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 PROCLAMATION 4511—JUNE 24, 1977 Proclamation 4511

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91 STAT. 1749 June 24, 1977

Implementation of Orderly Marketing Agreement on Certain Color Television Receivers

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. On March 22, 1977, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) reported to the President (USITC Publication 808) the results of its investigation under subsection (b) of section 201 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2251 (b)) (the Trade Act). The USITC determined that color television receivers assembled or not assembled, finished or not finished, provided for in item 685.20 of the TariflF Schedules of the United States (TSUS) are being imported into the 19 USC 1202. United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic industry producing articles like or directly competitive with the imported articles. By an evenly divided vote, three USITC Commissioners determined serious injury to exist in the monochrome television receiver industry and three Commissioners made no determination of injury with respect to the monochrome receiver industry. The Commissioners also had an evenly divided determination on the question of injury to that portion of the industry producing subassemblies of color television receivers, also provided for in item 685.20 of the TSUS. On those articles on which an injury determination was made, the Commission recommended the imposition of an increased tariff. 2. Pursuant to section 330(d) of the TarifT Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330(d)), in the case of an evenly divided vote on serious injury the President may consider the determination agreed upon by either group of Commissioners as the determination of the Commission. On May 19, 1977, I determined to accept the determination of those Commissioners making no determination of "injury to the monochrome television receiver industry as the determination of the Commission and to accept the determination of those Commissioners finding serious injury to that portion of the industry producing subassemblies of color television receivers as the determination of the Commission. 3. On May 19, 1977, pursuant to Section 202(b)(1) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2 2 5 2 (b)(1)), and after taking into account the considerations specified in section 202(c) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2252(c)), I determined to remedy the serious injury found to exist by the USITC through the negotiation of an orderly marketing agreement with Japan, the major supplier of color television receivers to the U.S. market, pursuant to section 203(a)(4) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(4)); and announced my intention to conclude such an agreement limiting the export from Japan into the United States of color television receivers and certain of their subassemblies, and setting conditions under which the United States would limit imports into the United States of such articles. On May 19, 1977, in accordance with section 203(b)(1) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(b)(1)), I transmitted a report to the Congress setting forth my determination and intention to conclude an orderly marketing agreement and stating the r.easons why my decision differed from the action recommended by the USITC.

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