Preventing International Trade Barriers
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".
In your business, you would certainly anticipate problems in order to avoid them. The same goes for regulatory barriers: if you export a product, you probably prefer to be alerted early about of new technical requirements applying to that product. In the EU, the internal market ensures that products move freely. But what if you are exporting outside the EU, in third countries?
The WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade is here to help you.
- It helps EU economic operators to get acquainted with rules applying to products in third countries (see section "being informed");
- It allows unnecessary technical obstacles to international trade to be detected and removed at source, often with your contribution (see section "being heard").
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European Union - 2024/04/24
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on[...]
Denmark - 2024/04/19
Draft order on the amendment of order on the protection of animals during transport
European Union - 2024/04/17
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not renewing the approval of sulfuryl fluoride for use in biocidal products of product[...]
Belgium - 2024/04/09
Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree of 28 October 2016 on the manufacture and placing on the market of electronic cigarett[...]
European Union - 2024/04/08
Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into conta[...]
United Kingdom - 2024/03/19
Consultation on fairer food labelling
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Denmark - 2024/04/19
Draft order on the amendment of order on the protection of animals during transport
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European Union - 2024/04/17
Draft Commission Implementing Decision not renewing the approval of sulfuryl fluoride for use in biocidal products of product-types 8 and 18 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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Belgium - 2024/04/09
Royal Decree amending the Royal Decree of 28 October 2016 on the manufacture and placing on the market of electronic cigarettes
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United Kingdom - 2024/03/19
Consultation on fairer food labelling
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