G/TBT/N/USA/1383  
 
17 July 2018  
(18-4486) 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 AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) [1408]  
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 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Plants, 
plant products  
Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS 44), Live trees and other plants; bulbs, 
roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS 06).  
Terminology (principles and coordination) (ICS 01.020), Standardization. General rules 
(ICS 01.120).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Lacey Act 
Implementation Plan: Composite Plant Materials (3 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 amended the 
Lacey Act to provide, among other things, that importers submit a declaration at the time 
of importation for certain plants and plant products. The declaration requirements of the 
Lacey Act became effective on 15 December 2008, and enforcement of those requirements 
is being phased in. We are soliciting  public comment on regulatory options that could 
address certain issues that have arisen with the implementation of the declaration 
requirement for composite plant materials.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applic able: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment  
8. Relevant documents:  83 Federal Register (FR) 31702, 9 July 2018; Title 7 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 357.  Will appear in the Federal Register when  adopted . 
G/TBT/N/USA/424  - Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions and all subsequent 
addenda and corrigenda.  
G/TBT/N/USA/565  - Lacey Act Implementation Plan; Definitions for Exempt and Regulated 
Articles and all subsequent addenda and corrigenda.  G/TBT/N/USA/1383  
 
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  Lacey Act Implementation Plan: De Minimis Exception  published 9 July 2018:  
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-07-09/html/2018 -14630.htm  
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-07-09/pdf/2018 -14630.pdf   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments: 7 September 2018  
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/crnatta chments/2018/TBT/USA/18_3793_00_e.pdf