G/TBT/N/USA/1637/Add.1  
 
20 January 2023  
(23-0469) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  19 January 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  National Organic Program; Strengthening Organic Enforcement  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 19 January 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 20 March 2023  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-01-19/html/2 023-00702.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-01-19/pdf/2023 -00702.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_0511_00_
e.pdf 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant sym bol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: National Organic Program (NOP); Strengthening Organic Enforcement  
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: This rulemaking amends the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic 
regulations to strengthen oversight and enforcement of the production, handling, and sale of organic 
agricultural products. The amen dments protect integrity in the organic supply chain and build 
consumer and industry trust in the USDA organic label by strengthening organic control systems, 
improving farm to market traceability, and providing robust enforcement of the USDA organic 
regulations. Topics addressed in this rulemaking include: applicability of the regulations and 
exemptions from organic certification; National Organic Program Import Certificates ; recordkeeping 
 
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  and product traceability; certifying agent personnel qualifications and training; standardized 
certificates of organic operation; unannounced on -site inspections of certified operations; oversight 
of certification activities; foreign conformity assessment systems; certification of producer group 
operations; labeling of nonretail containers; annual update requirements for certified operations; 
compliance and appeals processes; a nd calculating organic content of multi -ingredient products.  
DATES:  
Effective date: 20 March 2023  
Implementation date: 19 March 2024  
This final rule and the proposed rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1637  are identified by Docket Number 
AMS-NOP-17-0065. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -NOP-17-0065/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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