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6 November 2020  
(20-7905) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  6 November 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: National Organic Program; Proposed Amendments to the National List of Allowed and 
Prohibited Substances per October 2018 NOSB Recommendations (Crops and Handling)  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 5 November 2020  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 7 December 2020  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-11-05/html/2020 -22784.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-11-05/pdf/2020 -22784.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/final_measure/20_6826_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (i f applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:   
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: This final rule amends the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National 
List) section of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) organic regulations. This rule 
adds non -organic tamarind seed gum as an allowed ingredient in organic products when certified 
organic tamarind seed gum is not commercially av ailable.  
This final rule is effective 7 December 2020.  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1543/Add.1  
 
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  This final rule and the proposed rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1543  are identified by Docket Number 
AMS-NOP-19-0023. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=AMS -NOP-19-0023 and provides access to primary 
documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by 
searching the Docket Number.  
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