[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 79023-79024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32762]


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                Memorandum of December 15, 2011

                
Determinations Under Section 1106(a) of the 
                Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988--Russian 
                Federation

                Memorandum for the United States Trade Representative

                Pursuant to section 1106(a) of the Omnibus Trade and 
                Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2905(a)), I 
                determine that state trading enterprises account for a 
                significant share of the exports of the Russian 
                Federation (Russia) and goods that compete with imports 
                into Russia. I further determine that such state 
                trading enterprises unduly burden and restrict, or 
                adversely affect, the foreign trade of the United 
                States or of the U.S. economy, or are likely to result 
                in such a burden, restriction, or effect.

                Russia is seeking to become a member of the World Trade 
                Organization (WTO). The terms and conditions for 
                Russia's accession to the WTO include Russia's 
                commitments that it will ensure that state-owned and 
                state-controlled enterprises, when engaged in 
                commercial activity, will make purchases, which are not 
                intended for governmental use, and sales in 
                international trade in a manner consistent with 
                applicable provisions of the Marrakesh Agreement 
                Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO 
                Agreement). In addition, Russia's state trading 
                enterprises will make purchases and sales based solely 
                on commercial considerations, e.g., price, quality, 
                marketability, and availability, and that U.S. business 
                firms will have an adequate opportunity to compete for 
                sales to and purchases from these enterprises on non-
                discriminatory terms and conditions. The obligations 
                that Russia will assume under the WTO Agreement, 
                including Russia's protocol of accession, meet the 
                requirements of section 1106(b)(2)(A) (19 U.S.C. 
                2905(b)(2)(A)), and thus my determinations under 
                section 1106(a) do not require invocation of the non-
                application provisions of the WTO Agreement.

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                You are authorized and directed to publish this 
                memorandum in the Federal Register.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, December 15, 2011

[FR Doc. 2011-32762
Filed 12-19-11; 11:15 am]
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