1. The primary instrument for ensuring transparency in the multilateral trading system is through the filing of notifications made by each member and reviewed by the relevant bodies of the WTO. The transparency obligation requires member governments to report trade measures to the relevant WTO body if their measures might affect other members. Notification requirement under the WTO agreements may vary from one another.

2. The WTO Secretariat has also established multiple online database and information systems to facilitate the access to information with regard to scope and notification obligations, which are developed to cater for specific WTO agreement/decision:

I-TIP Goods: Integrated analysis and retrieval of notified non-tariff measures

I-TIP Services

WTO Trade Monitoring Database

Agriculture Information Management System

ePing SPS&TBT Platform

Import Licensing Procedures

Quantitative Restrictions Database

Trade Concerns Database

Trade Facilitation Agreement Database

Trade Remedies Portal

e-TRIPS Gateway

Integrated Government Procurement Market Access Information (e-GPA) Portal

Environmental Database

3. The most comprehensive portal to-date covering all notification obligations under the WTO is the WTO Notification Portal.

4. Malaysia continues to fulfil the transparency and notification obligations under the WTO agreements. The Malaysian notification status since the inception of WTO in 1995 can be accessed here.

1. The WTO Notifications Portal provides select information on WTO notifications concerning the agreements on goods, services, intellectual property and government procurement:

Notifications by Agreement

Find a summary of the notifications that have been submitted by WTO members, as provided in selected WTO agreements and articles.

Status by Member

Latest Notifications submitted by individual WTO Members by selected agreements and articles.

Notification Requirements

Find detailed instructions on the notification requirements arranged by WTO agreement and article. You will see relevant information on

What must be notified?

Which Members must notify?

When to notify?

How to notify?

as well as information on specific document formats and procedures to follow.

Submit a Notification

Find instructions on how to submit a notification as well as links to domain specific systems where notifications can be submitted online.

2. The information is offered for transparency purposes, based on available WTO data, and is not indicative of Members' compliance with their WTO notification obligations.

WTO Notification – Proposal of Intent/Interest for Regulators
(Ministries/Agencies/Statutory Bodies)

An e-Form will appear in this page. Please refer to Annex.