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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.292
29September 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2878)
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: Bureau ofAlcohol, Tobacco andFirearms (19)
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): Labelling ofdistilled
spirits, wines andmaltbeverages.
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Procedures fortheIssuance,
Denial, andRevocation ofCertificates ofLabel Approval, Certificates ofExemption
from Label Approval, andDistinctive Liquor Bottle Approvals (93F-029P) (7pages)
6. Description ofcontent: TheBureau isproposing toissue regulations specifically setting
forth theProcedures fortheIssuance, Denial, andRevocation ofCertificates ofLabel
Approval (COLAS), Certificates ofExemption from Label Approval, andDistinctive
Liquor Bottle Approvals. Theproposed denial andrevocation regulations arenew,
whereas theproposed issuance regulations aremore specific thanthecurrent regulations.
The proposed regulations would also codify theprocedures foradministratively
appealing thedenial orrevocation ofcertificates forlabel approval, exemptions from
labelapproval, ordistinctive liquor bottle approvals.
7. Objective andrationale: Toprohibit deception oftheconsumer
8. Relevant documents: 60FR47506, 13September 1995; 27CFRParts 4,5,7,13,and
19.Willappear intheFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 12December 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: