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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits and Guaranteed Access 
Levels, Re-instatement of Export Visa and Certification Requirements, 
and Establishment of Manufacturer's Identification Requirement for 
Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable 
Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Haiti

January 26, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
limits and guaranteed access levels, re-instating export visa and 
certification requirements, and establishing manufacturer's 
identification requirement.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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).

    In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated December 30, 1993 
between the Governments of the United States and Haiti, agreement was 
reached to amend and extend their current bilateral textile agreement 
for the period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending through 
December 31, 1994.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish restraint limits and guaranteed 
access levels (GALs) for 1994. Also, the Commissioner of Customs is 
being directed to re-instate visa and certification requirements for 
all textile products which are produced or manufactured in Haiti and 
exported from Haiti on or after February 1, 1994. Goods exported from 
Haiti during the period February 1, 1994 through February 28, 1994 
shall not be denied entry for lack of a visa or certification. Goods 
exported from Haiti on or after March 1, 1994 shall be denied entry if 
not accompanied by an appropriate export visa or certification.
    Shipments of GAL qualifying textile products which are re-exported 
to the United States from Haiti on or after February 1, 1994 shall be 
charged to the appropriate guaranteed access level. Shipments of these 
products which are exported from Haiti prior to February 1, 1994 shall 
be charged to the existing quota for that category.
    Effective on February 1, 1994, the existing visa arrangement 
between the Governments of the United States and Haiti shall be 
amended to require that the complete name and address of a company 
actually involved in the manufacturing process of the textile 
product covered by the visa or certification be placed on the 
textile export document. This information shall appear on the export 
document prior to export from Haiti. However, for goods exported 
during the period February 1, 1994 through February 28, 1994, the 
importer may type this information on the front of the original 
export document.
    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 notice 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993). Also see 
56 FR 51201, published on October 10, 1991.
    Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are 
available in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June 
11, 1986; 52 FR 6053, published on February 27, 1987; 52 FR 26057, 
published on July 10, 1987; and 54 FR 50425, published on December 6, 
1989.
    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 MOU, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of 
certain of its provisions.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 26, 1994.

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

    Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels and supersedes the 
monitoring directives issued to you on December 3, 1992 and December 
8, 1993, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of 
Textile Agreements. You are directed to retain monitoring data for 
the period beginning on January 1, 1994 and apply these charges to 
the limits established in this directive.
    Under the terms of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to the Memorandum of 
Understanding dated December 30, 1993, between the Governments of 
the United States and Haiti; and in accordance with the provisions 
of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are 
directed to prohibit, effective on February 1, 1994, entry into the 
United States for consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for 
consumption of cotton and man-made fiber textile products in the 
following categories, produced or manufactured in Haiti 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\1\  
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331................................  504,990 dozen pairs.               
340/640............................  504,990 dozen.                     
341/641............................  484,791 dozen.                     
347/348............................  568,114 dozen.                     
350................................  69,436 dozen.                      
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993.                                              

    This directive cancels and supersedes the directive issued to 
you on October 7, 1991, by the Chairman, Committee for the 
Implementation of Textile Agreements, which directed you, until 
further notice, to waive export visa and certification requirements 
for textile products, produced or manufactured in Haiti and exported 
from Haiti.
    Effective on February 1, 1994, you are directed to require a 
visa or certification for all shipments of textile products, 
produced or manufactured in Haiti and exported from Haiti on or 
after February 1, 1994. Goods exported from Haiti during the period 
February 1, 1994 through February 28, 1994 shall not be denied entry 
for lack of a visa or certification. Goods exported from Haiti on or 
after March 1, 1994 shall be denied entry if not accompanied by an 
appropriate export visa or certification.
    In accordance with the provisions of the Special Access Program, 
as set forth in 51 FR 21208 (June 11, 1986), 52 FR 26057 (July 10, 
1987) and 54 FR 50425 (December 6, 1989), and pursuant to current 
bilateral textile agreement, as amended, between the Governments of 
the United States and Haiti, you are directed, effective on February 
1, 1994, to establish guaranteed access levels for properly 
certified cotton and man-made fiber textile products in the 
following categories which are assembled in Haiti from fabric formed 
and cut in the United States and re-exported to the United States 
from Haiti during the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 
1994 and extending through December 31, 1994. Shipments of these 
products which are exported from Haiti to the United States prior to 
February 1, 1994 shall be charged to the existing quota level for 
that category.

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              Category                     Guaranteed access level      
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331................................  500,000 dozen pairs.               
340/640............................  440,000 dozen.                     
341/641............................  400,000 dozen.                     
347/348............................  800,000 dozen.                     
350................................  120,000 dozen.                     
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    Any shipment for entry under the Special Access Program which is 
not accompanied by a valid and correct certification and Export 
Declaration in accordance with the provisions of the certification 
requirements established in the directive of February 19, 1987, as 
amended, shall be denied entry unless the Government of Haiti 
authorizes the entry and any charges to the appropriate specific 
limit. Any shipment which is declared for entry under the Special 
Access Program but found not to qualify shall be denied entry into 
the United States.
    Effective on February 1, 1994, you are directed to amend the 
February 19, 1987 directive to require that the complete name and 
address of a company actually involved in the manufacturing process 
of the textile product covered by the visa or certification be 
placed on the textile export document. This information shall appear 
on the export document prior to export from Haiti. However, for 
goods exported during the period February 1, 1994 through February 
28, 1994, the importer may type this information on the front of the 
original export document.
    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,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-2252 Filed 1-31-94; 8:45 am]
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