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Proc 7586ProclamationG.W. Bush · R

Proclamation 7586

To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized

President George W. Bush issued a proclamation redesignating Argentina as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for certain eligible articles that had previously exceeded competitive need limitations. The proclamation also waives competitive need limitations for specific Argentine imports and modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule accordingly, with changes taking effect 15 days after Federal Register publication.

Federal Register Open PDF 67 FR 56211

Impact dates

  1. HTS modifications effective for articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption

Key directives

  • Redesignate Argentina as GSP beneficiary developing country for certain eligible articles previously exceeding competitive need limitations
  • Modify general note 4(d) to the HTS per Annex section A
  • Modify Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn for enumerated HTS subheadings per Annex section B
  • Waive application of section 503(c)(2)(A)(i)(II) competitive need limitation for eligible articles in HTS subheadings listed in Annex section C
  • Supersede inconsistent provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation signed August 28, 2002

Near term (90d)

  • HTS modifications take effect 15 days after Federal Register publication (published August 30, 2002, so effective approximately September 14, 2002)
  • Argentina redesignated as GSP beneficiary for specified articles
  • Competitive need limitation waiver applies to listed Argentine articles

Long term

  • Continued duty-free treatment for eligible Argentine imports under modified GSP terms

Risks & tensions

  • Annex sections A, B, and C referenced but not included in provided text—specific HTS subheadings and articles affected are unknown
  • Supersession clause (section 3) may create uncertainty about which prior proclamations/EOs are affected until full text comparison completed
  • GSP redesignation could face scrutiny from domestic industries competing with Argentine imports
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