G/SPS/N/USA/2346/Add.1  
 
14 June 2013  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 13 June 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America. 
 
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 Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Mica-Based Pearlescent Pigments - Final Rule 
The Food and Drug Administration is amending th e colour additive regulations to provide for the 
safe use of mica-based pearlescent pigments prepared from titanium dioxide and mica as colour 
additives in distilled spirits containing not less than 18% and not more than 23% alcohol by volume but not including distilled spirits mixtures containing more than 5% wine on a proof gallon 
basis. This action is in response to a petition filed by E. & J. Gallo Winery. 
This rule is effective 15 July 2013. Submit either electronic or written objections and requests for a 
hearing by 12 July 2013. 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/USA/13_2259_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:   
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 12 July 2013 G/SPS/N/USA/2346/Add.1 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle co mments: [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax nu mber and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
You may submit either electronic or written objections and requests for a hearing identified by 
Docket No. FDA-2012-C-0224, by any of the following methods: 
Electronic Submissions Submit electronic objections in the following way: 
- Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments. 
Written Submissions Submit written objections in the following ways: 
- Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper or CD-ROM submissions): 
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Fo od and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
Instructions: All submissions received must incl ude the Agency name and Docket No. FDA-2012-C-
0224 for this rulemaking. All objections received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov , including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions 
on submitting objections, see the Objections  heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this document. 
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or objections received, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov  and insert the docket No. FDA-2012-C-0224 into the Search box and 
follow the prompts and/or go to the Division of Dockets Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 
For further information contact: Raphael A. Davy, Center for Food, Safety and Applied Nutrition 
HFS 265, Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Pa int Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 
+(1 240) 402 1272  
Text available from: [X] National Notificati on Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
United States SPS National Notification Authority, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, International 
Regulations and Standards Division (IRSD), Stop 1014, Washington D.C. 20250; Tel: +(1 202) 720 1301; Fax: +(1 202) 720 0433; E-mail: us.spsenquirypoint@fas.usda.gov 
T e x t  c a n  b e  a l s o  b e  f o u n d  o n  t h e  I n t e r n e t :  " http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-06-
12/pdf/2013-13857.pdf ". 
 
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