[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-7387]
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[Federal Register: March 29, 1994]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Announcement of Import Restraint Limits for Silk Apparel Produced
or Manufactured in the People's Republic of China
March 24, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing
limits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Heinzen, 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) 927-6703. 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).
A notice published in the Federal Register on February 23, 1994 (59
FR 8602) announced that the Governments of the United States and the
People's Republic of China have agreed to establish a separate
bilateral agreement on silk apparel products. A Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) dated January 17, 1994 and an exchange of letters
dated March 17, 1994 between the two governments establishes an
agreement on wearing apparel containing 70 percent or more by weight of
silk, produced or manufactured in China for the period beginning on
April 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1996.
In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the
Commissioner of Customs to establish limits for the period beginning on
April 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994.
A standard visa arrangement will be established for goods, produced
or manufactured in China and exported from China on and after July 1,
1994, which are subject to the Silk Agreement. Further notice will be
published in the Federal Register.
A description of the silk apparel categories will be published in
the Federal Register establishing a correlation for silk apparel
categories with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
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 MOU, but are designed to assist only in the implementation of
certain of its provisions.
Ronald I. Levin,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
March 24, 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); pursuant to
the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) dated January 17, 1994 and
exchange of letters dated March 17, 1994 between the Governments of
the United States and the People's Republic of China; and in
accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March 3,
1972, as amended, you are directed to prohibit, effective on April
1, 1994, entry into the United States for consumption and withdrawal
from warehouse for consumption of wearing apparel containing 70
percent or more by weight of silk in the following categories,
produced or manufactured in China and exported during the period
beginning on April 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1994,
in excess of the following limits:
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Category Nine-month limit
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Silk Apparel Group\1\
733, 734, 735, 736, 738, 739, 740, 267,157,000 square meters
741, 742, 743, 744, 745, 746, 747, equivalent.
748, 750, 751, 752, 758 and 759,
as a group.
Specific Limit within Group
740 (Men's and boys' shirts, not 2,428,895 dozen.
knit).
741 (Women's and girls' shirts/ 6,061,071 dozen.
blouses, not knit).
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\1\Silk handkerchiefs, gloves, hosiery, brassieres and other body
supporting garments, scarves, and babies' garments are not included in
this Agreement.
Apparel products in the foregoing categories which have been
exported to the United States prior to April 1, 1994 shall not be
subject to this directive.
Apparel products in the foregoing categories which have been
released from the custody of the U.S. Customs Service under the
provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or 1484(a)(1) prior to the effective
date of this directive shall not be denied entry under this
directive.
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,
Ronald I. Levin,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-7387 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]
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