116 STAT. 1024 PUBLIC LAW 107-210—AUG. 6, 2002 and economic opportunity in these countries and serve the security interests of the United States, the region, and the world. SEC. 3103. ARTICLES ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT. (a) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN ARTICLES.—Section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3203) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) EXCEPTIONS AND SPECIAL RULES. — "(1) CERTAIN ARTICLES THAT ARE NOT IMPORT-SENSITIVE.— The President may proclaim duty-free treatment under this title for any article described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) that is the growth, product, or manufacture of an ATPDEA beneficiary country, that is imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from an ATPDEA beneficiary country, and that meets the requirements of this section, if the President determines that such article is not import-sensitive in the context of imports from ATPDEA beneficiary countries: "(A) Footwear not designated at the time of the effective date of this title as eligible for purposes of the generalized system of preferences under title V of the Trade Act of 1974. "(B) Petroleum, or any product derived from petroleum, provided for in headings 2709 and 2710 of the HTS. "(C) Watches and watch parts (including cases, bracelets and straps), of whatever type including, but not limited to, mechanical, quartz digital or quartz analog, if such watches or watch parts contain any material which is the product of any country with respect to which HTS column 2 rates of duty apply. "(D) Handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves, and leather wearing apparel that were not designated on August 5, 1983, as eligible articles for purposes of the generalized system of preferences under title V of the Trade Act of 1974. "(2) EXCLUSIONS.— Subject to paragraph (3), duty-free treatment under this title may not be extended to— "(A) textiles and apparel articles which were not eligible articles for purposes of this title on January 1, 1994, as this title was in effect on that date; " (B) rum and tafia classified in subheading 2208.40 of the HTS; "(C) sugars, syrups, and sugar-containing products subject to over-quota duty rates under applicable tariff-rate quotas; or "(D) tuna prepared or preserved in any manner in airtight containers, except as provided in paragraph (4). "(3) APPAREL ARTICLES AND CERTAIN TEXTILE ARTICLES.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Apparel articles that are imported directly into the customs territory of the United States from an ATPDEA beneficiary country shall enter the United States free of duty and free of any quantitative restrictions, limitations, or consultation levels, but only if such articles are described in subparagraph (B).
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