98-17388. Restoration of Preferential Tariff Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences for Certain Articles From Thailand

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35632-35633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17388]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Restoration of Preferential Tariff Treatment Under the 
Generalized System of Preferences for Certain Articles From Thailand

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Preferential tariff treatment under the generalized System of 
Preferences (GSP) is restored to four articles from Thailand, effective 
with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or 
after the 15th day after the date of publication of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Murphy, Director for ASEAN 
Affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 503(c)(2) of the Trade 
Act of 1974, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)), beneficiary developing 
countries are subject to competitive need limitations on the 
preferential tariff treatment afforded under the GSP. Proclamation 6813 
of July 28, 1995 (60 FR 39095), in relevant part, proclaimed the waiver 
of competitive need limitations and the restoration of GSP preferential 
tariff treatment with respect to four articles from Thailand, with an 
effective date to be announced by the United States Trade 
Representative by publication of a notice in the Federal Register. 
These four articles are in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (``HTS'') subheadings 6702.90.65 (certain artificial flowers, 
foliage, fruit and parts thereof); 7113.11.20 (certain articles of 
silver jewelry and parts thereof, valued at not over $18 per dozen); 
7113.19.50 (certain other articles of jewelry and parts thereof); and 
9403.60.80 (certain wooden furniture).
    Pursuant to authority vested in the United States Trade 
Representative by the laws of the United States, including but not 
limited to sections 503 and 604 of the Trade Act and Proclamation 6813 
of July 28, 1995, and in order to restore GSP preferential tariff 
treatment to articles from Thailand in HTS subheadings 6702.90.65, 
7113.11.20, 7113.19.50, and 9403.60.80, the HTS is modified as 
specified in the Annex to this notice, effective with respect to 
articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after the 15th day 
after publication of this notice.
Susan Esserman,
Acting United States Trade Representative.

Annex

    Section A. General note 4(d) to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (``HTS'') is modified by:
    (1) Deleting ``6702.90.65 Thailand'' and ``7113.11.20 
Thailand''; and
    (2) Deleting ``Thailand'' set out opposite subheading 7113.19.50 
and opposite subheading 9403.60.80.
    Section B. For HTS subheadings 6702.90.65 and 7113.11.20, the 
Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn is modified by deleting

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the symbol ``A*'' and inserting an ``A'' in lieu thereof.

[FR Doc. 98-17388 Filed 6-25-98; 3:23 pm]
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