G/TBT/N/USA/1894  
15 July 2022  
(22-5399) 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):  State of 
Oregon  
2. Agency responsible:   
Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission, State of Oregon [1924]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notificati on 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 [X], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Wine 
labeling; Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of 
heading 20.09. (HS code(s): 2204); Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured 
with plants or aromatic substances. (HS code(s): 2205); Other fermented beverages (for 
example, cider, perry, mead, saké); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of 
fermented beverages and non -alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included. 
(HS code(s): 2206); Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 
% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength. (HS code(s): 
2207); Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % 
vol.; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages. (HS code(s): 2208); Alcoholic 
beverages (ICS code(s): 67.160.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language( s) of the notified document:  Wine Label 
Designation; (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - Amends rule to set requirements for wine labels 
including the name of Nested American Viticultural areas.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  G/TBT/N/USA/1894  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Oregon Daily Filings 30 June 2022: 
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewRedlinePDF.action?filingRsn=51486  
Wine Label Designation of Nested American Viticultural Areas - Oregon Administrative 
Rules - OAR 845 -010-0923 
Proposed Rule Amendments: https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/Docs/rules/845 -010-0923-
Initial -Action.pdf  
Wine Label Guidance: https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/Docs/rules/Wine -Label -Guidance -
052022.pdf  
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the  USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 5 August 2022. Comments received by 
the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their st akeholders will be shared with 
the if received within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  5 August 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_4683_00_e.pdf