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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES December 20, 1935 [E. A. S. No. 100] Reciprocal trade agreement, etc., with the Netherlands. 48 Stat. 943. 19 U. S. C. 1351. Statutory pro- visions. Agreement, exchange of notes, and protocol between the United States of America and the Netherlands respecting reciprocal trade. Signed at Washington, December 20, 1935; proclaimed by the President of the United States, December 28,1935; ratifiedby Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands, March 8, 1937; proclamation and ratification ex- changed at Washington, April 8, 19S7; supplementary proclamation by the President of the United States, April 10, 1937; articles I to XVI, inclusive, applied reciprocally on and after February 1, 1936; entire agreement effective May 8, 1937. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS it is provided in the Tariff Act of 1930 of the Congress of the United States of America, as amended by the Act of June 12, 1934, entitled "AN ACT To Amend the Tariff Act of 1930" (48 Stat. 943), as follows: "Sec. 350. (a) For the purpose of expanding foreign markets for the products of the United States (as a means of assisting in the present emergency in restoring the American standard of living, in overcoming domestic unemployment and the present economic depression, in in- creasing the purchasing power of the American public, and in estab- lishing and maintaining a better relationship among various branches of American agriculture, industry, mining, and commerce) by regulat- ing the admission of foreign goods into the United States in accordance with the characteristics and needs of various branches of American production so that foreign markets will be made available to those branches of American production which require and are capable of developing such outlets by affording corresponding market oppor- tunities for foreign products in the United States, the President, whenever he finds as a fact that any existing duties or other import restrictions of the United States or any foreign country are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that the purpose above declared will be promoted by the means here- inafter specified, is authorized from time to time- "(1) To enter into foreign trade agreements with foreign govern- ments or instrumentalities thereof; and "(2) To proclaim such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions, or such additional import restrictions, or such continuance, and for such minimum periods, of existing customs or excise treatment of any article covered by foreign trade agreements, as are required or appropriate to carry out any foreign trade agreement that the President has entered into hereunder. No proclamation shall be made increasing or decreasing by more than 50 per centum any existing rate of duty or transferring any article between the dutiable and free lists. The proclaimed duties and other import restrictions shall apply to articles the growth, produce, or manufac- ture of all foreign countries, whether imported directly, or indirectly: Provided, That the President may suspend the application to articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of any country because of its 1504

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