| Title: | REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1993-08-24 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : LISA CROSBY
SUBJECT : MFN-REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA
DATE : 08/23/93
3235071
AUGUST 23, 1993
CATEGORY: TRA SPE-1-CO:TO:T:A RD
TO : ALL ASSISTANT REGIONAL COMMISSIONERS (OPERATIONS)
REGIONAL DIRECTORS FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS,
DISTRICT DIRECTORS
FROM : ACTING DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS
SUBJECT : EXTENSION OF MOST-FAVORED NATION STATUS TO THE
REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA
PASS TO : IMPORT SPECIALISTS, INSPECTORS AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES SUCH AS BROKERS AND IMPORTERS
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 REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA. AN EXCHANGE OF
DIPLOMATIC NOTES WITH THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ARTICLE XVII OF THE AGREEMENT, AS MODIFIED BY TECHNICAL
ADJUSTMENTS AND RETITLED "AGREEMENT ON TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA," TOOK
PLACE IN TBILISI, GEORGIA ON AUGUST 13, 1993. ACCORDINGLY, THE
AGREEMENT BECAME EFFECTIVE ON AUGUST 13, 1993, WITH RESPECT TO
THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA, AND NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT IS
EXTENDED TO PRODUCTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA AS OF
AUGUST 13, 1993.
ACTION:
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE (58 FEDERAL
REGISTER 44389) DATED AUGUST 20, 1993, PRODUCTS OF THE REPUBLIC
OF GEORGIA SHALL BE DUTIABLE AT THE COLUMN 1 RATES OF DUTY
EFFECTIVE AS TO MERCHANDISE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE
FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER AUGUST 13, 1993.
PERSONS WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE SHOULD CONTACT
ROBYN DAY, TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH, AT (202) 927-0123.
PHILIP METZGER