G/TBT/N/USA/1429/Add.3  
 
10 February 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  10 February 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Modernization of the Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt 
Beverages  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 9 February 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 11 March 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-02-09/html/2022 -00841.ht m 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-02-09/pdf/2022 -00841.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_1502_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if meas ure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
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[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Modernization of the Labeling and Advertising Regulations for  Distilled Spirits 
and Malt Beverages  
AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury  
ACTION: Final rule; Treasury decision  
SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Burea u (TTB) is amending  certain of its 
regulations governing the labeling and advertising of  distilled spirits and malt beverages to address 
comments it received in  response to a notice of proposed rulemaking, Notice No. 176, published  on 
26 November 2018. On 2 April 2020, TTB finalized certain labeling  amendments arising out of that 
proposed rule. This document finalizes  the reorganization of, and addresses the remaining issues 
 
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  related to,  the labeling of distilled spirits and malt beverages. Reorganizing the  wine labeling 
regulations, and addressing the remaining labeling issues  related to wine, as well as reorganizing 
and finalizing the regulations  related to the advertising of wine, distilled spirits, and malt  beverages, 
will be accomplished in future rulema king. The regulatory  amendments in this document will not 
require industry members to make  changes to alcohol beverage labels or advertisements but 
instead  provide additional flexibility to make certain changes going forward.   
DATES: This final rule is eff ective 11 March 2022.  
This final rule; Treasury decision and previous actions notified under the symbol 
G/TBT/N/ USA/1429  are identified by Docket Number TTB -2018-0007. The Docket Folder is available 
from Regulations.gov   at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/TTB -2018-0007/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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