G/TBT/N/USA/1768  
25 August 2021  
(21-6417) 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) [1797]  
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 [   ], other  [X]: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Organics; 
Farming and forestry (ICS 65.020), Processes in the food industry (ICS 67.020), Food 
products in general (ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National Organic 
Program; National List of Allowed and Pro hibited Substances (2022 Sunset) (7 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's 
Agricultural Marketing  Service proposes amendments to the National List of Allowed and 
Prohibited Substances (National  List) section of the USDA's organic regulations to 
implement recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) by the 
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). This rule proposes the removal from the 
National List of several substances currently allowed for various uses in organic crop 
production, livestock production, and manufacture of processed products.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consume r protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
86 Federal Register (FR) 47242, 24 August 2021; Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 205:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-24/html/2021 -17835.htm  
 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-24/pdf/2021 -17835.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number AMS -NOP-19-0106. The Docket Folder 
is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -NOP-19-
0106/document  and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. G/TBT/N/USA/1768  
 
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  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 . 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 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:  25 October 2021  
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/2021/TBT/USA/21_5386_00_e.pdf