WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TMB/N/459 
15 April 2003 
 (03-2086) 
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:   English/ 
                  French 
  
 
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING  
 
Communication from Canada 
  
 The attached communication has been provided by Canada to the Textiles Monitoring Body 
for its information.  The TMB is circulating this communication to WTO Members.    
 
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The Permanent Mission of Canada  
to the United Nations 
Geneva 
  
 
7 April 2003  
  
 
 
Mr. András Szepesi Chairman Textiles Monitoring Body Centre William Rappard 
Rue de Lausanne 154 
CH-1211 Genève 21    Dear Mr. Szepesi, 
 
 On behalf of my authorities, I would like to bring to the attention of the Textiles Monitoring Body the notification that Canada submitted to the WTO Committee on Trade in Development (CTD) 
on 5 February 2003 in respect to improvements to the Canadian preferential scheme for least-developed countries (LDCs).  Canada's notification to the CTD (WTO document 
WT/COMTD/N/15/Add.1) is attached for your reference.
1 
  As it is indicated in the above-mentioned no tification, effective 1 January 2003, Canada 
provides duty-free access for all products from LDCs, with the exception of over-quota tariff items for 
dairy, poultry and egg products.  Ca nada also introduced new rules of origin requirements that apply 
to the newly covered textile and apparel products entering the Canadi an market from LDCs.  Finally, 
in relation to Article 2.15 of the Agreement on Te xtiles and Clothing, Canada's initiative provides for 
quota-free access for all products covered by the Agreement.   The enclosed Introductory Guide to Market  Access Initiative for Least-Developed Country 
and Least-Developed Country Tariff
2 provides more details on the initiative. 
 
   Yours sincerely,    
  (Signed) 
  Hon. Sergio Marchi   Ambassador   Permanent Representative Enclosures 
                                                      
1 Canada's notification to the CTD was distributed as a WTO document on 13 February 2003 and is, 
therefore, not a ttached to this communication. 
2 Annex 1 (available in English and French only).  G/TMB/N/459 
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ANNEX 1 
 
 
    
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