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[69 Stat. 414]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1955
[69 Stat. 414]

414

PUBLIC LAW 196-AUG. 1, 1955

[69 S T A T.

"ARTICLE I

" 1, The ordinary customs duty to be collected on United States articles as defined in Subparagraph (e) of Paragraph 1 of the Protocol, which during the following portions of the period from January 1, 1956, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the Philippines for consumption, shall be determined by applying the following percentages of the Philippine duty as defined in Subparagraph (h) of Paragraph 1 of the Protocol: " (a) During the period from January 1, 1956, to December 31, 1958, both dates inclusive, twenty-five per centum. "(b) During the period from January 1, 1959, to December 31, 1961, both dates inclusive, fifty per centum. "(c) During the period from January 1, 1962, to December 31, 1964, both dates inclusive, seventy-five per centum. " (d) During the period from January 1, 1965, to December 31, 1973, both dates inclusive, ninety per centum. "(e) During the period from January 1, 1974, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, one hundred per centum. "2. The ordinary customs duty to be collected on Philippine articles as defined in Subparagraph (f) of Paragraph 1 of the Protocol, other than those specified in the Schedule to Paragraph 2 of Article II, which during such portions of such period are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, shall be determined by applying the following percentages of the United States duty as defined in Subparagraph (g) of Paragraph 1 of the Protocol: " (a) During the period from January 1, 1956, to December 31, 1958, both dates inclusive, five per centum. " (b) During the period from January 1, 1959, to December 31, 1961, both dates inclusive, ten per centum. "(c) During the period from January 1, 1962, to December 31, 1964, both dates inclusive, twenty per centum. " (d) During the period from January 1, 1965, to December 31, 1967, both dates inclusive, forty per centum. "(e) During the period from January 1, 1968, to December 31, 1970, both dates inclusive, sixty per centum. " (f) During the period from January 1, 1971, to December 31, 1973, both dates inclusive, eighty per centum. " (g) During the period from January 1, 1974, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, one hundred per centum. "3. Customs duties on United States articles, and on Philippine articles, other than ordinary customs duties, shall be determined without regard to the provisions of Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, but shall be subject to the provisions of Paragraph 4 of this Article. "4. With respect to United States articles imported into the Philippines, and with respect to Philippine articles imported into the United States, no duty on or in connection with importation shall be collected or paid in an amount in excess of the duty imposed with respect to like articles which are the product of any other foreign country, or collected or paid in any amount if the duty is not imposed with respect to such like articles. As used in this Paragraph, the term 'duty' includes taxes, fees, charges, or exactions, imposed on or in connection with importation, but does not include internal taxes or ordinary customs duties. "5. With respect to products of the United States which do not come within the definition of United States articles, imported into the Philippines, no duty on or in connection with importation shall be collected or paid in an amount in excess of the duty imposed with respect to like articles which are the product of any other foreign