RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/41
28April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1013)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.6and2.7(b)
Thailand
TheTextilesMonitoringBodyhasreceivedanotificationfromThailand,pursuanttoparagraphs6
and7(b)ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, inaccordance withparagraph 7(b)ofArticle 2,iscirculating thisnotification to
WTO Members fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/41
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ThePermanent Mission ofThailand
totheWorld Trade Organization
No0204 (GE)/
23February 1995
Dear Mr.Sutherland,
Pursuant toArticle 6paragraph 1oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Iwishtonotify
youofourdecision toreserve therighttoapply theprovisions ofthisArticle toproducts covered by
theAnnex, except those integrated intoGATT 1994 under theprovisions ofArticle 2.1
Inlinewiththerequirement ofArticle 2paragraph 7,Iamsending, asattached, details of
theproducts tobeintegrated intoGATT during thefirststage.
Yours sincerely,
Thawatchai Sophastienphong
Charge d'affaires a.i.
Mr.Peter D.Sutherland
Director-General
World Trade Organization
1Thisnotification hasbeencirculated indocument G/TMB/N/12.G/TMB/N/41
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PROPOSAL FOR THE FIRST INTEGRATION UNDER ARTICLE 2.6
OFTHE AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
HS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PHASE 1990 THAI IMPORT
(KG)%OFTOTAL
TOTAL IMPORT 234,120,294
37,511,106100.00
16.02
TOPAND
YARNS
5105100002 CARDED WOOL 1 1,725 0.00
5105210005 COMBED WOOL IN
FRAGMENTS1 10,957 0.00
5105290002 WOOL TOPS AND OTHER
COMBED WOOL1 138,224 0.06
5501100004 SYNTHETIC FILAMENT ROW
OFNYLON OROTHER
POLYMIDES1 5,071 0.00
5501200006 SYNTHETIC FILAMENT TOW
OFPOLYESTERS1 199,011 0.09
5501300008 SYNTHETIC FILAMENT TOW
OFACRYLIC OR
MODACRYLIC1 300,090 0.21
5502000008 ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT TOW 1 4,032,765 1.72
5503100005 SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBRES
OFNYLON OROTHER
POLYMIDES, NOT CARDED,
COMBED OROTHERWISE
PROCESSED FOR SPINNING1 235,479 0.10
5503200007 SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBRES
OFPOLYESTERS, NOT
CARDED, COMBED OR
OTHERWISE PROCESSED
FOR SPINNING1 14,545,347 6.21
5503300009 SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBRES,
ACRYLIC ORMODACRYLIC,
NOT CARDED, COMBED OR
OTHERWISE PROCESSED
FOR SPINNING1 13,269,092 5.67
5503400000 SYNTHETIC STAPLE FIBRES
OFPOLYPROPYLENE, NOT
CARDED, COMBED OR
OTHERWISE PROCESSED
FOR SPINNING1 2,040,912 0.87
5503900004 OTHER SYNTHETIC STAPLE
FIBRES, NOT CARDED,
COMBED OROTHERWISE
PROCESSED FOR SPINNING1 20,755 0.01
5504100000 ARTIFICIAL STAPLE FIBRE
OFVISCOSE, NOT CARDED,
COMBED OROTHERWISE
PROCESSED FOR SPINNING1 341,814 0.15G/TMB/N/41
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HS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PHASE 1990 THAI IMPORT
(KG)%OFTOTAL
5504900005 OTHER ARTIFICIAL STAPLE
FIBRES, NOT CARDED,
COMBED OROTHERWISE
PROCESSED FOR SPINNING1 24,000 0.01
FABRICS
5310100902 WOVEN FABRICS OFOTHER
TEXTILES BAST FIBRES OF
HEADING NO.5303,
UNBLEACHED1 383 0.00
5310900104 WOVEN FABRICS OFJUTE,
OTHER THAN BLEACHED1 274 0.00
5310900907 WOVEN FABRICS OFOTHER
TEXTILE BAST FIBRES OF
HEADING NO.5303, OTHER
THAN BLEACHED1 209 0.00
MADE-UP TEXTILE PRODUCTS
3005900101 WADDING, IMPREGNATED
ORCOATED WITH
PHARMACEUTICAL
SUBSTANCES ORPUT UPIN
FORMS ORPACKING FOR
RETAIL SALE FOR MEDICAL,
SURGICAL, DENT1 19,349 0.01
3921130002 CELLULAR PLATES, SHEET,
FILM, FOIL AND STRIP OF
POLYRETHANES1 1,339,166 0.57
6301100009 ELECTRIC BLANKETS 1 6 0.00
6301200000 BLANKETS (OTHER THAN
ELECTRIC BLANKETS) AND
TRAVELLING RUGS, OF
WOOL OROFFINE ANIMAL
HAIR1 2,080 0.00
6301300002 BLANKETS (OTHER THAN
ELECTRIC BLANKETS) AND
TRAVELLING RUGS, OF
COTTON1 9,018 0.00
6301400004 BLANKETS (OTHER THAN
ELECTRIC BLANKETS) AND
TRAVELLING RUGS, OF
SYNTHETIC FIBRES1 19,968 0.01
6301900003 OTHER BLANKETS AND
TRAVELLING RUGS1 3,343 0.00
6304110006 BEDSPREADS, KNITTED OR
CROCHETED1 286 0.00
6304190003 BEDSPREADS, NOT KNITTED
ORCROCHETED1 232,428 0.10
CLOTHING
6116920008 OTHER KNITTED OR
CROCHETED GLOVES,
MITTENS AND MITTS, OF
COTTON1 71,047 0.03G/TMB/N/41
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HS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PHASE 1990 THAI IMPORT
(KG)%OFTOTAL
6203420107 MEN 'STROUSERS, BIBAND
BRACE OVERALLS,
BREECHES AND SHORTS OF
COTTON, NOT KNITTED OR
CROCHETED1 37,277 0.02
6212900005 CORSETS, BRACES,
SUSPENDERS, GARTERS,
SIMILAR ARTICLES AND
PARTS THEREOF, WHETHER
ORNOT KNITTED OR
CROCHETED1 95,994 0.04
6216000000 GLOVES, MITTENS AND
MITTS, NOT KNITTED OR
CROCHETED1 317,838 0.14