WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/44/Add.1
G/TMB/N/228/Add.2
29August 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3508)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.6and2.7(b)
Notification under Articles 2.8(a) and2.11
TURKEY
Addendum
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived afurther notification from Turkey pursuant to
paragraphs 6and7(b)aswellasparagraphs 8(a)and11ofArticle 2.
TheTMB, pursuant toparagraphs 7(b)ofArticle 2,andinaccordance withparagraph 11of
Article 2,iscirculating thisnotification toWTO Members.G/TMB/N/44/Add.1
G/TMB/N/228/Add.2
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ThePermanent Mission ofTurkey
totheWorld Trade Organization
Geneva, 26June1997
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
Irefertoyourletter dated 30May1997 withregard toTurkey 'sintegration programme that
willaffect theimports ofseveral products falling under thecoverage oftheATC from several WTO
Members andrequesting further information withrespect toTurkey 'sfirststage ofintegration.
Asconfirmed totheCRTA, thesetting upoftheEU/Turkey customs union means thatTurkey
applies substantially thesame rulesofcommerce astheEUincluding those applicable inthefieldof
textiles. Theintegration programme inrespect ofTurkey therefore corresponds tothatoftheEUin
terms ofanyrestrictions affected.
Thelevelof1990imports indicated forthefirststagenotification (G/TMB/N/44), forHSlines
4202.12, 4202.22, 4202.32, 4202.92, 7019.10 and9612.10 correspond totheimports oftherespective
precise product descriptions contained intheAnnex oftheATC. Onthebasis ofthestatistical
information available fortheHSlines3912.12, 3912.13, 3912.90 and7019.20 itisnotpossible to
indicate whether ornottheycorrespond totheimports oftherespective precise product descriptions
contained intheAnnex totheATC. Inanycase, theproducts integrated donotrepresent lessthan
17percent ofthetotalvolume ofTurkey 's1990 imports oftheproducts contained intheAnnex to
theATC.
Yours sincerely,
(signed)
M.AliUrkan
Counsellor
Ambassador Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
RuedeLausanne 154
1211 Geneva 21G/TMB/N/44/Add.1
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ANNEX I
Requested Statistical Information
Imports 1990
HSline Total imports Product imports %
(kgs) (kgs) **
3921.12 * 135,976 135,976 0.0507
3921.13 * 41,246 41,246 0.0154
3921.90 * 1,652,723 1,652,723 0.6159
4202.12 70,251 24,506 0.0091
4202.22 486,321 128,446 0.0479
4202.32 1,179 1,179 0.0004
4202.92 66,911 66,911 0.0249
7019.10 30,597 30,597 0.0114
7019.20 * 154,265 154,265 0.0575
9612.10 67,149 67,149 0.0250
* Onthebasis ofthestatistical information available itisnotpossible toindicate whether or
notthequantity ofimports correspond totheimports oftherespective precise product descriptions
contained intheAnnex totheATC.
** "Product imports" correspond tothequantity ofimports oftherespective product description
contained intheAnnex totheATC which Turkey integrated forthefirststage ofintegration.