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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Part 175

[T.D. 94-5 Correction]

 

Decision Following Petition by Domestic Interested Party--
Location of Country of Origin Marking for Frozen Produce Packages

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Final interpretive rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects a previously published decision of 
Customs by adding Headquarters Ruling HQ 735085 (June 4, 1993), to the 
list of previous determinations affected by the decision.

effective date: The decision regarding the marking of frozen produce 
articles published in the Federal Register on December 29, 1993, and 
this correction of that decision become effective as to merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after 
February 11, 1994. Parties adversely affected by any compliance 
obligations of the December 29 decision or this correction shall have 
until May 8, 1994, to bring their frozen produce packaging into 
conformity with these requirements. After that date, all packaged 
frozen produce articles entered for consumption or withdrawn from 
warehouse for consumption and not marked to indicate the country of 
origin in accordance with this decision and other marking requirements 
of the Tariff Act and Customs Regulations shall be assessed marking 
duties.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Cascardo, Value and Marking 
Branch, (202) 482-7010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 29, 1993, Customs published a decision in the Federal 
Register (58 FR 68743) concerning the country of origin marking 
requirements for imported frozen produce. The decision implemented a 
new Customs interpretation of section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (19 U.S.C. 1304). Under the decision, packages of imported 
frozen produce will be required to be marked with their country of 
origin on the front side of the packaging in specified types and 
styles. However, the decision's section entitled: ``Previous Decisions 
Affected'' should have made clear that HQ 735085 (June 4, 1993) was 
being modified accordingly. This section on page 68747, second column, 
is corrected to read, in its entirety, as follows:

Previous Decisions Affected

    HRL 731830 (November 21, 1988), is revoked. HQ 735085 (June 4, 
1993), and a related determination, HRL 735222 (June 28, 1993), are 
modified such that the rendering of the required marking shall be in 
accordance with this decision. T.D. 91-48 (May 28, 1991), is modified. 
Conspicuous marking within the meaning of T.D. 91-48 shall be limited 
to marking which complies with the specifications set forth in this 
decision.

    Dated: January 10, 1994.
Harvey B. Fox,
Director, Office of Regulations and Rulings.
[FR Doc. 94-880 Filed 1-13-94; 8:45 am]
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