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Executive Order 12041
Amending the Generalized System of Preferences
Signed by James Earl Carter Jr. on Feb 25, 1978.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 12041: Amending the Generalized System of Preferences," last checked Sept. 28, 2026, citing National Archives, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12041
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Vote Files. (2026, September 28). Executive Order 12041: Amending the Generalized System of Preferences [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12041
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 12041: Amending the Generalized System of Preferences." Last modified September 28, 2026. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12041.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_12041,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 12041: Amending the Generalized System of Preferences}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12041}},
note = {Citation ID eo-12041; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1978.html; last checked 2026-09-28; accessed 2026-09-28}
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Amends
EO 11888, November 24, 1975
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.