WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/196
22November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4972)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.6and2.7(b)
Egypt
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification fromEgypt pursuant toparagraphs 6
and7(b)ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 7(b)ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/196
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Permanent Mission oftheArab Republic ofEgypt
Geneva
Geneva, 8October 1996
Dear Mr.Director-General,
Pursuant toArticles 2.6and2.7(b) oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Ihavebeen
instructedtonotifytheannexedlistofproductswhichEgyptintegratedintoGATT1994,forthepurposes
ofretaining therighttousetheprovisions ofArticle 6ofsuchAgreement.
Theproducts included intheattached listrepresent notlessthan16percentofthetotalvolume
ofEgypt 's1990 imports oftextile products.
Please accept, Dear Mr.Director-General, theassurances ofmyhighest consideration.
(signed) Mounir Zahran
Permanent Representative
Mr.Renato Ruggiero
Director-General
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
RuedeLausanne 154
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AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLES /n2/CO/n6 AND /n2/CO/n7/CIb/CJ
LIST OF TEXTILES AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS
INTEGRATED INTO THE NORMAL GATT /n1/n9/n9/n4 RULES
/CIFIRST STAGE/CJ
HS No/CO PRODUCT DESCRIPTION QTY /CITONS/CJ
/n5/n5/n0/n3/CO/n1/n0
/n5/n5/n0/n3/CO/n2/n0
/n5/n5/n0/n3/CO/n3/n0
/n5/n5/n0/n3/CO/n4/n0
/n5/n5/n0/n3/CO/n9/n0Staple fibres of nylon or other polyamides/CM not carded or combed
Staple fibres of polyesters/CM not carded or combed
Staple fibres of acrylic or modacrylic/CM not carded or combed
Staple fibres or polypropylene/CM not carded or combed
Synthetic staple fibres/CM not carded or combed/CM nes
/n1/n3/CM/n3/n0/n5
/n5/n5/n0/n4/CO/n1/n0
/n5/n5/n0/n4/CO/n9/n0Staple fibres of viscose/CM not carded or combed
Artificial staple fibres/CM other than viscose/CM not carded or combed
/n2/CM/n0/n8/n0
TOTAL /n1/n5/CM/n3/n8/n5
/n5/n3/n0/n9/CO/n1/n1
/n5/n3/n0/n9/CO/n1/n9
/n5/n3/n0/n9/CO/n2/n1
/n5/n3/n0/n9/CO/n2/n9Woven fabrics/CM containing /n8/n5/CF or more by weight of flax/CM unbleached or bleached
Woven fabrics/CM containing /n8/n5/CF or more by weight of flax/CM other than unbleached or bleached
Woven fabrics/CM containing /DM/n8/n5/CF by weight of flax/CM unbleached or bleached
Woven fabrics/CM containing /DM/n8/n5/CF by weight of flax/CM other than unbleached or bleached
/n8/n5/n0
TOTAL /n8/n5/n0
/n5/n9/n0/n9/CO/n0/n0 Textile hosepiping and similar textile tubing
/n2/n3/n9
/n5/n9/n1/n1/CO/n1/n0
/n5/n9/n1/n1/CO/n2/n0
/n5/n9/n1/n1/CO/n3/n1
/n5/n9/n1/n1/CO/n3/n2
/n5/n9/n1/n1/CO/n4/n0
/n5/n9/n1/n1/CO/n9/n0Textile fabrics used for card clothing/CM and similar fabric for technical uses
Textile bolting cloth/CM whether or not made up
Textile fabrics used in paper/CNmaking or similar machines/CM /DM/n6/n5/n0 g/CPm/n2
Textile fabrics used in paper/CNmaking or similar machines/CM weighing /DO/CP/DN/n6/n5/n0 g/CPm/n2
Textile straining cloth used in oil presses or the like/CM incl/CO of human hair
Textile products and articles for technical uses/CM nes
/n2/n7/n2
/n8/n8/n0/n4/CO/n0/n0 Parachutes/DL their parts and accessories
/n1/n7/n0
TOTAL /n6/n8/n1
/n6/n2/n1/n5/CO/n1/n0
/n6/n2/n1/n5/CO/n2/n0
/n6/n2/n1/n5/CO/n9/n0Ties/CM bow ties and cravats/CM of silk or silk waste/CM not knitted
Ties/CM bow ties and cravats/CM of man/CNmade fibres/CM not knitted
Ties/CM bow ties and cravats/CM of other textile materials/CM not knitted
/n1/n7/n9
TOTAL /n1/n7/n9
GENERAL TOTAL/n1/n7/CM/n0/n9/n5 /CI/n1/n6/CF/CJ
/CKVolume of /n1/n9/n9/n0 imports of all products in the Annex to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing /CI/n1/n0/n6/CM/n0/n0/n0/CJ tons/CO