AGREEMENT
REACHED BY A MEMBER WITH ANOTHER COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES
ON ISSUES RELATED TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS, STANDARDS
OR CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
Under Article 10.7 of the
Agreement "Whenever a Member has reached an agreement with any other
country or countries on issues related to technical regulations, standards or
conformity assessment procedures which may have a significant effect on trade,
at least one Member party to the agreement shall notify other Members through
the Secretariat of the products to be covered by the agreement and include a
brief description of the agreement." The following notification under
Article 10.7 has been received.
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Notifying
Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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2.
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Title of
the bilateral or plurilateral Agreement: U.S. – Japan Organic Equivalence Arrangement (G/TBT/10.7/N/36)
– expanding the scope to include alcohol beverages
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Parties
to the Agreement: Japan; United States of America
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Date of
entry into force of Agreement: 1 October
2025
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Products
covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading): Organic alcohol beverages
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Subject
matter covered by the Agreement (technical regulations, standards or
conformity assessment procedures): Technical regulations, standards, and Conformity
assessment procedures related to organic production of
alcohol beverages
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7.
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Brief
description of the Agreement: To facilitate bilateral trade of organic
alcohol beverages between the United States and Japan.
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8.
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Further
information available from:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), International Trade: Japan
https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/international-trade/Japan
USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point
Standards Coordination Office
(SCO)
National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST)
E-Mail: usatbtep@nist.gov
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