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[Federal Register: November 15, 1994]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

Adjustment of Import Limits and Amendment of Export Visa 
Requirements for Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products 
Produced or Manufactured in Turkey

November 8, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs adjusting 
limits and a sublimit and amending visa requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 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 current limit for Categories 625/626/627/628/629 in the Fabric 
Group is being increased by application of swing. The sublimit for 
Category 625 is being increased for swing and carryover. The current 
limit for Category 611 is being increased by application of swing, 
reducing the Fabric Group limit to account for the increase.
    In addition, the visa requirements are being amended to include 
coverage of textile products in Categories 611, 629, and part and 
merged Categories 641-Y, 341-Y/641-Y and 625/626/627/628/629, produced 
or manufactured in Turkey and exported from Turkey on and after 
November 15, 1994. Goods in Categories 611, 629 and 641-Y which are 
exported during the period November 15, 1994 through December 14, 1994 
shall not be denied entry for lack of a visa. Goods in Categories 611, 
629 and 641-Y which are exported on and after December 15, 1994 shall 
be denied entry if not accompanied by an appropriate export visa.
    Merchandise in merged Categories 341-Y/641-Y and 625/626/627/628/
629 may be accompanied by either the appropriate merged export visa or 
the correct category or part-category visa corresponding to the actual 
shipment. Goods in Categories 341-Y, 625, 626, 627, 628 which are 
exported prior to November 15, 1994 shall continue to require a visa.
    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 
52 FR 6859, published on March 5, 1987; 59 FR 5394, published on 
February 4, 1994; and 59 FR 52763, published on October 19, 1994.
    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
November 8, 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 January 31, 1994 and October 14, 
1994, 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 Turkey 
and exported during the periods January 1, 1994 and extends through 
December 31, 1994 and July 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994 
(Category 611).
    Effective on November 15, 1994, you are directed to adjust the 
limits and the sublimit for the following categories, as provided 
under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding dated October 5, 
1994 and the current bilateral agreement between the Governments of 
the United States and the Republic of Turkey:

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              Category                        Adjusted limit\1\         
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Fabric Group                                                            
219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617    124,435,073 square meters.         
 and 625/626/627/628/629, as a                                          
 group.                                                                 
Sublevel in the Fabric Group                                            
625/626/627/628/629................  14,552,000 square meters of which  
                                      not more than 6,108,563 square    
                                      meters shall be in Category 625.  
Limit not in a group                                                    
611................................  21,400,000 square meters.          
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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported
  after December 31, 1993 and June 30, 1994 (Category 611).             

    You are directed to amend the directive dated March 2, 1987 to 
include coverage of Categories 611, 629, and part and merged 
Categories 641-Y, 341-Y/641-Y and 625/626/627/628/629, produced or 
manufactured in Turkey and exported from Turkey on and after 
November 15, 1994. Goods in Categories 611, 629 and 641-Y which are 
exported during the period November 15, 1994 through December 14, 
1994 shall not be denied entry for lack of a visa. Goods in 
Categories 611, 629 and 641-Y which are exported on and after 
December 15, 1994 shall be denied entry if not accompanied by an 
appropriate export visa.
    Merchandise in merged Categories 341-Y/641-Y and 625/626/627/
628/629 may be accompanied by either the appropriate merged export 
visa or the correct category or part-category visa corresponding to 
the actual shipment. Goods in Categories 341-Y, 625, 626, 627, 628 
which are exported prior to November 15, 1994 shall continue to 
require a visa.
    Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this 
directive which are not accompanied by an appropriate export visa 
shall be denied entry and a new visa must be obtained.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs 
exception to 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. 94-28103 Filed 11-14-94; 8:45 am]
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