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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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