./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/R/43
23 June 1998
(98-2527)
Textiles Monitoring Body
REPORT OF THE FORTY-FOURTH MEETING
1 The Textiles Monitoring Body held its forty-fourth meeting on 26 and 27 May 1998.
2 Present at this meeting were the following members and alternates: Messrs. Babajide; 
Da Costa/Miss Gervasi;  Mr. Kobayashi;  Mr. Malik/Miss Morais;  Messrs. Mukerji;  Rey;Tadpitakkul;  Tagliani;  Tong/Kim; Wentzel.
3 The TMB adopted the report of its forty-third meeting (G/TMB/R/42).
Notification under Articles 2.6 and 2.7(b) of the ATC: Communication received in response to
questions put by the TMB
4 The TMB took note of a communication by Cyprus (G/TMB/N/137/Add.4), in which it
responded to questions put by the TMB with a view  to verifying whether the statistical information
provided regarding integration referred, where appropriate, to those portions of the HS lines covered
by the ATC and not to the entire respective six-digit HS lines (G/TMB/R/29, paragraphs 43 to 45).  In
this communication, related to the notification of its first stage of integration, Cyprus stated that the
trade data provided with respect to the "ex HS lines" contained in the notification corresponded
precisely to those products covered by the Agreemen t on Textiles and Clothing and not to the whole
of the respective six-digit HS lines.
Notifications under Articles 2.8(a) and 2.11 of the ATC
5 The TMB reviewed, pursuant to Article 2.21, the notification made under Articles 2.8(a)
and 2.11 by Cyprus (G/TMB/N/318 and Corr.1).  Duri ng this review, the TMB noted that the products
integrated amounted to 20.3 per cent of the value of imports in 1990 of the products falling under the
coverage of the Agreement.  The TMB also noted that, in accordance with Article 2.8(a), the products
integrated included products from each of the four groups:  tops and yarns, fabrics, made-up textile
products and clothing.  With regard to the fact that the calculation of the share of the products
integrated had been made on a value basis, the TMB ensured that no better data were available andthat Cyprus had followed the same approach as that of the notification it had made pursuant to
Articles 2.6 and 2.7(b).
6 The TMB reverted to its review under Article 2.21 of the programme of integration notified
pursuant to Articles 2.8(a) and 11 by Indonesia and, seeking further information and clarification,
decided to revert to its review at a subsequent meeting.
7 The TMB started its review under Article 2.21 of the programme of integration notified
pursuant to Articles 2.8(a) and 11 by Paraguay and, seeking further information and clarification,
decided to revert to its review at a subsequent meeting.G/TMB/R/43
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Notification under Article 2.17 of the ATC
8 The TMB considered the detailed notification by Canada of administrative arrangements
concluded with the Czech Republic.  The arrangements had been bilaterally agreed and contained
provisions which implemented, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.1 of the ATC,administrative aspects of the respective export control systems (export licences, monitoring of
exports, quota flexibility provisions, exchange of statistics, re–exports by Canada, consultations).  The
TMB took note of this notification (G/TMB/N/325).
Notifications under Articles 2.17 and 5.4 of the ATC
9 The TMB reverted to its consideration of the notifications made by Pakistan under
Article 2.17 and by the United States under Article 5.4 of a mutually satisfactory understandingreached, following consultations, between the two Members
1, and decided to continue its review at a
subsequent meeting.
Notification under Article 3.3 of the ATC
10 On 6 May 1998, the TMB received a joint communication from the European Community
and Turkey under Article 3.3.  This communication consisted of a copy, for the TMB’s information,
of a joint communication from the parties to the European Community/Turkey Customs Union to the
Chairman of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements, "concerning details of changes, effective
as from 1 January 1998, in respect of the quantitative limits applied by Turkey on imports of certain
textiles and clothing products from certain WTO Members in conformity with its commitmentsarising out of the Customs Union and with the provisions of Article XXIV of GATT 1994".
2  Th e
TMB took note of this information (G/TMB/N/326).  The TMB recalled that notifications under
Article 3.3 have to be provided to the TMB within 60 days of any new restrictions or changes in
existing restrictions on textile and clothing products, taken under any GATT 1994 provision, coming
into effect.
Observations with respect to late notifications
11 With respect to notifications addressed to th e TMB after the respective deadlines foreseen in
the ATC, the TMB reiterated that its taking note of late notifications was without prejudice to the
legal status of such notifications.
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1See G/TMB/R/11, paragraph 12, G/TMB/R/35, paragraph 16, and G/TMB/R/39, paragraph 11.
2At its December 1997 meeting, the TMB had taken note of the information provided by the European
Community and Turkey pursuant to Article 3.3 of the ATC regarding the Customs Union between the twoparties, as well as the details of certain new quanti tative limits introduced by Turkey with effect from
1 January 1996 in respect of imports of certain textile and clothing products from certain WTO Members which,
according to the notification, were necessary to gi ve effect to the Customs Union in accordance with
Article XXIV of GATT 1994 (see G/TMB/R/38, paragraph 26).