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Proclamation 7858

To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

This proclamation terminates the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire's designation as a beneficiary country under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), effective January 1, 2005, due to a presidential determination that it was not making continual progress in meeting AGOA requirements. It also modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to remove Cote d'Ivoire from lists of eligible countries for trade benefits, including textile and apparel preferences.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 77603

Impact dates

  1. Termination of Cote d'Ivoire AGOA beneficiary status takes effect

  2. HTS modifications effective for articles entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption

Key directives

  • Terminate Cote d'Ivoire's designation as beneficiary sub-Saharan African country effective January 1, 2005
  • Delete 'Republic of Cote d'Ivoire' from general note 16(a) to HTS
  • Remove 'Cote d'Ivoire' from U.S. note 2(d) to subchapter XIX of chapter 98 (lesser developed beneficiary list)
  • Delete 'Cote d'Ivoire' from U.S. note 7(a) to subchapter II and U.S. note 1 to subchapter XIX of chapter 98 (textile and apparel benefits)
  • Supersede inconsistent provisions of previous proclamations and executive orders

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation signed December 21, 2004

Near term (90d)

  • Termination effective January 1, 2005
  • HTS modifications take effect for articles entered on or after January 1, 2005

Long term

  • Cote d'Ivoire ineligible for AGOA benefits until potential future redesignation

Risks & tensions

  • Political instability in Cote d'Ivoire (2002-2007 civil war context) likely drove non-compliance determination
  • Economic harm to Ivorian exporters and potential U.S. supply chain disruption in cocoa, other commodities
  • Supersession clause may create legal uncertainty for pending transactions under prior proclamations
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