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Notifying Member: United States of America

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  

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Agency responsible: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Department of Agriculture (USDA) [1046]

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:  ncsci@nist.gov

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Raisins. Fruits. Vegetables (ICS: 67.080)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: United States Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins (2 pages, in English).

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Description of content: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to revise the United States Standards for Grades of Processed Raisins. AMS is proposing to remove five references to the term "midget" throughout the standards. These changes would modernize and clarify the standards by removing dual terminology for the same requirement.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection

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Relevant documents: 80 Federal Register (FR) 50803, 21 August 2015; Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 52.  Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.  

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 20 October 2015

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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/2015/TBT/USA/15_3269_00_e.pdf