New Exempt Certification Stamp for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man- Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the United Mexican States

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

New Exempt Certification Stamp for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-

Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the United

Mexican States

April 5, 1994.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs providing

for the use of a new certification stamp for folklore exempt goods.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: April 15, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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).

Beginning on April 15, 1994, the Government of the United Mexican

States will begin issuing a new certification stamp for shipments of

folklore exempt products, produced or manufactured in Mexico and

exported from Mexico on or after April 15, 1994. There will be a one-

month grace period from April 15, 1994 to May 15, 1994, during which

goods exported from Mexico may be accompanied by either the old or the

new exempt certification stamp. Goods exported from Mexico on or after

May 15, 1994 must be accompanied by the new exempt certification stamp.

A fascimile of the certification stamp is on file at the U.S.

Department of Commerce. Office of Textiles and Apparel, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, room 3106, Washington, DC.

See 59 FR 69350, published on December 30, 1993.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

April 5, 1994.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

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

the directive issued to you on December 27, 1993, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive establishes an export visa arrangement for certain cotton,

wool and man-made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured

in the United Mexican States.

Effective on April 15, 1994, you are directed to amend the

directive dated December 27, 1993 to provide for the use of a new

exempt certification stamp issued by the Government of the United

Mexican States to accompany shipments of hand-loomed fabrics of a

cottage industry; hand-made cottage industry goods made of such

hand-loomed fabrics; and traditional folklore handicraft textile and

apparel goods, produced or manufactured in Mexico and exported from

Mexico on and after April 15, 1994.

Goods exported from Mexico from April 15, 1994 to May 15, 1994

may be accompanied by either the old or the new exempt certication

stamp. Goods exported from Mexico after May 15, 1994 must be

accompanied be the new exempt certification stamp.

A facsimile of the exempt certification stamp is enclosed with

this letter.

Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this

directive which are not accompanied by the new export certification

stamp shall be denied entry.

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has

determined that this action falls within the foreign affairs

exception to 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. 94-8609 Filed 4-8-94; 8:45 am]

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