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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Announcement of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of 
Turkey

January 31, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing 
new agreement year limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 8, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, 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) 927-6718. 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes 
dated July 29 and August 6, 1991, as amended, between the Governments 
of the United States and the Republic of Turkey establishes limits for 
the period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending through December 
31, 1994.
    A copy of the current bilateral agreement is available from the 
Textiles Division, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. 
Department of State, (202) 647-3889.
    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).
    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.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 31, 1994.

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

    Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of section 204 of the 
Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), and the 
Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles done at Geneva 
on December 20, 1973, as further extended on December 9, 1993; 
pursuant to the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of 
notes dated July 29 and August 6, 1991, as amended and extended, 
between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of 
Turkey; and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 
11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, 
effective on February 8, 1994, entry into the United States for 
consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton, 
wool and man-made fiber textile products in the following 
categories, produced or manufactured in Turkey and exported during 
the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending 
through December 31, 1994, in excess of the following restraint 
limits:

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             Category                   Twelve-month restraint limit    
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219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617,  132,202,776 square meters of which  
 625, 626, 627 and 628, as a group.  not more than 30,211,029 square    
                                     meters shall be in 219; 36,924,591 
                                     square meters shall be in 313;     
                                     21,483,398 square meters shall be  
                                     in 314; 28,868,318 square meters   
                                     shall be in 315; 30,211,029 square 
                                     meters shall be in 317; 3,356,780  
                                     square meters shall be in 326;     
                                     20,140,687 square meters shall be  
                                     in 617; 3,356,780 square meters    
                                     shall be in 625; 3,356,780 square  
                                     meters shall be in 626; 3,356,780  
                                     square meters shall be in 627;     
                                     3,356,780 square meters shall be in
                                     628.                               
Limits not in group                                                     
200...............................  1,274,720 kilograms.                
300/301...........................  6,206,522 kilograms.                
335...............................  267,979 dozen.                      
336/636...........................  631,238 dozen.                      
338/339/638/639...................  3,930,353 dozen of which not more   
                                     than 1,965,176 dozen shall be in   
                                     Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-  
                                     S\1\.                              
340/640...........................  1,293,594 dozen of which not more   
                                     than 367,916 dozen shall be in     
                                     shirts made from fabric of two or  
                                     more colors in the warp and/or the 
                                     filling in Categories 340-Y/640-   
                                     Y\2\.                              
341/641...........................  1,277,485 dozen of which not more   
                                     than 447,120 dozen shall be in     
                                     blouses made from fabric of two or 
                                     more colors in the warp and/or the 
                                     filling in Categories 341-Y/641-   
                                     Y\3\.                              
342/642...........................  702,699 dozen.                      
347/348...........................  3,823,161 dozen of which not more   
                                     than 1,329,862 dozen shall be in   
                                     trousers in Categories 347-T/348-  
                                     T\4\.                              
350...............................  398,538 dozen.                      
351/651...........................  637,194 dozen.                      
361...............................  1,339,893 numbers.                  
369-S\5\..........................  1,385,194 kilograms.                
410/624...........................  1,050,907 square meters of which not
                                     more than 679,999 square meters    
                                     shall be in Category 410.          
448...............................  36,061 dozen.                       
604...............................  1,598,921 kilograms.                
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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; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
  6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS  
  numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and           
  6109.90.1070.                                                         
\2\Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,         
  6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS 
  numbers 6205.30.2010 and 6205.30.2020.                                
\3\Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,         
  6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054; Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers       
  6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.            
\4\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.                                        
\5\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.                        

    Imports charged to these category limits for the period January 
1, 1993 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,
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-2616 Filed 2-3-94; 8:45 am]
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