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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/592
24 May 2002
(02-2863)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Drug Administration - FDA
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):   Colour additives
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
Trading partners
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Listing of Colour
Additives Exempt From Certification; Sodi um Copper Chlorophyllin (2 pages - English)
6. Description of content:   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the colour
additive regulations to provide for the safe use of sodium copper chlorophyllin as a colour
additive in citrus-based dry beverage mixes.  This action is in response to a petition filed  in
March 2000 and inadvertently not notified to the WTO.
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection,
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or di sease,  [   ]  protect territory from other
damage from pests
8. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[   ] International Plant Prot ection Convention, [ X ] None
If an international standard , guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   67 FR 35429,
20 May 2002, available in English
10. Proposed date of adoption:   This rule is effective 20 June 2002; except as to any
provisions that may be stayed by the filing of proper objections
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   Same as paragraph 10G/SPS/N/USA/592
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12. Final date for comments:   Submit written or electronic objections and requests for a
hearing by 19 June 2002.  The full text, which includes instructions for submitting
objections and requests for hearing, will be sent upon request to the address in
paragraph 13.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: Food and Drug Administration
[   ] National notification authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number
and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National notification authority,  [ X ]  National enquiry
point,  or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:   (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  fstsd@fas.usda.gov