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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AFDC 9 (273) CD3 Rice polish as animal feed – Specification (3 page(s), in English)
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AFDC 9 (275) CD3 Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) feed – Specification (7 page(s), in English)
Japan - 2021/03/05
Revision of the Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) under the Act on the Rational Use of Energ[...]
Japan - 2021/03/05
Partial amendments of "Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road Transport Vehicles", etc
Macao, China - 2021/03/04
Chief Executive's Decision No 222/2020 (1 page, in Chinese and Portuguese)
Macao, China - 2021/03/04
Chief Executive's Decision No. 231/2020 (1 page, in Chinese and Portuguese)
Canada - 2021/03/03
Consulta sobre la especificación RSS-222, 3ª edición. Documento en inglés y en francés (27 páginas). Consulta sobre la especi[...]
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Tanzania - 2021/03/05
AFDC 9 (273) CD3 Rice polish as animal feed – Specification (3 page(s), in English)
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Tanzania - 2021/03/05
AFDC 9 (274) CD3 Marine shrimp feed – Specification (9 page(s), in English)
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Tanzania - 2021/03/05
AFDC 9 (275) CD3 Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) feed – Specification (7 page(s), in English)
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Japan - 2021/03/05
Revision of the Notification of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy (2 page(s), in English)
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Japan - 2021/03/05
Partial amendments of "Public Notice that Prescribes Details of Safety Regulations for Road Transport Vehicles", etc
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Macao, China - 2021/03/04
Chief Executive's Decision No 222/2020 (1 page, in Chinese and Portuguese)
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Macao, China - 2021/03/04
Chief Executive's Decision No. 231/2020 (1 page, in Chinese and Portuguese)
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Canada - 2021/03/03
Consultation of RSS-222, Issue 3, (27 pages, available in English & French) Consultation of DBS-01, Issue 3, (38 pages, available in English & French)
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Brazil - 2021/03/03
Resolución RDC Nº 471, de 23 de febrero de 2021. Documento en portugués (7 páginas).
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