ePing helps manage and track technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. Members can submit their SPS and TBT notifications via the platform. ePing allows for better national coordination with regulatory agencies, helps keep track of all notifications submitted and provides access to comprehensive TBT and SPS transparency-related information from all WTO Members. Once registered, users can benefit from a range of services such as signing up to receive email alerts, following up on notifications covering products and/or markets of interest and reaching out to national and international counterparts.

Transparency obligations

Transparency is a cornerstone of the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement, which includes the following provisions:

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Work on transparency in the TBT Committee

TBT Transparency Working Group

In March 2022, the TBT Committee agreed to advance work on transparency through a working group to focus on transparency-related recommendations. The dedicated webpage is here.

Transparency related events

• 19 June 2023: 10th Special meeting on Information Exchange for Enquiry Points
• 14 November 2022: ePing information session
• 13 July 2022: ePing SPS&TBT Platform launch
• 12 July 2022: Thematic Session on Transparency
• 4 February 2021: Thematic Session on Transparency
• 18-19 June 2019:Thematic session on Transparency

Decisions and recommendations adopted by the TBT Committee related to transparency can be found here