G/TBT/N/USA/2081  
4 January 2024  
(24-0037) 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:   
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle); State of California [2112]  
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 [  ], 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):  Beverage 
containers; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Recycling (ICS code(s): 
13.030.50); Bottles. Pots. Jars (ICS code(s): 55. 100); Cans. Tins. Tubes (ICS code(s): 
55.120); Plastics (ICS code(s): 83.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  SB 1013 
Addition of New Beverage Containers Informal Rulemaking - Draft Rules and Workshop; 
(42 page(s), in E nglish)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - California's Department of Resources Recycling 
and Recovery (CalRecycle) held an informal public workshop on 18 December 2023 to 
solicit feedback from the public, the regulated community, and other intere sted persons 
for draft regulatory language to implement, make specific, and clarify SB 1013 , Chapter 
610, Statutes of 2022. At the public workshop CalRecycle will be presenting draft 
regulations implementing the SB 1013 law to add new beverages and new containers to 
the California Redemption Value (CRV) program effective on 1 January 2024. The public 
workshop will cover the following topics:  
• The addition of new container types for wine, distilled spirits, and coolers  
• Adding cancellation for new container types and 25 -cent CRV  
• Labeling for new container types and machine -readable labeling  
• Postconsumer recycled plastic requirements and reporting for new container 
types 
• Processor and recycling center operational requirements for new container types  
• Manufacturer and distributor requirements under SB 1013  G/TBT/N/USA/2081  
 
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  The Public Notice Website offers for download the SB 1013 Addition of New Beverage 
Containers Informal Rulemaking W orkshop Presentation Slides: 
https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/PublicNotices/Details/5299  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Public Meeting Notice: SB 1013 Addition of New Beverage Containers Informal 
Rulemaking Workshop: https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/PublicNotices/Details/5299  
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 stakeho lders by 4pm Eastern Time  on 8 January 202 4 will be shared with CalRecycle 
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:  8 January 2024  
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/2024/TBT/USA/24_00037_00_e.pdf