WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/190
11October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4188)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 6.9
Memorandum ofUnderstanding between theUnited States andJamaica
Cotton andman-made fibrepyjamas andnightwear
(UScategory 351/651)
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived fromJamaica, pursuant toparagraph 9ofArticle 6,
thenotification ofaMemorandum ofUnderstanding between theUnited States andJamaica1andis
forwarding thetextofthisnotification toWTO Members fortheirinformation.
1SeealsoG/TMB/R/15, paragraph 10.G/TMB/N/190
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Permanent Mission ofJamaica
totheOffice oftheUnited Nations
atGeneva
OurRef: 637/4
30June1995
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
Further tomyletter 637/4 of7April 1995 advising thaton27March 1995 theUnited States
ofAmerica requested consultations withJamaica, pursuant toArticle 6,paragraph 7oftheAgreement
onTextiles andClothing regarding exports byJamaica ofcotton andman-made fibrepyjamas tothe
UnitedStates,Iamdirectedtoadvisethaton19June1995representativesoftheGovernmentsofJamaica
andtheUnited States ofAmerica metinWashington D.C. forconsultations toestablish alevel on
exports oncategory 351/651 (cotton andman-made fibrepyjamas andnight wear).
AMemorandum ofUnderstanding between bothGovernments wassigned on20June1995.
AcopyoftheMemorandum ofUnderstanding isattached.
Yours sincerely,
(signed) Richard A.Pierce
Ambassador
Permanent Representative
H.E. Mr.András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
GenevaG/TMB/N/190
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MEMORANDUM OFUNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OFTHE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA AND JAMAICA
Representatives oftheGovernments ofJamaica andtheUnited States ofAmerica metin
Washington, D.C. on19June1995, attherequest oftheUnited States forconsultations toestablish
alevelonexports ofcategory 351/651 (Cotton andMan-made Fibre Pyjamas andNightwear) from
Jamaica totheUnited States, pursuant toArticle 6oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing. They
agreed tothefollowing arrangement forcategory 351/651:
Category Period Specific Limit Guaranteed Access Level
351/651 27March 1995 -
31December 1995500,000 doz. N/A
1January 1996 -
31December 1996375,000 doz. 1,000,000 doz.
1January 1997 -
31December 1997397,500 doz. 1,000,000 doz.
1January 1998 -
26March 199898,123 doz. 1,000,000 doz.*
*Annual figure tobeprorated fortheperiod of1January 1998 -26March 1998.
Inaddition, theGovernments ofJamaica andtheUnited States ofAmerica agree thattheco-
production programme utilizing Guaranteed Access Levels hasbeenamutually beneficial programme.
Bothgovernments recognize theimportance ofensuring thattheprogramme isrunasefficiently as
possible. Bothparties agree topursue withtherelevant agencies thepossibility ofstreamlining the
process forGAL designation.
Theprovisions ofthisMemorandum ofUnderstanding shallbeapplied upon signature until
anagreement iseffected byanexchange ofDiplomatic Notes.
(signed) (signed)
FortheGovernment of FortheGovernment of
Jamaica theUnited States ofAmerica
20June1995 20June1995