WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/338
7 October 1998
(98-3869)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  Spanish
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 8.9
COLOMBIA
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a notification from Colombia pursuant to
paragraph 9 of Article 8.  The TMB is circulating this notification to WTO Members for their
information.G/TMB/N/338
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Permanent Mission of Colombia
to the WTO Geneva
MPC 328/98
10 August 1998
Dear Mr. Szepesi,
Pursuant to Article 8.9 of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and following the
recommendations adopted by the Textiles Monitoring Body at its 47th meeting, I attach herewith a
copy of Resolution No. 007/98 of the Higher Council for Foreign Trade, which annuls Resolution
No. 005/98.
Yours truly,
(Signed) Nestor Osorio Londoño
Ambassador
Mission of Colombia to the WTO
Mr. András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
WTO
Geneva
Annex:  Resolution No. 007 of the Higher Council for Foreign Trade, 5 August 1998.G/TMB/N/338
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REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA
Ministry of Foreign Trade
Resolution No. 007
5 August 1998
"Annulling the Adoption of a Transitional Safeguard Measure"
THE HIGHER COUNCIL FOR FOREIGN TRADE
In exercise of its lawful powers and especially those conferred by Law 7 of 1991, Law 170 of 1994, and Decree
152 of 1998, and
CONSIDERING:
That after the Colombian Government had held the consultations prescribed in Article 6 of the
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing of the World Trade Organization, incorporated into Colombian law underLaw 170 of 1994, without reaching a mutual understanding on implementation of the measure, the Higher
Council for Foreign Trade, in Resolution No. 005 of 17  July 1998, imposed a transitional safeguard measure
establishing a quota for imports of denim under the NANDINA tariff subheading 52.09.42.00.00, originating inand/or coming from the Republic of India and the Republic of Brazil,
That Article 66 of Decree 152 of 1998, in accordance with Article 6.10 of the Agreement on Textiles
and Clothing, provides that if no agreement is reached the Member which proposes to take safeguard action
shall notify the measure to the Textiles Monitoring Body (TMB) so that it may promptly conduct an
examination of the matter and make appropriate recommendations to the Members concerned within 30 days,
That the Textiles Monitoring Body of the World Trade Organization conducted the examination in
accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the afor esaid Agreement and found that Colombia had failed to
demonstrate that its industry producing denim had experienced serious damage caused by increased quantities in
total imports of this product, concluded that the restraint measures on imports of denim from India and Brazilwere not justified in accordance with Article 6 of the af oresaid Agreement, and therefore recommended that the
measure be rescinded,
That, pursuant to Article 8.9 of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, the Higher Council for
Foreign Trade accepted the recommendation of the Textiles Monitoring Body,
RESOLVES:
ARTICLE ONE.  To annul all parts of Resolution No. 005 of 17 July 1998 by which the Higher
Council for Foreign Trade imposed a transitional safeguard measure on imports of denim classified under
NANDINA tariff subheading 52.09.42.00.00, originating in and/or coming from the Republic of India and the
Republic of Brazil:
ARTICLE TWO.  To close the file on the case.
ARTICLE THREE.  This Resolution shall enter into force as from the date of publication.
FOR PUBLICATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
Done at Santa Fe de Bogotá on 5 August 1998.
(Signed) Carlos Ronderos
Chairman
(Signed) Andrés Valencia
Secretary
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