WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/65
9 February 2000
(00-0491)
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 the Treasury (4)
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):   Country of Origin
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Country of Origin
Marking (11 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   The Department proposes amendments to restructure and clarify
the country of origin marking rules set forth in part 134 of the Customs Regulations.  These
proposed amendments do not create any new marking requirements, but rather clarify the
existing ones.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To promote the concept of informed compliance by the trade and proper field administration
of the statutory requirements.
8. Relevant documents:   65 FR 4193, 26 January 2000;  19 CFT Part 134.  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:   27 March 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