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[77 STAT. 983]
PUBLIC LAW 88-000—MMMM. DD, 1963
[77 STAT. 983]

77 STAT. ]

PROCLAMATION 3517-JAN. 31, 1963

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Proclamation 3517 PROCLAMATION OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS SUPPLEMENTARY EITHER TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE OR TO OTHER TRADE AGREEMENTS, AND TERMINATION OF CERTAIN TRADE AGREEMENT PROCLAMATIONS By the President of the United States of America January 31, 1963 A Proclamation Part I—Purposes Part II—Identification and Justification (A) New Trade Agreements (1) Identification of Agreements (2) Requisite Findings and Determinations and Applicable Procedures Regarding Agreements (a) Prior Findings (b) Compliance with Procedural Requirements (c) Determination that Certain Rate Decreases will Simplify Computation (d) Determination Respecting Ad Valorem Equivalents of Certain Specific Duties (3) Determination that Proclamation Is Required or Appropriate to Carry Out Trade Agreements (B) Other Agreements Supplementary to Trade Agreements (1) Identification of Agreements (2) Determination that Required or Appropriate that Trade Agreements be Supplemented (C) Termination of Prior Trade Agreement Proclamations Part III—Proclaiming Part (A) New Trade Agreements (1) Carrying Out Trade Agreements (2) Conditions to Which Proclamation is Subject (B) Other Agreements Supplementary to Trade Agreements (C) Termination of Prior Trade Agreement Proclamations

PART I—PURPOSES The purposes of this proclamation are: (a) To carry out trade agreements supplementary to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, of October 30, 1947 ^ (61 Stat. (pt. 5) A l l; which agreement is hereinafter referred to as " G A T T "), consisting of an agreement signed with Japan providing concessions compensatory for certain escape clause action taken by the United States, an interim agreement signed with Spain, and agreements rectifying the United States schedules to the Protocol Embodying Results of the 1960-61 Tariff Conference. (b) To proclaim certain other agreements supplementary to trade agreements, which supplementary agreements do not contain new tariff concessions by the United States. (c) To terminate in part certain prior trade agreement proclamations. PART II—IDENTIFICATION AND JUSTIFICATION (A) N E W TRADE A G R E E M E N T S (1) Identification of Agreements. After making the requisite findings and determinations and complying with the applicable procedures, as indicated in paragraph (2) of this subpart, and during the period specified in section 257(c) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794, 76 Stat. 882), the President through his duly 19 USC 1352 empowered representative has entered into the following trade agree- "°*°' ments supplementary to G A T T: ^ This agreement was proclaimed by Proclamation 2761A of December 16, 1947 (61 Stat. (pt. 2) 1103), which proclamation has been supplemented by subsequent proclamations.