114 STAT. 3382 PROCLAMATION 7350—OCT. 2, 2000 ANNEX Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consusqmon, on or after the date published inthe Federal Register by the United States Trade Rq)resentative, chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is modified as set forth herein, with the m^erial in the new tariff provisions being inserted in the columns labeled "Heading/Subheading", "Article Description", and "Rates of Duty 1-Spedal". (I). The following new U. S. note is inserted in numerical sequence in subchapter n of chapter 98 of the tariff schedule: "7. Forpwposesofthe^ecultihfftreaOiaitaathonzedbytbeAfiicmGrawtfaandOppwti^ (title I of Pub.L. No. 106-200) for certain goods of beadiog 9802.00.SO impated dsectly born tbose beneficiary sub-S»h«nm African countriespreviously dcirigniilwl byproclamtion tfait ire suhwiqiimtly rniitn*rHH in « notice published in the Federal Radster by the United Sirtes Trade Representatiw (USTll) as having been detennined to have satisfied the requiranettts of tjie AGOA and tbeie&R to be afforded such tariff treatment, the duty-free tteasneot indicated for audi beading shall q>p>yonly to apparel articles assembled is one or more such beneficiary countries fioD fabrics wboQyfanned and cnt in OK United States, fion yams wholly fanned in the United States (indudiag ftfaricsnot fonned from yarns, if such fabrics are "lirt^jf—w* imdier heading S602 or S603 of chapter S6 and are «4iid>y fanned and cut in die United States). Articles odierwiseeligibli to eater iiiider this beading, and which satisfy the cooditiaas act forth in U.S. note 3 to ftito-h^prr XIX of this chq>ter, shall not be ineligible to eater under this beading. Such countries shall be enumerated in this note whenever the USTR issues a Fedesil Register notice as described herein. Articles covered by the provisiaos of thisnote shall be eligible toenter the cuatoas territory of the United States free of quantitative limitations. (2). (a) The article description of heading 9802.00.80 is modified by inserting immediately after "heading 9802.00.90" the oq>ression "and goods imported under provisions of subchapter XIX of this chapter'\ (b) The Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn for such heading is modified by inserting below the last rate in such subcolumn the expression "Free, for qualifying articles ft-om sub-Saharan African countries enumerated inU.S. note 7 to this subchapter". (3). The following new subchapter XIX is inserted in chapter 98 of the HTS, together with its U.S. notes and tariff provisions: - SUBCHAPTER XK TEXTILE AND APPAREL GOODS ELIGIBLE FC» SPECIAL TARIFF BENEFTIS UNDER THE AFRICA GROWTH AND (M>P<»TUNITY ACT For purposes of this subdiapter. the tariff treatmeat provided hereis diall be accorded cnly to textile nd appvd articles that are described is such sohbeadingsad iaponed diiBctlyintDtbe Gostonstenilary of die llaited ftwm t>wv» >«>n>fir;«iy «nK-<«h«lMi Alw^.vintTiot ymmiirrnhf.4«.^jn«HMt Vy pwwlMtyrti... t^ffjt hfi» ».ta.»]^»n^ been detennined in a Federal Register notice iaaed bythe OnitBdStatesTilde RcareaaililrwfUSTR'Hohwe satisfied the requirements oftbe African GfowthandOppoitunity Act (AGQAXtidelM'PttbX.Na l06-200)«nd therefiare sbouM be afotled die taiiff treabnent aiittflrized in aidi Act and aet fiarti in the provisions of this subchapter. Sudicouatiiesriiall be rnirninifrfl in flus note wteaevcr the USTRisBies a Fedenl Register notice as described herein. Such articles shall be eligible to enter free ofdoty and free of any quantitative ]imitBlians.eNGqpt as provided in tfae notes to this subchapter. (a) Imports of apparel articles under subheadings 9S19.11.09 and 9S19.I1.12 diaU be baited, iaibepetiod brginiiiiw on the date aanouaced in a notice published in the Federal Register bythe UnilBd States Tilde Representative and oontinuiag dmogh tfaecioae of Squember 30.2001. to «Daggregate quantivnot to exceed I.S percent of the aggregate square meter equivalentsofall apparel aiticks imported into ttUnited States in the preceding 12-m«olh period for which dataare available. Of that aggregate qoaati^. an aaMMmt not to exceed 1pereentrfsudi aggregate square meter equivalentsdiaO be eligible toeater under such whhraHtng^daring the period hrgimiiiit OP the dateamiouaced in such Federal Rfffster notice aal continuing through the cloae of December 31.2000. The ranainiagO.SperoeBtofsndivgKgaie square meter equivalents, together wifli any quanti^ remaining unfilled fionttiie 1perDeatebgibie to cater prior to January 1.2001. shall be eligible to enter under such subheadings during Oie period begiaaiag on Janaary 1.2001 and continuing through the dose of September 30.2001. (b) Such importsofqipard articles undersubheadings 9819.11.09 and 9SI9.11.12sball be limited, in cachof the seven one-year periodshrgimring en October 1.2001. to an aggregate quantitynot to excerf the applicable percentage set forth herein of aggregate square meter equivalents of all appard artides impciTed into the Uuted States in the preceding I2-oianth period for which data are available:
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