Visa Requirements for Textile and Clothing Products in the Second Stage of Integration Into the World Trade Organization

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

Visa Requirements for Textile and Clothing Products in the Second

Stage of Integration Into the World Trade Organization

September 29, 1997.

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

ACTION: Notice.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Mennitt, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of

Commerce, (202) 482-3400.

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 Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

The Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing provides for

the integration of textile and clothing into GATT 1994. The second

stage of the integration will commence on January 1, 1998 (see 60 FR

21075, published on May 1, 1995).

The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has

determined that it is necessary to maintain coverage of the currently

applicable visa systems for the products to be integrated in the second

stage of the integration. Therefore, an export visa issued by the

government of the country of origin will continue to be required for

products integrated on and after January 1, 1998, before entry is

permitted into the United States.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97-26244 Filed 10-2-97; 8:45 am]

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