RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/140
20February 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0632)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 6.9
Bilateral Agreement between theUnited States andHonduras
Imports ofcotton andman-made fibreunderwear
(UScategory 352/652)
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived from theUnited States, pursuant toparagraph 9
ofArticle 6,thenotification ofabilateral agreement concluded withHonduras.
TheTMB hasreviewed thisagreement inaccordance withparagraph 9ofArticle 6,1andis
forwarding thetextofthenotification toWTO Members fortheirinformation.
1SeeG/TMB/R/8, paragraphs 9to12.
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United States Trade Representative, Geneva
22November 1995
TheHonourable
Ambassador András Szepesi
Chairman, Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
RuedeLausanne
1211 Geneva
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
Pursuant totheprovisions ofArticle 6.9oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing,
representatives oftheUnited States andHonduras reached agreement onarestraint measure for
category 352/652 (cotton andman-made fibreunderwear).
Fortheperiod 27March 1995-31December 1995, atransitional limitof45,424,731 dozen
hasbeenestablished forthiscategory, ofwhich 43,516,129 dozen canbeknitproducts. In1996, the
specific limitportion ofthisrestraint totals 10,070,000 dozen, ofwhich 7,420,000 canbeknitproducts.
Inaddition, fortheremainder ofthethree-year restraint period, aGuaranteed Access Level of
50,000,000 dozen isalsoestablished which canthereafter beincreased upon request fromHonduras.
In1997,thespecificlimitincreasesto10,674,200dozen,ofwhich7,865,200dozencanbeknitproducts.
Fortheperiod 1January 1998 -26March 1998, thespecific limitincreases to11,314,652 dozen, of
which 8,337,112 dozen canbeknitproducts. These figures willbeprorated forthethree-month period
subject torestraint.
Sincerely,
(signed) William Tagliani
Attache