G/TBT/N/USA/1452  
 
1 April 2019  
(19-2024) 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):  State of 
California  
2. Agency responsible:  California Air Resources Board, State of California [1480]  
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 [  ], other : Technical 
Regulation - Local Government (Article 3.2), 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):  Off 
highway recreational vehicle emissions; Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally 
designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 87.02), including 
station wagons and racing cars (HS 8703); Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), 
Air quality (ICS 13.040), Special purpose vehicles (ICS 43.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Red  Sticker 
Program for Off -Highway Recreational Vehicles (7 pages, English), Proposed Regulation 
Order Off -Highway Recreational Vehicles: Exhaust Emission Control (39 pages, English)  
6. Description of content:  Amends rules to reduce exhaust and evaporative emissions 
from off -highway recreational vehicles.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Title 13 California Code of Regulations, Sections 2411, 2412, 2415, 2416, 2418, 
2419.4:  https://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/regs -13.htm   
• OHRV Red Sticker Program: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our -work/programs/  
highway -recreational -vehicles/ohrv -red-sticker -program  
• Proposed amendments to The Red Sticker Program for Off -Highway Recreational 
Vehicles:  https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/rulemaking/2019/redstickeramendments  
• G/TBT/N/USA/1197  and G/TBT/N/USA/1197/Add.1  - California State Nonroad 
Engine Pollution Control Standards; Evaporative Emission Standards and Test 
Procedures for Off -Highway Recreational Vehic les (OHRVs)  
• No. 10 -Z, California Regulatory Notice Register 8 March 2019 (pages  377-383):  
https://oal.ca.gov/wp -content/uploads/sites/166/2019/03/10z -2019.pdf   G/TBT/N/USA/1452  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  22 April 2019  
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/2019/TBT/USA/19_1820_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/USA/19_1820_01_e.pdf