[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Vol. 79
Tuesday,
No. 126
July 1, 2014
Part IX
The President
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Proclamation 9145--To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and
Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 9145 of June 26, 2014
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth
and Opportunity Act and for Other Purposes
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. In Proclamation 8468 of December 23, 2009, I
determined that the Republic of Madagascar (Madagascar)
was not making continual progress in meeting the
requirements described in section 506A(a)(1) of the
Trade Act of 1974 (the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C.
2466a(a)), as added by section 111(a) of the African
Growth and Opportunity Act (title I of Public Law 106-
200) (AGOA). Thus, pursuant to section 506A(a)(3) of
the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)), I terminated the
designation of Madagascar as a beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country for purposes of section 506A of the
1974 Act.
2. Section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act authorizes the
President to designate a country listed in section 107
of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3706) as a beneficiary sub-
Saharan African country if the President determines
that the country meets the eligibility requirements set
forth in section 104 of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3703), as
well as the eligibility criteria set forth in section
502 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462).
3. Pursuant to section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act,
based on actions that the Government of Madagascar has
taken, I have determined that Madagascar meets the
eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of
the AGOA and section 502 of the 1974 Act, and I have
decided to designate Madagascar as a beneficiary sub-
Saharan African country.
4. Section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C.
2466a(a)(3)) authorizes the President to terminate the
designation of a country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country for purposes of section 506A if he
determines that the country is not making continual
progress in meeting the requirements described in
section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act.
5. Pursuant to section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act, I
have determined that the Kingdom of Swaziland is not
making continual progress in meeting the requirements
described in section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act.
Accordingly, I have decided to terminate the
designation of the Kingdom of Swaziland as a
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of
section 506A of the 1974 Act, effective on January 1,
2015.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States of America, including but not limited to
title V and section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C.
2461-67, 2483), and section 104 of the AGOA (19 U.S.C.
3703), do proclaim that:
(1) Madagascar is designated as a beneficiary sub-
Saharan African country.
(2) In order to reflect this designation in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS),
general note 16(a) to the HTS is modified by inserting
in alphabetical sequence in the list of beneficiary
sub-Saharan African countries ``Republic of Madagascar
(Madagascar).'' Further, note 2(d) to subchapter XIX of
chapter 98 is modified by inserting in alphabetical
sequence in the list of lesser developed beneficiary
sub-Saharan African countries ``Republic of
Madagascar.''
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(3) The designation of the Kingdom of Swaziland as
a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes
of section 506A of the 1974 Act is terminated,
effective on January 1, 2015.
(4) In order to reflect in the HTS that beginning
on January 1, 2015, the Kingdom of Swaziland shall no
longer be designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country, general note 16(a) to the HTS is
modified by deleting ``Kingdom of Swaziland'' from the
list of beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. Note
7(a) to subchapter II and note 1 to subchapter XIX of
chapter 98 of the HTS are modified to delete
``Swaziland,'' from the list of beneficiary countries.
Further, note 2(d) to subchapter XIX of chapter 98 of
the HTS is modified by deleting ``Swaziland'' from the
list of lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan
African countries.
(5) 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord two
thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
eighth.
(Presidential Sig.)
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