WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/216
20February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0639)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 6.1
Saint KittsandNevis
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification fromSaint KittsandNevis pursuant
toparagraph 1ofArticle 6.TheTMB iscirculating thisnotification toWTO Members fortheir
information.
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Office oftheDeputy Prime Minister
St.Christopher andNevis
19December 1996
Mr.András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
RuedeLausanne 154
CH-1211 Geneva 21
Switzerland
Dear Mr.Szepesi,
Wehavereceived yourletter informing St.KittsandNevis about notifications foroursecond
stage ofintegration relating totheATC and,clarification ofourfirststage notification.
St.KittsandNevis wishtoretain ourrighttousetheprovisions ofArticle 6oftheATC and
willintegrate intoGATT 1994theproducts which accounted fornotlessthan16percentofourtotal
volume ofimports intheAnnex in1990.1Theproducts integrated areasfollows: Fabrics (23percent),
Made-up textile products (16.10 percent) and,Clothing (53percent).
Thelinebylinedescription oftheproducts, theirHScodes andvalues areprovided inthe
tables below. Wehavealsoenclosed thesecond stage ofintegration which isintegrating theproducts
which account fornotlessthat17percentofthetotalvolume oftheMembers '1990 imports ofthe
products intheAnnex.2
Wehopethatthenotifications areincompliance withtherequirements.
Sincerely,
(Signed)
Kemoy Liburd-Chow
Investment andTrade Officer
1Thefirststage ofintegration willbeissued asaseparate document inG/TMB/N/193/Add.1.
2Thesecond stage ofintegration willbeissued asaseparate document inG/TMB/N/217.