G/TBT/N/USA/549/Add.3  
 
3 May 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  3 May 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Testing and Labeling Pertaining to Product Certification  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 30 April 2021  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 29 July 2021  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-30/html/2021 -08819.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-30/pdf/2021 -08819.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/modification/21_3215_00_e .
pdf 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  01/06/2021  
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  Testing and Labeling Pertaining to Product Certification; Requirements Pertaining to 
Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)  
ACTION: Direct final rule  
SUMMARY: This direct final rule updates the testing and third party conformity assessment body 
rules to incorporate by reference current versions of ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and 
ISO/IEC  17011:2017(E).  
DATES: The rule is effective on 29 July 2021, unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment 
by 1 June 2021. If CPSC receives such a comment, it will publish a document in the Federal Register, 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/549/Add.3  
 
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  withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by reference of the 
publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 29 July 2021.  
This direct final rule is identified by Docket Number CPSC -2021-0013. For access to the Docket to 
read background documents or comments received, go to Regulations.gov , insert Docket Number 
CPSC -2021-0013 into the search box and follow the prompts.   The Final Rule is posted on 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/document/CPS C_FRDOC_0001 -1127. WTO 
Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . 
Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders wil l 
be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov  if received 
by or before 1 June 20 21. 
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/549  are identified by Docket Numbers 
CPSC -2010-0038 and CPSC -2011-0082.  The Docket Folders are available on Regulations.gov  
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2010-0038/document  and 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2011-0082/document  and provide access to primary and 
supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Numbers.  
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