123STA T . 3 75 1 PROCL A M AT I O N846 7 —DE C. 23 , 2 0 0 9det e rmin edt ha t C a p e V erde s h oul d b e remo v ed f rom the list of least - developed benefi c iar y countries .7 . I n P roclamation 82 72 of J une 30, 2008, the President determined that T rinidad and Toba g o had become a ‘ ‘high income ’ ’ country, and the designation of Trinidad and Tobago as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GS P shall be terminated, effective January 1 , 2010. I have determined that technical rectifications should be made to the H armoni z ed Tariff Schedule of the U nited States ( HTS ) to reflect that determination. 8. Pursuant to sections 5 01 and 502(a)(1) of the 1 9 7 4A ct, the President is authorized to designate countries as beneficiary developing countries for purposes of the GSP and to provide duty-free treatment for eligible articles from beneficiary developing counties. 9. In Proclamation 6 813 of July 28, 1995, the President suspended the designation of the R epublic of M aldives (Maldives) as a beneficiary de- veloping country under the GSP. 10. Pursuant to sections 501 and 502(a) of the 1974 Act, and ta k ing into account the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c), I have de- termined that it is appropriate to terminate the suspension of pref- erential treatment under the GSP for articles that are currently eligible for such treatment and that are imported from Maldives and to redesig- nate Maldives as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP. 11. O n April 22, 1985, the United States and Israel entered into the Agreement on the E stablishment of a F ree Trade Area bet w een the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Israel (the ‘‘USIFTA’’), which the Congress approved in the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 (the ‘‘USIFTA Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 2112 note). 12. Section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act provides that, whenever the Presi- dent determines that it is necessary to maintain the general level of re- ciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for by the USIFTA, the President may proclaim such with- drawal, suspension, modification, or continuance of any duty, or such continuance of e x isting duty-free or excise treatment, or such addi- tional duties as the President determines to be re q uired or appropriate to carry out the USIFTA. 13. In order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to agricultural trade with Israel, on July 27, 2004, the United States entered into an agreement with Israel concerning certain aspects of trade in agricultural products dur- ing the period January 1, 2004, through D ecember 31, 2008 (the ‘‘2004 Agreement’’). 14. In Presidential Proclamation 7826 of October 4, 2004, consistent with the 2004 Agreement, the President determined, pursuant to sec- tion 4(b) of the USIFTA Act, that it was necessary in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for by the USIFTA, to provide duty-free access into the United States through December 31, 2008, for specified quantities of certain agricultural products of Israel.
