Amendment of Export Visa Requirements for Certain Cotton and Man- Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in El Salvador

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Export Visa Requirements for Certain Cotton and Man-

Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in El

Salvador

August 21, 1995.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending

visa requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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).

Effective on September 1, 1995, a visa shall be required for goods

in Categories 351, 651, 352 and 652 which are produced or manufactured

in El Salvador and exported from El Salvador on and after September 1,

1995. Shipments of goods in Categories 351, 651, 352 and 652 may be

visaed as merged Categories 351/651 and 352/652 or the correct category

corresponding to the actual shipment. Goods exported during the period

September 1, 1995 through September 30, 1995 shall not be denied entry

for lack of a visa.

See 60 FR 2740, published on January 11, 1995.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

August 21, 1995.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.1

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

the directive issued to you on January 6, 1995, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive directs you to prohibit entry of certain cotton and man-

made fiber textile products, produced or manufactured in El Salvador

which were not properly visaed by the Government of El Salvador.

Effective on September 1, 1995, you are directed to require a

visa for goods in Categories 351, 651, 352 and 652 which are

produced or manufactured in El Salvador and exported from El

Salvador on and after September 1, 1995. Shipments of goods in

Categories 351, 651, 352 and 652 may be visaed as merged Categories

351/651 and 352/652 or the correct category corresponding to the

actual shipment. Goods exported during the period September 1, 1995

through September 30, 1995 shall not be denied entry for lack of a

visa.

Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this

directive which are not accompanied by an appropriate export visa

shall be denied entry and a new visa must be obtained.

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. 95-21212 Filed 8-24-95; 8:45 am]

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