Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing Requirements With Respect to Goods and Services of New Member States of the European Communities (Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria), 77820-77821 [E6-22173]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Determination Regarding Waiver of
Discriminatory Purchasing
Requirements With Respect to Goods
and Services of New Member States of
the European Communities (Romania
and the Republic of Bulgaria)
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Determination Regarding
Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing
Requirements under the Trade
Agreements Act of 1979.
AGENCY:
Effective Date: January 1, 2007.
Jean
Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement
Negotiator, Office of the United States
Trade Representative, (202) 395–9476.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
European Communities (‘‘EC’’) is a party
to the World Trade Organization
(‘‘WTO’’) Agreement on Government
Procurement (‘‘GPA’’) and has assumed
rights and obligations under the GPA on
behalf of its Member States. On January
1, 2007, Romania and the Republic of
Bulgaria (collectively, the ‘‘new Member
States’’) will accede to the EC. In light
of that accession, the EC has committed
to assume rights and obligations on
behalf of these new Member States
under the GPA. On December 8, 2006,
the WTO Committee on Government
Procurement approved the application
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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of the GPA to Romania and the Republic
of Bulgaria. The United States, which is
also a party to the GPA, has agreed to
waive discriminatory purchasing
requirements for eligible products and
suppliers of the Romania and the
Republic of Bulgaria, beginning on
January 1, 2007.
Section 1–201 of Executive Order
12260 of December 31, 1980 delegated
the functions of the President under
sections 301 and 302 of the Trade
Agreements Act of 1979 (‘‘the Trade
Agreements Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 2511,
2512) to the United States Trade
Representative.
Determination: In conformity with
sections 301 and 302 of the Trade
Agreements Act, and in order to carry
out U.S. obligations under the GPA, I
hereby determine that:
1. The European Communities,
including its new Member States
(Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria),
is an instrumentality that: (A) Is a party
to the GPA; and (B) will provide
appropriate reciprocal competitive
government procurement opportunities
to United States products and services
and suppliers of such products and
services. In accordance with section
301(b)(1) of the Trade Agreements Act,
the European Communities is so
designated for purposes of section
301(a) of the Trade Agreements Act.
2. Accordingly, beginning on January
1, 2007, with respect to eligible
products (namely, those goods and
services covered under the GPA for
procurement by the United States) of the
Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria
and suppliers of such products, the
application of any law, regulation,
procedure, or practice regarding
government procurement that would, if
applied to such products and suppliers,
result in treatment less favorable than
that accorded—
(A) To United States products and
suppliers of such products, or
(B) To eligible products of another
foreign country or instrumentality
which is a party to the GPA and
suppliers of such products, shall be
waived. This waiver shall be applied by
all entities listed in United States
Annexes 1 and 3 of GPA Appendix 1.
3. The Trade Representative may
modify or withdraw the designation in
paragraph 1 and the waiver in paragraph
2.
4. This notice shall not affect the
treatment to be accorded to eligible
products of any country that was a
Member State of the European
Communities before January 1, 2007.
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Dated: December 19, 2006.
Susan C. Schwab,
United States Trade Representative.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket No. WTO/DS345]
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding
Regarding United States—Customs
Bond Directive for Merchandise
Subject to Anti-Dumping/
Countervailing Duties
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is
providing notice that on November 21,
2006, the Dispute Settlement Body, at
India’s request, established a panel
under the Marrakesh Agreement
Establishing the World Trade
Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’). That
request may be found at https://
www.wto.org contained in a document
designated as WT/DS345/6. USTR
invites written comments from the
public concerning the issues raised in
this dispute.
DATES: Although USTR will accept any
comments received during the course of
the dispute settlement proceedings,
comments should be submitted on or
before February 28, 2006 to be assured
of timely consideration by USTR.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
submitted (i) Electronically, to
FR0624@ustr.eop.gov, Attn: ‘‘India Bond
Dispute (DS345)’’ in the subject line, or
(ii) by fax, to Sandy McKinzy at (202)
395–3640. For documents sent by fax,
USTR requests that the submitter
provide a confirmation copy to the
electronic mail address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elissa Alben, Assistant General Counsel,
Office of the United States Trade
Representative, 600 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20508, (202) 395–9622.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
127(b) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (‘‘URAA’’) (19 U.S.C.
3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and
opportunity for comment be provided
after the United States submits or
receives a request for the establishment
of a WTO dispute settlement panel.
Consistent with this obligation, USTR is
providing notice that a dispute
settlement panel has been requested
pursuant to the WTO Understanding on
Rules and Procedures Governing the
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Settlement of Disputes (‘‘DSU’’). The
panel will hold its meetings in Geneva,
Switzerland. Note that some of the
issues described below were also raised
in a request for the establishment of a
panel submitted by Thailand, see 71 FR
59542 (October 10, 2006).
Major Issues Raised by India
On February 1, 2005 the Department
of Commerce published an antidumping
duty order covering certain frozen warm
water shrimp from India (70 FR 5147).
In its request for establishment of a
panel, India alleges that the United
States has imposed on importers a
requirement to maintain a continuous
entry bond in the amount of the antidumping duty margin multiplied by the
value of imports of frozen warmwater
shrimp imported by the importer in the
preceding year. It alleges that Customs
Bond Directive 99–3510–004, as
amended on July 9, 2004 (and any
clarifications and amendments thereof),
as well as the laws and regulations of
the United States pursuant to which the
requirement was adopted (including 19
U.S.C. 1484, 1502, 1505, 1623, and
1673g, and 19 CFR 113.13, 113.40,
113.62, and 142.2) as such constitute
specific action against dumping and
subsidization not in accordance with
Article VI:2 and 3 of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
(‘‘GATT 1994’’), as well as Articles 1,
and 18.1 of the Agreement on
Implementation of Article VI of the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
1994 (‘‘AD Agreement’’) and Articles 10
and 32.1 of the Agreement on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures
(‘‘Subsidies Agreement’’), that they
result in charges in excess of the margin
of dumping or amount of subsidy that
are not in accordance with GATT 1994
Articles VI:2 and VI:3, and that the
simultaneous imposition of the
continuous bond requirement and the
obligation to provide bonds or make
cash deposits for the payment of antidumping or countervailing duty is
unreasonable as security for payment of
antidumping and countervailing duties
and therefore inconsistent with Note Ad
paragraphs 2 and 3 of GATT 1994
Article VI. India further alleges that they
are inconsistent with Articles 7.1, 7.2,
7.4, and 7.5 of the AD Agreement and
Articles 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, and 17.5 of the
Subsidies Agreement to the extent that
they are applied prior to the imposition
of definitive antidumping or
countervailing duties, and that they are
inconsistent with Articles 2.2, 2.3, 2.4,
9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 of the AD Agreement
and Articles 1, 14, 19.2, 19.3 and 19.4
of the Subsidies Agreement. India
further states that because the amended
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing
Requirements With Respect to Goods and Services of New Member States of
the European Communities (Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria)
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing
Requirements under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979.
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DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement
Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, (202)
395-9476.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The European Communities (``EC'') is a party
to the World Trade Organization (``WTO'') Agreement on Government
Procurement (``GPA'') and has assumed rights and obligations under the
GPA on behalf of its Member States. On January 1, 2007, Romania and the
Republic of Bulgaria (collectively, the ``new Member States'') will
accede to the EC. In light of that accession, the EC has committed to
assume rights and obligations on behalf of these new Member States
under the GPA. On December 8, 2006, the WTO Committee on Government
Procurement approved the application
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of the GPA to Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria. The United States,
which is also a party to the GPA, has agreed to waive discriminatory
purchasing requirements for eligible products and suppliers of the
Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria, beginning on January 1, 2007.
Section 1-201 of Executive Order 12260 of December 31, 1980
delegated the functions of the President under sections 301 and 302 of
the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (``the Trade Agreements Act'') (19
U.S.C. 2511, 2512) to the United States Trade Representative.
Determination: In conformity with sections 301 and 302 of the Trade
Agreements Act, and in order to carry out U.S. obligations under the
GPA, I hereby determine that:
1. The European Communities, including its new Member States
(Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria), is an instrumentality that: (A)
Is a party to the GPA; and (B) will provide appropriate reciprocal
competitive government procurement opportunities to United States
products and services and suppliers of such products and services. In
accordance with section 301(b)(1) of the Trade Agreements Act, the
European Communities is so designated for purposes of section 301(a) of
the Trade Agreements Act.
2. Accordingly, beginning on January 1, 2007, with respect to
eligible products (namely, those goods and services covered under the
GPA for procurement by the United States) of the Romania and the
Republic of Bulgaria and suppliers of such products, the application of
any law, regulation, procedure, or practice regarding government
procurement that would, if applied to such products and suppliers,
result in treatment less favorable than that accorded--
(A) To United States products and suppliers of such products, or
(B) To eligible products of another foreign country or
instrumentality which is a party to the GPA and suppliers of such
products, shall be waived. This waiver shall be applied by all entities
listed in United States Annexes 1 and 3 of GPA Appendix 1.
3. The Trade Representative may modify or withdraw the designation
in paragraph 1 and the waiver in paragraph 2.
4. This notice shall not affect the treatment to be accorded to
eligible products of any country that was a Member State of the
European Communities before January 1, 2007.
Dated: December 19, 2006.
Susan C. Schwab,
United States Trade Representative.
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