PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 244 -APR. 30, 1946 Cigars. Scrap tobacco, etc. 46 Stat. 631. 19U.S.C.I1001, par. 602 . Coconut oil. Buttons. warehouse, in the United States for consumption, shall not exceed 1,040,000 pounds; except that during the period from January 1, 1974, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, such total amount shall not exceed 520,000 pounds. SEC. 214. ABSOLUTE AND DUTY-FREE QUOTAS ON CERTAIN ARTICLES. (a) ABSOLUTE QUOTAS. - AMOUNT OF QUOTA. -During the period from January 1, 1946, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, the total amount of the follow- ing articles which are Philippine articles, and which, in any calendar year, may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, shall not exceed the amounts specified as to each: (1) Cigars (exclusive of cigarettes, cheroots of all kinds, and paper cigars and cigarettes, including wrappers), two hundred million cigars; (2) Scrap tobacco, and stemmed and unstemmed filler tobacco described in paragraph 602 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, six million five hundred thousand pounds; (3) Coconut oil, two hundred thousand long tons; and (4) Buttons of pearl or shell, eight hundred and fifty thousand gross. During the period from January 1, 1974, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, such total amount shall not exceed one-half of the amount above specified with respect to each class of articles, respectively. (b) DUTt-FREF QUOTAS. - (1) IN GENERAL. -P h i l i ppine articles falling within one of the classes specified in subsection (a) of this section, which during the period from January 1, 1946, to July 3, 1974, both dates inclusive, are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, in the United States for consumption, shall be free of ordinary customs duty, in the quantities and for the periods set forth in the following table: PERIODS [Calendar Year] Each of Calendar Years 1946-1954.... 1955 1957 --- ... .... . ZZ:Z---. 1958 -- '* -
- 1957 .........................................-- - 196 .............. 1959...... . 1960----..........................----------- 1961---...--------------
1962 ..- --- --- -.-- ..-------------------- 1963 ---.- --- . 1964-------------- ..
1965---- .. .... ... ... ..- - - 196 ..............
1967..---------....----- . 1968 1969 1972.. - ... -- --- 19734------ 1974 -- --- --- --. ..-- 14 ............. 111Zi~i AMOUNT OF DUTY-FREE QUOTAS Cigars Referre to in subsec- tion (a) (1) [Number] 200,000,000 190. 00 , 000 180, 00), 000 170, 000,000 160 000,000 150,000,000 140,000,000 130,000.000 120,000,000 110,000,000 100,000,000 90,000 ,000 80,000 ,000 70,000 ,000 60,000 ,000 50,000 ,000 40,000 ,000 30,000 ,000 20,000 ,000 10,000 ,000 0 Tobacco Re- ferred to In subsection (a) (2) [Pounds] 6( 500,000 6,175 ,000 5,850,000 5, 525, 000 5,200,000 4,875 ,000 4, 550 ,000 4,225 ,000 3,900,000 3, 575, 000 3,250,000 2,925, 000 2, 600, 000 2, 275, 000 1, 950,000 1,625,000 1,300,000 975, 000 650 000 325,000 0 Coconut Buttons of oil Pearl or [Long Tons] [[Grow] 200,000 850.000 190,000 807, 500 180,000 765. 000 170,000 722,500 160,000 60, 000 150,000 637,500 140,000 595,000 130,000 552,500 120,000 510,000 110,000 467, 500 100,000 425,000 90,000 382, 500 80,000 340.000 70.000 297,500 60,000 255,000 50,000 212,500 40,000 170,000 30,000 127,500 20,000 85,000 10,000 42,500 0 0 (2) Dur T ON zrPoRTs N EXCEss OF DUTa-FREE QUOTA.- Any such Philippine article so entered or withdrawn from warehouse in excess of the duty-free quota provided in paragraph (1) shall be subject to 100 per centum of the United States duty, despite 146 [60 STAT. . .
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