WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/222/Add.1
16April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1669)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(a) and2.11
Romania
Addendum
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived afurther notification from Romania pursuant to
paragraphs 8(a)and11ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 11ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members.
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Permanent Mission ofRomania
totheEuropean Office oftheUnited Nations
andInternational Organizations inSwitzerland
Geneva, 26February 1997
Dear Mr.Szepesi,
Following yourletter of29January 1997, through which youinformed usthattheTMB is
seeking clarification concerning Romania 'snotification of24December 1996, Ihavethepleasure to
inform asfollows:
Atthedateoftheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, Romania didnotapply
anyrestriction ontextile imports falling under theprovisions ofArticle 2oftheATC. However,
Romania notified theTMB ofitswishtoretain therighttousetheprovisions ofArticle 6.1
oftheATC.
Forthepurposes ofArticle 6application, Romania notified on1March 1995, under
theparagraphs 6and7(b)ofArticle 2,thefirststage ofintegration which covered more than
40percentofthevalue oftextile imports in1990; thevalue oftheimports exceeding the
minimum required forthefirststage ofintegration wastoberegarded asanadvanced
implementation ofthenextstages provided intheATC. Romania 'snotification onthe
second stage ofintegration, of24December 1996, should beconsidered inthatcontext.
Inthelightoftheabove clarification, itisRomania 'sviewthatthisnotification fully
fitswithin therequirements oftheATC.
Please accept, Mr.Szepesi, theassurances ofmyhighest consideration.
(Signed) Pavel Grecu
Chargé d'affaires a.i.
Mr.András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
WTO