WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/272
22July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2994)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 2.17
UNITED STATES
Administrative Arrangements withHaiti
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification fromtheUnited States pursuant to
paragraph 17ofArticle 2.TheTMB iscirculating thisnotification toWTO Members fortheir
information.G/TMB/N/272
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Executive Office ofthePresident
Office oftheUnited States Trade Representative
14April 1997
TheHonourable Ambassador András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
RuedeLausanne
1211 Geneva
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
Attached youwillfindmyGovernment 'snotification ofAdministrative Arrangements for
Bangladesh, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius andPoland made pursuant toArticle 2.17oftheAgreement
onTextiles andClothing. Inaddition, Iamsubmitting corrected copies ofprevious 2.17notifications
forPakistan andHaiti.1InthecaseofPakistan, thecorrected notification includes paragraph 3of
thebilateral agreement which wasmistakenly omitted fromouroriginal notification. Inaddition, the
corrected version ofthenotification forHaiti omits paragraph 5ofthebilateral agreement which was
mistakenly included intheoriginal notification.
Sincerely,
(signed) Ambassador RitaHayes
Chief Textile Negotiator
1This document contains theAdministrative Arrangements concluded with Haiti (corrected version).
Administrative Arrangements concluded withtheother Members listed above willbecirculated asseparate
documents.
Note: Annex Breferred tointhetextcontains thelistofrestrictions notified bytheUnited States pursuant to
Article 2.1andassuch itisnotpartoftheAdministrative Arrangements.G/TMB/N/272
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HAITI
Thefollowing provisions aredrawn fromtheUnited States -Haitibilateral textile andapparel
agreement of26and30September 1986andtheMemorandum ofUnderstanding of30December 1993
andhavebeenagreed tobenecessary fortheproper implementation ofrestrictions notified totheTextiles
Monitoring Body under Article 3.1oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing.
Coverage ofAgreement
2.(A) Effective 1January 1988, textiles andtextile products covered bythisAgreement arethose
listed inAnnex A.Tops, yarns, piece-goods, made-up articles garments andother textile
manufactured products (being products which derive theirchiefcharacteristics fromtheirtextile
components) ofcotton, wool, man-made fibres, orblends thereof withother fibres inwhich
anyorallofthose fibres incombination represent thechiefweight oftheproduct, aresubject
tothisagreement. Components ofanarticle which arenotconsidered relevant tothe
classification under theGeneral Rules ofInterpretation oftheLegal Notes toSection XIof
theHarmonized System arelikewise tobedisregarded here.
Classification
(B) Forthepurposes ofthisAgreement, textile products covered bythisparagraph shallbeclassified
as:
(I) Cotton textiles iftheproduct isinchiefweight ofcotton, orifcotton withwooland/or
man-madefibresintheaggregateequalorexceed50percentbyweightofthecomponent
fibres thereof andthecotton component equals orexceeds theweight ofeachofthe
totalwool and/or man-made fibrecomponents, unless: theproduct isawoven fabric
inwhich wool equals orexceeds 36percentbyweight ofallfibres, inwhich case
theproduct willbeawool textile.
(II) Wool textiles iftheproduct isinchiefweight ofwool, orinthecaseofproducts which
areinchief weight ofsilkornon-cotton vegetable fibres, wool exceeds 17percent
byweight ofallfibres.
(III) Man-made fibretextiles iftheproduct isinchiefweight ofman-made fibres, orifthe
man-made fibres incombination withcotton and/or wool intheaggregate equal or
exceed 50percentbyweight ofthecomponent fibres thereof andtheman-made fibre
component exceeds theweight ofthetotalwool and/or cotton component, unless:
(a) Theproduct isknitted orcrocheted apparel inwhich wool equals orexceeds
23percentbyweight ofallfibres, inwhich casetheproduct willbeawool
textile; or
(b) Theproduct isapparel, notknitted orcrocheted, inwhich wool equals or
exceeds 36percentbyweight ofallfibres, inwhich casetheproduct willbe
awool textile;
(c) Theproduct isawoven fabric inwhich wool equals orexceeds 36percent
byweight ofallfibres, inwhich casetheproduct willbeawool textile.
Coverage under thisparagraph isintended tobeidentical withtheterms ofArticle 12oftheArrangement
Regarding International Trade inTextiles, andinconformance withparagraph 24ofthe31July1986,G/TMB/N/272
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Protocol ofExtension. Intheevent ofaquestion regarding whether aproduct iscovered bythis
Agreement byvirtue ofbeing inchiefweight ofcotton, wool, orman-made fibre, thechiefvalue of
thefibres maybeconsidered.
(C) Thesystem ofcategories andtherates ofconversion intosquare yards equivalent listed in
Annex Ashallapply inimplementing thisAgreement.
(D) For purposes ofcomputing limits and charges toGuaranteed Access Levels and
Designated Consultation Levels, theratesofconversion forindividual categories setoutin
Annex Ashallbeapplied.
Group I-Guaranteed Access Levels (GALS)
3. TheCategories inGroup Ilisted inAnnex Barethose which theGovernment oftheRepublic
ofHaiti intends toexport totheUnited States under theCaribbean Basin Special Access Programme.
These products, which willbe:
- AssembledinHaitiofUnitedStates-formedfabrics,cutintheUnitedStatesforre-export
totheUnited States under contracts governed byHTSitemnumber 9802.00.8010 under
theHarmonized Commodity Code, or
- Assembled inHaiti ofUnited States-formed woven fabrics, cutintheUnited States
andthensubject tobleaching, acidwashing, stonewashing, orpermapressing inHaiti
following assembly, forre-export totheUnited States under contracts governed by
thestatistical headnote under Chapter 62oftheHarmonized Commodity Code, as
implemented bytheGovernment oftheUnited States requiring theuseofthestatistical
prefix "H", aresubject totheannual Guaranteed Access Levels (GALS) specified
inAnnex B.
(A) IftheGovernment ofHaiti wishes toapply foranewGuaranteed Access Level ortoexport
textile products totheUnited States inexcess ofexisting Guaranteed Access Levels (GALS),
theGovernment ofHaitishallsubmit arequest forneworincreased levels. TheGovernment
oftheUnited States shallconsider suchrequests sympathetically andrespond promptly within
30United States working daysofthereceipt oftheinitial request inWashington. Among other
factors, theUnited States willtakeintoconsideration export performance, current levels of
exports, unused production capacity, expected newinvestment, andthepotential formarket
disruption, taking intoaccount theUnited States content oftheproduct.
(B) IftheGovernment oftheUnited States failstoreply within 30USworking days, therequest
oftheGovernment ofHaiti becomes thenewGuaranteed Access Level. IftheGovernment
oftheUnited States isunable tocomply fullywiththerequest duetoproblems ofmarket
disruption, asdescribed inAnnex AoftheArrangement, ortherealriskthereof, inacategory
orproduct subject tosuchrequest, theGovernment oftheUnited States willsoinform the
Government ofHaitiwithin 30USworking days, theresponse supported bydatawhich form
thebasisoftheposition ithastaken. Either Government mayrequest consultations todiscuss
suchrequests forincreases inGALS. Until amutually satisfactory change intheGAL in
question isestablished, shipments shallnotexceed theexisting GAL.
Overshipment Charges
7.(A) Exports from Haiti inexcess ofagreed levels inanyagreement period maybedenied entry
intotheUnited States. Anysuchshipments denied entryintotheUnited States maybepermittedG/TMB/N/272
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entryinthesucceeding agreement period andcharged totheapplicable limit. TheGovernment
oftheUnited States shallinform theGovernment ofHaiti ofanysuchcharges.
(B) Exports fromHaitiinexcess ofagreed limits inanyagreement period will,ifentered intothe
United States during thatagreement period, becharged totheapplicable limitinthesucceeding
agreement period.
(C) Anyaction taken pursuant tothisparagraph willnotprejudice therights ofeither sideregarding
consultations.
Spacing Provisions
8. TheGovernment ofHaiti shalluseitsbestefforts tospace exports totheUnited States within
eachcategory, sub-category, orpartcategory evenly throughout eachagreement period, taking into
consideration normal seasonal factors.
USAssistance inImplementation oftheLimitation Provisions
9. TheGovernment ofHaiti shalladminister itsexport control system under thisAgreement.
TheGovernment oftheUnited States mayassist theGovernment ofHaitiinimplementing theprovisions
ofthisAgreement bycontrolling imports, bythedateofexport, oftextiles andtextile products covered
bythisAgreement.
Exchange ofData
10.(A) Inaccordance withtheirrespective domestic laws, theGovernment oftheUnited States and
theGovernment ofHaitishallpromptly exchange statistics onmonthly bilateral tradeincotton,
wool, andman-made fibre andother fibre textiles andtextile products. Similarly, each
Government agrees tosupply promptly anyother available statistical datanecessary tothe
implementation ofthisAgreement.
(B) Itisrecognized thatinorder fortheGovernment ofHaiti todischarge itsobligations under
paragraph 9(A), theGovernment oftheUnited States shallprovide theGovernment ofHaiti
onrequest withtechnical assistance, including training, toupgrade andsimplify existing
data-gathering procedures.
Mutually Satisfactory Administrative Arrangements
11. Mutually satisfactory administrative arrangements oradjustments maybemade toresolve minor
problems arising intheimplementation ofthisAgreement, including differences inpoints ofprocedure
oroperation.
Consultation onImplementation Questions
12. TheGovernment oftheUnited States andtheGovernment ofHaiti agree, upon request of
theother, toconsult onanyquestion arising intheimplementation ofthisAgreement.
Right toPropose Amendments totheAgreement
13. TheGovernment oftheUnited States andtheGovernment ofHaiti mayatanytimepropose
amendments intheterms ofthisAgreement. Each agrees toconsult promptly withtheother about
suchproposals withaview tomaking suchamendments tothisAgreement, ortaking suchotherG/TMB/N/272
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appropriate action asmaybemutually agreed upon. TheAgreement issubject tobothparties being
freetorequest, atanytime, amendments tothisAgreement inlight ofsuccessor international
arrangements including, ifappropriate, areview andamendments regarding fibres other thancotton,
wool andman-made fibre.
VisaandCertification System
15. BothGovernments agree toamend theexisting visasystem toinclude acertification system.
Cooperation inthePrevention ofCircumvention
17.(A) TheGovernment oftheUnited States andtheGovernment ofHaiti agree totakemeasures
necessary toaddress, toinvestigate and,where appropriate, totakelegaland/or administrative
action toprevent circumvention ofthisAgreement bytransshipment, rerouting, falsedeclaration
concerning country oforigin, falsification ofofficial documents oranyother means.
(B) Bothparties agree tocooperate fully, consistent withtheirdomestic lawsandprocedures, in
instances ofcircumvention oralleged circumvention oftheAgreement toaddress problems
arising fromcircumvention andtoestablish therelevant factsintheplaces ofimport, export
and,where applicable, transshipment. Suchcooperation, totheextent consistent withdomestic
laws andprocedures, willinclude investigation ofcircumvention practices; exchange of
documents, correspondence, reports andother relevant information totheextent available;
andfacilitation ofimpromptu plantvisits andcontacts byrepresentatives ofeither party, upon
request andonacase-by-case basis.
(C) Ifeither party believes thatthisAgreement isbeing circumvented, itmayrequest consultations
toaddress thematter ormatters concerned withaview toseeking amutually satisfactory
solution. Eachparty agrees toholdsuchconsultations promptly, beginning within 30daysof
arequest byaparty andconcluding within 90days, unless extended bymutual agreement,
andtocooperate fullyinterms oftheelements setoutinparagraph Babove.
(D) Should theparties beunable toreach asatisfactory solution inthecourse oftheconsultations
called forunder paragraph C,thentheGovernments ofHaiti andtheUnited States agree that
incases where evidence regarding circumvention hasbeenprovided, theUnited States may
deduct from thequantitative limits forthatagreement period amounts atleastequivalent to
theamount oftransshipped products ofHaitian origin. Theamounts transshipped shallbethe
amounts andthecountry oforigin shallbethecountry oforigin sodetermined byUSCustoms.
Inaddition, theGovernments ofHaiti andtheUnited States agree thatdeductions from the
quantitative limits established under thisAgreement maybemade inthose instances inwhich:
a)theUSpossessesinformationshowingasubstantiallikelihoodthatcircumventionhasoccurred,
b)theUShasrequested from Haiti cooperation orinformation relevant tothepossible
circumvention thatisofatypethatisavailable toorcould reasonably beobtained bythe
Government ofHaiti, andc)theGovernment ofHaiti hasnotprovided suchinformation or
cooperation within theperiod forconsultation outlined inparagraph C.Anysuchaction shall
benotified totheTSBwithfulljustification.
(E) Should theUnited States choose toexercise itsrights under paragraph Dtodeduct anamount
oramounts fromthequantitative limits ofacountry where repeated instances ofcircumvention
havebeendemonstrated within thecurrent orimmediately preceding agreement year, thenthe
United States maydeduct from thequantitative limitamounts uptothree times theamounts
transshipped, provided thatsuchdeductions aredistributed equally ineachofthethreefollowing
years.G/TMB/N/272
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(F) Where thereisevidence showing thatgoods originating inanother country havebeenshipped
through Haiti totheUnited States asthough theywere products ofHaiti, theGovernments
ofHaiti andtheUnited States agree totakeappropriate action. Such action mayinclude the
introduction ofrestraints intherelevant category orcategories ordeducting theamount ofgoods
soshipped from thequantitative limits established forthecurrent agreement yearunder this
Agreement forshipments originating inHaiti. Anysuchactions, together withtheirtiming
andscope, maybetaken afterconsultation heldwithaviewofarriving atamutually satisfactory
solution andshallbenotified totheTSBwithfulljustification. Suchconsultations should be
heldpromptly, beginning within 30daysofarequest byaparty andconcluding within 90days,
unless extended bymutual agreement. Should theparties beunable toreach asatisfactory
solution, thentheGovernments ofHaiti andtheUnited States agree thatincases where clear
information regarding circumvention hasbeenprovided, theUnited States mayintroduce a
restraint or,where arestraint already exists, maydeduct fromthequantitative limits established
under thisAgreement forthatagreement period anamount equivalent totheamount ofproduct
transshipped through Haiti.
(G) Parties agree thatfalse declaration concerning fibre content, quantities, description or
classifications ofmerchandise alsofrustrates theobjective ofthisAgreement. Where there is
evidence thatanysuchfalsedeclaration hasbeenmade forpurposes ofcircumvention, both
parties agree totakeappropriate measures, consistent withtheirdomestic lawsandprocedures,
against exporters orimporters involved. Should either party believe thatthisAgreement is
beingcircumventedbysuchfalsedeclarationandthatno,orinadequate,administrativemeasures
arebeing applied toaddress and/or totakeaction against suchcircumvention, thatparty should
consult promptly withthepartyinvolved withaviewtoseeking amutually satisfactory solution.
Suchconsultations should beheldpromptly, beginning within 30daysofarequest byaparty,
andconcluding within 90days, unless extended bymutual agreement. Should theparties be
unable toreach asatisfactory solution, thentheGovernments ofHaiti andtheUnited States
agree thatincases where evidence regarding suchfalsedeclarations hasbeenprovided, then
theUnited States maydeduct fromthequantitative limits established forthecurrent agreement
yearanamount equivalent totheamount ofproduct subject tothefalse declaration or
classification.Thisprovisionisnotintendedtopreventpartiesfrommakingtechnicaladjustments
when inadvertent errors indeclarations havebeenmade.
Exchange ofInformation
18. Subject totheirdomestic laws, eachGovernment agrees tosupply promptly, anyinformation
reasonably believed tobenecessary totheenforcement ofthisAgreement, requested bytheother
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ANNEX A
Categories numbered inthe:
200series areofcotton and/or man-made fibre
300series areofcotton
400series areofwool
600series areofman-made fibre
800series areofsilkblends ornon-cotton vegetable fibres
Category Description Unit Conversion factor
tosquare metres
YARN
200 Yarns putupforretail sale, kg. 6.60
andsewing thread
201 Specialty yarns kg. 6.50
300 Carded cotton yarn kg. 8.50
301 Combed cotton yarn kg. 8.50
400 Wool yarn kg. 3.70
600 Textured filament yarn kg. 6.50
603 Yarn containing 85%ormore
byweight artificial staple fibre kg. 6.30
604 Yarn containing 85%ormore by
weight synthetic staple fibre kg. 7.60
606 Non-textured filament yarn kg. 20.10
607 Other staple fibreyarn kg. 6.50
FABRIC
218 Ofyarns ofdifferent colour m2 1.00
219 Duck m2 1.00
220 Fabric ofspecial weave m2 1.00
222 Knitfabric kg. 12.30
223 Non-woven fabric kg. 14.00
224 Pile&tufted fabric m2 1.00
225 Bluedenim m2 1.00
226 Cheesecloth, batiste, etc. m2 1.00
227 Oxford cloth m2 1.00
229 Special purpose fabric kg. 13.60
313 Sheeting m2 1.00
314 Poplin &broadcloth m2 1.00
315 Printcloth m2 1.00
317 Twills m2 1.00
326 Sateens m2 1.00
410 Woven fabric m2 1.00
414 Other wool fabric kg. 2.80
611 Woven fabric containing 85%or
more byweight artificial staple m2 1.00
613 Sheeting m2 1.00
614 Poplin &broadcloth m2 1.00G/TMB/N/272
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615 Printcloth m2 1.00
617 Twills &sateens m2 1.00
618 Woven artificial filament fabric m2 1.00
619 Polyester filament fabric m2 1.00
620 Other synthetic filament fabric m2 1.00
621 Impression fabric kg. 14.40
622 Glass fibrefabric m2 1.00
624 MMF fabric, woven, containing more
than15%butlessthan36%wool m2 1.00
625 Poplin &broadcloth ofstaple/
filament fibrecombinations m2 1.00
626 Printcloth ofstaple/filament
fibrecombination m2 1.00
627 Sheeting ofstaple/filament
fibrecombinations m2 1.00
628 Twills &sateens ofstaple/filament
fibrecombinations m2 1.00
629 Other fabrics ofstaple/filament
fibrecombinations m2 1.00
APPAREL
237 Playsuits, sunsuits, etc doz 19.20
239 Babies 'garments andclothing
accessories kg. 6.30
330 Handkerchiefs doz 1.40
331 Gloves andmittens dpr 2.90
332 Hosiery dpr 3.80
333 M&B suit-type coats doz 30.30
334 Other M&B coats doz 34.50
335 W&G coats doz 34.50
336 Dresses doz 37.90
338 M&B knitshirts doz 6.00
339 W&G knitshirts &blouses doz 6.00
340 M&B shirts, notknit doz 20.10
341 W&G shirts &blouses, notknit doz 12.10
342 Skirts doz 14.90
345 Sweaters doz 30.80
347 M&B trousers, breeches &shorts doz 14.90
348 W&G trousers, breeches &shorts doz 14.90
349 Brassieres &other body supporting
garments doz 4.00
350 Robes, dressing gowns, etc. doz 42.60
351 Nightwear andpyjamas doz 43.50
352 Underwear doz 9.20
353 M&B down-filled coats doz 34.50
354 W&G down-filled coats doz 34.50
359 Other cotton apparel kg. 8.50
431 Gloves andmittens dpr 1.80
432 Hosiery dpr 2.30
433 M&B suit-type coats doz 30.10
434 Other M&B coats doz 45.10
435 W&G coats doz 45.10G/TMB/N/272
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436 Dresses doz 41.10
438 Knitshirts &blouses doz 12.50
439 Babies 'garments andclothing
accessories kg. 6.30
440 Shirts &blouses, notknit doz 20.10
442 Skirts doz 15.00
443 M&B suits no. 3.76
444 W&G suits no. 3.76
445 M&B sweaters doz 12.40
446 W&G sweaters doz 12.40
447 M&B trousers, breeches &shorts doz 15.00
448 W&G trousers, breeches &shorts doz 15.00
459 Other wool apparel kg. 3.70
630 Handkerchiefs doz 1.40
631 Gloves andmittens dpr 2.90
632 Hosiery doz 3.80
633 M&B suit-type coats doz 30.30
634 Other M&B coats doz 34.50
635 W&G coats doz 34.50
636 Dresses doz 37.90
638 M&B knitshirts doz 15.00
639 W&G knitshirts &blouses doz 12.50
640 M&B shirts, nonknit doz 20.10
641 W&G shirts &blouses, notknit doz 12.10
642 Skirts doz 14.90
643 M&B suits no. 3.76
644 W&G suits no. 3.76
645 M&B sweaters doz 30.80
646 W&G sweaters doz 30.80
647 M&B trousers, breeches &shorts doz 14.90
648 W&G trousers, breeches &shorts doz 14.90
649 Brassieres &other body supporting
garments doz 4.00
650 Robes, dressing gowns, etc. doz 42.60
651 Nightwear andpyjamas doz 43.50
652 Underwear doz 13.40
653 M&B down-filled coats doz 34.50
654 W&G down-filled coats doz 34.50
659 Other man-made fibreapparel kg. 14.40
MADE-UP AND MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILES
360 Pillowcases no. 0.90
361 Sheets no. 5.20
362 Bedspreads andquilts no. 5.80
363 Terry andother piletowels no. 0.40
369 Other cotton manufactures kg. 8.50
464 Blankets kg. 2.40
465 Floor coverings m2 1.00
469 Other wool manufactures kg. 3.70
665 Floor coverings m2 1.00G/TMB/N/272
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666 Other man-made fibrefurnishings kg. 14.40
669 Other man-made fibremanufactures kg. 14.40
670 Flatgoods, handbags, and
luggage kg. 3.70