Office of the United States Trade Representative
Orders where directed actors are tied to Office of the United States Trade Representative · 5 in G.W. Bush · 22 all terms.
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5 shown · G.W. Bush
To Implement Amendments to the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
This proclamation implements the JADE Act by prohibiting U.S. importation of Burmese jadeite and rubies (and jewelry containing them) starting September 27, 2008, and imposing certification conditions on imports of these gems from other countries. It delegates implementation authority to the Secretaries of Treasury, Homeland Security, and State, and the U.S. Trade Representative, and modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule accordingly.
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences, Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and for Other Purposes
This proclamation modifies U.S. trade preferences under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). It terminates duty-free treatment for certain articles from specific countries, grants and revokes competitive need limitation waivers, terminates Trinidad and Tobago's GSP beneficiary status effective January 1, 2010, designates Serbia and Montenegro as separate GSP beneficiaries, designates Comoros as an AGOA beneficiary, and makes technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement
This proclamation implements the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) with respect to El Salvador, modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to provide preferential tariff treatment, establishing rules of origin, and delegating authority to the Secretary of Commerce, the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA), and the United States Trade Representative for various trade administration functions.
Delegation of Certain Waiver, Determination, Certification, Recommendation, and Reporting Functions
This executive order delegates specific presidential waiver, determination, certification, and reporting functions to the Secretary of State, U.S. Trade Representative, and Secretary of Commerce under various trade, arms control, and foreign assistance statutes. It also makes technical amendments to two prior executive orders related to foreign assistance and trade adjustment assistance.
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized
This proclamation modifies U.S. tariff treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), adding Georgia as a beneficiary developing country, redesignating certain countries for specific articles, and waiving competitive need limitations for certain imports. It also removes GSP benefits for some countries/articles that exceeded import thresholds, with various effective dates including immediate, July 1, 2001, and future dates set by the USTR.