G/TBT/N/USA/1703  
3 March 2021  
(21-1801) 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 
California  
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency, California Air Resources Board, 
State of California [1732]  
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 : Technical 
Regulation - Local Government (Article 3.2)  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Aerosol 
coating products; Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Air quality (ICS 13.040), 
Domestic safety (ICS 13.120), Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS 19.020), 
Aerosol co ntainers (ICS 55.130), Products of the chemical industry (ICS 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Amendments to the Antiperspirants and Deodorants Regulation; Consumer Products 
Regulation; Aerosol Coating P roducts Regulation; Alternative Control Plan Regulation; the 
Tables of Maximum Incremental Reactivity Values; and Test Method 310 (151 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - Amends rules relating to aerosol coating 
products and an tiperspirant and deodorants.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1703  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
No. 6 -Z, California Regulatory Notice Register 5 February 2021 (pages 150 -
151):   https://oal.ca.gov /wp-content/uploads/sites/166/2021/02/2021 -Notice -Register -
Number -6-Z-February -5-2021.pdf  
Proposed Amendments to the Antiperspirants and Deodorants Regulation; Consumer 
Products Regulation; Aerosol Coating Products Regulation; Alternative Control Plan 
Regulation; the Tables of Maximum Incremental Reactivity Values; and Test Method 310: 
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/rulemaking/2021/consumerproducts2021  
Notice of Public Hearing  (Deadline to Submit Public Comments: 22 March 2021, or 
during the Public Hearing on 25 March 2021)  
Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR)  
Appendix A: Proposed Regulation Order  
Appendix B: Utilization of the Two Percent Fragrance Exemption  
Appendix C: Development of an Emissions Inventory and Automotive Endpoint Fraction 
of Energized Electrical Cleaner Sales  
Appendix D: Recurring Cost Estimates  
Appendix E: Nonrecurring Cost Estimates  
Written comments concerning this proposed regulatory action must be received by the 
California Air Resources Board (ARB) no later than 22  March 2021.  WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments via e -mail to the USA TBT Enquiry Point 
at usatbtep@nist.gov  by or before 4pm EST on 22 March 2021. Comments received within 
the comment period by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to 
https://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/c omm/bclist.php  per ARB's instructions.   Public 
comments submitted on this action will be accessible at 
https://www.arb.ca.gov/lispub/comm/bccommlog.p hp?listname=consumerproducts202
1.  WTO Members who provide comments to the California ARB during the public hearing 
on 25 March are kindly requested to also submit the comments to the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point via e -mail at usatbtep@nist.gov . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  22 March 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_1645_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_1645_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_1645_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_1645_03_e.pdf