WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.67
11February 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0505)
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 (4)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above:
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): Onions
(HSChapter 2308)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Onions Grown in
Certain Designated Counties inIdaho, andMalheur County, Oregon, andImported
Onions; Possible Increase inGrade Requirements forWhite Onions (3pages, English)
6. Description ofcontent: TheAgricultural Marketing Service invites comments from
producers, handlers, importers, commercial users, andother interested persons ona
possible increase intheminimum grade requirements forwhite onions handled under the
Idaho-Eastern Oregon onion marketing order, andforimported white onions. A
recommendation toincrease theminimum grade forwhite onions from U.S. No.2to
U.S. No.1isunder consideration. Comments pertaining tothevolume andgrade of
imported white onions, aswellastoother aspects ofthepotential grade increase,
including itsprobable regulatory andeconomic impact onsmall business entities are
sought. The import regulations areeffected under theAgricultural Marketing
Agreement Actof1937.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Consumer Satisfaction withonions
8. Relevant documents: 63FR5472, 3February 1998; 7CFRParts 948and980. Will
appear intheFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Tobedetermined
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 6April 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail, andtelefax
number ofother body: