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19 U.S.C. § 4012 — Definitions

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19 U.S.C. § 4012 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) **Agreement** — The term “Agreement” means the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement approved by the Congress under [section 4011(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4011/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **CAFTA–DR country** — Except as provided in [section 4033 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section4033&num=0&edition=prelim), the term “CAFTA–DR country” means— (A) Costa Rica, for such time as the Agreement is in force between the United States and Costa Rica; (B) the Dominican Republic, for such time as the Agreement is in force between the United States and the Dominican Republic; (C) El Salvador, for such time as the Agreement is in force between the United States and El Salvador; (D) Guatemala, for such time as the Agreement is in force between the United States and Guatemala; (E) Honduras, for such time as the Agreement is in force between the United States and Honduras; and (F) Nicaragua, for such time as the Agreement is in force between the United States and Nicaragua. (3) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the United States International Trade Commission. (4) **HTS** — The term “HTS” means the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. (5) **Textile or apparel good** — The term “textile or apparel good” means a good listed in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing referred to in [section 3511(d)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3511/d/4&num=0&edition=prelim), other than a good listed in Annex 3.29 of the Agreement.

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19 U.S.C. § 4033 — Tariff modifications

**(a) Tariff modifications provided for in the Agreement** (1) **Proclamation authority** — The President may proclaim— (A) such modifications or continuation of any duty, (B) such continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or (C) such additional duties, as the President determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out or apply articles 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.21, 3.26, 3.27, and 3.28, and Annexes 3.3, 3.27, and 3.28 of the Agreement. (2) **Effect on GSP status** — Notwithstanding section 502(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 ([19 U.S.C. 2462(a)(1)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2462/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim)), the President shall terminate the designation of each CAFTA–DR country as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of title V of the Trade Act of 1974 [[19 U.S.C. 2461](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2461&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] on the date the Agreement enters into force with respect to that country. (3) **Effect on CBERA status** (A) *In general* — Notwithstanding section 212(a) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act ([19 U.S.C. 2702(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2702/a&num=0&edition=prelim)), the President shall terminate the designation of each CAFTA–DR country as a beneficiary country for purposes of that Act [[19 U.S.C. 2701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] on the date the Agreement enters into force with respect to that country. (B) *Exception* — Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), each such country shall be considered a beneficiary country under section 212(a) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Ac

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19 U.S.C. § 1202 — Harmonized Tariff Schedule

### Statutory Notes #### Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is not published in the Code. A current version of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule is maintained and published periodically by the United States International Trade Commission and is available at their website and for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. #### Reference to Tariff Schedules To Be Treated as Reference to Harmonized Tariff Schedule Reference in any law to “Tariff Schedules of the United States”, “the Tariff Schedules”, “such Schedules”, and any other general reference to the old Schedules to be treated as reference to Harmonized Tariff Schedule, see [section 3012 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3012&num=0&edition=prelim).

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19 U.S.C. § 4001 — Periodic reports and meetings on labor obligations and labor capacity-building provisions

**(a) Reports to Congress** (1) **In general** — Not later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date the Agreement enters into force, and not later than the end of each 2-year period thereafter during the succeeding 14-year period, the President shall report to the Congress on the progress made by the CAFTA–DR countries in— (A) implementing Chapter Sixteen and Annex 16.5 of the Agreement; and (B) implementing the White Paper. (2) **White Paper** — In this section, the term “White Paper” means the report of April 2005 of the Working Group of the Vice Ministers Responsible for Trade and Labor in the Countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic entitled “The Labor Dimension in Central America and the Dominican Republic - Building on Progress: Strengthening Compliance and Enhancing Capacity”. (3) **Contents of reports** — Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of the progress made by the Labor Cooperation and Capacity Building Mechanism established by article 16.5 and Annex 16.5 of the Agreement, and the Labor Affairs Council established by article 16.4 of the Agreement, in achieving their stated goals, including a description of the capacity-building projects undertaken, funds received, and results achieved, in each CAFTA–DR country. (B) Recommendations on how the United States can facilitate full implementation of the recommendations contained in the White Paper. (C) A description of the work done by the CAFTA–DR countries with the International Labor Organization to implement the recommendations contained in the White Paper, and the efforts of the CAFTA–DR countries with international organizations, through the Labor Cooperation and Capacity Building Mechanism referred to in subparagraph (

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19 U.S.C. § 4012 — Relationship of the Agreement to United

Page 1037 TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES § 4012 Publication of Harmonized Tariff Schedule note set out under section 1202 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES Section effective Aug. 2, 2005, and to cease to have ef- fect on date Dominican Republic-Central America- United States Free Trade Agreement ceases to be in force with respect to the United States, and, during any period in which a country ceases to be a CAFTA–DR country, to cease to have effect with re- spect to such country, see section 107 of Pub. L. 109–53, set out as a note under section 4001 of this title. SUBCHAPTER I—APPROVAL OF, AND GEN- ERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO, THE AGREEMENT § 4011. Approval and entry into force of the Agreement (a) Approval of Agreement and statement of ad- ministrative action Pursuant to section 3805 of this title and sec- tion 2191 of this title, the Congress approves— (1) the Dominican Republic-Central Amer- ica-United States Free Trade Agreement en- tered into on August 5, 2004, with the Govern- ments of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nica- ragua, and submitted to the Congress on June 23, 2005; and (2) the statement of administrative action proposed to implement the Agreement that was submitted to the Congress on June 23, 2005. (b) Conditions for entry into force of the Agree- ment At such time as the President determines that countries listed in subsection (a)(1) have taken measures necessary to comply with the provi- sions of the Agreement that are to take effect on the date on which the Agreement enters into force, the President is authorized to provide for the Agreement to enter into force with respect to those countries that provide for the Agree- ment to enter i

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