RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/179
12July1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2738)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 2.17
Canada
Administrative Arrangements withSingapore
TheTextiles Monitoring Bodyhasreceived anotification fromCanada pursuant toparagraph 17
ofArticle 2.TheTMB iscirculating thisnotification toWTO Members fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/179
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ThePermanent Mission ofCanada totheUnited Nations
1rueduPré-de-la Bichette
1202 Geneva
11April 1996
Ambassador András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
154RuedeLausanne
1211 Geneva
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
Pursuant toArticle 2.17oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Ihavethehonour tonotify
theAdministrative Arrangement thathasbeenconcluded withSingapore. Iwould alsowishtoadvise
youofacorrection toCanada 'sArticle 2.1notification withrespect toAgreement Item25with
Singapore:1the1994 restraint levelforthatItemshould be392,391 rather than291,661.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) JeanSaint-Jacques
Counsellor
1Thisnotification hasbeen issued asaseparate document. SeeG/TMB/N/62/Corr.2.G/TMB/N/179
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Memorandum ofUnderstanding Between theGovernment ofCanada and
theGovernment oftheRepublic ofSingapore Relating to
theExport from Singapore ofCertain Textile Products toCanada
Introduction
1. ThisMemorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) setsouttheadministrative arrangements thathave
beenagreed uponbetween theGovernments ofCanada andSingapore, pursuant toArticle 2.17ofthe
MTN Agreement onTextiles andClothing (ATC) inorder toimplement thetextiles andclothing
restraints between Canada andSingapore tobenotified pursuant toArticle 2.1oftheATC. These
provisions willalsoapply withrespect toanyrestraint introduced byCanada onimports oftextiles
andclothing from Singapore pursuant totheprovisions ofArticle 6oftheATC.
Implementation
2. Inaccordance withtheprovisions ofArticle 4.1oftheATC, these arrangements shall be
implemented onthebasis oftheexport control system operated bytheGovernment oftheRepublic
ofSingapore. Exports ofthetextile products included intherestraints notified under Article 2.1of
theATC shallbecovered byanoriginal copyofaSingapore Export Certificate endorsed andissued
bythecompetent authorities ofSingapore totheeffect thatthegoods covered bytheSingapore Export
Certificate havebeendebited from theapplicable quantitative limit.
3. Forthepurpose ofimplementing these arrangements, thedateofexport fromSingapore shall
beusedtodetermine therestraint period inwhich anyshipments oftextile products shallbecounted.
4. TheGovernment oftheRepublic ofSingapore shallendeavour toensure thatexports toCanada
ofallrestrained textile products arespaced outasevenly aspossible during eachrestraint period, due
account being taken ofseasonal factors andofnormal channels oftrade.
5. Singapore Export Certificates issued bytheGovernment oftheRepublic ofSingapore inrespect
ofrestrained textile products shallcontain thefollowing information:
(a) Country ofdestination;
(b) Country oforigin;
(c) Export Certificate number andquota year;
(d) Importer 'sname andaddress;
(e) Exporter 'sname andaddress;
(f) ItemnumberanddescriptionofproductascontainedinthenotificationunderArticle2.1
oftheATC;
(g) Quantity expressed intheunitsdesignated foreachproduct inthenotification under
Article 2.1oftheATC. Ifmore thanonesetofmeasures isestablished, allshould
beindicated; where thequantity isexpressed other thanasdesignated, theequivalent
weight, unitsorm2should becalculated inaccordance withtheconversion factors set
outintherestraint notified under Article 2.1oftheATC;G/TMB/N/179
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(h) F.O.B. orC.I.F. value except fornon-commercial consignments;
(i) CertificationbythecompetentauthoritiesofSingaporethatthequantityhasbeendebited
from theagreed restraint limitforexports toCanada.
6. Intheevent thatanyquantity covered byaSingapore Export Certificate isnotshipped, or
anypartofitisreturned, regardless ofreason, theGovernment oftheRepublic ofSingapore shall
notify theGovernment ofCanada ofsuchquantity which maybecredited bytheGovernment ofthe
Republic ofSingapore totheappropriate restraint limit.
7. Except asprovided forinparagraphs 8to11below (Swing andCarryover/Carry Forward),
theGovernment oftheRepublic ofSingapore shallrestrain itsexports toCanada ofthetextile products
notified pursuant toArticle 2.1oftheATC tothelimits notified under Article 2.1oftheATC, as
modified bytheprovisions ofArticles 2.7,2.8,2.13and2.14oftheATC. Pursuant toArticle 4.1
oftheATC, itisunderstood thattheGovernment ofCanada shallnotbeobliged toaccept shipments
inexcess oftherestraint levels notified under Article 2.1oftheATC, asmodified bytheprovisions
ofArticles 2.7,2.8,2.13and2.14oftheATC.
Swing
8. Subject tothespecific limitations contained intherestraint notification under Article 2.1of
theATC, andfollowing notification totheappropriate Canadian authorities, theGovernment ofthe
Republic ofSingapore mayexceed thespecified annual quantitative limituptothepercentage specified
intherestraint notification under Article 2.1oftheATC, provided thatanequivalent amount isdeducted
from anyother restraint level. When anyrestraint limitisexceeded bytheapplication ofswing, the
Government oftheRepublic ofSingapore shallsoindicate insubsequent monthly statistical reports.
9. Forthepurpose ofimplementing theswing provisions inparagraph 8,theconversion factors
specified intherestraint notification under Article 2.1oftheATC shallapply.
Carryover/Carry Forward
10. Following notification totheGovernment ofCanada ofthequantities involved, portions of
anyquantitative limitwhich arenotusedduring theannual restraint period maybecarried overand
added tothecorresponding quantitative limitforthefollowing annual restraint period. Therestraint
limitforanysuchrestraint period shallbeincreased within thepercentage limits specified intherestraint
notification under Article 2.1oftheATC.
11. Following notification totheGovernment ofCanada ofthequantities involved, anyrestraint
limitmaybeincreasedwithinthepercentagelimitsspecifiedintherestraintnotificationunderArticle2.1
oftheATC byaquantity advanced from thecorresponding restraint limitforthefollowing annual
restraint period. Therestraint limitforanysuchfollowing restraint period shallbereduced byaquantity
equal tothequantity soadvanced.
Exchange ofStatistics
12. TheGovernment oftheRepublic ofSingapore shallprovide theGovernment ofCanada with
monthly statistical reports relating toexports ofrestrained textile products, licensed forexport toCanada
anddebited from thequantitative limits foreachrestraint period. These statistics shallinclude the
following information:
(a) Itemnumber anddescription;G/TMB/N/179
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(b) Original andadjusted restraint limits fortherestraint period;
(c) Total quantity issued fortherestraint period todate;
(d) Notification ofanyutilization ofswing, carryover orcarry forward provisions and
thequantities involved asprovided forinparagraphs 8to11above.
Thisinformation should beprovided assoonaspossible following theendofeachmonth.
13. TheGovernment ofCanada shallprovide theGovernment oftheRepublic ofSingapore with
monthly statistical reports relating toimport permits issued forimports originating inSingapore of
textile products listed inAnnex I.
14. BothGovernmentsreservetherighttorequestadditionalstatisticsasmaybereasonablyrequired,
including statistics relating totheexport orimport ofproducts notcontained inthenotification, under
Article 2.1oftheATC, ofCanada 'srestraints onimports from Singapore.
Re-exports
15. TheGovernment ofCanada shall, sofaraspossible, inform theGovernment oftheRepublic
ofSingapore when imports intoCanada ofrestrained textile products aresubsequently re-exported
fromCanada. Where suchre-exports haveoriginally beendebited bytheGovernment oftheRepublic
ofSingapore fromquantitative limits, theGovernment oftheRepublic ofSingapore maythencredit
backthequantity involved totheappropriate quantitative limits.
Consultations
16. Pursuant toArticle 8.4oftheATC, theGovernment oftheRepublic ofSingapore, andthe
Government ofCanada express theirwillingness toconsult, onrequest, onanymatter arising from
theimplementation oroperation oftheATC orofthisMOU oronanymatter germane thereto.
(Signed) (Signed)
FortheGovernment of FortheGovernment ofCanada
theRepublic ofSingapore
Singapore
8August 1995G/TMB/N/179
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ANNEX I-RESTRAINT LEVELS
SINGAPORE
GROUP I
(A)
Agreement
ItemNo.(B)
Product Coverage(C)
1995
Restraint
Level
(NMB)(D)
WTO
Growth
(Note 4)(E)
Swing(F)
Carryover/
Carry
Forward(G)
Combined
Flexibility
(E)&(F)(H)
Conversion
Factor
(m2/unit)Category Short Description
1a 1.2 Jackets 634,792 4.64% 7% 10%(5%) NA 2.8
2 2.0 Winter outerwear 147,885 3.48% 7% 10%(5%) NA 2.8
3/4a 3.2
4.0Ensembles, MBC;
Female casual &
finewear541,363 6.96% 7% 10%(5%) NA 2.6
3a(Note 1) 3.1
3.3Suits, MB;
Jackets &blazers,
MB43,514 4.64% 7% 10%(5%) NA 3.6
5 5.0 Trousers, overalls
&shorts1,755,560 4.64% 7% 10%(5%) NA 1.4
6 6.0 Tailored collar
shirts, MBC755,893 6.96% 7% 10%(5%) NA 1.8
7/8a 7.0
8.1
8.2
8.3Woven shirts,
blouses &similar
articles;
k/cshirts, blouses
&similar articles;
T-shirts;
Sweatshirts2,266,888 6.96% 7% 10%(5%) NA 1.7
8a(Note 3) 8.4 Athletic wear 178,207 6.96% 7% 10%(5%) NA 2.6
9 9.0 Underwear 884,509 3.48% 7% 10%(5%) NA 0.5
11 11.0 Sweaters 610,884 3.48% 7% 10%(5%) NA 1.2
14(Note 2) 14.0 Babies 'garments 122,228 6.96% 7% 10%(5%) NA 2.4
Note 1:HScodes forCareexcluded forcategories 3.1and3.3.
Note 2:Babies 'garments areexpressed inadult units.
Note 3:Special swing of10%from Agreement Item3/4atoAgreement Item8a.
Note 4:Growth-on-growth formula forPhase IIandPhase III,asspecified inArticle 2.13-14 oftheATC, shallapply.
GROUP II
(A)
Agreement
ItemNo.(B)
Product Coverage(C)
1995
Restraint
Level (unit)(D)
WTO
Growth
(Note 4)(E)
Swing(F)
Carryover/
Carry
Forward(G)
Combined
Flexibility
(E)&(F)(H)
Conversion
Factor
(m2/unit) Category Short Description
25 25.0 Acrylic staple yarn
(KGM)419,669 6.96% 7% 10%(5%) NA 2.2m2/kg.
43a 43.1
43.2Hosiery, wool, C
(PAR);
Hosiery, non-wool
(PAR)2,814,495 6.96% 7% 10%(5%) NA 0.05
kg./PAR
Note: Noswing between products inGroup Iandproducts inGroup II.