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

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Export Visa and Certification Requirements for

Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in El Salvador

December 16, 1996.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs amending

visa and certification requirements.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1997.

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); Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

Effective on January 1, 1997, a visa or certification shall be

required for goods in Categories 342 and 642 which are produced or

manufactured in El Salvador and exported from El Salvador on and after

January 1, 1997. Shipments of goods in Categories 342 and 642 may be

visaed or certified as merged Categories 342/642 or the correct

category corresponding to the actual shipment. Goods exported during

the period January 1, 1997 through January 31, 1997 shall not be denied

entry for lack of a visa or certification.

See 60 FR 2740, published on January 11, 1995; and 61 FR 43396,

published on August 22, 1996.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

December 16, 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 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 or certified by the Government of El

Salvador.

Effective on January 1, 1997, you are directed to require a visa

or certification for goods in Categories 342 and 642 which are

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produced or manufactured in El Salvador and exported from El

Salvador on and after January 1, 1997. Shipments of goods in

Categories 342 and 642 may be visaed or certified as merged

Categories 342/642 or the correct category corresponding to the

actual shipment. Goods exported during the period January 1, 1997

through January 31, 1997 shall not be denied entry for lack of a

visa or certification.

Shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse according to this

directive which are not accompanied by an appropriate export visa or

certification shall be denied entry and a new visa or certification

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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 96-32382 Filed 12-19-96; 8:45 am]

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