Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 17/06/1996

Retroactive Suspension of Certain Generalized System of Preference Benefits for Pakistan

On November 6, 1995, the Office of the United States Trade Representative published a notice in the Federal Register providing an opportunity for the public to comment on a proposal to suspend certain Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits for Pakistan. A press release was issued on March 7, 1996, announcing the U.S. Trade Representative's decision to recommend to the President the partial GSP suspension of Pakistan. In order to put this recommendation into effect a Presidential Proclamation is necessary. This cannot be done until and unless the GSP program is reauthorized. In the past the GSP has been reauthorized on a retroactive basis if there has been a period of suspension, and duties on properly entered goods have been refunded by the U.S. Customs Service. However, the public is hereby notified that, should the GSP program be reauthorized, a Presidential Proclamation suspending certain Pakistani GSP benefits will be made retroactive to the effective date of this notice. Duties on the below listed Pakistani products will not be refunded if the products are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of this notice. The Pakista