Fding to its
y treatment
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as, and nondis-
be extended
ducts of the Hungarian Peo blic in accordance with the he said Agreement, on the date e of written notices of accept- cordance with Article XI of the
ment; and
rai Headnote 3(d) of the Tariff of the United States is amend- ting therefrom "Hungary" as ctive date of this proclamation
thereof shall be published in REGISTER promptly ERAL
KSS WHEREOF, I have signed this seventh day”, of amation he year of our Lord one thou- hundred seventy-eight, and ependence of the United States
the two hundred second.
JIMMY CARTER
NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT 19 § 2435
Library References
United States 26.
§ 2435.
C.J.S. United States §§ 27, 28.
Commercial agreements
Presidential authority
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the President may authorize the entry into force of bilateral commercial agreements providing nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of countries heretofore denied such treatment when- ever he determines that such agreements with such countries will promote the purposes of this chapter and are in the national inter- est.
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LIC OF CHINA
only if approved by the Cou-
HEREFORE, I, JIMMY CAR- dent of the United States of roclaim as follows:
Proclamation shall become ef-
Agreement shall enter into ding to its terms, and non- ory treatment shall be extend- products of the People's Re- Think in accordance with the e sald Agreement, on the date the Contracting Parties have notifications that each has the legal procedures necessary rpose in accordance with Ar-
the said Agreement.
al Headnote 3(e) of the Tariff »f the United States [section
title] is amended by deleting China (any part of which may Communist domination or con- "Tibet" as of the effective date clamation and a notice thereof blished in the Federal Regis- y thereafter.
ESS WHEREOF, I have here- hand this twenty-third day in the year of our Lord nine- ed and seventy-nine, and of edence of the United States of
two hundred and fourth.
JIMMY CARTER
Terms of agreements
(b) Any such bilateral commercial agreement shall-
(1) be limited to an initial period specified in the agreement which shall be no more than 3 years from the date the agree- ment enters into force; except that it may be renewable for ad- ditional periods, each not to exceed 3 years; if-
(A) a satisfactory balance of concessions in trade and services has been maintained during the life of such agree- ment, and
(B) the President determines that actual or foreseeable reductions in United States tariffs and nontariff barriers to trade resulting from multilateral negotiations are satis- factorily reciprocated by the other party to the bilatera! agreement;
(2) provide that it is subject to suspension or termination at any time for national security reasons, or that the other provi- sions of such agreement shall not limit the rights of any party to take any action for the protection of its security interests;
(3) include safeguard arrangements (A) providing for prompt consultations whenever either actual or prospective im- ports cause or threaten to cause, or significantly contribute to, market disruption and (B) authorizing the imposition of such import restrictions as may be appropriate to prevent such mar- ket disruption;
(4) if the other party to the bilateral agreement is not a par- ty to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, provide rights for United States nationals with re- spect to patents and trademarks in such country not less than the rights specified in such convention;
(5) if the other party to the bilateral agreement is not a par- ty to the Universal Copyright Convention, provide rights for
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