RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.95
5April 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0819)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Department ofAgriculture (8)
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Grapes (HSChapter 0806)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Table Grapes (European or
Vinifera type); Grade Standards (3pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Thisproposed rulewould revise theUnited States standards for
grades oftable grapes (European orVinifera type). Theproposal would lower the
present minimum bunch sizeaswellasprovide aseparate tolerance foroff-size bunches
fortheU.S. No.1institutional grade only. Itwould alsoinclude atechnical update
which would correct thevariety name "Superior Seedless" to"Sugraone".
7. Objective andrationale: Toimprove quality. This standard isreferenced inthe
regulations under theAgricultural Marketing Agreement of1937.
8. Relevant documents: 60FR13926, 15march 1995; 7CFR Part51.Willappear inthe
Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 15May1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
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