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22 October 2019  
(19-6913) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  State of 
New York  
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health, State of New York [1567]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electronic 
liquids; Tobacco, tobacco products and related equipment (ICS 65.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified do cument:  Prohibition on 
the Sale of Electronic Liquids (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Emergency rule adoption - Prohibits the sale of electronic liquids 
with characterizing flavors.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Vol. XLI, Issue 40, New York State Register 2 October 2019 (pages 15 -18): 
https://www.dos.ny.gov/info/regist er/2019/oct02.pdf  
• New York Codes, Rules and Regulations Title 10 Department of Health, Chapter 
1, State Sanitary Code, Part 9 Synthetic Phenethylamines and Synthetic 
Cannabinoids Prohibited (Title 10 NYCRR Subpart 9 -3) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 September 2019  
Proposed date o f entry into force:  17 September 2019  
10. Final date for comments:  None 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/USA/19_5804_00_e.pdf  
 