§ 3206. — Effective date and termination of dutyfree treatment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC3206]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 20--ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE
Sec. 3206. Termination of preferential treatment
No duty-free treatment or other preferential treatment extended to
beneficiary countries under this chapter shall remain in effect after
December 31, 2006.
(Pub. L. 102-182, title II, Sec. 208, Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1244; Pub.
L. 107-210, div. C, title XXXI, Sec. 3104(a), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat.
1034.)
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-210 substituted ``Termination of preferential
treatment'' for ``Effective date and termination of duty-free
treatment'' in section catchline and amended text generally,
substituting provisions establishing a termination date of Dec. 31,
2006, for preferential treatment under this chapter for provisions
designated subsecs. (a) and (b) establishing an effective date of Dec.
4, 1991, for this chapter and a termination date 10 years later for
duty-free treatment under this chapter.
Retroactive Application for Certain Liquidations and Reliquidations
Pub. L. 107-210, div. C, title XXXI, Sec. 3104(b), Aug. 6, 2002, 116
Stat. 1034, provided that:
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of
1930 [19 U.S.C. 1514] or any other provision of law, and subject to
paragraph (3), the entry--
``(A) of any article to which duty-free treatment (or
preferential treatment) under the Andean Trade Preference Act (19
U.S.C. 3201 et seq.) would have applied if the entry had been made
on December 4, 2001, and
``(B) that was made after December 4, 2001, and before the date
of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 6, 2002],
shall be liquidated or reliquidated as if such duty-free treatment (or
preferential treatment) applied, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
refund any duty paid with respect to such entry.
``(2) Entry.--As used in this subsection, the term `entry' includes
a withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
``(3) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made under
paragraph (1) with respect to an entry only if a request therefor is
filed with the Customs Service, within 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, that contains sufficient information to enable
the Customs Service--
``(A) to locate the entry; or
``(B) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.''
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Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security
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