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 102 STAT. 1148

PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988 (5) The term "old Schedules" means title I of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1202) as in effect on the day before the effective date of the amendment to such title under section 1204(a). (6) The term "technical rectifications" means rectifications of an editorial character or minor technical or clerical changes which do not affect the substance or meaning of the text, such as— (A) errors in spelling, numbering, or punctuation; (B) errors in indentation; (C) errors (including inadvertent omissions) in crossreferences to headings or subheadings or notes; and (D) other clerical or typographical errors.

19 USC 3003.

SEC. 1203. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF UNITED STATES ACCESSION TO THE CONVENTION. (a) CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.—The Congress approves the acces-

sion by the United States of America to the ClJonvention. (b) ACCEPTANCE OP THE FINAL LEGAL TEXT OF THE (IJONVENTION BY

THE PRESIDENT.—The President may accept for the United States the final legal instruments embodying the (IJonvention. The President shall submit a copy of each final instrument to the Congress on the date it becomes available. (c) UNSPECIFIED PRIVATE REMEDIES NOT CREATED.—Neither the

entry into force with respect to the United States of the (Convention nor the enactment of this subtitle may be construed as creating any private right of action or remedy for which provision is not explicitly made under this subtitle or under other laws of the United States. (d) TERMINATION.—The provisions of section 125(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2135(a)) do not apply to the Convention. 19 USC 3004.

SEC. 1204. ENACTMENT OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE.

19 USC prec. 1202 note.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by striking out title I and inserting a new title I entitled "Title I—Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States" (hereinafter in this subtitle referred to as the "Harmonized Tariff Schedule") which— (1) consists of— (A) the General Notes; (B) the General Rules of Interpretation; (C) the Additional U.S. Rules of Interpretation; (D) sections I to XXII, inclusive (encompassing chapters 1 to 99, and including all section and chapter notes, article provisions, and tariff and other treatment accorded thereto); and OE) the Chemical Appendix to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule; all conforming to the nomenclature of the C!onvention and as set forth in Publication No. 2030 of the Commission entitled "Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes" and Supplement No. 1 thereto; but (2) does not include the statistical annotations, notes, annexes, suffixes, check digits, units of quantity, and other matters formulated under section 484(e) of the TariJEf Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(e)), nor the table of contents, footnotes, index, and other matters inserted for ease of reference, that are included in such Publication No. 2030 or Supplement No. 1. thereto.

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