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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Establishment and Amendment of Import Restraint Limits and 
Amendment of Restraint Periods for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk 
Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

January 14, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
and amending limits and amending restraint periods.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 19, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Tallarico, International 
Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of these 
limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards 
of each Customs port or call (202) 927-5850. For information on 
embargoes and quota re-openings, call (202) 482-3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; 
section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
1854).

    The Governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates 
agreed to amend and extend their Bilateral Textile Agreement of 
February 23, 1991 for two consecutive one-year periods, beginning on 
January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1995.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to amend and extend the current limits for 
various categories and to establish limits for the 1994 period. The 
limit for Category 369-S shall fill with the implementation of the 
amended level. The 1994 levels for Categories 315 and 361 are zero.
    A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS 
numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories 
with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal 
Register notices 57 FR 54976, published on November 23, 1992; and 58 FR 
62645, published on November 29, 1993).
    The letter to the Commissioner of Customs and the actions taken 
pursuant to it are not designed to implement all of the provisions of 
the bilateral agreement, but are designed to assist only in the 
implementation of certain of its provisions.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 14, 1994.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directives issued to you on May 12, 1993, March 4, 1993, 
December 6, 1993 and October 22, 1993, by the Chairman, Committee 
for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Those directives 
concern imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber textile 
products, produced or manufactured in the United Arab Emirates 
during the periods December 28, 1992 through December 27, 1993 
(Category 219); March 1, 1993 through February 28, 1994 (Category 
313); July 28, 1993 through July 27, 1994 (Category 317); October 
28, 1993 through October 27, 1994) (Categories 326, 335/635 and 369-
S).
    Effective on January 19, 1994, you are directed to establish and 
amend the limits for the categories listed below. The new restraint 
period for Category 219 shall be December 27, 1992 through December 
31, 1994. The restraint period for the remaining categories shall be 
extended through December 31, 1994. Import charges already made to 
Categories 219, 313, 317, 326, 335/635 and 369-S shall be retained. 
Import charges for Categories 226 and 835 will be made at a later 
date.

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              Category                         Amended limit\1\         
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219................................  1,871,157 square meters.           
226/313............................  2,921,111 square meters.           
317................................  36,659,399 square meters.          
326................................  1,767,123 square meters.           
335/635/835........................  153,151 dozen.                     
369-S\2\...........................  81,996 kilograms.                  
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 26, 1992 (Category 219); February 28, 1993 (Category   
  313); July 27, 1993 (Category 317); and October 27, 1993 (Categories  
  326, 335/635, 369-S).                                                 
\2\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                        

    Under the terms of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to the Bilateral Textile 
Agreement of February 23, 1991, as amended and extended, between the 
Governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates; and 
in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 
3, 1972, as amended and extended, you are directed to prohibit, 
effective on January 19, 1994, entry into the United States for 
consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, 
man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and 
textile products in the following categories, produced or 
manufactured in the United Arab Emirates and exported during the 
twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending 
through December 31, 1994, in excess of the following levels of 
restraint:

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              Category                   Twelve-month restraint limit   
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315................................  -0-.                               
334/634............................  189,372 dozen.                     
336/636............................  164,122 dozen.                     
338/339............................  468,379 dozen of which not more    
                                      than 312,252 dozen shall be in    
                                      Categories 338-S/339-S\1\.        
340/640............................  290,370 dozen.                     
341/641............................  254,263 dozen.                     
342/642............................  201,997 dozen.                     
347/348............................  347,939 dozen of which not more    
                                      than 173,969 dozen shall be in    
                                      Categories 347-T/348-T\2\.        
351/651............................  145,185 dozen.                     
352................................  267,645 dozen.                     
361................................  -0-.                               
363................................  5,000,000 numbers.                 
369-O\3\...........................  500,572 kilograms.                 
638/639............................  189,372 dozen.                     
647/648............................  271,433 dozen.                     
847................................  170,434 dozen.                     
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\1\Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,         
  6105.10.0030, 6105.90.3010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040, 
  6110.20.2065, 6110.90.0068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category   
  339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,     
  6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2010, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030, 
  6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.0070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010  
  and 6117.90.0022.                                                     
\2\Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.4020,         
  6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.3010, 6112.11.0050, 
  6113.00.0038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.4020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005, 
  6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 
  6203.49.3020, 6210.40.2033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3010 and            
  6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,          
  6104.19.2030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2010, 6104.62.2025, 
  6104.69.3022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.0042, 6117.90.0042, 6204.12.0030, 
  6204.19.3030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005, 
  6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 
  6204.69.3010, 6204.69.9010, 6210.50.2033, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6010, 
  6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.0050.                                        
\3\Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S).

    Imports charged to these category limits, except Categories 315, 
361 and 369-O, for the period beginning January 1, 1993 and 
extending through December 31, 1993 shall be charged against those 
levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the 
event the limits established for that period have been exhausted by 
previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the levels set 
forth in this directive.
    In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of 
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption 
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
    Sincerely,
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-1327 Filed 1-14-94; 11:38 am]
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