WORLD TRADE G/TMB/R/35
10October 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4429)
Textiles Monitoring Body
REPORT OFTHE THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING
1. TheTextiles Monitoring Body helditsthirty-sixth meeting on8to10September 1997.
2. MissOrozco Jaramillo appointed Mr.Mario Ernesto Castro Grande (ElSalvador) toreplace
Amb. Kravetz ashersecond alternate. Mr.Wentzel appointed Mr.Andrew R.Moroz (Canada) to
replace Mr.Saint-Jacques ashisalternate asfrom 14August 1997. Mr.Mukerji appointed
Mr.Shafik Abdel AzizMohammed (Egypt) toreplace Ms.Shahin ashisalternate.
3. Present atthis meeting were the following members and/or alternates:
Mrs.Berrig/Mr.Tadpitakkul;Messrs.Kim/Tong;Kobayashi;Malik;Mukerji;MissOrozcoJaramillo/
Mr.Castro Grande; Richards; Tagliani; Varga; Wentzel/Moroz.
4. TheTMB adopted thereport ofitsthirty-fifth meeting (G/TMB/R/34).
Notifications under Articles 2.6,2.7(a) and(b),2.8(a) and2.11oftheAgreement onTextiles and
Clothing (ATC): communications received from Members inresponse toquestions putbytheTMB
(particularly concerning theinclusion ofproducts in"ex-positions" oftheATC)
5. Several Members, asnoted inparagraphs 6to9below, responded toquestions putbytheTMB
withaviewtoverifying whether thestatistical information provided regarding integration referred,
where appropriate, tothose portions oftheHSlinescovered bytheATCandnottotheentire respective
HS6-digit lines(G/TMB/R/29, paragraphs 43to45).
6. The TMB took note ofacommunication byArgentina (G/TMB/N/51/Add.1 and
G/TMB/N/225/Add.1), related tothenotifications ofitsfirstandsecond stages ofintegration, inwhich
Argentina, providing thedescription ofthetariff linesoftheMERCOSUR nomenclature applied by
Argentina corresponding tothe"exHSlines" contained initssecond stage ofintegration, stated that
theimport levels indicated initsrespective notifications forthefirstandsecond stages ofintegration
corresponded totheproduct descriptions contained intheAnnex totheATC.
7. TheTMB tooknoteofacommunication bytheCzech Republic (G/TMB/N/44/Adds.1 and2
andG/TMB/N/234/Adds. 1and2),related tothenotification ofitsfirstandsecond stages ofintegration,
inwhichtheCzechRepublic,providingadditionalstatisticalinformation,statedthattheimportsindicated
inthenotification forthefirststage ofintegration corresponded totheproduct descriptions contained
intheAnnex totheATC. Thepercentages calculated forthefirstandsecond stages notified bythe
Czech Republic thusremained unchanged.
8. TheTMB tooknoteofacommunication byUruguay (G/TMB/N/47/Add.1 and231/Add.1),
related tothenotification ofitsfirstandsecond stages ofintegration, inwhich Uruguay, providing
detailed descriptions oftheproducts integrated, stated thatintherespective notifications forthefirst
andsecond stages ofintegration onlytheproducts included intheATC hadbeenintegrated, andthat,
therefore, theintegration percentages dulynotified forthefirstandsecond stages were maintained.G/TMB/R/35
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9. TheTMB insome cases started, andinother cases reverted toitsconsideration oftherelevant
communicationsreceivedfromColombia,Hungary,Japan,Norway,Pakistan,thePhilippines,Slovenia,
SriLanka, Switzerland andTurkey.
10. Alsointhelightofthediscussion ofthecommunications mentioned above, theTMB hada
preliminary exchange ofviews onhowMembers could address possible shortcomings intheirrespective
integration programmes previously notified, resulting from thefactthatthestatistical information
provided bythem intheirrespective notifications didnot,withrespect tosome "exHSlines", fully
correspond totheprecise product descriptions contained intheAnnex totheATC. TheTMB decided
torevert tothisdiscussion andtoitsconsideration ofthecommunications mentioned inparagraph 9
above atasubsequent meeting.
Notifications under Articles 2.8(a) and2.11oftheATC
11. TheTMBreviewedunderArticle2.21thenotificationmade,pursuanttoArticles2.8(a)and2.11,
byArgentina (G/TMB/N/225 andAdd.1). During thisreview1theTMB noted that,inaccordance with
Article 2.8(a), thevolume oftheproducts integrated amounted to17.38 percentofthevolume ofimports
in1990 oftheproducts falling under thecoverage oftheAgreement. TheTMB alsonoted that,in
accordance withArticle 2.8(a), theproducts integrated included products fromeachofthefourgroups:
topsandyarns, fabrics, made-up textile products andclothing.
12. TheTMBreviewedunderArticle2.21thenotificationmade,pursuanttoArticles2.8(a)and2.11,
byTunisia (G/TMB/N/238 andCorr.1). During thisreview theTMB noted that,inaccordance with
Article 2.8(a), thevolume oftheproducts integrated amounted to36.47 percentofthevolume ofimports
in1990 oftheproducts falling under thecoverage oftheAgreement. TheTMB alsonoted that,in
accordance withArticle 2.8(a), theproducts integrated included products fromeachofthefourgroups:
topsandyarns, fabrics, made-up textile products andclothing.
13. TheTMBreviewedunderArticle2.21thenotificationmade,pursuanttoArticles2.8(a)and2.11,
byUruguay (G/TMB/N/231 andAdd.1). During thisreview2theTMB noted that,inaccordance with
Article 2.8(a), thevolume oftheproducts integrated amounted to17.18 percentofthevolume ofimports
in1990 oftheproducts falling under thecoverage oftheAgreement. TheTMB alsonoted that,in
accordance withArticle 2.8(a), theproducts integrated included products fromeachofthefourgroups:
topsandyarns, fabrics, made-up textile products andclothing.
14. TheTMB started itsreview under paragraph 21ofArticle 2oftheprogramme ofintegration
notified pursuant toArticles 2.8(a) and11byGuatemala and,seeking further information and
clarification, decided torevert toitsreview atasubsequent meeting. TheTMB furthermore reverted
toitsreview oftheprogramme ofintegration notified pursuant toArticles 2.8(a) and2.11bythe
Dominican Republic and,seeking further information andclarification, decided torevert toitsreview
atasubsequent meeting.
Notification under Article 2.17oftheATC
15. TheTMB tooknoteofacommunication byGuatemala related toclarifications theTMB had
sought from bothGuatemala andtheUnited States withrespect totheadministrative arrangements
concluded between Guatemala andtheUnited States andnotified bytheUnited States pursuant to
1Seealsoparagraph 6.
2Seealsoparagraph 8.G/TMB/R/35
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Article 2.17. Thiscommunication hadbeenreceived bytheTMB afterithadcompleted itsreview
ofthese administrative arrangements (G/TMB/R/32, paragraphs 6,11,13,14and22).TheTMB,
noting thatthestatements contained inthecommunication made byGuatemala were inaccord with
theTMB’sfindings contained inG/TMB/R/32, tooknoteofthiscommunication (G/TMB/N/305).
Notifications under Articles 2.17and5oftheATC
16. TheTMB started itsconsideration ofthenotifications made byPakistan under Article 2.17
andbytheUnited States under Article 5ofamutually satisfactory understanding reached, following
consultations, between thetwoMembers.3Seeking further information andclarification from them,
theTMB decided torevert toitsreview atasubsequent meeting.
Notification under Article 7.2oftheATC
17. TheTMB tooknoteofthecommunication bytheUnited States, addressed totheTMB pursuant
toArticle 7.2oftheATC, thattheUnited States hadrequested fromtheDispute Settlement Body the
establishment ofaPanel inthematter ofArgentina -Certain Measures Affecting Imports ofFootwear,
Textiles, Apparel andOther Items (WT/DS56/6).
Dates ofthenextTMB meeting
18. TheTMB decided toreschedule itsnextmeeting, previously scheduled for6to8October,
to7to9October 1997.
3SeeG/TMB/R/11, paragraph 12.