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 116 STAT. 1026 PUBLIC LAW 107-210—AUG. 6, 2002 that sets forth the action proposed to be proclaimed and the reasons for such action, and the advice obtained under subclause (II); "(IV) a period of 60 calendar days, beginning with the first day on which the President has met the requirements of subclause (III), has expired; and "(V) the President has consulted with such committees regarding the proposed action during the period referred to in subclause (III), "(iii) APPAREL ARTICLES ASSEMBLED IN i OR MORE ATPDEA BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES FROM REGIONAL FAB- RICS OR REGIONAL COMPONENTS. —(I) Subject to the limitation set forth in subclause (II), apparel articles sewn or otherwise assembled in 1 or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries from fabrics or from fabric components formed or from components knit-to-shape, in 1 or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries, from yarns wholly formed in the United States or 1 or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries (including fabrics not formed from yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under heading 5602 or 5603 of the HTS and are formed in 1 or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries), whether or not the apparel articles are also made from any of the fabrics, fabric components formed, or components knit-to-shape described in clause (i) (unless the apparel articles are made exclusively from any of the fabrics, fabric components formed, or components knit-to-shape described in clause (i)). "(II) The preferential treatment referred to in subclause (I) shall be extended in the 1-year period beginning October 1, 2002, and in each of the 4 succeeding 1-year periods, to imports of apparel articles in an amount not to exceed the applicable percentage of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period for which data are available. "(Ill) For purposes of subclause (II), the term 'applicable percentage' means 2 percent for the 1-year period beginning October 1, 2002, increased in each of the 4 succeeding 1-year periods by equal increments, so that for the period beginning October 1, 2006, the applicable percentage does not exceed 5 percent. "(iv) HANDLOOMED, HANDMADE, AND FOLKLORE ARTICLES.— ^A handloomed, handmade, or folklore article of an ATPDEA beneficiary country identified under subparagraph (C) that is certified as such by the competent authority of such beneficiary country. "(v) CERTAIN OTHER APPAREL ARTICLES.— "(I) GENERAL RULE. —Any apparel article classifiable under subheading 6212.10 of the HTS, except for articles entered under clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv), if the article is both cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in the United States, or one or more ATPDEA beneficiary countries, or both.

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