 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TMB/N/471/Add.1 
12 July 2004 
 (04-2988) 
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:   English 
 
  
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING 
 
Communication from Turkey
 
 
Addendum  
 
 
 The following communication, dated 5 July 20 04, from the Delegation of Turkey, is being 
circulated to WTO Members for their information. G/TMB/N/471/Add.1 
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 Permanent Mission of Turkey to
  
the World Trade Organization  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Geneva, 5 July 2004 
  
 
 
 
  
Dear Mr Chairman, 
 
 I would like to thank you for your letter, ref:  TMB/100, dated 28 May 2004 which seeks 
clarifications from Turkey regarding our submission under the title TMB/N/471 and to submit the following information:  
• With reference to Article 1.5 of the ATC, Turkey mentioned several producers as 
having come under intense import pressure because of the products liberalized as a 
result of the third stage of integration, incl uding fur and leather.  In this context, 
Turkey wanted to stress only the linkages between these products and the products 
covered by the ATC.  Turkey is aware of the fact that these products are outside the 
coverage of the ATC. 
 
• Regarding the relationship between the doc ument G/TMB/N/444 which is originally 
an EU document and the third stage of integration by Turkey, I would like to point 
out that this document was quoted only as a reference document to explain Turkey's 
customs union obligations, since Turkey harmonizes its trade policies with the EU. 
 
• With regard to the supplementary inform ation in relation to the changes in the 
categorization of the textile and clothing pro ducts, I would like to mention that, as a 
result of the obligations stemming from the customs union with the EU, Turkey 
implemented, in very few instances, minor changes in the categorization of textile 
and clothing products in parallel with the EU.  However, according to the statistics 
available to Turkey, these measures have had no effect whatsoever on any of the 
Members in terms of market access to Turkey.  These measures were taken according 
to Article 4 of the ATC. 
 
• The footnote "*expiry review" [in Annex 2 of G/TMB/N//471] applies to the item 
5503.20.00.00.00 with respect to Belarus. 
 
• We also confirm the information in the table attached to your letter including the 
quantitative restrictions with respect to China and Chinese Taipei affected by the 
third stage of integration. 
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 • With regard to the issue of carry fo rward facility raised by the ITCB, the 
implementation of this issue by Turkey in this regard is not in contradiction with the 
ATC. 
 
  Yours sincerely, 
 
 
 
  (Signed) 
  Mehmet Görkay   Ambassador   Permanent Representative 
 
 
 
 
H.E. Mr András Szepesi 
Ambassador 
Chairman of the Textiles Monitoring Body 
World Trade Organization 
Centre William Rappard 
Rue de Lausanne 154 
1211 Genève 11 
 
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