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Notifying Member: United States of America

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

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Agency responsible: Texas Department of Agriculture, Feed and Fertilizer Control Service, Office of the State Chemist, State of Texas [1265]

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

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: [X] 3.2

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Pet food. Animal feeding stuffs (ICS: 65.120)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Pet Food (3 pages, in English)

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Description of content: Proposes amendments to 4 TAC Chapter 63, Pet Food, by updating Section 63.9 Statement of Caloric Content and adding new Section 63.10 Descriptive Terms.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of animal or plant life or health

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Relevant documents: Vol. 41, Issue 49, Texas Register 2 December 2016 (pages 9398?9400): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1202/1202prop.pdf

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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: 1 January 2017

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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/2016/TBT/USA/16_5064_00_e.pdf