RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/137/Add.1
29March 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1154)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.6and2.7(b)
Cyprus
Addendum
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived afurther notification from Cyprus pursuant to
paragraphs 6and7(b)ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 7(b)ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members fortheirinformation.
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Permanent Mission oftheRepublic ofCyprus, Geneva
WTO/133/96 22February 1996
Dear Mr.Chairman,
Ihavethehonour torefertoyourletter of9February 1996(Ref: A/TMB/402.6) concerning
thenotification made byCyprus under theprovisions ofArticles 2.6and2.7(b) oftheAgreement on
Textiles andClothing (ATC) andtosubmit thefollowing additional information.
Thenotification submitted byCyprus included allstatistical information invalue terms due
tothelackofacommon unitofmeasurement inCyprus 'statistics asregards thetariff headings of
theproducts included intheAnnex oftheATC. More specifically volume terms included inCyprus '
statistics make useofeither thekilogram (kg.) orthesquare metre (m2)astheunitofmeasurement,
whereas there areanumber ofproducts where statistics areonlyavailable invalue terms. This
differentiation oftheunitofmeasurement usedmakes thecalculation ofthetotalvolume quiteimpossible
unless value terms forallproducts areused.
Itrustthattheabove explanation provides asatisfactory answer totheobservations putforward
bytheTMB.
Please accept, Dear Mr.Chairman, therenewed assurances ofmyhighest consideration.
(Signed) Nicolas D.Macris
Ambassador/Permanent Representative
H.E. Mr.András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
1211 Geneva 21