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| **[World Trade]{.smallcaps}**                    |                   |
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|                                                  | G/TBT/N/USA/110** |
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|                                                  | 3 May 2005        |
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|                                                  | (05-1797)         |
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| **Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade**     | Original: English |
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NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with
Article 10.6.

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| ** | **Member to Agreement     |   |                                 |
| 1. | notifying:** [United      |   |                                 |
| ** | States]{.underline}       |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **If applicable, name of  |   |                                 |
|    | local government involved |   |                                 |
|    | (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):** |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Agency responsible:**   |   |                                 |
| 2. | Alcohol and Tobacco Tax   |   |                                 |
| ** | and Trade Bureau (TTB)    |   |                                 |
|    | (115)                     |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **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:**             |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Notified under Article  |   |                                 |
| 3. | 2.9.2 \[** X **\], 2.10.1 |   |                                 |
| ** | \[ **  **\], 5.6.2        |   |                                 |
|    | \[ **  **\], 5.7.1        |   |                                 |
|    | \[ **  **\], other:**     |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Products covered (HS or |   |                                 |
| 4. | CCCN where applicable,    |   |                                 |
| ** | otherwise national tariff |   |                                 |
|    | heading.\                 |   |                                 |
|    | ICS numbers may be        |   |                                 |
|    | provided in addition,     |   |                                 |
|    | where applicable):**      |   |                                 |
|    | Alcoholic beverages (HS   |   |                                 |
|    | Chapter: 22; ICS: 67)     |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Title, number of pages  |   |                                 |
| 5. | and language(s) of the    |   |                                 |
| ** | notified document:**      |   |                                 |
|    | Labeling and Advertising  |   |                                 |
|    | of Wines, Distilled       |   |                                 |
|    | Spirits and Malt          |   |                                 |
|    | Beverages (10 pages, in   |   |                                 |
|    | English).                 |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Description of          |   |                                 |
| 6. | content:** The Alcohol    |   |                                 |
| ** | and Tobacco Tax and Trade |   |                                 |
|    | Bureau (TTB) requests     |   |                                 |
|    | Public comment on         |   |                                 |
|    | possible changes to the   |   |                                 |
|    | labeling and advertising  |   |                                 |
|    | requirements of alcohol   |   |                                 |
|    | beverage products         |   |                                 |
|    | regulated by TTB. The     |   |                                 |
|    | agency has long required  |   |                                 |
|    | certain labeling, such as |   |                                 |
|    | brand name, class and     |   |                                 |
|    | type, alcohol content (in |   |                                 |
|    | the case of wines         |   |                                 |
|    | containing more than 14   |   |                                 |
|    | percent alcohol by volume |   |                                 |
|    | and distilled spirits),   |   |                                 |
|    | net contents, and in      |   |                                 |
|    | recent years has          |   |                                 |
|    | published updated         |   |                                 |
|    | standards for the use of  |   |                                 |
|    | carbohydrate and calorie  |   |                                 |
|    | claims. Because of        |   |                                 |
|    | petitions to mandate      |   |                                 |
|    | additional information,   |   |                                 |
|    | including ingredient,     |   |                                 |
|    | allergen, alcohol,        |   |                                 |
|    | calorie, and carbohydrate |   |                                 |
|    | content and requests by   |   |                                 |
|    | some to use labels with   |   |                                 |
|    | at least some of that     |   |                                 |
|    | additional information on |   |                                 |
|    | a voluntary basis under   |   |                                 |
|    | existing rules, TTB       |   |                                 |
|    | believes it is now        |   |                                 |
|    | appropriate to consider   |   |                                 |
|    | revising the alcohol      |   |                                 |
|    | beverage labeling and     |   |                                 |
|    | advertising regulations,  |   |                                 |
|    | and seeks public comment  |   |                                 |
|    | on several issues to      |   |                                 |
|    | assist the agency in      |   |                                 |
|    | formulating specific      |   |                                 |
|    | regulatory proposals.     |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Objective and           |   |                                 |
| 7. | rationale, including the  |   |                                 |
| ** | nature of urgent problems |   |                                 |
|    | where applicable:**       |   |                                 |
|    | Protection of human life  |   |                                 |
|    | and health                |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Relevant documents:**   |   |                                 |
| 8. | 70 Federal Register (FR)  |   |                                 |
| ** | 22274 29 April 2005;      |   |                                 |
|    | Title 27 Code of Federal  |   |                                 |
|    | Regulations (CFR) Parts   |   |                                 |
|    | 4, 5, and 7. Will appear  |   |                                 |
|    | in the Federal Register   |   |                                 |
|    | when adopted.             |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Proposed date of        |   | To be determined                |
| 9. | adoption:**               |   |                                 |
| ** |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **Proposed date of entry  |   |                                 |
|    | into force:**             |   |                                 |
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| *  | **Final date for          |   |                                 |
| *1 | comments:** 28 June 2005  |   |                                 |
| 0. |                           |   |                                 |
| ** |                           |   |                                 |
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| *  | **Texts available from:   |   |                                 |
| *1 | National enquiry point    |   |                                 |
| 1. | \[** X **\] or address,   |   |                                 |
| ** | telephone and fax         |   |                                 |
|    | numbers, e-mail and       |   |                                 |
|    | web-site addresses, if    |   |                                 |
|    | available of the other    |   |                                 |
|    | body:**                   |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | <http://a257.g.akama      |   |                                 |
|    | itech.net/7/257/2422/01ja |   |                                 |
|    | n20051800/edocket.access. |   |                                 |
|    | gpo.gov/2005/05-8574.htm> |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | <http://a257.g.akamaitec  |   |                                 |
|    | h.net/7/257/2422/01jan200 |   |                                 |
|    | 51800/edocket.access.gpo. |   |                                 |
|    | gov/2005/pdf/05-8574.pdf> |   |                                 |
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