CONFIDENTIAL

GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TEX.SB/649*

TARIFFS AND TRADE 29 May 1981

Textiles Surveillance Body

ARRANGEMENT REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES

Notification under Article 4:4

Amendments to the Bilateral Agreement between the United States and Sri Lanka

Note by the Chairman

The attached notification received from the United States concerns an amendment to the bilateral agreement^ covering textile products between the United States and Sri Lanka.

i For de ta i l s of the o r i g i n a l agreement see COM.TEX/SB/608, 439.

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Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 4 of Article 4 of the Arrangement Regarding Inter­national Trade in Textiles, I am instructed by my government to inform the Textiles Sur­veillance Body of the amendment of the cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile agreement be­tween the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Sri Lanka. The original bilateral agreement and prior amend­ments have been notified and circulated as COM.TEX/SB/608.

This amendment establishes an additional specif­ic limit pursuant to the consultation procedures set out in paragraph 7 of the Agreement. The growth (7 percent), swing (7 percent) and carry­over/carryforward (11/6 percent) provisions of the basic agreement apply.

Attached hereto are copies of the notes giving effect to this amendment.

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Robert E. Shepherd Minister Counselor

Attachment: as stated

April 30, i981 No. 130

UNITED STATES AND SRI LANKA AMEND TEXTILE AGREEMENT

The United States and Sri Lanka exchanged notes dated March 16, 1981 to amend the existing bilateral textile agreement. The texts of the notes follow:

UNITED STATES NOTE

Mr. W.L.P. de Mel Secretary

Ministry of Trade and Shipping Colombo

March 16, 19 81

Dear Sir,

I refer to paragraph 7 of the agreement between the

United States of America and Sri Lanka relating ro trade in

cottor, wool, and man-made fiber textiles and textile products,

with -.nnexes, effected by exchange of notes July 7, 1980 ("The

Agreement"), and to discussions held between representatives

of our two governments concerning exports from Sri Lanka to

the United States of products classified in textile category

334 ("Other Men's.and Boys' Cotton Coats").

On behalf of my government, I have the honor to propose

that Annex B of The Agreement be amended to establish a specific

limit for category 334 as follows:

EB/TEX:Miles Henderson (202) 632-2777

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January 1-April 30, 1981 Agreement Year Agreement Year

48,667 Dozen 146,000 Dozen "156,220 Dozen

If this proposal is acceptable to your government, this

Note and your Mote of confirmation on behalf of your government

shall constitute an amendment to The Agreement.

Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest

consideration.

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SRI LANKA NOTE

March 16, 1981 i

His Excellency1 D.R. Toussaint, Ambassador of the United States of America, Colombo» '.

Your Excellency,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the

proposal contained in your note dated LSarch 16, 1981 which

reads as follows :-

" I refer to paragraph 7 of the Agreement between the

United States of America and Sri Lanka relating to trade

"in cotton, wool, and man-made fiber textiles and textile

^ c': ,." products', with annexes, effected by exchange of notes

'July 7, 1980 ("The Agreement"), and to discussions held

a-?-- between representatives of our two Governments*^.^/- v-f r

"concerning exports from Sri Lanka to the United States:'-

"*Vi\ of products classified in textile Category 334 * " .*". * '~"*:

' ("Other Men*s and Boys' Cotton Coats"). , "T"; .

•'.". On behalf of my Government, I have the honor to propose "

that Annex B of The Agreement be amended to establish

a specific limit for Category 334 as follows: g

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'-• January 1- April 30, 1981 Agreement Year Agreement fnr

-- J-48.667 Dozen - 146,000 Dozen . .156,220 Do»M

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If this proposal is acceptable to your Government, this

note and your ncte cf cor.fi mist ion on behalf of your

Government shall'constitute an amendment to The Agreement»

I confirm that the proposal set out in this note is

acceptable to the Government of Sri Lanka.

Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest

consideration. [j4~~>J^->

i (Y.l .?. d « f c l ) Secretary, /

!a.nistry of Trade and Shipping. Ï