G/TBT/N/USA/1613  
21 April 2020  
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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 AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  State of 
California  
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Toxic Substances Control, State of California [1631]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the noti fication 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 : Conformity 
Assessment Procedure - Local Government (Article 7.2)  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Carpets and 
rugs with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) (HS 2801.30, 3403.11, 
3918.90.10, 5702) (ICS 03.120, 13.120, 71.100, 97.160)   
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Safer Consumer 
Products: Priorit y Products List (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - Amends rules to list carpets and rugs containing 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances as a priority product.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of ur gent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
•  No. 9 -Z, California Regulatory Notice Register 28 February 2020 (pages 316 -323): 
https://oal.ca.gov/wp -content/uploads/sites/166/2020/02/2020 -Notice -Register -
Number -9-Z-February -28-2020.pdf  
•  Code of California Regulations Title 22, Division 4.5, Chap ter 10, Article 2, Sections 
66260.11 References: 
https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I64AC3C5F02314 7AE81274B0FC87A
B7A3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Categ
oryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default ) 
•  Code of California Regulations Title 22, Division 4.5, Chapter 55, Article 11, 
Sections 69511, 69511.4 Priority Products List: 
https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Browse/Home/California/CaliforniaCodeofRegula
tions?guid=I2F61435B46FC4FC387AC51F00394FD51&originationContext=docume
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  •  Proposed Priority Product: Carpets and Rugs with Perf luoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl 
Substances (PFASs):   https://dtsc.ca.gov/scp/carpets -and-rugs-with-
perfluoroalkyl -and-polyfluoroalkyl -substances -pfass/  
•  Access to supporting documents and published comments for this rulemaking is 
provided through the State of California' s CalSAFER – Safer Consumer Products 
Information Management System at 
https://calsafer.dtsc.ca .gov/cms/commentpackage/?rid=12751  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  8 May 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_2751_00_e.pdf