Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Cotton, Man-Made Fiber,

Silk Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

May 8, 1996.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Aldrich, 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) 927-5850. 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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

The current limits for certain categories are being increased,

variously, for carryforward 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 60 FR 65299, published on December 19, 1995). Also see

61 FR 9982, published on March 12, 1996.

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.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

May 8, 1996.

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 5, 1996, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive concerns imports of certain cotton, man-made fiber, silk

blend and other vegetable fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in the United Arab Emirates and exported during the

twelve-month period which began on January 1, 1996 and extends

through December 31, 1996.

Effective on May 16, 1996, you are directed to amend the

directive dated March 5, 1996 to increase the limits for the

following categories, as provided for under the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing:

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Adjusted twelve-month limit

Category \1\

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219....................................... 1,158,912 square meters.

226/313................................... 1,981,770 square meters.

317....................................... 31,969,984 square meters.

326....................................... 1,870,794 square meters.

334/634................................... 225,545 dozen.

335/635/835............................... 154,955 dozen.

340/640................................... 345,836 dozen.

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341/641................................... 317,116 dozen.

342/642................................... 251,930 dozen.

347/348................................... 433,948 dozen of which not

more than 216,973 dozen

shall be in Categories 347-

T/348-T \2\.

351/651................................... 181,074 dozen.

352....................................... 333,806 dozen.

363....................................... 6,235,980 numbers.

369-S \3\................................. 82,896 kilograms.

369-O \4\................................. 596,189 kilograms.

638/639................................... 233,874 dozen.

647/648................................... 338,530 dozen.

847....................................... 212,565 dozen.

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

exported after December 31, 1995.

\2\ 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, 6304.69.9010. 6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810,

6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050.

\3\ Category 369-S: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

\4\ Category 369-O: all HTS numbers except 6307.10.2005 (Category 369-

S).

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has

determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.96-12060 Filed 5-13-96; 8:45 am]

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