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ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/24
16 February 2001
(01-0761)
Textiles Monitoring Body
PREPARATION OF THE TEXTILES MONITORING BODY'S
COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
DURING THE SECOND STAGE
Notifications and Information Sought from WTO Members
To assist the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG ) in its major review to be conducted before
the end of the second stage of the integration process of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
(ATC), the Textiles Monitoring Body (TMB) shall, at  least five months before the end of this stage
(i.e. at latest on 31 July 2001), submit to the CTG a comprehensive report on the implementation of
the ATC during the second stage (1998-2001), in particular in matters with regard to the integration
process, the application of the transitional safeguard mechanism, and relating to the application of
GATT 1994 rules and disciplines as defined in Articles 2, 3, 6 and 7 respectively (Article 8.11 of the
ATC).
For that purpose, the TMB decided to remind Members of some of the notification
requirements contained in the ATC (regarding which only a few or no notifications have been
received so far), and also to seek additional information and comments from them which they
consider to be relevant in the context of the TMB's preparation of its comprehensive report.
The TMB, therefore, invites Members to submit notifications or information, as appropriate,
in particular regarding the implementation by Members of the provisions of the ATC in relation to:
- small suppliers, new entrants and least-developed country Members (Article 1.2 and
related provisions);
- cotton-producing exporting Members (Article 1.4);
- developments in allowing for continuous autonomous industrial adjustment and
increased competition in the Members' markets (Article 1.5);
- Article 3.3 which states that "… Members shall provide to the TMB, for its
information, notifications submitted to any other WTO bodies with respect to any
new restrictions or changes in existing restrictions on textile and clothing products
taken under any GATT 1994 provisions, within 60 days of their coming into effect.";
- Article 7.1, with special regard to Article 7.2 which provides that "Members shall
notify to the TMB the actions referred to [in Article 7.1] which have a bearing on the
implementation of this Agreement.  To the extent that these have been notified to
other WTO bodies, a summary, with reference to the original notification, shall be
sufficient to fulfil the requirements under this paragraph."G/TMB/24
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In addition, any comments or observations, as ap propriate, Members may wish to bring to the
TMB's attention regarding the implementation of the provisions of Article 2, as well as those related
to the application of the transitional safeguard mechanism (Article 6) would be appreciated.
Information and comments with regard to the implementation of Articles 4 and 5 might also
be useful.
Members' views and comments with respect to the implementation of Article 8, in particular
of aspects relating to the functions and work carried out by the TMB, would also be appreciated.
The notifications, information and comments, as appropriate, should be submitted to the TMB
in time for it to be taken into consideration in the preparation of its comprehensive report, and  in any
event not later than 12 April 2001 .
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