WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/400
18 May 2001
(01-2540)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11
CYPRUS
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a notification from Cyprus pursuant to
Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11.
The TMB, in accordance with Article 2.11, is circulating this notification to WTO Members.G/TMB/N/400
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Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus
Geneva
Geneva, 7 May 2001
Central Registry of Notifications
World Trade Organization
Geneva
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
Notification of Third Stage of Integration under the ATC
Pursuant to Article 2, paragraphs 8(b) and 11 of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, the
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus in Geneva, has the honour to submit herewith a
notification forwarded by the Ministry of Comme rce, Industry and Tourism concerning the products
which will be integrated into the GATT 1994 on 1 January 2002.
The products, together with the groups into which they fall, are set out in the attached table.
The value of imports corresponds precisely to those products covered by the ATC, and represents
14.41 per cent of the total value of Cyprus 1990 imports of textiles and clothing.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed)
Anna Ashikali
for Ambassador, Permanent RepresentativeG/TMB/N/400
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LIST OF TEXTILE AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS INTEGRATED INTO GATT 1994 – STAGE III
HS-6 CN-8 1) Category Group Description (ATC)CYPRUS
imports
1990 in CY
Pounds
510610 47 Tops and yarns Yarn of carded wool,>/=85% by weight of wool, nt put up for retail sale 551,453
510620 47 Tops and yarns Yarn of carded, wool,<85% by weight of wool, not put up for retail sale 54,720
510710 48 Tops and yarns Yarn of combed wool,>/=85% by weight of wool, not put up for retail sale 63,262
510720 48 Tops and yarns Yarn of combed wool,<85% by weight of wool, not put up for retail sale 46,834
510810 47 Tops and yarns Yarn of carded fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale 4,236
510820 48 Tops and yarns Yarn of combed fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale 0
510910 49 Tops and yarns Yarn of wool/of fine animal hair,>/=85% by weight of such fibres, put up 17,059
510990 49 Tops and yarns Yarn of wool/of fine animal hair,<85% by weight of such fibres, put up 26,292
511000 129 Tops and yarns Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 0
520420 43 Tops and yarns Cotton sewing thread, put up for retail sale 98,369
520710 43 Tops and yarns Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread)>/=85% by weight of cotton, put up 109,721
520790 43 Tops and yarns Cotton yarn (other than sewg thread) <85% by wt of cotton, put up f retl sale 1,524
530820 133 Tops and yarns True hemp yarn 0
530890 90 131 Tops and yarns Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres 72
540110 90 43 Tops and yarns Sewing thread of synthetic filaments 86,084
540120 10 42 Tops and yarns Sewing thread of artificial filaments 56,160
540120 90 43 Tops and yarns Sewing thread of artificial filaments 37,676
540241 125 Tops and yarns Yarn of nylon or other polyamides fi, single, untwisted, nes, not put up 95,257
540242 125 Tops and yarns Yarn of polyester filaments, partially oriented, single, nes, not put up 0
540243 125 Tops and yarns Yarn of polyester filaments, single, untwisted, nes, not put up 3,234
540310 42 Tops and yarns High tenacity yarn (other than sewg thread),of viscose rayon filamt, nt put up 914
540320 42 Tops and yarns Textured yarn nes, of artificial filaments, not put up for retail sale 543
540331 127 Tops and yarns Yarn of viscose rayon filaments, single, untwisted, nes, not put up 448
540332 42 Tops and yarns Yarn of viscose rayon filaments, single,>120 turns per m, nes, nt put up 0
540333 90 42 Tops and yarns Yarn of cellulose acetate filaments, single, nes, not put up 0
540333 10 127 Tops and yarns Yarn of cellulose acetate filaments, single, nes, not put up 0
540339 42 Tops and yarns Yarn of artificial filaments, single, nes, not put up 0
540341 42 Tops and yarns Yarn of viscose rayon filaments, multiple, nes, not put up 13,253
540342 42 Tops and yarns Yarn of cellulose acetate filaments, multiple, nes, not put up 0
540349 42 Tops and yarns Yarn of artificial filaments, multiple, nes, not put up 4,858
540410 125 Tops and yarns Synthetic mono,>/=67dtex, no cross sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm 62,189
540490 125 Tops and yarns Strip & the like of syn tex material of an apparent width nt exceedg 5mm 6,405
540500 127 Tops and yarns Artificial mono, 67 dtex, cross-sect >1mm; strip of arti tex mat w </=5mm 45,738
540610 43 Tops and yarns Yarn of synthetic filament (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale 6,196
540620 43 Tops and yarns Yarn of artificial filament (other than sewing thread),put up for retail sale 254
550610 55 Tops and yarns Staple fibres of nylon or other polyamides, carded or combed 0
550620 55 Tops and yarns Staple fibres of polyesters, carded or combed 8,410
550630 55 Tops and yarns Staple fibres of acrylic or modacrylic, carded or combed 0G/TMB/N/400
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HS-6 CN-8 1) Category Group Description (ATC)CYPRUS
imports
1990 in CY
Pounds
550690 55 Tops and yarns Synthetic staple fibres, carded or combed, nes 0
550700 54 Tops and yarns Artificial staple fibres, carded or combed 0
550810 90 56 Tops and yarns Sewing thread of synthetic staple fibres 73,490
550820 90 43 Tops and yarns Sewing thread of artificial staple fibres 9,502
551110 56 Tops and yarns Yarn,>/=85% of synthetic staple fibres, other than sewing thread, put up 94,082
551120 56 Tops and yarns Yarn, <85% of synthetic staple fibres, put up for retail sale, nes 62,346
551130 43 Tops and yarns Yarn of artificial fibres (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale 8,886
560210 19-31-
39-9095 Tops and yarns Needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics 88,025
560210 35 144 Tops and yarns Needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics 0
560221 95 Tops and yarns Felt other than needleloom, of wool or fine animal hair, not impreg, ctd, cov
etc52,925
560229 90 95 Tops and yarns Felt other than needleloom, of other textile materials, not impreg, ctd, cov etc 7,329
560229 10 144 Tops and yarns Felt other than needleloom, of other textile materials, not impreg, ctd, cov etc 0
560290 95 Tops and yarns Felt of textile materials, nes 99,457
560600 91-99 62 Tops and yarns Gimped yarn nes;  chenille yarn; loop wale-yarn 1,241
580410 62 Tops and yarns Tulles & other net fabrics, not incl woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics 51,163
580421 62 Tops and yarns Mechanically made lace of man-made fib, in the piece, in strips/motifs 85,773
580429 62 Tops and yarns Mechanically made lace of oth tex mat, in the piece, in strips/in motifs 14,665
580430 62 Tops and yarns Hand-made lace, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 510
580710 62 Tops and yarns Labels, badges and similar woven articles of textile materials 204,173
580790 10 95 Tops and yarns Labels, badges and similar articles, not woven, of textile materials, nes 1,326
580810 62 Tops and yarns Braids in the piece 167,364
580890 62 Tops and yarns Ornamental trimmings in the piece, other than knit; tassels, pompons &
similar art137,464
581010 62 Tops and yarns Embroidery without visible ground, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 90,770
581091 62 Tops and yarns Embroidery of cotton, in the piece, in strips or in motifs, nes 55,124
581092 62 Tops and yarns Embroidery of man-made fibres, in the piece, in strips or in motifs, nes 100,022
581099 62 Tops and yarns Embroidery of oth textile materials, in the piece, in strips/motifs, nes 187,913
630790 91 95 Tops and yarns Made up articles, of textile materials, nes, including dress patterns 1,282
TOTAL TOPS AND YARNS 2,995,993
560210 11 152 Made-ups Needleloom felt and stitch-bonded fibre fabrics 813
560710 146 Made-ups Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of jute or other textile bast fibres 6,890
560721 146 Made-ups Binder o baler twine, of sisal o oth textile fibres of the genus Agave 23,692
560729 146 Made-ups Twine nes, cordage, ropes and cables, of sisal textile fibres 18,911
560730 145 Made-ups Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of abaca or other hard (leaf) fibres 124
560790 101 Made-ups Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, of other materials 39,545
560900 98 Made-ups Articles of yarn, strip, twine, cordage, rope and cables, nes 22,065
580190 10 123 Made-ups Woven pile fab & chenille fab of other tex mat, other than terry & narrow
fabrics0
580500 60 Made-ups Hand-woven tapestries & needle-worked tapestries, whether or not made up 1,376
590500 10 98 Made-ups Textile wall coverings 2,951G/TMB/N/400
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HS-6 CN-8 1) Category Group Description (ATC)CYPRUS
imports
1990 in CY
Pounds
630110 66 Made-ups Electric blankets, of textile materials 9,772
630120 91-99 66 Made-ups Blankets (other th an electric) & trave lling rugs, of wool or  fine animal hair 147,823
630130 90 66 Made-ups Blankets (other  than electric) and trav elling rugs, of cotton 6,391
630391 40 Made-ups Curtains/drapes/interior blinds & curtain/bd valances, of cotton, not knit 835
630392 90 40 Made-ups Curtains/drapes/interior blinds curtain/bd valances, of syn fib, nt knit 96,550
630399 90 40 Made-ups Curtain/drape/interior blind curtain/bd valance, of oth tex mat, nt knit 24,734
630419 10 40 Made-ups Bedspreads of textile materials, nes, not knitted or crocheted 16,862
630419 30 120 Made-ups Bedspreads of textile materials, nes, not knitted or crocheted 0
630492 40 Made-ups Furnishing articles nes, of cotton, not knitted or crocheted 4,193
630611 109 Made-ups Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds, of cotton 0
630612 109 Made-ups Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds, of synthetic fibres 0
630619 109 Made-ups Tarpaulins, awnings and sunblinds, of other textile materials 689
630631 109 Made-ups Sails, of synthetic fibres 22,065
630639 109 Made-ups Sails, of other textile materials 1,872
630710 90 113 Made-ups Floor-cloths, dish-cloths, dusters & similar cleaning cloths, of tex mat 16,059
630720 112 Made-ups Life jackets and life belts, of textile materials 119,716
640520 0 Made-ups Footwear with soles and uppers of wool felt 5,893
660110 0 Made-ups Umbrellas and sun umbrellas, garden type 128,845
870821 0 Made-ups Safety seat belts for motor vehicles 76,379
940490 0 Made-ups Pillow and cushions of cotton; quilts;  eiderdowns; comforters and similar
articles of textile materials71,846
TOTAL MADE-UPS 866,891
511300 135 Fabrics Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 990
531100 90 138 Fabrics Woven fabrics of oth vegetable textile fibres; woven fab of paper yarn 39,137
540720 11 33 Fabrics Woven fab obtaind from strip/the like of synthetic textile materials 33,492
540720 19 34 Fabrics Woven fab obtaind from strip/the like of synthetic textile materials 52,078
540810 36 Fabrics Woven fabrics of high tenacity filament yarns of viscose rayon 475,891
540821 36 Fabrics Woven fab,>/=85% of artificial fi o strip of art tex mat, unbl/bl, nes 48,182
540822 36 Fabrics Woven fab,>/=85% of artificial fi or strip of art tex mat, dyed, nes 33,763
540823 36 Fabrics Woven fab,>/=85% of artificial fi or strip of art tex mat, y dyed, nes 456
540824 36 Fabrics Woven fab,>/=85% of artificial fi or strip of art tex mat, printd, nes 169,011
540831 36 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, unbleached or bleached, nes 5,866
540832 36 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, dyed, nes 165,092
540833 36 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, yarn dyed, nes 2,978
540834 36 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial filaments, printed, nes 328,968
551611 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics, containg>/=85% of artificial staple fibres, unbleached/bl 166,264
551612 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics, containing>/=85% of artificial staple fibres, dyed 724,184
551613 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics, containing>/=85% of artificial staple fib, yarn dyed 483,753
551614 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics, containing>/=85% of artificial staple fibres, printed 1,351,963G/TMB/N/400
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HS-6 CN-8 1) Category Group Description (ATC)CYPRUS
imports
1990 in CY
Pounds
551621 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib,<85%,mixd w man-made fi, unbl/bl 91,361
551622 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib,<85%,mixd with man-made fi, dyd 457,637
551623 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib,<85%,mixd with m-m fi, yarn dyd 275,142
551624 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib,<85%,mixd w man-made fi, printd 192,897
551631 37 Fabrics Woven fab of arti staple fib,<85% mixd w/wool/fine animal hair, unbl/bl 61,975
551632 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of arti staple fib,<85% mixd w/wool/fine animal hair, dyd 45,529
551633 37 Fabrics Woven fab of arti staple fib,<85% mixd w/wool/fine animal hair, yarn dyd 21,525
551634 37 Fabrics Woven fab of arti staple fib,<85% mixd w/wool/fine animal hair, printd 35,616
551641 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib,<85% mixd with cotton, unbl o bl 123,663
551642 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib, <85% mixed with cotton, dyed 1,061,962
551643 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib,<85% mixd with cotton, yarn dyd 17,149
551644 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fib,<85% mixed with cotton, printed 188,838
551691 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, unbleached or bleached, nes 117,097
551692 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, dyed, nes 76,366
551693 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, yarn dyed, nes 74,436
551694 37 Fabrics Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres, printed, nes 304,070
580110 32 Fabrics Woven pile fabrics of wool/fine animal hair, other than terry & narrow fabrics 33,746
580121 32 Fabrics Woven uncut weft pile fabrics of cotton, other than terry and narrow fabrics 30,014
580122 32 Fabrics Cut corduroy fabrics of cotton, other than narrow fabrics 259,475
580123 32 Fabrics Woven weft pile fabrics of cotton, nes 77,844
580124 32 Fabrics Woven warp pile fab of cotton, pingl (uncut),other than terry & narrow fab 0
580125 32 Fabrics Woven warp pile fabrics of cotton, cut, other than terry and narrow fabrics 160,023
580126 32 Fabrics Chenille fabrics of cotto n, other than narrow fabrics 47,496
580131 32 Fabrics Woven uncut weft pile fabrics of manmade fibres, other than terry & narrow
fab.111,192
580132 32 Fabrics Cut corduroy fabrics of man-made fibres, other than narrow fabrics 83,501
580133 32 Fabrics Woven weft pile fabrics of man-made fibres, nes 117,398
580134 32 Fabrics Woven warp pile fab of man-made fib, pingl (uncut),other than terry & nar fab 12,902
580135 32 Fabrics Woven warp pile fabrics of man-made fib, cut, other than terry & narrow
fabrics173,445
580136 32 Fabrics Chenille fabrics of man-made fibres, other than narrow fabrics 8,377
580190 90 137 Fabrics Woven pile fab & chenille fab of other tex mat, other than terry & narrow
fabrics0
580220 32 Fabrics Terry towellg & sim woven terry fab of oth tex mat, other than narrow fabrics 0
580230 32 Fabrics Tufted textile fabrics, other than products of heading No 57.03 9,597
580310 53 Fabrics Gauze of cotton, other than narrow fabrics 1,817
580390 50 37 Fabrics Gauze of other textile material, other than narrow fabrics 0
580900 139 Fabrics Woven fabrics of metal thread/of metallisd yarn , for apparel, etc, nes 3,993
630531 91-99 33 Fabrics Sacks & bags, for packg of goods , of polyethylene or polypropylene strips 383,166
TOTAL FABRICS 8,741,317
610451 27 Clothing Womens/girls skirts, of wool or fine animal hair, knitted 6,324G/TMB/N/400
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HS-6 CN-8 1) Category Group Description (ATC)CYPRUS
imports
1990 in CY
Pounds
610452 27 Clothing Womens/girls skirts, of cotton, knitted 23,352
610453 27 Clothing Womens/girls skirts, of synthetic fibres, knitted 18,020
610459 27 Clothing Womens/girls skirts, of other textile materials, knitted 15,018
610721 24 Clothing Mens/boys nightshirts and pyjamas, of cotton, knitted 4,106
610722 24 Clothing Mens/boys nightshirts and pyjamas, of man-made fibres, knitted 1,250
610729 24 Clothing Mens/boys nightshirts and pyjamas, of other textile materials, knitted 1,996
610791 24 Clothing Mens/boys bathrobes, dressing gowns etc of cotton, knitted 2,464
610792 24 Clothing Mens/boys bathrobes, dressing gowns, etc of man-made fibres, knitted 612
610799 24 Clothing Mens/boys bathrobes, dressg gowns, etc of oth textile materials, knitted 4,920
610831 24 Clothing Womens/girls nightdresses and pyjamas, of cotton, knitted 26,443
610832 24 Clothing Womens/girls nightdresses and pyjamas, of man-made fibres, knitted 3,063
610839 24 Clothing Womens/girls nightdresses & pyjamas, of other textile materials, knitted 95
610891 24 Clothing Womens/girls bathrobes, dressing gowns, etc, of cotton, knitted 6,672
610892 24 Clothing Womens/girls bathrobes, dressing gowns, etc, of man-made fibres, knitted 15,320
610899 10 24 Clothing Women/girls bathrobes, dressg gowns, etc, of oth textile materials, knittd 0
611110 90 68 Clothing Babies garments & clothg accessories of wool or fine animal hair, knitted 4,867
611120 90 68 Clothing Babies garments and clothing accessories of cotton, knitted 79,322
611130 90 68 Clothing Babies garments and clothing accessories of synthetic fibres, knitted 30,293
611211 73 Clothing Track suits, of cotton, knitted 12,641
611212 73 Clothing Track suits, of synthetic fibres, knitted 40,270
611219 73 Clothing Track suits, of other textile materials, knitted 16,708
TOTAL CLOTHING 313,756
TOTAL TRADE 89,637,000
TOTAL STAGE 1 14,732,486
TOTAL STAGE 2 18,199,837
TOTAL STAGE 3 12,917,957
TOTAL INTEGRATED 45,850,280
1)  If not specified the entire HS-6 position is integrated.
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