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Barack Obama: I have determined that the modifications to the HTS proclaimed in this proclamation pursuant to section 1206(a) of the…

On the recordDecember 28, 2011
I have determined that the modifications to the HTS proclaimed in this proclamation pursuant to section 1206(a) of the 1988 Act are in conformity with United States obligations under the Convention and do not run counter to the national economic interest of the United States.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 8771—To Modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States and for Other Purposes

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