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Proclamation 9188 of October 3, 2014 

To Modify the List of Beneficiary Developing Countries 

Under the Trade Act of 1974 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

1. Sections 501(1) and (4) of the Trade Act of 1974 (the ‘‘1974 Act’’) (19 

U.S.C. 2461(1) and (4)), provide that, in determining whether duty-free treatment would be appropriate under the Generalized System of Preferences, 

the President shall have due regard for, among other factors, the effect 

such action would have on furthering the economic development of a beneficiary developing country through the expansion of its exports and the 

extent that the beneficiary developing country would be competitive with 

respect to eligible articles. Section 502(c) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(c)), 

provides that, in determining whether to designate any country as a beneficiary developing country, the President shall take into account various 

factors, including the country’s level of economic development, the country’s 

per capita gross national product, the living standards of its inhabitants, 

and any other economic factors he deems appropriate. Section 502(d)(1) 

of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(d)(1)), authorizes the President to withdraw 

or suspend the designation of any country as a beneficiary developing country 

after considering the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c) of the 

1974 Act. Section 502(f)(2) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462(f)(2)), requires 

the President to notify the Congress and the affected country, at least 60 

days before termination, of the President’s intention to terminate the affected 

country’s designation as a beneficiary developing country. 

2. Consistent with section 502(d) of the 1974 Act, and having considered 

the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c), I have determined that 

Russia is sufficiently advanced in economic development and improved 

in trade competitiveness that it is appropriate to terminate the designation 

of Russia as a beneficiary developing country effective October 3, 2014. 

I notified the Congress and Russia on May 7, 2014, of my intent to terminate 

Russia’s designation. In order to reflect the termination of Russia’s designation as a beneficiary developing country, I have determined that it is appropriate to modify general notes 4(a) and 4(d) and pertinent subheadings 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). 

3. Section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President 

to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions of that 

Act, and of other Acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, 

including removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate 

of duty or other import restriction. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, including but not limited to title V 

and section 604 of the 1974 Act, do proclaim that: 

(1) The designation of Russia as a beneficiary developing country is terminated, effective on October 3, 2014. 

(2) In order to reflect the termination of Russia’s designation as a beneficiary 

developing country, general notes 4(a) and 4(d) and pertinent subheadings 

of the HTS are modified as set forth in the Annex to this proclamation. 


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(3) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that 

are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are superseded 

to the extent of such inconsistency. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of 

October, in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth. 

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ANNEX 

MODIFICATION TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF 

SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES 

Effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse for consumption, on or after October 3, 2014: 

1. General Note 4(a) to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTS) is modified by: deleting "Russia" from the 

list entitled "Independent Countries". 

2. General Note 4(d) to the HTS is modified: 

A. by striking the following subheadings and the country 

set out opposite them: 

2843.90.00 Russia 

4412.39.30 Russia 

7202.49.50 Russia 

7407.29.34 Russia 

7604.10.50 Russia 

8104.11.00 Russia 

8108.90.60 Russia 

8112.92.60 Russia 

B. by deleting the country "Russia" set out opposite the 

following HTS subheadings: 

7408.11.60 

7606.12.30 

3. The following HTS subheadings are modified by deleting from 

the Rates of Dutyl-Special subcolumn, from the parenthetical 

expression following the duty rate of "Free", the Symbol "A*" 

and by inserting in lieu thereof "A": 

2843.90.00 

4412.39.30 

7202.49.50 

7407.29.34 

7604.10.50 

8104.11.00 

8108.90.60 

8112.92.60