WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/206
6February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0443)
Original: French Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(a) and2.11
Switzerland
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification from Switzerland pursuant to
paragraphs 8(a)and11ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 11ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members.G/TMB/N/206
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Permanent Mission ofSwitzerland
totheWTO andEFTA
Geneva, 16December 1996
Agreement onTextiles andClothing -Second Stage ofIntegration ofProducts
intoGATT 1994: Notification bySwitzerland
Sir,
Inaccordance withArticles 2.8and2.11oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing concerning
theintegration oftextile products intoGATT 1994, Switzerland hasthehonour tosubmit herewith
thelistofproducts which willbeincluded inthesecond stageoftheintegration process. These products
represent 17.8percentofthetotalvolume ofSwiss imports.
Would youplease bring thiscommunication totheattention ofWTO Members, fortheir
information.
Accept, Sir,theassurances ofmyhighest consideration
Deputy Permanent Representative ofSwitzerland totheWTO
(Signed) Wilhelm Meier
Minister
Annex: Listofproducts integrated bySwitzerland inthesecond stage ofintegration.G/TMB/N/206
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ANNEX
WTO
Agreement onTextiles andClothing: Swiss Integration Programme
ListofProducts tobeIntegrated intheSecond Stage
HSNo. Swiss imports inkg. Percenttotal Group
3921.13 3,787,574 1.299 Fabrics
3921.90 18,538,663 6.358 Fabrics
4202.12 3,289,788 1.128 Made-up
4202.92 4,259,939 1.461 Made-up
4203.32 307,065 0.105 Clothing
5110.00 133,500 0.046 Yarns
5113.00 4,425 0.002 Fabrics
5204.11 14,812 0.005 Yarns
5204.19 261 0.000 Yarns
5204.20 38,191 0.013 Yarns
5207.10 287,373 0.099 Yarns
5207.90 65,333 0.022 Yarns
5501.30 12,266 0.004 Yarns
5503.30 1,149,287 0.394 Yarns
5503.40 2,769,906 0.950 Yarns
5503.90 515,779 0.177 Yarns
5511.10 188,273 0.065 Yarns
5511.20 116,083 0.040 Yarns
5511.30 36,576 0.013 Yarns
5602.10 2,588,764 0.888 Made-up
5602.21 51,850 0.018 Made-up
5602.29 118,883 0.041 Made-up
5703.90 369,542 0.127 Made-up
5704.10 552,078 0.189 Made-up
5803.10 1,220 0.000 Fabrics
5803.90 93,291 0.032 Fabrics
5806.10 15,789 0.005 FabricsG/TMB/N/206
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HSNo. Swiss imports inkg. Percenttotal Group
5903.10 1,026,542 0.352 Fabrics
5903.20 255,122 0.087 Fabrics
5903.90 739,066 0.253 Fabrics
6102.20 23,269 0.008 Clothing
6103.33 15,197 0.005 Clothing
6104.13 17,741 0.005 Clothing
6105.20 62,710 0.022 Clothing
6108.32 91,931 0.032 Clothing
6108.92 82,798 0.028 Clothing
6111.10 4,784 0.002 Clothing
6111.30 99,709 0.034 Clothing
6114.30 203,709 0.070 Clothing
6115.19 63,721 0.022 Clothing
6116.91 26,592 0.009 Clothing
6116.92 55,930 0.019 Clothing
6116.93 51,967 0.018 Clothing
6117.10 45,143 0.015 Clothing
6117.20 847 0.000 Clothing
6201.13 81,216 0.028 Clothing
6203.49 337,987 0.116 Clothing
6204.11 69,262 0.024 Clothing
6204.13 69,190 0.024 Clothing
6206.90 33,243 0.011 Clothing
6207.11 48,409 0.017 Clothing
6208.22 28,974 0.010 Clothing
6210.20 33,455 0.011 Clothing
6210.40 183,733 0.063 Clothing
6214.30 118,423 0.041 Clothing
6214.40 28,695 0.010 Clothing
6301.30 54,567 0.019 Made-up
6301.40 231,049 0.079 Made-up
6301.90 31,608 0.011 Made-upG/TMB/N/206
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HSNo. Swiss imports inkg. Percenttotal Group
6304.11 20,372 0.007 Made-up
6304.19 262,911 0.090 Made-up
6304.91 109,083 0.037 Made-up
7019.10 8,022,532 2.751 Fabrics
Total 51,935,998 17.811