WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/USA/42
6 June 2003
(03-2952)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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 (42)          
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  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, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  ):  Solid Wood Packing
Material  (ICS 79)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Importation of  Solid
Wood Packing Material (12 pages, in English)          
6. Description of content:   The Administration is proposing to amend the regulations for the
importation of unmanufactured wood articles to adopt an international standard entitled
“Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Mate rial in International Trade.”  The standard
calls for wood packaging material to be either heat treated or fumigated with methylbromide, in accordance with the Guidelines, and marked with an approved international
mark certifying treatment.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Control of pests          
8. Relevant documents:   68 Federal Register (FR) 22480, 20 May 2003; Title 7 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 319.  Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   21 July 2003
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html