RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/6
7December 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3989)
Textiles Monitoring Body
EIGHTH MEETING OFTHE TMB
Note bytheChairman
1. TheTextiles Monitoring Body meton4-5December 1995.
2. TheTMB authorized itsChairman toprovide WTO Members withthefollowing information.
3. TheTMB reviewed anotification bytheUnited States ofabilateral agreement concluded,
pursuant toparagraph 9ofArticle 6oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing (ATC), onimports
ofcotton andman-made fibre underwear (UScategory 352/652) from theDominican Republic.
According tothisnotification aspecific limitof9million dozen andaGuaranteed Access Level (GAL)
of30million dozen weresetfor1996. Fortheperiod 27March-31 December 1995, atransition limit
of18million dozen wasagreed. Thelevelenvisaged inparagraph 8ofArticle 6(therollback level)
was16,442,184 dozen. Annual growth forthespecific limitwassetat6percent; themeasure was
agreed forathree-year period.
4. TheTMB recalled thatatitssecond meeting, when reviewing theaction taken bythe
United States against imports ofcategory 352/652 fromCosta RicaandHonduras under paragraphs 2
and3ofArticle 6,ithadfound thatserious damage, asenvisaged inthese provisions, hadnotbeen
demonstrated. TheTMB could not,however, reach consensus ontheexistence ofactual threat ofserious
damage (G/TMB/R/2, paragraph 16).
5. TheTMB noted that,whilst thetotalleveloftheagreed restraint wassubstantially above the
rollbacklevel,thatportionoftherestraintwhichwasavailableunconditionallytotheDominicanRepublic
(i.e.thespecific limit) waslower thanthatrollback level.
6. Theninth meeting oftheTMB isscheduled for18-20 December 1995.
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7. Thefullreport ofthismeeting willbecirculated atalaterstage.