[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[July 3, 1992]
[Page 1078]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Andean Trade Preference 
Act

July 3, 1992
    President Bush today proclaimed Bolivia and Colombia to be 
beneficiary countries under the Andean Trade Preference Act of 1991 
(ATPA). These are the first two countries to be designated under the 
ATPA.
    The ATPA is designed to help encourage a transition from the 
production of illicit drugs to legitimate products in the Andean 
countries. Under the Act, beneficiary countries may export a wide range 
of products to the United States on a duty-free or preferential tariff 
basis.
    The President's action helps fulfill a commitment he made at the 
1990 Cartagena drug summit to improve access to the U.S. market for 
exports from Andean countries. It is one element of the Bush 
administration's war against international drug trafficking. The 
administration is continuing its review of the status of other potential 
beneficiaries, Peru and Ecuador.

                    Note: The proclamations of July 2 are listed in 
                        Appendix E at the end of this volume.