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USTR Seeking Comments on AGOA Eligibility

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is seeking comments for the annual review of the eligibility of sub-Saharan African countries under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. USTR will consider the comments in developing recommendations on AGOA country eligibility…

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for calendar year 2013 for the President. Comments are due by Oct. 12 via http://www.regulations.gov, docket number USTR-.2012-0026. Further information: Don Eiss, 202-395-3475. Countries involved include Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabonese Republic, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zambia. Countries that were not designated as beneficiary sub- Saharan African countries in 2012 that are up for review are: Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Somalia, South Sudan, Republic of Sudan and Zimbabwe.