To suspend tariff reductions on winter tomatoes imported from Mexico until the President certifies to the Congress that existing mechanisms are sufficient to protect the domestic industry from import surges from Mexico.

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Requires the President, until he certifies to the Congress that certain North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) safeguards are enforceable and effective to protect the domestic tomato industry from import surges of Mexican tomatoes, to: (1) suspend NAFTA tariff reductions on fresh or chilled tomatoes imported from Mexico; and (2) impose on such tomatoes the rate of duty in effect on December 31, 1993.

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  Introduced in House · EN · 26 January 1996

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