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WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/56
28April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1028)
Original: Spanish Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.6and2.7(b)
Paraguay
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification from Paraguay, pursuant to
paragraphs 6and7(b)ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 7(b)ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/56
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Permanent Mission ofParaguay
totheUnited Nations Office and
theSpecialized Agencies inGeneva
EP/NUGS/95/GE/No.12 1March 1995
Mr.Peter D.Sutherland
Director-General
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
Geneva
Sir,
Ihavethepleasure tonotify theTextiles Monitoring Body herewith that,pursuant toArticle 6,
paragraph 1oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing, theGovernment oftheRepublic ofParaguay
intendstoretaintherighttousethetransitionalsafeguardprovidedforundertheaforementionedArticle.1
Atthesame time, theGovernment oftheRepublic ofParaguay would liketosubmit thelist
ofproducts tobeintegrated intoGATT 1994, accounting foratleast16percentofthetotalvolume
ofParaguayan imports for1990. Thesaidlist,which iscontained inAnnex hereto, issubject topossible
adjustments orclarifications.
Yours faithfully
Rigoberto Gauto
Trade Counsellor a.i.
1Thisnotification hasbeen circulated indocument G/TMB/N/31.G/TMB/N/56
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PARAGUAY
HSline Description Volume
(gross kg.)
5601.10 Sanitary articles ofwadding oftextile materials, suchas
sanitary towels andtampons 301,689
5601.21 Cotton wadding andarticles thereof, other thansanitary
articles 14,440
5601.22 Wadding ofsynthetic orartificial fibres andarticles
thereof, other thansanitary articles 257,287
5602.10 Needleloom feltandstich-bonded fibrefabrics 1,395
5602.21 Other needleloom feltofwool orfineanimal hair,not
impregnated, coated, covered, etc. 72
5602.29 Other non-needleloom feltofwool orfineanimal hair,
notimpregnated, coated, covered, etc. 1,792
5602.90 Feltofother textile materials, n.e.s. 1
5604.10 Rubber thread andcord, textile covered 1,384
5604.20 High tenacity yarnofpolyesters, ofnylon orother
polyamides orofviscose rayon, coated, etc. 1,426
5604.90 Textile yarns, strips orthelike,impregnated, coated, or
covered withrubber orplastics, n.e.s. 2,665
5607.41 Binder orbailer twine ofpolyethylene orpolypropylene 501
5607.50 Twine, cordage, ropes andcables ofother synthetic fibres 3,693
5608.19 Knotted netting oftwine, cordage orrope, n.e.s. and
made-up netsoftextile materials 394
5701.10 Carpets ofwool orfineanimal hair 31,524
5701.90 Carpets ofother textile materials 6,908
5702.32 Carpets ofsynthetic orartificial textile materials, ofpile
construction, notmade up,n.e.s. 10,765
5702.41 Carpets ofwool orfineanimal hair,ofpileconstruction,
made up,n.e.s. 20,778
5702.42 Carpets ofsynthetic orartificial textile materials, ofpile
construction, made up,n.e.s. 36,604
5702.52 Carpets ofsynthetic orartificial textile materials, woven,
notmade up,n.e.s. 22,397
5703.10 Carpets ofwool orfineanimal hair,tufted 931
5703.20 Carpets ofnylon orother polyamides, tufted 640
5703.30 Carpets ofother man-made textile materials, tufted 86,324G/TMB/N/56
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HSline Description Volume
(gross kg.)
5703.90 Carpets ofother textile materials, tufted 2,645
5704.90 Carpets offeltoftextile materials, n.e.s. 29,338
5901.10 Textile fabrics coated withgumofakindusedforthe
outer covers ofbooks 1,552
5901.90 Tracing cloth orprepared painting canvas, stiffened textile
fabrics forhatfoundations 10,890
5902.10 Tyrecordfabric ofhightenacity yarnofnylon orother
polyamides 32
5903.10 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered orlaminated
withpolyvinyl chloride, n.e.s. 84,957
5903.20 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered orlaminated
withpolyurethane, n.e.s. 66
5903.90 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered orlaminated
withplastics, n.e.s. 109,638
5904.92 Floor coverings, other thanlinoleum, withother textile
backing 145
5906.10 Adhesive tapeofrubberized textile fabrics ofawidth not
exceeding 20cm 29
5906.99 Rubberized textile fabrics, n.e.s. 5,074
5907.00 Textile fabrics, impregnated, coated orcovered, painted
canvas, forexample, theatrical scenery 18,560
5908.00 Textile wicks, plaited orknitted, forlamps, stoves,
lighters, candles orthelike; incandescent gasmantles and
tubular knitted gasmantle fabric therefor, whether ornot
impregnated 53
5909.00 Textile hose-piping andsimilar textile tubing 2,552
5910.00 Transmission orconveyor beltsorbelting oftextile
material 463
5911.10 Textile fabrics usedforcardclothing andsimilar fabrics
ofakindusedforother technical purposes 13,114
5911.20 Bolting cloth, whether ornotmade up 30
5911.32 Textile fabrics ofakindusedinpapermaking orsimilar
machines, weighing 650g/m2ormore 782
5911.90 Textile products andarticles fortechnical uses 2,972
6115.11 Pantyhose, knitted orcrocheted, ofsynthetic fibres
measuring lessthan67decitex persingle yarn 559,981
TOTAL 1,646,453
Note: These products areequivalent to16percentofParaguay 'simports in1990.