[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR2007.0]

[Page 449-450]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
 
PART 2007_REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE PERTAINING TO ELIGIBILITY 
OF ARTICLES AND COUNTRIES FOR THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCE PROGRAM (GSP 
(15 CFR PART 2007))--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 2007.0  Requests for reviews.

    (a) An interested party may submit a request (1) that additional 
articles be designated as eligible for GSP duty-free treatment, provided 
that the article has not been accepted for review

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within the three preceding calendar years; or (2) that the duty-free 
treatment accorded to eligible articles under the GSP be withdrawn, 
suspended or limited; or (3) for a determination of whether a like or 
directly competitive product was produced in the United States on 
January 3, 1985 for the purposes of section 504(d)(1) (19 U.S. 
2464(d)(1)); or (4) that the President exercise his waiver authority 
with respect to a specific article or articles pursuant to section 
504(c)(3) (19 U.S.C. 2464(c)(3)); or (5) that product coverage be 
otherwise modified.
    (b) During the annual reviews and general reviews conducted pursuant 
to the schedule set out in Sec. 2007.3 any person may file a request to 
have the GSP status of any eligible beneficiary developing country 
reviewed with respect to any of the designation criteria listed in 
section 502(b) or 502(c) (19 U.S.C. 2642 (b) and (c)). Such requests 
must (1) specify the name of the person or the group requesting the 
review; (2) identify the beneficiary country that would be subject to 
the review; (3) indicate the specific section 502(b) or 502(c) criteria 
which the requestor believes warrants review; (4) provide a statement of 
reasons why the beneficiary country's status should be reviewed along 
with all available supporting information; (5) supply any other relevant 
information as requested by the GSP Subcommittee. If the subject matter 
of the request has been reviewed pursuant to a previous request, the 
request must include substantial new information warranting further 
consideration of the issue.
    (c) An interested party or any other person may make submissions 
supporting, opposing or otherwise commenting on a request submitted 
pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) of this section.
    (d) For the purposes of the regulations set out under Sec. 2007.0 
et seq., an interested party is defined as a party who has significant 
economic interest in the subject matter of the request, or any other 
party representing a significant economic interest that would be 
materially affected by the action requested, such as a domestic producer 
of a like or directly competitive article, a commercial importer or 
retailer of an article which is eligible for the GSP or for which such 
eligibility is requested, or a foreign government.
    (e) All requests and other submissions should be submitted in 20 
copies, and should be addressed to the Chairman, GSP Subcommittee, Trade 
Policy Staff Committee, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20506. Requests by 
foreign governments may be made in the form of diplomatic correspondence 
provided that such requests comply with the requirements of Sec. 
2007.1.
    (f) The Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) may at any time, on its 
own motion, initiate any of the actions described in paragraph (a) or 
(b) of this section.