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 PROCLAMATION 6309—JUNE 26, 1991 105 STAT. 2625 Proclamation 6309 of June 26, 1991 ^^ To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. Pursuant to section 504(c) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the 1974 Act) (19 U.S.C. 2464(c)), beneficiary developing countries, except those designated as least-developed beneficiary developing countries pursuant to section 504(c)(6) of the 1974 Act, are subject to limitations on the preferential treatment afforded under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). Pursuant to section 504(c)(3) of the 1974 Act, the President may waive the application of section 504(c) of the 1974 Act with respect to any eligible article if the President determines, based on the considerations described in sections 501 and 502(c) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2461 and 2462(c)) and advice from the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), that such waiver is in the national economic interest of the United States. Further, pursuant to section 504(c)(5) of the 1974 Act, a country that is no longer treated as a beneficiary developing country with respect to an eligible article by reason of section 504(c) of the 1974 Act may be redesignated as a beneficiary developing country with respect to such article if imports of such article from such country did not exceed the limitations in section 504(c)(1) (after application of paragraph (c)(2)) during the preceding calendar year. 2. Pursuant to subsection 504(c)(3) of the 1974 Act, I have determined that it is appropriate to waive the application of section 504(c) of the 1974 Act with respect to certain eligible articles from certain beneficiary developing countries. I have received the advice of the USITC on whether any industries in the United States are likely to be adversely affected by such waivers, and I have determined, based on that advice and on the considerations described in sections 501 and 502(c) of the 1974 Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2461 and 2462(c)), that such waivers are in the national economic interest of the United States. Further, I have determined that it is necessary and appropriate to subdivide and amend the nomenclature of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) in order to provide for one such waiver. Last, I have determined, pursuant to section 504(c)(5) of the 1974 Act, that certain countries should be redesignated as beneficiary developing countries with respect to specified previously designated eligible articles. These countries have been previously excluded from benefits of the GSP with respect to such eligible articles pursuant to sections 504(c)(1) or 504(c)(2) of the 1974 Act. 3. In order to clarify a change in general note 3(c)(ii)(C) to the HTS made by Proclamation 6245 of February 4, 1991, to correct a typographical error in Proclamation 6282 of April 25, 1991, and to modify the designation of eligibility of Peru with respect to HTS subheading 7113.19.10 due to new information as to the value of imports under such subheading, I have determined it is necessary and appropriate to modify the HTS.

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