WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/R/82
26 November 2001
(01-6034)
Textiles Monitoring Body
REPORT OF THE EIGHTY-THIRD MEETING
1. The Textiles Monitoring Body held its eighty-third meeting on 15 October 2001.
2. Mr Lee appointed Mr. Gil-Sou Shin (Korea) to replace Mr Ahn as his first alternate.
Mr Kiener appointed Mrs Liliana Mangeac (Romania) as his first alternate. Mr Richards appointed
Ms Liana Simopoulos (European Communities) to replace Mr Babajide as his alternate.
3. Present at this meeting were the following members and alternates: Messrs Fox-
Drummond Gough/Rosas; Kiener/Karapinar; Lee/Shin; Moroz; Richards/Ms Simopoulos;
Mr. Nayyar/Ms Loi; Mr. Tagliani.
4. The TMB adopted the report of its eighty-second meeting (G/TMB/R/81).
Notifications under Articles 2.6 and 2.7(b), 2.8(a), 2.8(b) and 2.11 of the Agreement on Textiles
and Clothing (ATC)
5. The TMB started its review, pursuant to Article 2.21, of the notifications made pursuant to
Articles 2.6 and 2.7(b), 2.8(a), 2.8(b) and 2.11 by L ithuania.  It decided to seek clarification from
Lithuania with respect to the figures provided for the total volume of imports in Lithuania of the
products covered by the ATC in 1995.
Notifications under Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11 of the ATC
6. The TMB continued its review, under Article 2.21, of the notification made pursuant to
Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11 by the Slovak Republic.  It  decided to seek clarification from the Slovak
Republic as to whether the imports that had been counted, in its revised notification, in respect of
certain products belonging to HS lines in the Annex to the ATC for which only part of the respective
line falls under the coverage of the Agreement ("ex-HS lines"), corresponded precisely to the product
description contained in the ATC Annex.
7. The TMB, observing that the clarifications it had sought from several Members with respect
to their notification pursuant to Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11 had not been received, decided to reiterate its
requests, in view of the fact that the respec tive programmes of integration would have to be
implemented as from 1 January 2002.
Dates of the Next TMB meeting
8. The TMB decided to reschedule its next meeting to 19 to 21 November 2001.
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