19 U.S.C. § 2461 Authority to Extend Preferences

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 19 U.S.C. § 2461

The President may provide duty-free treatment for any eligible article from any beneficiary developing country in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. In taking any such action, the President shall have due regard for-

(1) the effect such action will have on furthering the economic development of developing countries through the expansion of their exports;

(2) the extent to which other major developed countries are undertaking a comparable effort to assist developing countries by granting generalized preferences with respect to imports of products of such countries;

(3) the anticipated impact of such action on United States producers of like or directly competitive products; and

(4) the extent of the beneficiary developing country's competitiveness with respect to eligible articles.

Cite as 19 U.S.C. § 2461

Source: Pub. L. 93-618, title V, §501, as added Pub. L. 104-188, title I, §1952(a), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1917.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 8/10/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 2461, Pub. L. 93-618, title V, §501, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2066; Pub. L. 98-573, title V, §502, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3018, related to authority to extend preferences, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 104-188.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE

Pub. L. 104-188, title I, §19531953,, 110 Stat. 1926, provided that:

"(a) IN GENERAL.-The amendments made by this subtitle [subtitle J (§§1951-1954) of title I of Pub. L. 104-188 enacting this subchapter, amending sections 2702, 3011, 3202, 3331, and 3551 of this title, section 1444-2 of Title 7, Agriculture, section 4711 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, sections 262p-4p and 2191a of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and section 871 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 2101 of this title] apply to articles entered on or after October 1, 1996.