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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Silk Apparel Produced 
or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China

March 24, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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) 927-6703. 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).

    A notice published in the Federal Register on February 23, 1994 (59 
FR 8602) announced that the Governments of the United States and the 
People's Republic of China have agreed to establish a separate 
bilateral agreement on silk apparel products. A Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) dated January 17, 1994 and an exchange of letters 
dated March 17, 1994 between the two governments establishes an 
agreement on wearing apparel containing 70 percent or more by weight of 
silk, produced or manufactured in China for the period beginning on 
April 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1996.
    In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the 
Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the period beginning on 
April 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994.
    A standard visa arrangement will be established for goods, produced 
or manufactured in China and exported from China on and after July 1, 
1994, which are subject to the Silk Agreement. Further notice will be 
published in the Federal Register.
    A description of the silk apparel categories will be published in 
the Federal Register establishing a correlation for silk apparel 
categories with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
    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.
Ronald I. Levin,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 24, 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); pursuant to 
the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated January 17, 1994 and 
exchange of letters dated March 17, 1994 between the Governments of 
the United States and the People's Republic of China; and in 
accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 
1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on April 
1, 1994, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal 
from warehouse for consumption of wearing apparel containing 70 
percent or more by weight of silk in the following categories, 
produced or manufactured in China and exported during the period 
beginning on April 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994, 
in excess of the following limits:

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              Category                         Nine-month limit         
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Silk Apparel Group\1\                                                   
733, 734, 735, 736, 738, 739, 740,   267,157,000 square meters          
 741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747,   equivalent.                       
 748, 750, 751, 752, 758 and 759,                                       
 as a group.                                                            
Specific Limit within Group                                             
740 (Men's and boys' shirts, not     2,428,895 dozen.                   
 knit).                                                                 
741 (Women's and girls' shirts/      6,061,071 dozen.                   
 blouses, not knit).                                                    
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\1\Silk handkerchiefs, gloves, hosiery, brassieres and other body       
  supporting garments, scarves, and babies' garments are not included in
  this Agreement.                                                       

    Apparel products in the foregoing categories which have been 
exported to the United States prior to April 1, 1994 shall not be 
subject to this directive.
    Apparel products in the foregoing categories which have been 
released from the custody of the U.S. Customs Service under the 
provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1) prior to the effective 
date of this directive shall not be denied entry under this 
directive.
    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,
Ronald I. Levin,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-7387 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]
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