WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/295
23September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3825)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Communication from Mauritius
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived acommunication from Mauritius inreply toits
request foradditional information1inthecontext ofthepreparation oftheBody'sComprehensive Report
ontheimplementation oftheATC during itsfirststage, inaccordance withparagraph 11ofArticle 8.
TMB iscirculating thiscommunication toWTO Members fortheirinformation.
1SeeG/TMB/11, issued on14February 1997.G/TMB/N/295
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Ambassador andPermanent Representative ofMauritius
totheUnited Nations Office atGeneva
21May1997
H.E. Mr.A.Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
154RuedeLausanne
1202 Geneva
Dear Chairman,
Pursuant toArticle 7.2oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Iampleased toherewith
transmit information relating totheimplementation bytheMauritius Authorities oftheAgreement on
Textiles andClothing during itsfirststage.
Yours sincerely
(signed) D.Baichoo
Ambassador
Permanent RepresentativeG/TMB/N/295
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MAURITIUS
Implementation oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing During itsFirstStage
Inorder toenable theCouncil forTrade inGoods toconduct amajor review ofthefirststage
integration process oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing inaccordance withparagraph 11of
Article 8,Mauritius ishereunder submitting some information thatcould beuseful inthereport to
beprepared bytheTextiles Monitoring Body.
Article 2.1
Mauritius didnotmaintain quantitative restrictions within bilateral agreements.
Articles 2.6,2.8and2.11
Mauritius notified totheTextiles Monitoring Body inMarch 1996itsintegration programme
during thefirststage.
Article 2.18
Themethodologyusedforcalculatingtheadvancementbyonestageofgrowthforsmallsuppliers
needs tobeclarified.
Article 6.1
Mauritius hasretained therighttousetheprovisions ofArticle 6toapply transitional safeguard
measures. Nosafeguard action hasbeentaken sofarbyMauritius.
Article 7.2
Mauritius didnotmake anyreverse notification totheTMB.