A bill to prohibit the designation, as beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), of countries that violate internationally recognized human rights or are governed by totalitarian regimes that are not implementing measures for a transition to a democratic form of government.

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Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the designation of a country as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences if such country: (1) has a consistent pattern of violating internationally recognized human rights; or (2) is ruled by a regime which is not implementing, in a timely manner, measures providing for a transition to a democratic form of government.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 August 1986

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