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 114 STAT. 284 PUBLIC LAW 106-200—MAY 18, 2000 "(i) has cooperated fully with the United States, consistent with its domestic laws and procedures, in instances of circumvention or alleged circumvention of existing quotas on imports of textile and apparel goods, to establish necessary relevant facts in the places of import, export, and, where applicable, transshipment, including investigation of circumvention practices, exchanges of documents, correspondence, reports, and other relevant information, to the extent such information is available; "(ii) has taken appropriate measures, consistent with its domestic laws and procedures, against exporters and importers involved in instances of false declaration concerning fiber content, quantities, description, classification, or origin of textile and apparel goods; and "(iii) has penalized the individuals and entities involved in any such circumvention, consistent with its domestic laws and procedures, and has worked closely to seek the cooperation of any third country to prevent such circumvention from taking place in that third country. Deadline. The Trade Representative shall submit to Congress, not Reports. later than October 1, 2001, a report on the study conducted under this subparagraph. "(5) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.— For purposes of this subsection— "(A) ANNEX.—The term 'the Annex' means Annex 300- B of the NAFTA. "(B) CBTPA BENEFICIARY COUNTRY. —The term 'CBTPA beneficiary country' means any 'beneficiary country', as defined in section 212(a)(1)(A) of this title, which the President designates as a CBTPA beneficiary country, taking into account the criteria contained in subsections (b) and (c) of section 212 and other appropriate criteria, including the following: "(i) Whether the beneficiary country has demonstrated a commitment to— "(I) undertake its obligations under the WTO, including those agreements listed in section 101(d) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, on or ahead of schedule; and "(II) participate in negotiations toward the completion of the FTAA or another free trade agreement. "(ii) The extent to which the country provides protection of intellectual property rights consistent with or greater than the protection afforded under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights described in section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. "(iii) The extent to which the country provides internationaly recognized worker rights, including— "(I) the right of association; "(II) the right to organize and bargain collectively;

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