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 2596 PROCLAMATIONS, 1925. similar articles whollglor in part the igrowth or product of compet' foreign countries, sh find 1t thereh-% shown that the duties m this act do not equalize the said ' erences in costs of production in the United States and_ the principal competing country he shall, by such investigation,  sai differences and determine and proclaim the changes in classifications or increases or decreases in rates of duty provided in said act shown biy said differ- vi ences in sue costs of production necessary o- equalize the same ;_ ° · *”· P- °"“· Whereas m and by section 315 (b) of said act it IS further rovided that whenever the President _upon such investigation sh& find it thereby shown that the dutiesprescribed in said act do not equalize said differences, and shall further find it thereb shown that the said dziiferences in costs of production in the Unite¢{States and the prin- cipal competing country cannot be equalized by proceediri under the provisions of subdivision (a) of said section, he shall m e such findings public, toglether with a description of the articles to which they app y, in suc detail as_may be necessarg for the guidance of
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duty based in whole or in part upon thevalue of the imported article in the country of exportation shall thereafter be based upon the American selling price,_ as defined in subdivision (f) of section 402 of said act, of any similar competitive article manufactured or produced in the Umted States em raced within the class or kind of imported articles upon which the President has made a proclama- tion under subdivision (b) of said section; s _ r _. V°1"“""°‘2‘ thVghemasin-and·bysl¢:ct1£.1i;_ 315 (c) of said Wt im further prpvidicg a in ascerta1mng` ` ‘t e ` erences in costsro p uction, im er. provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) of said section, the President, in so far as he finds it practicable, shall take mto consideration (1) the differences in conditions in production, including wages, costs of material, and other items in costs of production of such or similar articles in the United States and in competing foreign countries; (2) the differences in the wholesale selling prices of omestie and foreign articles in the principal markets o the United States; (3) advantages granted to a foreign producer by_ aforeign government, or by a person, artnership, corporation, or association m a foreign peluntry; and (4)) any other advantages or disadvantages in compe- 1 non; . .  ., Whereas, 'l111d61‘• and by_virtue of said section ef said act, the Umted States Tariff Commission has made an mvestigation to assist the President in ascertaining the differences in costs of production of and of all other facts an conditions enumerated in said section V°‘·‘2·"·’“· with respect to the articles desc1·ibed in paragraph 368 of Title I of said tariff act of 1922, namely), taximeters, whether wholly or partly complete or knocked down, eing wholly or in part the gapwth or product of the Umted States, and of and with respect to e_ or similar articles wholly or in part the growth or product of competmg °°“°°"€§’ { ·d- t- r h · h ld is ereas m e conuse o sai mves iga ion earm were e ,_o which reasonable public notice was given and at which parties m- terested were given reasonable opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard; _ _ _ _ _ _ Whereas the President upon said investigation of said differences in costs of production of taximeters, wholly or in part the growth or product of the Umted States and of hke or s1m1lar artic es_wholly or in art the growth or product of competmg foreign countries, has therelyy f ound—— _ _ That the principal competmg country is Germany;

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