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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/USA/2064/Add.2

Notification No.

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Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

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Title

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Announcement of Public Hearing: Amendments to Article 6, Clear and Reasonable Warnings Safe Harbor Methods and Content

Objective

Protection of human health or safety (TBT); Consumer information, labelling (TBT)

Product Covered

Consumer product exposure warnings; Special purpose vehicles (ICS code(s): 43.160); Small craft (ICS code(s): 47.080); Prepackaged and prepared foods (ICS code(s): 67.230)

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ICSCODE

43.160 - Special purpose vehicles; 47.080 - Small craft; 67.230 - Prepackaged and prepared foods; 43.160 - Special purpose vehicles; 47.080 - Small craft; 67.230 - Prepackaged and prepared foods

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Description

A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend Title 27, California Code of Regulations, Sections 25601, 25602, 25603, and 25607.2 and adopt new Sections 25607.50, 25607.51, 25607.52, and 25607.53 was published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on 27 October 2023 (page 1381). The proposal intends to make the Proposition 65 short-form warning more informative to consumers, clarify existing safe harbor warning requirements for products sold on the internet and in catalogs, add signal word options for food warnings, clarify that short-form warnings may be used to provide safe harbor warnings for food products, and provide new tailored safe harbor warnings for passenger or off-highway motor vehicle parts and recreational marine vessel parts. The notice initiated a public comment period that was scheduled to close on 20 December 2023. Several stakeholders requested OEHHA extend the public comment period. OEHHA hereby extends the public comment period from 20 December 2023 to Wednesday, 3 January 2024WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pmEastern Time on 3 January 2024 will be shared with OEHHA if received within the comment period.

Notified Document

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