Announcement of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, and Man- Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of Turkey

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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