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 PUBLIC LAW 96-39—JULY 26, 1979

93 STAT. 203

(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this title (except the amendments made by section 223(b)) shall take effect on— (A) January 1, 1981, if the Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States by that date; or (B) if subparagraph (A) does not apply, that date after January 1, 1981, on which the Agreement enters into such force; and shall apply with respect to merchandise that is exported to the United States on or after whichever of such dates applies. (2) EARLIER EFFECTIVE DATE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.—

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If the President determines before January 1, 1981, that— (A) the European Economic Community has accepted the obligations of the Agreement with respect to the United States; and (B) each of the member states of the European Economic Community has implemented the Agreement under its laws; the President shall by proclamation announce such determination and the amendments made by this title (except the amendments made by section 223(b)) shall take effect on the date specified in the proclamation (but not before July 1, 1980) and shall apply with respect to merchandise that is exported to the United States on or after such date; except that unless the Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States by January 1, 1981, all provisions of law that were amended by such amendments are revived (as in effect on the day before such amendments took effect) on January 1, 1981, and such provisions— (i) shall remain in effect until the date on which the Agreement enters into force with respect to the United 4 States (and on such date the amendments made by this title (except the amendments made by section 223(b)) are revived and shall apply with respect to merchandise exported to the United States on or after such date); and (ii) shall apply with respect to merchandise exported to the United States on or after January 1, 1981, and before the date on which the Agreement enters into such force. (b) APPLICATION OF OLD LAW VALUATION STANDARDS.—For purposes of the administration of the customs laws, all merchandise (other than merchandise to which subsections (a) and (c) apply) shall be appraised on the same basis, and in the same manner, as if the amendments made by this title had not been enacted. (c) SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN RUBBER FOOTWEAR.—The

amendments made by section 223(b) shall take effect July 1, 1981, or, if later, the date on which the Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States, and shall apply, together with the other amendments made by this title, to rubber footwear exported to the United States on or after such date. For purposes of the administration of the customs laws, all rubber footwear (other than rubber footwear to which the preceding sentence applies) shall be appraised on the same basis, and in the same manner, as if the amendments made by this title had not been enacted. (d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term "rubber footwear" means articles described in item 700.60 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (as in effect on the day before the day 19 USC 1202. on which the amendments made by section 223(b) take effect).

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