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20 April 2021  
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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 
Oregon  
2. Agency responsible:  Oregon Department of Education, State of Oregon [1752]  
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 sha ll 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):  
Polystyrene; Terminology (principles and coordination) (ICS 01.020), Materials and 
articles in contact with foodstuffs (ICS 67.250), Rubber and plastics products (ICS 
83.140)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Use of 
Polystyrene (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of conte nt: Proposed rule - Prohibits school district use of polystyrene foam 
in the service of any meal. The proposed new rules administer this policy and includes 
defined terms used throughout, statement of the prohibited use of polystyrene, what is 
an allowable  exemption and waiver, and what the Department can do if it finds a school 
district in violation of the rules.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Oregon Administrative Register Daily Filings 30 March 
2021:   https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewRedlinePDF.action?filingRsn=47202  
State B oard Proposed Oregon Administrative Rules (OARS): 
https://www.oregon.gov/ode/rules -and-
policies/StateRules/Pages/StateBoardProposedOARs.a spx; see Use of Polystyrene under 
2021 April  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/USA/1723  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  20 May 2021  
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_2846_00_e.pdf  
 