G/TBT/N/USA/1838  
23 February 2022  
(22-1756) 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 
Maine  
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, State of 
Maine [1867]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regardin g 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):  Birch 
syrup and birch products; Processes in the food industry (ICS 67.020), Spices and 
condiments. Food additives (ICS 67.220)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Maine's 
Proposed Amendments to Birch and Maple Syrup Proce ssing and License Fees to 
Manufacture and Sell Food and Beverages (15 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The principal reason for rule amendments to 
ch. 330, License Fees to Manufacture and Sell Food and Beverages, is in respo nse to 
"Emergency Legislation" enactment by the 130 Legislature LD 416, An Act Regarding the 
Production and Sale of Birch Syrup and Birch Syrup Products" which sets forth standards 
for processing and labeling of birch syrup and birch products. The updated rule provides 
for good manufacturing practices and labeling requirements for the processing of birch 
syrup and birch products to be equal to maple syrup processing requirements.  
A public hearing will be held on Wednesday 2 March 2022, starting at 10:00 A.M . Eastern 
Time. Because of the COVID -19 Public Health Emergency and Pursuant to 1 M.R.S. 403 -
A, enacted by P.L. 2020, c 617 Part G (eff. 18 March 2020), this hearing will be held on -
line by M icrosoft Teams Meeting and telephonically.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling  
8. Relevant documents:  Proposed Amendments to Chapter 347 Birch and Maple Syrup 
Processing & Chapter 330: License Fees to Manufacture and Sell Food and Beverages: 
https://www.maine.gov /dacf/about/calendar/meeting.shtml?id=6721145  
Ch. 330    License Fees to Manufacture and Sell Food and Beverages  G/TBT/N/USA/1838  
 
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  Ch. 347    Maple Syrup Processing  
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the  USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before  4pm ET on 18 March 2022.   Comments received by the USA 
TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the 
regulator.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  18 March 2022  
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/2022/TBT/USA/22_1759_00_e.pdf