19 U.S.C. § 3206 — Termination of preferential treatment
submitted 35 years ago by Pub. L. 102-182 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 394 words · no verdicts yet
Preferential treatment under this chapter ended on specified dates for Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, with limited exceptions based on presidential reviews and reports. The President had to report the required determinations and reasons to the listed congressional committees by June 30, 2009.
(a) No duty-free or other preferential treatment under this chapter may remain: (1) for Colombia after July 31, 2013, or for Peru after December 31, 2010; (2) for Ecuador after June 30, 2009, except that it continued from July 1, 2009, through July 31, 2013, unless the President reviewed section 3202’s criteria and by June 30, 2009, reported that Ecuador did not meet section 3202(c)’s beneficiary-country requirements and that every section 3202(d) factor was considered; or (3) for Bolivia after June 30, 2009, except that it continued from July 1 through December 31, 2009, only if the President reviewed those criteria and by June 30, 2009, reported that Bolivia met section 3202(c)’s requirements and every section 3202(d) factor was considered.
(b) By June 30, 2009, the President had to make the subsection (a)(2)(A) and (a)(3)(A) determinations and report them and the reasons for them to the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee.
No duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment extended to beneficiary countries under this chapter shall—
remain in effect—
with respect to Colombia after July 31, 2013; and
with respect to Peru after December 31, 2010;
remain in effect with respect to Ecuador after June 30, 2009, except that duty-free treatment and other preferential treatment under this chapter shall remain in effect with respect to Ecuador during the period beginning on July 1, 2009, and ending on July 31, 2013, unless the President reviews the criteria set forth in section 3202 of this title, and on or before June 30, 2009, reports to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives pursuant to subsection (b) that—
the President has determined that Ecuador does not satisfy the requirements set forth in section 3202(c) of this title for being designated as a beneficiary country*; and
in making that determination, the President has taken into account each of the factors set forth in section 3202(d) of this title; and
remain in effect with respect to Bolivia after June 30, 2009, except that duty-free treatment and other preferential treatment under this chapter shall remain in effect with respect to Bolivia during the period beginning on July 1, 2009, and ending on December 31, 2009, only if the President reviews the criteria set forth in section 3202 of this title, and on or before June 30, 2009, reports to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives pursuant to subsection (b) that—
the President has determined that Bolivia satisfies the requirements set forth in section 3202(c) of this title for being designated as a beneficiary country; and
in making that determination, the President has taken into account each of the factors set forth in section 3202(d) of this title.
On or before June 30, 2009, the President shall make determinations pursuant to subsections (a)(2)(A) and (a)(3)(A) and report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives on—
such determinations; and
the reasons for such determinations.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 102–182, title II, § 208, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1244; Pub. L. 107–210, div. C, title XXXI, § 3104(a), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 1034; Pub. L. 109–432, div. D, title VII, § 7002, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3194; Pub. L. 110–42, § 1, June 30, 2007, 121 Stat. 235; Pub. L. 110–191, § 2(a), Feb. 29, 2008, 122 Stat. 646; Pub. L. 110–436, § 1(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4976; Pub. L. 111–124, § 2(a), Dec. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 3484; Pub. L. 111–344, title II, § 201(a), (b), Dec. 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 3616; Pub. L. 112–42, title V, § 501(a), Oct. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 494.)
- 1991Enacted · Pub. L. 102-182 · 105 Stat. 1244
- 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-210 · 116 Stat. 1034
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-432 · 120 Stat. 3194
- 2007Amended · Pub. L. 110-42 · 121 Stat. 235
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-191 · 122 Stat. 646
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-436 · 122 Stat. 4976
- 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-124 · 123 Stat. 3484
- 2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-344 · 124 Stat. 3616
- 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-42 · 125 Stat. 494
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