G/TBT/N/USA/1879  
20 June 2022 
(22-4769) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Department of Agriculture (USDA) [1909]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the  notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Kiwifruit; 
Fruits. Vegetables (ICS code(s): 67.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  California and 
Imported Kiwifruit; Handling Regulations; (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - This proposed rule would implement a 
recommendation from the Kiwifruit Administrative Com mittee (Committee) to modify the 
handling regulations prescribed under the Federal marketing order for kiwifruit grown in 
California. This action would revise the size and uniformity requirements for all varieties 
of Actinidia chinensis species kiwifruit, which is commonly known as golden kiwifruit, 
regulated under the marketing order. A corresponding change would be made to the 
kiwifruit import regulation as required under section 8e of the  
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade; Cost saving and productivity 
enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 36412, 17 June 2022; Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Parts 920 and 944:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-17/html/2022 -13004.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-17/pdf/2022 -13004.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number AMS -SC-21-0098. The Docket Folder 
is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/AMS -SC-21-
0098/document  and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. G/TBT/N/USA/1879  
 
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  Documents are also accessible from Regul ations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. 
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 16 August 2022. Comments received by 
the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their s takeholders will be shared with 
the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received 
within the comment period.  
7 CFR 944.550: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title -7/subtitle -B/chapter -IX/part -
944/section -944.550  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  16 August 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_4183_00_e.pdf