CITA accepts China textile safeguard petitions for further consideration
06 Oct '05
3 min read
Next Steps: CITA will publish notices of today's announcement in the Federal Register seeking public comments regarding the requests, launching a 30-day period during which interested parties and stakeholders may submit comments. In the past, the Chinese government, as well as the textile industry, apparel industry, importers, workers, and other interested parties have submitted comments for the record.
CITA will make determinations on the requests within 60 calendar days of the close of the public comment period on whether to request consultations with China. [NOTE: CITA has the authority to extend this phase if necessary to complete an investigation.]
If CITA is unable to make determinations within 60 calendar days, a notice will be published in the Federal Register, including the date by which it will make determinations. If CITA makes a negative determination, this determination and the reasons therefore will be published in the Federal Register.
If CITA makes affirmative determinations that imports of these textile and apparel product categories from China are disrupting or threatening to disrupt the U.S. markets for the products, CITA will request consultations with China, with a view to avoiding such market disruption.
As of the date consultations are requested by the United States, a quota will be put in place to limit U.S. imports from China of the textile and apparel product categories with respect to which CITA has reachedan affirmative determination of market disruption and/or threat of market disruption.
marketing@alchempro.com
