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 12 2 STA T .54 2 0PROCL A M AT I O N83 34 —DE C. 31 , 2008 mut u al l y a dv a n ta geo u sc oncess i ons w it hr es p ect to I srael provided f or b y the US I FTA, to provide duty - free access into the United States through the close of D ecember 31, 20 0 9 , for specified q uantities of cer- tain agricultural products of Israel .7 . O n J une 6, 2003, the United States and C hile entered into the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement ( USCFTA ) . The Congress approved the USCFTA in section 101(a) of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the ‘ ‘USCFTA Act ’ ’) (19 U.S.C. 3 8 0 5 note). In P roclamation 77 4 6 of December 30, 2003, I proclaimed the tariff treatment called for under the USCFTA. 8. Section 201(b) of the USCFTA Act authori z es the President, sub j ect to the consultation and layover requirements of section 103(a) of the USCFTA Act, to proclaim such modifications to the staging of duty treatment set forth in Anne x 3.3 of the USCFTA as the United States may agree to with Chile, as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Chile provided for by the USCFTA. 9. On N ovember 26, 2008, the United States entered into an agreement with Chile that includes an accelerated schedule of duty elimination under the USCFTA for specific originating goods of Chile. The con- sultation and layover requirements of section 103(a) of the USCFTA Act with respect to the accelerated schedule of duty elimination were satisfied as of November 8, 2008. 10. Pursuant to section 201(b) of the USCFTA Act, I have determined that modifications hereinafter proclaimed of rates of duties on origi- nating goods of Chile are necessary or appropriate to maintain the gen- eral level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with re- spect to Chile provided for by the USCFTA and to carry out the agree- ment with Chile on an accelerated schedule of duty elimination for specific originating goods of Chile. 11. On M ay 18, 2004, the United States and Australia entered into the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (USAFTA). The Con- gress approved the USAFTA in section 101(a) of the United States-Aus- tralia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the ‘‘USAFTA Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 3805 note). In Proclamation 7857 of December 20, 2004, I proclaimed the rules of origin called for under the USAFTA. 12. Section 203(o) of the USAFTA Act authorizes the President, subject to the consultation and layover requirements of section 104 of the USAFTA Act, to proclaim such modifications to the rules of origin as are necessary to implement an agreement with Australia pursuant to article 4.2.5 of the USAFTA. 13. On October 10, 2008, the United States entered into an agreement with Australia pursuant to article 4.2.5 of the USAFTA to amend the USAFTA rule of origin for certain yarns of viscose rayon fiber. The consultation and layover requirements of section 104 of the USAFTA Act with respect to the proposed modification of the USAFTA rules of origin were satisfied as of December 24, 2008. 14. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ‘‘1974 Act’’) (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the H TS the substance of relevant provisions of that Act, or other acts affecting im- port treatment, and of actions ta k en thereunder.

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