IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED STATES-EC AGREEMENT ON CITRUS AND PASTA.

SEC. 1122. IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED STATES-EC AGREEMENT ON CITRUS AND PASTA. (a) Purpose.— The purpose of this section is to provide for the implementation of tariff reductions agreed to by the United States in the Agreement between the European Communities and the 102 STAT. 1144United States, concluded February 24, 1987, with respect to citrus and pasta. (b) Proclamation Authority.— (1) The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after a date occurring after September 30, 1988, that is proclaimed by the President as being appropriate to carry out the Agreement referred to in subsection (a). (2) The President is authorized at any time to modify or terminate by proclamation any provision of law enacted by the amendments made by subsection (c). (3) The rates of duty in column numbered 1 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States that are enacted by the amendments made by subsection (c) shall be treated— (A) as not having the status of statutory provisions en-acted by the Congress; but (B) as having been proclaimed by the President as being required to carry out a foreign trade agreement to which the United States is a party. (c) Amendments to Tariff Schedules.— (1) Whenever in this subsection an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a schedule, headnote, item, the Appendix, or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a schedule, headnote, item, the Appendix, or other provision of the Tariff Schedules of the United States. (2) Subpart C of part 3 of schedule 1 is amended by striking out item 112.40 and inserting in lieu thereof the following items with a superior heading having the same degree of indentation as the article description in item 112.42: “ Anchovies: 112.40 If entered in any calendar year before 3,000 metric tons of anchovies have been entered under this item in such calendar year 3% ad val. Free (A,E,I) 30% ad val. 112.41 Other 6% ad val. Free (A,E,I) 30% ad val. ” (3) (A) Item 117.65 is amended by striking out “9% ad val.” and inserting in lieu thereof “Free”. (B) Item 117.67 is amended by striking out “12% ad val.” and inserting in lieu thereof “Free”. (4) Subpart B of part 9 of Schedule 1 is amended by striking out item 147.29 and inserting in lieu thereof the following items with a superior heading having the same degree of indentation as the article description in item 147.30: “ Mandarin, packed in airtight containers: 147.28 Satsuma, if entered in any calendar year before 40,000 metric tons of Satsuma oranges have been entered under this item in such calendar year Free Free (A,E,I) 1¢ per lb. 147.29 Other 0.2¢ per lb. Free (A,E,I) 1¢ per lb. ” 102 STAT. 1145 (5) Subpart B of part 9 of Schedule 1 is amended— (A) by striking out item 148.44 and inserting in lieu thereof the following items with a superior heading having the same degree of indentation as the article description in item 148.42: “ Other 148.43 In containers each holding not more than 0.3 gallon 20¢ per gal. Free (E) 20¢ per gal. In containers each holding more than 0.3 gallon: 148.44 If entered in any calendar year before 4,400 metric tons of olives have been entered under this item in such calendar year 10¢ per gal. Free (E) 20¢ per gal. 148.45 Other 20¢ per gal. Free(E) 20¢ per gal. ”; (B) by striking out item 148.48 and inserting in lieu thereof the following items with a superior heading having the same degree of indentation as the article description in item 148.46: “ Other: 148.47 If entered in any calendar year before 730 metric tons of olives have been entered under this item in such calendar year 15¢ per gal. Free (E) 30¢ per gal. 148.48 Other 30¢ per gal. Free (E) 30¢ per gal. ”; (C) by striking out “or stuffed” in item 148.50; (D) by redesignating items 148.52, 148.54, and 148.56 as items 148.55,148.56, and 148.57, respectively; (E) by inserting after item 148.50 the following new items with a superior heading having the same degree of indentation as the article description in item 148.50: “ Stuffed: In containers each holding not more than 0.3 gallon: Place Packed: 148.51 If entered in any calendar year before 2,700 metric tons of olives have been entered under this item in such calendar year 15¢ per gal. Free (E) 30¢ per gal. 148.52 Other 30¢ per gal. Free (E) 30¢ per gal. 148.53 Other 30¢ per gal. Free (E) 30¢ per gal. 102 STAT. 1146 “ 148.54 In containers each holding more than 0.3 gallon 30¢ per gal. Free (E) 30¢ per gal. ”; (F) by striking out “5$ per lb.” in item 148.55, as redesignated by paragraph (4), and inserting in lieu thereof “2.5$ per lb.”; and (G) by striking out item 148.57, as redesignated by paragraph (4), and inserting in lieu thereof the following new items with the superior heading having the same degree of indentation as the article description in item 148.40: “ Otherwise prepared or preserved: 148.57 If entered in any calendar year before 550 metric tons of olives have been entered under this item in such calendar year 2.5¢ per lb. Free (E) 5¢ per lb. 148.58 Other 5¢ per lb. Free (E) 5¢ per lb. ”; (6) Items 161.06 and 161.08 are each amended by striking out “16% ad val.” and inserting in lieu thereof “8% ad val.”. (7) Item 161.71 is amended by striking out “2$ per lb.” and inserting in lieu thereof “1.35$ per lb.”. (8) Item 167.15 is amended by striking out “3$ per gal.” and inserting in lieu thereof “1.5$ per gal.”. (9) (A) Item 176.29 is amended by striking out “3.8$ per lb. on contents and container” and inserting in lieu thereof “2.28$ per lb. on contents and container.”. (B) Item 176.30 is amended by striking out “2.6$ per lb.” and inserting in lieu thereof “1.56$ per lb.”. (d) Report.— The Trade Representative shall include in the semi-annual report submitted under section 309(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 an assessment of whether the European Communities are in compliance with the agreement referred to in subsection (a).