. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/418
17 December 2001
(01-6357)
Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.17 and 2.18
UNITED STATES
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a notification from the United States pursuant to
Articles 2.17 and 2.18 and is circulating it to WTO Members.G/TMB/N/418
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Permanent Mission of the United States
to the World Trade Organization
Geneva
11 December 2001
The Honourable
Ambassador András Szepesi
Chairman, Textiles Monitoring BodyWorld Trade Organization
Rue de Lausanne
1211 Geneva
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
I would like to take this opportunity to inform the TMB that, 1)  the visa requirement for
products integrated in the third stage has been eliminated, and 2)  the accelerated growth rate appliedto restraints on small suppliers in the third stage will be 27 per cent.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed)
William Tagliani
Attache
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