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PROCLAMATION

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20, 1973

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PROCLAMATION 4189

Modification of Trade Agreement Concession and Extension of Increased Rate of Duty on Imports of Certain Pianos By the President of the United States of America

February 20, 1973

A Proclamation Pursuant to the authority vested in him by the Constitution and the statutes, including section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930,.as amended (19 U.S.C. 1351), and section 201 of the Trade Expansion Act of \

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1962 (19 U.S.C. 1821) (hereinafter " T E A "), the President, by Proclamation No. 2929 of June 2, 1951, No. 3140 of June 13, 1956, and No. 3822 of December 16, 1967 (65 Stat. c l 2, 70 Stat. c33, and 82 Stat. 1455), proclaimed such modifications of existing duties as were found to be required or appropriate to carry out trade agreements into which he had entered; Among the proclaimed modifications were modifications in the rate of duty on pianos which were provided for in item 725.02 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. 1202) (hereinafter " T S U S "); \

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Pursuant to sections 2 0 1 (a)(2) and 3 5 1 (a)(1) of the TEA (19 U.S.C. 1 8 2 1 (a)(2), 19 U.S.C. 1981(a)(1)), and in accordance with section 253(d) of said Act (19 U.S.C. 1883(d)), and Article X IX of the 76 Stat. 872. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (61 Stat. (pt. 5) A58, 8 UST (pt. 2) 1786), the President by Proclamation No. 3964 of February 21, 1970 (84 Stat. 2212) proclaimed two new items in the TSUS for pianos, J^^ use 1202 including item 725.01 applicable to pianos, except grand pianos, and also proclaimed increased duties on imports of such pianos in item 924.00 of Subpart A of Part 2 of the Appendix to the TSUS, which increased ^l^sciw-^' duties are scheduled to terminate on February 21, 1973; In accordance with section 351(c)(2) of the TEA (19 U.S.C. 1981 (c)(2)), after taking into account advice received from the Tariff Commission under section 351(d)(3) of the TEA (19 U.S.C. 1981 (d)(3)) and after seeking advice of the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor, I have determined that the extension as hereinafter proclaimed of the

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