RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/69/Add.1
9February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0492)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 3.1
Cyprus
Addendum
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived afurther notification from Cyprus, pursuant to
paragraph 1ofArticle 3.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 5ofArticle 3,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/69/Add.1
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Permanent Mission oftheRepublic ofCyprus, Geneva
WTO/130/95
22November 1995
Dear Mr.Chairman,
Inresponse toyourletterof25October 1995(Ref.A/TMB/403.1, A/TMB/403.2) concerning
thenotifications made byCyprus under Articles 3.1and3.21oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing
(ATC), Itakepleasure intransmitting herewith therequested additional information inrespect ofthose
notifications.
Accept, Mr.Chairman, therenewed assurances ofmyhighest consideration.
Nicolas D.Macris
Ambassador/Permanent Representative
Mr.András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
1211 Geneva 21
1Thisnotification willalsobeissued under Article 3.2(b) afteritsreview bytheTextiles Monitoring Body.G/TMB/N/69/Add.1
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Additional information inrespect ofnotifications made by
Cyprus (G/TMB/N/69) under Articles 3.1and3.2ofthe
Agreement onTextiles andClothing
(i) Fishing nets,andnetsusedforcatching game andwildbirds (Tariff Code ex.56.08). The
importation ofsuch items isprohibited inorder toprotect theenvironment under
GATT Article XX(b). Forallother items mentioned inpages 3to5ofG/TMB/N/69,
restrictions inforce emanate from theimplementation ofthe1987 Protocol between Cyprus
andtheEuropean Economic Community establishing anAssociation between them leading
toaCustoms Union.
Inthiscontext please notethattheRepublic ofCyprus hasdecided toliftallrestrictions
applicable totextile andclothing products andafford protection totheseproducts solely through
tariffs. Thenewpolicy willtakeeffect asfrom 1.1.1996.
(ii) Theunitforthetwoquotas mentioned onpage3ofG/TMB/N/69 istheCyprus Pound (C£).
Thus thecorrected partofpage3should readas:
Description ofProduct Tariff Code Present Import Policy
Terry towelling fabrics 5802 110010) Quota (C£100,000) from EU
5802 110090)
5802 190000)
5802 2000 ) Quota (C£200,000) from third
5802 3000 ) countries
Hand, faceandbathtowels 6302 600091)
6302 600010)
(iii) Where quotas arepresently applied forimports "from thirdcountries", these areavailable to
allcountries outside theEuropean Union onanMFN basis.
Minimum prices constitute aselective instrument ofimport policy whose purpose istoprevent
uncontrolled imports ofverycheap, inferior quality products. Products presently subject to
minimum import prices classified bytariff codes areshown intheattached Appendix 1.As
thetariff codes shown include anumber ofitems withaseparate minimum price applicable
foreachone,thehighest minimum price isshown foreachcategory.
(iv) Theminimum import prices policy applies toallproducts forwhich noinformation appears
inthecolumn "Present Import Policy" onpages 3,4and5ofG/TMB/N/69.
With reference tothenotification contained inourletter of28June1995 (G/TMB/N/124),
please beinformed thattheRepublic ofCyprus hasdecided toproceed withtheabolition of
allforms ofprohibitive restrictions (incl. minimum import prices).
Thenewimport policy willbeeffective asfrom 1.1.1996.G/TMB/N/69/Add.1
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APPENDIX 1
TEXTILE AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS
Tariff code Minimum Import Prices
(C£)
Men Women Children
61.01)
61.02) 22 22 13
62.01)
62.02)
61.03)
62.03) 25 25 8
61.04)
62.04)
61.05)
62.05)
61.06) 5 5 3
62.06)
62.05)
61.07) 1 1 0.50
61.08)
62.07 - 6 3
62.08 7 7 4
61.09 4 4 2
61.10 6 6 3
61.12 8 8 4
62.11 4 4 2
61.15 1 1 0.70