Polityka i handel międzynarodowy · 19.04.1996

Revised Notice of Guidelines for Determining Comparability of Foreign Programs for the Protection of Turtles in Shrimp Trawl Fishing Operations

Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 (``Section 609'') provides that shrimp harvested with technology that may adversely affect certain sea turtles may not be imported into the United States unless there is an annual certification to Congress that the harvesting nation has a regulatory program and an incidental take rate comparable to that of the United States, or, alternatively, that the fishing environment in the harvesting nation does not pose a threat of the incidental taking of sea turtles. This notice revises guidelines used by the Department of State in making such certifications, in accordance with an order issued by the U.S. Court of International Trade on December 29, 1995.