WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/218/Rev.1
18December 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5580)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(a) and2.11
POLAND
Revision
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived arevision ofthenotification submitted byPoland
pursuant toparagraphs 8(a)and11ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 11ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members.G/TMB/N/218/Rev.1
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Permanent Representation oftheRepublic ofPoland
totheUnited Nations Office andother International
Organizations atGeneva
Geneva, 12December 1997
H.E.Mr.András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
RuedeLausanne 154
1211 Geneva
Notification under Articles 2.8(a) and2.11oftheATC
Dear Mr.Chairman,
Further toyourletter of30May1997andourletter of14October 1997, Ihavebeeninstructed
tosubmit thefollowing clarifications:
1. Thenotification ofthefirststage ofintegration remains unchanged.
2. Regarding thesecond stage ofintegration, Poland would amend itsnotification as
indicated intheAnnex Iandreplace thenotification G/TMB/N/218.1
Thefollowing HStarifflineswould beadded: 510720,540610,550520,550959,ex7019 20.
ThenewtotalofStage IIwould amount to19.53 percentofthetotalvolume of1990 imports (ifall
exHStariff linesarenottaken intoaccount theamount is17.04 percent).
Weareconvinced thattheproposed changes would enable theTextiles Monitoring Body to
proceed withtheverification ofthePolish notification.
Mr.Chairman, please accept theassurances ofourhighest consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Tomasz Jodko
Minister Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative totheWTO
1Thisinitial notification byPoland (dated 20December 1996) pursuant toArticles 2.8(a) and2.11wasissued
asaWTO document on17February 1997.G/TMB/N/218/Rev.1
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POLAND -LIST OFPRODUCTS COVERED BYTHE SECOND INTEGRATION
UNDER THE AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
OFTHE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
HSLine Description Imports 1990 kg. %
3921.13 Woven, knitted ornon-woven fabrics coated, covered or
laminated withplastics1,532,776.00 0.96
3921.90 Woven, knitted ornon-woven fabrics coated, covered or
laminated withplastics1,327,188.00 0.83
5007.90 Woven, fabrics ofsilk,nes 696,638.00 0.44
5107.20 Yarn ofcombed wool<85% byweight ofwool, notputupfor
retail sale787,230.00 0.49
5308.90 Yarn ofother vegetable textile fibres 49,727.00 0.03
5311.00 Woven fabrics ofother textile fibres; woven fabrics ofpaper
yarn36,698.00 0.02
5406.10 Yarn ofsynthetic filament (other thansewing thread), putupfor
retail sale172,856.00 0.11
5504.90 Artificial staple fibres, other thanviscose, notcarded 2,248,363.00 1.40
5505.20 Waste ofartificial fibres 189,772.00 0.12
5509.59 Yarn ofpolyester staple fibres, notputup,nes 2,641,705.00 1.65
5606.00 Gimped yarnnes;chenille yarn; loopwale-yarn 25,484.00 0.02
5608.11 Made upfishing nets, ofman-made textile materials 47,650.00 0.03
5806.20 Narrow woven fab,cntgbywt>/=5% elastometric yarn/rubber
thread nes61,239.00 0.04
5907.00 Textile fabimpreg. ctd,covnes;painted canvas/e.g. theatrical
scenery14,080,668.00 8.80
6116.10 Gloves impregnated, coated orcovered withplastics orrubber,
knitted63,856.00 0.04
6213.10 Handkerchiefs, ofsilkorsilkwaste, notknitted 74,557.00 0.05
6214.10 Shawls, scarves, veils andthelike, ofsilkorsilkwaste, not
knitted920,844.00 0.57
6301.10 Electric blankets, oftextile materials 5,171,249.00 3.23
7019.10 Yarn offibre glass 968,898.00 0.60
7019.20 Woven fabrics offibre glass 154,260.00 0.10
STAGE TOTAL 31,251,661.00 19.53
ANNEX TOTAL 160,002,447.00 100.00