[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 51832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26244]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


Visa Requirements for Textile and Clothing Products in the Second 
Stage of Integration Into the World Trade Organization

September 29, 1997.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Notice.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Mennitt, 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); the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

    The Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing provides for 
the integration of textile and clothing into GATT 1994. The second 
stage of the integration will commence on January 1, 1998 (see 60 FR 
21075, published on May 1, 1995).
    The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has 
determined that it is necessary to maintain coverage of the currently 
applicable visa systems for the products to be integrated in the second 
stage of the integration. Therefore, an export visa issued by the 
government of the country of origin will continue to be required for 
products integrated on and after January 1, 1998, before entry is 
permitted into the United States.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 97-26244 Filed 10-2-97; 8:45 am]
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