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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

 

Establishment of Import Limits and Guaranteed Access Levels for 
Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in Costa Rica

November 29, 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 for a new agreement year.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1995.

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).

    A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated December 23, 1993 between 
the Governments of the United States and Costa Rica establishes 
restraint limits and guaranteed access levels for the period January 1, 
1995 through December 31, 1995.
    These limits are subject to revision pursuant to the Uruguay Round 
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (URATC). On the date that both the 
United States and Costa Rica are members of the World Trade 
Organization, the restraint limits will be modified in accordance with 
the URATC.
    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). 
Information regarding the 1995 CORRELATION will be published in the 
Federal Register at a later date.
    Requirements for participation in the Special Access Program are 
available in Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208, published on June 
11, 1986; 52 FR 26057, published on July 10, 1987; 54 FR 50425, 
published on December 6, 1989; and 55 FR 21047, published on May 22, 
1990.
    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
November 29, 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 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated December 23, 
1993, between the Governments of the United States and Costa Rica; 
and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of 
March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective 
on January 1, 1995, 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 Costa Rica and exported during the twelve-month 
period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through December 
31, 1995, in excess of the following restraint limits:

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              Category                        Twelve-month limit        
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340/640............................  815,648 dozen.                     
342/642............................  301,101 dozen.                     
347/348............................  1,374,545 dozen.                   
443................................  206,060 numbers.                   
447................................  11,110 dozen.                      
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    Imports charged to these category limits for the periods January 
1, 1994 through December 31, 1994 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.
    The limits set forth above are subject to adjustment in the 
future pursuant to the provisions of the MOU dated December 23, 1993 
between the Governments of the United States and Costa Rica.
    Additionally, pursuant to the December 23, 1993 MOU; and under 
the terms 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), effective on January 1, 1995, guaranteed access 
levels have been established for properly certified cotton, wool and 
man-made fiber textile products in the following categories which 
are assembled in Costa Rica from fabric formed and cut in the United 
States and re-exported to the United States from Costa Rica during 
the period beginning on January 1, 1995 and extending through 
December 31, 1995:

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              Category                     Guaranteed access level      
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340/640............................  650,000 dozen.                     
342/642............................  250,000 dozen.                     
347/348............................  1,500,000 dozen.                   
443................................  200,000 numbers.                   
447................................  4,000 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 May 15, 1990, shall be 
denied entry unless the Government of Costa Rica 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.
    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. 94-29954 Filed 12-5-94; 8:45 am]
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