Adjustment 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

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made

Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the Republic of

Turkey

June 29, 1995.

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

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ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 30, 1995.

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 current limits for certain categories are being increased for

swing and carryover.

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 59 FR 65531, published on December 20, 1994). Also see

60 FR 17338, published on April 5, 1995.

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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing, but are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their provisions.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

June 29, 1995.

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 March 30, 1995, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and man-made

fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in Turkey and

exported during the twelve-month period which began on January 1,

1995 and extends through December 31, 1995.

Effective on June 30, 1995, you are directed to increase the

limits for the following categories, as provided under the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing:

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Category Adjusted twelve-month limit \1\

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Fabric Group

219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 141,524,455 square meters of which

625/626/627/628/629, as a group. not more than 35,868,226 square

meters shall be in 219; 43,838,943

square meters shall be in 313;

25,506,294 square meters shall be

in 314; 34,274,084 square meters

shall be in 315; 35,868,226 square

meters shall be in 317; 3,985,357

square meters shall be in 326; and

23,912,152 square meters shall be

in 617.

Sublevel in Fabric Group

625/626/627/628/629................ 16,553,986 square meters of which

not more than 6,865,977 square

meters shall be in 625; 6,458,673

square meters shall be in 626;

6,458,673 square meters shall be

in 627; 6,458,673 square meters

shall be in 628; and 6,458,673

square meters shall be in 629.

Limits not in group

200................................ 1,513,420 kilograms.

300/301............................ 7,368,731 kilograms.

335................................ 318,159 dozen.

336/636............................ 749,441 dozen.

338/339/638/639.................... 4,726,354 dozen of which not more

than 2,788,872 dozen shall be in

Categories 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S

\2\.

340/640............................ 1,502,515 dozen of which not more

than 427,336 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

\3\.

341/641............................ 1,483,804 dozen of which not more

than 519,331 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

\4\.

342/642............................ 834,284 dozen.

347/348............................ 4,825,319 dozen of which not more

than 1,678,455 dozen shall be in

trousers in Categories 347-T/348-T

\5\.

350................................ 456,115 dozen.

351/651............................ 729,251 dozen.

361................................ 1,604,086 numbers.

369-S \6\.......................... 1,748,292 kilograms.

410/624............................ 1,254,456 square meters of which

not more than 811,707 square

meters shall be in Category 410.

448................................ 40,492 dozen.

604................................ 1,898,329 kilograms.

611................................ 49,892,055 square meters.

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

exported after December 31, 1994.

\2\ Category 338-S: only HTS numbers 6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010,

6105.10.0030, 6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025, 6110.20.2040,

6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068, 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, 6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070, 6110.20.1030,

6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075, 6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010

and 6117.90.9020; 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.

\3\ 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, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.

\4\ 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.

\5\ Category 347-T: only HTS numbers 6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020,

6103.22.0030, 6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010, 6112.11.0050,

6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,

6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045,

6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810 and

6211.32.0040; Category 348-T: only HTS numbers 6104.12.0030,

6104.19.8030, 6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2010, 6104.62.2025,

6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042, 6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030,

6204.19.8030, 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,

6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010, 6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810,

6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.

\6\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

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).

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Sincerely,

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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