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105 STAT. 1236 PUBLIC LAW 102-182—DEC. 4, 1991 Andean Trade Preference Act. SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT TO THE PRODUCTS OF ESTONIA, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA. (a) IN GENERAL. — Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) or any other provision of law, nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) applies to the products of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. (b) CONFORMING TARIFF SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS.— General Note 3(b) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking out "Estonia", "Latvia", and "Lithuania". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. — Subsection (a) and the amendments made by subsection (b) apply with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 103. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 TO THE BALTICS. Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.) shall cease to apply to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania effective as of the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 104. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING PROMPT PROVISION OF GSP TREATMENT TO THE PRODUCTS OF ESTONIA, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA. It is the sense of the Congress that the President should take prompt action under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 to provide preferential tariff treatment to the products of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania pursuemt to the Generalized System of Preferences. TITLE II—TRADE PREFERENCE FOR THE ANDEAN REGION 19 USC 3201 note. 19 USC 3201. President. 19 USC 3202. SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Andean Trade Preference Act". SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO GRANT DUTY-FREE TREATMENT. The President may proclaim duty-free treatment for all eligible articles from any beneficiary country in accordance with the provisions of this title, SEC. 203. BENEFICIARY COUNTRY. (a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this title— (1) The term "beneficiary country" means any country listed in subsection (b)(1) with respect to which there is in effect a proclamation by the President designating such country as a beneficiary country for purposes of this title. (2) The term "entered" means entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in the customs territory of the United States. (3) The term "HTS" means Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (b) COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATION; CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION. —(1) In designating countries as beneficiary countries under this title, the President shall consider only the following countries or successor political entities: Bolivia Ecuador