WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.351
9 July 1998
(98-2738)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Agriculture (23)
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:
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):  Onions (HS Chapter 2308)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Onions Grown in Certain
Designated Counties in Idaho, and Malheur County, Oregon, and Im ported Onions; Proposed
Increase in Grade Requirement for Wh ite Onions  (4 pages, English)
6. Description of content:  This rule would increase the minimum grade requirement for white
onion varieties handled under the Idaho-Easter n Oregon onion marketing order from U.S. No.
2 or U.S. Commercial to U.S. No. 1.  As pr ovided under section 8e of the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, the proposed increase in the minimum grade requirement
would also apply to all imported varieties of white onions.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To
improve the marketing of white onions.
8. Relevant documents:  63 FR 36194, 2 July 1998; 7 CFR Part 958.  Will appear in the Federal
Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:To be determined
10. Final date for comments:  31 August 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body: