15 CFR § 2017.1

15 CFR · Commerce and Foreign Trade

§ 2017.1 — Petition for review.

15 CFR § 2017.1

TitleTitle 15: Commerce and Foreign Trade PartPart 2017: Petition Process to Review Eligibility of Countries Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

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§ 2017.1 Petition for review.

(a)Any person may submit a petition to USTR in accordance with this section with respect to the compliance of any country listed in section 107 of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3706), with the eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3703) and the eligibility criteria set forth in section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462).

(b)A petition must:

(1)Identify the sub-Saharan African country that would be subject to the review;

(2)Indicate the specific eligibility requirement or criterion that the petitioner believes warrants review; and

(3)Include all available supporting arguments and information to explain why review is warranted.

(c)A petition requesting an out-of-cycle review under section 111(d)(4) of the AGOA (19 U

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§ 2017.1 Petition for review.

(a) Any person may submit a petition to USTR in accordance with this section with respect to the compliance of any country listed in section 107 of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3706), with the eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3703) and the eligibility criteria set forth in section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462).

(b) A petition must:

(1) Identify the sub-Saharan African country that would be subject to the review;

(2) Indicate the specific eligibility requirement or criterion that the petitioner believes warrants review; and

(3) Include all available supporting arguments and information to explain why review is warranted.

(c) A petition requesting an out-of-cycle review under section 111(d)(4) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 2466a(d)(4)) must contain a statement indicating the existence of exceptional circumstances warranting the out-of-cycle review.

(d) The TPSC may request additional information.