G/TBT/N/USA/595/Rev.1  
4 January 2023  
(23-0012) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)  
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 diff erent 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]: The FTC is soliciting comments about the efficiency, costs, benefits, and 
regulatory impact of its Green Guides to determine whether to retain, modify, or rescind 
them.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Environmental marketing claims; Technical product documentation (ICS code(s): 
01.110); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Home economics in general 
(ICS code(s): 97.020)  
5. Title, number of page s and language(s) of the notified document:  Guides for the 
Use of Environmental Marketing Claims; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Regulatory review; request for public comment - Pursuant to 
its decennial regulatory review schedule, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or 
"Commission") requests public comment on its Guides for the Use of Environmental 
Marketing Claims ("Green Guides" or "Guides") . The Com mission is soliciting comments 
about the efficiency, costs, benefits, and regulatory impact of the Guides to determine 
whether to retain, modify, or rescind them. All interested persons are hereby given notice 
of the opportunity to submit written data, vie ws, and arguments concerning the Guides.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment   
8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 77766, 20 December 2022; Title 16 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 260:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-12-20/html/2022 -27558.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-12-20/pdf/2022 -27558.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/595/Rev.1  
 
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  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 by 4pm Eastern Time  on 21 February 2023 will be shared with the 
regulator.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of ent ry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  21 February 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_0005_00_e.pdf