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[71 Stat. 47]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1957
[71 Stat. 47]

71 STAT.]

C47

PROCLAMATIONS—JUNE 28, 1957

on and after January 1, 1948, which proclamation has been supplemented by the other proclamations listed in the thirteenth recital of the said proclamation of June 13, 1956, by the said proclamation of June 13, 1956, and by the said proclamation of May 16, 1957; 11. WHEREAS Part II of Schedule X X (Geneva-1947), which was made a part of the exclusive trade agreement specified in the ninth recital of this proclamation, is supplemented by Part II of Schedule X X (Havana—1957), and I find that it is required or appropriate, on and after the dates specified in the said Part II, to carry out the said exclusive trade agreement that the said Part II of Schedule X X (Geneva—1947) be applied as supplemented by the said Part II of Schedule X X (Havana—1957); 12. WHEREAS by the said proclamation of June 13, 1956, the President proclaimed such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States and such continuance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles imported into the United States as were then found to be required or appropriate to carry out the Sixth Protocol of Supplementary Concessions to the General Agreement (TIAS 3591), including a schedule of United States concessions (hereinafter referred to as "Schedule X X (Geneva— 1956)"); 13. WHEREAS the third sub-classification of the description in item 1513 [second] in Part I of Schedule X X (Geneva—1956) erroneously reads "Figures or images of animate objects not specified above in this item" in place of "Figures or images of animate objects wholly or in chief value of metal and not specified above in this item"; and 14. WHEREAS in the said proclamation of May 16, 1957, the rate of duty in the item set forth in the eighth recital should be "67K^ per 100 lb." in place of the rate of "67^?f per lb.", the reference in Part II should be to the "sixteenth recital" of the said proclamation of June 13, 1956, in place of the reference to the "thirteenth recital" of that proclamation, and the reference in Part III should be to the "sixteenth recital" of Proclamation No. 3105 of Julp^ 22, 1955 (69 Stat. c44) in place of the reference to the "thirteenth recital" of that proclamation: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes, including the said section 350, as now amended, do proclaim as follows:

70 Stat. C36. 70 Stat. C33; Ante, p. C32. 61 Stat. pit. 4, p. 3699. 8 U S T p t. 2., p. 1367.

7 UST pt. 2, pp. 1083, 1330.

7 UST pt. 2, p. 1421.

Ante, p. C37.

Ante, p. C38.

Carrying out the Eighth Protocol of Supplementary Concessions to OATT, etc. 19 USC 1351.

Parti To the end that the trade agreement specified in the sixth recital of this proclamation may be carried out: (a) Such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions of the United States of America and such continuance of existing customs or excise treatment of articles imported into the United States as are specified or provided for in paragraphs 1 to 4, inclusive, of the said Protocol of Supplementary Concessions specified therein, and in Part I of Schedule X X (Havana—1957), shall, subject to the provisions of subdivision (b) of this part, be effective as follows: (1) The rates of duty specified in column A at the right of the respective descriptions of products in Part I of Schedule X X (Havana— 1957), on and after June 29, 1957, (2) The rates of duty specified in column B at the right of the said respective descriptions of products, on and after the appropriate date or dates determined in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of the General Notes at the end of Schedule X X (Havana— 1957). (b) The application of the provisions of subdivision (a) of this part and of subdivision (a) of Part II of this proclamation shall be subject

8 UST pt. 2, p. 1367.