12 2 STA T .54 1 3PROCL A M AT I O N8 331 —DE C. 23 , 2 0 08 ‘ ‘ IslamicRepub lic ofM au r i t a n ia ’ ’fromt h e list of beneficiar y sub -S aha- ran A frican countries .(3)K oso v ois d esi g nated as a beneficiary developing country for pur- poses of the G S P program. ( 4 ) In order to reflect this designation in the HT S , general note 4(a) to the HTS is modified by adding in alphabetical order ‘‘Kosovo,’’ effec- tive w ith respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after F ebruary 1 , 20 0 9 . ( 5 )A z erbai j an is designated as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP program. ( 6 ) In order to reflect this designation in the HTS, general note 4(a) to the HTS is modified by adding in alphabetical order ‘‘Azerbaijan,’’ ef- fective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after February 1, 2009. ( 7 ) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Ex ecutive O rders that are inconsistent with the actions ta k en in this proclamation are su- perseded to the extent of such inconsistency. I NW ITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of D ecember, in the year of our L ord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the U nited States of America the two hundred and thirty-third. GEORGE W. B USH Proclam a ti o n83 3 1 o fDe cem b er 2 3 , 2 0 08 ToImple me nt t h e D om i ni ca n R ep ub lic -C ent r al A merica- U nite dS tate sF ree Trade A g reement W ith Respect to Costa Rica and f or O ther P urposes BythePr e sid e n t of the U nited S t a tes of Am eri c a A Proc l amation 1. On August 5, 2004, the United States entered into the Dominican Republic- C entral America-United States Free Trade Agreement (the ‘‘Agreement’’) with Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (the ‘‘Agreement countries’’). The Agreement was approved by the Congress in section 101(a) of the Do- minican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the ‘‘Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 4011). 2. The Parties to the Agreement entered into an amendment of the Agreement on J uly 27, August 6, and August 14, 2007 (the ‘‘Amend- ment’’). The Amendment provides for temporary duty-free treatment for certain goods of Costa Rica. The terms of the Amendment with re- spect to Costa Rica are contained in letters of understanding described in section 1634(b)(2) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109 – 2 8 0, 120 Stat. 780). 3. Section 201(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 4031(a)(1)) authorizes the President to proclaim such modifications or continuation of any duty, such continuation of duty free or excise treatment, or such additional
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