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19 February 2021  
(21-1398) 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 
New York  
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health, State of New York [1730]  
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 in dicated 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):  Vapor 
products; Domestic safety (ICS 13.120), Tobacco, tobacco products and related 
equipment (ICS 65.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ingredient 
Disclosures for Vapor Products (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - Provides for enhanced pub lic awareness of the 
chemicals used in vapor products and electronic cigarettes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Vol. XLIII, Issue 5, New York State Register 3 February 2021 (pages 6 -9): 
https://www.dos.ny.gov/info/register/2021/020321.pdf  
• See also https://regs.health.ny.gov/regulations/proposed -rule-making   
• Ingredient Disclosures for Vapor Products and E -Cigarettes, Proposed Addition of 
New Chapter XIV to Title 10 NYCRR Part 1006: 
https://regs.health.ny.gov/sites/default/files/proposed -
regulations/Ingredient%20Disclosures% 20for%20Vapor%20Products%20and%
20E-Cigarettes.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  4 April 2021  G/TBT/N/USA/1701  
 
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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_1231_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_1231_01_e.pdf  
 