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13 December  2021 
(21-9281) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  10 December 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Tobacco Products; Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 18 March 2020  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 9 January 2023  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-03-18/html/2020 -05223.h tm 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-03-18/pdf/2020 -05223.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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
[X] Other: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-09/html/2021 -26643.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-09/pdf/2021 -26643.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_7695_00_e.pdf  
Delay of effective date  
 
Description:  TITLE: Tobacco Products; Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages 
and Advertisements; Delayed Effective Date  
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS  
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date  
SUMMARY: As required by an order issued by the U.S. District Court for  the Eastern District of Texas, 
this action delays the effective date of  the final rule ("Tobacco Products; Required Warnings for 
Cigarette  Packages and Advertisements"), which published on 18 March 2020. The  new effective 
date is 9 Janua ry 2023.  
 
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/1519/Add.7  
 
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  DATES: The effective date of the rule amending 21 CFR part 1141  published at 85 FR 15638, 8 
March 2020, and delayed at 85 FR 32293, 29 May 2020; 86 FR 3793, 15 January 2021; 86 FR 
36509, 12 July 2021;  and 86 FR 50854, 13 September 2021, is further  delayed until 9 January 2023.  
This final rule; delay of effective date and previous actions notified under the 
symbol  G/TBT/N/USA/1519  are identified by Docket Number FDA -2019-N-3065. The Docket Folder 
is available on Regulations.gov at  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FDA -2019-N-
3065/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments 
received. Documents are also accessible from  Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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