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 PROCLAMATION 7401-JAN. 17, 2001 115 STAT. 2593 AGOA. section 211 of the CBTPA, and section 213 of the CBERA, do proclaim that: (1) The Kingdom of Swaziland is designated as a beneficiary sub-Sa- haran African country. (2) In order to reflect this designation in the HTS, general note 16(a) to the HTS is modified by inserting in alphabetical sequence in the list of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries "Kingdom of Swaziland". (3) For purposes of section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA, the Kingdom of Swaziland shall be considered a lesser developed beneficiary sub- Saharan African country. (4) Effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2001, HTS subheading 6402.99.70 is modified by deleting the figure "11.2%" from the Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn and inserting in lieu thereof "7.5%" for such special rate. Effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2002, such subheading is modified by deleting the figure "7.5%" and inserting in lieu thereof "3.7%" for such special rate. (5) General note 1 to the HTS is modified by deleting the phrase "through 14, inclusive, and general note 16" and by inserting in lieu thereof "through 18, inclusive". (6) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that are inconsistent with this proclamation are superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. (7) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this proclamation, the modifications to the HTS made by this proclamation shall be effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date of publication of this proclamation in the Federal Register. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth. WILLIAM J. CLINTON Proclamation 7401 of January 17, 2001 To Implement an Accelerated Schedule of Duty Elimination Under the North American Free Trade Agreement and for Other Purposes By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. On December 17, 1992, the Governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America entered into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The NAFTA was approved by the Congress in section 101(a) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the "NAFTA Implementation Act") (19 U.S.C. 3311(a)) and

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