Advice Concerning the Addition of Certain Pharmaceutical Products and Chemical Intermediates to the Pharmaceutical Appendix to the HTS

Résumé

Following receipt on December 18, 1996, of a request from the United States Trade Representative, the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-376, Advice Concerning the Addition of Certain Pharmaceutical Products and Chemical Intermediates to the Pharmaceutical Appendix to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, under section 115 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3524) and section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). As requested by the USTR, the Commission will provide: (1) A summary description of the products contained in the existing Pharmaceutical Appendix and the modifications to be made to that Appendix; (2) an explanation of the relationship of the ``zero-for- zero'' initiative, including the Pharmaceutical Appendix, to the HTS; and (3) estimates of current U.S. imports and, where possible, U.S. exports, of the products included in the existing Pharmaceutical Appendix and the proposed additions to the Appendix, based on product groupings as necessary. The Commission will submit its report to the USTR by January 17, 1997.