WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/147/Add.1
18December 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5571)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 3.2(b)
HUNGARY
Addendum
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived afurther notification from Hungary pursuant to
paragraph 2(b)ofArticle 3.
TheTMB hasreviewed thisnotification1and,inaccordance withparagraph 5ofArticle 3,
iscirculating ittoWTO Members fortheirinformation.
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1SeeG/TMB/R/38G/TMB/N/147/Add.1
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Permanent Mission oftheRepublic ofHungary
totheWorld Trade Organization
Geneva, 10December 1997
Mr.András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
Geneva
Dear Mr.Szepesi,
With reference tothenotifications ofHungary under Articles 3.1and3.2(b) (G/TMB/N/73,
Add.1, andG/TMB/N/147) andincompliance withthephase-out programme oftherestrictions
concerned, Ihavethepleasure toinform youthatinaddition tothephase-out programme notified earlier,
theHungarian Government decided (Government Decree 221/1997.XII.8) toliberalize asof
1January 1998 notonlyfurther 25percentoftheimport volume oftextiles andclothing subject to
global quota, butallremaining textile andclothing global quota restrictions asnotified under Article 3.1
vis-à-vis allWTO Members.
Wewould liketoexpress ourhopethatthisimportant steptaken byHungary willcontribute
totheattainment oftheobjective oftheATC andwillbeappreciated bytheWTO Members.
Iwould liketorequest theTMB tocirculate thisnotification toallMembers inaccordance
withArticle 3.5oftheATC.
Please, accept, Mr.Chairman, theassurances ofmyhighest consideration.
(Signed) István Major
Ambassador
Permanent Representative