Executive Order 12349 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12349—Amending the Generalized System of Preferences

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Friday, February 26, 1982

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1 min read (256 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Ronald Reagan on 1982-02-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Generalized System of Preferences." 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, and Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (88 Stat.

▪ 11888, of November 24, 1975, as amended, and to make conforming modifications to the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) (19 U.S.C.

▪ 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 by deleting items 306.52, 385.45, 606.11, and 687.65 and adding item 687.72, in numerical sequence.

▪ The amendments 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Order shall be effective with respect to articles both: (1) imported on and after January 1, 1976, and (2) entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on and after January 1, 1982.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

256

1,485 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12349, Ronald Reagan (Feb 26, 1982). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12349-amending-the-generalized-system-preferences.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

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, 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 make technical corrections in Executive Order No. 11888, of November 24, 1975, as amended, and to make conforming modifications to the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) (19 U.S.C. 1202), it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. 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 by deleting items 306.52, 385.45, 606.11, and 687.65 and adding item 687.72, in numerical sequence. Sec. 2. In order to make technical corrections to the TSUS, headnotes 2(b) and 4 of subpart A, part 6 of schedule 7 of the TSUS are modified by deleting in each such headnote "and 740.10" and substituting "through 740.15" in lieu thereof. Sec. 3. The amendments 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, 1982. RONALD REAGAN The White House, February 26, 1982. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:20 a.m., March 1, 1982]