[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2367]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Exemption of ``Fashion Samples'' From Visa and Quota Requirements
January 30, 1996.
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 an additional
three-month trial period.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1996.
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).
A notice published in the Federal Register on August 15, 1995 (60
FR 42150) announces a temporary exemption from visa and quota
requirements for textile and apparel articles described as ``fashion
samples.''
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that, effective on February 1, 1996, 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 quota and requirements for an
additional three-month trial period beginning on February 1, 1996 and
extending through April 30, 1996.
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.''
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
January 30, 1996.
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 February 1, 1996, for a three-month trial, 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 for the period beginning on February 1, 1996 and
extending through April 30, 1996. Also for the period February 1,
1996 through April 30, 1996, 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 to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C.553(a)(1).
Sincerely,
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 96-2367 Filed 2-5-96; 8:45 am]
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