Executive Order 12104 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 12104—Imports of Papermaking Machinery From Finland

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Friday, December 15, 1978

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1 min read (239 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Jimmy Carter on 1978-12-15, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Imports of Papermaking Machinery From Finland." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

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

▪ 11888 of November 24, 1975, as amended, listing articles that are eligible for benefits of GSP when imported from any designated developing country, is further amended by deleting TSUS item numbers 660.94, 661.55, 661.70, and 680.45, and by adding, in numerical sequence, item numbers 660.96, 660.97, 661.54, 661.5& 661.67, 661.68, 680.43.

▪ The amendments made by this Order shall be effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 13, 1978, and as to which the liquidation of the entries or withdrawals have not become final and conclusive under Section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Merchants, Importers & Commercial Enterprises

Total Words

239

1,429 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 12104, Jimmy Carter (Dec 15, 1978). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-12104-imports-papermaking-machinery-from-finland.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

AMENDING THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Title V and Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 2066, 19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.; 88 Stat. 2073, 19 U.S.C 2483), in order to make conforming changes to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to reflect changes to the Tariff Schedules of the United States proclaimed by me to implement a trade agreement between the United States and Finland entered into on July 21, 1978, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1 101. Annex II of Executive Order No. 11888 of November 24, 1975, as amended, listing articles that are eligible for benefits of GSP when imported from any designated developing country, is further amended by deleting TSUS item numbers 660.94, 661.55, 661.70, and 680.45, and by adding, in numerical sequence, item numbers 660.96, 660.97, 661.54, 661.5& 661.67, 661.68, 680.43. and 680.44. 1-102. The amendments made by this Order shall be effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 13, 1978, and as to which the liquidation of the entries or withdrawals have not become final and conclusive under Section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514). JIMMY CARTER The White House, December 15, 1978. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:04 p.m., December 18, 1978]