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

November 9, 1995.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, 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 import restraint limits for textile products, produced or

manufactured in Turkey and exported during the period January 1, 1996

through December 31, 1996 are based on limits notified to the Textiles

Monitoring Body pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).

In the letter published below, the Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish the 1996 limits. The 1996 limits

for Categories 338/339/638/639, 338-S/339-S/638-S/639-S, 350 and 351/

651 have been reduced for carryforward used in 1995.

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).

Information regarding the 1996 CORRELATION will be published in the

Federal Register at a later date.

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 ATC, but are designed to

assist only in the

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implementation of certain of their provisions.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 9, 1995.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC) and the Memorandum of Understanding dated July 19, 1995

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 January 1, 1996, 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, 1996 and extending

through December 31, 1996, in excess of the following limits:

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Category Twelve-month restraint limit

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Fabric Group

219, 313, 314, 315, 317, 326, 617, 625/ 151,245,814 square meters of

626/627/628/629, as a group. which not more than

34,562,752 square meters

shall be in 219; 42,243,363

square meters shall be in

313; 24,577,957 square

meters shall be in 314;

33,026,631 square meters

shall be in 315; 34,562,752

square meters shall be in

317; 3,840,305 square meters

shall be in 326; 23,041,836

square meters shall be in

617.

Sublevel in Fabric Group

625/626/627/628/629...................... 15,559,001 square meters of

which not more than

6,223,600 square meters

shall be in 625; 6,223,600

square meters shall be in

626; 6,223,600 square meters

shall be in 627; 6,223,600

square meters shall be in

628; and 6,223,600 square

meters shall be in 629.

Limits not in group

200...................................... 1,458,336 kilograms.

300/301.................................. 7,100,535 kilograms.

335...................................... 306,579 dozen.

336/636.................................. 722,164 dozen.

338/339/638/639.......................... 4,244,264 dozen of which not

more than 3,183,198 dozen

shall be in Categories 338-S/

339-S/638-S/639-S \1\.

340/640.................................. 1,416,425 dozen of which not

more than 402,850 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.................................. 1,398,786 dozen of which not

more than 489,575 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.................................. 803,919 dozen.

347/348.................................. 4,373,865 dozen of which not

more than 1,521,420 dozen

shall be in trousers in

Categories 347-T/348-T \4\.

350...................................... 430,368 dozen.

351/651.................................. 688,085 dozen.

352/652.................................. 2,332,000 dozen.

361...................................... 1,532,897 numbers.

369-S \5\................................ 1,584,724 kilograms.

410/624.................................. 1,075,430 square meters of

which not more than 695,866

square meters shall be in

Category 410.

448...................................... 36,902 dozen.

604...................................... 1,829,236 kilograms.

611...................................... 45,761,766 square meters.

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\1\ 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.

\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, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050 and 6205.30.2060.

\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, 6103.19.9020,

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.

\5\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

Imports charged to these category limits for the periods January

1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 and March 28, 1995 through

December 31, 1995 (Categories 352/652) shall be charged against

those levels of restraint to the extent of any unfilled balances. In

the event the limits established for those periods have been

exhausted by previous entries, such goods shall be subject to the

levels set forth in this directive.

The limits set forth above are subject to adjustments in the

future pursuant to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the ATC and any

administrative arrangements notified to the Textiles Monitoring

Body.

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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

[FR Doc. 95-28356 Filed 11-15-95; 8:45 am]

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