    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9887 of May 16, 2019

    To Modify the List of Beneficiary Developing Countries Under the Trade
    Act of 1974

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    1. In Executive Order 11888 of November 24, 1975, the President
    designated Turkey as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of
    the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.).
    2. Pursuant to section 502(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
    (the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2462(d)(1)), the President may withdraw,
    suspend, or limit the application of the duty-free treatment accorded
    under the GSP with respect to any beneficiary developing country. In
    taking any action under section 502(d)(1) of the 1974 Act, the President
    shall consider the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c) of the
    1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2461 and 2462(c)).
    3. Section 502(c)(2) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)(2)) provides
    that, in determining whether to designate any country as a beneficiary
    developing country, the President shall take into account, among other
    factors, the level of economic development of such country, including
    its per capita gross national product, the living standards of its
    inhabitants, and any other economic factors that the President deems
    appropriate.
    4. Consistent with section 502(d)(1) of the 1974 Act, and having
    considered the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c), I have
    determined that, based on its level of economic development, it is
    appropriate to terminate Turkey's designation as a beneficiary
    developing country effective May 17, 2019.
    5. Section 502(f)(2) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(2)) requires the
    President to notify the Congress and the affected beneficiary developing
    country, at least 60 days before termination, of the President's
    intention to terminate the affected country's designation as a
    beneficiary developing country, together with the considerations
    entering into such decision. I notified the Congress and Turkey on March
    4, 2019, of my intent to terminate Turkey's designation, together with
    the considerations entering into my decision.
    6. Pursuant to section 203 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2253), and after
    receiving a report from the International Trade Commission prepared
    under section 202 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2252), the President may
    implement a measure in the form of a safeguard to address increased
    imports of articles that are a substantial cause of serious injury to a
    domestic industry producing like or directly competitive products. When
    acting pursuant to section 203 of the 1974 Act, the President shall take
    action that he determines will facilitate efforts of the domestic
    industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition and provide
    greater economic and social benefits than costs.
    7. In Proclamation 9693 of January 23, 2018, I, pursuant to section 203
    of the 1974 Act, implemented a safeguard measure on imports of certain
    crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells, whether or not partially
    or fully assembled into other products (including, but not limited to,
    modules, laminates, panels, and building-integrated materials)

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    (``CSPV products''). In Proclamation 9694 of January 23, 2018, I,
    pursuant to section 203 of the 1974 Act, implemented a safeguard measure
    on imports of large residential washers.
    8. The safeguard measures implemented by Proclamations 9693 and 9694
    exempt imports of covered products from developing countries that are
    Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO), including Turkey, if such
    a country's individual share of total imports of the product does not
    exceed 3 percent and if imports of all such countries with less than 3
    percent import share do not collectively account for more than 9 percent
    of total imports of the product.
    9. Consistent with my determination that it is appropriate to terminate
    the designation of Turkey as a beneficiary developing country under the
    GSP, effective May 17, 2019, I have determined to remove it from the
    list of developing country WTO Members exempt from application of the
    safeguard measures on CSPV products and large residential washers. To
    reflect Turkey's removal from the list, I have determined that it is
    appropriate to revise subdivision (b)(2) of U.S. note 17 and subdivision
    (b) of U.S. note 18 to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized
    Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) to delete the references to
    Turkey.
    10. Section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes the
    President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions
    of the 1974 Act, and of other Acts affecting import treatment, and
    actions thereunder, including removal, modification, continuance, or
    imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
    the laws of the United States of America, including title V and sections
    203 and 604 of the 1974 Act, do hereby proclaim that:
    (1) The designation of Turkey as a beneficiary developing country is
    terminated, effective May 17, 2019.
    (2) To reflect this termination, general notes 4(a) and 4(d) and
    pertinent subheadings of the HTS are modified as set forth in Annex A to
    this proclamation.
    (3) 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.
    (4) The exemption for Turkey from application of the safeguard
    measures on CSPV products and large residential washers is removed,
    effective May 17, 2019.
    (5) To reflect this revision, subdivision (b)(2) of U.S. note 17 and
    subdivision (b) of U.S. note 18 to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the
    HTS are each modified as set forth in Annex B to this proclamation.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of
    May, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    third.
    DONALD J. TRUMP

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