WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/425
15 February 2002
(02-0781)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 3.1
JAPAN
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a notification from Japan pursuant to Article 3.1.
The TMB, in accordance with Article 3.5, is circulating this notification to WTO Members
for their information.G/TMB/N/425
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Permanent Mission of Japan
Geneva
8 February 2002
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
Attached is a notification to the TMB from the Government of Japan concerning quantitative
restrictions maintained by Japan on imports of certain textiles and apparel products originating in
China that were in force on the date prior to the date of China's accession.  It is my understanding that
the phase-out programme referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 3 of the Agreement on Textiles andClothing will be presented to the TMB in due course.
Yours faithfully,
(Signed)
Shingo Yamagami
Counsellor
H.E. Mr. András SZEPESI
AmbassadorChairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Rue de Lausanne 154
1211 Genève 21G/TMB/N/425
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Japan has been maintaining the following quantitative restrictions on silk yarn and silk fabric
imported from China, which were in force on the date prior to the date of China's accession to the
WTO.  Due to China's accession to the WTO, pursuant to paragraph 241 of the Report of the Working
Party on the Accession of China, Japan notifies these quantitative restrictions to the Textiles
Monitoring Body for the purpose of application of Article 3 of the WTO Agreement on Textiles andClothing.
Measures on the imports of silk yarn and silk fabric
Products Details of the measures Members concerned
Silk yarn
Silk fabricImport Approval System in
accordance with Foreign Exchangeand Foreign Trade LawPeople's Republic of China
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