WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/422/Add.5
15 January 2003
(03-0194)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 2.1
TURKEY
Addendum
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a further notification from Turkey pursuant to
Article 2.1.
The TMB, in accordance with Article 2.2, is circulating this notification to WTO Members
for their information.G/TMB/N/422/Add.5
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The Permanent Mission of Turkey
to the World Trade Organization
Geneva
10 January 2003
Dear Mr. Chairman,
With reference to your letter of 18 December 2002 on the methodology used for the
calculation of growth rates1, I was instructed by my government to inform the TMB that the growth
rates were calculated by the following methodology:
Growth rates in 2001 = Base growth rate x 1.16 x 1.25Base growth rates is the agreed 1994 grow th rate (G/TMB/N/422/Add.4), % 16 and % 25 are
the increase rates mentioned in Articles 2.13 and 2.14 of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.
With a constructive approach and goodwill, we have rounded the quota levels calculated by
this methodology mostly to the upper number for its application.  Thus, in most cases applied
(published) quota levels are higher than calculated levels and this results in a difference between the
Turkish methodology and growth rate calculated according to published quota level.
                                                     
1 The relevant portions of the texts of the TMB's letter read as follows:
"The TMB observed that the methodology suggested by China [in its additional notification made
under Article 2.2 and contained in G/TMB/N/447/Add.4], if applied on the basis of the official documents
provided in the same notification, resulted in growth rates that were not identical to the growth rates indicatedby Turkey in G/TMB/N/422/Add.3…"
"The TMB observed that, in the absence of a further communication from Turkey which could question
the relevance of the documentation provided by China and/or the appropriateness of the quota levels containedtherein, it would have to consider that the growth  rates applied on 10 December 2001 to the quantitative
restrictions maintained by Turkey on imports from China of the products covered by the ATC, should be those
resulting from calculations based on the documents provided by China in G/TMB/N/447/Add.4."G/TMB/N/422/Add.5
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We are of the view that the Turkish methodology is an appropriate one in its entirety.  The
relevant data and detailed information on this issue are contained in the attachment.
Please accept, Mr. Chairman, the assurances of my highest consideration.
(Signed)
Mehmet Görkay
Ambassador
Permanent Representative
H. E. Mr. András Szepesi
AmbassadorChairman of the Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
Rue de Lausanne 154
1211 Geneva 11G/TMB/N/422/Add.5
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                             QUOTA  LEVEL BASE GROWTH
RATEGROWTH –ON-GROWTH
RATE
COUNTRY GROUP CAT. UNIT 2000 2001
CALCULATED2001
PUBLISHED2000-2001
GROWTH RATES
(according to published
quota level)1994 2001
USING FORMULAS A(1+F/100) (C-A)/A*100 E*1.16*1.25=E*1.45
P. R: OF
CHINA I A 1 tonnes 589 606.08 606 2.89 2.00 2.90
2 tonnes 7106 7,312.07 7312 2.90 2.00 2.90
2a tonnes 1510 1,553.79 1554 2.91 2.00 2.90
3 tonnes 4376 4,566.36 4567 4.36 3.00 4.35
3a tonnes 693 723.15 724 4.47 3.00 4.35
 IB 4 1000 pieces 700 750.75 751 7.29 5.00 7.25
5 1000 pieces 281 297.30 298 6.05 4.00 5.80
 5 a 1000 pieces 28 29.22 30 7.14 3.00 4.35
6 1000 pieces 240 253.92 254 5.83 4.00 5.80
7 1000 pieces 81 85.70 86 6.17 4.00 5.80
8 1000 pieces 109 113.74 114 4.59 3.00 4.35
II A 9 tonnes 107 116.31 117 9.35 6.00 8.70
20/39 tonnes 213 228.44 229 7.51 5.00 7.25
22 tonnes 4660 5,065.42 5066 8.71 6.00 8.70
23 tonnes 1487 1,594.81 1595 7.26 5.00 7.25
32 tonnes INTEGRATED
 IIB 12 1000 pairs 2928 3,140.28 3141 7.27 5.00 7.25
13 1000 pieces 1123 1,139.28 1140 1.51 1.00 1.45
14 1000 pieces 38 39.93 40 5.26 3.50 5.08
15 1000 pieces 90 95.22 96 6.67 4.00 5.80
16 1000 pieces 29 30.58 31 6.90 3.75 5.44
17 1000 pieces 44 45.28 46 4.55 2.00 2.90
18 tonnes INTEGRATED
19 1000 pieces INTEGRATED
21 1000 pieces INTEGRATED
24 1000 pieces INTEGRATED
26 1000 pieces 186 199.49 200 7.53 5.00 7.25
28 1000 pieces 362 377.75 378 4.42 3.00 4.35G/TMB/N/422/Add.5
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                             QUOTA  LEVEL BASE GROWTH
RATEGROWTH –ON-GROWTH
RATE
COUNTRY GROUP CAT. UNIT 2000 2001
CALCULATED2001
PUBLISHED2000-2001
GROWTH RATES
(according to published
quota level)1994 2001
USING FORMULAS A(1+F/100) (C-A)/A*100 E*1.16*1.25=E*1.45
29 1000 pieces 40 41.74 42 5.00 3.00 4.35
31 1000 pieces 647 675.14 676 4.48 3.00 4.35
68 tonnes INTEGRATED
73 1000 pieces INTEGRATED
76 tonnes INTEGRATED
78 tonnes 99 103.31 104 5.05 3.00 4.35
83 tonnes 26 27.13 28 7.69 3.00 4.35
III A 33 tonnes INTEGRATED
37 tonnes INTEGRATED
37 a tonnes INTEGRATED
III B 10 1000 pairs INTEGRATED
97 tonnes 26 27.32 28 7.69 3.50 5.08
 V 163 tonnes 36 38.61 39 8.33 5.00 7.25
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