RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/46
28April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1018)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original: English
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.6and2.7(b)
Korea
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification fromKorea, pursuant toparagraphs 6
and7(b)ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 7(b)ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/46
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Permanent Mission oftheRepublic ofKorea
Geneva
KGV/41/95
ThePermanent Mission oftheRepublic ofKorea presents itscompliments totheSecretariat
oftheTextiles Monitoring Body andhasthehonour tonotify thattheGovernment oftheRepublic
ofKorea wishes toretain therighttousethetransitional safeguard mechanism pursuant toparagraph 1
ofArticle 6oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing.1
Accordingly, thePermanent Mission oftheRepublic ofKorea hasthehonour tosubmit herewith
anotification under Article 6.1andArticle 2.7(b) oftheAgreement.
ThePermanent Mission oftheRepublic ofKorea avails itselfofthisopportunity torenew to
theSecretariat oftheTextiles Monitoring Body theassurances ofitshighest consideration.
Encl.: asstated
Geneva, 28February 1995
Chairman ofthe
Textiles Monitoring Body
Centre William Rappard
154,RuedeLausanne
1211 Geneva 21
1Thisnotification hasbeencirculated indocument G/TMB/N/20.NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 2.7OFTHE AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
(LIST OFTEXTILES AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS TOBEINTEGRATED INTHE FIRST PHASE)G/TMB/N/46
Page3HSLine DESCRIPTION Group 1990 Imports (tons) %ofTotal
Annex total
Stage Itotal442,518
72,358100.0
16.35
510529 Wool topsandother combed wool, other thancombed wool infragments Tops andYarn 11,081 2.50
510530 Fineanimal hair,carded orcombed Tops andYarn 296 0.07
520512 Cotton yarn, >/=85%, single, uncombed, 714.29>dtex>/=232.56, notputup Tops andYarn 47,346 10.70
520615 Cotton yarn, <85%, single, uncombed, <125 dtex, notputupforretail sale Tops andYarn 0 0.00
530710 Yarn ofjuteorofother textile bastfibers, single Tops andYarn 2,411 0.54
530911 Woven fabrics, containing 85%ormore byweight offlax,unbleached orbleached Fabric 245 0.06
530929 Woven fabrics offlax,containing <85% byweight offlax,other thanunbl. orbl. Fabric 317 0.07
531010 Woven fabrics ofjuteorofother textile bastfibres, unbleached Fabric 854 0.19
531100 Woven fabrics ofother vegetable textile fibres; woven fab,ofpaper yarn Fabric 5,161 1.17
540341 Yarn ofviscose rayon filaments, multiple ,nes,notputup Tops andYarn 278 0.05
540349 Yarn ofartificial filaments, multiple, nes,notputup Tops andYarn 353 0.08
540500 Artificial mono, 67dtex, cross-sect >1mm; stripofartitexmatw</=5mm Tops andYarn 112 0.03
540610 Yarn ofsynthetic filament (other thansewing thread), putupforretail sale Tops andYarn 64 0.01
550190 Synthetic filament tow,nes Tops andYarn 3,335 0.75
550911 Yarn, >/=85% nylon orother polyamides staple fibres, single, notputup Tops andYarn 26 0.01
550942 Yarn, >/=85% ofother synthetic staple fibres, multiple, notputup,nes Tops andYarn 242 0.05
551030 Yarn ofartificial staple fibres, mixed withcotton, notputup,nes Tops andYarn 7 0.00
551323 Woven fabofpolyester staple fibre, <85%, mixed w/cotton, </=170g/m, dyed, nes Fabric 50 0.01
551342 Twill weave polyester staple fibfab,85%, mixed w/cotton, </=170g/m2,printed Fabric 22 0.01
560600 Gimped yarnnes; chenille yarn; loopwale-yarn Tops andYarn 77 0.02HSLine DESCRIPTION Group 1990 Imports (tons) %ofTotal
580126 Chenille fabrics ofcotton, other thannarrow fabrics Fabric 0 0.00
580131 Woven uncut weftpilefabrics ofman-made fibres, other thanterry andnarrow fab. Fabric 25 0.01
580230 Tufted textile fabrics, other thanproducts ofheading No.57.03 Fabric 13 0.00
580890 Ornamental trimmings inthepiece, other thanknit,tassels, pompons &similar art Fabric 13 0.00
590500 Textile wallcoverings Fabric 10 0.00
611780 Clothing accessories nes,oftextile materials, knitted Clothing 10 0.00
621710 Clothing accessories nes,oftextile materials, notknitted Clothing 66 0.01
630222 Bedlinen, ofman-made fibres, printed, notknitted Made-up 3 0.00G/TMB/N/46
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