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28April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1032)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 3.1
European Community
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification from theEuropean Commission,
pursuant toparagraph 1ofArticle 3.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 5ofArticle 3,iscirculating thisnotification toWTO
Members fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/64
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE GENERAL I
EXTERNAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
004009
Brussels, 28.02.95
Ref: DD/Ib
I-D-1
Dear Ambassador,
Ihavethehonour tohereby notify totheTextiles Monitoring Body, under Article 3(1)ofthe
Agreement onTextiles andClothing, thequantitative limits maintained bytheEuropean Community
vis-à-vis thefollowing countries ofCentral andEastern Europe: theCzech Republic, Hungary, Poland,
Romania, Slovakia.
Thequantitative limits withthese countries havebeennegotiated inAdditional Protocols to
theEurope Agreements which arepreferential innature andhave already been notified tothe
GATT/WTO under Article XXIV. TheAdditional Protocols provide fortheelimination ofthese
restrictions on1January 1998 atthelatest foreachofthese countries.
Fortheinformation oftheTMB, details ofthese limits areannexed asfollows:
- Annex IQuantitative limits;
- Annex IIFlexibility provisions.
Forproduct classification purposes Annex III,which wasnotified inthecontext ofArticle 2(1)
oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing, maybeconsulted.
Allreferences toPoland inthisnotification areforinformation only, pending completion of
Poland 'sratification procedures formembership oftheWTO.
Please accept, dearAmbassador, theassurance ofmyhighest consideration.
Yours sincerely,
David M.P. DALY
Ambassador Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
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ANNEX I
PART 1
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
agreed fortheyear1995
(Thecomplete description ofthegoods isshown inAnnex III)
THIRD COUNTRY CATEGORY UNIT QUANTITATIVE LIMIT 1995
Czech Republic GROUP IA
2 tonnes 17,145
ofwhich 2a tonnes 7,500
3 tonnes 5,215
GROUP IB
4 1,000 pieces 7,794
5 1,000 pieces 4,194
6(1) 1,000 pieces 4,224
7 1,000 pieces 1,673
8 1,000 pieces 5,477
GROUP IIA
9 tonnes 1,803
20 tonnes 2,445
32 tonnes 4,412
39 tonnes 1,330
GROUP IIB
12 1,000 pairs 18,041
15 1,000 pieces 1,063
16 1,000 pieces 1,697
17 1,000 pieces 580
24(1) 1,000 pieces 2,671
26 1,000 pieces 1,760
76 tonnes 2,393
GROUP IIIA
36 tonnes 1,489
GROUP IIIB
90 tonnes 3,983
110 tonnes 4,075
117 tonnes 3,373
118 tonnes 1,220
Hungary GROUP IA
2 tonnes 5,296
(1) SeeAppendix A.G/TMB/N/64
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THIRD COUNTRY CATEGORY UNIT QUANTITATIVE LIMIT 1995
Hungary (cont'd) ofwhich 2a tonnes 3,628
3 tonnes 1,754
GROUP IB
4 1,000 pieces 11,724
5 1,000 pieces 6,068
6(1) 1,000 pieces 4,769
7 1,000 pieces 2,773
8 1,000 pieces 3,317
GROUP IIA
9 tonnes 1,285
20 tonnes 3,573
39 tonnes 1,542
GROUP IIB
12 1,000 pairs 24,090
15 1,000 pieces 2,347
16 1,000 pieces 1,538
17 1,000 pieces 1,208
24(1) 1,000 pieces 5,690
73(1) 1,000 pieces 2,708
GROUP IIIB
117 tonnes 1,080
Poland GROUP IA
2 tonnes 7,895
ofwhich 2a tonnes 2,501
3 tonnes 4,217
GROUP IB
4(1) 1,000 pieces 24,230
5 1,000 pieces 8,990
6(1) 1,000 pieces 6,211
8 1,000 pieces 4,657
GROUP IIA
9 tonnes 3,055
20 tonnes 3,435
GROUP IIB
12 1,000 pairs 29,494
14 1,000 pieces 1,844
15 1,000 pieces 3,012
16 1,000 pieces 2,104
24(1) 1,000 pieces 7,151
26 1,000 pieces 5,719
GROUP IIIB
90 tonnes 5,242
(1) SeeAppendix A.G/TMB/N/64
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THIRD COUNTRY CATEGORY UNIT QUANTITATIVE LIMIT 1995
Poland (cont'd) 117 tonnes 3,043
118 tonnes 2,301
Romania GROUP IA
2 tonnes 6,734
ofwhich 2a tonnes 3,945
3 tonnes 3,008
GROUP IB
4(1) 1,000 pieces 28,431
5 1,000 pieces 18,385
6 1,000 pieces 8,535
7 1,000 pieces 2,231
8 1,000 pieces 11,072
GROUP IIA
20 tonnes 2,453
GROUP IIB
12 1,000 pairs 54,424
14 1,000 pieces 1,844
15 1,000 pieces 2,900
17 1,000 pieces 1,935
24 1,000 pieces 11,533
73(1) 1,000 pieces 2,596
GROUP IIIB
118 tonnes 953
Slovak Republic GROUP IA
2 tonnes 3,392
ofwhich 2a tonnes 2,112
3 tonnes 2,138
GROUP IB
4 1,000 pieces 3,363
5 1,000 pieces 3,622
6(1) 1,000 pieces 3,265
7 1,000 pieces 1,258
8 1,000 pieces 3,561
GROUP IIA
9 tonnes 359
20 tonnes 1,789
32 tonnes 94
39 tonnes 853
GROUP IIB
12 1,000 pairs 19,144
15 1,000 pieces 1,217
16 1,000 pieces 1,298
(1) SeeAppendix A.G/TMB/N/64
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THIRD COUNTRY CATEGORY UNIT QUANTITATIVE LIMIT 1995
Slovak Republic (cont'd) 17 1,000 pieces 1,272
24(1) 1,000 pieces 4,765
26 1,000 pieces 1,760
76 tonnes 3,104
GROUP IIIA
36 tonnes 972
GROUP IIIB
90 tonnes 893
110 tonnes 173
117 tonnes 429
118 tonnes 183
(1) SeeAppendix A.G/TMB/N/64
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APPENDIX A
TOANNEX I-PART 1
CATEGORY THIRD COUNTRY REMARKS
4 Poland
RomaniaForthepurpose ofsetting offexports against theagreed quantitative limits a
conversion rateoffivegarments (other thanbabies 'garments) ofamaximum
commercial sizeof130cmorthree garments whose commercial sizeexceeds 130cm
maybeapplied forupto5%ofthequantitative limits.
Theexport license concerning these products must bear, inbox9,thewords 'The
conversion rateforgarments ofacommercial sizeofnotmore than130cmmust be
applied '.
6 Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Slovak RepublicForthepurpose ofsetting offexports against theagreed quantitative limits a
conversion rateoffivegarments (other thanbabies 'garments) ofamaximum
commercial sizeof130cmorthree garments whose commercial sizeexceeds 130cm
maybeapplied forupto5%ofthequantitative limits.
Theexport license concerning these products must bear, inbox9,thewords 'The
conversion rateforgarments ofacommercial sizeofnotmore than130cmmust be
applied '.
24 Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Slovak RepublicForthepurpose ofsetting offexports against theagreed quantitative limits aconversion
rateoffivegarments (other thanbabies 'garments) ofamaximum commercial sizeof
130cmorthree garments whose commercial sizeexceeds 130cmmaybeapplied for
upto5%ofthequantitative limits.
Theexport license concerning these products must bear, inbox9,thewords 'The
conversion rateforgarments ofacommercial sizeofnotmore than130cmmust be
applied '.G/TMB/N/64
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ANNEX I
PART 2
Additional Community quantitative levels forre-imported goods under OPT(1)
agreed fortheyear1995
(Thecomplete description ofthegoods isshown inAnnex III)
THIRD COUNTRY CATEGORY UNIT QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
Czech Republic GROUP IB
4 1,000 pieces 5,820
5 1,000 pieces 4,544
6 1,000 pieces 5,377
7 1,000 pieces 2,921
8 1,000 pieces 4,875
GROUP IIB
12 1,000 pairs 5,123
15 1,000 pieces 2,550
16 1,000 pieces 1,454
17 1,000 pieces 931
24 1,000 pieces 1,091
26 1,000 pieces 1,684
76 tonnes 3,968
Hungary GROUP IB
4 1,000 pieces 16,428
5 1,000 pieces 8,688
6 1,000 pieces 16,793
7 1,000 pieces 13,527
8 1,000 pieces 9,684
GROUP IIB
12 1,000 pairs 27,822
15 1,000 pieces 13,463
16 1,000 pieces 2,859
17 1,000 pieces 3,206
24 1,000 pieces 7,694
73 1,000 pieces 3,206
Poland GROUP IB
4 1,000 pieces 9,701
5 1,000 pieces 11,551
6 1,000 pieces 23,072
8 1,000 pieces 20,623G/TMB/N/64
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THIRD COUNTRY CATEGORY UNIT QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
Poland (cont'd) GROUP IIB
12 1,000 pairs 8,975
14 1,000 pieces 5,835
15 1,000 pieces 14,104
16 1,000 pieces 4,552
24 1,000 pieces 3,206
26 1,000 pieces 5,129
Romania GROUP IB
4 1,000 pieces 5,456
5 1,000 pieces 9,838
6 1,000 pieces 14,758
7 1,000 pieces 11,069
8 1,000 pieces 15,911
GROUP IIB
12 1,000 pairs 10,601
14 1,000 pieces 3,206
15 1,000 pieces 7,694
17 1,000 pieces 4,487
24 1,000 pieces 5,129
73 1,000 pieces 2,051
Slovak Republic GROUP IB
4 1,000 pieces 1,510
5 1,000 pieces 3,389
6 1,000 pieces 3,661
7 1,000 pieces 1,957
8 1,000 pieces 2,987
GROUP IIB
12 1,000 pairs 8,431
15 1,000 pieces 3,086
16 1,000 pieces 1,215
17 1,000 pieces 1,641
24 1,000 pieces 2,041
26 1,000 pieces 1,684
76 tonnes 5,438
(1) Outward processing traffic levels represent asupplementary quantitative access forproducts re-imported intotheUnion afterprocessing
inthethirdcountry concerned, inaccordance withCouncil Regulation No.3036/94 oneconomic outward processing.G/TMB/N/64
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ANNEX II
Flexibility provisions
DIRECT QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
Theattached tableindicates foreachofthesupplier countries listed inColumn 1themaximum
amounts which, afteradvance notification totheCommission, itmaytransfer between thecorresponding
quantitative limits indicated inAnnex Iinaccordance withthefollowing provisions:
-advance utilization ofthequantitative limitfortheparticular category established forthefollowing
quota yearshallbeauthorized uptothepercentage ofthequantitative limitforthecurrent year
indicated inColumn 2;theamounts inquestion shall bededucted from thecorresponding
quantitative limits forthefollowing year;
-carryover ofamounts notutilized inagiven yeartothecorresponding quantitative limitforthe
following yearshallbeauthorized uptothepercentage ofthequantitative limitfortheyearof
actual utilization indicated inColumn 3;
-transfers from categories 1tocategories 2and3shallbeauthorized uptothepercentages ofthe
quantitative limittowhich thetransfer ismade indicated inColumn 4;
-transfers between categories 2and3shallbeauthorized uptothepercentages ofthequantitative
limittowhich thetransfer ismade indicated inColumn 5;
-transfers between categories 4,5,6,7and8shall beauthorized uptothepercentages ofthe
quantitative limittowhich thetransfer ismade indicated inColumn 6;
-transfers intoanyofthecategories inGroups IIorIII(andwhere applicable Group IV)fromany
ofthecategories inGroups I,IIorIIIshallbeauthorized uptothepercentages ofthequantitative
limittowhich thetransfer ismade indicated inColumn 7;
Thetableofequivalence applicable totheabove-mentioned transfers isgiven inAnnex III.
Additional conditions, possibilities fortransfers andnotes aregiven inColumn 8ofthetable.
OPTADDITIONAL LEVELS
-Transfers between categories areauthorized upto25percent.
-Carryover ofamounts notutilized inagiven yeartothecorresponding quantitative levelforthe
following yearshallbeauthorized upto13.5percentfortheyearofactual utilization.
-Advance utilization ofthequantitative limitfortheparticular category established forthefollowing
yearshallbeauthorized upto7.5percentforthecurrent year.G/TMB/N/64
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Country Advance
utilizationCarryover Transfers from
cat.1to
cats.2and3Transfers
between
cats.2and3Transfers
between
cats.4,5,6,
7and8Transfers
from
Groups I,
II,IIIto
Groups II,
III,IVAdditional
conditions
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Czech Rep. 6% 10% 7% 7% 7% 10% With regard to
column 4,transfers
canalsobemade
from categories 2
and3tocategory 1.
With regard to
columns 4and5,
thetotalquantities
transferred to
categories 2and3
maynotexceed 7%.
Hungary 6% 10% 7% 7% 7% 10% With regard to
column 4,transfers
canalsobemade
from categories 2
and3tocategory 1.
With regard to
columns 4and5,
thetotalquantities
transferred to
categories 2and3
maynotexceed 7%.
Poland 6% 10% 7% 7% 7% 10% With regard to
column 4,transfers
canalsobemade
from categories 2
and3tocategory 1.
With regard to
columns 4and5,
thetotalquantities
transferred to
categories 2and3
maynotexceed 7%.
Romania 6% 10% 7% 7% 7% 10% With regard to
column 4,transfers
canalsobemade
from categories 2
and3tocategory 1.
With regard to
columns 4and5,
thetotalquantities
transferred to
categories 2and3
maynotexceed 7%.
Slovak Rep. 6% 10% 7% 7% 7% 10% With regard to
column 4,transfers
canalsobemade
from categories 2
and3tocategory 1.
With regard to
columns 4and5,
thetotalquantities
transferred to
categories 2and3
maynotexceed 7%.