (Chart 34). 
Chart  34: New STCs discuss ed related to notified measures , 1995 -2018  
 
50% 50%
36%69%80%
54%87%
80%87%
79%100%
83%
67%66%63%66% 65%71%69%74%
54%68%
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018PercentageG/TBT/42  
 
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  5  DISPUTES INVOLVING P ROVISIONS OF THE TBT AGREEMENT  
5.1.  Since 1995, 54 WTO disputes have cited the TBT Agreement in their respective requests for 
consultations, the first formal step to initiate a WTO case. Important developments during 
2018 included:  
a. the circulation t o Members of the Appellat e Body Report concerning compliance 
proceedings (second recourse by Mexico) with respect to US measures on canned tuna 
labelling (DS381);  
b. the circ ulation to Members of the Panel Report concerning certain measures by the Russian 
Federation affecting the im portation of railway equipment (DS499); and  
c. the circulation to Members of the Pan el Report concerning Australia's measures mandating 
tobacco plain packaging (DS435/DS441/DS458/DS467).  
6  SECRETARIAT TECHNICA L ASSISTANCE ACTIVIT IES 
6.1.  Similar to previous years, i n 2018 the Secretariat continued to receive requests for, and deliver, 
a significant number of TBT -related technical assistance ("TBT TA") activities. This is consistent with 
the fact that demand for TBT  TA has grown substantially over the last few years. In 2018, a record 
number of 44 training activities were organized by the WTO Secretariat. These activities covered 
either exclusively TBT matters or in part. Some were organized in cooperation with other 
organizations. The activities included, for example,  one Geneva -based advanced course, 
five regional workshops, and 15 national workshops. The demand for, and delivery of, national  
TBT TA activities was significantly higher than that delivered in 2016 (7) and 2017 (10). These 
activities were designed to hel p participants expand their understanding of the TBT Agreement, 
discuss challenges in implementing the Agreement and to learn more about the work of the TBT 
Committee. In 2018, there was a marked demand for training activities on TBT transparency  in 
genera l, and ePing in particular. Looking ahead, and as indicated in last year's Annual Review, 
TBT transparency continues to be an issue of increasing interest of Members, and there is growing 
demand for TA in this area , particularly on ePing.  
6.2.  Additionally, du ring the course of 2018, a total of 16  TBT modules were delivered within the 
programmes of various broader WTO TA  activities, including Geneva -based and Regional Trade 
Policy Courses ("RTPCs"). Finally, in 2018, three distance learning courses specifically  on the TBT 
Agreement were held.  
 
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  ANNEX  
A. Notifications by Member, 1995 -20181 
Members  Regular 
notifications 
2018  Addenda and 
Corrigenda 
2018  Revisions 
2018  Total 
Notifications 
2018  Total 
number of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Afghanistan  0 0 0 0 2 
Albania  0 0 0 0 88 
Angola  0 0 0 0 0 
Antigua and Barbuda  0 0 0 0 0 
Argentina  23 43 1 67 724 
Armenia  3 0 0 3 92 
Australia  4 0 0 4 222 
Austria  0 0 0 0 4 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  43 1 0 44 563 
Bangladesh  0 0 0 0 0 
Barbados  0 0 0 0 10 
Belgium  0 0 0 0 209 
Belize  0 0 0 0 12 
Benin  0 0 0 0 2 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  5 6 0 11 43 
Botswana  24 0 0 24 103 
Brazil  85 71 0 156 1727 
Brunei Darussalam  0 0 0 0 2 
Bulgaria  0 0 0 0 0 
Burkina Faso  0 0 0 0 0 
Burundi  10 0 0 10 13 
Cabo Verde  0 0 0 0 0 
Cambodia  19 0 0 19 22 
Cameroon  0 0 0 0 8 
Canada  34 17 1 52 1066 
Central African 
Republic  0 0 0 0 10 
Chad 0 0 0 0 0 
Chile 36 30 0 66 709 
China  65 0 0 65 1378 
Colombia  6 18 0 24 655 
Congo  0 0 0 0 3 
Costa Rica  12 3 0 15 254 
Côte d'Ivoire  0 0 0 0 0 
Croatia  0 0 0 0 39 
                                                
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  Members  Regular 
notifications 
2018  Addenda and 
Corrigenda 
2018  Revisions 
2018  Total 
Notifications 
2018  Total 
number of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Cuba 0 0 0 0 20 
Cyprus  0 0 0 0 1 
Czech Republic  25 7 0 32 420 
Democratic Republic of 
the Congo  0 0 0 0 0 
Denmark  0 0 0 0 252 
Djibouti  0 0 0 0 0 
Dominica  0 0 0 0 15 
Dominican Republic  2 1 0 3 276 
Ecuador  5 60 6 71 1049 
Egypt  33 47 0 80 302 
El Salvador  6 2 0 8 297 
Estonia  2 0 0 2 15 
Eswatini  0 0 0 0 1 
European Union  108 5 2 115 1576 
Fiji 0 0 0 0 1 
Finland  0 0 0 0 77 
France  8 0 0 8 255 
Gabon  0 0 0 0 2 
Georgia  3 0 0 3 106 
Germany  0 0 0 0 25 
Ghana  0 0 0 0 12 
Greece  0 0 0 0 0 
Grenada  2 0 0 2 20 
Guatemala  2 2 0 4 124 
Guinea  0 0 0 0 1 
Guinea -Bissau  0 0 0 0 0 
Guyana  1 0 0 1 21 
Haiti 0 0 0 0 1 
Honduras  2 8 0 10 113 
Hong Kong, China  1 0 0 1 94 
Hungary  0 0 0 0 35 
Iceland  0 0 0 0 2 
India 14 0 0 14 153 
Indonesia  3 10 0 13 239 
Ireland  0 0 0 0 5 
Israel  35 28 5 68 1259 
Italy 2 0 0 2 34 
Jamaica  8 0 0 8 110 
Japan  41 5 0 46 898 G/TBT/42  
 
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  Members  Regular 
notifications 
2018  Addenda and 
Corrigenda 
2018  Revisions 
2018  Total 
Notifications 
2018  Total 
number of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Jordan  0 0 0 0 48 
Kazakhstan  2 0 0 2 23 
Kenya  172 1 0 173 787 
Korea, Republic of  61 2 1 64 966 
Kuwait, the State of  49 3 0 52 460 
Kyrgyz Republic  0 0 0 0 49 
Lao People's 
Democratic Republic  0 0 0 0 1 
Latvia  0 0 0 0 31 
Lesotho  0 0 0 0 0 
Liberia  3 0 0 3 3 
Liechtenstein  0 0 0 0 0 
Lithuania  4 1 0 5 39 
Luxembourg  0 0 0 0 0 
Macao, China  0 0 0 0 6 
Madagascar  0 0 0 0 0 
Malawi  2 0 0 2 18 
Malaysia  6 1 0 7 255 
Maldives  0 0 0 0 0 
Mali 0 0 0 0 2 
Malta  0 0 0 0 0 
Mauritania  0 0 0 0 0 
Mauritius  1 0 0 1 9 
Mexico  60 93 0 153 1133 
Moldova, Republic of  16 2 0 18 51 
Mongolia  0 0 0 0 7 
Montenegro  0 0 0 0 0 
Morocco  0 0 0 0 26 
Mozambique  3 0 0 3 14 
Myanmar  0 0 0 0 2 
Namibia  1 0 0 1 2 
Nepal  2 0 0 2 6 
Netherlands  0 0 0 0 630 
New Zealand  6 1 0 7 150 
Nicaragua  2 3 0 5 192 
Niger  0 0 0 0 0 
Nigeria  4 0 0 4 8 
North Macedonia, 
Republic of  0 0 0 0 8 
Norway  0 0 0 0 89 G/TBT/42  
 
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  Members  Regular 
notifications 
2018  Addenda and 
Corrigenda 
2018  Revisions 
2018  Total 
Notifications 
2018  Total 
number of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Oman  50 1 0 51 400 
Pakistan  7 11 0 18 119 
Panama  6 0 0 6 104 
Papua New Guinea  0 0 0 0 1 
Paraguay  4 2 0 6 130 
Peru 11 6 0 17 133 
Philippines  7 3 2 12 281 
Poland  0 0 0 0 7 
Portugal  0 0 0 0 1 
Qatar  42 1 0 43 595 
Romania  0 0 0 0 94 
Russian Federation  3 0 0 3 89 
Rwanda  137 0 0 137 220 
Saint Kitts and Nevis  0 0 0 0 0 
Saint Lucia  1 0 0 1 56 
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  0 0 0 0 13 
Samoa  0 0 0 0 0 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom 
of 59 2 0 61 1112 
Senegal  1 0 0 1 14 
Seychelles  1 0 0 1 4 
Sierra Leone  0 0 0 0 0 
Singapore  7 3 0 10 72 
Slovak Republic  0 0 0 0 54 
Slovenia  3 0 0 3 115 
Solomon Islands  0 0 0 0 0 
South Africa  8 8 1 17 369 
Spain  3 0 0 3 76 
Sri Lanka  3 0 0 3 53 
Suriname  0 0 0 0 1 
Sweden  1 0 0 1 231 
Switzerland  4 0 0 4 321 
Chinese Taipei  33 46 4 83 530 
Tajikistan  1 0 0 1 6 
Tanzania  104 0 6 110 236 
Thailand  27 12 3 42 764 
The Gambia  0 0 0 0 2 
Togo 0 0 0 0 2 
Tonga  0 0 0 0 0 G/TBT/42  
 
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  Members  Regular 
notifications 
2018  Addenda and 
Corrigenda 
2018  Revisions 
2018  Total 
Notifications 
2018  Total 
number of 
notifications 
made since 
1995  
Trinidad and Tobago  3 0 0 3 133 
Tunisia  1 0 0 1 28 
Turkey  35 0 1 36 161 
Uganda  209 198 6 413 1345 
Ukraine  14 8 0 22 211 
United Arab Emirates  51 1 0 52 458 
United Kingdom  4 0 0 4 54 
United States of 
America  109 154 13 276 3468 
Uruguay  5 0 0 5 27 
Vanuatu  0 0 0 0 0 
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  0 0 0 0 35 
Viet Nam  23 0 0 23 152 
Yemen  42 1 0 43 160 
Zambia  0 0 0 0 88 
Zimbabwe  0 0 0 0 1 
Total  2085  928 52 3065  33312  
 
 
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  B. Recommendation of the Committee on Coherent Use of Notification Formats2  
The Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade makes the following 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)4, the symbol(s) of the associated 
notified measure(s) should be indicated in Box 8 of the new notification.  
Addenda5 Members should use an addendum 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.6 
 
 
                                                
2 G/TBT/35 , 24 June 2014.  
3 A "notification" refers to the official WTO document which is part of document series  
"G/TBT/N/[three  digit country code]/#".  
4 Note: The WTO Secretariat is exploring  the feasibility of an IT solution whereby searches on relevant 
WTO databases (e.g. TBT  IMS, I -TIP) would automatically retrieve associated  notifications (so as not to lose the 
thread through the life -cycle of the measure).  
5 Note: T he option of a new addenda format with a list of tick boxes  could be annexed  to this 
recommendation.  
6 In 2007 t he 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 Translations. Further 
information is contained in G/TBT/GEN/66 . G/TBT/42  
 
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  C. Percentage of notifications  that contain a comment period, by Member, 20187 
 
 
 
  
                                                
7 This chart includes only those Members that have notified five or more new no tifications or revisions in 
2018. 
55.658.866.781.782.083.385.787.894.395.796.797.298.498.8100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0PhilippinesBrazilArgentinaMexicoUnited States of AmericaCosta RicaUkraineJapanCanadaViet NamThailandTurkeyKorea, Republic ofKenyaYemenUnited Arab EmiratesUgandaTanzaniaChinese TaipeiSouth AfricaSingaporeSaudi Arabia, Kingdom ofRwandaQatarPeruPanamaPakistanOmanNew ZealandMoldova, Republic ofMalaysiaKuwait, the State ofJamaicaIsraelIndiaFranceEuropean UnionEl SalvadorEgyptEcuadorCzech RepublicColombiaChinaChileCambodiaBurundiBotswanaBahrain, Kingdom of
Percentage of Members' notifications that contain a comment periodG/TBT/42  
 
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  D. Summary of STCs raised in 201 8 
The following table lists the 184 specific trade concerns raised in the TBT Committee during 201 8 
(comprising 7 7 individual STCs) . The second column contains the name of the specific trade concern.  
 
Symbol  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2018)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2018)  
296 China - Provisions for the 
Administration of Cosmetics 
Application Acceptance (ID 296)  14 November 2018  6 25 3 
274 India - New Telecommunications 
related Rules (Department of 
Telecommunications, No. 842 -
725/2005 -VAS/Vol.III  (3 December 
2009); No. 10 -15/2009 -AS-III/193 
(18 March 2010); and Nos. 10 -
15/2009 -AS.III/Vol.II/(Pt.)/(25 -29) 
(28 July 2010); Department of 
Telecommunications, No. 10 -
15/2009 -AS.III/Vol.II/(Pt.)/(30) (28 
July 2010) and accompanying 
template, "Security and  Business 
Continuity Agreement") (ID 274)  14 November 2018  4 25 3 
294 China - Requirements for information 
security products, including, inter 
alia, the Office of State Commercial 
Cryptography Administration 
(OSCCA) 1999 Regulation on 
commercial encryption products and 
its on -going revision and the Multi -
Level Protection Scheme (MLPS) (ID 
294) 14 November 2018  6 24 3 
332 Russian Federation - Draft Technical 
Regulation on Alcohol Drinks Safety 
(published on  24 October 2011) (ID 
332) 14 November 2018 9 21 3 
305 Korea - Regulation on Registration 
and Evaluation of Chemical Material 
(ID 305)  14 November 2018  6 21 3 
328 Indonesia - Technical Guidelines for 
the Implementation of the Adoption 
and Supervision of Indonesian 
National Standards for Obligatory 
Toy Safety (ID 328)  14 November 2018  5 21 3 
345 European Union - Draft 
Implementing Regulations amending 
Regulation (EC) No. 607/2009 laying 
down detailed rules for the 
application of Council Regulation 
(EC) No 479/2008 as regards  
protected designations of origin and 
geographical indications, traditional 
terms, labelling and presentation of 
certain wine sector products (ID 345)  14 November 2018  7 19 3 
367 India - Electronics and Information 
Technology Goods (Requirements for 
Compulsory Registration) Order, 
2012 (ID 367)  14 November 2018  8 18 3 G/TBT/42  
 
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  Symbol  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2018)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2018)  
393 European Union - Revised Proposal 
for the Categorization of Compounds 
as Endocrine Disruptors of 19 
February 2013 by DG Environment 
(ID 393)  14 November 2018  20 17 3 
418 Russian Federation - Safety of 
products for children and adolescents 
(ID 418)  14 November 2018  3 15 3 
427 Thailand - Draft Notification of the 
Alcoholic Beverages Control, Re: 
Rules, Procedure and condition for 
Labels of Alcoholic Beverages, issued 
under B.E. (ID 427)  14 November 2018  11 14 3 
428  China - Regulations for the 
Supervision and Administration of 
Medical Devices (Order No. 650 of 
the State Council) (ID 428)  14 November 2018  5 14 3 
442 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 
Bahrain, State of Kuwait, Oman, 
Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen 
— The Cooperation Council for the 
Arab States of the Gulf Draft 
Technical Regulation for 
"Requirements of Handling Energy 
Drinks" (ID 442)  14 Novembe r 2018  3 13 3 
448 European Union - Common Criteria 
for Information Technology Security 
Evaluation (Common Criteria) 
certification in the EU (448)  14 November 2018  1 13 3 
456 China - Administrative Measure on 
Cosmetics Labelling (AMCL) (ID 456)  14 November 2018  8 12 3 
457 China - Banking IT Equipment 
Security Regulation (ID 457)  14 November 2018  5 12 3 
466 China - Registration Fees for Drugs 
and Medical Device Products (ID 
466) 14 November 2018  4 11 3 
489 China - Insurance Regulatory 
Commission (CIRC) Information and 
Communication Technology 
Regulation (ID 489)  14 November 2018  6 10 3 
477 China - Interim Measures for Quality 
Management of Commercial Coal (ID 
477) 14 November 2018  2 10 3 
486 India - The Stainless Steel  Products 
(Quality Control) Order, 2015 (ID 
486) 14 November 2018  1 10 3 
494 India - Draft Food Safety and 
Standards (Alcoholic Beverages 
Standards) Regulations, 2015 (ID 
494) 14 November 2018  11 9 3 
502 Indonesia - Halal Product Assurance 
Law No. 33 of 2014 (ID 502)  14 November 2018  6 9 3 
493 China - Formula Registration 
Regulation for Infant and Follow -up 
Formula (ID 493)  14 November 2018  5 9 3 G/TBT/42  
 
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  Symbol  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2018)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2018)  
497 Russian Federation - Rules of cement 
certification (ID 497)  14 November 2018  3 9 3 
505 Egypt - Manufacturer Registration 
System (Decree No. 43/2016 and 
Decree No. 992/2015) (ID 505)  14 November 2018  12 8 3 
510 Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, 
Burundi - East African Community 
(EAC) alcoholic beverage standards 
(ID 510)  14 November 2018  5 8 3 
512 European Union - Quality Schemes 
for Agricultural Products and 
Foodstuffs (ID 512)  14 November 2018  4 8 3 
509 China - National Standards on Limits 
of Volatile Organic Compounds for 
Furniture (ID 509)  14 November 2018  1 8 3 
511 The Separate Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu - 
Draft of the Organic Agriculture Act 
(ID 511)  14 November 2018  1 8 3 
516 Ireland - Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 
2015 (ID 516)  14 November 2018  7 7 3 
514 Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, 
Kyrgyz Republic - The amendments 
No. 2 to the Technical Regulation of 
the Customs Union on Safety of Toys 
(TÐ ÌÑ 008/2011) (ID 514)  14 November 2018  4 7 3 
519 Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, 
Burundi - Alcoholic beverages 
specifications (ID 519)  14 November 2018  3 7 3 
520 Russian Federation - Medical devices 
(ID 520)  14 November 2018  3 7 3 
521 Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyz Republic - Pharmaceutical 
products - Resolution 1314 of the 
Government of the Russian 
Federation on determining 
compliance of medicinal products' 
manufacturers with the requirements 
of Good Manufacturing Practice (non -
notified ); draft decisions of the 
Board of the Eurasian Economic 
Union (ID 521)  14 November 2018  3 7 3 
526 China – Cybersecurity Law (ID 526)  14 November 2018  8 6 3 
524 European Union - Organic production 
and labelling - Maté (erva -mate) (ID 
524) 14 November 2018  1 6 3 
533 China - Cyberspace Administration of 
China – Draft implementing 
measures for the Cybersecurity 
Review of Network Products and 
Services (ID 533)  14 November 2018  6 5 3 
534 China - Draft revised  Encryption Law 
of the People's Republic of China by 
the Office of State Commercial 
Cryptography Administration 
(OSCCA) (ID 534)  14 November 2018  5 5 3 G/TBT/42  
 
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  Symbol  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2018)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2018)  
530 Italy – Labelling requirements of the 
origin of grains used in the 
preparation of dried pasta (ID 530) 14 November 2018  5 5 2 
535 European Union - Regulation (EC) No 
1107/2009 - non-renewal of 
approval of the active substance 
picoxystrobin (ID 535)  14 November 2018  4 5 3 
539 European Union - Titanium dioxide: 
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP 
Regulation), Annex VI, Part 2 (ID 
539) 14 November 2018  2 5 3 
547 China - Certification requirements for 
processed foods (ID 547)  14 November 2018  9 4 3 
549 Viet Nam: Decree on the regulation 
on conditions for automobiles 
manufacturing, assembling importing 
and automotive warranty & 
maintenance services (ID 549)  14 November 2018  7 4 3 
544 Viet Nam - Cybersecurity Measures 
(ID 544)  14 November 2018  6 4 3 
545 China - Catalogue of Solid Wastes 
Forbidden to Import into China (ID 
545) 14 November 2018  6 4 3 
546 India - Amended regulation on toy 
imports (ID 546)  14 November 2018  6 4 3 
553 European Union - Amendments to 
the Directive 2009/28/EC, 
Renewable Energy Directive (ID 553)  14 November 2018  10 3 3 
555 European Union - Application of 
Regulation No. 1169/2011 and 
Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 as 
regards  the labelling of food 
products, in not prohibiting or 
examining the use of "palm oil free" 
labels (ID 555)  14 November 2018  8 3 3 
556 Thailand - New certification 
requirements under the Thai Ministry 
of Finance's Ministerial Notification 
on Importation of Spirits into the 
Kingdom of Thailand (B.E 2560) (ID 
556) 14 November 2018  8 3 3 
551 China - Chinese Environmental 
protection control standards for 
imported solid waste as raw 
materials (ID 551)  14 November 2018  5 3 3 
552 Israel - Addendum to the Pharmacist 
Regulations (Cosmetics 5778 -2018) 
(ID 552)  14 November 2018  4 3 3 
532 Viet Nam – Alcoholic Beverages (ID 
532) 14 November 2018  1 3 2 
557 Brazil - Draft Technical Resolution n° 
51, 7 April 2017 on labelling of 
beverages, wine, and grape 
derivatives (ID 557)  14 November 2018  1 2 2 G/TBT/42  
 
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  Symbol  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2018)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2018)  
558 India - Testing and Certification of 
telegraph (The Indian telegraph 
(Amendment) Rules, 2017) (ID 558)  14 November 2018  1 2 2 
559 United States - TSA Certification on 
security screening equipment)  (ID 
559) 14 November 2018  1 2 2 
565 European Union - Regulation of the 
European Parliament and of the 
Council laying down rules and 
procedures for compliance with and 
enforcement of Union harmonization 
legislation on products and amending 
relevant regulations (ID 565)  14 November 2018  2 1 1 
566 Chile - Public Consultation for draft 
legislation setting out rules on the 
preparation, description and labelling 
of milk products deriving from milk 
(ID 566)  14 November 2018  2 1 1 
569 Dominican Republic - Regulation on 
Cosmetic and Hygiene Products (ID 
569) 14 November 2018  2 1 1 
572 Kingdom of Bahrain, State of Kuwait, 
Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 
Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen 
- GCC Technical Regulations for the 
Restriction of the use of certain 
Hazardous Substances in electrical 
and electronic equipment (ID 572)  14 November 2018  2 1 1 
567 Russian Federation - Federal law  No 
487-FZ, providing a framework for 
comprehensive use of special 
labelling and traceability of goods 
and Decision No. 792 -r specifying the 
goods to which labelling will apply 
and the dates of introduction of the 
mandatory labelling (ID 567)  14 November 2 018 1 1 1 
568 Brazil - Technical Regulation 14, 8 
February 2018, to set the additional 
official identity, quality standards for 
wine and derivatives of grape and 
wine products as well as the 
requirements to be acquainted and 
Technical Regulation No. 48, 31 
August 2018 published in the Official 
Gazette on 10 September 2018 (ID 
568) 14 November 2018  1 1 1 
570 Chile - Regulations on the 
classification, labelling and 
notification of chemical substances 
and mixtures (ID 570)  14 November 2018  1 1 1 
571 Egypt - Halal requirements for 
Poultry Parts and Offal (ID 571)  14 November 2018  1 1 1 
133 India - Pneumatic tyres and tubes for 
automotive vehicles (ID 133)  20 June 2018  4 36 2 
550 EU - The establishment and 
operation of a traceability system for 
tobacco products (ID 550)  20 June 2018  3 3 2 G/TBT/42  
 
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  Symbol  Title Date last raised  Members 
raising  Frequency 
raised 
(1995 -
2018)  Number 
of times 
raised 
(2018)  
562 Colombia - Technical Regulation 
applicable to zinc -carbon and alkaline 
cells and batteries imported into or 
manufactured in Colombia (ID 562)  20 June 2018  2 1 1 
560 United States - Energy Conservation 
Program: Energy Conservation 
Standards for Compressors (ID 560)  20 June 2018  1 1 1 
561 Indonesia - Regulation of the 
Chairman of NADFC RI No.14 of 
2016 on The Safety and Quality 
Standard of Alcoholic Beverages (ID 
561) 20 June 2018  1 1 1 
563 Ecuador - RTE INEN 088 (1R) 
Surface tension agents (ID 563)  20 June 2018  1 1 1 
564 Indonesia - Indonesian National 
Standard SNI 2973: 2011 and the 
certification requirements for the 
import of biscuits, as notified under 
the WTO Agreement on technical 
barriers to trade on 20th April 2016 
(ID 564)  20 June 2018  1 1 1 
470 Brazil - Draft Ordinance Act Nº. 374, 
27 November 2014 (Portaria 
SDA/MAPA 374/2014) Establishes 
quality requirements for wine and 
derivatives of grape and wine (ID 
470) 21 March 2018  2 9 1 
478 Brazil - Toy Certification; Ordinance 
No. 89, No. 310 and draft 
administrative rule No. 321 (ID 478)  21 March 2018  3 8 1 
518 Korea - Amendment of the 
Notifications on Warning Messages 
on Smoking and Drinking (ID 518)  21 March 2018  8 5 1 
527 China - Tentative Administrative 
Rules on Enterprises Average Fuel 
Consumption and New Energy 
Vehicle Credits and Administration 
Regulation on the Access of New 
Energy Vehicle Manufactures and 
Products (ID 527)  21 March 2018  3 4 1 
525 European Union – Radio Equipment 
Directive (ID 525)  21 March 2018  2 4 1 
548 Ecuador - Household refrigerating 
appliances (RTE INEN No. 009) (ID 
548) 21 March 2018  1 2 1 
554 European Union - Laws, Regulations, 
procedures and guidelines on 
Marketing authorisation for medicinal 
products (ID 554)  21 March 2018  1 1 1 
Total   
184 
 
 
 
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  E. Overview of new STCs raised i n 201 8 
The following table provides additional detail about the new specific trade concerns raised in 201 8. 
 
Members 
subject to 
STC STC t itle Stated objective  Product  coverage  Members  
raising 
concern  
Bahrain, 
Kingdom of; 
Kuwait, the 
State of; 
Qatar; Saudi 
Arabia, 
Kingdom of; 
Oman; United 
Arab 
Emirates; 
Yemen  Kingdom of Bahrain, 
State of Kuwait, Qatar, 
Kingdom of Saudi 
Arabia, Oman, United 
Arab Emirates, Yemen - 
GCC Technical 
Regulations for the 
Restriction of the use of 
certain Hazardous 
Substances in electrical 
and electronic 
equipment (ID 572)  Not specified  Electrical and 
electronic equipment  EU 
US 
Brazil  Brazil - Draft Technical 
Resolution n° 51, 7 
April 2017 on labelling 
of beverages, wine, and 
grape derivatives (ID 
557) Consumer 
information, 
Labelling, 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Beverage, wine and 
grape derivatives  EU 
Brazil  Brazil - Technical 
Regulation 14, 8 
February 2018, to set 
the additional official 
identity, quality 
standards for wine and 
derivatives of grape and 
wine products as well as 
the requirements to be 
acquainted and 
Technical Regulation 
No. 48, 31 August 2018 
published in the Official 
Gazette on 10 
September 2018 (ID 
568) Quality 
requirements, 
Prevention of 
deceptive practices 
and consumer 
protection  (HS 2204) Wine; 
(HS 200960) 
Grapejuice, sweetened 
or not; (HS 220900) 
Vinegar  EU 
Chile Chile - Public 
Consultation for draft 
legislation setting out 
rules on the 
preparation, description 
and labelling of milk 
products deriving from 
milk (ID 566)  Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Milk and cheese  EU 
US 
Chile Chile - Regulations on 
the classification, 
labelling and notification 
of chemical substances 
and mixtures (ID 570)  Protection of 
Human health or 
safety, Protection 
of the environment  Chemical substances 
and mixtures  Mexico  
China  China — Chinese 
Environmental 
protection control 
standards for imported 
solid waste as raw 
materials (ID 551)  Protection of the 
environment  Imported solid waste 
as raw materials  Australia  
Canada  
EU 
Japan  
US G/TBT/42  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC t itle Stated objective  Product  coverage  Members  
raising 
concern  
Colombia  Colombia - Technical 
Regulation applicable to 
zinc-carbon and alkaline 
cells and batteries 
imported into or 
manufactured in 
Colombia (ID 562)  Protection of the 
environment, 
Prevention of 
deceptive practices 
and consumer 
protection  Zinc-carbon and 
alkaline  cells and 
batteries (HS tariff 
subheadings 
8506.10.11.00, 
8506.10.19.00, 
8506.10.91.10, 
8506.10.91.90 and 
8506.10.99.00)  Mexico  
US 
Dominican 
Republic  Dominican Republic - 
Regulation on Cosmetic 
and Hygiene Products 
(ID 569)  Quality 
requirements, 
Protecti on of 
Human health or 
safety  Cosmetics and hygiene 
products  Mexico  
US 
Ecuador  Ecuador - RTE INEN 088 
(1R) Surface tension 
agents (ID 563)  Prevention of 
deceptive practices 
and consumer 
protection , 
Protection of the 
environment  Surface tension agents  Mexico 
Egypt  Egypt - Halal 
requirements for Poultry 
Parts and Offal (ID 571)  Consumer 
information, 
Labelling, 
Prevention of 
deceptive practices 
and consumer 
protection  Poultry parts and offal  US 
European 
Union  European Union — 
Amendments to the 
Directive 2009/28/EC, 
Renewable Energy 
Directive (ID 553)  Protection of the 
environment  Palm oil  Argentina  
Colombia  
Costa Rica  
Ecuador  
Guatemala  
Honduras  
Indonesia  
Malaysia  
Nigeria  
Thailand  
European 
Union  European Union — 
Application of 
Regulation No. 
1169/2011 an d 
Regulation (EC) No. 
1924/2006 as regards 
the labelling of food 
products, in not 
prohibiting or examining 
the use of "palm oil 
free" labels (ID 555)  Consumer 
information, 
Labelling  Food products 
containing palm oil  Colombia  
Costa Rica  
Ecuador 
Guatemala  
Honduras 
Indonesia  
Malaysia 
Thailand  
European 
Union  European Union — 
Laws, Regulations, 
procedures and 
guidelines on Marketing 
authorisation for 
medicinal products (ID 
554) Not specified  Medicinal products  India G/TBT/42  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC t itle Stated objective  Product  coverage  Members  
raising 
concern  
European 
Union  European Union - 
Regulation  of the 
European Parliament 
and of the Council 
laying down rules and 
procedures for 
compliance with and 
enforcement of Union 
harmonization 
legislation on products 
and amending relevant 
regulations (ID 565)  Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Products cove red by 
Union harmonisation 
legislation, according 
to the Annex to the 
proposed Regulation  Canada  
China  
India India - Testing and 
Certification of 
telegraph (The Indian 
telegraph (Amendment) 
Rules, 2017) (ID 558)  National security 
requirements, 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Telecom equipment - 
HS 8517  US 
Indonesia  Indonesia - Indonesian 
National Standard SNI 
2973: 2011 and the 
certification 
requirements for the 
import of biscuits, as 
notified under the WTO 
Agreement on technical 
barriers to trade on  
20th April 2016 (ID 
564) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Biscuits  Switzerland  
Indonesia  Indonesia - Regulation 
of the Chairman of 
NADFC RI No.14 of 
2016 on The Safety and 
Quality Standard of 
Alcoholic Beverages (ID 
561) Consumer 
information, 
Labelli ng, 
Protection of 
Human health or 
safety, Other  Alcoholic beverages  Mexico  
Israel  Israel — Addendum to 
the Pharmacist 
Regulations (Cosmetics 
5778-2018) (ID 552)  Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Cosmetics  EU 
Korea   
Switzerland  
US 
Russian 
Federation  Russian Federation - 
Federal law No 487 -FZ, 
providing a framework 
for comprehensive use 
of special labelling and 
traceability of goods 
and Decision No. 792 -r 
specifying the goods to 
which labelling will 
apply and the dates of 
introduction of the 
mandatory labelling (ID 
567) Prevention of 
deceptive practices 
and consumer 
protection  Tobacco, perfumes, 
tyres, clothing, 
footwear s cameras and 
pharmaceutical 
products  EU 
Thailand  Thailand - New 
certification 
requirements under the 
Thai Ministry of 
Finance's Ministerial 
Notification on 
Importation of Spirits 
into the Kingdom of 
Thailand (B.E 2560) (ID 
556) Protection of 
Human health or 
safety  Spirits  Australia  
Canada  
Chile 
EU 
Japan  
Mexico  
New Zealand  
US G/TBT/42  
 
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  Members 
subject to 
STC STC t itle Stated objective  Product  coverage  Members  
raising 
concern  
United States 
of America  United States - Energy 
Conservation Program: 
Energy Conservation 
Standards for 
Compressors (ID 560)  Protection of the 
environment  Compressors  China  
United States 
of America  United States - TSA 
Certification on security 
screening equipment) 
(ID 559)  Not specified  Security screen ing 
equipment  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 thereaft er shall also be notified to the 
Committee."  
The following table contains a list of Members having submitted a Statement on implementation and 
administration of the Agreement under Article 15.2 since 1995. To date, a total of 142 Members 
have submitted at  least one such Statement . 
 
Member  Document  Date  
Afghanistan  G/TBT/2/Add.12 6 11 June 2018  
Albania  G/TBT/2/Add.9 9 15 May 2008  
Antigua and Barbuda  G/TBT/2/Add.6 6 7 March 2002  
Argentina  G/TBT/2/Add.21  4 September 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.21/Suppl. 1 11 February 1999 
 G/TBT/2/Add.21/Suppl. 2 20 April 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.21/Suppl. 3 29 August 2003  
Armenia  G/TBT/2/Add.7 5 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.1 9 2 August 1996  
Bangladesh  G/TBT/2/Add.8 8 19 May 2006  
Barbados  G/TBT/2/Add.4 8 24 September 1998  
Belize  G/TBT/2/Add.10 4 20 August 2010  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  G/TBT/2/Add.4 3 20 January 1998  
 G/TBT/2/Add.43/Suppl. 1 18 September 1998  
Botswana  G/TBT/2/Add.9 7 30 October 2007  
Brazil  G/TBT/2/Add.2 6 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.11 9 24 October 2016  
Bulgaria  G/TBT/2/Add.3 2 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  
Burundi  G/TBT/2/Add.1 8 25 July 2016  
Cambodia  G/TBT/2/Add.10 3 12 July 2010  
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/2/Add.6/Rev. 3 17 June 2014  
Chile G/TBT/2/Add.1 6 22 July 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.16/Suppl. 1 19 April 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.16/Suppl. 2 24 November 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.16/Rev. 1 16 March 2006  G/TBT/42  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
China  G/TBT/2/Add.6 5 29 January 2002  
Colombia  G/TBT/2/Add.18  29 August 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev. 1 5 July 2005  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev. 2 10 May 2007  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev.2/Suppl. 1 13 March 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev.2/Suppl. 2 18 September 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev. 3 30 October 2009  
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev.1/Suppl. 1 9 January 2012 
 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev.1/Suppl. 2 12 October 2015  
Costa Rica  G/TBT/2/Add.5 1 12 April 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.51/Suppl. 1 10 March 2003  
Croatia  G/TBT/2/Add.7 3 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.4 6 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.7 9 15 July 2004  
Dominica  G/TBT/2/Add.6 2 28 February 2001  
Dominican Republic  G/TBT/2/Add.7 4 30 June 2003  
Ecuador  G/TBT/2/Add.10 1 22 June 2009  
Egypt  G/TBT/2/Add.34/Rev. 1 8 October 2009  
 G/TBT/2/34/Rev. 2 22 October 2018  
El Salvador  G/TBT/2/Add.7 8 22 March 2004  
 G/TBT/2/Add.78/Suppl. 1 8 December 2008  
Estonia  G/TBT/2/Add.5 8 16 March 2000  
 G/TBT/2/Add.58/Rev. 1 1 March 2001  
 G/TBT/2/Add.58/Rev. 2 10 December 2001  
European Union  G/TBT/2/Add.1 2 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.9 0 12 September 2006  
Gabon  G/TBT/2/Add.12 1 5 April 2017  
Georgia  G/TBT/2/Add.8 1 15 October 2004  
 G/TBT/2/Add.81/Rev. 1 28 September 2011  
 G/TBT/2/Add.81/Rev. 2 8 October 2012  
Ghana  G/TBT/2/Add.7 6 29 October 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.76/Rev. 1 2 June 2008  
Grenada  G/TBT/2/Add.6 7 12 March 2002  
Guatemala  G/TBT/2/Add.10 2 24 February 2010  
Guinea -Bissau  G/TBT/2/Add.9 2 24 November 2006  
Honduras  G/TBT/2/Add.5 0 22 October 1998  
Hong Kong, China  G/TBT/2/Add. 1 29 January 1996  
Hungary  G/TBT/2/Add.4 1 21 October 1997  
Iceland  G/TBT/2/Add.5 5 1 June 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.55/Suppl. 1 11 July 2000  
India G/TBT/2/Add.5 6 22 October 1999  
Indonesia  G/TBT/2/Add. 3 22 March 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev. 1 18 May 2004 G/TBT/42  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
 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.7 2 23 January 2003  
 G/TBT/2/Add.72/Suppl. 1 18 January 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add.72/Suppl. 2 3 December 2010  
Jamaica  G/TBT/2/Add.5 7 22 July 1999  
Japan  G/TBT/2/Add.1 0 11 June 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.10/Rev. 1 31 October 2016  
Jordan  G/TBT/2/Add.6 1 18 October 2000  
Kazakhstan  G/TBT/2/Add.11 6 4 March 2016  
Kenya  G/TBT/2/Add.8 6 28 April 2005  
 G/TBT/2/Add.86/Suppl. 1 2 June 2005  
 G/TBT/2/Add.86/Rev. 1 16 February 2015  
Korea, Republic of  G/TBT/2/Add.2 8 12 November 1996  
Kuwait, the State of  G/TBT/2/Add.10 5 6 April 2011  
Kyrgyz Republic  G/TBT/2/Add.5 9 16 March 2000  
Lao People's Democratic Republic  G/TBT/2/Add.11 1 20 November 2013  
Latvia  G/TBT/2/Add.5 2 13 April 1999  
Liberia  G/TBT/2/Add.12 5 6 September 2017  
 G/TBT/2/Add.125/Rev. 1 25 September 2017  
Liechtenstein  G/TBT/2/Add.3 6 6 August 1997  
Lithuania  G/TBT/2/Add.6 4 4 October 2001  
Macao, China  G/TBT/2/Add.3 0 23 December 1996  
Madagascar  G/TBT/2/Add.8 0 3 August 2004  
Malawi  G/TBT/2/Add.9 3 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/2/Add.9/Rev. 3 5 June 2012 
Mali G/TBT/2/Add.11 3 15 April 2014  
Mauritius  G/TBT/2/Add.4 0 17 September 1997  
Mexico  G/TBT/2/Add.1 4 19 July 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.14/Suppl. 1 28 October 2008  
Moldova, Republic of  G/TBT/2/Add.6 8 15 March 2002  
 G/TBT/2/Add.68/Suppl. 1 10 October 2006  
Mongolia  G/TBT/2/Add.4 4 29 January 1998  
 G/TBT/2/Add.44/Rev. 1 21 December 2007  
Montenegro  G/TBT/2/Add.11 0 18 March 2013  
Morocco  G/TBT/2/Add.3 9 6 August 1997  
Mozambique  G/TBT/2/Add.10 7 22 July 2011  
Namibia  G/TBT/2/Add.4 2 9 December 1997  
 G/TBT/2/Add.10 8 16 March 2012  
Nepal  G/TBT/2/Add.12 2 1 June 2017  
New Zealand  G/TBT/2/Add.2 4 11 October 1996  
Nicaragua  G/TBT/2/Add.8 2 25 October 2004  
Niger  G/TBT/2/Add.9 5 10 September 2007  
Nigeria  G/TBT/2/Add.2 0 2 August 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.2 5 29 October  1996 
North Macedonia, Republic of  G/TBT/2/Add.8 4 22 February 2005  
Norway  G/TBT/2/Add.1 5 15 July 1996  G/TBT/42  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
 G/TBT/2/Add.15/Rev. 1 26 June 1997  
Oman  G/TBT/2/Add.6 3 12 April 2001  
Pakistan  G/TBT/2/Add.4 5 12 February 1998  
Panama  G/TBT/2/Add.5 3 7 May 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.53/Corr. 1 14 October 1999  
Papua New Guinea  G/TBT/2/Add.7 7 5 March 2004  
 G/TBT/2/Add.77/Rev. 1 27 October 2006  
Paraguay  G/TBT/2/Add.9 1 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.2 9 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.1 1 11 June 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.11/Rev. 1 6 November 2017  
Poland  G/TBT/2/Add.3 1 18 February 1997 
 G/TBT/2/Add.31/Rev. 1 24 March 1997  
Qatar  G/TBT/2/Add.8 7 27 February 2006  
Romania  G/TBT/2/Add.1 7 2 August 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.17/Corr. 1 11 September 1996  
Russian Federation  G/TBT/2/Add.10 9 11 October 2012  
Rwanda  G/TBT/2/Add.8 5 24 February 2005  
 G/TBT/2/Add.85/Rev. 1 7 January 2015  
Saint Kitts and Nevis  G/TBT/2/Add.12 3 30 June 2017  
Saint Lucia  G/TBT/2/Add.3 7 6 August 1997  
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  G/TBT/2/Add.7 1 10 December 2002  
Samoa  G/TBT/2/Add.12 4 14 July 2017  
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of G/TBT/2/Add.8 9 19 May 2006  
Senegal  G/TBT/2/Add.11 5 9 October 2015  
Seychelles  G/TBT/2/Add.11 4 25 September 2015  
Sierra Leone  G/TBT/2/Add.8 3 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/Suppl. 1 18 August 1999  
 G/TBT/2/Add.5/Suppl. 2 1 November 2001  
South Africa  G/TBT/2/Add.6 0 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.2 7 8 November 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.27/Rev. 1 1 April 2015  
Swaziland  G/TBT/2/Add.3 5 22 July 1997  
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.6 9 11 July 2002  
 G/TBT/2/Add.69/Rev. 1 20 June 2018  
Tajikistan  G/TBT/2/Add.11 2 17 March 2014  
Tanzania  G/TBT/2/Add.9 4 31 August 2007  
 G/TBT/2/Add.94/Rev. 1 28 October 2010  
Thailand  G/TBT/2/Add.3 8 6 August 1997  G/TBT/42  
 
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  Member  Document  Date  
 G/TBT/2/Add.84/Rev. 1 9 November 2012  
Trinidad and Tobago  G/TBT/2/Add.4 7 13 July 1998  
 G/TBT/2/Add.47/Rev. 1 19 October 2015  
Tunisia  G/TBT/2/Add.2 2 26 November 1996  
Turkey  G/TBT/2/Add.3 3 18 June 1997  
 G/TBT/2/Add.33/Rev. 1 9 November 2011  
Uganda  G/TBT/2/Add.2 3 8 October 1996  
 G/TBT/2/Add.23/Suppl. 1 12 April 2006 
Ukraine  G/TBT/2/Add.10 0 30 May 2008  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev. 1 10 May 2011  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev. 2 20 April 2012  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev. 3 8 April 2013  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev. 4 3 April 2014  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev. 5 10 April 2015  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev. 6 8 April 2016  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev. 7 17 February 2017  
 G/TBT/2/Add.100/Rev. 8 1 March 2018  
United Arab Emirates  G/TBT/2/Add.9 6 11 September 2007  
United States of America  G/TBT/2/Add. 2 19 February 1996  
Uruguay  G/TBT/2/Add.5 4 26 May 1999  
Vanuatu  G/TBT/2/Add.11 7 22 July 2016  
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  G/TBT/2/Add.70  10 September 2002  
Viet Nam  G/TBT/2/Add.9 8 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.12 0 25 November 2016 
Zambia  G/TBT/2/Add.10 6 28 June 2011  
Zimbabwe  G/TBT/2/Add.4 9 28 September 1998  
 
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