RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG22/9
4 May 2000
(00-1827)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English
CUSTOMS UNION BETWEEN TURKEY AND
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Communication from the Parties
Turkey and the European Communities have the honour to refer to their notification to the
Chairman of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements (WT/REG22/7) concerning the details of
the quantitative limits applied by Turkey in respect of imports of certain textile and clothing products
from certain WTO Members in conformity with its commitments arising out of the customs union and
with the provisions of Article XXIV of GATT 1994, the levels of which for the year 2000 are set outin the Annex hereto for the information of Members
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ANNEX
Members and Categories of Textiles and Clothing Products
Subject to Quantitative Limits by Turkey
Country Category Unit Quota Levels in
2000
Argentina GROUP I A
1 kg 4,700
2 kg 27,700
2a kg 24,200
Brazil GROUP I A
1 kg 138,400
2 kg 12,200
2a kg 4,700
3 kg 5,100
GROUP I B
4 pieces 5,100
6 pieces 5,100
GROUP II A
9 kg 5,100
20 kg 5,100
22 kg 7,100
39 kg 5,700
Egypt GROUP I A
1 kg 5,565,000
2 kg 1,148,000
Hong Kong, China GROUP I A
2 kg 961,800
2a kg 414,200
3 kg 166,500
3a kg 30,600
GROUP I B
4 pieces 6,400
5 pieces 13,700
6 pieces 7,300
6a pieces 6,400
7 pieces 4,300
8 pieces 4,300
GROUP II A
32 kg 20,800
39 kg 21,300
GROUP II B
12 pairs 4,800
13 pieces 4,400
16 sets 4,400
18 kg 4,700
21 pieces 7,700
24 pieces 4,700
26 pieces 4,400
27 pieces 4,700
29 sets 4,700
31 pieces 78,900
68 kg 5,000WT/REG22/9
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Country Category Unit Quota Levels in
2000
73 sets 4,700
78 kg 5,900
83 kg 4,700
GROUP II B
10 pairs 4,700
India GROUP I A
1 kg 8,219,000
2 kg 827,300
2a kg 143,100
3 kg 20,000
3a kg 18,800
GROUP II A
9 kg 8,100
20 kg 8,100
23 kg 659,500
39 kg 8,550
GROUP II B
15 pieces 5,700
24 pieces 5,700
26 pieces 7,650
27 pieces 7,650
29 pieces 8,100
Indonesia GROUP I A
1 kg 500,000
2 kg 1,115,000
2a kg 206,00
3 kg 457,000
3a kg 65,000
GROUP I B
4 pieces 638,000
5 pieces 426,000
6 pieces 323,000
7 pieces 221,000
8 pieces 302,000
GROUP II A
23 kg 1,511,000
GROUP II B
21 pieces 364,000
GROUP III A
33 kg 403,000
35 615,000
Korea GROUP 1 A
1 kg 130,000
2 kg 141,000
2a kg 21,000
3 kg 218,000
3a kg 166,000
GROUP I B
4 pieces 104,000
5 pieces 40,000
6 pieces 47,000
7 pieces 30,000
8 pieces 42,000WT/REG22/9
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Country Category Unit Quota Levels in
2000
GROUP II A
9 kg 30,000
22 kg 331,000
32 kg 244,000
GRPOUP II B
12 pairs 1,184,000
13 pieces 1,213,000
14 pieces 16,000
15 pieces 39,000
16 pieces 11,000
17 pieces 17,000
18 kg 21,000
21 pieces 67,000
24 pieces 102,000
26 pieces 58,000
27 pieces 107,000
28 pieces 152,000
29 pieces 17,000
31 pieces 115,000
68 kg 30,000
73 pieces 23,000
78 kg 38,000
83 kg 10,000
GROUP III A
33 kg 117,000
35 kg 13,705,000
36 kg 2,080,000
37 kg 1,585,000
50 kg 15,000
GROUP III B
10 pairs 507,000
97 kg 14,000
97a kg 5,000
Macau; China GROUP I B
4 pieces 102,000
5 pieces 42,000
6 pieces 45,000
7 pieces 31,000
8 pieces 43,000
GROUP II A
20 kg 48,000
39 kg 21,000
GROUP II B
13 pieces 494,000
15 pieces 39,000
16 pieces 11,000
18 kg 20,000
21 pieces 68,000
24 pieces 93,000
26 pieces 60,000
27 pieces 103,000
31 pieces 120,000
73 pieces 23,000WT/REG22/9
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Country Category Unit Quota Levels in
2000
78 kg 34,000
83 kg 11,000
Malaysia GROUP I A
2 kg 705,000
2a kg 471,000
3 kg 941,000
3a kg 705,000
GROUP I B
4 kg 653,000
5 kg 522,000
6 kg 327,000
7 kg 176,000
8 kg 235,000
GROUP II A
22 kg 412,000
Pakistan GROUP I A
1 kg 27,824,000
2 kg 10,592,000
2a kg 3,709,000
3 kg 1,425,000
GROUP I B
4 pieces 915,000
5 pieces 550,000
6 pieces 359,000
7 pieces 275,000
8 pieces 313,000
GROUP II A
9 kg 358,000
20 kg 515,000
39 kg 144,000
GROUP II B
18 kg 151,000
26 pieces 522,000
28 pieces 1,202,000
Peru GROUP I A
1 kg 12,400
2 kg 6,100
Philippines GROUP I B
4 pieces 5,200
5 pieces 5,400
6 pieces 5,400
7 pieces 5,100
8 pieces 5,000
GROUP II B
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