G/TBT/N/USA/1364/Rev.1  
25 July 2022  
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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:  Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the no tification 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 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Bioengineered (BE) food; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Microbiology (ICS code(s): 
07.100);  Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Farming and forestry (ICS code(s): 
65.020); Food products in general (ICS code(s): 67.040); General methods of tests and 
analysis for food products (ICS code(s): 67.050); Prepackaged and prepared foods (ICS 
code(s): 67.230)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  2020 Annual 
Updates to List of Bioengineered Foods; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the 
United Stat es Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting comments and feedback on 
an update to the List of Bioengineered Foods (List) as it pertains to the National 
Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (the standard or NBFDS).  
7. Objective and rationale, inclu ding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements   G/TBT/N/USA/1364/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 43751, 22 July 2022; Title 7 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 66: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-22/html/2022 -15728.htm  
https://www .govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-22/pdf/2022 -15728.pdf  
This proposed rule and a request for comment notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1364/Add.7  are 
identified by Docket Number AMS -FTPP-20-0057. The Docket Folder is available from 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -FTPP-20-0057/document  
and provides  access to primary documents as well as comments received. 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  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 20 September  2022. Comments received by the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator 
and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulat ions.gov if received within the 
comment period.  
A notice; request for comments notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1364/Add.5  is identified by 
Docket Number AMS -FTPP-19-0112. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -FTPP-19-0112/document  and provides 
access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
Other actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1364  are identified by Docket 
Number AMS -TM-17-0050. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -TM-17-0050/docume nt 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.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  20 September 2022  
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/2022/TBT/USA/22_4908_00_e.pdf