On September 14, 2005, CITA received a petition from the domestics to re-impose Chinese safeguard quotas in respect of the following 9 groups of China Quota Cat. (which safeguard quotas presently expire December 31, 2005). A copy of the subject petition is attached.
Cats.
Merchandise
338/339
Cotton knit shirts and blouses
340/640
Men’s and boys’ cotton and man-made fiber woven shirts
347/348
Cotton trousers
349/649
Cotton and man-made fiber brassieres and other body supporting garments
352/652
Cotton and man-made fiber underwear
638/639
Man-made fiber knit shirts and blouses
647/648
Man-made fiber trousers
301
Combed cotton yarn
620
Other synthetic filament fabric
On September 21, 2005, CITA also received a petition from the domestics to impose Chinese safeguard quotas in respect of the following 4 groups China Quota Cats. of textiles and apparel:
Cats.
Merchandise
443
Wool suits
634/635
Man-made fiber coats
226
cheesecloth
619
polyester filament fabric
Once a safeguard petition is filed, CITA has up to 15 working days to accept or reject the petition on its technical merits. If the petition is accepted, it will be published in the Federal Register for a 30-day public comment period. CITA then has up to 60 calendar days to make a safeguard determination.
It should be noted that the U.S. and China have scheduled a new round of negotiations on a broad bilateral textile agreement to take place today and tomorrow (September 26 & 27) in Washington, D.C. If the U.S. and China reach an agreement, it could establish quantitative limits on these and other Quota Cats.
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