[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 1995)] [Notices] [Page 51822] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-24542] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Renewal of Treatment on Government Procurement of Products From Countries Designated Under the Caribbean Basin Economy Recovery Act AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Renewal of preferential treatment extended to CBI beneficiaries under section 1-201 of Executive Order 12260 of December 31, 1980. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under the authority delegated to me by the President in section 1-201 of Executive Order 12260 of December 31, 1980, I hereby direct that products of countries and territories, listed below, designated by the President as beneficiaries under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), shall continue to be treated as eligible products for purposes of section 1-101 of Executive Order 12260 until September 30, 1996. Such treatment shall not apply to products originating in these countries that are excluded from duty free treatment under 19 U.S.C. 2703(b). Eligibility for preferential treatment shall continue to be conditioned on the beneficiary retaining its status as such under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. Subsequent renewal of this treatment beyond September 30, 1996, will be subject to progress made by individual beneficiaries in initiating and pursuing negotiations to accede to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. DATES: This renewal is effective on September 30, 1995. ADDRESSES: Office of the United States Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20508. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Linscott, Director of Government Procurement, (202) 395-3063, or Sean Murphy, Director of Caribbean and Central American Affairs. Michael Kantor, United States Trade Representative. [FR Doc. 95-24542 Filed 10-2-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3190-01-M