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On the recordOctober 4, 1990
Just as CBI did for the countries of the Caribbean Basin, the Andean Trade Preference Act of 1990 will provide the authority to establish duty-free treatment of imports from the four Andean countries.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation on Trade Preference for Andean Countries

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