Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 3.djvu/695

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PROCLAMATION 6307--JUNE 24, 1991 105 STAT. 2579 404, 405, and 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, do proclaim that: (1) This proclamation shall become effective, said Agreement shall enter into force, and nondiscriminatory treatment shall be extended to the products of the Republic of Bulgaria, in accordance with the terms of said Agreement, on the date of exchange of written notices of acceptance in accordance with Article XVII of said Agreement. The United States Trade Representative shall publish notice of the effective date in the Federal Register. (2) Effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, into the customs territory of the United States on or after the date provided in paragraph (1] of this proclamation, general note 3(b) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, enumerating those countries whose products are subject to duty at the rates set forth in rate of duty column 2 of the tariff schedule, is modified by striking out "Bulgaria". IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty- fourth day of J\me, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fifteenth. GEORGE BUSH AGREEMENT ON TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Parties" and individually as "Party"), Desiring to adopt mutually advantageous and equitable rules governing their trade and to ensure a predictable commercial environment. Affirming that the evolution of market-based economic institutions and the strengthening of the private sector will aid the development of mutually beneficial trade relations. Recognizing.that the development of bilateral trade will contribute to better mutual understanding and cooperation, and can contribute to the general well-being of the peoples of each Party and promote respect for internationaly recognized workers' rights. Taking into account Bulgaria's membership in the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the prospects for economic reform and restructuring of the economy, and taking into account Bulgaria's request for Contracting ^arty status in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (herein- / after referred to as "GATT"), and Bulgaria's intention to become a •- Party to the European Patent Convention of October 1973,