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Proposed Framework Regulation Amendment: Clarifying Compliance Options for Importers
The United States issued an addendum on 20 April 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/2201. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 3 June 2025. The comment period closed on 7 July 2025.
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Safer consumer products; Quality; Domestic safety
The comment period closed on 7 July 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/USA/2201/Add.1; it can take them up with the United States.
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Proposed Framework Regulation Amendment: Clarifying Compliance Options for Importers
This action by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) amends Safer Consumer Products regulations to further specify compliance standards for importers. Effective 23 March 2026 Clarifying Compliance Options for Importers OAL Notice of Approval Final Regulatory Text Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) California Notice Register, Number 14-Z, 3 April 2026, page 515:
Proposed rule - On 23 May 2025, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) initiated rulemaking to clarify compliance options for importers under the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Regulations. The proposed amendments detail the ways in which importers can comply with the SCP Regulations when required to do so in the event that a product manufacturer fails to comply with a Priority Product listing. The proposed regulatory amendments are necessary because the current SCP Regulations do not clearly identify compliance options for importers. The proposed regulatory amendments aim to provide clarity and support the predictable implementation of the SCP Regulations. Importers do not need to take any action as a result of this rulemaking.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/2201/Add.1
Proposed Framework Regulation Amendment: Clarifying Compliance Options for Importers
This action by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) amends Safer Consumer Products regulations to further specify compliance standards for importers. Effective 23 March 2026 Clarifying Compliance Options for Importers OAL Notice of Approval Final Regulatory Text Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) California Notice Register, Number 14-Z, 3 April 2026, page 515:
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/2201
Comment deadline: Closed on 7 July 2025
Proposed Framework Regulation Amendment: Clarifying Compliance Options for Importers
Proposed rule - On 23 May 2025, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) initiated rulemaking to clarify compliance options for importers under the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Regulations. The proposed amendments detail the ways in which importers can comply with the SCP Regulations when required to do so in the event that a product manufacturer fails to comply with a Priority Product listing. The proposed regulatory amendments are necessary because the current SCP Regulations do not clearly identify compliance options for importers. The proposed regulatory amendments aim to provide clarity and support the predictable implementation of the SCP Regulations. Importers do not need to take any action as a result of this rulemaking.
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