PUBLIC LAW 106-200—MAY 18, 2000 114 STAT. 259 5602 or 5603 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and are wholly formed and cut in the United States) that are— (A) entered under subheading 9802.00.80 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; or (B) entered under chapter 61 or 62 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, if, after such assembly, the articles would have qualified for entry under subheading 9802.00.80 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States but for the fact that the articles were embroidered or subjected to stone-washing, enz5nnewashing, acid ^yashing, perma-pressing, oven-baking, bleaching, garment-dyeing, screen printing, or other similar processes. (2) APPAREL ARTICLES CUT AND ASSEMBLED IN BENEFICIARY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES.— Apparel articles cut in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from fabric wholly formed in the United States from yarns wholly formed in the United States, (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under heading 5602 or 5603 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and are wholly formed in the United States) if such articles are assembled in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries with thread formed in the United States. (3) APPAREL ARTICLES ASSEMBLED FROM REGIONAL AND OTHER FABRIC.— Apparel articles wholly assembled in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from fabric wholly formed in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from yarn originating either in the United States or one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under heading 5602 or 5603 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and are wholly formed and cut in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries), subject to the following: (A) LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS.— (i) IN GENERAL.— Preferential treatment under this paragraph shall be extended in the 1-year period beginning on October 1, 2000, and in each of the seven succeeding 1-year periods, to imports of apparel articles in an amount not to exceed the applicable percentage of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period for which data are available. (ii) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "applicable percentage" means 1.5 percent for the 1-year period beginning October 1, 2000, increased in each of the seven succeeding 1-year periods by equal increments, so that for the period beginning October 1, 2007, the applicable percentage does not exceed 3.5 percent. (B) SPECIAL RULE FOR LESSER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.— (i) IN GENERAL. — Subject to subparagraph (A), pref- erential treatment shall be extended through September 30, 2004, for apparel articles wholly assembled
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