| Title: | GSP - NEW ASSOCIATION OF COUNTRIES (SAARC) |
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| Date: | 2005-07-08 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS
FROM: TONY CASUCCI
SUBJECT: GSP CHANGES - PROCLAMATION 7912 CREATED A NEW ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTRIES (TREATED AS ONE COUNTRY) CALLED THE 'SOUTH ASIAN
ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION (SAARC).
PROCLAMATION 7912 MODIFIED GENERAL NOTE 4(A) OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES TO INCLUDE A NEW 'ASSOCIATION OF COUNTRIES
' (TREATED AS ONE COUNTRY) KNOWN AS THE 'SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR
REGIONAL COOPERATION (SAARC). MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE 'SAARC' ARE THE
FOLLOWING:
COUNTRY ISO CODE
BANGLADESH BD
BHUTAN BT
INDIA IN
NEPAL NP
PAKISTAN PK
SRI LANKA LK
ACS IS IN THE PROCESS OF MODIFYING THE SYSTEM TO ADD THE NEW ASSOCIATION
'SAARC' TO THE GSP PROCESS. A FUTURE MESSAGE WILL BE POSTED TO ADVISE
THE TRADE WHEN THE ABOVE CHANGES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS MESSAGE CAN BE REFERRED TO YOUR LOCAL CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVE OR TO ACS, ATTENTION TONY CASUCCI AT 202-344-1035.
CSMS #05-000989