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… proposed to implement the Agreement. 6 7 - - - - -, 1985, SEC. 5. PROCLAMATION AUTHORITY. (a) TARIFF HODIFICATIONS.--The President may proclaim 8 such modifications or continuance of any … such 4 provision to any person or circumstance, which is in conflict 5 with [title IV of the Tariff and Trade Act of 1984 (Public 6 Law 98-573, 98 Stat. 3031-3018) or] any other statute of … 11 12 13 SEC. 9. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. (a) AMENDMENTS TO 1984 ACT.--Title IV of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 is amended as follows: (1) Section 402(a) is amend~d-- 14 (A) by amending that …
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… ff . Section 102 , "' ........ I '-, I ,.., I I ', I ' Section 103 Other *l. Invoke Column 2 tariff in tele. same N.A. *2. Deny FCC reg. same 3. No Federal Gov't purchases. 4. Increase dom. … of Congress to disapprove negotiated agreements and to automatically implement a 35 percent tariff on a non-MFN basis. The new version of the Danforth bill gives the President greater … of the U.S. telecom in- 5 dustry. The bill also authorizes the President to make tariff and non-tariff concessions outside of the telecom sector as part of any agreement …
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… semiconductor agreement and raises the tariffs; and (3) a Proclamation implementing the tariff increases. For the sanctions to take effect sufficiently in advance of Prime Minister … 301 of our trade law, which states that Japan has violated o ur trade agreement and proclaims tariff increases to 100 percent on selected imports from Japan; and (3) sign the attached proclamation, which implements the tariff increases and specifies the products on which duties will be raised. These recommendations …
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… ' April 131 1,s1 1 Jbf. l!ctlo, 391 ~ttee "111 '8 ••ting to eoul _•r the lapositioa of tariff ►•nction~ egalust 11l1ct1d Japanese ,r~vcta eurtentl7 lelq esported to cbe Unite4 -t•t••• … ia' the t4eutlflcatlon of latest flq•rpriota ncodn4 froa c~IM Japo1l~lon of the proposed tariff■ "111 .... a ••l•t• oua effect oa 1•• enforcement•• ,,111t7 ~o install aua ••1nta1D … tii· ' f I' . ldenttftcatton t,htch current1J ■ncltrwat, should Nu.pt froe the tncrtastd tariff. Ill ' fH1 ttae·. ftnancla1 and operational tapact of su~h tartffs . 1111 lllve an 1dvern …
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… preferential treatment to imports from EFTA and/or the EC. (The industry reports that a small tariff preference is given to apples and pears from the EC.) A. Swedish Law The Swedish … of apples from EFTA or EC member states, this might be a violation of MFN. The EFTA and EC tariff agreements only- extend to industrial products; they do not cover agricultural products. … We need to explore consultations. 3. this possibility in our Article XXIII:l Impairment of Tariff Bindings GATT Article II: 1 (a) requires that "each contracting party accord to the …
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… International Finance Bureau Minoru Yamada Deputy Director-General, Customs and Tariff Bureau -Takehiko Kondo Director, Second International Division, Customs and Tariff Bureau Shozo Yamamoto Deputy Director, Research Division, International Finance Bureau …
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… perspective in measuring the progress made to date in Japan's market-opening efforts. Average tariff rates of both countries will be little different once cuts decided in the Tokyo Round … and warehousing, stevedoring and trucking (Ministry of Transport). Generic Problems Some non-tariff barriers may affect only a few goods or services, but others obstruct trade over a broad … level of the first of a series of "packages" of marketopening measures that have ranged from tariff reductions and changes in regulations to legislative proposals for amending restrictive …
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… generally have preferred quotas, rather than tariffs . The decline in imports expected from a tariff may be offset by dollar appreciation or foreign willingness to reduce profit margins in … quota for apparel products was estimated in early 1984 to be equivalent to a 4 7 percent tariff, whereas a comparable figure in 1982 was 10 percent. The gap between U.S. and world prices is even larger than this, because foreign exporters also face an average U.S. statutory tariff on apparel of 21 percent. Nevertheless, in 1985, legislation to tighten further import …
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… liberalizing initiatives over rhe past 18 months, as follows: November 1981 Acceleration of tariff reductions agreed to in the MTN. Cuts scheduled for 1983 and 1984 became effective in … of Office of Trade Ombudsman to respond to foreign complaints of inadequate access. May 1982 Tariff eliminations or reductions on a wide range of products, including several of economic … Phased liberalizatioo of distribution of imported tobacco products. - 2 - December 1982 Tariff eliminations or reductions including cuts on several items of major interest to the U.S. …
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… THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1987 -- 6 a. m. EDT EDITION TODA Y'S HEADLINES TRIP President Rides York Tariff Wind -- President Reagan came to what he called "hog heaven" visiting the Harley Davidson …
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