RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/R/15
16September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3581)
Textiles Monitoring Body
REPORT OFTHE SIXTEENTH MEETING
1. TheTextiles Monitoring Body helditssixteenth meeting on22-23 July1996.
2. Mr.OttoWentzel (Norway) wasappointed member fortheperiod 1Julyto31December 1996.
Heappointed Mr.JeanSaint-Jacques (Canada) ashisalternate. Mr.Gustavo Vanerio appointed
Ms.Marcia Thomas (Jamaica) ashisfirst alternate. Mr.Hou IunLam (Macau) replaced
Mrs. Wanda Rosa asthealternate forMr.Mumtaz Malik.
3. Present atthismeeting were thefollowing members, and/or alternates/second alternates:
Ms.Berrig; Messrs. Berz; Kacar/Radu; Malik/Lam; Saeki; Ms.Shahin/Mr. Mukerji; Mr.Tagliani;
Ms.Thomas; Messrs. Tong/Kim/Jamaluddin; andWentzel/Saint-Jacques.
4. TheTMB adopted thereport ofitsfifteenth meeting (G/TMB/R/14).
Notifications under Article 2.1oftheATC
5. TheTMB tooknoteofadditions made bytheEuropean Community toitsnotification under
paragraph 1ofArticle 2.These additions provided details onanadditional flexibility provision which
hadbeen agreed between theEuropean Community and, respectively, India andPakistan
(G/TMB/N/60/Adds. 3and4).
Notification under Article 2.18oftheATC
6. TheTMB tooknoteofanaddition made byCanada toitsnotification pursuant toparagraph 18
ofArticle2.AccordingtothisnotificationtheDominicanRepublic,LesothoandMyanmaralsobenefitted
fromtheimprovement inaccess fortheirexports ofproducts subject torestrictions onthedaybefore
theentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, provided forinparagraph 18ofArticle 2.Thegrowth
rates setoutinparagraph 13ofArticle 2were increased by25percentinstead of16percent
(G/TMB/N/183/Add.1).
Notification under Article 3.1oftheATC
7. TheTMB considered anotification made under paragraph 1ofArticle 3byEgypt. According
tothisnotification, Egypt didnotmaintain anytariff ornon-tariff restriction onimports oftextiles
andclothing other thanaconditional prohibition onimports oftextile items until1January 1998, and
onimports ofmade-ups andclothing items until1January 2002. Thisconditional prohibition, which
hadunder theGATT been maintained andjustified under theprovisions ofArticle XVIII:B, was
contained inEgypt 'sSchedule ofConcessions andCommitments annexed toGATT 1994. Factories
wereentitled toimport allintermediary aswellasprohibited goods needed fortheirproduction within
thescheduledcommitments.Thisconditionalprohibitionwasimplementedwithoutdiscriminationbetween
WTO Members. TheTMB tooknoteofthisnotification (G/TMB/N/91 andAdds.1 &2).
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Notification under Article 3.2(b) oftheATC
8. TheTMB considered anotification made bySlovenia under paragraph 2(b)ofArticle 3of
theprogramme ofprogressive phase outtobeapplied totherestrictions maintained byitunder
paragraph1ofArticle3(G/TMB/N/90/Add.1).TheTMBtooknoteofthisprogramme(G/TMB/N/186).
Notification under Article 6.1oftheATC
9. TheTMB tooknoteofthenotification made pursuant toparagraph 1ofArticle 6byNigeria
thatitwished toretain therighttousetheprovisions ofArticle 6(G/TMB/N/187).
Communication bytheUnited States
10. TheTMB received acommunication from theUnited States oftherescission oftherestraint
measures agreed withElSalvador (G/TMB/N/189) andJamaica (G/TMB/N/190 and191)onimports
ofcotton andman-made fibrepyjamas andother nightwear (UScategory 351/651). TheTMB took
noteofthisnotification (G/TMB/N/189/Add.1 andG/TMB/N/191/Add.1).
Reports bytheTMB
11. TheTMB finalized theconsideration of,andadopted, itsreply totherequest forinformation
received from theChairman oftheCouncil forTrade inGoods andtheChairman oftheCommittee
onTrade andDevelopment regarding theimplementation ofthespecial provisions oftheATCinfavour
ofdeveloping andleast-developed country Members.
12. TheTMB hadanexchange ofviews onthedetailed outline ofitsreport totheCouncil for
Trade inGoods inthecontext ofthepreparation fortheMinisterial Conference inSingapore.
Observations withRespect toLateNotifications
13. TheTMB noted withconcern thatanumber ofnotifications hadbeenaddressed toitafterthe
respective deadlines foreseen intheATC. TheTMB observed thatitstaking noteoflatenotifications
waswithout prejudice tothelegalstatus ofsuchnotifications.