WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/410/Add.1
23 July 2001
(01-3644)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 11 July 2001, has been received from the United States.
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Beverages: Bottled Water; Technical Amendment; Confirmation of Effective Date
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the effective date of 1 January 2002,
for the direct final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of 28 March 2001 (notified as
G/SPS/N/USA/410).  The direct final rule amends the bottled water quality standard regulations (part
165 (21 CFR part 165)) by establishing allowable levels for three residual disinfectants (chloramine,
chlorine, and chlorine dioxide) and three types of disinfection by-products (DBPs) (bromate, chlorite,
and haloacetic acids (HAA5)) and revised the existi ng allowable level in part 165 for the DBP total
trihalomethanes (TTHM).  The direct final rule also revised, for the three residual disinfectants and
four types of DBPs only, the monitoring requirement for source water found in the current good
manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations for bottled water in part 129 (21 CFR part 129).  FDA is
also making a technical amendment to part 165 to correct an editorial error introduced in the direct
final rule of 28 March 2001 (66 FR 16858 at 16866).  This document confirms the effective date of
the direct final rule.
The effective date for the regulation confirmed: 1 January 2002.  The technical amendment to
part 165 is also effective 1 January 2002.
The full text of this addendum is available from the address below.
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority:
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN: Carolyn F. Wilson
Room 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 10271400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239
Fax:  (202) 690-0677
E-mail:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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