Intent to designate 32 countries as least-developed beneficiary developing countries

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Intent to designate 32 countries as least-developed beneficiary developing countries: communication from the President of the United States, transmitting notice of the intent to designate 32 countries as least-developed beneficiary developing countries, pursuant to 19 U.S.C.

(c)(6)(B)(ii). The category of the least developed countries (LDCs) was established in as a special group of developing countries characterized by a low level of income and structural impediments to growth.

List of Beneficiary Countries. Developing countries having ratified the UNESCO Convention and eligible. beneficiary countries under the European Union thematic programme “Investing in People” (Status: 19 October ) 1.

Accession of Least-Developed Countries - Decision of 25 July (WT/L//Add.1) Extension of the Transition Period under Article for Least-Developed Country Members - Decision of the Council for TRIPS of 11 June (c) where the beneficiary country graduates out of the Scheme for getting tariff preferences, on the basis of criteria to be developed by the Government of India; and (d) when the beneficiary country no longer remains a Least Developed Country.

Article 7 Preferential Safeguard Measures 1. List of Least Developed Countries (as of December ) * Country Year of inclusion Country Year of inclusion Afghanistan Malawi Angola1 Mali Bangladesh Mauritania List of Countries and Applicable Tariff Treatments. PDF Version (88 KB) The following countries and territories are designated beneficiary countries for the purposes of the tariff treatments indicated.

Tariff Treatment abbreviations are defined in Section 27 of the Customs Tariff. Sub-committee on Least-Developed Countries The Sub-committee on Least-Developed Countries reports to the Trade and Development Committee, but it is an important body in its own right.

Its work focuses on two related issues: • ways of integrating least-developed countries into the multilateral trading system • technical cooperation. A category used by the World Bank to identify low-income Global South countries with an annual GNI per capita at or below $1, and middle income countries with an annual GNI per capita of more than $1, but less than $$12, Least-developed countries The WTO recognizes as least-developed countries (LDCs) those countries which have been designated as such by the United Nations.

There are currently 47 least-developed countries on the UN list, 36 of which to date have become WTO members. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Developing States, particularly small island developing States and other developing coastal States, are among those that suffer the most from the adverse effects of IUU fishing.

With the exception of some developing States with large fishery sectors, most governments in developing States lack the. (2) Least-developed beneficiary developing countries.

The President is authorized to designate any beneficiary developing country as a least-developed beneficiary developing country for purposes of this subchapter, based on the considerations in section of this title and subsection (c) of this section. (b) Countries ineligible for designation.

Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the President may designate as an eligible article or articles under subsection (a)(1)(B) only for countries designated as least-developed beneficiary developing countries under section (a)(2) of this title cotton articles classifiable under subheading, or Least Developed Countries (L DCs) are defined as low-income countries that are suffering from long-term constraints to growth, in particular, low levels of human resource.

Section (c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. (c)), provides that, in determining whether to designate any country as a beneficiary developing country, the President shall take into account various factors, including the country's level of economic development, the country's per capita gross national product, the living standards of its.

With over US$, allocated, the Adaptation Fund gives developing countries full ownership of adaptation projects, from planning through implementation, while ensuring monitoring and transparency at. Complete List of Beneficiary Developing Countries (BDCs) Exporting Hand-Loomed or Hand-Hooked GSP-Eligible Carpet Lines Afghanistan Argentina Bosnia-Herzegovina Brazil Colombia Egypt Ethiopia India Indonesia Iraq Kazakhstan Kenya Lebanon Nepal.

Advanced developing countries are excluded from USAID Principal Geographic Code except for the procurement of commodities and services when part of any assistance to such country (i.e., where such country is the “cooperating/recipient country” under Code ). Least developed countries: UN classification from The World Bank: Data Learn how the World Bank Group is helping countries with COVID (coronavirus).

Find Out. The General Arrangement is ‘granted to all those developing countries which share a common developing need and are in a similar stage of economic development’. 29 The GSP+ system is a further special incentive for sustainable development and good governance, and has a compensatory intent.

Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate on the Designation of Least-Developed Beneficiary Developing Countries. Ap Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:). Pursuant to section (c)(6)(B)(ii) of Title V of the Trade Act ofas amended (the Act), I wish to inform you of my intent to designate the following 32 countries as least-developed beneficiary.the top group in the hierarchy of developed countries (DCs), former USSR/Eastern Europe (former USSR/EE), and less developed countries (LDCs); includes the market-oriented economies of the mainly democratic nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Bermuda, Israel, South Africa, and the European ministates.

India requests US to maintain GSP beneficiary status 19 Jun,PM IST. America's Generalized System of Preferences program (GSP) provides for the preferential treatment of designated articles when imported from beneficiary developing countries.