PROCLAMATION 7351—OCT. 2, 2000 114 STAT. 3389 Annex (con.) 3 (3) The following new subchapter XX is inserted in chsqrter 98 of the HTS, together with its U.S. notes and tariff provisions: - SUBCHAPTER XX GOODS ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL TARUT BENEFITSUNMR THE IINTTEDSTATES^ARBBEAN BASIN TRADE PARTNERSHIP ACT The tariff treatmcat provided in this subchqiter diall be accoided only to textile and atipnel articles Oat are described m such subfaeKiiags and impaled directly into the custacns tenitoo' of the United States from a (VtigiMitrd United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) beneficiary country enumerated in general note 17(a) to the tariff schedule. (a) Except as provided in this note, textile and apparel articles described in subheadings 9820.11.03 dmxigh 9820.11.30, inclusive, of this subchapter that are m^cfted directly into the customs territory of the United Statesfrom • «<«^g»i»t<-H beneficiary CBIPA country enumerated in general note 17(a) to the tariff schedule shall be eligible to enter free of duty and free of any quantitative liitiinttMwn, except as provided m this subchapter, under the terms of the provisions set bi± in such siihhradings and applicable legal notes, as mdicatfd by the rate of duty of Tree" in the Specul rales of duty suboohmm for sudi proviacos. (b) lmp>irt« Af.ppT»l mrrir'l^ imH^ mKi^Y'"*>E °*" ' ' "" **'*" ^ HTM<"^ " '>» J^ruiA hiynning an thg date aimnimord in a Federal Register notice issued bytt>eUnited States TadeRqatxalalive and continumg through the close of September 30.2001, to an aggregate quantity not to exceed 250,000.000 square meter equivalents. Such imports of apparel articles shall be limited, during each of the one-year periods provided for herein, to the following aggregate quantity of square meter equivakab; 12-Month Period Square Meter Eauivalents October 1.2001 through SqKember 30.2002 290.000.000 October 1.2002 through Sqitember 30.2003 336.400.000 October 1, 2003 through Sqxember 30, 2004 and subsequent 12-month periods 390,224,000 (c) Imports of t-chirts under subheading 9820.11.12 shall be limited, in the periodbeginning on die date announced in a Fedenl Register notice issued by the UnitedStates Trade Representative and cnnliniiing through thedose of September 30, 2001, to an aggregate quantity not to exceed 4.200.000 dcoen. Such imports of such t-shirts shall be limited, during each of the one-year periods provided foeherein, tottie following aggregate quanbty 12^onth Period AtC^" (i*"V*Y i" fVT October 1.2001 through September 30.2002 4.872.000 October 1.2002 through September 30.2003 S.651.S20 October 1.2009 through Septemba 30.2004 6.SSS.763 October 1.2004 through September 30.200S and subsequent 12-maath periods. 7.604.685 (d) For pntpoces of subheading 9820.11.15. impofts of brassieres of a produoa or an entiQroaatroUing production, during the period »yTMi"E on October 1, 2001, and during each of the six *~'~**"g 1-year periods, diall be eligible for piefaemial treatment only if the aggregtte east offtfaricWBuwunirt formed in the United States that are used in the ptodnctiao of all such articles of that prodnoer or entity during die preceding 1-year period is at least 75 percent of the aggregate declared customs value of die fiteic cooiained in all such articles of that pndaoer or entity that arc oitaed during the preceding l-yearperiod. The United States Customs Service shall devel^ and implfinmt methods and pruceduies to ensure oagpia% compliance with the provisions of this pnapapb. IfttkeCustoms Service finds that aproducer or an entity controlling production has not satiifirri such provisicos in a I-year period, then sudi apparel articles of that pnvfaiCTT nr wthly «h«ll K>.i»ligi"KU fnr |.»f»iw.li«l Iwrm^l rmArr mKWi.«/fcm Og)n 11 I < /tntitig...y siinyfding 1-year period until the aggregate cost of fabric componests formed in the United States used in the productioo of sadi articles of that prtiduoer or entity in the preceding I-year period is at least 85 percent of the aggregate declared customs value of the &bticcontained in all sadi articles of that producer or entity that are entered during die preceding 1-year period. (a) An artide otherwise eligible Cor preferential Ueatment under any provision of diis subchapter diaU not be meligible for such treatment because the artide cootains- (i) findings or trimmmgs of foreign origin, if the value of such findings and trimmings does not exceed 25 percent of the cost of die ccnqianents ofdie assembled article: or (ii) «Ttmn wti^inm^ ftf foreign nrigifi if fh^ valn^ nf «irfi int^itimg* ^mnA Miyfttwfaig*mnA tnTTmiinp offoreignorigin) does mat eatceed25 percent of the coa of die romrnnnin of die assembled article; or
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