Establishment and Amendment of Import Restraint Limits and Amendment of Restraint Periods for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Establishment and Amendment of Import Restraint Limits and

Amendment of Restraint Periods for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

January 14, 1994.

AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing

and amending limits and amending restraint periods.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 19, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Tallarico, 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) 927-5850. 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 Governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates

agreed to amend and extend their Bilateral Textile Agreement of

February 23, 1991 for two consecutive one-year periods, beginning on

January 1, 1994 and extending through December 31, 1995.

In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to amend and extend the current limits for

various categories and to establish limits for the 1994 period. The

limit for Category 369-S shall fill with the implementation of the

amended level. The 1994 levels for Categories 315 and 361 are zero.

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 notices 57 FR 54976, published on November 23, 1992; and 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.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

January 14, 1994.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel,

the directives issued to you on May 12, 1993, March 4, 1993,

December 6, 1993 and October 22, 1993, by the Chairman, Committee

for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Those directives

concern imports of certain cotton and man-made fiber textile

products, produced or manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

during the periods December 28, 1992 through December 27, 1993

(Category 219); March 1, 1993 through February 28, 1994 (Category

313); July 28, 1993 through July 27, 1994 (Category 317); October

28, 1993 through October 27, 1994) (Categories 326, 335/635 and 369-

S).

Effective on January 19, 1994, you are directed to establish and

amend the limits for the categories listed below. The new restraint

period for Category 219 shall be December 27, 1992 through December

31, 1994. The restraint period for the remaining categories shall be

extended through December 31, 1994. Import charges already made to

Categories 219, 313, 317, 326, 335/635 and 369-S shall be retained.

Import charges for Categories 226 and 835 will be made at a later

date.

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Category Amended limit\1\

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219................................ 1,871,157 square meters.

226/313............................ 2,921,111 square meters.

317................................ 36,659,399 square meters.

326................................ 1,767,123 square meters.

335/635/835........................ 153,151 dozen.

369-S\2\........................... 81,996 kilograms.

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\1\The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported

after December 26, 1992 (Category 219); February 28, 1993 (Category

313); July 27, 1993 (Category 317); and October 27, 1993 (Categories

326, 335/635, 369-S).

\2\Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

Under the terms of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to the Bilateral Textile

Agreement of February 23, 1991, as amended and extended, between the

Governments of the United States and the United Arab Emirates; and

in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended and extended, you are directed to prohibit,

effective on January 19, 1994, entry into the United States for

consumption and withdrawal from warehouse for consumption of cotton,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other vegetable fiber textiles and

textile products in the following categories, produced or

manufactured in the United Arab Emirates and exported during the

twelve-month period beginning on January 1, 1994 and extending

through December 31, 1994, in excess of the following levels of

restraint:

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Category Twelve-month restraint limit

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315................................ -0-.

334/634............................ 189,372 dozen.

336/636............................ 164,122 dozen.

338/339............................ 468,379 dozen of which not more

than 312,252 dozen shall be in

Categories 338-S/339-S\1\.

340/640............................ 290,370 dozen.

341/641............................ 254,263 dozen.

342/642............................ 201,997 dozen.

347/348............................ 347,939 dozen of which not more

than 173,969 dozen shall be in

Categories 347-T/348-T\2\.

351/651............................ 145,185 dozen.

352................................ 267,645 dozen.

361................................ -0-.

363................................ 5,000,000 numbers.

369-O\3\........................... 500,572 kilograms.

638/639............................ 189,372 dozen.

647/648............................ 271,433 dozen.

847................................ 170,434 dozen.

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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.

\2\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.

\3\Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-S).

Imports charged to these category limits, except Categories 315,

361 and 369-O, for the period beginning January 1, 1993 and

extending 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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

[FR Doc. 94-1327 Filed 1-14-94; 11:38 am]

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