ࡱ> |~{ !bjbjqq 4ee----,Yt-h(aZf`G-6"0]Xl]]] : General Country Eligibility Provisions It is the U.S. Governments intention that the largest possible number of Sub-Saharan African countries are able to take advantage of AGOA. President Clinton issued a proclamation on October 2, 2000 designating 34 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa as eligible for the trade benefits of AGOA. The proclamation was the result of a public comment period and extensive interagency deliberations of each countrys performance against the eligibility criteria established in the Act. On January 18, 2001, Swaziland was designated as the 35th AGOA eligible country and on May 16, 2002 Cte d'Ivoire was designated as the 36th AGOA eligible country. On January 1, 2003 The Gambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo were designated as the 37th and 38th AGOA eligible countries. The DRC, however lost their eligibility on January 1, 2011. On January 1, 2004, Angola was designated as AGOA eligibile. Effective January 1, 2004, however, the President removed the Central African Republic and Eritrea from the list of eligible countries. On December 10, 2004, the President designated Burkina Faso as AGOA eligible. Effective January 1, 2005, the President removed Cte d'Ivoire from the list of eligible countries. Effective January 1, 2006, the President designated Burundi as AGOA eligible and removed Mauritania from the list of eligible countries. Effective December 29, 2006, the President designated Liberia as AGOA eligible. Effective December 23, 2009, the President again designated Mauritania as AGOA eligible. Effective April 17, 2008, the President designated Togo as AGOA eligible. Effective June 30, 2008, the President designated Comoros as AGOA eligible. Effective December 23, 2009, the President removed Guinea, Madagascar and Niger from the list of AGOA eligible countries while also restoring AGOA eligibility to Mauritania. In October 2011, the President restored eligibility to Cote dIvoire, Guinea and Niger. The U.S. Government will work with eligible countries to sustain their efforts to institute policy reforms, and with the remaining nine Sub-Saharan African countries to help them achieve eligibility. The Act authorizes the President to designate countries as eligible to receive the benefits of AGOA if they are determined to have established, or are making continual progress toward establishing the following: market-based economies; the rule of law and political pluralism; elimination of barriers to U.S. trade and investment; protection of intellectual property; efforts to combat corruption; policies to reduce poverty, increasing availability of health care and educational opportunities; protection of human rights and worker rights; and elimination of certain child labor practices. These criteria have been embraced overwhelmingly by the vast majority of African nations, which are striving to achieve the objectives although none is expected to have fully implemented the entire list. The eligibility criteria for GSP and AGOA substantially overlap, and countries must be GSP eligible in order to receive AGOAs trade benefits including both expanded GSP and the apparel provisions. Although GSP eligibility does not imply AGOA eligibility, 47 of the 48 Sub-Saharan African countries are currently GSP eligible. Countries Eligible for AGOA Benefits Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Chad; Comoros; Republic of Congo; Cote dIvoire; Djibouti; Ethiopia; Gabon; The Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Uganda; Zambia. Below is a table listing AGOA eligible countries, the effective date of their eligibility, and the effective date of their eligibility for AGOA apparel benefits if applicable. COUNTRYDATE DECLARED AGOA ELIGIBLEDATE DECLARED ELIGIBLE FOR  HYPERLINK "http://build.trade.gov/build/idcplg/webdav/core/tip/agoa_main_002882/apparel_eligibility.html" APPAREL PROVISION HYPERLINK "http://build.trade.gov/build/idcplg/webdav/core/tip/agoa_main_002882/apparel_eligibility.html" SPECIAL RULE FOR APPAREL(Republic of) AngolaDecember 30, 2003(Republic of) BeninOctober 2, 2000January 28, 2004Yes(Republic of) BotswanaOctober 2, 2000August 27, 2001YesBurkina Faso December 10, 2004August 4, 2006Yes(Republic of) BurundiJanuary 1, 2006(Republic of) CameroonOctober 2, 2000March 1, 2002Yes(Republic of) Cape VerdeOctober 2, 2000August 28, 2002Yes(Republic of) ChadOctober 2, 2000April 26, 2006Yes(Republic of) Cote dIvoire Restored October 25, 2011(Union of) ComorosJune 30 , 2008(Republic of) CongoOctober 2, 2000(Democratic Republic of) Congo *Declared ineligible January 1, 2011(Republic of) DjiboutiOctober 2, 2000EthiopiaOctober 2, 2000August 2, 2001YesGabonese (Republic)October 2, 2000NoThe GambiaDecember 31, 2002April 28, 2008Yes(Republic of) GhanaOctober 2, 2000March 20, 2002YesGuineaRestored October 25, 2011(Republic of) Guinea-BissauOctober 2, 2000(Republic of) KenyaOctober 2, 2000January 18, 2001Yes(Kingdom of) LesothoOctober 2, 2000April 23, 2001Yes(Republic of) LiberiaDecember 29 , 2006January 24, 2011(Republic of) MalawiOctober 2, 2000August 15, 2001Yes(Republic of) MaliOctober 2, 2000December 11, 2003Yes(Republic of) MauritaniaOctober 2, 2000 Restored December 23, 2009(Republic of) MauritiusOctober 2, 2000January 18, 2001Yes(Republic of) MozambiqueOctober 2, 2000February 8, 2002Yes(Republic of) NamibiaOctober 2, 2000December 3, 2001Yes(Repulic of) NigerRestored October 25, 2011(Federal republic of) NigeriaOctober 2, 2000July 14, 2004Yes(Republic of) RwandaOctober 2, 2000March 4, 2003Yes(Democratic Republic of) Sao Tome and PrincipeOctober 2, 2000(Republic of) SenegalOctober 2, 2000April 23, 2002Yes(Republic of) SeychellesOctober 2, 2000No(Republic of) Sierra LeoneOctober 23, 2002April 5, 2004Yes(Republic of) South AfricaOctober 2, 2000March 7, 2001No(Kingdom of) SwazilandJanuary 17, 2001July 26, 2001Yes(United Republic of) TanzaniaOctober 2, 2000February 4, 2002Yes(Republic of) TogoApril 17, 2008(Republic of) UgandaOctober 2, 2000October 23, 2001Yes(Republic of) ZambiaOctober 2, 2000December 17, 2001Yes * AGOA trade preferences granted on October 31, 2003. &'MNn( D c e PRstɺծ՟xll`Q`hmh*ICJOJQJaJhY?CJOJQJaJh#CJOJQJaJhmCJOJQJaJhw2h*ICJOJQJaJhw2CJOJQJaJhw2hw2CJOJQJaJh*IOJQJh>gh>gh>gCJOJQJaJh>gCJOJQJaJh*ICJOJQJaJh$WCJOJQJaJh*Ih*I5CJOJQJ\aJ'tGOk $Ifgd ygd*I acet  FGNOjkrs̽zzfzzzfz&h5=h}B0J5CJOJQJ\aJ+jh5=h}B5CJOJQJU\aJh5=h}BCJOJQJaJ"h5=h}B5CJOJQJ\aJh4CJOJQJaJh*I6CJOJQJ]aJh*IhmCJOJQJaJhY?CJOJQJaJh>gCJOJQJaJh*ICJOJQJaJ%D;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm/0cd=>YZeuxy >?kl"#㿰גגhY?CJOJPJQJaJh5=hY?CJOJQJaJh5=h>gCJOJQJaJh>gh>gCJOJQJaJh>gCJOJQJaJh$WCJOJQJaJhY?CJOJQJaJh5=h}BCJOJQJaJh}BCJOJPJQJaJ1D;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Iflv\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabyt$W +/D;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm/0>P_cD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl&\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmcdzD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm*9=D;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm=>Z[\evD;;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmvwxy;22 $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm $Ifgd y;kd $$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm $Ifgd y;2) $Ifgd>g $Ifgd ykd| $$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm $Ifgd y*:;22 $Ifgd ykdp $$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm $Ifgd y:<>?HXg;kdd $$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm $Ifgd ygkl;kdX $$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm $Ifgd yD;;22 $Ifgd y $Ifgd ykdL$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmD;;;; $Ifgd ykd@$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm !"D;;;;; $Ifgd ykd4$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm"#?OQSD;;;; $Ifgd ykd($$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabyt$W#ST>?bsxy<=xy#$gh  M 㢓yhY?CJOJPJQJaJh$WCJOJQJaJh5=hY?CJOJQJaJhY?CJOJQJaJhmCJOJQJaJ h5=hmCJOJQJ^JaJh:CJOJQJaJhgCJOJQJaJhmCJOJPJQJaJh5=hmCJOJQJaJ/SThxD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabyt$WD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm*:>D;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm>?RbtxD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmxyD;;;;; $Ifgdmkd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$IflR\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabyt$W'8<D;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm<=SctxD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmxyD;;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl;\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabyt$W#D;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm#$ScegD;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmgh~D;;;; $Ifgd ykd$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmD;;;; $Ifgd ykdt$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm  D;;;; $Ifgd ykdh $$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm  , < J M D;;;; $Ifgd ykd\!$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmM N e v D;;;; $Ifgd ykdP"$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabyt$WM N .!/!j!k!o!p!t!u!y!z!{!!!˼hEKhCJOJQJaJhCJOJQJaJh4CJOJQJaJh5=hmCJOJQJaJhmCJOJPJQJaJ D;;;; $Ifgd ykdD#$$Ifl;\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabyt$W D;;;; $Ifgd ykd8$$$Ifl)\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabyt$W !!*!.!D;;;; $Ifgd ykd,%$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabyt$W.!/!D!T!f!j!D;;;; $Ifgd ykd &$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmj!k!l!m!n!o!D;;;; $Ifgd ykd'$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmo!p!q!r!s!t!D;;;; $Ifgd ykd($$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmt!u!v!w!x!y!D;;;; $Ifgd ykd($$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytmy!z!{!!D?:gdEKgd*Ikd)$$Ifl\} xDDDDM t0 62344 lBabytm21h:pmq / =!"#$% $$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V lv t0 6,5555M/ 23Byt$W$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l& t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Byt$W$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Byt$W$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V lR t0 6,5555M/ 23Byt$W$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l; t0 6,5555M/ 23Byt$W$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Byt$W$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l; t0 6,5555M/ 23Byt$W$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l) t0 6,5555M/ 23Byt$W$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Byt$W$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytm$$IfE!vh5555{#v#v#v#v{:V l t0 6,5555M/ 23Bytmj 666666666vvvvvvvvv666666>6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666hH6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666662 0@P`p2( 0@P`p 0@P`p 0@P`p 0@P`p 0@P`p 0@P`p8XV~ OJPJQJ_HmH nH sH tH L`L Normal$CJOJPJQJ_HaJmH sH tH DA`D Default Paragraph FontRi@R 0 Table Normal4 l4a (k ( 0No List 4U@4 0 Hyperlink >*phB^@B 0 Normal (Web)dd[$\$ZZ cllevel0dd[$\$5B*CJOJQJ\aJphj#j XP Table Grid7:V0PK![Content_Types].xmlj0Eжr(΢Iw},-j4 wP-t#bΙ{UTU^hd}㨫)*1P' ^W0)T9<l#$yi};~@(Hu* Dנz/0ǰ $ X3aZ,D0j~3߶b~i>3\`?/[G\!-Rk.sԻ..a濭?PK!֧6 _rels/.relsj0 }Q%v/C/}(h"O = C?hv=Ʌ%[xp{۵_Pѣ<1H0ORBdJE4b$q_6LR7`0̞O,En7Lib/SeеPK!kytheme/theme/themeManager.xml M @}w7c(EbˮCAǠҟ7՛K Y, e.|,H,lxɴIsQ}#Ր ֵ+!,^$j=GW)E+& 8PK!Ptheme/theme/theme1.xmlYOo6w toc'vuر-MniP@I}úama[إ4:lЯGRX^6؊>$ !)O^rC$y@/yH*񄴽)޵߻UDb`}"qۋJחX^)I`nEp)liV[]1M<OP6r=zgbIguSebORD۫qu gZo~ٺlAplxpT0+[}`jzAV2Fi@qv֬5\|ʜ̭NleXdsjcs7f W+Ն7`g ȘJj|h(KD- dXiJ؇(x$( :;˹! I_TS 1?E??ZBΪmU/?~xY'y5g&΋/ɋ>GMGeD3Vq%'#q$8K)fw9:ĵ x}rxwr:\TZaG*y8IjbRc|XŻǿI u3KGnD1NIBs RuK>V.EL+M2#'fi ~V vl{u8zH *:(W☕ ~JTe\O*tHGHY}KNP*ݾ˦TѼ9/#A7qZ$*c?qUnwN%Oi4 =3ڗP 1Pm \\9Mؓ2aD];Yt\[x]}Wr|]g- eW )6-rCSj id DЇAΜIqbJ#x꺃 6k#ASh&ʌt(Q%p%m&]caSl=X\P1Mh9MVdDAaVB[݈fJíP|8 քAV^f Hn- "d>znNJ ة>b&2vKyϼD:,AGm\nziÙ.uχYC6OMf3or$5NHT[XF64T,ќM0E)`#5XY`פ;%1U٥m;R>QD DcpU'&LE/pm%]8firS4d 7y\`JnίI R3U~7+׸#m qBiDi*L69mY&iHE=(K&N!V.KeLDĕ{D vEꦚdeNƟe(MN9ߜR6&3(a/DUz<{ˊYȳV)9Z[4^n5!J?Q3eBoCM m<.vpIYfZY_p[=al-Y}Nc͙ŋ4vfavl'SA8|*u{-ߟ0%M07%<ҍPK! ѐ'theme/theme/_rels/themeManager.xml.relsM 0wooӺ&݈Э5 6?$Q ,.aic21h:qm@RN;d`o7gK(M&$R(.1r'JЊT8V"AȻHu}|$b{P8g/]QAsم(#L[PK-![Content_Types].xmlPK-!֧6 +_rels/.relsPK-!kytheme/theme/themeManager.xmlPK-!Ptheme/theme/theme1.xmlPK-! ѐ' theme/theme/_rels/themeManager.xml.relsPK]  #M !(;/c=v:g"S>x<x#g M .!j!o!t!y!! !"#$%&')*+,-./0123456789:<=>?@ABCrXX8@0(  B S  ?'0@BDMfgmn(ePR c c e t >YZu #TTyg,033'0@BDMfgmn(ePR c c e t >YZu #TTy\; 5&%EK^0 mq *I!K+ %F(w2G>479S;@>?AXB}BINXP$W>b[qkzcu y}~4EygmNC#:zbGi >g5=Y?c@`@UnknownG* Times New Roman5Symbol3. * Arial7.  Verdana7.{ @CalibriA BCambria Math"1hfRg? . .!203HX $P2!xx Maria Rivero Maria RiveroOh+'0|  8 D P\dltMaria Rivero Normal.dotmMaria Rivero31Microsoft Office Word@:@߈@o՜.+,D՜.+,, hp|  DOC.   Title, 8@ _PID_HLINKSA }^http://build.trade.gov/build/idcplg/webdav/core/tip/agoa_main_002882/apparel_eligibility.html}^http://build.trade.gov/build/idcplg/webdav/core/tip/agoa_main_002882/apparel_eligibility.html  !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\]^_`abcdefghijlmnopqrtuvwxyz}Root Entry F@.Data E*1Table[]WordDocument4SummaryInformation(kDocumentSummaryInformation8sCompObjy  F'Microsoft Office Word 97-2003 Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q