Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements

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The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements is the United States federal committee "responsible matters affecting textile trade policy and for supervising the implementation of all textile trade agreements." [1]

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History

In 2005 the Committee solicited comments on limiting the import of cotton bras from China. [2]

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References

  1. "homepage". Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. "Solicitation of public comments on request for textile and apparel safeguard action from China" (PDF). Federal Register. 70 (195). 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2013-04-18.