WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/447/Add.4
19 December 2002
(02-6992)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 2.2
CHINA
Addendum
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received an additional notification from China containing
observations made pursuant to Article 2.2.
The TMB is circulating this notification to WTO Members for their information pursuant to
Article 2.2.G/TMB/N/447/Add.4
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Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China
to the World Trade Organization
Geneva
11 December 2002
Ambassador András Szepesi
ChairmanTextiles Monitoring Body
WTO
Dear Ambassador,
With reference to your letter of 15 November 2002, I was instructed by my government to
inform the TMB that the growth rates China consid ered appropriate to be notified to the TMB by
Turkey (see G/TMB/N/447/Add.3) were cal culated by the following methodology:
Growth rates in 2001 = Agreed Quotas in 2001/Agreed Quotas in 2000 – 1
The relevant information is contained in the attachment.
Please accept, Ambassador, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Yours sincerely,
(signed for)
SUN Zhenyu
Ambassador
Permanent RepresentativeG/TMB/N/447/Add.4
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Republic of Turkey
Prime Ministry
Undersecretariat for Foreign Affairs
Directorate General of EU Affairs
Ankara, 30 December 1999
H. E. Yao Kuanyi
Ambassador
Embassy of the People's Republic of China
No. 34 Gaziosmanpasa 06700 Ankara
Ref:  a)  Our letter, B.02.01.DTM.0.05.06.03.302/400809 dated 3.11.1999
         b)  Your Note, 99 PG-022X dated 27.12.1999
Dear Excellency,
With reference to your Note Verbale dated 27 December 1999, I would like to inform you
that the Undersecretariat for Foreign Affairs has already determined 2000 quota levels for productssubject to quantitative restrictions under Memo randum of Understanding (MOU) on trade in textile
products between the People's Republic of China and Turkey signed in Beijing on 17 July 1996 as
amended and extended by the Agreement in the form of Agreed Minutes initialled on
15 December 1998 in Ankara, on the basis of your proposal contained in above-mentioned Note.
Please find attached quota levels for 2000.
In line with the EU-China unde rstanding reached recently, the quota levels for Chinese
products have been increased by growth rates applied in 1999.  Quota levels for 2000 will be
published in the Turkish Official Gazette within a sh ort period of time.  I would like to reiterate that
whenever China and the EU sign an agreement for the year 2000, the quota levels could be adjusted
accordingly through bilateral consultations.
On the other hand, because of the Year 2000 Problem and preparations related to overcome
that problem, it would be more appropriate to deal with the Licence Electronic Verification System in
the first quarter of 2000.  In this regard, we will contact your authorities in Beijing on this matter later.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
(Signed)
M. N. YETKIN
Director-GeneralG/TMB/N/447/Add.4
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2000 Quota Levels for Textile and Clothing Products
Originating from the People's Republic of China
Category Unit Quota for 2000
1 tonnes 589
2 tonnes 7,106
2a tonnes 1,510
3 tonnes 4,376Group IA
3a tonnes 693
4 1000 pieces 700
5 1000 pieces 281
5a 1000 pieces 28
6 1000 pieces 240
7 1000 pieces 81Group IB
8 1000 pieces 109
9 tonnes 107
20/39 tonnes 213
22 tonnes 4,660
23 tonnes 1,487Group IIA
32 tonnes 651
12 1000 pairs 2,928
13 1000 pieces 1,123
14 1000 pieces 38
15 1000 pieces 90
16 1000 pieces 29
17 1000 pieces 44
18 tonnes 49
19 1000 pieces 606
21 1000 pieces 335
24 1000 pieces 245
26 1000 pieces 186
28 1000 pieces 362
29 1000 pieces 40
31 1000 pieces 647
68 tonnes 63
73 1000 pieces 75
76 1000 pieces 63
78 1000 pieces 99Group IIB
83 1000 pieces 28
33 tonnes 263
37 tonnes 13,906 Group IIIA
37a tonnes 171
10 1000 pairs 792 Group IIIB
97 tonnes 26
Group V 163 tonnes 36G/TMB/N/447/Add.4
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English translation of Turkish 20 December 2000 letter
(For reference only)
20 December 2000
Directorate General of Imports, Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade, Prime Ministry
Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade, Prime Ministry hereby notifies the Economic and
Commercial Section, Embassy of the People's Republic of China, the quantities of quotas to be
applied with regard to certain textile and apparel products as determined for year 2001.G/TMB/N/447/Add.4
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2001 Quota Levels
Country Category Unit Quota for 2001
People's Republic of China 1 tonnes 606
2(1) tonnes 7,312
Group 1A 2a tonnes 1,554
3 tonnes 4,567
3a tonnes 724
4(1) 1000 pieces 751
5 1000 pieces 298
5a 1000 pieces 30
6 1000 pieces 254
7 1000 pieces 86Group IB
8 1000 pieces 114
9 tonnes 117
20/39 tonnes 229
22 tonnes 5,066
23 tonnes 1,595Group IIA
32 tonnes 689
12 1000 pairs 3,141
13 1000 pieces 1,140
14 1000 pieces 40
15 1000 pieces 96
16 1000 pieces 31
17 1000 pieces 46
18 tonnes 53
19 1000 pieces 642
21(1) 1000 pieces 360
24(1) 1000 pieces 258
26 1000 pieces 200
28 1000 pieces 378
29 1000 pieces 42
31 1000 pieces 676
68 tonnes 67
73(1) 1000 pieces 81
76 tonnes 68
78 tonnes 104Group IIB
83 tonnes 28
33(1) tonnes 281
37 tonnes 15,116 Group IIIA
37a tonnes 186
10 1000 pairs 838 Group IIIB
97 tonnes 28
Group V 163 tonnes 39
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