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12 August 2020  
(20-5543) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  12 August 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Prohibition of Vitamin E Acetate  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 17 July 2020  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 17 July 2020  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other: https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/U SA/20_4844_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_4844_01_e.pdf  
 
Description:  AGENCY:   Department of Health/Board of Health, State of Washington  
ACTION: Emergency Adoption (continuation) 17 July 2020  
SUMMARY: This emergency rule continues the ban on the sale of vapor products containing vitamin 
E acetate. This also supersedes the e mergency rule filed as WSR 20 -08-007 on 19 March 2020.  
Vol. 20, Issue 15, Washington State Register 5 August 2020: 
http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/law/wsr/2020/15/20 -15-117.htm   
Additional information available at 
https://sboh.wa.gov/Rulemaking/CurrentRulesandActivity/ProhibitionVitaminEAcetate   
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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.  