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Proclamation 9383--To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 9383 of December 21, 2015

                
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth 
                and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                1. In Proclamation 7970 of December 22, 2005, the 
                President designated the Republic of Burundi (Burundi) 
                as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for 
                purposes of section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 
                (the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)), as added by 
                section 111(a) of the African Growth and Opportunity 
                Act (AGOA) (title I of Public Law 106-200).

                2. Section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 
                2466a(a)(3)), authorizes the President to terminate the 
                designation of a country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan 
                African country for purposes of section 506A, if he 
                determines that the country is not making continual 
                progress in meeting the requirements described in 
                section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act.

                3. Pursuant to section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act, I 
                have determined that Burundi is not making continual 
                progress in meeting the requirements described in 
                section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act. Accordingly, I have 
                decided to terminate the designation of Burundi as a 
                beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of 
                section 506A of the 1974 Act, effective on January 1, 
                2016.

                4. Schedule XX, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 3501(5), sets 
                forth certain tariff-rate quotas. To implement these 
                tariff-rate quotas, section 404(a) of the Uruguay Round 
                Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(a)) requires the 
                President ``to take such action as may be necessary to 
                ensure that imports of agricultural products do not 
                disrupt the orderly marketing of commodities in the 
                United States.''

                5. I have determined that, in order to reduce 
                administrative burden and encourage electronic 
                administration of the quota classifications of sugars, 
                syrups, and molasses (sugar), and to avoid the 
                disruption of the orderly marketing of sugar, it is 
                necessary to add additional tariff lines to Chapter 99 
                of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United 
                States as provided for in Annex I of this proclamation.

                6. Presidential Proclamation 8294 of September 26, 
                2008, implemented amendments to the Burmese Freedom and 
                Democracy Act of 2003 (the ``BFDA'') (Public Law 108-
                61), as amended by section 6(a) of the Tom Lantos Block 
                Burmese JADE Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-286). That 
                proclamation, in part, modified the HTS to include 
                additional U.S. Note 4 to chapter 71 of the HTS, which 
                prohibited the importation of certain goods of Burma. 
                The BFDA, as amended, expired on July 28, 2013.

                7. Executive Order 13651 of August 6, 2013, as 
                authorized by the International Emergency Economic 
                Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the National 
                Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), prohibits the 
                importation into the United States of any jadeite or 
                rubies mined or extracted from Burma and any articles 
                of jewelry containing jadeite or rubies mined or 
                extracted from Burma on or after August 7, 2013. I have 
                determined that modifications to additional U.S. Note 4 
                to chapter 71 of the HTS, as set forth in Annex II, are 
                necessary to account for the expiration of the BFDA and 
                the implementation of Executive Order 13651.

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                8. On April 22, 1985, the United States and Israel 
                entered into the Agreement on the Establishment of a 
                Free Trade Area between the Government of the United 
                States of America and the Government of Israel 
                (USIFTA), which the Congress approved in the United 
                States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 
                1985 (the ``USIFTA Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2112 note).

                9. Section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act provides that, 
                whenever the President determines that it is necessary 
                to maintain the general level of reciprocal and 
                mutually advantageous concessions with respect to 
                Israel provided for by the USIFTA, the President may 
                proclaim such withdrawal, suspension, modification, or 
                continuance of any duty, or such continuance of 
                existing duty-free or excise treatment, or such 
                additional duties, as the President determines to be 
                required or appropriate to carry out the USIFTA.

                10. In order to maintain the general level of 
                reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with 
                respect to agricultural trade with Israel, on July 27, 
                2004, the United States entered into an agreement with 
                Israel concerning certain aspects of trade in 
                agricultural products during the period January 1, 
                2004, through December 31, 2008 (the ``2004 
                Agreement'').

                11. In Proclamation 7826 of October 4, 2004, consistent 
                with the 2004 Agreement, the President determined, 
                pursuant to section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act, that, in 
                order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and 
                mutually advantageous concessions with respect to 
                Israel provided for by the USIFTA, it was necessary to 
                provide duty-free access into the United States through 
                December 31, 2008, for specified quantities of certain 
                agricultural products of Israel.

                12. Each year from 2008 through 2014, the United States 
                and Israel entered into agreements to extend the period 
                that the 2004 Agreement was in force for 1-year periods 
                to allow additional time for the two governments to 
                conclude an agreement to replace the 2004 Agreement.

                13. To carry out the extension agreements, the 
                President in Proclamation 8334 of December 31, 2008; 
                Proclamation 8467 of December 23, 2009; Proclamation 
                8618 of December 21, 2010; Proclamation 8770 of 
                December 29, 2011; Proclamation 8921 of December 20, 
                2012; Proclamation 9072 of December 23, 2013; and 
                Proclamation 9223 of December 23, 2014, modified the 
                HTS to provide duty-free access into the United States 
                for specified quantities of certain agricultural 
                products of Israel, each time for an additional 1-year 
                period.

                14. On December 8, 2015, the United States entered into 
                an agreement with Israel to extend the period that the 
                2004 Agreement is in force through December 31, 2016, 
                to allow for further negotiations on an agreement to 
                replace the 2004 Agreement.

                15. Pursuant to section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act, I have 
                determined that it is necessary, in order to maintain 
                the general level of reciprocal and mutually 
                advantageous concessions with respect to Israel 
                provided for by the USIFTA, to provide duty-free access 
                into the United States through the close of December 
                31, 2016, for specified quantities of certain 
                agricultural products of Israel.

                16. In Presidential Proclamation 8921 of December 20, 
                2012, pursuant to section 502(e) of the 1974 Act (19 
                U.S.C. 2462(e)), I determined that The Federation of 
                Saint Kitts and Nevis had become a high-income country 
                and terminated its designation as a beneficiary 
                developing country for purposes of the Generalized 
                System of Preferences (GSP). General note 4(a) to the 
                HTS erroneously continues to include ``St. Kitts and 
                Nevis'' on the list of Member Countries of the 
                Caribbean Common Market (CARICOM) that are eligible for 
                preferential tariff treatment under the GSP. I have 
                determined that a modification to the HTS is necessary 
                to correct this error and to provide the intended 
                tariff treatment.

                17. Presidential Proclamation 8894 of October 29, 2012, 
                implemented the United States-Panama Trade Promotion 
                Agreement with respect to the United

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                States and, pursuant to the United States-Panama Trade 
                Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112-
                43, 125 Stat. 497), modified the HTS to include the 
                schedule of duty reductions necessary or appropriate to 
                carry out the United States-Panama Trade Promotion 
                Agreement. Those modifications to the HTS were set out 
                in Publication 4349 of the International Trade 
                Commission (Commission), entitled Modifications to the 
                Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
                Implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion 
                Agreement, which was incorporated by reference into 
                Proclamation 8894. Annexes I and II to that publication 
                included technical errors that affected the tariff 
                treatment accorded to certain goods of Panama. I have 
                determined that modifications to the HTS are necessary 
                to correct the technical errors.

                18. Presidential Proclamation 8818 of May 14, 2012, 
                implemented the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion 
                Agreement with respect to the United States and, 
                pursuant to the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion 
                Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112-42, 125 
                Stat. 462), modified the HTS to include the schedule of 
                duty reductions necessary or appropriate to carry out 
                the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. 
                Those modifications to the HTS were set out in 
                Publication 4320 of the Commission, entitled 
                Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
                United States to Implement the United States-Colombia 
                Trade Promotion Agreement, which was incorporated by 
                reference into Proclamation 8818. Annex II to that 
                publication included a technical error that affected 
                the tariff treatment accorded to certain goods of 
                Colombia. I have determined that modifications to the 
                HTS are necessary to correct the technical error.

                19. Presidential Proclamation 8039 of July 27, 2006, 
                implemented the United States-Bahrain Free Trade 
                Agreement with respect to the United States and, 
                pursuant to the United States-Bahrain Free Trade 
                Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 109-169, 119 
                Stat. 3581), modified the HTS to include the schedule 
                of duty reductions necessary or appropriate to carry 
                out the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. 
                Those modifications to the HTS were set out in 
                Publication 3830 of the Commission, entitled 
                Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
                United States to Implement the United States-Bahrain 
                Free Trade Agreement, which was incorporated by 
                reference into Proclamation 8039. Presidential 
                Proclamation 9223 of December 23, 2014, created a new 
                subheading in chapter 29 of the HTS, but inadvertently 
                omitted the tariff treatment for goods of Bahrain 
                previously accorded to these covered goods under 
                Proclamation 8039. I have determined that modifications 
                to the HTS are necessary to correct the technical 
                error.

                20. Presidential Proclamation 8783 of March 6, 2012, 
                implemented the United States-Korea Free Trade 
                Agreement and, pursuant to the United States-Korea Free 
                Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112-41, 
                125 Stat. 428), modified the HTS to include the 
                schedule of duty reductions necessary or appropriate to 
                carry out the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement. 
                Those modifications to the HTS were set out in 
                Publication 4308 of the Commission, entitled 
                Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
                United States to Implement the United States-Korea Free 
                Trade Agreement, which was incorporated by reference 
                into Proclamation 8783. Annex II to Publication 4308 
                incorrectly stated certain staged reductions in rates 
                of duty for originating goods of Korea classified in 
                chapter 17 of the HTS. I have determined that 
                modifications to the HTS are necessary to correct the 
                technical errors.

                21. 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 that Act, and 
                of other acts affecting import treatment, and actions 
                thereunder, including the removal, modification, 
                continuation, or imposition of any rate of duty or 
                other import restriction.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States of America, including but not limited

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                to section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act, 19 U.S.C. 
                3601(a), 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., 50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
                seq., section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act, section 502(e) of 
                the 1974 Act, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion 
                Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-
                Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, 
                the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement 
                Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade 
                Agreement Implementation Act, and section 604 of the 
                1974 Act, do proclaim that:

                    (1) The designation of Burundi as a beneficiary 
                sub-Saharan African country for purposes of section 
                506A of the 1974 Act is terminated, effective on 
                January 1, 2016.
                    (2) In order to reflect in the HTS that beginning 
                on January 1, 2016, Burundi shall no longer be 
                designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African 
                country, general note 16(a) to the HTS is modified by 
                deleting ``Republic of Burundi'' from the list of 
                beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.
                    (3) In order to ensure that imports of sugar do not 
                disrupt the orderly marketing of commodities in the 
                United States, the HTS is modified as set forth in 
                Annex I to this proclamation.
                    (4) In order to implement Executive Order 13651 of 
                August 6, 2013, as authorized by the International 
                Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National 
                Emergencies Act, the HTS is modified as provided in 
                Annex II to this proclamation.
                    (5) In order to implement U.S. tariff commitments 
                under the 2004 Agreement through December 31, 2016, the 
                HTS is modified as provided in Annex III to this 
                proclamation.
                    (6)(a) The modifications to the HTS set forth in 
                Annex III to this proclamation shall be effective with 
                respect to eligible agricultural products of Israel 
                that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
                consumption, on or after January 1, 2016.

  (b) The provisions of subchapter VII of chapter 99 of the HTS, as 
modified by Annex III to this proclamation, shall continue in effect 
through December 31, 2016.

                    (7) In order to make technical corrections 
                necessary to provide the intended tariff treatment to 
                goods of St. Kitts and Nevis in accordance with 
                Presidential Proclamation 8921 of December 20, 2012, 
                the HTS is modified as set forth in Annex IV to this 
                proclamation.
                    (8) In order to make technical corrections 
                necessary to provide the intended tariff treatment to 
                goods of Panama in accordance with Presidential 
                Proclamation 8894 of October 29, 2012, the HTS is 
                modified as set forth in Annex IV to this proclamation.
                    (9) In order to make technical corrections 
                necessary to provide the intended tariff treatment to 
                goods of Colombia in accordance with Presidential 
                Proclamation 8818 of May 14, 2012, the HTS is modified 
                as set forth in Annex IV to this proclamation.
                    (10) In order to make technical corrections 
                necessary to provide the intended tariff treatment to 
                goods of Bahrain in accordance with Presidential 
                Proclamation 8039 of July 27, 2006, the HTS is modified 
                as set forth in Annex IV to this proclamation.
                    (11) In order to make technical corrections 
                necessary to provide the intended tariff treatment to 
                goods of Korea in accordance with Presidential 
                Proclamation 8783 of March 6, 2012, the HTS is modified 
                as set forth in Annex IV to this proclamation.
                    (12) 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.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand fifteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
                
                
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                                         Federal Register                                    Presidential Documents
                                         Vol. 80, No. 247

                                         Thursday, December 24, 2015



                                         Title 3—                                            Proclamation 9383 of December 21, 2015

                                         The President                                       To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Op-
                                                                                             portunity Act and for Other Purposes

                                                                                             By the President of the United States of America

                                                                                             A Proclamation
                                                                                             1. In Proclamation 7970 of December 22, 2005, the President designated
                                                                                             the Republic of Burundi (Burundi) as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African
                                                                                             country for purposes of section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (the
                                                                                             ‘‘1974 Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)), as added by section 111(a) of the African
                                                                                             Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (title I of Public Law 106–200).
                                                                                             2. Section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)), authorizes
                                                                                             the President to terminate the designation of a country as a beneficiary
                                                                                             sub-Saharan African country for purposes of section 506A, if he determines
                                                                                             that the country is not making continual progress in meeting the requirements
                                                                                             described in section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act.
                                                                                             3. Pursuant to section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act, I have determined that
                                                                                             Burundi is not making continual progress in meeting the requirements de-
                                                                                             scribed in section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act. Accordingly, I have decided
                                                                                             to terminate the designation of Burundi as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African
                                                                                             country for purposes of section 506A of the 1974 Act, effective on January
                                                                                             1, 2016.
                                                                                             4. Schedule XX, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 3501(5), sets forth certain tariff-
                                                                                             rate quotas. To implement these tariff-rate quotas, section 404(a) of the
                                                                                             Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(a)) requires the President
                                                                                             ‘‘to take such action as may be necessary to ensure that imports of agricultural
                                                                                             products do not disrupt the orderly marketing of commodities in the United
                                                                                             States.’’
                                                                                             5. I have determined that, in order to reduce administrative burden and
                                                                                             encourage electronic administration of the quota classifications of sugars,
                                                                                             syrups, and molasses (sugar), and to avoid the disruption of the orderly
                                                                                             marketing of sugar, it is necessary to add additional tariff lines to Chapter
                                                                                             99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States as provided
                                                                                             for in Annex I of this proclamation.
                                                                                             6. Presidential Proclamation 8294 of September 26, 2008, implemented
                                                                                             amendments to the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (the
                                                                                             ‘‘BFDA’’) (Public Law 108–61), as amended by section 6(a) of the Tom
                                                                                             Lantos Block Burmese JADE Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–286). That procla-
                                                                                             mation, in part, modified the HTS to include additional U.S. Note 4 to
                                                                                             chapter 71 of the HTS, which prohibited the importation of certain goods
                                                                                             of Burma. The BFDA, as amended, expired on July 28, 2013.
                                                                                             7. Executive Order 13651 of August 6, 2013, as authorized by the International
                                                                                             Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the National
                                                                                             Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), prohibits the importation into
                                                                                             the United States of any jadeite or rubies mined or extracted from Burma
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                                                                                             and any articles of jewelry containing jadeite or rubies mined or extracted
                                                                                             from Burma on or after August 7, 2013. I have determined that modifications
                                                                                             to additional U.S. Note 4 to chapter 71 of the HTS, as set forth in Annex
                                                                                             II, are necessary to account for the expiration of the BFDA and the implemen-
                                                                                             tation of Executive Order 13651.


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                                                                                             8. On April 22, 1985, the United States and Israel entered into the Agreement
                                                                                             on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area between the Government of
                                                                                             the United States of America and the Government of Israel (USIFTA), which
                                                                                             the Congress approved in the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implemen-
                                                                                             tation Act of 1985 (the ‘‘USIFTA Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 2112 note).
                                                                                             9. Section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act provides that, whenever the President
                                                                                             determines that it is necessary to maintain the general level of reciprocal
                                                                                             and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for
                                                                                             by the USIFTA, the President may proclaim such withdrawal, suspension,
                                                                                             modification, or continuance of any duty, or such continuance of existing
                                                                                             duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional duties, as the President
                                                                                             determines to be required or appropriate to carry out the USIFTA.
                                                                                             10. In order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advan-
                                                                                             tageous concessions with respect to agricultural trade with Israel, on July
                                                                                             27, 2004, the United States entered into an agreement with Israel concerning
                                                                                             certain aspects of trade in agricultural products during the period January
                                                                                             1, 2004, through December 31, 2008 (the ‘‘2004 Agreement’’).
                                                                                             11. In Proclamation 7826 of October 4, 2004, consistent with the 2004
                                                                                             Agreement, the President determined, pursuant to section 4(b) of the USIFTA
                                                                                             Act, that, in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually
                                                                                             advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for by the USIFTA,
                                                                                             it was necessary to provide duty-free access into the United States through
                                                                                             December 31, 2008, for specified quantities of certain agricultural products
                                                                                             of Israel.
                                                                                             12. Each year from 2008 through 2014, the United States and Israel entered
                                                                                             into agreements to extend the period that the 2004 Agreement was in force
                                                                                             for 1-year periods to allow additional time for the two governments to
                                                                                             conclude an agreement to replace the 2004 Agreement.
                                                                                             13. To carry out the extension agreements, the President in Proclamation
                                                                                             8334 of December 31, 2008; Proclamation 8467 of December 23, 2009; Procla-
                                                                                             mation 8618 of December 21, 2010; Proclamation 8770 of December 29,
                                                                                             2011; Proclamation 8921 of December 20, 2012; Proclamation 9072 of Decem-
                                                                                             ber 23, 2013; and Proclamation 9223 of December 23, 2014, modified the
                                                                                             HTS to provide duty-free access into the United States for specified quantities
                                                                                             of certain agricultural products of Israel, each time for an additional 1-
                                                                                             year period.
                                                                                             14. On December 8, 2015, the United States entered into an agreement
                                                                                             with Israel to extend the period that the 2004 Agreement is in force through
                                                                                             December 31, 2016, to allow for further negotiations on an agreement to
                                                                                             replace the 2004 Agreement.
                                                                                             15. Pursuant to section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act, I have determined that
                                                                                             it is necessary, in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and
                                                                                             mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for by
                                                                                             the USIFTA, to provide duty-free access into the United States through
                                                                                             the close of December 31, 2016, for specified quantities of certain agricultural
                                                                                             products of Israel.
                                                                                             16. In Presidential Proclamation 8921 of December 20, 2012, pursuant to
                                                                                             section 502(e) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(e)), I determined that The
                                                                                             Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis had become a high-income country
                                                                                             and terminated its designation as a beneficiary developing country for pur-
                                                                                             poses of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). General note 4(a)
                                                                                             to the HTS erroneously continues to include ‘‘St. Kitts and Nevis’’ on the
                                                                                             list of Member Countries of the Caribbean Common Market (CARICOM)
                                                                                             that are eligible for preferential tariff treatment under the GSP. I have deter-
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                                                                                             mined that a modification to the HTS is necessary to correct this error
                                                                                             and to provide the intended tariff treatment.
                                                                                             17. Presidential Proclamation 8894 of October 29, 2012, implemented the
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                                                                                             States and, pursuant to the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
                                                                                             Implementation Act (Public Law 112–43, 125 Stat. 497), modified the HTS
                                                                                             to include the schedule of duty reductions necessary or appropriate to
                                                                                             carry out the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. Those modi-
                                                                                             fications to the HTS were set out in Publication 4349 of the International
                                                                                             Trade Commission (Commission), entitled Modifications to the Harmonized
                                                                                             Tariff Schedule of the United States to Implement the United States-Panama
                                                                                             Trade Promotion Agreement, which was incorporated by reference into Proc-
                                                                                             lamation 8894. Annexes I and II to that publication included technical
                                                                                             errors that affected the tariff treatment accorded to certain goods of Panama.
                                                                                             I have determined that modifications to the HTS are necessary to correct
                                                                                             the technical errors.
                                                                                             18. Presidential Proclamation 8818 of May 14, 2012, implemented the United
                                                                                             States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement with respect to the United
                                                                                             States and, pursuant to the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agree-
                                                                                             ment Implementation Act (Public Law 112–42, 125 Stat. 462), modified
                                                                                             the HTS to include the schedule of duty reductions necessary or appropriate
                                                                                             to carry out the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. Those
                                                                                             modifications to the HTS were set out in Publication 4320 of the Commission,
                                                                                             entitled Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
                                                                                             States to Implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement,
                                                                                             which was incorporated by reference into Proclamation 8818. Annex II to
                                                                                             that publication included a technical error that affected the tariff treatment
                                                                                             accorded to certain goods of Colombia. I have determined that modifications
                                                                                             to the HTS are necessary to correct the technical error.
                                                                                             19. Presidential Proclamation 8039 of July 27, 2006, implemented the United
                                                                                             States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement with respect to the United States and,
                                                                                             pursuant to the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation
                                                                                             Act (Public Law 109–169, 119 Stat. 3581), modified the HTS to include
                                                                                             the schedule of duty reductions necessary or appropriate to carry out the
                                                                                             United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. Those modifications to the
                                                                                             HTS were set out in Publication 3830 of the Commission, entitled Modifica-
                                                                                             tions to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to Implement
                                                                                             the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, which was incorporated
                                                                                             by reference into Proclamation 8039. Presidential Proclamation 9223 of De-
                                                                                             cember 23, 2014, created a new subheading in chapter 29 of the HTS,
                                                                                             but inadvertently omitted the tariff treatment for goods of Bahrain previously
                                                                                             accorded to these covered goods under Proclamation 8039. I have determined
                                                                                             that modifications to the HTS are necessary to correct the technical error.
                                                                                             20. Presidential Proclamation 8783 of March 6, 2012, implemented the United
                                                                                             States-Korea Free Trade Agreement and, pursuant to the United States-Korea
                                                                                             Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112–41, 125 Stat.
                                                                                             428), modified the HTS to include the schedule of duty reductions necessary
                                                                                             or appropriate to carry out the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
                                                                                             Those modifications to the HTS were set out in Publication 4308 of the
                                                                                             Commission, entitled Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
                                                                                             the United States to Implement the United States-Korea Free Trade Agree-
                                                                                             ment, which was incorporated by reference into Proclamation 8783. Annex
                                                                                             II to Publication 4308 incorrectly stated certain staged reductions in rates
                                                                                             of duty for originating goods of Korea classified in chapter 17 of the HTS.
                                                                                             I have determined that modifications to the HTS are necessary to correct
                                                                                             the technical errors.
                                                                                             21. 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 that
                                                                                             Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder,
                                                                                             including the removal, modification, continuation, or imposition of any rate
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                                                                                             of duty or other import restriction.
                                                                                             NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States
                                                                                             of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
                                                                                             and the laws of the United States of America, including but not limited


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                                                                                             to section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act, 19 U.S.C. 3601(a), 50 U.S.C. 1701
                                                                                             et seq., 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act, section
                                                                                             502(e) of the 1974 Act, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
                                                                                             Implementation Act, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
                                                                                             Implementation Act, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Imple-
                                                                                             mentation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementa-
                                                                                             tion Act, and section 604 of the 1974 Act, do proclaim that:
                                                                                                (1) The designation of Burundi as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African coun-
                                                                                             try for purposes of section 506A of the 1974 Act is terminated, effective
                                                                                             on January 1, 2016.
                                                                                               (2) In order to reflect in the HTS that beginning on January 1, 2016,
                                                                                             Burundi shall no longer be designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African
                                                                                             country, general note 16(a) to the HTS is modified by deleting ‘‘Republic
                                                                                             of Burundi’’ from the list of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.
                                                                                               (3) In order to ensure that imports of sugar do not disrupt the orderly
                                                                                             marketing of commodities in the United States, the HTS is modified as
                                                                                             set forth in Annex I to this proclamation.
                                                                                                (4) In order to implement Executive Order 13651 of August 6, 2013,
                                                                                             as authorized by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and
                                                                                             the National Emergencies Act, the HTS is modified as provided in Annex
                                                                                             II to this proclamation.
                                                                                              (5) In order to implement U.S. tariff commitments under the 2004 Agree-
                                                                                             ment through December 31, 2016, the HTS is modified as provided in
                                                                                             Annex III to this proclamation.
                                                                                                (6)(a) The modifications to the HTS set forth in Annex III to this proclama-
                                                                                             tion shall be effective with respect to eligible agricultural products of Israel
                                                                                             that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
                                                                                             after January 1, 2016.
                                                                                               (b) The provisions of subchapter VII of chapter 99 of the HTS, as modified
                                                                                               by Annex III to this proclamation, shall continue in effect through Decem-
                                                                                               ber 31, 2016.
                                                                                               (7) In order to make technical corrections necessary to provide the intended
                                                                                             tariff treatment to goods of St. Kitts and Nevis in accordance with Presidential
                                                                                             Proclamation 8921 of December 20, 2012, the HTS is modified as set forth
                                                                                             in Annex IV to this proclamation.
                                                                                                (8) In order to make technical corrections necessary to provide the intended
                                                                                             tariff treatment to goods of Panama in accordance with Presidential Proclama-
                                                                                             tion 8894 of October 29, 2012, the HTS is modified as set forth in Annex
                                                                                             IV to this proclamation.
                                                                                               (9) In order to make technical corrections necessary to provide the intended
                                                                                             tariff treatment to goods of Colombia in accordance with Presidential Procla-
                                                                                             mation 8818 of May 14, 2012, the HTS is modified as set forth in Annex
                                                                                             IV to this proclamation.
                                                                                               (10) In order to make technical corrections necessary to provide the in-
                                                                                             tended tariff treatment to goods of Bahrain in accordance with Presidential
                                                                                             Proclamation 8039 of July 27, 2006, the HTS is modified as set forth in
                                                                                             Annex IV to this proclamation.
                                                                                               (11) In order to make technical corrections necessary to provide the in-
                                                                                             tended tariff treatment to goods of Korea in accordance with Presidential
                                                                                             Proclamation 8783 of March 6, 2012, the HTS is modified as set forth
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                                                                                             in Annex IV to this proclamation.
                                                                                               (12) 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.


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                                                                                             IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first
                                                                                             day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen, and of
                                                                                             the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
                                                                                             fortieth.




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                                              ANNEXI

           MoOFMCATIONS TO THE QUANTITATIVE LUNMITATIONS ON
        THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN SUCARS, SYRUPS AND MOLASSES
        IN THEHARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITEDSTATES

}f‘ffé*if-‘c‘i;iw'wifi;;spect to certain sugars, syrups and molassesunderthe terms ofa@dfimfifiU.S.
                    4
note.5 to chapter 17 to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule ofthe United States (HTS), that are
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January1, 2016, the HTSis
hereby modified as follows:

1. Addifional U.S. note 5(a)(1)to cm}te*‘ 17 is modified by inserting after "2106.90.44" the phrase
"{under the terms of subbheadings 9903.17.01 through 9903.18.10 and applicable notethereto}".

2. SubchapterMof chapter 99 of the HTSis modified by inserting in numerical sequence the
following new U.S. note:

"15.    {a) —    ~The aggregate quantitative limitations that may be established under any of
   ‘           \— subheadings 9903.17.01 through 9903.17.10 shall apply only to sugar, syrups and.
                 moalasses that (1) is noteligible for an allocationprovided w any specified country
                corareaunder theterms ofadditional U.S. note 5 to chapter 1 ami {(2) is not siiwéififi
               to be imported under any quantity that may bereserved for specialty sugars,
               defimedby the United States Trade Representative, under the termsofsm&d@        iston
               — (b) to this note. Such limitations shall applyduring any effective period
                          ad in the Federal Register by the United States Trade Representative for
                 au{‘E a subheading in any year,
                                              -dmmg which period only the aggregate quantity of
               / the specified goods shall be allowed entry into the customs territory ofthe United
                 ~States. Such limitations shall apply notwithstanding any other quantifitative
                  limitations onsuch goods that maybe provided for in the tariff schedule. Any
                 ~quantity set forthin a notice issued bythe United States Trade Representative for
               < anysubheading specified herein shall therebysupersede any quantitythat mayhave
                  been announced under additional U.S. note 5 to chapter 17.

       _{b)=     ~Theaggregate quantitative limitations that maybeestablishedunder any
                  subhcadings 9903.17.21 through 9903.17.33 shall applyonly to specialty sugars, as
                — definedby the Uz&xiué States Trade Representative, imported during any eff.
                    period announced in the Federal Register by the UnitedStates Trade
                ~ : Representative for such a subheading in anyyear, during which periodonly the
                  . sg;w L‘gatafl qmx‘i?i‘}»
                                         oftm
                                            s;psmfiu@ g{}fids shall beallowed mir}into the customs


                 :nscmduzwfm;g   qa&{mm}setfcsrihinmch&mma assuedifis} the E..}mmé ;‘f}‘afims Trade
               ~ ~Representative for any subheading specified herein may be allocated among
                 »suppivingcountries andareas and shall thereby supersedeanyquami*v orf
                  allocation that mayhave been announcedunder addifional U.S. note 5 to chapter
                  17.                                                                                ‘


       {(c)    The quantitative limitations that may be established under any of subheadings
               9903.18.01 through 9903.18.10 shall applyto sugar, syrups and molasses described °
               thersin during any effective period announced in the Federal Register by the United"~
               States Trade Representativefor such a subheading in any year, during which period
               only the aggregate quantity ofthe specified goods shall be allowed entry into the
               custorasterritory of the United States. Such limitation shall apply
               notwithstanding any other quantitative limitation on such goods that may be
               provided for in the tariffschedule and the availability of any L}h&}}ifi&’%v{f hmfi:’fsfimfl :
               set forth for such goods in chapter 17 or chapter 21 of the tariff schedule o
               allocation thereof. Any quantifty set forth in a notice issued bv the United States
               Trade Representative for any subheading specified herein may be allocated among
               supplying countries and areas and shall thereby supersede anyquantity or
               allocation that mayhave been annaunced under additional U.S. note 5 to chapter
               q 6p ®:
               4 /.


3. Thefollowing new subbeadings and superior texttheretoare inserted in numerical sequence in
subchapter 111 of chapter 99 of the HTS, wzt}\ the material inserted in columns entitled
‘*Headmg/bmfifia&gng, "Article Description", and "Quota Quantity", respectively:


               ::fibh\,ax’: ig Z’"’{}* ,“{f E"F(’@ Q; 10, 1701.99.10,
                    2.90.10 or 21065.90.44, under the terms of ULS.
                      15 to this subchanter:
                              2
                         (0




               :              subchapter:
9903.17.01     :0         .           Eligible to be imported under the
               :                      first quotaperiod specified in a            :
                                      mtifl{f issued by the United States
                                        rads Representative in any 12—
                                      n’zonm period commencing on                                            .
                                      October 1 in any year.................c... : The quantity specified in
                                                                                    such notice

9903.17.02     :                      Eligible to beé imported under the
               :                      second quota period specified in a
               :                      notice issued by the United States
               :                      Trade Representative in any 12—
                                      month period commencing on                     :
                                      October 1 in any year...............u.u.ulu.   : The quantity specified in
                                                                                     such notice

9903.17.03     :                      Eligible to be imported under the
               :                  '   third quota period specified in a
               :                      notice issued by the United States             ;
                                      Trade Representativein any 12—                 :


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9903.17.24   :   Eligible to be imported under the
             :   fourth quota period specified in a
                 notice issuedby the UnitedStates
                 Trade Representative in any 12—
                 month peris:}c‘ commencing on
                 October 1 in any year..........c..ucu.cl..   : The quantity specified in
                                                              such notice

9903.17.         Eligible to be imported underthe
      ~d
      b.2
      L/




                 fifth quota period specified in a
                 notice issued by the United States
                 Trade Representative in any 12—
                 month period commencing on                   :
                 October 1 in any year........... o           : The quantity specified in
                                                              such notice

9903.17.26   :   Eligible to be nmpmted under the —
             :   sixth quota periodspecified in a
                 notice issued bythe United States
                 Trade Representative in any 12—
                 month periodcommencingon                     :
                 October 1 in any year................u_..    ~ The quantity specified in
                                                              such notice           ,

9901.17.27   :   Eligible to be imported under the            :
             :   seventh quotaperiod specified in a
                 notice issuedby the United States
                 Trade Representative in any 12—
                 month pmmd commencing on
                 October 1 in any year...........cu..l....    : The quantity specified in
                                                              such notice



9903.17.28   :   Eligible to be imported under the            _:
                 sighthquota period specifiedin a
                 notice issued by the United States
                 Trade Representative in any 12
                 month p@rmd commencing on                        .
                 October 1 1 AMY Y8AT.......cczczae.          : The quantity specifiedin
                                                              suchnotice


$903.17.29                                  Eligible to be imported under the




                       xfl
                                            ninth quota period specified in a
                                            notice issued by the United States
                                            Trade Representative in any 12—
                                            month period commencing on
                                            October 1 in AMNY Y@AF....c.cll.ll        : The quantity specified in
                                                                                      such notice

                                            Eligible to be fimported under the
         La¥

         w3
                     Lad
                           Co
         hes




                                            tenth quota period specified in a
                                            notics issued by the United States
                                            Trade Representative in any 12—
                                            monthperiod commencing on
                                            October 1 1M AMY YEAT........ ces         E‘he quantity specified in
                                                                                      such nofice

                                            Eligible to be imported under the
     J
         123



                     w3
     Cz

                wl
23




           s




                                            eleventh quota period specified in
                                            &notice   issued by the United States :
                                            Trade R@"Qiesentative in Any 12—
                                            month §}$fi od wnmc:mmg Q}l
                                            October 1 10 ANY Y@AT......u..cce.e.                  tity s
                                                                                      : Thhe quance
                                                                                      suc noti
          *    sn‘
 $903.                                      Eligible to be imported under the
               .fiz
                     u}
                      PJ




                                            twelfth quota periodspecified in a
                                            notice issued by the UnitedStates
                                            Trade Representativein any 12—
                                            month period commencing on
                                            October 1 1M AMNY YE@AT........c se       : The quantity specclfied in
                                                                                      such nofice

                                            Eligible to be imported underthe
         w
                     23
                      C3
         L23
         pea




                                            thirteenth quotaperiodspecified in
                                            a noticeissued by the United States :
                                            Trade Rapxssentative in any. 12—
                                            month period commencing on
                                            October 1 1 ANY YEAT......c0. 0e          : The quantity specified in
                                                                                      such notice

                                     Deseribed in U.S . note 15{0) to this
                                +«




                                     subchapte
 9903 A8.01                                 Elgibia to be imported under the
                                            first quotaperiod specified in a
                                            notice issued by the United States


                  Trade Representative in any 12—
                  month p&riad commencing on
                  October 1 11 AMY YE8L..........zee e     : The quanitity specified in
                                                           such notice

9903.18.027       Eligible to be imported underthe         «

                  second quota period specified in a
                  notice issued by the United States
                  Trade Representativein any 12—
                  month period commencing on
                  October 1 in AAY Yeat.....l.c..          : The quantity specified in
                                                           such notice

9903.18.03        Eligible to be imported underthe
                  third quota period specifiedin a
                  notice issued by the United States
                  Trade Representative in any 12—
                  month period commencing on
                  October 1 TANY YeAT.........ee           : The quantity specified in
                                                           such notics

9903.18.04        Eligible to be importedunder the
                  fourthquots period specified in a
                  notice issued bythe United States
                  Trade Representative in any 12—
                  month period commencing on
                  October 1 in AMY yeAP....l..lle~         : The quantity specified in
                                                           such notice

9903.18.05    :   Eligible to be imported under the
                  fifth quota period specifiedin a
                  notice issued by the United States
                  Trade Representative in any 12—
                  month period commencing on
                  October 1 1f; AMY YEAT,...... e           : Thequantity specified in
                                                           such notice

                  gout
9903.18.06        Eligible to be imported under the
                  sixth quota period specified in a
                  notice issued by the United States
                  Trade Representative in any 12—
                  month period commencing on
                  October 1 ift @AY YEAT......c.czl.cee.       : The quantity specifiedin
                                                            such nofice


9903.18.07        Eligible to be imported under the


             seventh quota period specified in a
             notice issued by the United States
             Trade Representative in any 12—
             month period commencing on
             October 1 in any year...........2.2.      : The quantity specified in
                                                       such notice

9903.18.08   Eligible to be imported under the
             eighth quota period specifiedin a
             notice issued by the United States
             Trade Representative in any 12—
             month period commencing on
             October 1 in any year...........02...     : The quantity specified in
                                                       such notice

9903.18.09   Eligible to be imported under the
             ninth quota period specified in a
             notice issued by the United States
             Trade Representative in any 12—
             month period commencing on
             October 1 in any year..........           : The quantity specified in
                                                       such notice

             Eligible to be imported under the
             tenth quota period specified in a
             notice issued by the United States
             Trade Representative in any 12—
             month period commencing on
             October 1 in any year.............2....   : The quantity specified in
                                                       such notice"


                                 ANNEX II
                    MODIFICATIONS TO CHAPTER 71 OF THE
              HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES

 Sffective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn fromwarehouse for consumption. on or
fimar Aug. 7, 2013, additional U.S. note 4 to chapter 71 ofthe Haflmmm@ Tariff Scheduleis
            myoan



deletedand mpiacz& with the following text:

"4.    Pursuant to Executive Order 13651 of August 6, 2013 (78 F.R. 48 793),the innportation
      . into the United States of anyjadeite or rubies mined or extracted fromBurmaand any
        articles ofjewelry containing jadeite or rubies minedor extracted from Burma is
        prohibited, effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawnfrom warehouse for
        consumption, on or after August 7, 2013. Except as provided herein, this prohibition
       shall apply to the following goods:

       (a)     anyjadeite classifiable under heading 7103 ofthe tariff schedule;

       {(b)    any rubies classifiable under heading 7103; and

               anyarticle ofjewelry containing jadeite or rubies, the foregoing comprising (A)
      9ns
      iss
       13




               any article ofjewelry classifiable under heading 7113 of thetariff schedulethat
               contains jadeites or rubies, or (B) anyarticle ofjadeite or rubjies classifiable under
               Mrimh7116 ofthetariff schedule

       Pursiiant to such Executive Order, this note shall not apply to suchjadeiteor rubles
       mined or extracted from Burmaor anyarticles ofjewelry ccm%:aimnv such jadeite or
       rubies that were previously exportedfrom the United States, including those that
       accompanied an individual outside the United States for personal use, if they are
       reimported by the sameperson, without having beenadvanced in value or improved in
       condition by any process or other means while outside the United States."


                                           ANNEX NJ

            TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF.— =—
         THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THEUNITED STATES


Fffe\::ive with respectto eligible agricultural products of Israel which areentered, or withdrawn
from warehousefor consumption, on or after January 1, 2016 and beforetheclose of December
31, 2016, subchapter VIII of chapter 99 of the Harmonized ‘{&mff Schedule of the imfififi States
is hereby modified as follows:

   1. U.S. note 1 to such subchapter is modified by deleting "December 31, 201 :"»" and by
inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 2016".

   2. U.S. note 3 to such subchapter is modified by addingat the end of the tabulation the
following material, in the two columns specified in such note: "Calendar year 2016 .
466,000".

   3. U.S—aote 4 to such subchapter is modified by adding at the ead ofthe tabulationthe
following material, in the two columas specified in such note:    "Calendar year 2016        ’
1,304,000".

     4. U.S. note 5 to such subchapter is modified by adding at the end of the tabulation the —
following material, in the two colurans specified in such note: "Calendar year 2016
1,534,000"
4 4 20 OB    —                                                                         V

   5. U.S. note 6 to such subchapter is modified by adding at the endof the tabulationthe
following matertal, inthe two columns specified in such note: "Calendar year 2016
131,000".                                                      ‘

   6. U.S. note 7 to such mbcha;;t@zis modified by addingat the end of thetabulationthe
following material, in the two columns specified in suchnote:     "Calendar year 2016
707,000"°.


                                             ANNEX TV

            TO MAKETECHNICAL RECTIMCATIONSIN PROYVISIONS OF
         ”E‘Hfii HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES


1. Effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after January 1, 2014, general note 4(a) to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS) is modified by deleting, from the list of Member Countries of the Caribbean Common
Market (CARICOM) treated as one country, the country "St. Kitts and Nevis".

2. Effective with respect to goods of Panama, under the terms ofgeneral note 35 to the HTS,
entered, or withdrawn from warehousefor consumption, on or after October 31, 2012, the HTS
is modifiedas follows:

       (a)     therateof duty specified in the "Rates of Duty 1—Special" subcolumn followed by
               the symbol "PA" in parentheses for subheading 2202.90.28 (as previously
               fsmcmm>d in Annex If to Proclamation 8894 of October 29, 2@%”"3is modified by
               aa‘iumg the abbreviation "kg" and by insertingin leu thereof"Hter";             =
       (b)     subheadings 2207.10.60 and 2207.20.00 are each modified by fi@ie‘étmg from the
               "Rates of E}uiw 1—Special" subcoluman, for each duty rate shown before the symbol
               "PA" in parentheses, the subheading number "9822.09.24" and by insertingin
               lieu thereof “‘?}ékk,(}&%”f
       {(c)    with r&%peai to such goods of Pansama entered, or withdrawnfrom warshouse, on
               or after January 1 andbefore the close of December 31 m s*mh of the yvears 2018
               and 20198, the rate of duty in the "Rates of Duty 1—Special" subcolumnfor each of
               the subheadings enumerated in the first columnbelowis mpmseded by the rate
               enumerated in the columns below "2018" and ©2019", respectively:



       Subhcading                    2018                           2019
       0711 ‘”’kf“f28         1.7¢/kgdmmfid
                                      on      weight        1.1¢/kg on drained weight
       1806.32.16             11.1¢/kg + 1.2%               7 A¢g/kg + 0.8%
       1806.32.70             11                            7 A¢/kg + 1.2%
       1806.90.28             11                            7 A¢/kg + 1.2%
       2202.90.28              7¢/                          4. M;:"hma +2.9%
       2309.90.48              »f—@.                        l6¢/kg '§,,ZZ%/§
                                                                    +
       5101.21:70                9¢                         1.mf%g“rL %
       5101.29.70                                           1.3¢/kg + 1%
       5101.30.70                                           1.3¢/kg + 1%
3. Effective with respect to goods of Colombia, under the terms of general note 34 to the tariff
schedule, entered, or withdraawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after May 5. 2012, the
rate ofciutv specified in the "Rates of Duty 1—Special" subcoluran followed by the symbol "o0"
                                                                                           "C
in parentheses for subheading 991 8.04.80 (as previously proclaimed in Annex IIB to


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionPresidential Documents
FR Citation80 FR 80615 

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