Trade Representative, Office of United States
The U.S. Trade Representative has determined that France's Digital Services Tax is unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce. The U.S. Trade Representative proposes action in the form of additional duties of up to 100 percent on products of France to be drawn from the preliminary list in the Annex to this notice. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) seeks comments on this proposed action, as well as on other options including the imposition of fees or restrictions on services of France. The interagency Section 301 Committee will hold a public hearing in connection with the action to be taken under Section 301.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Office of the United States Trade Representative [Docket No. USTR-2019-0009] AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice of determination, request for comments, and notice of public hearing. SUMMARY: The U.S. Trade Representative has determined that France's Digital Services Tax is unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce. The U.S. Trade Representative proposes action in the form of additional duties of up to 100 percent on products of France to be drawn from the preliminary list in the Annex to this notice. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) seeks comments on this proposed action, as well as on other options including the imposition of fees or restrictions on services of France. The interagency Section 301 Committee will hold a public hearing in connection with the action to be taken under Section 301. DATES: To be assured of consideration, the following schedule applies: December 30, 2019: Due date for submission of a request to appear at the public hearing and a summary of testimony. January 6, 2020: Due date for written comments. January 7, 2020: The Section 301 Committee will convene a public hearing in the main hearing room of the U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436 beginning at 9:30 a.m. January 14, 2020: Due date for submission of post-hearing rebuttal comments. ADDRESSES: You should submit written comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: h…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Notice of Modification of Section 301 Action: Investigation of France's Digital Services Tax
Notice of Action in the Section 301 Investigation of France's Digital Services Tax
Initiation of a Section 301 Investigation of France's Digital Services Tax
Citation: 84 FR 66956
