[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 9 (Monday, March 1, 2004)]
[Page 263]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Notice--Notice of Intention To Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement With 
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua (the ``CAFTA 
Countries'')

February 20, 2004

    Consistent with section 2105(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 2002, I 
have notified the Congress of my intention to enter into a Free Trade 
Agreement with the Governments of the CAFTA countries.
    Consistent with section 2105(a)(1)(A) of that Act, this notice shall 
be published in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush
The White House,
February 20, 2004.

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:49 a.m., February 23, 
2004]

Note: This notice was published in the Federal Register on February 24. 
This item was not received in time for publication in the appropriate 
issue.