. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/446
19 April 2002
(02-2202)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 2.2
CHINESE TAIPEI
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a notification from Chinese Taipei containing
observations made pursuant to Article 2.2.
The TMB is circulating this notification to WTO Members for their information, pursuant to
Article 2.2.G/TMB/N/446
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Permanent Mission of the Separate Customs Territory of
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to the WTO
9 April 2002
H.E. Mr. András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Rue de Lausanne 154CH-1211 Geneva 21
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
Pursuant to Article 2.2 of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), and with reference
to the notification (G/TMB /N/432) submitted by Turkey under Article 2.1 of the ATC and circulated
by TMB on 14 March 2002, our mission would like to submit our observations as below:
In compliance with Article 2.1 of ATC and paragraph 167 of the Report of the Working Party
on the Accession of Chinese Taipei, we regard it appropriate to make the following amendments in
the document of G/TMB/N/432:
1. Annex II (Flexibility Provisions):
• Delete Group IV, which is not applicable to our restriction, both in the sixth
subparagraph and in column 7 of the table of flexibility provisions on page 6.
2. Annex III (Product Classification):
• Delete Annex IA, which is not applicable to our restriction, on page 21.
Please accept, Ambassador, the assurance of my highest consideration.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed)
Joe San LEE
Senior Specialist
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