New Export Visa Stamp for Certain Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Mauritius

COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS

New Export Visa Stamp for Certain Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Mauritius

November 12, 1998.

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

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Commissioner of Customs providing

for the use of a new export visa stamp.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Freeman, International Trade

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

Commerce, (202) 482-4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

Beginning on December 1, 1998, the Government of Mauritius will

start issuing a new export visa stamp for shipments of textile

products, produced or manufactured in Mauritius and exported from

Mauritius on or after December 1, 1998 to reflect the name change of

the ``Ministry of Trade and Shipping'' to the ``Ministry of Industry

and Commerce.'' There will be a one-month grace period from December 1,

1998 through December 31, 1998, during which products exported from

Mauritius may be accompanied by either the old or new export visa

stamp. Products exported from Mauritius on or after January 1, 1999

must be accompanied by the new export visa stamp.

A facsimile of the new visa stamp is on file at the U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., room 3104, Washington,

DC.

See 60 FR 62076, published on December 4, 1995.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

November 12, 1998.

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 November 28, 1995, as amended, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

That directive directed you to prohibit entry of certain textile

products, produced or manufactured in Mauritius for which the

Government of the Mauritius has not issued an appropriate export

visa.

Beginning on December 1, 1998, you are directed to amend further

the directive dated November 28, 1995 to provide for the use of a

new export visa stamp issued by the Government of Mauritius to

accompany shipments of textile products, produced or manufactured in

Mauritius and exported from Mauritius on or after December 1, 1998.

This new visa stamp reflects the name change of the ``Ministry of

Trade and Shipping'' to the ``Ministry of Industry and Commerce.''

Textile products exported from Mauritius during the period

December 1, 1998 through December 31, 1998 may be accompanied by

either the old or new export visa stamp. Products exported from

Mauritius on or after January 1, 1999 must be accompanied by the new

export visa stamp.

A facsimile of the new visa stamp is enclosed with this letter.

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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 98-30802 Filed 11-17-98; 8:45 am]

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