[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 27883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12727]


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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE


Reinstatement of Treatment of Government Procurement of Products 
of the Dominican Republic

AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.

ACTION: Reinstatement of treatment of government procurement of 
products of the Dominican Republic.

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    Under the authority delegated to me by the President in section 1-
201 of Executive Order 12260 of December 31, 1980, I hereby direct that 
products of the Dominican Republic shall be treated as eligible 
products for purposes of section 1-101 of the Executive Order. Such 
treatment shall not apply to products originating in the Dominican 
Republic that are excluded from duty free treatment under 19 U.S.C. 
2703(b). Decisions on the continued application of this treatment will 
be based on ongoing evaluation of the Dominican Republic's efforts to 
improve domestic procurement practices, its support for relevant 
international initiatives, such as those in the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) Working Group on Transparency in Government 
Procurement and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Negotiating 
Group on Government Procurement. Performance with respect to the 
foregoing factors will be analyzed annually in September, although 
changes in the application of this treatment may be made at any time. 
Notice of any changes in this treatment with respect to any beneficiary 
will be published in the Federal Register.

Robert B. Zoellick,
United States Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 03-12727 Filed 5-20-03; 8:45 am]
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