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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Request for Public Comments on the Integration of the Textiles 
and Clothing Sector into the GATT 1994

May 13, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Request for comment.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Daly, Office of Textiles and 
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

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 Agreement on Textiles and Clothing provides for the eventual 
integration of the textiles and clothing sector into the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994. The integration of the 
textiles and clothing sector into the GATT 1994 will commence upon 
implementation of the Uruguay Round.
    Paragraph 6 of Article 2 of the Agreement states that ``On the date 
of entry into force of this Agreement, each Member shall integrate into 
GATT 1994 products which, in 1990, accounted for not less than 16 
percent of the total volume of imports in 1990 of the products in the 
Annex, in terms of HS lines or categories. The products to be 
integrated shall encompass products from each of the following four 
groups: tops and yarns, fabrics, made-up textile products, and 
clothing.'' Integration into GATT 1994 would imply removal of all 
quotas on these products, if any exist. A total of 2.7 billion square 
meters equivalent will be integrated during the first phase of the 
integration process.
    In anticipation of the passing of the terms of the Agreement by 
Congress, and even though the final process for determining which 
products are to be integrated as yet has not been decided upon, the 
Chairman of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
(CITA) is requesting interested parties to submit comments on paragraph 
6 of Article 2 of the Agreement. This action is being taken pursuant to 
an international agreement and thus relates to a foreign affairs 
function of the United States.
    Comments must be received on or before July 18, 1994. Comments may 
be mailed to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile 
Agreements, room 3001, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-12259 Filed 5-18-94; 8:45 am]
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