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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Trade Policy Staff Committee; Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP); Notice of the Results of the 1993 Annual GSP Review
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of results of 1993 Annual Review of the GSP.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce the disposition of
the petitions accepted for review in the 1993 Annual Review of the GSP
program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: GSP Subcommittee, Office of the United
States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., Room 517,
Washington, DC 20506. The telephone number is (202) 395-6971.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This publication contains the dispositions
of the petitions accepted for review in the 1993 Annual Review of the
GSP program (58 FR 53959). These petitions requested changes in the
list of articles and countries eligible for duty-free treatment under
the GSP program. The GSP is provided for in the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 2461-2465) (the 1974 Act). The review was conducted
pursuant to regulations codified as 15 CFR 2007. These changes took
effect on July 1, 1994. The President's decisions concerning the 1993
Annual Review have also been reflected in a proclamation (59 FR 34329)
and in a recent USTR press release (the press release is available by
contacting the USTR Public Affairs Office at (202) 395-3230). All
communications with respect to this notice should be addressed to the
Director, Generalized System of Preferences, Room 517, 600 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20506.
The 1993 Annual GSP Review included reviews of internationally
recognized worker rights practices in ten (10) GSP beneficiary
countries. The reviews of worker rights practices in Bahrain, El
Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Oman and Thailand were continued from the
1992 Annual GSP Review. The reviews of worker rights practices in the
Dominican Republic, Maldives, Pakistan and Peru were based on petitions
that were accepted in the 1993 Annual GSP Review. At the conclusion of
the 1993 Annual GSP Review, Bahrain, El Salvador, Fiji, Oman and Peru
were found to have taken or be taking steps to afford internationally
recognized worker rights, as required by the GSP law. The reviews of
worker rights practices in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Maldives,
Pakistan and Thailand will be continued. The reviews of worker rights
practices in the Dominican Republic and Guatemala will be continued for
90 days; the reviews of worker rights practices in Maldives and
Pakistan will be continued for one year; and the review of worker
rights practices in Thailand will be continued until certain worker
rights are reinstated. In addition, the reviews of worker rights
practices in Costa Rica, Malawi and Paraguay were terminated in
December 1993, after Costa Rica, Malawi and Paraguay were found to have
taken or be taking steps to afford internationally recognized worker
rights, as required by the GSP law.
The 1993 Annual GSP Review included reviews of the adequacy and
effectiveness of intellectual property rights (IPR) in eight (8) GSP
beneficiary countries. The reviews of IPR practices in the Dominican
Republic, Guatemala and Honduras were continued from the 1992 Annual
GSP Review. The reviews of IPR practices in Cyprus, Egypt, El Salvador,
Poland and Turkey were based on petitions that were accepted in the
1993 Annual GSP Review. At the conclusion of the 1993 Annual GSP
Review, Cyprus, Egypt and Guatemala were found to provide adequate and
effective IPR protection, as required by the GSP law. The reviews of
IPR practices in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, El Salvador, Poland
and Turkey will be continued. In addition, a petition that sought a
review of IPR practices in Venezuela was withdrawn in October 1993.
Frederick L. Montgomery,
Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.
Annex I--1993 GSP Annual Review--Product Petitions
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Case No. Hts No. Product Decision
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A. Petitions To Add Products To GSP
93-1......... 0805.30.40........... Limes........... Grant.
93-2......... 0806.20.10........... Raisins from Deny.
Seedless Grapes.
93-3......... 2309.90.90(PT)....... Vitamin B12 for Grant.
Animal Use.
93-4......... 2902.11.00........... Cyclohexane..... \1\Grant.
93-5......... 2918.30.20(PT)....... Bulk Ketoprofen. Deny.
93-6......... 2921.49.40(PT)....... Selegiline \1\Grant.
Hydrochloride.
93-7......... 2933.39.37(PT)....... Ethionamide..... \1\Grant.
93-8......... 2937.92.20(PT)....... Estradiol \1\Grant.
Benzoate.
93-9......... 2937.92.80(PT)....... Estradiol....... \1\Grant.
93-10........ 2937.99.80(PT)....... Trenbolone \1\Grant.
Acetate.
93-11........ 8529.90.10\2\........ Television Grant.
Tuners.
93-12........ 9106.90.80(PT)....... Timers.......... Grant.
B. Petitions To Remove Products From GSP
93-13........ 4007.00.00........... Extruded Rubber Grant.
Thread.
93-14........ 7308.90.90(PT)....... Steel Grating... \3\Grant.
C. Petitions To Waive Competitive Need Limits
93-15........ 4203.21.40........... Baseball Gloves. Grant.
93-16........ 7113.19.21........... Gold Rope Chain Grant.
Necklaces.
93-17........ 8402.20.00........... Super-Heated Grant.
Boilers.
93-18........ 8407.34.2080\4\...... Passenger Car Grant.
Engines.
93-19........ 8409.91.91(PT)....... Aluminum Grant.
Cylinder Heads.
93-20........ 8471.20.00........... Notebook-Type Grant.
Computers.
93-21........ 8471.20.00........... Notebook-Type Grant.
Computers.
93-22........ 8471.91.00........... Personal Grant.
Computers.
93-23........ 8471.91.00........... Personal Grant.
Computers.
93-24........ 8521.10.60........... Video Cassette Grant.
Recorders.
93-25........ 8525.20.20........... Radiotelephone Grant.
Transceivers.
93-26........ 8525.20.50........... Cordless Handset Grant.
Telephone.
93-27........ 8525.20.50........... Cordless Handset Grant.
Telephone.
93-28........ 8527.31.40........... AM/FM Cassette Grant.
Player.
93-29........ 8527.32.00........... Clock Radios.... Withdrawn.
93-30........ 8528.10.30........... Combination TV/ Deny.
VCRs.
93-11........ 8529.90.10\2\........ Television Grant.
Tuners.
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\1\Exclude India.
\2\This petition requested that television tuners be added to GSP and
that Indonesia be granted a waiver. Grant to HTS subheadings
8529.90.01 and 8529.90.29.
\3\Remove for Venezuela only.
\4\Grant to HTS subheadings 8407.34.18 and 8407.34.48.
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