G/TBT/N/USA/1668  
6 November 2020  
(20-7906) 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:  California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board 
[1696]  
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):  
Hydrofluorocarbons; Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Air quality (ICS 13.040), 
Production in the chemical industry (ICS 71.020), Products of the chemical industry 
(ICS 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Prohibition on 
Certain Hydrofluorocarbons in Stationary Refrigeration, Chillers, Aerosols -Propellants, 
and Foam End -Uses Regulation (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Propose d rule - In this rulemaking, the California Air Resources 
Board (CARB) proposes to address emissions from refrigerants in stationary refrigeration 
and air conditioning (AC) equipment by amending the existing California 
Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Regulation (h ereinafter "Proposed Amendments") to (1) impose 
further limits on HFCs used in non -residential (e.g. commercial) stationary refrigeration 
equipment, and (2) to regulate new AC equipment used for both residential and non -
residential purposes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1668  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
No. 43 -Z, California Regulatory Notice Register 23 October 2020 (pages 1407 -1416):  
https://oal.ca.gov/wp -content/uploads/sites/166/2020/10/2020 -Notice -Register -
Number -43-Z-October -23-2020.pdf  
Public Hearing Notice and Related Material - 
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/rulemaking/2020/hfc2020  
Posted 20 October 2020  
Notice of Public Hearing    
Initial Statement of Reasons  
Appendix A: Proposed Regulation Order  
Appendix B: Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment  
Appendix C: Department of Finance Comment Le tter 
Appendix D: Stakeholder Proposals  
Title 17. Public Health, Division 3. Air Resources, Chapter 1. Air Resources Board, 
Subchapter 10. Climate Change, Article 4. Regulations  to Achieve Greenhouse Gas 
Emission Reductions, Subarticle 5. Prohibitions on Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons in 
Stationary Refrigeration, Chillers, Aerosols - Propellants, and Foam End -Uses (Refs & 
Annos): 
https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Browse/Home/California/CaliforniaCodeofRegulations
?guid=I90D36B65F2D94E929F62A5 9AF033D9FD&transitionType=Default&contextData=
%28sc.Default%29  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  7 December 2020  
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/2020/TBT/USA/20_6824_00_e.pdf