| Title: | INFO. TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1997-06-05 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JOHN ZZ-PIERCE
SUBJECT : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT
DATE : 06/05/97
7156071
JUNE 5, 1997
FO:TA JAP
TO : BROKERS, IMPORTERS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE AGREEMENTS
SUBJECT: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT
THIS IS TO ADVISE YOU OF A NEW INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT, THE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT, WHICH WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY
CUSTOMS UPON ITS IMPLEMENTATION.
ON DECEMBER 13, 1996, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ENTERED INTO AN
AGREEMENT, THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT (ITA), WITH
AUSTRALIA, CANADA, CHINESE TAIPEI, EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HONG
KONG, ICELAND, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KOREA, NORWAY, SINGAPORE,
SWITZERLAND, AND TURKEY. THE AGREEMENT CALLS FOR THE IMMEDIATE
ELIMINATION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AND FEES ON CERTAIN ELECTRONICS
PRODUCTS AND A PHASE OUT OF DUTIES AND FEES ON OTHER PRODUCTS
BEGINNING NO LATER THAN JULY 1, 1997, AND CONCLUDING IN THE YEAR
2000.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ITA IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 1, 1997. IT
WILL BE IMPLEMENTED VIA A PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION CONTAINING
CHANGES TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE PROCLAMATION WILL PROVIDE A CLEAR BASIS AS
TO THE SCOPE OF THE PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE AGREEMENT. TO
DATE, THE PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION IMPLEMENTING THE AGREEMENT
HAS NOT BEEN SIGNED. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING
FROM CUSTOMS HEADQUARTERS TO THE TRADE WHEN THE PROCLAMATION IS
SIGNED AND PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE AND THE ITA SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
MR. JOHN PIERCE, TRADE AGREEMENTS, AT (202) 927-1249.
JOYCE METZGER
/S/