[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54452-54453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27198]


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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS


New Export Visa Stamp for Certain Textile Products Produced or 
Manufactured in Hungary

October 2, 1998.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs providing 
for the use of a new export visa stamp.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade 
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 
amended.

    Beginning on November 1, 1998, the Government of the Republic of 
Hungary will start issuing a new export visa stamp for shipments of 
textile products, produced or manufactured in Hungary and exported from 
Hungary on or after November 1, 1998 to reflect the name change of 
``Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism'' to ``Ministry of Economic 
Affairs.'' There will be a one-month grace period from November 1, 1998 
through November 30, 1998, during which products exported from Hungary 
may be accompanied by either the old

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or new export visa stamp. Products exported from Hungary on or after 
December 1, 1998 must be accompanied by the new export visa stamp.
    See 49 FR 8659, published on March 8, 1984.
Troy H. Cribb,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
October 2, 1998.

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

    Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, 
the directive issued to you on March 5, 1984, as amended, by the 
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. 
That directive directed you to prohibit entry of certain textile 
products, produced or manufactured in Hungary for which the 
Government of the Republic of Hungary has not issued an appropriate 
export visa.
    Beginning on November 1, 1998, you are directed to amend further 
the directive dated March 5, 1984 to provide for the use of a new 
export visa stamp issued by the Government of the Republic of 
Hungary to accompany shipments of textile products, produced or 
manufactured in Hungary and exported from Hungary on or after 
November 1, 1998. This new visa stamp reflects the name change of 
``Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism'' to ``Ministry of 
Economic Affairs.''
    Textile products exported from Hungary during the period 
November 1, 1998 through November 30, 1998 may be accompanied by 
either the old or new export visa stamp. Products exported from 
Hungary on or after December 1, 1998 must be accompanied by the new 
export visa stamp.
    A facsimile of the new visa stamp is enclosed with this letter.
    Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this 
directive which are not accompanied by an appropriate export visa 
shall be denied entry and a new visa must be obtained.
    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.

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Export Visa Stamp for the Republic of Hungary

[FR Doc. 98-27198 Filed 10-8-98; 8:45 am]
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