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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
 

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

December 16, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

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

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of this 
limit, 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).

    The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated January 17, 1994 and 
the exchange of letters dated March 17, 1994 between the Governments of 
the United States and the People's Republic of China establish a limit 
for wearing apparel containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk, 
produced or manufactured in China for the period beginning on January 
1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 1995.
    This limit is subject to revision pursuant to the Uruguay Round 
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (URATC). On the date that both the 
United States and China are members of the World Trade Organization, 
the restraint limit will be modified in accordance with the URATC.
    A description of the silk apparel categories is available in the 
U.S. CORRELATION: Silk Apparel Categories with the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (see Federal Register 59 FR 15381, 
published on April 1, 1994). Information regarding the 1995 CORRELATION 
will be published in the Federal Register at a later date.
    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
December 16, 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 January 
1, 1995, 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 January 1, 1995 and extending through December 31, 
1995, in excess of the following limit:

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              Category                        Twelve-month limit        
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Silk Apparel Group\1\                                                   
733, 734, 735, 736, 738, 739, 740,   342,677,850 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     3,270,911 dozen.                   
 knit).                                                                 
741 (Women's and girls' shirts/      8,162,242 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.                                                       

    Imports charged to this category limit for the period April 1, 
1994 through December 31, 1994 shall be charged against the level of 
restraint to the extent of any unfilled balance. In the event the 
limit established for that period has been exhausted by previous 
entries, such goods shall be subject to the level set forth in this 
directive.
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that this action falls 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. 94-31365 Filed 12-20-94; 8:45 am]
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