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 123STA T . 3 75 2 PROCL A M AT I O N846 7 —DE C. 23 , 2 0 0 915.OnDec e mb e r 1 0,2 00 8, th e U n i te dS t a te s entered int o ana g reement w ith I srae l toe x tend the p eriod that the 200 4A greement is in f orce thro u gh December 3 1, 200 9, to allow additional time for the two go v- ernments to conclude an agreement to replace the 2004 Agreement. 1 6 .In P residential Proclamation 8334 of December 31, 2008, the Presi- dent determined that it was necessar y in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with re- spect to Israel provided for by the USI FT A to extend such duty-free treatment through December 31, 2009. In Proclamation 8334, the Presi- dent modified the H TS to provide duty-free access into the United States through December 31, 2009, for specified q uantities of certain agricultural products of Israel. In Proclamation 8405 of August 31, 2009, I further modified the HTS to provide the intended tariff treat- ment. 1 7 . On December 6, 2009, the United States entered into a further agreement with Israel to extend the period that the 2004 Agreement is in force through December 31, 2010, to allow for further negotiations on an agreement to replace the 2004 Agreement. 18. Pursuant to section 4 ( b ) of the USIFTA Act, I have determined that it is necessary, in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided for by the USIFTA, to provide duty-free access into the United States through the close of December 31, 2010, for specified quantities of cer- tain agricultural products of Israel. 19. Presidential Proclamation 6641 of December 15, 1993, implemented the N orth American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with respect to the United States and, pursuant to the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the ‘ ‘NAFTA Implementation Act ’ ’) (Public L aw 103 – 182), incorporated in the HTS the schedule of duty reductions and rules of origin necessary or appropriate to carry out the NAFTA. 20. Section 202 of the NAFTA Implementation Act (19 U.S. C . 3332) provides rules for determining whether goods imported into the United States originate in the territory of a NAFTA party and thus are eligible for the tariff and other treatment contemplated under the NAFTA. 21. Presidential Proclamation 8405 of August 31, 2009, modified the HTS to provide for modifications to the rules of origin under the NAFTA. I have determined that technical corrections to the HTS are necessary to provide for the intended rules of origin. 22. Presidential Proclamation 7747 of December 30, 2003, implemented the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA) with re- spect to the United States, including certain rules for determining whether a good is an originating good for the purposes of imple- menting tariff treatment under the USSFTA. I have determined that certain rules of origin under the USSFTA were inadvertently deleted in the HTS and that technical rectifications to the HTS are necessary to restore the intended rules of origin. 23. Presidential Proclamation 7746 of December 30, 2003, implemented the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (USCFTA) with respect to the United States, including certain rules for determining whether a good is an originating good for the purposes of implementing tariff treatment under the USCFTA. I have determined that technical correc-