[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR2007.0]



[Page 469-470]

 

                  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.









Sec.

2007.0 Requests for reviews.

2007.1 Information required of interested parties in submitting requests 

          for modifications in the list of eligible articles.

2007.2 Action following receipt of requests for modifications in the 

          list of eligible articles and for reviews of the GSP status of 

          eligible beneficiary countries with respect to designation 

          criteria.

2007.3 Timetable for reviews.

2007.4 Publication regarding requests.

2007.5 Written briefs and oral testimony.

2007.6 Information open to public inspection.

2007.7 Information exempt from public inspection.

2007.8 Other reviews of article eligibilities.



    Authority: 19 U.S.C. 2461-65, 88 Stat. 2066-2071, as amended by 

Title V of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984, Pub. L. No. 98-573, 98 

Stat. 3018-3024; E.O. 11846 of March 27, 1975 (40 FR 14291), E.O. 12188 

of January 2, 1980 (45 FR 989).



    Source: 51 FR 5037, Feb. 11, 1986, unless otherwise noted.





    (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 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to eligible articles under the GSP be withdrawn, suspended or limited; 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



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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.