WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/304/Corr.2
21November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5143)
Original: Spanish Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(a) and2.11
GUATEMALA
Corrigendum
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived afurther notification fromGuatemala containing
corrections tothenotification made pursuant toparagraphs 8(a)and11ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 11ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members.G/TMB/N/304/Corr.2
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Permanent Representation ofGuatemala
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, 29October 1997
Dear Mr.Chairman,
WithreferencetoyourletterTMB/100of2October1997,Ihavethehonourtotransmitherewith
acopyoftheletter from Mr.Marco Antonio Ventura, Advisor totheMinistry oftheEconomy, to
which isattached thenewlistofproducts which Guatemala intends tointegrate during thesecond stage
inconformity withArticle 2.8(a) oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing (ATC).
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) Federico Urruela Prado
Permanent Representative totheWTO
Mr.András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade OrganizationG/TMB/N/304/Corr.2
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Ministry oftheEconomy
8aAv.10-43, Zona 1
Guatemala C.A.
Guatemala, 27October 1997
Dear Sir,
Iamwriting youonbehalf oftheHigher Office oftheEconomy inconnection withyourfax
No.168/97/OMC M-11 containing comments bytheTextiles Monitoring Body (TMB) onthelistof
products tobeintegrated byGuatemala inaccordance withArticle 2.8(a) oftheUruguay Round
Agreement onTextiles andClothing (ATC).
Attached hereto isadulymodified listdrawn upinconsultation withthedomestic private sector
concerned. Iwould beobliged ifyouwould submit ittotheTMB.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) Marco Antonio Ventura
Advisor, Office oftheMinister
Mr.Federico Urruela Prado
Ambassador ofGuatemala totheWTO
Geneva, Switzerland
cc. Ms.Josefina Morales, Vice-Minister ofExternal Relations
Mr.Edgar Barrios, Director ofEconomic PolicyG/TMB/N/304/Corr.2
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Guatemala -ListofProducts tobeIntegrated intoGATT 1994 asoftheFirstDayofthe
37thMonth thattheAgreement onTextiles andClothing isinEffect,
Pursuant toArticle 2.8(a) ofthatAgreement
Second Stage1
12223 4252
NAUCA II Description Weight in
kilosHSline Description
Total tobeintegrated 4,247,199
51.04.01.00 Tyre cordfabric 1,048,874 5407.10 Woven fabric ofhightenacity
filyarns ofnylon other
polyamides/polyesters
5408.10 Woven fabrics ofhightenacity
filament yarns ofviscose rayon
5902.10 Tirecord fabric made ofnylon
orother polyamides high
tenacity yarns
5902.20 Tirecord fabric made of
polyester hightenacity yarns
5902.90 Tirecord fabric made of
viscose rayon hightenacity
yarns
56.04.00.00 Man-made fibres
(discontinuous orwaste),
carded, combed or
otherwise prepared for
spinning2,705,873 5506.10 Staple fibres ofnylon orother
polyamides, carded orcombed
5506.20 Staple fibres ofpolyesters,
carded orcombed
5506.30 Staple fibres ofacrylic or
modacrylic, carded orcombed
5506.90 Synthetic staple fibres, carded
orcombed, n.e.s.
5507.00 Artificial staple fibres, carded
orcombed
58.01.00.00 Carpets, carpeting andrugs,
knotted (made-up ornot)121,523 5701.10 Carpets ofwool orfineanimal
hair, knotted
5701.90 Carpets ofother textile
materials, knotted
60.02.01.00 Forworkers 76116.10 Gloves impregnated, coated or
covered withplastics orrubber,
knitted
6116.91 Gloves, mittens andmitts,
n.e.s., ofwool orfineanimal
hair, knitted
6116.92 Gloves, mittens andmitts,
n.e.s., ofcotton, knittedG/TMB/N/304/Corr.2
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12223 4252
6116.93 Gloves, mittens andmitts,
n.e.s., ofsynthetic fibres,
knitted
6116.99 Gloves, mittens andmitts,
n.e.s., ofother textile
materials, knitted
61.04.00.00 Women 's,girls'and
infants 'undergarments165,931 6208.11 Women 's/girls 'slips and
petticoats, ofman-made fibres,
notknitted
6208.19 Women 's/girls 'slips and
petticoats, ofother textile
materials, notknitted
6208.21 Women 's/girls 'nightdresses
andpyjamas, ofcotton, not
knitted
6208.22 Women 's/girls 'nightdresses
andpyjamas, ofman-made
fibres, notknitted
6208.29 Women 's/girls 'nightdresses
andpyjamas, ofother textile
materials, notknitted
6208.91 Women 's/girls 'panties,
bathrobes, etc., ofcotton, not
knitted
6208.92 Women 's/girls 'panties,
bathrobes, etc., ofman-made
fibres, notknitted
6208.99 Women 's/girls 'panties,
bathrobes, etc., ofother textile
materials, notknitted
6209.10 Babies garments andclothing
accessories ofwool orfine
animal hair, notknitted
6209.20 Babies garments andclothing
accessories ofcotton, not
knitted
6209.30 Babies garments andclothing
accessories ofsynthetic fibres,
notknitted
6209.90 Babies garments andclothing
accessories ofother textile
materials, notknitted
6210.10 Garments made upoftextile
feltsandofnon-woven textile
fabrics
6210.50 Women 's/girls 'garments
n.e.s., ofimpregnated, coated,
covered, etc., textile woven
fabricG/TMB/N/304/Corr.2
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12223 4252
6211.41 Women 's/girls 'garments
n.e.s., ofwool orfineanimal
hair, notknitted
6211.42 Women 's/girls 'garments
n.e.s., ofcotton, notknitted
6211.43 Women 's/girls 'garments
n.e.s., ofman-made fibres, not
knitted
6211.49 Women 's/girls 'garments
n.e.s., ofother textile
materials, notknitted
6217.90 Parts ofgarments orofclothing
accessories n.e.s., oftextile
materials, notknitted
61.05.00.00 Handkerchiefs 1,680 6213.10 Handkerchiefs, ofsilkorsilk
waste, notknitted
6213.20 Handkerchiefs, ofcotton, not
knitted
51.01.01.02 Textiles ortextile articles 81,889 5402.33 Textured yarn n.e.s, of
polyester filament, notputup
forretail sale
56.03.00.00 Waste ofman-made fibres
(continuous or
discontinuous), notcarded,
combed orotherwise
prepared forspinning,
including yarnand
garnetted stock41,783 5505.10 Waste ofsynthetic fibres
5505.20 Waste ofartificial fibres
59.08.02.00 Woven fabrics ofpolyamide
fibres impregnated with
synthetic resins, except
PVC, withadensity ofover
35threads persq.cm.79,639 5903.90 Textile fabrics impregnated,
coated, covered, orlaminated
withplastics, n.e.s.
1Total imports oftextiles andclothing for1990 amounted to24,918,940 kilos. Ofthistotal, 4,247,199 kilos willbe
integrated intoGATT 1994. Thisisequivalent to17.04 percent.
2Columns 1and2show NAUCA II(Central American Uniform Tariff Classification) coding anddescriptions, inuse
inGuatemala in1990. Columns 4and5show theHarmonized System (HS) coding anddescriptions derived from the
transposition oftheNAUCA IIintotheHS.