[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 122, 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
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``Islamic Republic of Mauritania'' from the list of beneficiary sub-
Saharan African countries.
(3) Kosovo is designated as a beneficiary developing country for
purposes of the GSP program.
(4) In order to reflect this designation in the HTS, general note 4(a)
to the HTS is modified by adding in alphabetical order ``Kosovo,''
effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, on or after February 1, 2009.
(5) Azerbaijan is designated as a beneficiary developing country for
purposes of the GSP program.
(6) In order to reflect this designation in the HTS, general note 4(a)
to the HTS is modified by adding in alphabetical order ``Azerbaijan,''
effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, on or after February 1, 2009.
(7) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that
are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are
superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of
December, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
third.
GEORGE W. BUSH


 
PROCLAMATION 8331--DEC. 23, 2008

Proclamation 8331 of December 23, 2008
To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America- United States Free
Trade Agreement With Respect to Costa Rica and for Other Purposes
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. On August 5, 2004, the United States entered into the Dominican
Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (the
``Agreement'') with Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (the ``Agreement countries''). The
Agreement was approved by the Congress in section 101(a) of the
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (the ``Act'') (19 U.S.C. 4011).
2. The Parties to the Agreement entered into an amendment of the
Agreement on July 27, August 6, and August 14, 2007 (the ``Amendment'').
The Amendment provides for temporary duty-free treatment for certain
goods of Costa Rica. The terms of the Amendment with respect to Costa
Rica are contained in letters of understanding described in section
1634(b)(2) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-280,
120 Stat. 780).
3. Section 201(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 4031(a)(1)) authorizes the
President to proclaim such modifications or continuation of any duty,
such continuation of duty free or excise treatment, or such additional

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duties, as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to
carry out or apply Articles 3.3 and 3.27, and Annexes 3.3 (including the
schedule of United States duty reductions with respect to originating
goods) and 3.27 of the Agreement.
4. Consistent with section 201(a)(2) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 4031(a)(2)),
each Agreement country is to be removed from the enumeration of
designated beneficiary developing countries eligible for the benefits of
the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) on the date the Agreement
enters into force with respect to that country.
5. Consistent with section 201(a)(3) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 4031(a)(3)),
each Agreement country is to be removed from the enumeration of
designated beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act (CBERA) (19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) on the date the Agreement
enters into force with respect to that country, subject to the
exceptions set out in section 201(a)(3)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
4031(a)(3)(B)).
6. Consistent with section 213(b)(5)(D) of the CBERA (19 U.S.C.
2703(b)(5)(D)), as amended by the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade
Partnership Act (CBTPA) (Public Law 106-200), each Agreement country is
to be removed from the enumeration of designated CBTPA beneficiary
countries on the date the Agreement enters into force with respect to
that country.
7. Section 201(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 4031(b)) authorizes the
President, subject to the consultation and layover requirements of
section 104(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 4014(a)), to proclaim such
modifications or continuation of any duty, such modifications as the
United States may agree to with an Agreement country regarding the
staging of any duty treatment set forth in Annex 3.3 of the Agreement,
such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional
duties, as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to
maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous
concessions provided for by the Agreement. The consultation and layover
requirements of section 104(a) of the Act have been satisfied with
respect to providing temporary duty free treatment for certain goods of
Costa Rica as set forth in the Amendment.
8. Pursuant to section 201(b) of the Act, I have determined that the
modifications herein proclaimed of duties on goods of Costa Rica are
necessary or appropriate to maintain the general level of reciprocal and
mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Costa Rica provided
for by the Agreement.
9. In Proclamation 8095 of December 29, 2006, consistent with the
authority set out in section 111(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(19 U.S.C. 3521(b)), I modified the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS) to implement the multilateral agreement negotiated
under the auspices of the World Trade Organization to eliminate tariffs
on certain pharmaceutical products and chemical intermediates. I have
determined that technical corrections to the pharmaceuticals annex to
the HTS are necessary to ensure that certain products receive the
intended duty treatment.
10. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C.
2483), as amended, authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the
substance of relevant provisions of that Act, and of other Acts
affecting import treatment, and of actions taken thereunder.