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Executive Order 12180 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12180—Generalized System of Preferences for Developing Countries

Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter
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Tuesday, December 11, 1979
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2 min read (467 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1979-12-11, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Generalized System of Preferences for Developing Countries." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 2461 et seq.), as amended by Section 1111 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (93 Stat.
▪ 11888 of November 24, 1975, as amended, listing articles that are eligible for benefits of the GSP when imported from any designated beneficiary developing country, is further amended as provided in Annex II, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
▪ 11888, as amended, listing articles that are eligible for benefits of the GSP when imported from all designated beneficiary countries except those specified in General Headnote 3(c)(iii) of the TSUS, is further amended as provided in Annex III, attached hereto and made a part hereof.
▪ The amendments and modifications made by this Order shall be effective with respect to articles both: (1) imported on and after January 1, 1976, and (2) entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on and after January 1, 1980.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises
Total Words
467
2,822 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
13.3
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 12180, Jimmy Carter (Dec 11, 1979). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12180-generalized-system-preferences-for-developing-countries.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
AMENDING THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 2066, 19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.), as amended by Section 1111 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 315), and Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 2073, 19 U.S.C. 2483), and as President of the United States of America, in order to adapt the preferential treatment under the Generalized System of preferences (GSP) for articles from countries designated as beneficiary developing countries which are currently eligible for such treatment, to the numerous changes of the law and of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) (19 U.S.C. 1202) which have resulted from the enactment of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (93 Stat. 144 et seq.) and Proclamation 4707 to Carry Out the Geneva (1979) Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and for Other Purposes; and to make conforming modifications to the TSUS, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. General Headnote 3 (c) (ii) of the TSUS, is modified by substituting therefor the new General Headnote 3(c) (ii) as provided in Annex I, attached hereto and made a part hereof. SEC. 2. Annex II of Executive Order No. 11888 of November 24, 1975, as amended, listing articles that are eligible for benefits of the GSP when imported from any designated beneficiary developing country, is further amended as provided in Annex II, attached hereto and made a part hereof. SEC. 3. Annex III of Executive Order No. 11888, as amended, listing articles that are eligible for benefits of the GSP when imported from all designated beneficiary countries except those specified in General Headnote 3(c)(iii) of the TSUS, is further amended as provided in Annex III, attached hereto and made a part hereof. SEC. 4. General Headnote 3 (c) (iii) of the TSUS, listing articles that are eligible for benefits of the GSP except when imported from the beneficiary countries listed opposite these articles, is modified as provided in Annex IV, attached hereto and made a part hereof. SEC. 5. General Headnote 3(c)(i) of the TSUS is modified by deleting from the list of independent designated beneficiary countries "Central African Empire" and "Yemen Arab Republic", and by substituting therefor, in alphabetical order, "Central African Republic," and "Yemen (Sana)", respectively. SEC. 6. The amendments and modifications made by this Order shall be effective with respect to articles both: (1) imported on and after January 1, 1976, and (2) entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on and after January 1, 1980. JIMMY CARTER The White House, December 11, 1979. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 9:52 a.m., December 12, 1979]