Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - United States - Bioengineered (BE) food - Revision

NOTIFICATION

Revision

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.

 

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Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Bioengineered (BE) food; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Microbiology (ICS code(s): 07.100); Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Farming and forestry (ICS code(s): 65.020); Food products in general (ICS code(s): 67.040); General methods of tests and analysis for food products (ICS code(s): 67.050); Prepackaged and prepared foods (ICS code(s): 67.230)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 2020 Annual Updates to List of Bioengineered Foods; (5 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: Proposed rule - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting comments and feedback on an update to the List of Bioengineered Foods (List) as it pertains to the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (the standard or NBFDS).

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents: 87 Federal Register (FR) 43751, 22 July 2022; Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 66:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-22/html/2022-15728.htm

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-22/pdf/2022-15728.pdf

This proposed rule and a request for comment notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1364/Add.7 are identified by Docket Number AMS-FTPP-20-0057. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS-FTPP-20-0057/document and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pm Eastern Time on 20 September 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.

A notice; request for comments notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1364/Add.5 is identified by Docket Number AMS-FTPP-19-0112. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS-FTPP-19-0112/document and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.

Other actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1364 are identified by Docket Number AMS-TM-17-0050. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS-TM-17-0050/document and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 20 September 2022

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_4908_00_e.pdf