[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 68347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34142]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Thresholds for Implementation of Trade Agreements Act
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Adjustment of thresholds for implementation of Trade Agreements
Act.
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SUMMARY: Executive Order 12260 requires the U.S. Trade Representative
to set the U.S. dollar thresholds for application of Title III of Trade
Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq), which implements U.S.
obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on
Government Procurement and Chapter 10 of the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA). These obligations apply to procurements valued at or
above specified U.S. dollar thresholds. The U.S. Trade Representative
has determined that, effective January 1, 1998, the thresholds will be
as follows:
1. WTO Agreement on Government Procurement
A. Central Government Entities Covered by the WTO Agreement on
Government Procurement (as listed in United States Annex 1 of the
Agreement):
--Procurements of goods and services--$186,000
--Procurements of construction services--$7,143,000
B. Sub-Central Government Entities Covered by the WTO Agreement on
Government Procurement (as listed in United States Annex 2 of the
Agreement):
--Procurement of goods and services--$507,000
--Procurement of construction services--$7,143,000
C. All Other Government Entities Covered by the WTO Agreement on
Government Procurement (as listed in United States Annex 3 of the
Agreement):
--Procurement of goods and services--$571,000
--Procurement of construction services--$7,143,000
2. Chapter 10 of the NAFTA
A. Federal Government Entities (as listed in the United States
Schedule to Annex 1001.1a-1 of the NAFTA):
--Procurements of goods and services--$51,450
--Procurements of construction services--$6,688,500
B. Government Enterprises (as listed in the United States Schedule
to Annex 1001.1a-2 of the NAFTA):
--Procurements of goods and services--$257,250
--Procurement of construction services--$8,232,000
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Reese, Office of WTO Affairs
(202-395-3063), Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600
Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20508.
Frederick L. Montgomery,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-34142 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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