RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/181
3July1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2549)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 6.9
Agreed Restraint Measure between theUnited States andGuatemala
Imports ofcotton andman-made fibreskirts
(UScategory 342/642)
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived from theUnited States, pursuant toparagraph 9
ofArticle 6,thenotification ofanagreed restraint measure concluded withGuatemala.
TheTMB hasreviewed thisagreed restraint measure inaccordance withparagraph 9of
Article 6,1andisforwarding thenotification toWTO Members fortheirinformation.
1SeeG/TMB/R/13, paragraphs 17-19.
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United States Trade Representative
Geneva
8November 1995
TheHonourable
Ambassador András Szepesi
Chairman, Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
RuedeLausanne
1211 Geneva
Dear Ambassador Szepesi,
On12October1995,representativesoftheUnitedStatesandGuatemalaconcludedanagreement
concerningcottonandman-madefibreskirts(category342/642)pursuanttotheprovisionsofArticles6.2
and6.9oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing.
Fortheperiod31May1995to31December1995,alimithasbeenestablishedof285,685dozen
forcategory 342/642. In1996, thespecific limit increases to408,100 dozen andaGAL of
100,000 dozen isestablished. For1997, thespecific limitincreases to432,586 dozen andtheGAL
remains at100,000 dozen. Fortheperiod 1January 1998 to30May1998, thespecific limittotals
188,442 dozen. The100,000 dozen GAL issimilarly prorated forthisperiod.
Sincerely,
(signed) William Tagliani
Attache