[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: 15CFR2007.1]

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                  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. 2007.1  Information required of interested parties in submitting requests 
for modifications in the last of eligible articles.

    (a) General Information Required. A request submitted pursuant to 
this part, hereinafter also referred to as a petition, except requests 
submitted pursuant to Sec. 2007.0(b), shall state clearly on the first 
page that it is a request for action with respect to the provision of 
duty-free treatment for an article or articles under the GSP, and must 
contain all information listed in this paragraph and in paragraphs (b) 
and (c). Petitions which do not contain the information required by this 
paragraph shall not be accepted for review except upon a showing that 
the petitioner made a good faith effort to obtain the information 
required. Petitions shall contain, in addition to any other information 
specifically requested, the following information:
    (1) The name of the petitioner, the person, firm or association 
represented by the petitioner, and a brief description of the interest 
of the petitioner claiming to be affected by the operation of the GSP;
    (2) An identification of the product or products of interest to the 
petitioner, including a detailed description of products and their uses 
and the identification of the pertinent item number of the Tariff 
Schedules of the United States (TSUS). Where the product or products of 
interest are included with

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other products in a basket category of the TSUS, provide a detailed 
description of the product or products of interest;
    (3) A description of the action requested, together with a statement 
of the reasons therefor and any supporting information;
    (4) A statement of whether to the best of the Petitioner's 
knowledge, the reasoning and information has been presented to the TPSC 
previously either by the petitioner or another party. If the Petitioner 
has knowledge the request has been made previously, it must include 
either new information which indicates changed circumstances or a 
rebuttal of the factors supporting the denial of the previous request. 
If it is a request for a product addition, the previous request must not 
have been formally accepted for review within the preceding three 
calendar year period; and
    (5) A statement of the benefits anticipated by the petitioner if the 
request is granted, along with supporting facts or arguments.
    (b) Requests to withdraw, limit or suspend eligibility with respect 
to designated articles. Petitions requesting withdrawal or limitation of 
duty-free treatment accorded under GSP to an eligible article or 
articles must include the following information with respect to the 
relevant United States industry for the most recent three year period:
    (1) The names, number and locations of the firms producing a like or 
directly competitive product;
    (2) Actual production figures;
    (3) Production capacity and capacity utilization;
    (4) Employment figures, including number, type, wage rate, location, 
and changes in any of these elements;
    (5) Sales figures in terms of quantity, value and price;
    (6) Quantity and value of exports, as well as principal export 
markets;
    (7) Profitability of firm on firms producing the like product, if 
possible show profit data by product line;
    (8) Analysis of cost including materials, labor and overhead;
    (9) A discussion of the competitive situation of the domestic 
industry;
    (10) Identification of competitors; analysis of the effect imports 
receiving duty-free treatment under the GSP have on competition and the 
business of the interest on whose behalf the request is made;
    (11) Any relevant information relating to the factors listed in 
section 501 and 502(c) of Title V of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended 
(19 U.S.C. 2501, 502(c)) such as identification of tariff and non-tariff 
barriers to sales in foreign markets;
    (12) Any other relevant information including any additional 
information that may be requested by the GSP Subcommittee.
    This information should be submitted with the request for each 
article that is the subject of the request, both for the party making 
the request, and to the extent possible, for the industry to which the 
request pertains.
    (c) Requests to designate new articles. Information to be provided 
in petitions requesting the designation of new articles submitted by 
interested parties must include for the most recent three year period 
the following information for the beneficiary country on whose behalf 
the request is being made and, to the extent possible, other principal 
beneficiary country suppliers:
    (1) Identification of the principal beneficiary country suppliers 
expected to benefit from proposed modification;
    (2) Name and location of firms;
    (3) Actual production figures (and estimated increase in GSP status 
is granted);
    (4) Actual production and capacity utilization (and estimated 
increase if GSP status is granted);
    (5) Employment figures, including numbers, type, wage rate, location 
and changes in any of these elements if GSP treatment is granted;
    (6) Sales figures in terms of quantity, value and prices;
    (7) Information on total exports including principal markets, the 
distribution of products, existing tariff preferences in such markets, 
total quantity, value and trends in exports;
    (8) Information on exports to the United States in terms of 
quantity, value and price, as well as considerations which affect the 
competitiveness of these exports relative to exports to the United 
States by other

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beneficiary countries of a like or directly competitive product. Where 
possible, petitioners should provide information on the development of 
the industry in beneficiary countries and trends in their production and 
promotional activities;
    (9) Analysis of cost including materials, labor and overhead;
    (10) Profitability of firms producing the product;
    (11) Information on unit prices and a statement of other 
considerations such as variations in quality or use that affect price 
competition;
    (12) If the petition is submitted by a foreign government or a 
government controlled entity, it should include a statement of the 
manner in which the requested action would further the economic 
development of the country submitting the petition;
    (13) If appropriate, an assessment of how the article would qualify 
under the GSP's 35 percent value-added requirements; and
    (14) Any other relevant information, including any information that 
may be requested by the GSP Subcommittee.
    Submissions made by persons in support of or opposition to a request 
made under this part should conform to the requirements for requests 
contained in Sec. 2007.1(a) (3) and (4), and should supply such other 
relevant information as is available.