. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/R/66
21 July 2000
(00-3024)
Textiles Monitoring Body
REPORT OF THE SIXTY-SEVENTH MEETING
1. The Textiles Monitoring Body held its sixty-seventh meeting on 19 June 2000.
2. Present at this meeting were the following members and/or alternates: Messrs. Chung;
Karapinar/Pospís ˇil; Kobayashi; Moroz; Tadpitakkul; Tagliani; Valencia.
3. The TMB adopted the report of its sixty-sixth meeting (G/TMB/R/65).
Communications received by the TMB
Argentina/Pakistan
4. The TMB received a communication from Argentina transmitting Resolution No. 337/ 2000 of
the Argentinian Ministry of the Economy and Public Works and Services.  This Resolution modified,
in accordance with the recommendations of the TMB, contained in paragraphs 56 and 59 ofG/TMB/R/61, the transitional safeguard measure imposed pursuant to Article 6.11 of the ATC on
imports of woven fabrics of cotton and cotton mixtures originating in Pakistan.
5. In reviewing this communication, the TMB recalled that the transitional safeguard measure
which had been introduced with reference to Article 6.11 of the ATC consisted of five quotas for a
duration of three years on imports from Pakistan, affecting products of categories 218 (woven cottonand cotton mixtures fabrics of yarns of different colours), 219/220 (duck/special-weave cotton and
cotton mixtures fabrics), 224 (pile tufted cotton and cotton mixtures fabrics), 313/317 (sheeting/twill
cotton and cotton mixtures fabrics) and 613/617/627 (sheeting fabrics/twill and satin/staple-filament
fibre combinations of cotton and cotton mixtures).  The TMB also recalled that, following its detailed
examination of this measure,
1 it had received and taken note of a communication from Argentina
informing the Body that it was the intention of Argentina to comply with the recommendations made
by the TMB.2  The Resolution contained in the present communication, referring, inter alia,  to the
recommendations adopted by the TMB, eliminated the restraints imposed on imports from Pakistan of
products of categories 218, 219/220, 224 and 3 13/317, while with respect to products of
category 613/617/627, the Resolution brought the duration of the transitional safeguard measure to
18 months.  Noting that this Resolution implemented in full the relevant recommendations made by
the TMB, the Body took note of the communication received from Argentina.
Pakistan/United States
6. The TMB received a communication from Pakistan with reference to the communication it
had previously sent to the TMB pursuant to Article 8 of the ATC and which the TMB had started to
consider at its sixty-sixth meeting (G/TMB/R/65, paragraphs 4 to 7).  In this more recent
communication, Pakistan informed the Body that it had held bilateral consultations with the
                                                     
1 See G/TMB/R/61, paragraphs 5 to 59.
2 See G/TMB/R/63, paragraph 5.G/TMB/R/66
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United States and stated that until such time as the results of these resumed bilateral consultations are
notified to the TMB, "the review of the matter  may be postponed".  The TMB took note of this
communication and agreed, as suggested by Pakistan, to postpone its review of the matter until such
time as the notification referred to in the communication of Pakistan is received.
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