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STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Determinations Under the African
Growth and Opportunity Act
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Trade
Representative (USTR) has determined
that Cote d’Ivoire has adopted an
effective visa system and related
procedures to prevent unlawful
transshipment of textile and apparel
articles and the use of counterfeit
documents in connection with the
shipment of such articles and has
implemented and follows, or is making
substantial progress toward
implementing and following, the
customs procedures required by the
African Growth and Opportunity Act
(AGOA). Therefore, as specified in this
notice, imports of eligible products from
Cote d’Ivoire qualify for the textile and
apparel benefits provided for under
AGOA.
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SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective Date: March 19, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Constance Hamilton, Deputy Assistant
United States Trade Representative for
African Affairs, Office of the United
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9514.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
AGOA (Title I of the Trade and
Development Act of 2000, Public Law
106–200, as amended provides
preferential tariff treatment for imports
of certain textile and apparel products
of beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries. The textile and apparel trade
benefits under AGOA are available to
imports of eligible products from
countries that the President designates
as ‘‘beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries,’’ provided that these
countries: (1) Have adopted an effective
visa system and related procedures to
prevent unlawful transshipment of
textile and apparel articles and the use
of counterfeit documents in connection
with shipment of such articles; and (2)
have implemented and follow, or are
making substantial progress toward
implementing and following, certain
customs procedures that assist the
Customs Service in verifying the origin
of the products. In Proclamation 8741
(October 25, 2011), the President
designated Cote d’Ivoire as a
‘‘beneficiary sub-Saharan Africa
country’’ and proclaimed that, for
purposes of section 112(c) of the AGOA,
Cote d’Ivoire shall be considered a
lesser developed beneficiary subSaharan African country.
In Proclamation 7350 (October 2,
2000), the President authorized the
USTR to perform the function of
determining whether eligible subSaharan beneficiary countries have met
the two requirements described above.
The President directed the USTR to
announce any such determinations in
the Federal Register and to implement
them through modifications the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS). Based on actions
that Cote d’Ivoire has taken, I have
determined that Cote d’Ivoire has
satisfied these two requirements.
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority
assigned to the USTR in Proclamation
7350, U.S. note 7(a) to subchapter II of
chapter 98 of the HTS, and U.S. notes
1 and 2(d) to subchapter XIX of the HTS
are modified by inserting ‘‘Cote
d’Ivoire’’ in alphabetical sequence in the
list of countries. The foregoing
modifications to the HTS are effective
with respect to articles entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on date of publication.
Importers claiming preferential tariff
treatment under the AGOA for entries of
textile and apparel articles should
ensure that those entries meet the
applicable visa requirements. See Visa
Requirements Under the African Growth
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and Opportunity Act, 66 FR 7837
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Ron Kirk,
United States Trade Representative.
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2012 Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP) Product Review:
Inviting Public Comments on Possible
Actions Related to Competitive Need
Limitations
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice and solicitation of
comments.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
availability of full 2012 calendar year
import statistics relating to competitive
need limitations (CNLs) under the
Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP) program. The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) will
accept public comments submitted by
April 12, 2013, regarding: (1) Possible
de minimis CNL waivers; (2) possible
redesignations of articles currently not
eligible for GSP benefits because they
previously exceeded the CNL
thresholds; and (3) potential revocation
of CNL waivers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of
the United States Trade Representative,
600 17th Street NW., Room 422,
Washington, DC 20508. The telephone
number is (202) 395–6971, the fax
number is (202) 395–9674, and the
email address is
Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov.
DATES: Public comments are due by 5:00
p.m., Friday, April 12, 2012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Statutory Provisions Related to CNLs
The GSP program provides for the
duty-free importation of designated
articles when imported from designated
beneficiary developing countries
(BDCs). The GSP program is authorized
by Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as amended (‘‘the
1974 Act’’).
Section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act
sets out the two CNLs. When the
President determines that a BDC
exported to the United States during a
calendar year either: (1) A quantity of a
GSP-eligible article having a value in
excess of the applicable amount for that
year ($155 million for 2012), or (2) a
quantity of a GSP-eligible article having
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STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Determinations Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has determined
that Cote d'Ivoire has adopted an effective visa system and related
procedures to prevent unlawful transshipment of textile and apparel
articles and the use of counterfeit documents in connection with the
shipment of such articles and has implemented and follows, or is making
substantial progress toward implementing and following, the customs
procedures required by the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
Therefore, as specified in this notice, imports of eligible products
from Cote d'Ivoire qualify for the textile and apparel benefits
provided for under AGOA.
DATES: Effective Date: March 19, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Constance Hamilton, Deputy Assistant
United States Trade Representative for African Affairs, Office of the
United States Trade Representative, (202) 395-9514.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AGOA (Title I of the Trade and
Development Act of 2000, Public Law 106-200, as amended provides
preferential tariff treatment for imports of certain textile and
apparel products of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. The
textile and apparel trade benefits under AGOA are available to imports
of eligible products from countries that the President designates as
``beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries,'' provided that these
countries: (1) Have adopted an effective visa system and related
procedures to prevent unlawful transshipment of textile and apparel
articles and the use of counterfeit documents in connection with
shipment of such articles; and (2) have implemented and follow, or are
making substantial progress toward implementing and following, certain
customs procedures that assist the Customs Service in verifying the
origin of the products. In Proclamation 8741 (October 25, 2011), the
President designated Cote d'Ivoire as a ``beneficiary sub-Saharan
Africa country'' and proclaimed that, for purposes of section 112(c) of
the AGOA, Cote d'Ivoire shall be considered a lesser developed
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country.
In Proclamation 7350 (October 2, 2000), the President authorized
the USTR to perform the function of determining whether eligible sub-
Saharan beneficiary countries have met the two requirements described
above. The President directed the USTR to announce any such
determinations in the Federal Register and to implement them through
modifications the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS). Based on actions that Cote d'Ivoire has taken, I have determined
that Cote d'Ivoire has satisfied these two requirements. Accordingly,
pursuant to the authority assigned to the USTR in Proclamation 7350,
U.S. note 7(a) to subchapter II of chapter 98 of the HTS, and U.S.
notes 1 and 2(d) to subchapter XIX of the HTS are modified by inserting
``Cote d'Ivoire'' in alphabetical sequence in the list of countries.
The foregoing modifications to the HTS are effective with respect to
articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on date
of publication. Importers claiming preferential tariff treatment under
the AGOA for entries of textile and apparel articles should ensure that
those entries meet the applicable visa requirements. See Visa
Requirements Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, 66 FR 7837
(2001).
Ron Kirk,
United States Trade Representative.
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