In the May 30, 2017, Federal Register, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service ("AMS") amended the Beef Promotion and Research Order established under the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 by adding six Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes for imported veal and veal products and updating assessment levels based on revised determinations of live animal equivalencies. In addition, AMS is amending the Order's definition of "imported beef or beef products" by deleting its reference to tariff numbers that are no longer in use and are obsolete. The rule is effective June 29, 2017.
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