RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG22/8
28 July 1998
(98-2970)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English
CUSTOMS UNION BETWEEN TURKEY AND
THE EUROEPAN COMMUNITIES
Communication from the Parties to the Customs Union
Turkey and the European Communities have the honour to refer to their notification to the
Chairman of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements (WT/REG22/7) concerning the details of
the quantitative limits applied by Turkey in respect of imports of certain textile and clothing products
from certain WTO Members in conformity with its commitments arising out of the customs union and
with the provisions of Article XXIV of GATT 1994, the levels of which for 1998 are set out in theAnnex hereto for the information of Members
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Turkey and the European Communities are further pleased to inform Members hereby that,
arising from those commitments and obligations, Turkey no longer maintains any quantitative limits
vis-à-vis  the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Mongolia,
Malta, Morocco and Tunisia as from 1 January 1998.
                                                     
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ANNEX
Members and Categories of Textiles and Clothing Products
Subject to Quantitative Limits by Turkey
Country Category Unit Quota Levels
Argentina 1k g 4 , 3 0 0
2 kg 26,000
2a kg 23,000
Brazil 1 kg 131,700
2 kg 11,300
2a kg 4,200
3k g 4 , 5 0 0
4 pieces 4,500
6 pieces 4,500
9k g 4 , 5 0 0
20 kg 4,500
22 kg 5,900
39 kg 4,700
Egypt 1 kg 5,195,000
2 kg 1,071,000
Hong Kong, China 2 kg 956,000
2a kg 411,200
3 kg 164,900
3a kg 30,200
4 pieces 6,200
5 pieces 13,300
6 pieces 7,100
6a pieces 6,200
7 pieces 4,100
8 pieces 4,100
32 kg 19,200
39 kg 20,100
12 pairs 4,400
13 pieces 4,200
16 set 4,200
18 kg 4,300
21 pieces 7,300
24 pieces 4,300
26 pieces 4,200
27 pieces 4,300
29 set 4,300
31 pieces 72,400
68 kg 4,400
73 set 4,300
78 kg 5,400
83 kg 4,300
10 pairs 4,300
India 1 kg 7,761,800
2 kg 786,800
2a kg 121,000
3 17,800
3a kg 16,700
4 pieces 9,000
5 pieces 4,600
6 pieces 4,600
7 pieces 4,300
8 pieces 4,300
9k g 4 , 6 0 0WT/REG22/8
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Country Category Unit Quota Levels
20 kg 4,600
23 kg 558,100
39 kg 4,700
15 pieces 4,700
24 pieces 4,700
26 pieces 4,500
27 pieces 4,500
29 pieces 4,600
Indonesia 1 kg 459,000
2 kg 996,000
2a kg 184,000
3 kg 397,000
3a kg 57,000
4 pieces 570,000
5 pieces 361,000
6 pieces 273,000
7 pieces 187,000
8 pieces 256,000
23 kg 1,279,000
21 pieces 334,000
33 kg 351,000
35 kg 527,000
Macao 4 pieces 100,000
5 pieces 40,000
6 pieces 43,000
7 pieces 30,000
8 pieces 41,000
20 kg 44,000
39 kg 19,000
13 pieces 466,000
15 pieces 35,000
16 pieces 10,000
18 kg 18,000
21 pieces 64,000
24 pieces 87,000
26 pieces 57,000
27 pieces 99,000
31 pieces 110,000
73 pieces 21,000
78 kg 32,000
83 kg 10,000
Malaysia 2 kg 648,000
2a kg 432,000
3 kg 864,000
3a kg 648,000
4 pieces 567,000
5 pieces 454,000
6 pieces 284,000
7 pieces 162,000
8 pieces 216,000
22 kg 349,000
Pakistan 1 kg 25,911,000
2 kg 9,863,000
2a kg 3,139,000
3 kg 1,273,000
4 pieces 795,000
5 pieces 465,000
6 pieces 312,000
7 pieces 233,000
8 pieces 287,000WT/REG22/8
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Country Category Unit Quota Levels
9 kg 302,000
20 kg 430,000
39 kg 125,000
18 kg 128,000
26 pieces 442,000
28 pieces 1,017,000
Peru 1 kg 10,300
2k g 4 , 8 0 0
Philippines 4 pieces 4,500
5 pieces 4,600
6 pieces 4,600
7 pieces 4,500
8 pieces 4,400
13 pieces 4,700
15 pieces 4,700
21 pieces 4,700
26 pieces 4,700
31 pieces 5,900
73 pieces 4,600
10 pairs 4,700
Singapore 2k g 4 , 4 0 0
2a kg 3,800
3k g 4 , 6 0 0
4 pieces 4,500
5 pieces 4,500
6 pieces 4,500
7 pieces 4,500
8 pieces 7,600
South Korea 1 kg 129,000
2 kg 140,000
2a kg 21,000
3 kg 214,000
3a kg 161,000
4 pieces 100,000
5 pieces 40,000
6 pieces 45,000
7 pieces 30,000
8 pieces 41,000
9 kg 28,000
22 kg 300,000
32 kg 224,000
12 pairs 1,103,000
13 pieces 1,162,000
14 pieces 14,000
15 pieces 35,000
16 pieces 11,000
17 pieces 17,000
18 kg 19,000
21 pieces 63,000
24 pieces 92,000
26 pieces 56,000
27 pieces 101,000
28 pieces 139,000
29 pieces 15,000
31 pieces 107,000
68 kg 26,000
73 pieces 21,000
78 kg 34,000
83 kg 10,000
33 kg 103,000WT/REG22/8
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Country Category Unit Quota Levels
35 kg 11,914,000
36 kg 1,760,000
37 kg 1,378,000
50 kg 13,000
10 pairs 453,000
97 kg 12,000
97a kg 5,000
Sri Lanka 6 pieces 191,000
7 pieces 130,000
8 pieces 179,000
21 pieces 279,000
Thailand 1k g 8 , 7 0 0
2 kg 17,300
2a kg 6,500
3 kg 13,000
3a kg 4,400
4 pieces 4,600
5 pieces 4,600
6 pieces 4,600
7 pieces 4,600
8 pieces 4,400
20 kg 4,700
22 kg 294,200
12 pairs 4,700
21 pieces 4,700
24 pieces 4,700
26 pieces 4,700
73 pieces 4,700
10 pairs 4,800
97 kg 4,700
97a kg 2,400
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