71 STAT.] Tariff Act of 1930, paragraph 771
PROCLAMATIONS—MAY 16, 1957
Description of Products W h i t e or Irish potatoes, other than certified seed potatoes, as defined in the preceding item Provided, That the quantity of such potatoes entitled to entry a t such r a t e of d u t y shall not exceed— for the period from January 1 to September 14, inclusive, in 1948, 1,000,000 bushels of 60 pounds each, less the quantity of such potatoes entered and subject to d u t y a t a tariffquota r a t e during the period from September 15 to December 31, inclusive, in 1947, or for any 12-month period beginning on September 15 in 1948 or any subsequent year, 1,000,000 bushels of 60 pounds each; and any such potatoes not subject to that rate of duty shall be dutiable at Provided further, That if for any calendar year the production of white or Irish potatoes, including seed potatoes, in the United States, according to the estimate made as of September 1 by the United States Department of Agriculture, is less than 350,000,000 bushels of 60 pounds each, an additional quantity of such potatoes, other than certified seed potatoes, equal to the amount by which such estimated production is less than 350,000,000 bushels may be entered during the 12-month period beginning on September 15 of that year at Provided further, That in computing the quantities of imports specified in the two foregoing provisos white or Irish potatoes produced in the Republic of Cuba shall not be included.";
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Rate of duty
37J^^ per 100 lb.
75^ per 100 lb.
37>^^ per 100 lb.
4. WHEREAS agreement for the partial withdrawal of the said items 771 [first] and 771 [second], so that they would be applied as though they read as follows, has been reached as compensatory adjustment, under paragraph 1 of Article XXVIII of the said General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, for a modification thereunder by Canada of its tariff concession on potatoes in the said General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade: Tariff Act of 1930, paragraph "771
Description of Products White or Irish seed potatoes, certified by a respoiisible officer or agency of a foreign government in accordance with the official rules and regulations of that government to have been grown and approved especially for use as seed, in containers marked with the foreign government's official certified seed p o t a to tags Provided, That not more than 1,900,000 bushels of 60 pounds each of such potatoes entered during any 12-month period beginning on September 15 in any year shall be dutiable a t Z7% cents per 100 pounds; and any such potatoes entered during any such 12-month period in excess of 2,500,000 bushels of 60 pounds each shall be dutiable a t
Rate of duty
37J^jS per 100 lb.
75^ per 100 lb.
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