RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/R/10
29March 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1135)
Textiles Monitoring Body
REPORT OFTHE ELEVENTH MEETING
1. TheTextiles Monitoring Body helditseleventh meeting on26-29 February 1996.
2. Mr.Mumtaz Malik appointed Mrs. Wanda Rosa (Macau) ashisalternate.
3. Presentatthismeetingwerethefollowingmembersand/oralternates/secondalternates/observers:
Messrs. Daly; Kacar/Rey; Malik/Mrs. Rosa; Messrs. Meemeduma; Saeki; Saint-Jacques;
Ms.Shahin/Mr. Mukerji; Messrs. Tagliani; Tong; Suboh/Mrs. Berrig; Messrs. Vanerio/
Pierce/Soto Nuñez.
4. Thereport ofthetenth meeting oftheTMB hadbeenadopted bymail(G/TMB/R/9).
5. TheTMB wasinformed byHong Kong, pursuant toArticle 4.4oftheDispute Settlement
Understanding,oftherequestforconsultationsaddressedtoTurkeybyHongKongunderArticleXXII.1
ofGATT 1994 relating totheunilateral imposition ofquantitative restrictions byTurkey onimports
ofabroad range oftextiles andclothing products from Hong Kong asfrom 1January 1996
(WT/DS29/1). TheTMB tooknoteofthisinformation.
Notification under Article 2.1oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing (ATC)
6. TheTMB tooknoteofacorrection made bytheUnited States ofitsnotification under
paragraph 1ofArticle 2(G/TMB/N/63/Corr.4).
Notification under Article 2.2oftheATC
7. TheTMB tooknotethatthecorrection made bytheUnited States inG/TMB/N/63/Corr.4 (see
paragraph 6)hadbeenconfirmed inanotification received from Hong Kong under paragraph 2of
Article 2.Thisnotification contained other elements, andtheTMB decided torevert tothematalater
date(G/TMB/N/148).
Notifications under Articles 2.6and2.7(b) oftheATC
8. TheTMB reviewed under paragraph 21ofArticle 2thenotifications made, pursuant to
paragraphs 6and7(b)ofArticle 2,byPakistan (G/TMB/N/58 andAdd.1) andCyprus (G/TMB/N/137
andAdd.1). During thisreview theTMB noted thatthevolume ofproducts integrated byPakistan
amounted to28.14 percentof1990 imports1oftheproducts falling under thecoverage oftheATC,
andthatthevalue ofproducts integrated byCyprus amounted to16.44 percentof1990imports. The
TMB alsonoted thatinthese notifications, inaccordance withparagraph 6ofArticle 2,theproducts
1July1990-June 1991.
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integrated included products from eachofthefourgroups: topsandyarns, fabrics, made-up textile
products andclothing.
9. TheTMB continued itsreview ofthenotification made byMauritius, and,seeking further
information andclarification, decided torevert toitatalaterstage.
Notification under Article 6.1oftheATC
10. TheTMB tooknoteofthenotification made pursuant toparagraph 1ofArticle 6byEcuador
thatitwished toretain therighttousetheprovisions ofArticle 6(G/TMB/N/138).
Notification under Articles 5.4and8.5oftheATC
11. TheTMB began itsreview ofanotification made byPakistan, under paragraphs 4ofArticle 5
and5ofArticle 8,ofdebits made bytheUnited States toPakistan ’squotas forUScategory 361
(bedsheets) onaccount ofalleged circumvention byPakistani companies. TheTMB invited the
participation ofPakistan andtheUnited States, which sentdelegations topresent theirrespective cases.
Bothparties made apresentation andprovided replies toquestions. TheTMB decided torevert to
itsreview atitsnextmeeting starting on20March. Tothisend,itinvited bothparties tosend
representatives tothatmeeting.