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[FR Doc No: 94-2616]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man-
Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of
Turkey
January 31, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
new agreement year limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 8, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Novak, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4212. For information on the quota status of these
limits, refer to the Quota Status Reports posted on the bulletin boards
of each Customs port or call (202) 927-6718. 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 Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of notes
dated July 29 and August 6, 1991, as amended, between the Governments
of the United States and the Republic of Turkey establishes limits for
the period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending through December
31, 1994.
A copy of the current bilateral agreement is available from the
Textiles Division, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S.
Department of State, (202) 647-3889.
A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS
numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories
with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (see Federal
Register notice 58 FR 62645, published on November 29, 1993).
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 bilateral agreement, 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
January 31, 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), and the
Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles done at Geneva
on December 20, 1973, as further extended on December 9, 1993;
pursuant to the Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by exchange of
notes dated July 29 and August 6, 1991, as amended and extended,
between the Governments of the United States and the Republic of
Turkey; and in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order
11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit,
effective on February 8, 1994, entry into the United States for
consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton,
wool and man-made fiber textile products in the following
categories, produced or manufactured in Turkey and exported during
the twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending
through December 31, 1994, in excess of the following restraint
limits:
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Category Twelve-month restraint limit
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219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 132,202,776 square meters of which
625, 626, 627 and 628, as a group. not more than 30,211,029 square
meters shall be in 219; 36,924,591
square meters shall be in 313;
21,483,398 square meters shall be
in 314; 28,868,318 square meters
shall be in 315; 30,211,029 square
meters shall be in 317; 3,356,780
square meters shall be in 326;
20,140,687 square meters shall be
in 617; 3,356,780 square meters
shall be in 625; 3,356,780 square
meters shall be in 626; 3,356,780
square meters shall be in 627;
3,356,780 square meters shall be in
628.
Limits not in group
200............................... 1,274,720 kilograms.
300/301........................... 6,206,522 kilograms.
335............................... 267,979 dozen.
336/636........................... 631,238 dozen.
338/339/638/639................... 3,930,353 dozen of which not more
than 1,965,176 dozen shall be in
Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-
S\1\.
340/640........................... 1,293,594 dozen of which not more
than 367,916 dozen shall be in
shirts made from fabric of two or
more colors in the warp and/or the
filling in Categories 340-Y/640-
Y\2\.
341/641........................... 1,277,485 dozen of which not more
than 447,120 dozen shall be in
blouses made from fabric of two or
more colors in the warp and/or the
filling in Categories 341-Y/641-
Y\3\.
342/642........................... 702,699 dozen.
347/348........................... 3,823,161 dozen of which not more
than 1,329,862 dozen shall be in
trousers in Categories 347-T/348-
T\4\.
350............................... 398,538 dozen.
351/651........................... 637,194 dozen.
361............................... 1,339,893 numbers.
369-S\5\.......................... 1,385,194 kilograms.
410/624........................... 1,050,907 square meters of which not
more than 679,999 square meters
shall be in Category 410.
448............................... 36,061 dozen.
604............................... 1,598,921 kilograms.
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\1\Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,
6105.10.0030, 6105.90.3010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,
6110.20.2065, 6110.90.0068, 6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category
339-S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060, 6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010,
6106.10.0030, 6106.90.2010, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,
6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.0070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010
and 6117.90.0022; Category 638-S: all HTS numbers except 6109.90.1007,
6109.90.1009, 6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category 639-S: all HTS
numbers except 6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065 and
6109.90.1070.
\2\Category 340-Y: only HTS numbers 6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020,
6205.20.2046, 6205.20.2050 and 6205.20.2060; Category 640-Y: only HTS
numbers 6205.30.2010 and 6205.30.2020.
\3\Category 341-Y: only HTS numbers 6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010,
6206.30.3030 and 6211.42.0054; Category 641-Y: only HTS numbers
6204.23.0050, 6204.29.2030, 6206.40.3010 and 6206.40.3025.
\4\Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.4020,
6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.3010, 6112.11.0050,
6113.00.0038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.4020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,
6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,
6203.49.3020, 6210.40.2033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3010 and
6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,
6104.19.2030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2010, 6104.62.2025,
6104.69.3022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.0042, 6117.90.0042, 6204.12.0030,
6204.19.3030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005,
6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050,
6204.69.3010, 6204.69.9010, 6210.50.2033, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6010,
6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.0050.
\5\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.
Imports charged to these category limits for the period January
1, 1993 through December 31, 1993 shall be charged against those
levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the
event the limits established for that period have been exhausted by
previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the levels set
forth in this directive.
In carrying out the above directions, the Commissioner of
Customs should construe entry into the United States for consumption
to include entry for consumption into the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has
determined that these actions fall 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. 94-2616 Filed 2-3-94; 8:45 am]
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