WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/58/Add.2
G/TMB/N/241/Rev.1/Add.1
23September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3815)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.6and2.7(b)
Notification under Articles 2.8(a) and2.11
PAKISTAN
Addendum
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived afurther notification from Pakistan pursuant to
paragraphs 6and7(b)aswellasparagraphs 8(a)and11ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, pursuant toparagraph 7(b)ofArticle 2andinaccordance withparagraph 11of
Article 2,iscirculating thisnotification toWTO Members.
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G/TMB/N/241/Rev.1/Add.1
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Permanent Mission ofPakistan
Geneva
2September 1997
Dear Mr.Ambassador
Ihavebeeninstructed bymyauthorities topassonthefollowing information totheTextiles
Monitoring Body inresponse toyourletter dated 2June1997:
While itisacknowledged thatthelistprovided byPakistan forthefirststage ofintegration
(G/TMB/N/58 andAdd.1), doescontain twoHSlinesnamely 7019.10 and7019.20 which
donotentirely fallwithin thecoverage oftheATC, yetitwould benoted thatthesetwoHSlines
arenotcounted towards thetotalvolume oftextile products integrated byPakistan into
GATT 1994 inthefirstphase ofintegration. Hence, theirinclusion inPakistan 'sfirststage
integration notification ismerely cosmetic innature andmaynotbeinterpreted asanactof
non-conformity withtheATC. Itisfurther clarified thatthebase-year volume dataprovided
byPakistan inthecontext ofitsfirstandsecond stage integration notifications donotinclude
anyitemwhich isnotincorrespondence withtheprecise product definitions ascontained in
theAnnex totheATC.
Notwithstanding theabove explanation, Pakistan authorities would bewilling toexclude the
twoHSlinesunder reference, ifso,decided bytheTMB andthatinanycasewillnotaffect thefirst
stage integration volume of28percentasalready notified.
Delay inproviding theabove explanation totheTextiles Monitoring Body isdeeply regretted.
Bestregards.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) M.Mumtaz Malik
H.E.Mr.András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Geneva