Announcement of the Extension of the Bilateral Textile Agreement and Visa and Exempt Certification Arrangement Between the United States and India

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Announcement of the Extension of the Bilateral Textile Agreement

and Visa and Exempt Certification Arrangement Between the United States

and India

January 31, 1994.

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

ACTION: Announcing the extension of the bilateral textile agreement and

visa and exempt certification arrangement with India.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Tallarico, International

Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of

Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

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 January 5, 1994 (59

FR 574) announced an extension of the existing visa and exempt

certification arrangement between the Governments of the United States

and India through January 31, 1994. In a Memorandum of Understanding

dated January 22, 1994 the two governments agreed to further amend and

extend their Bilateral Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and

Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Agreement of February 6, 1987. The

agreement and the visa and exempt certification arrangement have been

extended through December 31, 1995. A directive to Customs implementing

the limits for 1994 will be published shortly in a separate notice.

The purpose of this notice is to remind the public that the U.S.

Customs Service must continue to require visas and exempt

certifications, as previously published, for textiles and textile

products, produced or manufactured in India and exported to the United

States.

See 44 FR 68504, published on November 29, 1979.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 94-2462 Filed 2-2-94; 8:45 am]

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