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28 March 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  28 March 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  National Organic Program; National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances --Crops and 
Handling From October 2019 NOSB  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 23 March 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 22 April 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-23/html/2 022-05870.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-23/pdf/2022 -05870.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_2390_00_
e.pdf 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:   
TITLE: National Organic Program; National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances --Crops and 
Handling From October 2019 NOSB  
  
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA  
  
ACTION: Final rule  
  
SUMMARY: This rule amends the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) 
section of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture's (USDA) organic regulations to implement 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1705/Add.1  
 
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  recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) by the National Organic 
Standards Board (NOSB). This rule allows the following substances for organic production: potassium 
hypochlorite to treat irrigation water used in organic crop production and fatty alcohols for sucker 
control in organic tobacco production. This rule also removes the listing for dairy cultures, as it is 
redundant with an existing listing.  
  
This rule is e ffective on 22 April 2022.  
  
This final rule and the proposed rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1705 are identified by Docket Number 
AMS-NOP-19-0102. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -NOP-19-0102/document  and provides access to primary 
documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by 
searching the Docket Number.  
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