RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/143
21February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0637)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 6.9
Bilateral Agreement between theUnited States andColombia
Imports ofcotton andman-made fibreunderwear
(UScategory 352/652)
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived from theUnited States, pursuant toparagraph 9
ofArticle 6,thenotification ofabilateral agreement concluded withColombia.
TheTMB hasreviewed thisagreement inaccordance withparagraph 9ofArticle 6,1andis
forwarding thetextofthenotification toWTO Members fortheirinformation.
1SeeG/TMB/R/8, paragraphs 20to22.
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Executive Office ofthePresident
Office oftheUnited States Trade Representative, Geneva
25July1995
TheHonourable
Ambassador András Szepesi
Chairman, Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
RuedeLausanne
1211 Geneva
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
On27June1995,representativesoftheUnitedStatesandColombiareachedagreement,pursuant
totheprovisions ofArticles 6.2and6.9oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing, onarestraint
measure forcategory 352/652. Inrecognition oftheimportance ofoutward processing tradebetween
ourtwocountries, andasprovided forinArticle 6.6(d) oftheATC, a"special access" restraint
agreement hasbeenestablished forthiscategory inorder toprovide more favourable treatment for
re-imports intotheUnited States fromColombia ofgoods thatwereexported fromtheUnited States
toColombia forprocessing andre-importation.
Fortheperiod 27March 1995 to31December 1995, alimit hasbeen established of
22,500,000dozenforcategory352/652,wellinexcessoftherollbacklevelof1,509,880dozenprovided
forinArticle 6.8oftheATC. Thislimitisdivided intotwoparts; aspecific limitof2,250,000 dozen
andaGuaranteed Access Level of20,250,000 dozen -asjustified under Article 6.6(d) oftheATC.
In1996, thespecific limitincreases to3,180,000 dozen andtheGAL increases to28,620,000 dozen.
For1997, thespecific limitincreases to3,370,820 dozen andtheGAL increases to30,337,380 dozen.
Sincerely,
(signed) William Tagliani
Attache