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Presidential Notice

Notice of Intention to Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement With the Dominican Republic

President Bush formally notified Congress of his intention to enter into a free trade agreement with the Dominican Republic, as required by the Trade Act of 2002. The notice was published in the Federal Register to satisfy statutory procedural requirements.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 16161

Impact dates

  1. Federal Register publication

  2. Congressional notification of intention to enter into FTA

Key directives

  • Notify Congress of intention to enter into free trade agreement with Dominican Republic
  • Publish notice in Federal Register

Timeline

Immediate

  • Congressional notification completed
  • Federal Register publication

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Potential CAFTA-DR agreement negotiation and implementation

Risks & tensions

  • Statutory compliance notice with no binding trade policy effect until actual agreement negotiated and ratified
  • Congress retains authority to approve or reject final agreement under Trade Promotion Authority procedures
Presidential Notice: Notice of Intention to Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement With the Dominican Republic · Executive Orders