RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/88
24May1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1362)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.6and2.7(b)
Slovak Republic
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification fromtheSlovak Republic, pursuant
toparagraphs 6and7(b)ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 7(b)ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/88
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Permanent Mission oftheSlovak Republic tothe
United Nations Office andother International Organizations
Geneva, 13March 1995
Ref.No.896/95
Dear Sir,
Pursuant totheArticles 2.6and2.7(b) oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing, theSlovak
Republic ishereby notifying products tobeintegrated intoGATT 1994onthedateofentry intoforce
oftheWTO Agreement.
Thelistofproducts, being annexed, isbased onimport datafortheyear1993 asfrom the
firstyearofexistence oftheSlovak Republic. Theproducts listed therein account for16.11 percent
ofthetotalvolume oftheSlovak Republic 1993imports oftheproducts specified intheAnnex tothe
respective Agreement.
Inaddition, Iwishtorefertomyprevious letter no.1732/95 dated 1March 1995, notifying
theintention oftheSlovak Republic toretain, inaccordance withtheArticle 6.1oftheAgreement
onTextiles andClothing, therighttousetheprovisions ofthesafeguard mechanism.1
Onthisoccasion Iwishtoexpress, Dear Sir,myassurances ofthehighest consideration.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Brno
Permanent Representative toWTO
Annex: 2pages
Mr.Peter D.Sutherland
Director General
WTO
Centre William Rappard
RuedeLausanne 154
1211 Geneva
1Thisnotification hasbeencirculated indocument G/TMB/N/87.G/TMB/N/88
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ANNEX
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
LIST OFTEXTILES AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS
TOBEINTEGRATED INTO GATT 1994
UPON ENTRY INTO FORCE OFTHE WTO
HSTariff Item
NumberDescription ofProduct Unit Quantity
TOPS AND YARNS
5205 Cotton yarn(other thansewing
thread), containing 85%ormore by
weight ofcotton, notputupforretail
sale
Single yarn, ofuncombed fibreskg. 1,612.500
5212 Other woven fabrics ofcotton
weighing notmore than200g/m2kg. 25.950
5503 Synthetic staple fibres, notcarded,
combed orotherwise processed for
spinningkg. 870.000
SUB-TOTAL kg. 2,508.450
FABRICS
5608 Knotted netting oftwine, cordage of
ropemade upfishing netsandother
made upnets,oftextile materials.
Ofman-made textile materialskg. 26.250
5801 Woven pilefabrics andchenille
fabrics, other thanfabrics ofheading
nos.5802 or58062kg. 282.600
5903 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated,
covered orlaminated withplastics,
other thanthose ofheading no.5902kg. 1,951.700
SUB-TOTAL kg. 2,260.550
MADE-UP TEXTILES
6002 Other knitted orcrocheted fabrics kg. 423.500
6115 Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks
andother hosiery, including stocking
forvaricose veins andfootwear
without applied soles, knitted or
crocheted
Panty hoseandtightskg. 1,058.700
SUB-TOTAL kg. 1,482.200G/TMB/N/88
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HSTariff Item
NumberDescription ofProduct Unit Quantity
CLOTHING
6212.10 Brassieres andparts thereof, oftextile
materialskg. 1.277
SUB-TOTAL kg. 1.277
TOTAL INTEGRATED
(16.11% oftotal)kg. 6,252.477
TOTAL kg. 38,811.154