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16 July 2021  
(21-5657) Page: 1/2 
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 AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  State of 
Texas  
2. Agency responsible:  Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, State of Texas [1781]  
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 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other : Technical 
Regulation - Local Government (Article 3.2)  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Alcoholic 
beverages; Alcoholic beverages (ICS 67.160.10 ) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Chapter 45 
Marketing Practices (4 pages, English) and Advertising and Promotion (5 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rules - Proposes changes to Chapter 45 of th e 
agency's rules as the result of a comprehensive review of the chapter pursuant to the 
regular four -year review cycle.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of de ceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  Vol. 46, Issue 27, Texas Register 2 July 2021 pages 4006 -4009 
and pages 4012 -4016:  
https://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0702/0702prop.pdf  
Texas Alcohol Laws and Regulations: https://www.tabc.texas.gov/texas -alcohol -laws-
regulations/  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  1 August 2021; WTO Members and their stakeholders are 
asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point. Comments received by the USA 
TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders no later than 4:00 p.m. ET 
on 1 August 2021 will be shared with the regulator.  G/TBT/N/USA/1752  
 
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  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/2021/TBT/USA/21_4736_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_4736_01_e.pdf  
 