George W. Bush

“ Section 6002 of the Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006 (division D, title VI of Public Law 109-432) (the “2006 Act”) amended section 112 (c) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (19 U.S.C. 3721 (c) ) to modify the preferential tariff treatment accorded to designated lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.
6. Pursuant to section 6002 of the 2006 Act, in Proclamation 8114 of March 19, 2007, I proclaimed modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) to provide the tariff treatment authorized by the 2006 Act. ”

“ The modifications to the HTS set forth in Annex B to this proclamation shall enter into effect on the date that the USTR announces in a notice published in the Federal Register that Canada has completed its applicable domestic procedures to give effect to corresponding modifications to be applied to goods of the United States and shall be effective with respect to goods of Canada entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date indicated in the notice. ”

“ Further, general note 11 (d) to the HTS is modified by deleting “Bolivia” from the list of ATPDEA beneficiary countries. In addition, U.S. note 1 to subchapter XXII of chapter 98 of the HTS is modified by removing “Bolivia” from the list of ATPDEA beneficiary countries.
(5) In order to modify the rules of origin under the NAFTA, general note 12 to the HTS is modified as set forth in Annex B to this proclamation. ”