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WORLD TRADE G/TMB/3
29September 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2891)
Textiles Monitoring Body
FIFTH MEETING OFTHE TMB
Note bytheChairman
1. TheTextiles Monitoring Body helditsfifthmeeting on25-28 September 1995.
2. TheTMB authorized itsChairman toprovide WTO Members withthefollowing information,
including theTMB'srecommendations, findings andobservations.
3. TheTMB received anotification from theUnited States under paragraph 10ofArticle 6of
theAgreement onTextiles andClothing ofthesafeguard action ithadtaken onimports ofproducts
ofUScategory 440(woven wool shirts andblouses) from Hong Kong.
4. TheTMB invited theparticipation ofHong Kong andtheUnited States, which sentdelegations
toGeneva topresent theirrespective cases. After having heard thepresentation bybothparties, the
TMB reached thefollowing conclusions:
4.1 Inreviewing thisnotification, andhaving considered thearguments putforward bytheparties,
theTMB noted thatHong Kong exports ofproducts ofcategory 440intotheUSwerealready under
restraint under aGroup limitnotified bytheUSinaccordance withparagraph 1ofArticle 2ofthe
Agreement1.
4.2 TheTMB found that,according toparagraph 4ofArticle 6,theapplication ofasafeguard
measure under thisArticle toHong Kong exports ofproducts ofcategory 440intotheUSwastherefore
notjustified, andrecommended thattheUSrescind themeasure.
5. TheTMB wasinformed andtooknotethattheUnited States haddecided torescind thesafeguard
actions ithadtaken onimports ofproducts ofUScategories 603(artificial staple yarn) and670-L (man-
made fibreluggage) from Thailand, andofUScategories 444(women 'sandgirl'swool skirts) and
670-L (man-made fibreluggage) from thePhilippines.
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6. Thefullreport ofthismeeting willbecirculated atalaterstage, afteritsformal adoption by
theTMB.
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