[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 42150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20093]



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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Temporary Exemption of ``Fashion Samples'' From Visa and Quota 
Requirements

August 9, 1995.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs exempting 
``fashion samples'' from visa and quota requirements for a three-month 
trial period.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Fennessy, International Trade 
Specialist, 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).

    Effective on September 1, 1995, textile and apparel articles 
described as ``fashion samples'' which are produced or manufactured in 
various countries and entered into the United States for consumption 
shall be exempt from visa and quota requirements for a three-month 
trial period, beginning on September 1, 1995 and extending through 
November 30, 1995.
    The term ``fashion samples'' is limited to wearing apparel and 
other textile articles purchased at retail and not imported in multiple 
units, i.e., no more than a single article in a particular style and/or 
color. These shipments must not be greater than twenty-four (24) pieces 
and must accompany a returning buyer. Mail and cargo shipments would 
not be eligible for treatment as ``fashion samples.''
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
August 9, 1995.

Commissioner of Customs,
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
all import control directives issued to you by the Chairman, 
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. This 
directive also amends, but does not cancel, all visa requirements 
for all countries for which visa arrangements are in place with the 
United States.
    Effective on September 1, 1995, for a three-month trial period, 
you are directed to no longer require a visa for textile and apparel 
articles described as ``fashion samples'' which are produced or 
manufactured in various countries and entered into the United States 
for consumption during the period beginning on September 1, 1995 and 
extending through November 30, 1995. Also for the period September 
1, 1995 through November 30, 1995, these textile and apparel 
articles shall not be subject to existing quota.
    These textile and apparel items, frequently called buyers 
``fashion samples'' are limited to textile and apparel items 
purchased at retail. The ``fashion samples'' must accompany a buyer 
returning to the United States, must not be more than a single 
article in a particular style or color and must not exceed more than 
24 pieces total. Mail and cargo shipments would not be eligible for 
treatment as ``fashion samples.''
    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. 95-20093 Filed 8-14-95; 8:45 am]
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