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WORLD TRADE G/TMB/R/9
21February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0634)
Textiles Monitoring Body
REPORT OFTHE TENTH MEETING
1. TheTextiles Monitoring Body helditstenth meeting on1-2February 1996.
2. Following theappointment ofnewmembers, alternates andnon-participating observers, the
composition oftheTMB atthebeginning of1996 wasasfollows:
Members Alternates Second Alternates
Mr/CO Jean Saint/CNJacques /CICanada/CJ Mr/CO Otto Wentzel /CINorway/CJ
Mr/CO David Daly /CIEuropean Communities/CJ Mr/CO Peter Berz /CIEuropean Communities/CJ
Dr/CO Magda Shahin /CIEgypt/CJ Mr/CO Asoke Mukerji /CIIndia/CJ
Mr/CO Hidetaka Saeki /CIJapan/CJ Mr/CO Kazuo Sunaga /CIJapan/CJ
Mr/CO Jae Gil Lee /CIKorea/CJ Mr/CO Timothy Tong /CIHong Kong/CJ Mr/CO Syed Jamaluddin /CIBangladesh/CJ
Mr/CO Suboh Yassin /CIMalaysia/CJ Mrs/CO Lourdes A/CO Berrig /CIPhilippines/CJ
Mr/CO Mumtaz Malik /CIPakistan/CJ
Mr/CO Bayram Kacar /CITurkey/CJ Mr/CO Jean/CNDaniel Rey /CISwitzerland/CJ Mr/CO Vasile Radu /CIRomania/CJ
Mr/CO William Tagliani /CIUnited States/CJ
Mr/CO Gustavo Vanerio /CIUruguay/CJ Amb/CO Richard A/CO Pierce /CIJamaica/CJ Mr/CO Sergio Soto Nu/PBez /CIMexico/CJ
Non/CNparticipating observer for Africa /DK Amb/CO Michel Dedans /CIMauritius/CJ
Non/CNparticipating observer for Asia /DK Mr/CO N/CO R/CO Meemeduma /CISri Lanka/CJ
3. Presentatthismeetingwerethefollowingmembersand/oralternates/secondalternates/observers:
Messrs. Berz; Kacar/Rey/Radu; Lee; Meemeduma; Saeki; Saint-Jacques/Wentzel;
Mrs. Shahin/Mr. Mukerji; Messrs. Suboh; Tagliani; Vanerio/Pierce/Soto Nuñez.
4. TheTMB adopted thereport ofitsninth meeting (G/TMB/R/8).
Notifications under Articles 2.6and2.7(b) oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing (ATC)
5. TheTMB reviewed under paragraph 21ofArticle 2thenotifications made, pursuant to
paragraphs 6and7(b)ofArticle 2,bytheDominican Republic (G/TMB/N/43 andAdd.1), Argentina
(G/TMB/N/51 andAdd.1), Poland (G/TMB/N/53 andAdd.1), Romania (G/TMB/N/57 andAdd.1),
Tunisia (G/TMB/N/128 andAdd.1) andSriLanka (G/TMB/N/145). During thisreview theTMB
noted that,inaccordance withparagraph 6ofArticle 2,thevolume ofproducts integrated amounted
tothefollowing percentage of1990 imports oftheproducts falling under thecoverage oftheATC:
Argentina: 16.8percent; Poland: 16.28 percent; andTunisia: 17.34 percent. TheTMB noted
thatthevolume ofproducts integrated amounted to16.02 percentof1991imports fortheDominican
Republic,andthatthevalueofproductsintegratedamountedtothefollowingpercentageof1990imports:
Romania: 43.34 percent; andSriLanka: 16.06 percent. TheTMB alsonoted thatineachG/TMB/R/9
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notification, inaccordance withparagraph 6ofArticle 2,theproducts integrated included products
from eachofthefourgroups: topsandyarns, fabrics, made-up textile products andclothing.
6. TheTMB tooknoteofacorrection made byThailand ofitsnotification under paragraphs 6
and7(b)ofArticle 2(G/TMB/N/41/Corr.1).
7. TheTMB began itsreview ofthenotifications made byMalta, Israel, Cyprus andMauritius,
andcontinued itsreview ofHonduras andBolivia. TheTMB, seeking further information and
clarification, decided torevert tothem atalaterstage.
Notification under Article 2.17oftheATC
8. TheTMB considered under paragraph 17ofArticle 2anotification byMauritius ofavisa
arrangement ithadconcluded with theUnited States. TheTMB took noteofthisnotification
(G/TMB/N/139).
Notifications under Article 3.1oftheATC
9. TheTMBconsideredanotificationmadeunderparagraph1ofArticle3byHungary.According
tothisnotification, Hungary applied aconsumer goods quota on,interalia,fivetextile categories.
TheTMB tooknoteofthisnotification (G/TMB/N/73 andAdd.1; seealsoparagraph 12).
10. TheTMB considered anotification made under paragraph 1ofArticle 3byMalaysia. Imports
ofbatiksarong intoMalaysia weresubject tonon-automatic licensing. According tothisnotification,
thismeasure wasjustified under Article XVIII:C andhadbeennotified toGATT in1984. TheTMB
tooknoteofthisnotification (G/TMB/N/101 andAdd.1).
Notification under Articles 3.1and3.2(b) oftheATC
11. TheTMB considered anotification made byCyprus pursuant toparagraphs 1and2(b)of
Article 3.Cyprus hadmaintained restrictions onimports ofseveral textile andclothing products,
including aprohibition onimports offishing netsandnetsforcatching birds which, according tothe
notification, wasapplied inorder toprotect theenvironment under GATT Article XX(b). According
tothenotification, Cyprus haddecided toeliminate theserestrictions witheffect asfrom1January 1996,
withtheexception offishing netsandnetsforcatching birds, theimports ofwhich remained subject
toimport licensing. TheTMB, being alsoaware thatsuchimport licensing hadbeennotified tothe
Committee onImport Licensing, decided totakenoteofthisnotification (G/TMB/N/69 andAdds.1
&2,andG/TMB/N/146).
Notifications under Article 3.2(b) oftheATC
12. TheTMB considered anotification made byHungary under paragraph 2(b)ofArticle 3of
thephase-out programme tobeapplied totherestrictions maintained byHungary under paragraph 1
ofArticle 3(G/TMB/N/73 andAdd.1). TheTMB tooknoteofthisprogramme andobserved that,
inviewofthegeneral nature ofthisprogramme, itexpected thatthedetails ofitsimplementation in
therespective stages would benotified totheBody prior totheirimplementation, fortheBody’s
consideration (G/TMB/N/147).
13. TheTMB continued itsconsideration ofthenotification made byJapan, under paragraph 2(b)
ofArticle 3,ofthephase-out ofthemeasures notified under paragraph 1ofArticle 3,anddecided
torevert toitatalaterstage.G/TMB/R/9
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Notification under Article 6.9oftheATC
14. TheTMB began itsreview, pursuant toparagraph 9ofArticle 6,ofanotification bythe
United States ofabilateral agreement onimports ofwomen ’sandgirls’woolsuits(UScategory 444)
from Colombia and,seeking further information, decided torevert toitatalaterstage.
Discussion ontheassessment ofTMB’sfunctioning
15. TheTMB hadanexchange ofviews onitsfunctioning in1995, bearing inmind, interalia,
observations made inthisregard atthemeeting oftheGeneral Council on13and15December 1995
bycertain WTO Members.