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period at the end of the first sentence to a comma and by inserting thereafter "or (3) in any case, if the consignee, his agent, or his attorney requests such notice in writing before appraisement, setting forth a substantial reason for requesting the notice.", by inserting in the second sentence after "appraiser" the clause ", including all determinations entering into the same,", and by deleting the third sentence of the section. (d) Section 503 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1503), is amended by deleting subsection (b), by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b), and by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

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GENERAL RULE. — E x c e p t as provided i n section 562 of t h i s

Act (relating to withdrawal from manipulating warehouses), the basis for the assessment of duties on imported merchandise subject to ad valorem rates of duty shall be the final appraised value." Repeal. (g) The Act of July 12, 1932 (ch. 473, 47 Stat. 657; U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1503a), is repealed. (f) Section 562 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U.S.C. 1946 stlf.%7*7.^'*^' ^^ edition, title 19, sec. 1562), is further amended by changing the third sentence to read as follows: "The basis for the assessment of duties on such merchandise so withdrawn for consumption shall be the adjusted final appraised value, and if the rate of duty is based upon or regulated in any manner by the value of the merchandise, such rate shall be based upon or regulated by such adjusted final appraised value." COMMINGLED MERCHANDISE

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SEC. 19. Section 508 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (U.S.C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1508) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 508. COMMINGLING OF GOODS. " (a) Whenever dutiable merchandise and merchandise which is free of duty or merchandise subject to different rates of duty are so packed together or mingled that the quantity or value of each class of such merchandise cannot be readily ascertained by the customs officers (without physical segregation of the shipment or the contents of any entire package thereof), by one or more of the following means: (1) Examination of a representative sainple, (2) occasional verification of packing lists or other documents filed at the time of. entry, or (3) evidence showing performance of commercial settlement tests generally accepted in the trade and filed in such time and manner as may be prescribed by regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury, and if the consignee or his agent shall not segregate the merchandise ursuant to subsection (b), then the whole of such merchandise shall e subject to the highest rate of duty applicable to any part thereof. " (b) Every segregation of mechandise made pursuant to this section shall be accomplished by the consignee or his agent at the risk and expense of the consignee within thirty days after the date of personal delivery or mailing, by such employee as the Secretary of the Treasury shall designate, of written notice to the consignee that the merchandise is commingled, unless the Secretary authorizes in writing a longer time. Every such segregation shall be accomplished under customs supervision, and the compensation and expenses of the supervising customs officers shall be reimbursed to the Government by the consignee under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.

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