G/TBT/N/USA/1034  
 
5 October 2015  
(15-5135)  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) [1052] 
Name and address (including telephon e 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: ncsci@nist.gov  
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Table grapes. Fruits. 
Vegetables (ICS: 67.080) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Grapes Grown in a 
D e s i g n a t e d  A r e a  o f  S o u t h e a s t e r n  C a l i f o r n i a  a n d  I m p o r t e d  T a b l e  G r a p e s ;  R e v i s i o n  t o  t h e  
Administrative Rules and Regulations for Shipments to Charitable Organizations (4 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: This proposed rule invites comments on a recommendation from 
the California Desert Grape Administrative Committee (Committee) to revise the 
administrative rules and regulations of the Federal marketing order for grapes grown in a 
designated area of southeastern California (o rder) and the table grape import regulation. 
The Committee is responsible for the local administration of the order. This proposal would allow handlers and importers to ship grapes that do not meet the minimum grade and size 
quality requirements to be donated to charitab le organizations. Any such grapes would not 
be used for resale. This proposal also announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to seek the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval on a new 
form that would revise the currently approved information collection issued under the 
order.  
The import regulation is authorized under section 608e of the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937 and regulates the import ation of table grapes into the United 
States. The proposal would provide an additional outlet for grapes regulated under the order and would assist USDA's efforts to reduce food waste in support of the U.S. Food Waste Challenge. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents: 80 Federal Register (FR) 59077, 1 October 2015; Title 7 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 925 and 944. Will appear in the Federal Register when 
adopted. G/TBT/N/USA/1034 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined   
10. Final date for comments: 30 November 2015 
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/crnattachm ents/2015/TBT/USA/15_3909_00_e.pdf