RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/91/Add.1
7March 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0820)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 3.1
Egypt
Addendum
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived afurther notification from Egypt pursuant to
paragraph 1ofArticle 3.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 5ofArticle 3,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members fortheirinformation.
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Permanent Mission oftheArab Republic ofEgypt
SE-34.96
Geneva, 31January 1996
Excellency,
Iwould liketorefer toyourletter dated 31October 1995, asking formore information on
theconditional prohibition thatEgypt applies onimports oftextiles andclothing, andinanswer Iwould
liketoindicate thefollowing:
1-Egypt 'sconditional prohibition oncertain import items including textiles andclothing
hasbeenmaintained andjustified under theprovisions ofArticle XVIII:B ofGATT.
2-Egypt, initsmarket access schedule, hasmaintained itsconditional prohibition on
textiles until1.1.1998 andonclothing until1.1.2002.
3-TheCommittee onBalance ofPayments atitsmeeting heldon27and30June1995,
under theauspices ofbothGATT/WTO, andparagraph 7explains:
"TheCommittees understood thatEgypt hasthusdisinvoked Article XVIII:B
witheffect from 30June1995, andthat,onthebasis oftheimplementation
ofthecommitments byEgypt inSchedule LXIII, Members would exercise
duerestraint intheapplication oftheirrights under theMultilateral Agreements
onTrade inGoods inrelation tofabrics, apparel andmade upitems remaining
subject toconditional prohibition".
Please accept, Excellency, theassurances ofmyhighest consideration.
(signed) Dr.Mounir Zahran
Permanent Representative ofEgypt
HisExcellency
Mr.András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
WTO Secretariat
Geneva