97-28915. Renewal of Treatment on Government Procurement of Products From Countries Designated Under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28915]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


DEPARTMENT OF STATE
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Renewal of Treatment on Government Procurement of Products From 
Countries Designated Under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act

    Under the authority delegated to me by the President in section 1-
201 of Executive Order 12269 of December 31, 1980, I hereby direct that 
products of countries listed below, designed by the President as 
beneficiaries under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 
U.S.C. 2701, et. seq.), shall continue to be treated as eligible 
products for purpose of section 1-101 of Executive Order 12260 until 
September 30, 1998. Such treatment shall not apply to products 
originating in these countries that are excluded from duty free 
treatment under 19 U.S.C. 2703(b). Subsequent renewal of this treatment 
beyond September 30, 1998, will be subject to beneficiaries' 
participation and cooperation in the World Trade Organization (WTO) 
Working Group on Transparency in Government Procurement, efforts they 
make to accede to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement or to 
support continuing multilateral negotiations in the WTO in the future 
and their participation in the Free Trade Area of the Americas Working 
Group on Government Procurement. Countries making significant efforts 
to comply with these conditions will be considered for future multiple-
year renewals of preferential procurement status.
Charlene Barshefsky,
United States Trade Representative.
List of Countries Designated as Beneficiary Countries for Purpose of 
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA)
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas, The
Barbados
Belize
Costa Rica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Nicaragua
Panama
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Montserrat
Netherland Antilles
Saint Kitts-Nevis
Vigin Islands, British

[FR Doc. 97-28915 Filed 10-30-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3190-01-M