CSMS Message: 92-000035

BACKGROUND

IN PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6352 OF OCTOBER 9, 1991, (56 FEDERAL
REGISTER 51317), THE PRESIDENT PROCLAIMED THAT THE "AGREEMENT ON TRADE
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNION OF SOVIET
SOCIALIST REPUBLICS" ENTERS INTO FORCE AND NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT
WOULD BE EXTENDED TO PRODUCTS OF THE U.S.S.R. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS
OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE DATE OF EXCHANGE OF WRITTEN NOTICES OF ACCEPTANCE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XVII OF THE AGREEMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE
U.S.S.R. WAS SUCCEEDED BY TWELVE INDEPENDENT STATES, INCLUDING THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION. AN EXCHANGE OF DIPLOMATIC NOTES WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XVII OF THE AGREEMENT TOOK PLACE IN WASHINGTON,
D.C. ON JUNE 17, 1992. ACCORDINGLY, THE AGREEMENT BECAME EFFECTIVE ON
JUNE 17, 1992, WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND
NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT IS EXTENDED TO PRODUCTS OF THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION AS OF JUNE 17, 1992 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT AND AS
PROVIDED FOR IN PROCLAMATION 6352 OF OCTOBER 9, 1991.

ACTION

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE (VOL. 57, NO. 120)
DATED JUNE 22, 1992, PRODUCTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION SHALL BE DUTIABLE
AT THE COLUMN 1 RATES OF DUTY EFFECTIVE AS TO MERCHANDISE ENTERED OR
WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE ON OR AFTER JUNE 17, 1992.

PERSONS WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOICE SHOULD CONTACT
MS. ROBYN DAY, TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH, AT (202) 927-0123.

WILLIAM LUEBKERT