WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/499
17 October 2000
(00-4274)
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 (21)
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):   Grapefruit
(HS Chapter 0805)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Oranges, Grapefruit,
Tangerines, and Tangelos Grown in Florid a and Imported Grapefruit; Clarification of
Inspection Requirements  (3 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This rule would clarify inspection requirements for shipments of
Florida citrus and imports of grapefruit.  The grapefruit import regulation is mandated by
section 8e of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.  This change would specify
in the regulations undersize tolerances for Flor ida citrus and imported grapefruit that are
currently applied by the inspection service, a nd would clarify the regulations.  This change
would also renumber citations in the domestic and import regulations to reflect revisions to
the numbering of the United States Standards for Grades of Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines,
and Tangelos grown in Florida.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer confidence.
8. Relevant documents:   65 FR 60121, 10 October 2000; 7 CFR Parts 905 and 944.  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:   11 December 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