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To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences
by the President of the United States of America
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 30, 2006

To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences
by the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America



1. Pursuant to section 503(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(the "1974 Act") (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(A)), beneficiary developing
countries, except those designated as least-developed beneficiary
developing countries or beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries as
provided in section 503(c)(2)(D) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(D)),
are subject to competitive need limitations on the preferential treatment
afforded under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to eligible
articles.

2. Section 503(c)(2)(C) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(C)) provides
that a country that is no longer treated as a beneficiary developing
country with respect to an eligible article may be redesignated as a
beneficiary developing country with respect to such article if imports of
such article from such country did not exceed the competitive need
limitations in section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act during the preceding
calendar year.

3. Section 503(c)(2)(F)(i) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(F)(i))
provides that the President may disregard the competitive need limitation
provided in section 503(c)(2)(A)(i)(II) (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(A)(i)(II))
with respect to any eligible article from any beneficiary developing
country if the aggregate appraised value of the imports of such article
into the United States during the preceding calendar year does not exceed
an amount set forth in section 503(c)(2)(F)(ii) (19 U.S.C.
2463(c)(2)(F)(ii)).

4. Pursuant to section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act, I have determined that
certain beneficiary developing countries have exported certain eligible
articles in quantities exceeding the applicable competitive need limitation
in 2005, and I therefore terminate the duty-free treatment for such
articles from such beneficiary developing countries.

5. Pursuant to section 503(c)(2)(C) of the 1974 Act, and subject to the
considerations set forth in sections 501 and 502 of the 1974 Act, I have
determined to redesignate certain countries as beneficiary developing
countries with respect to certain eligible articles that previously had
been imported in quantities exceeding the competitive need limitations of
section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act.

6. Pursuant to section 503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974 Act, I have determined that
the competitive need limitation provided in section 503(c)(2)(A)(i)(II) of
the 1974 Act should be disregarded with respect to certain eligible
articles from certain beneficiary developing countries, as set forth in
Annex II to this proclamation.

7. In Proclamation 7758 of March 1, 2004, I determined that Barbados had
become a "high income" country, and terminated the designation of Barbados
as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP, effective
January 1, 2006. I have determined that an additional change should be made
to general note 4(d) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS) to reflect that determination.

8. Section 604 of the 1974 Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the
President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions of
that Act, and of

other Acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including
the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty
or other import restriction.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, including title V and section 604 of the
1974 Act, do hereby proclaim:

(1) In order to provide that one or more countries that have not been
treated as beneficiary developing countries with respect to one or more
eligible articles should be redesignated as beneficiary developing
countries with respect to such article or articles for purposes of the GSP,
and, in order to provide that one or more countries should no longer be
treated as beneficiary developing countries with respect to one or more
eligible articles for purposes of the GSP, general note 4(d) to the HTS is
modified as provided in section A of Annex I to this proclamation.

(2) In order to designate certain articles as eligible articles for
purposes of the GSP when imported from any beneficiary developing country,
the Rates of Duty 1 Special subcolumn for such HTS subheadings is modified
as provided in section B(1) of Annex I to this proclamation.

(3) In order to provide that one or more countries should

not be treated as beneficiary developing countries with respect to certain
eligible articles for purposes of the GSP, the Rates of Duty 1-Special
subcolumn for such HTS subheadings is modified as provided for in section
B(2) of Annex I to this proclamation.

(4) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that are
inconsistent with the actions taken in this

proclamation are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of June,
in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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