[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




REPORT RELATIVE TO DUTY-FREE TREATMENT--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 
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  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

To the Congress of the United States:
  The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program offers duty-free 
treatment to specified products that are imported from designated 
developing countries. The program is authorized by title V of the Trade 
Act of 1974, as amended.
  Pursuant to title V, I have determined that Argentina fails to 
provide adequate and effective means under its laws for foreign 
nationals to secure, to exercise, and to enforce exclusive rights in 
intellectual property. As a result, I have determined to withdraw 
benefits for 50 percent (approximately $260 million) of Argentina's 
exports under the GSP program. The products subject to removal include 
chemicals, certain metals and metal products, a variety of manufactured 
products, and several agricultural items (raw cane sugar, garlic, fish, 
milk protein concentrates, and anchovies).
  This notice is submitted in accordance with the requirements of title 
V of the Trade Act of 1974.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 11, 1997.
  
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