[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 96 (Thursday, May 19, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-12259]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comments on the Integration of the Textiles
and Clothing Sector into the GATT 1994
May 13, 1994.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Request for comment.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Daly, 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 Agreement on Textiles and Clothing provides for the eventual
integration of the textiles and clothing sector into the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994. The integration of the
textiles and clothing sector into the GATT 1994 will commence upon
implementation of the Uruguay Round.
Paragraph 6 of Article 2 of the Agreement states that ``On the date
of entry into force of this Agreement, each Member shall integrate into
GATT 1994 products which, in 1990, accounted for not less than 16
percent of the total volume of imports in 1990 of the products in the
Annex, in terms of HS lines or categories. The products to be
integrated shall encompass products from each of the following four
groups: tops and yarns, fabrics, made-up textile products, and
clothing.'' Integration into GATT 1994 would imply removal of all
quotas on these products, if any exist. A total of 2.7 billion square
meters equivalent will be integrated during the first phase of the
integration process.
In anticipation of the passing of the terms of the Agreement by
Congress, and even though the final process for determining which
products are to be integrated as yet has not been decided upon, the
Chairman of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) is requesting interested parties to submit comments on paragraph
6 of Article 2 of the Agreement. This action is being taken pursuant to
an international agreement and thus relates to a foreign affairs
function of the United States.
Comments must be received on or before July 18, 1994. Comments may
be mailed to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements, room 3001, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Rita D. Hayes,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 94-12259 Filed 5-18-94; 8:45 am]
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