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Article: USTR URGED FOR CAFTA CHANGES.(Central American Free Trade Agreement)(United States)
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- February 27, 2006
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Byline: Kristi Ellis
WASHINGTON - The presidents of three U.S. trade groups are urging U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez to make changes to the Central American Free Trade Agreement because of uncertainties tied to the government's staggered phase-in of the pact.
The trade organizations want to help companies that are manufacturing apparel in the region maintain duty-free treatment and also receive duty refunds through a retroactivity clause.
Portman's office, which has delayed implementation in order to ensure the signatory countries' legislative and regulatory protocols are in line with the accord, ...