[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56256-56257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27950]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Entry Into Force of Trade Agreement With the Kingdom of
Cambodia and the Grant of Most-Favored-Nation Treatment to Products of
Cambodia
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of entry into force of trade agreement.
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SUMMARY: On October 4, 1996, the Acting United States Trade
Representative (USTR) signed a trade agreement with the Kingdom of
Cambodia (Cambodia) obligating reciprocal most-favored-nation treatment
between Cambodia and the United States. The trade agreement entered
into force as of October 25, 1996, the effective date of this notice,
after which time all products of Cambodia entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, shall be granted most-favored-nation
treatment by the United States. Cambodia was formerly known as
``Kampuchea'' and appears as such in the 1996 Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States.
DATES: The effective date of this notice is Friday, October 25, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20508.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Damond, Director for Southeast
Asia, (202) 395-6813, or Thomas Robertson, Associate General Counsel,
(202) 395-6800.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 25, 1996, President Clinton
signed into law H.R. 1642 (Public Law No. 104-203), which makes
products of Cambodia eligible for most-favored-nation (MFN) treatment
by the United States as of the effective date of a notice published in
the Federal Register by the USTR that a trade agreement between the
United States and Cambodia containing reciprocal MFN obligations has
entered into force. Cambodia is currently referred by its old name of
``Kampuchea'' in the 1996 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States. On October 4, 1996, the United States and Cambodia signed a
bilateral trade agreement containing reciprocal MFN obligations.
Through an exchange of written notes of acceptance of the terms of the
agreement by the two parties on October 25, 1996, the parties brought
the agreement into force. Therefore, pursuant to the terms of Public
Law No. 104-203, products of Cambodia entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for
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consumption, on or after October 25, 1996, are granted MFN treatment by
the United States. Pursuant to the terms of the trade agreement,
products of the United States will receive reciprocal MFN treatment by
Cambodia as of the effective date of this notice.
Jennifer Hillman,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 96-27950 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
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