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17 July 2020  
(20-4926) 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 AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [1662]  
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 diffe rent from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 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):  Made in 
USA labeling; Public information symbols (ICS 01.080.10), Clothes (ICS 61.020), 
Headgear. Clothing accessories. Fastening of cloth ing (ICS 61.040), Footwear 
(ICS 61.060), Rubber and plastics products (ICS 83.140), Home textiles. Linen 
(ICS 97.160), Equipment for children (ICS 97.190)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Made in USA 
Labeling Rule (4 pag e(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Federal Trade Commission 
("FTC" or "Commission") seeks comment on this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") 
related to "Made in USA" and other unqualified U.S. -origin claim s on product labels.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 85 Federal Register (FR) 43162, 16 July 2020; Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 323:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-07-16/html/2020 -13902.htm   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-07-16/pdf/2020 -13902.pdf   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  24 September 2020  G/TBT/N/USA/1634  
 
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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/2020/TBT/USA/20_4308_00_e.pdf  
 