§ 2483. — Consequential changes in Tariff Schedules of the United States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC2483]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 12--TRADE ACT OF 1974
SUBCHAPTER VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 2483. Consequential changes in Tariff Schedules of the
United States
The President shall from time to time, as appropriate, embody in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States the substance of the
relevant provisions of this chapter, and of other Acts affecting import
treatment, and actions thereunder, including removal, modification,
continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import
restriction.
(Pub. L. 93-618, title VI, Sec. 604, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2073; Pub.
L. 100-418, title I, Secs. 1213(a), 1214(j)(4), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1155, 1158.)
References in Text
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, referred to in
text, is not set out in the Code. See Publication of Harmonized Tariff
Schedule note set out under section 1202 of this title.
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ``this Act'',
meaning Pub. L. 93-618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978, as amended, which
is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see References in Text note set out under
section 2101 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1988--Pub. L. 100-418 substituted ``Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States'' for ``Tariff Schedules of the United States'' and
inserted ``removal,'' after ``including''.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 100-418 effective Jan. 1, 1989, and applicable
with respect to articles entered on or after such date, see section
1217(b)(1) of Pub. L. 100-418, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 3001 of this title.
Delegation of Functions
Authority of President under this section to embody rectifications,
technical or conforming changes, or similar modifications in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule delegated to the United States Trade
Representative by par. (4) of Proc. No. 6969, Jan. 27, 1997, 62 F.R.
4417.
Proc. No. 6914. To Modify the Allocation of Tariff-Rate Quotas for
Certain Cheeses
Proc. No. 6914, Aug. 26, 1996, 61 F.R. 45851, provided:
1. On January 1, 1995, Austria, Finland, and Sweden acceded to the
European Communities (EC), and the EC customs union of 12 member
countries (``EC-12'') was enlarged to a customs union of 15 member
countries (``EC-15''). At that time, the EC-12, Austria, Finland, and
Sweden withdrew their tariff schedules under the World Trade
Organization and applied the common external tariff of the EC-12 to
imports into the EC-15. The United States and the EC then entered into
negotiations under Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 to compensate the United States for
the resulting increase in some tariffs on U.S. exports to Austria,
Finland, and Sweden.
2. On July 22, 1996, the United States and the EC signed an
agreement concluding the negotiations on compensation. To recognize the
membership of Austria, Finland, and Sweden in the EC-15, the tariff-rate
quota (TRQ) allocations for cheeses from these countries will become
part of the total TRQ allocations for cheeses from the EC-15, but will
be reserved for use by these countries through 1997.
3. Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) (19
U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to allocate the in-quota
quantity of a tariff-rate quota for any agricultural product among
supplying countries or customs areas and to modify any allocation as the
President determines appropriate. Pursuant to section 404(d)(3) of the
URAA, I have determined that it is appropriate to modify the TRQ
allocations for cheeses by providing that the TRQ allocations for
cheeses from Austria, Finland, and Sweden will become part of the total
TRQ allocations for cheeses from the EC-15, but will be reserved for use
by these countries through 1997.
4. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (``Trade Act'')
(19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) the substance of the relevant
provisions of that Act, and of other Acts affecting import treatment,
and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification,
continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import
restriction. The modification of the TRQ allocations for cheeses is such
an action.
5. In paragraph (3) of Proclamation 6763 of December 23, 1994, I
delegated my authority under section 404(d)(3) of the Trade Act
[probably means section 404(d)(3) of the URAA, 19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)] to
the United States Trade Representative (USTR). I have determined that it
is appropriate to authorize the USTR to exercise my authority under
section 604 of the Trade Act [19 U.S.C. 2483] to embody in the HTS the
substance of any action taken by the USTR under section 404(d)(3) of the
URAA.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United
States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States, including but not
limited to section 301 of title 3, United States Code, section 404(d)(3)
of the URAA, and section 604 of the Trade Act do proclaim that:
(1) Additional U.S. notes to chapter 4 of the HTS are modified as
specified in the Annex to this proclamation.
(2) The USTR is authorized to exercise my authority under section
604 of the Trade Act [19 U.S.C. 2483] to embody in the HTS the substance
of any actions taken by USTR under section 404(d)(3) of the URAA [19
U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)].
(3) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive orders
that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are
superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
(4) This proclamation is effective on the date of signature of this
proclamation, and the modifications to the HTS made by the Annex to this
proclamation shall be effective on the dates that are specified in that
Annex.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth
day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-six,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and twenty-first.
William J. Clinton.
Annex
The Annex of Proclamation 6914, which amended the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States, is not set out under this section because
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule is not set out in the Code. See
Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section
1202 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3004 of this title.
