RESTRICTED
PREPARATORY COMMITTEE G/TMB/W/1
FOR THE 10October 1994
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
(94-2034)
Original: English
NOTIFICATION OFFIRST INTEGRATION UNDER ARTICLE 2.6
OFTHE AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Communication from theCommission oftheEuropean Communities
Pursuant totheDecision taken byMinisters atMarrakesh on15April 1994that"theparticipants
maintaining restrictions falling under paragraph 1ofArticle 2oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing
shallnotify fulldetails oftheactions tobetaken pursuant toparagraph 6ofArticle 2ofthatAgreement
totheGATT Secretariat notlaterthan1October 1994", andthat"TheGATT Secretariat shallpromptly
circulate these notifications totheother participants forinformation", thefollowing communication
dated 30September 1994 hasbeenreceived from theCommission oftheEuropean Communities.
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Pursuant toArticle 2.6oftheWTO Agreement onTextiles andClothing andtaking intoaccount
theaccession oftheRepublic ofAustria, theRepublic ofFinland, theKingdom ofNorway andthe
KingdomofSwedentotheEuropeanUnionon1January1995,theEuropeanCommunityherebynotifies
theproducts which willbeintegrated intoGATT 1994onthedateofentry intoforce oftheAgreement
onTextiles andClothing.1
Ishould liketopoint outthatthelistofproducts tobeintegrated represents atleast16%of
1990 trade byvolume intheproducts listed intheAgreement onTextiles andClothing notonlyof
theEuropean Community aspresently constituted butalsooftheenlarged European Community.
1Thisnotification issubject totheaccession oftheRepublic ofFinland, theKingdom ofNorway
andtheKingdom ofSweden totheEuropean Union on1January 1995.LIST OFTEXTILES AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS TOBEINTEGRATED UPON ENTRY INTO FORCE OFTHE WTOG/TMB/W/1
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HSLINE Category DESCRIPTIONIMPORTS
EUR-12
TonnesIMPORTS
EUR-16*
Tonnes
I. TOPS AND YARNS
530710 148A Yarn ofjuteorother textile bastfibres, single 27,067 27,343
530720 148A Yarn ofjuteorother textile bastfibres, multiple (folded) orcabled 66,758 66,859
560110 94 Sanitary articles ofwadding oftextile material i.e.sanitary towels, tampons 996 326
560121 94 Wadding ofcotton andarticles thereof, other thansanitary articles 1,855 1,898
560122 94 Wadding ofman-made fibres andarticles thereof, other thansanitary articles 3,208 2,559
560129 94 Wadding ofother textile materials andarticles thereof, other thansanitary articles 114 184
560130 94 Textile flock anddustandmillneps 8,482 8,563
560410 Rubber thread andcord, textile covered 960 335
560500 134 Metalised yarn, begtextile yarncombined withmetal thread, strip/powder 1,274 1,280
ex701910 Yarns offibreglass 68,920 55,490
II. FABRICS
ex392112 Woven, knitted ornon-woven fabrics coated, covered orlaminated withplastics 20,240 20,685
ex392113 Woven, knitted ornon-woven fabrics coated, covered orlaminated withplastics 6,518 3,790
ex392190 Woven, knitted ornon-woven fabrics coated, covered orlaminated withplastics 65,967 38,017
ex420212 Luggage, handbags andflatgoods withanouter surface predominantly oftextile materials 44,754 50,683
ex420222 Luggage, handbags andflatgoods withanouter surface predominantly oftextile materials 18,374 19,947
ex420232 Luggage, handbags andflatgoods withanouter surface predominantly oftextile materials 8,356 8,909
ex420292 Luggage, handbags andflatgoods withanouter surface predominantly oftextile materials 80,296 85,300
531010 149,150 Woven fabrics ofjuteorother textile bastfibres, unbleached 51,257 51,511
531090 149,150 Woven fabrics ofjuteorother textile bastfibres, other thanunbleached 785 935
590110 99 Textile fabrics coatd withgum, ofakindusdforouter covers ofbooks 202 343
590190 99 Tracg cloth; prepared paintg canvas; stiffened textile fab;forhatsetc 269 306
590410 99 Lineoleum, whether ornotcuttoshape 974 784
590491 99 Floor coverings, other thanlinoleum, withabaseofneedleloom felt/nonwovens 11 3
590492 99 Floor coverings, other thanlinoleum,with other textile base 127 16
590610 99 Rubberised textile adhesive tapeofawidth notexceeding 20cm 2,960 3,291
590699 99 Rubberised textile fabrics, nes 1,760 1,922
590700 99 Textile fabimpreg, ctd,covnes;paintd canvas (e.g. theatrical scenery) 5,666 5,795
ex701920 Woven fabrics offibre glass 16,559 15,057
ex961210 Woven ribbons, ofman-made fibres, other thanthose measuring lessthan30mm inwidth andpermanently putupincart 8,215 8,500
III. MADE-UP TEXTILES
630510 150,153 Sacks andbags, forpacking ofgoods, ofjuteorofother textile bastfibres 74,743 75,064HSLINE Category DESCRIPTIONIMPORTS
EUR-12
TonnesIMPORTS
EUR-16*
Tonnes
630900 Worn clothing andother worn articles 20,647 16,013
ex640610 Footwear uppers ofwhich 50%ormore oftheexternal surface areaistextile material 14,688 16,120
ex640699 Legwarmers andgaiters oftextile material 3,772 3,677
650100 Hat-forms, hatbodies andhoods offelt,plateaux andmanchons offelt 292 318
650200 Hat-shapes, plaided ormade byassembling strips ofanymaterial 941 942
660191 Other umbrella types, telescopic shaft 7,854 8,736
660199 Other umbrellas 18,849 19,873
880400 Parachutes; theirparts andaccessories 183 210
911390 Watch straps, bands andbracelets oftextile materials 397 334
IV. CLOTHING
610311 75 Mens/boys suits, ofwool orfineanimal hair,knitted 9 9
610312 75 Mens/boys suits, ofsynthetic fibres, knitted 83 84
610319 75 Mens/boys suits, ofother textile materials, knitted 65 66
610321 75 Mens/boys ensembles, ofwool orfineanimal hair,knitted 4 4
610322 75 Mens/boys ensembles, ofcotton, knitted 978 1,036
610323 75 Mens/boys ensembles, ofsynthetic fibres, knitted 275 276
610329 75 Mens/boys ensembles, ofother textile materials, knitted 9 8
610811 69 Womens/girls slipsandpetticoats, ofman-made fibres, knitted 651 639
610819 69 Womens/girls slipsandpetticoats, ofother textile materials, knitted 2,987 2,981
621520 85 Ties, bowtiesandcravats, ofman-made fibres, notknitted 119 118
621590 85 Ties, bowtiesandcravats, ofother textile materials, notknitted 23 28
650300 Felthatsandother feltheadgear 921 91
650400 Hatsandother headgear, plaited ormade byassembling strips ofanymaterial 535 556
650590 Hatsandother headgear, knitted ormade upfrom laceorother textile material 6,983 8,005
950291 Garments fordolls 1,841 2,025
TOTAL INTEGRATED 670,773 637,841
TOTAL 4,094,329 3,965,216
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