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Proclamation 9188 of October 3, 2014
To Modify the List of Beneficiary Developing Countries
Under the Trade Act of 1974
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. Sections 501(1) and (4) of the Trade Act of 1974 (the ‘‘1974 Act’’) (19
U.S.C. 2461(1) and (4)), provide that, in determining whether duty-free treatment would be appropriate under the Generalized System of Preferences,
the President shall have due regard for, among other factors, the effect
such action would have on furthering the economic development of a beneficiary developing country through the expansion of its exports and the
extent that the beneficiary developing country would be competitive with
respect to eligible articles. Section 502(c) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)),
provides that, in determining whether to designate any country as a beneficiary developing country, the President shall take into account various
factors, including the country’s level of economic development, the country’s
per capita gross national product, the living standards of its inhabitants,
and any other economic factors he deems appropriate. Section 502(d)(1)
of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(d)(1)), authorizes the President to withdraw
or suspend the designation of any country as a beneficiary developing country
after considering the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c) of the
1974 Act. Section 502(f)(2) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(2)), requires
the President to notify the Congress and the affected country, at least 60
days before termination, of the President’s intention to terminate the affected
country’s designation as a beneficiary developing country.
2. Consistent with section 502(d) of the 1974 Act, and having considered
the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c), I have determined that
Russia is sufficiently advanced in economic development and improved
in trade competitiveness that it is appropriate to terminate the designation
of Russia as a beneficiary developing country effective October 3, 2014.
I notified the Congress and Russia on May 7, 2014, of my intent to terminate
Russia’s designation. In order to reflect the termination of Russia’s designation as a beneficiary developing country, I have determined that it is appropriate to modify general notes 4(a) and 4(d) and pertinent subheadings
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS).
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3. Section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President
to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions of that
Act, and of other Acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder,
including removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate
of duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States
of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States, including but not limited to title V
and section 604 of the 1974 Act, do proclaim that:
(1) The designation of Russia as a beneficiary developing country is terminated, effective on October 3, 2014.
(2) In order to reflect the termination of Russia’s designation as a beneficiary
developing country, general notes 4(a) and 4(d) and pertinent subheadings
of the HTS are modified as set forth in the Annex to this proclamation.
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(3) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that
are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are superseded
to the extent of such inconsistency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.
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ANNEX
MODIFICATION TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES
Effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after October 3, 2014:
1.
General Note 4(a) to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS) is modified by: deleting "Russia" from the
list entitled "Independent Countries".
2.
General Note 4(d) to the HTS is modified:
A.
by striking the following subheadings and the country
set out opposite them:
2843.90.00
4412.39.30
7202.49.50
7407.29.34
7604.10.50
8104.11.00
8108.90.60
8112.92.60
B.
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
by deleting the country "Russia" set out opposite the
following HTS subheadings:
7408.11.60
7606.12.30
3.
The following HTS subheadings are modified by deleting from
the Rates of Dutyl-Special subcolumn, from the parenthetical
expression following the duty rate of "Free", the Symbol "A*"
and by inserting in lieu thereof "A":
8104.11.00
8108.90.60
8112.92.60
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