| Title: | QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-04-14 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JOHN ZZ-PIERCE
SUBJECT : QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONE
DATE : 04/13/98
8103072
APRIL 13, 1998
FO:TA JAP
TO : IMPORT SPECIALISTS, BROKERS, IMPORTERS, AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE AGREEMENTS
SUBJECT: THE DESIGNATION OF ISRAELI-JORDANIAN IRBID QUALIFYING
INDUSTRIAL ZONE AS A QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONE UNDER
THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL FREE TRADE AREA IMPLEMENTATION
ACT (THE "FTA ACT")
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 7337073, DATED DECEMBER 2, 1996, ADVISED
CUSTOMS FIELD PERSONNEL AND THE TRADE COMMUNITY THAT ON NOVEMBER
13, 1996, PRESIDENT CLINTON SIGNED PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6955
PUBLISHED IN FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 61, NO. 223, DATED MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 18, 1996, WHICH PROVIDED DUTY-FREE TREATMENT TO PRODUCTS
IMPORTED DIRECTLY FROM THE WEST BANK, GAGA STRIP, A QUALIFYING
INDUSTRIAL ZONE, OR ISRAEL. THE DUTY-FREE TREATMENT BECAME
EFFECTIVE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1996.
AT THE TIME OF THE SIGNING OF THE PROCLAMATION NO QUALIFYING
INDUSTRIAL ZONE HAD BEEN DESIGNATED. THE PROCLAMATION NOTED THAT
WHEN A ZONE WAS DESIGNATED A SUBSEQUENT FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE
WOULD BE ISSUED. THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE (USTR) IN ITS FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE DATED
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1998, PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY DELEGATED BY THE
PRESIDENT, DESIGNATED THE ISRAELI-JORDANIAN IRBID QUALIFYING
INDUSTRIAL ZONE AS A QUALIFYING INDUSTRIAL ZONE UNDER THE FTA
ACT. DUTY-FREE TREATMENT FOR GOODS IMPORTED DIRECTLY FROM THE
ZONE TO UNITED STATES BECAME EFFECTIVE UPON THE DATE OF
PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER. THE AUTOMATED
COMMERCIAL SYSTEM (ACS) HAS BEEN UPDATED WHERE APPROPRIATE.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE ARE TO BE DIRECTED TO MR. JOHN
PIERCE, TRADE AGREEMENTS, AT (202) 927-1249.
JOYCE METZGER
S