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Digitized from Box 9 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 24, 1975
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
EXECUTIVE ORDER
DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
FOR THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES UNDER
THE TRADE ACT OF 1974
Title V of the Trade Act of 1974, hereinafter
referred to as the Act (Public Law 93-618, 88 Stat.
1978), provides for a Generalized System of Prefer-
ences by which eligible articles from a beneficiary
developing country may be provided duty-free treatment.
The Act authorizes the President to designate
a country as a beneficiary developing country if such
country meets the qualifications of the Act. Prior
thereto, the President is to notify the House of
Representatives and the Senate of his intention to
make such designations and of the considerations
entering into such decisions. I have so notified
the House of Representatives and the Senate with
respect to the countries listed in this Executive
order.
In order to implement the Generalized System of
Preferences, the Trade Act requires (1) designation
of beneficiary developing countries, (2) publication
and transmission to the International Trade Commission
of the lists of articles which will be considered for
designation as eligible articles for purposes of
generalized preferences, and (3) submission by the
International Trade Commission of its advice to the
President within six months as to the probable economic
effect on domestic producers and consumers of imple--
menting generalized preferences for those listed
articles.
Concurrently with publication of those listed
articles and transmission thereof to the International
Trade Commission for its advice as required by the Act,
I also intend to ask the Commission to provide its
advice, pursuant to Section 332(g) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1332), with respect to
articles of those countries designated and those which
are still under consideration for designation as
beneficiary developing countries.
The President is authorized to modify at any time
the list of beneficiary developing countries designated
herein, and for that purpose there shall be a continuing
review of the eligibility of countries to be so designated
under the provisions of the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested
in me by the Trade Act of 1974, and as President of the
United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Section 1. The following named countries are
designated as beneficiary developing countries for
purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences
authorized by Title V of the Act:
(a) Those Responsible for Their Own External
Relations.
Afghanistan
Argentina
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burma
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Congo (Brazzaville)
Costa Rica
Dahomey
Dominican Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Khmer Republic
Korea, Republic of
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Malagasy Republic
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldive Islands
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
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Mexico
Morocco
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Upper Volta
Uruguay
Vietnam (South)
Western Samoa
Yemen Arab Republic
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Zambia
(b) Those for Whom Another Country is Responsible
for Their External Relations.
Afars and Issas, French Territory of the
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua
Belize
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Solomon Islands
Brunei
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Comoro Islands
Cook Islands
Dominica
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and Dependencies
French Polynesia
Gibraltar
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Macao
Montserrat
Mozambique
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
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New Rebrides Condorinion
wiue
Norfolk Island
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Islanc
Portuguese Timor
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguills
Saint Melena
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent
Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
Spanish Sahara
Surinan
Tokelau Islands
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands, British
Wallis and Putuna Islands
Sec. 2. The following named countries are identified
as under consideration for designation as beneficiary
developing countries in accordance with the criteria
set forth in Title V of the Act
Algeria
migeria
Cyprus
Yerten, Peoples' Democratic Republic of
Ecuador
Portugal
Gabon
Romania
Greece
Qatar
Hong Kong
Saudi Arabia
Indonesia
Somalia
Iran
Spain
Irac
Turkey
Israel
Uganda
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Libya
Venezuela
GERALL R. FOLD
THE WHITE HOUSE,
MARCH 24, 1975
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