WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/5
10 January 2000
(00-0068)
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:   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (45)
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):   Tuna Labelling
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Dolphin-Safe Tuna
Labelling; Official Mark (2 pages, English)
6. Description of content:   The Administration proposes to implement provisions of the
International Dolphin Conservation Program Act (IDCPA) that pertain to the establishment of
an official dolphin-safe mark.  This rule proposes that mark.  The Dolphin Protection
Consumer Information Act, as amended by the IDCPA, requires the Secretary of Commerceto develop an official mark that maybe be used to label tuna products as “dolphin-safe.”
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To allow consumers to distinguish dolphin-safe  tuna products using the official mark from
non-dolphin-safe tuna products.
8. Relevant documents:   64 FR 71722, 22 December 1999; 50 CFR Part 216.  Will appear in
the Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   5 January 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   The text is also available on the Internet at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html