PROCLAMATION 7351—OCT. 2, 2000 114 STAT. 3387 ANNEX Section A. Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date published by the United States Trade Representative in the Federal Register, the Hannonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) is modified as set forth herein, with the material in the new tariff provisions being inserted in the columns labeled "Heading/Subheading", "Article Description", and "Rates of Duty l-SpcciaT. (1). General note 3(c)(i) to the tariff schedule is modified by inserting at the end thereof a new line reading "United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Aa...R". (2). General notes 16,17, 18, 19,20 and 21 to the tariff schedule are redesignated as general notes 18. 19. 20. 21, 22 and 23. (3). The following new general note 17 to the tariff schedule is inserted in numerical sequence: "17. Products of Countries Denmated as Beneficiary Countries mder the United StatesOmbban Basia Trade Partnership Act of2000. (a) The Caribbean Basin countries that will be nwimmitrd in this note m a Federal Regiiler notice by ttie United States Trade Representative, having pievioudy been drtignatrri by the Pieadent pursuant to section 211 of the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Pannenfaip Act (CBTTA).diall be treated as beneficiary countries for |wpo5es of this note on and after the effective date amounced in saek notice. (b) Articles provided fpr in a provisionforwhich a rate ofduty appears in the "SpedaTsubcolunn followed by the symbol "R" in chapters 1 through 97 ofthetariff schedule are thosedesignated bythe President to be eligible articles for purposes of the CBTPApursuant to sectico 211 ofthat Act Wbenever an digibte article which is agood of one or more *Bn*'~* beneficiary CBTPA countries enumerated in subdivisioo (a) of this note is impofted directly intothe customs tenitoiy of the United States, such article shall be entitled to receive the duty-free orreduced duty treatment provided for hereia, provided that sttdi good- (i) was wholly obtained or produced entirely in the territoty of one or more tlrtignalrribrnrfiriary countries enumerated in subdivisioD (a) ofHiis note, or (ii) would be an originating good for purpotes of general note 12 todie miff sdiedule. if such good were imparted flMsennder. No article or material of adesignated brnffiriaty eoun&y eanmenied in subdivisian (a) of this aole and receivingttietariff treatment specified in this note shall be eligiblefigsuch duty-free tiratinfut byvirtue of having merely uiideigaoe siinple oambining or padiing opeiatians, crnerE dihtfioD widi water or mere dilution wife another substance that does net matmaHy alter the characteristics of the article. (c) Whenever a rate of duty odier than Tree" appears in the "SpedaTratesof duty snbcohmmfiir any heading or subheadingjbllowed by be symbol '3" or '^'^ nd alower late ofduty appears in sudi tnhtnlmtm followed bythe symbol "K", an eligible article under thetenns of this note entered under sudk piuviiiuu from a designated benefidary CBTPA country enumerated in subdivision (a) of this note shall receive such lower rate ofduty. (d) The duty-free treatment provided for in diis note shall be effective with respect to eligihearticlesfroma drtignatrd CBTPA country emmerated in siMivisioii (a) of this note that are entered, or withdrawn from warehousefor consumption, on or after die date annauaced in a Federal Register notice ioued by te United States Trade Representative, and dial] remain in effect throngb the earlier of- (i) the close of September 30.2008; or (ii) the date on which the Free Trade Area ofdie Americas or anotherfreetrade agreement dial makes tubstutial process in adneviagthe negotiating ciiiectives setfbidi in section 108(b)(S)of Public Law 103-182 (19 U.S.C. 3317(b)(S))eaten intofigrcewidi reaped to Ibe United States and the CBTPA beneiSciary country." (4). The Rates of Duty l-Spedal subcolumn in the HTS is modified for eadi of the following HTS provisions by inserting the symbol "R" in alphabetical order in the parentheses following the "Free" rate of duty. 2710.00.35 4602.10.25 6402.19.50 6402.99.14 6404.11.90 2710.00.40 4602.10.29 6402.19.70 6403.19.40 6404.19.40 4602.10.21 6401.92.60 6402.19.90 6403.59.15 6404.19.90 4602.10.22 6402.19.15 6402.30.60 6404.11.40 6406.10.50
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