Handel i polityka gospodarcza · 07/11/1997

Initiation of Section 302 Investigation, Proposed Determinations and Action, and Request for Public Comment: Honduran Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) has determined that the Government of Honduras has failed to provide adequate and effective means under its laws for foreign nationals to secure, exercise and enforce exclusive rights in intellectual property and has recommended that the duty-free treatment accorded Honduras under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) programs be partially withdrawn. In light of the foregoing, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is initiating an investigation under section 302(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Trade Act'') with regard to acts, policies, and practices of the Government of Honduras with respect to the protection of intellectual property rights, and proposes to determine that these acts, policies and practices are actionable under section 301(b) and that the appropriate response is a partial suspension of tariff preference benefits accorded to Honduras under the GSP and CBI programs. The annex to this notice sets forth a list of articles of Honduras which could be subject to the suspension of tariff preference benefits. The USTR invites interested persons to submit written com