RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/43
28April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1015)
Original: Spanish Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.6and2.7(b)
Dominican Republic
TheTextilesMonitoringBodyhasreceivedanotificationfromtheDominicanRepublic,pursuant
toparagraphs 6and7(b)ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 7(b)ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/43
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Permanent Mission oftheDominican Republic
totheUnited Nations andother International Organizations
inGeneva, Switzerland
Geneva, 27February 1995
Sir,
Pursuant toArticle 6.1oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing, theGovernment ofthe
Dominican Republic hereby notifies theTextiles Monitoring Body ofitsdecision toretain theright
toapply the"transitional safeguard" toallproducts listed intheAnnex totheAgreement inquestion
when thecountry 'seconomic andtrade interests inthesphere oftextiles andclothing sorequire.1
Inaddition, thelistoftextiles andclothing products which theGovernment oftheDominican
Republic isintegrating intoGATT 1994 inaccordance withtheprovisions ofArticle 2,paragraph 6,
oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing, isattached hereto.
Accept, Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration.
(Signed) Angelina Bonetti Herréra
Ambassador
Permanent Representative
Mr.Peter Sutherland
Director-General
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
Geneva
1Thisnotification hasbeen circulated indocument G/TMB/N/17.G/TMB/N/43
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LIST OFTEXTILE AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS TOBEINTEGRATED INTO THE WTO
HSLine BTN Line Description 1991 level of
imports (kgs.)
I.TOPS &YARNS
5004.00 50-03-00-01 Silkyarnnotputupforretail sale 5,087
5402.61 51-01-01-01 Nylon orother polyamide yarnforretail sale 278,233
5402.52 51-01-01-02 Polyester yarnforretail sale 319,647
5403.33 51-01-01-03 Man-made fibre, vinyl derivative yarn, forretail sale 22,833
5401.90 51-03-00-01 Yarn ofman-made fibres, continuous, putupforretail sale 212,301
5105.10 53-05-01-01 Wool, carded orcombed 25,546
5106.10 53-06-00-01 Carded woollen yarn, notputupforretail sale,unbleached 31,026
5306.10 54-04-00-01 Flaxorramie yarn, putupforretail sale 11,214
5403.42 51-01-01-10 Other man-made yarns notputupforretail sale 183,220
SUB-TOTAL 1,089,107
II.FABRICS
5809.00 52-02-00-01 Woven fabrics ofmetallized yarn, using precious metals 36,557
51-04-02-01 Tirecordfabric 316
5112.19 53-11-89-02 Other woven fabrics ofwool orfineanimal hair,notmixed, weighing less
than200gms/m257,857
5109.90 53-03-00-01 Waste ofwool orfineorordinary animal hair 2,526
5112.11 53-11-01-01 Woven fabrics ofwool orfineanimal hair,notmixed, forfurnishing
fabrics 8,868
5113.00 53-13-00-02 Woven fabrics ofhorsehair weighing more than200gmsperm2120
5202.10 55-03-00-01 Cotton waste (including yarnwaste), notcarded orcombed 434,925
55-09-07-01 Wool weighing between 400gmsperm2upto459gmsperm2,ofawidth
notexceeding 61cms 145,855
55-09-07-02 Wool weighing between 460gmsperm2upto519gmsperm2,ofawidth
notexceeding 61cms 7,898
SUB-TOTAL 694,922
5801.10 58-04-00-01 Woven pileandcrimped andchenille fabrics 6,010
5804.21 58-08-01-01 Tulle andother netfabrics, plain, forshawls, veilsandthelike,ofcotton 837
5804.29 58-08-01-03 Tulle andother netfabrics, plain, forshawls, veilsandthelikeof
man-made fibres 415
5804.90 58-08-01-99 Other tullefabrics andother netfabrics, plain, forshawls, veilsandthe
like2,117
5804.10 58-09-01-01 Tulles andother netfabrics, figured, ofcotton 3,812
5804.80 58-09-01-99 Other tulles andother netfabrics, figured 2,436
5602.90 59-02-01-01 Feltandarticles offelt,whether ornotimpregnated orcoated 26,429
59-02-01-92 Feltofwool oranimal hair,inthepiece 23,222
5602.90 59-02-01-99 Other felt,whether ornotimpregnated orcoated 44,605
5608.11 59-05-01-01 Netsandnetting made oftwine, cordage orrope 8,234G/TMB/N/43
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HSLine BTN Line Description 1991 level of
imports (kgs.)
5902.90 59-09-01-01 Waterproofed fabric forawnings, packing andsimilar uses 106,374
5903.90 59-09-02-01 Fabrics suchasoilcloth ortarpaulin ofcotton 45,954
59-09-03-99 Other finefabrics waterproofed byimpregnation orcoating withoil,
natural resins, orcamphor 43,148
5906.91 59-11-01-01 Cotton rubberized textile fabrics 90,354
5906.99 59-11-01-02 Rubberized textile fabrics, ofman-made fibres 50,474
5902.20 59-11-02-01 Fabrics composed ofparallel textile yarns 612
5909.00 59-15-00-01 Textile hosepiping andsimilar tubing 1,942
5910.00 59-16-00-01 Transmission orconveyor beltsorbelting, oftextile material, whether or
notreinforced, withcotton 15,009
5910.90 59-16-00-01 Other transmission orconveyor beltsorbelting, oftextile material,
whether ornotreinforced 10,317
5911.20 59-17-01-02 Bolting cloth 2,771
SUB-TOTAL 485,072
III.MADE-UP TEXTILE ARTICLES
6501.00 65-01-01-01 Hatforms, hatbodies andhoods offelt,neither blocked toshape norwith
made brims, ofwool felt,animal hairfeltoramixture ofwool andanimal
hair 552
6504.00 65-02-00-99 Other hatshapes, plaited ormade byassembling strips ofanymaterial,
neither blocked toshape norwithmade brims 96
6504.01 65-04-01-01 Men'sshaped hatsblocked toshape orwithmade brims, plaited ormade
byassembling strips ofanymaterial, whether ornottrimmed 1,486
6213.90 61-05-01-01 Handkerchiefs 9,658
6306.31 62-04-02-01 Sailsforboats 693
6306.21 62-04-04-01 Tents forcamping 16,304
6306.29 62-04-04-99 Other tents 10,829
6306.41 62-04-89-01 Mattresses, pneumatic pillows andcushions 2,119
SUB-TOTAL 41,737
IV.APPAREL
61-01-07-01 Soutanes, chasubles, dalmatics, surplices, copes andother ecclesiastical or
clerical garments ofcotton, formenandboys 225
61-01-07-99 Other soutanes, chasubles, dalmatics, surplices, copes andother
ecclesiastical orclerical garments oftextile materials 293
61-01-89-01 Specialized clothing forairmen, divers, flight suits(including those
electrically heated), formenandboys, oftextile materials 47
61-02-09-02 Religious habits andthelike,forwomen, children andinfants 52
61-06-04-01 Mantillas oftextile materials, ofcotton, andofman-made fibres 1,304
61-06-05-02 Veils andlikearticles oftextile materials 120G/TMB/N/43
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HSLine BTN Line Description 1991 level of
imports (kgs.)
61-08-00-01 Collars, frills, shirtfronts, cravats, cuffs andother likecotton trimmings
forwomen 'sclothing andunder garments 12,448
62-01-00-03 Blankets ofman-made fibres 5,790
SUB-TOTAL 20,279
OVERALL TOTAL 2,331,117
IMPORTS IN1991 14,551,745
PERCENTAGE (%) 16.02
N.B. (1):Imports from FreeZones arenotincluded because theyarere-exported intheirentirety.