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PROCLA]V[ATION 6763—DEC. 23, 1994 109 STAT. 1335 Annex (con.) -28 6- Section A. (continued) (359). Subheadings 9903.28.05 through 9903.28.25, Inclusive, and any superior text to such subheadings, all the foregoing are deleted. (360). Heading 9903.87.00 is deleted. (361). Subchapter IV of chapter 99 is deleted (except subheadings 9904.70.10 through 9904.70.16, inclusive, any superior text to such subheadings and the c olu mn designations for such subheadings all of which shall be deleted o n September 12, 1995 (the phrase "(except wheat)" in the last sentence of U.S. note 1 to this subchapter as added herein shall also be deleted on September 12, 1995)) and the following new subchapter IV is inserted in lieu thereof, with the tariff provisions established herein set forth in columns titled " Heading/Su bheading", "Article Desc ripti on" and "Additiona l Duti es". "SUBCHAPTER IV S AFEGUARD MEASURES PU RSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE AND ADDIT IONAL I M P O R T RESTRICTIONS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22 OF THE AG RICUL TUIUL ADJUSTMENT AC T, A S AMENDED U.S. Notes 1. This subchapter contains safeguard laeasures established pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreeaent on Agriculture (as approved by section 101 of the Uruguay Round Agreeaents Act), which allows the iapositicn of additional duties based i^nn either the value or the quantity of goods inported into the United States for certain agricultural products, in addition, the subchapter contains provisions which nay be proclainied pursuant to section 22! of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as aawnded (7 U.S.C. 624}. All of the duties provided for in this subchapter are cuaulative duties which apply in addition to the duties, if any, otherwise imposed in the tariff schedule on the goods described herein. Unless other wise stat ed, the du tie s or linita ticns provided for i n this subchapter appl y un til sus pended or teminated. Goods of Canada (except wheat) or Mexico inported into the United States shall not be subject to any of the provisions, duties or linitations of this subchapter. 2. The provisions i^)osing safeguard duties, based ifxm value set forth in this subchapter shall apply to all goods described herein (other than s^heep neat, which is not subject to safeguard duties based ifxin value) except during periods announced in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Agriculture in consultation with the United States Trade Representative as the effective periods of the provisions inposing safeguard duties based upon quantity with respect to such goods, during which period the safeguard duties based ifxin value shall be deemed suspended and only the safeguard duties based upon quantity shall apply to such goods. Unless the Secretary of Agriculture invoices safeguard duties based upon quantity for specified goods and so announces in the Federal Register (as provided in the first sentence of this note), the tariff provisions providing for such duties shall be deemed suspended and shall not apply to the goods described herein. No safeguard duties based i4x>n quantity shall apply to goods en route on the basis of a contract settled before the effective date of such measures specified in a notice issued by the Secretary of Agriculture. 3. For the purposes of this subchapter, imports of peanuts in the shell shall be charged against the quantities in this note en the basis of 75 kilograms for each 100 kilograms of peanuts in the shell.