[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 17235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06954]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9499]


Determination and Certification Under Section 490(b)(l)(A) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act Relating to the Largest Exporting and Importing 
Countries of Certain Precursor Chemicals

    Pursuant to Section 490(b)(l)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as amended, I hereby determine and certify that the top five 
exporting and importing countries and economies of pseudoephedrine and 
ephedrine (China, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Singapore, South 
Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan \1\ Turkey, and the United Kingdom) have 
cooperated fully with the United States, or have taken adequate steps 
on their own, to achieve full compliance with the goals and objectives 
established by the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit 
Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
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    \1\ With respect to all references to ``country ``or 
``countries'' on this page, it should be noted that the Taiwan 
Relations Act of 1979, Public Law 96-8, Section 4(b)(l), provides 
that ``[w]henever the laws of the United States refer or relate to 
foreign countries, nations, states, governments, or similar 
entities, such terms shall include and such laws shall apply with 
respect to Taiwan.'' 22 U.S.C. 3303(b)(l).
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    This Determination and Certification shall be published in the 
Federal Register and copies shall be provided to Congress, together 
with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification.

     Dated March 14, 2016.
Antony J. Blinken,
 Deputy Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-06954 Filed 3-25-16; 8:45 am]
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