WTO notification · TBT
United StatesProposed measure, not in force yet
Official title
Revision to Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Standards for Consumer Products and Technical Corrections
The United States notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 21 September 2026. The measure was first notified on 30 May 2007. The comment period closed on 27 September 2026.
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Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; Air quality; Domestic safety; Products of the chemical industry
The comment period closed on 27 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/USA/275/Rev.1; it can take them up with the United States.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Notice of proposed rulemaking - This proposed rulemaking revises Chapter 7 of Title 20 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) to update and strengthen Volatile Organic Compound ('VOC') emissions standards for consumer products sold or manufactured for sale in the District of Columbia ('District'). The revisions support the District's efforts to reduce ozone pollution following the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) reclassification of the Washington, DC-Maryland-Virginia region to moderate nonattainment for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
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RevisionG/TBT/N/USA/275/Rev.1
Comment deadline: Closed on 27 September 2026
Revision to Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Standards for Consumer Products and Technical Corrections
Notice of proposed rulemaking - This proposed rulemaking revises Chapter 7 of Title 20 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) to update and strengthen Volatile Organic Compound ('VOC') emissions standards for consumer products sold or manufactured for sale in the District of Columbia ('District'). The revisions support the District's efforts to reduce ozone pollution following the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) reclassification of the Washington, DC-Maryland-Virginia region to moderate nonattainment for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/275
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (212 pages, in English)
The District of Columbia is proposing to amend Chapter 7 of Subtitle A: Air Quality, of Title 20 (Environment) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR). The proposed rules are necessary to further reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the District. The District originally adopted the OTC VOC model rules in April 2004 and first amended them in December 2004. This proposed rulemaking adds new sections to the VOC rules and amends many of the current sections. Specifically, section 708 is being repealed since all of the standards in that section have been addressed with more detail in sections 753 through 756. In addition this rulemaking proposes new VOC standards for certain consumer products, new VOC standards for adhesives and sealants, and adds approximately 39 definitions to section 799.
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