Proclamations Proc. 7626 more such countries from yarns wholly ibrmcd in the : : United States, or (ill) from any combination of twvo or : : : more of the foregoing knittin&to-shape or cutting : . : operations ................................................................... : Free" : ANNEX II Subchapters II and XIX of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) are modified as provided in the annex sections set forth below. Section I. Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after August 6, 2002, chapter 98 of the HTS is modified as follows: A. U.S. note 7(a) to subchapter II of such chapter is modified by inserting in the first sentence immediately after "apparel articles" the phrase "sewn or otherwise", and by inserting after "cut" the phrase ", or from components knit-to-shape,". B. U.S. note 2(d) to subchapter XIX of such chapter is modified by inserting in alphabetical sequence the following countries: "Republic of Botswana" and "Republic of Namibia". C. U.S. note 3(b) to subchapter XIX of such chapter is modified by deleting the comma after the word "zippers" and inserting parentheses around the phrase "including zipper tapes". D. The article description of subheading 9819.11.03 is modified by inserting after "62" the words "sewn or otherwise", and by inserting after the first appearance of the word "cut" the phrase ", or from components knit-to-shape,". E. The article description of subheading 9819.11.06 is deleted and the following new article description is inserted in lieu thereof: "Apparel arlicles sewn or otherwise assembled in one or more such countries with thread formed in the United States from fabrics wholly formed m the Urnted States and cut in one or more such countries from yams wholly formed m the United States, or from components knit-to-shape in the United S\177ates from yams wholly formed in the United States, or bolh (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are clas,qifiable under heading 5602 or 5603 of the \177ariff schedule and are wholly formed in the United States)". F. The article description of subheading 9819.11.09 is modified by inserting after "countries)," the phrase "or from components knit-to-shape in one or more such countries from yarns originating either in the United States or in one or more such countries, or apparel articles wholly formed on seamless knitting machines in such a country from yams originating either in the United States or one or more such countries,". G. The article description of subheading 0819.11.12 is modified by inserting after "assembled" the phrase ", or knit-to-shape and wholly assembled, or both,"; by deleting "a lesser developed such country" and by inserting in lieu thereof"in one or more such lesser developed countries"; and by inserting before "if entered" the phrase "regardless of the country of origin of the fabric or the yam used to make such articles,". H. The article description of subheading 9819.11.18 is modified by deleting "18.5" and by inserting in lieu thereof "21.5". 181
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