G/TBT/N/USA/1910  
10 August 2022  
(22-6038) Page: 1/2 
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) [1940]  
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]: Except for exempt and excluded operations, each production or handling 
operation or specified portion of a production or handling operation that produces or 
handles crops, livestock, livestock products, or other agricultural products that are 
intended to be sold, labeled, or represented as "100 percent organic," "organic," or "made 
with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s))" must be certified. Certified 
operations must meet all applicable requirements o f the relevant regulations.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Organic 
livestock and poultry; Farming and forestry (ICS code(s): 65.020); Process es in the food 
industry (ICS code(s): 67.020); Meat, meat products and other animal produce (ICS 
code(s): 67.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National Organic 
Program (NOP); Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards; (34 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The United States Department of Agriculture's 
(USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposes to amend the organic livestock 
and poultry production requirements by adding new provisi ons for livestock handling and 
transport for slaughter and avian living conditions; and expanding and clarifying existing 
requirements covering livestock care and production practices and mammalian living 
conditions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
animal or plant life or health  G/TBT/N/USA/1910  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 48562, 9 August 2022; Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 205:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-08-09/html/2022 -16980.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-08-09/pdf/2022 -16980.pdf  
This proposed rulemaking; supplemental notice is identified by Docket Number AMS -NOP-
21-0073. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -NOP-21-0073/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. WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 11 October 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.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1118 and subsequent addenda  - National Organic Program; Organic 
Livestock and Poultry Practices i dentified by Docket Number AMS-NOP-15-0012. 
G/TBT/N/USA/1327  - National Organic Program  (NOP); Organic Livestock and Poultry 
Practices --Withdrawal identified by Docket Number AMS-NOP-15-0012. 
About USDA AMS National Organic Program (NOP): https://www.ams.usda.gov/about -
ams/programs -offices/national -organic -program  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  11 October 2022  
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/2022/TBT/USA/22_5386_00_e.pdf