. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/317
30 January 1998
(98-0322)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Communication from Brazil
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received the attached communication from Brazil and is
circulating it to WTO Members for their information.1
                                                     
1See also G/TMB/R/39.G/TMB/N/317
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Permanent Mission of Brazil
Geneva, 19 January 1998
Mr. András Szepesi
Chairman
World Trade OrganizationCentre William Rappard
1211 Geneva 21
Excellency,
With reference to the recommendation of the TMB contained in paragraph 26 of
document G/TMB/R/20, and in paragraph 30 of document G/TMB/R/26, I would like to inform you
that the transitional safeguard applied by Brazil to imports of products of category 618 (woven
artificial filament fabric) from Hong Kong was rescinded by Order No. 19 of the Secretary of ForeignTrade of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism.  Order No. 19, dated 31 December 1997, and
published in the Brazilian Official Journal on 5 January 1998, entered into force as of 1 January 1998.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
(Signed) Celso Lafer
Ambassador
Permanent Representative of Brazil
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