69 FR 59 pg. 15917 - Certification Related to Serbia and Montenegro Under Section 1511 of the National Defense Authorization Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-160)
Type: NOTICEVolume: 69Number: 59Page: 15917
Docket number: [Public Notice 4673]
FR document: [FR Doc. 04-6820 Filed 3-25-04; 8:45 am]
Agency: State Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 4673]
Certification Related to Serbia and Montenegro Under Section 1511 of the National Defense Authorization Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-160)
Pursuant to the authority vested in me as Deputy Secretary of State, including under Section 1511 of the National Defense Authorization Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-160), the President's Delegation of Responsibilities Related to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, dated March 22, 2001, and the Secretary of State's Delegation of Authority Number 245, dated April 23, 2001, I hereby certify that the waiver of the application of the prohibitions in Section 1511(a)(6) of Public Law 103-160 is necessary to achieve a negotiated settlement of the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina that is acceptable to the parties, and I hereby waive the application of this prohibition with respect to the suspension of the application of duty-free treatment accorded to articles of Serbia and Montenegro under the Generalized System of Preferences.
This Determination shall be published in the Federal Register , and copies shall be provided to the appropriate committees of the Congress.
Dated: February 20, 2004.
Richard L. Armitage,
Deputy Secretary of State, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 04-6820 Filed 3-25-04; 8:45 am]
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