[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 27 (Monday, July 10, 2000)]
[Pages 1567-1568]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 7326--To Extend Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade 
Relations Treatment) to the Products of Albania and Kyrgyzstan

June 29, 2000

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    1. Albania has made progress, since its emergence from communism, 
toward democratic rule and the creation of a market economy. Further, I 
have found Albania to be in full compliance with the freedom of 
emigration requirements under title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (the 
``Trade Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2431, et seq.). In 1998, Albania concluded a 
bilateral investment treaty with the United States. Albania is in the 
process of acceding to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The extension 
of unconditional normal trade relations treatment to the products of 
Albania will permit the United States to avail itself of all rights 
under the WTO with respect to Albania when that country becomes a member 
of the WTO.
    2. Pursuant to section 301(b) of Public Law 106-200, 114 Stat. 289, 
and having due regard for the findings of the Congress in section 301(a) 
of that law, I hereby determine that title IV of the Trade Act should no 
longer apply to Albania.
    3. Since 1991, Kyrgyzstan has made great progress toward democratic 
rule and toward creating a free-market economic system. Further, I have 
found Kyrgyzstan to be in full compliance with the freedom of emigration 
requirements under title IV of the Trade Act. In 1994, Kyrgyzstan 
concluded a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, and in 
1999 Kyrgyzstan became a member of the WTO. The extension of 
unconditional normal trade relations treatment to the products of 
Kyrgyzstan will permit the United States to avail itself of all rights 
under the WTO with respect to Kyrgyzstan.
    4. Pursuant to section 302(b) of Public Law 106-200, 114 Stat. 289-
90, and having due regard for the findings of the Congress in section 
302(a) of that law, I hereby determine that title IV of the Trade Act 
should no longer apply to Kyrgyzstan.
    Now, Therefore, I William J. Clinton, President of the United States 
of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution 
and the laws of the United States, including but not limited to sections 
301(b)(1)(B) and 302(b)(1)(B) of Public Law 106-200, do hereby proclaim 
that:
    (1) Nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) 
shall be extended to the products of Albania;
    (2) The extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of 
Albania shall be effective as of the date of signature of this 
proclamation;
    (3) Nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) 
shall be extended to the products of Kyrgyzstan;
    (4) The extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of 
Kyrgyzstan shall be effective as of the date of signature of this 
proclamation.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth 
day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand, and of the 
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
fourth.
                                            William J. Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:15 a.m., July 3, 
2000]

Note: This proclamation was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on June 30, and it was published in the Federal Register on 
July 5. This item was not received in time for publication in the 
appropriate issue.

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