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ORGANIZATION  G/TMB/R/111 
26 July 2004 
 (04-3216) 
Textiles Monitoring Body  
   
REPORT OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWELFTH MEETING 
  
1. The Textiles Monitoring Body held its one hundred and twelfth meeting on 6 and 7 July 2004. 
2. Mr. Otto Wentzel (Norway) was appointed member to replace Mr. Frédéric Seppey (Canada).  
Mr. Wentzel appointed Mr. Seppey as his alternate. 
3. Present at this meeting were the following members, alternates and observers:  
Messrs Crippa;  Dalela;  Ekawat;  Iida;  Lee/Kim;   Mrs. Pheko;  Messrs. Sorensen;  Tagliani;  
Wentzel;  Zambelli/Yaman. 
4. The TMB adopted the report of its one hundred and eleventh meeting (G/TMB/R/110). 
Notifications under Articles 2.8(c) and 2.11 of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing   
5. The TMB reviewed, under Article 2.21, the notifi cations made pursuant to Articles 2.8(c) and 
2.11 by Turkey (G/TMB/N/480) and Costa Rica (G/TMB /N/481).  Turkey notified that “on 1 January 
2005, Turkey will integrate into the GATT 1994 all textile and clothing pr oducts to which the ATC 
applies, as listed in the Annex of the ATC, that we re not integrated during the first three stages of 
integration under the ATC.  On this date, Turkey  will eliminate all remaining restrictions under the 
ATC on such products, and thus Turkey will have integrated into the GATT 1994 all products listed 
in the Annex of the ATC.”  In its notification, Costa Rica stated that “on 1 January 2005, it will 
integrate into the GATT 1994 all of the textile and clothing products covered by the ATC that were 
not integrated during the first three stages of integr ation.  As of that date, Costa Rica will have 
integrated into the GATT 1994 all of the products listed in the Annex to the ATC.” 
6. In reviewing the above-mentioned notifications  under Article 2.21, the TMB noted that the 
two Members confirmed that on the first day of the 121
st month that the WTO Agreement would be in 
effect their respective textiles and clothing sector s shall be integrated into GATT 1994.  The TMB 
reiterated its earlier observation that in order to  inject the necessary tr ansparency into the 
implementation of the ATC, it would be useful to  provide a detailed list of the products to be 
integrated on 1 January 2005.  Accordingly, the TMB had already invited all Members concerned to 
provide such a list.1 
7. The TMB noted, furthermore, that in its notifi cation, Turkey had stated specifically that on 
the date of full integration, i.e. on 1 January 2005,  it would eliminate all remaining restrictions under 
the ATC on such products, and thus Turkey will have integrated into the GATT 1994 all products 
listed in the Annex of the ATC.  The TMB observed th at this reaffirmation was fully in line with the 
provisions of Articles 2.8(c) and 9. 
Preparation for the TMB’s 2004 comprehensive re port pursuant to Article 8.11 of the ATC 
8. The TMB continued its consideration of th e draft of its comprehensive report on the 
implementation of the ATC during the third stage of  the integration process, which will be transmitted 
                                                      
1 See G/TMB/R/106, paragraph 12. G/TMB/R/111 
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to the Council for Trade in Goods in the context of th e major review envisaged in  Article 8.11.  It also 
continued to consider the responses received from several Members to the request for notifications 
and information sent in that context to WTO Members
2 and to questions it had put to certain 
Members, or comments they had been invited to make  with respect to some of the elements contained 
in the responses received.  The TMB also consider ed in this context relevant information and 
clarifications it had sought from certain Members re garding various specific issues that are to be 
addressed in the comprehensive report.3 
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2 See G/TMB/30. 
3 See G/TMB/R/109, paragraph 7.