WORLD TRADE G/TMB/R/32
11July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2937)
Textiles Monitoring Body
REPORT OFTHE THIRTY-THIRD MEETING
1. TheTextiles Monitoring Body helditsthirty-third meeting on23to25June1997.
2. Mr.Saeki appointed Mr.Kenji Kobayashi (Japan) ashisalternate asfrom 23June1997.
3. Present atthismeeting were thefollowing members, alternates andobserver: Mrs. Berrig/
Mr.Tadpitakkul; Mrs. Dwarka-Canabady; Messrs. Kim/Tong; Malik; Mukerji/Ms. Shahin;
Miss Orozco Jaramillo; Messrs. Richards; Rey/Urkan; Saeki/Kobayashi; Saint-Jacques; Tagliani.
4. TheTMB adopted thereport ofitsthirty-second meeting (G/TMB/R/31).
Notifications under Articles 2.8(a) and2.11oftheATC
5. TheTMB reviewed under paragraph 21ofArticle 2thenotification made, pursuant to
paragraphs 8(a)and11ofArticle 2,byCanada (G/TMB/N/214, Adds.1 and2,Corrs. 1and2).It
noted that,inaccordance withparagraph 8(a)ofArticle 2thevolume ofimports oftheproducts to
beintegrated (representing 30products) amounted to18.61 percentofthetotalvolume ofimports
intoCanada in1990oftheproducts falling under thecoverage oftheAgreement. Products fromeach
ofthefourgroups referred toinparagraph 8(a)ofArticle 2would beintegrated, which would represent
thefollowing percentages ofthevolume ofimports in1990inCanada: fiveproducts intopsandyarns
(0.65 percent), three products infabrics (2.10 percent), 16products inmade-up textile products
(14.22 percent)andsixproducts inclothing (1.65 percent). TheTMB further noted thattwoproducts
(handbags oftextile materials andtailored-collar shirts) withrespect towhich Canada maintained
restrictions under theATC hadbeenincluded intheintegration programme andthat,therefore, such
restrictions would beeliminated on1January 1998. Restraints onthese twoproducts affected
22WTO Members. Inaddition, Canada hadinformed theTMB that,pending theintegration of
tailored-collar shirts intotheGATT 1994on1January 1998, andwitheffect from1July1997, itwould
notenforce existing restrictions onimports oftailored-collar shirts from restrained WTO Members,
andthattheMembers concerned hadbeeninformed byCanada accordingly.
6. TheTMB resumed itsreview ofthenotifications made bytheDominican Republic andthe
Slovak Republic onthebasisofadditional information received, and,seeking further information and
clarification from them, decided torevert toitsreview atasubsequent meeting.
Communications Received
7. TheTMB tooknoteofacommunication bySouth Africa (G/TMB/N/197/Rev.1/Add.1) in
response tothequestions putbytheTMB withaviewtoverifying whether thestatistical information
provided bytheMembers concerned regarding integration referred, where appropriate, tothoseportions
oftheHSlinescovered bytheATC andnottotheentire respective HS6-digit lines(G/TMB/R/29,
paragraphs 43to45).Inthiscommunication, related tothenotification ofitsfirststageofintegration,
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South Africa stated thatthelevels of1990 imports indicated forproducts under products in
Chapters 30to49and64to96inrespect ofwhich theHS6-digit linesdidnotentirely fallwithin
thecoverage oftheATC, corresponded totherespective precise product descriptions contained inthe
Annex totheATC. Toillustrate this,South Africa hadprovided statistical information bothforthe
respective HS6-digit linesandfortheproducts under these HS6-digit linescovered bytheATC.
South Africa stated that,therefore, thepercentages calculated forthefirststage ofintegration notified
bySouth Africa remained unchanged.
8. TheTMB received acommunication byJapan inresponse tothequestions putbytheTMB
withaviewtoverifyingwhetherthestatisticalinformationprovidedbytheMembersconcernedregarding
integration referred, where appropriate, tothose portions oftheHSlinescovered bytheATC and
nottotheentire respective HS6-digit lines(G/TMB/R/29, paragraphs 43to45). Japan explained
thatsome oftheproducts inChapters 30to49and64to96inrespect ofwhich theHS6-digit lines
didnotentirely fallwithin thecoverage oftheATC, included intheintegration programme forthe
firststage, corresponded totherespective precise product descriptions contained intheAnnex tothe
ATC, butthatsome others didnotfullycorrespond, asJapan “could notperfectly exclude products
thatwerenotcovered bytheATC”.Japan stated thatithadmade every effort toensure thattheproducts
included initsintegration programme forthefirststage corresponded totheproduct descriptions
contained intheAnnex totheATC, butthat“ifother member countries aregoing toexclude products
thatdonotcorrespond totheproduct descriptions contained intheAnnex totheATC, from their
integration programme, Japan isready toexclude from itsintegration programme the[relevant]
products […].Inthatcase, thepercentages calculated forthefirstandsecond stages ofintegration
notified byJapan willchange ”.Japan “would thensubmit additions to[its]integration programme. ”
TheTMB decided torevert toitsconsideration ofthiscommunication atasubsequent meeting.
9. TheTMBstarteditsreviewofcommunicationsbyHungary,SloveniaandSwitzerlandinresponse
tothequestions putbytheTMB withaviewtoverifying whether thestatistical information provided
bytheMembers concerned regarding integration referred, where appropriate, tothose portions ofthe
HSlines covered bytheATC andnottotheentire respective HS6-digit lines (G/TMB/R/29,
paragraphs 43to45)and,seeking further information andclarification fromtherespective Members,
decided torevert toitsreview atasubsequent meeting.
Preparation forthe1997 Comprehensive Report under Article 8.11oftheATC
10. TheTMB continued theconsideration ofelements ofadraftofitscomprehensive report on
theimplementation oftheATC during itsfirststage, tobetransmitted totheCouncil forTrade in
Goods inthecontext ofthemajor review envisaged inparagraph 11ofArticle 8oftheATC. Italso
considered inthiscontext thecommunication received from India inresponse totherequest for
information thattheTMB hadsenton14February 1997.
Schedule ofTMB meetings for1997
11. Inviewofthepreparation ofitscomprehensive report, theTMB decided toamend itstentative
schedule ofmeetings for1997. Themeeting previously scheduled for7to11Julywasrescheduled
to7to9July, andthemeeting scheduled for21to23Julywasrescheduled to21to25July.