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-13- tariffs and taxes collected in Puerto Rico, as well as internal revenue taxes which may be collected on articles transported from Puerto Rico to the United States, shall be paid into the Treasury of Puerto Rico, after deducting the expenses of such collections. The terms "income" and "taxes" referred to in the preceding sentence shall not be understood in any limited way and they extend to every kind of revenue, direct or indirect, of any nature. d. Notwithstanding the provisions in Section a. and b. of this article, Puerto Rico shall continue to enjoy the right to levy tariffs upon or otherwise to restrict the import of coffee from foreign countries or the United States and in a manner consistent with the international obligations of the United States and after prior consultation and coordination with the federal authorities concerned, Puerto Rico may levy, increase, reduce or eliminate tariffs on finished, semi-finished, agri- cultural or raw materials imported directly from foreign countries or transshipped through the United States Provided, That any article containing material from foreign sources imported into Puerto Rico at a tariff rate lower than the tariff rate applicable in the United States shall not be sold or shipped to any other point in the United States customs territory unless the appraised value on sale or shipment of said article contains at least 35 percent in value added in Puerto Rico. The same principle shall apply to articles containing material from -more-

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