G/TBT/N/USA/2112  
11 April 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Department of Agriculture (USDA) [2143]  
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  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  [X]: AMS is reevaluating the electronic or digital link disclosure option at 7 CFR 
66.106 and is soliciting public input on potential revisions to the electronic or digital link 
disclosure option as it pertains to the Standard.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Bioengineered (BE) food disclosure; Microbiology (ICS code(s): 07.100);  Domestic safety 
(ICS code(s): 13.120); Processes in the food industry (ICS code(s): 67.020); Food 
products in general (ICS code(s): 67.040); General methods of tests and analysis for food 
products (ICS code(s): 67.050)  
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:  National 
Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard; Request for Information on Electronic and 
Digital Link Disclosures; (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice; request for information - The Agricultural Mar keting 
Service of the USDA is soliciting information about potential amendments to the electronic 
or digital link disclosure option as it pertains to the National Bioengineered Food 
Disclosure Standard (Standard).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the  nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  G/TBT/N/USA/2112  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
89 Federal Register (FR) 25187, 10 April 2024; Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 66 : 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-04-10/html/2024 -07592.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-04-10/pdf/2024 -07592.pdf  
This notice; request for comment is identified by Docket Number AMS-FTPP-23-0019. 
Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. 
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit com ments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 10 June 2024. Comments received by 
the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with 
the USDA and will also be submitte d to the Docket on Regulations.gov  if received within 
the comment period.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1364 and subsequent addenda, corrigenda and revisions  - National 
Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard identified by Docket Numbers AMS-TM-17-0050, 
AMS-FTPP-19-0112 and AMS-FTPP-20-0057 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  10 June 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_02563_00_e.pdf