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On January 12, 2016, the Office of the United States Trade Representative USTR) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing that for the purpose of U.S. Government procurement that is covered by Title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, the effective date of the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement, done on March 30, 2012 at Geneva, World Trade Organization (the Protocol), for the Republic of Korea is January 14, 2016. The Protocol entered into force on April 6, 2014 for the United States and the following Parties: Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, European Union, Iceland, and Singapore. (79 Fed. Reg. 14776, March 17, 2014). The Protocol entered into force on April 16, 2014 for Japan (79 Fed. Reg. 21991, April 18, 2014); July 4, 2014 for Aruba (79 Fed. Reg. 61926, Oct. 15, 2014); and on June 5, 2015 for Armenia (80 Fed. Reg. 36884, June 26, 2015). |
