GENERAL AGREEMENT ON CONFIDENTIAL

TEX.SB/1768* 18 September 1991

TARIFFS AND TRADE

Textiles Surveillance Body

ARRANGEMENT REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES

Notification under Article 4

Extension of the bilateral agreements between United States and Romania

Note by the Chairman

Attached is a notification received from the United States of extensions of its cotton agreement as well as its wool and man-made fibre agreement with Romania for the period 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993.

The cotton agreement and previous amendments are contained in COM.TEX/SB/1452, 1516 and 1517. The wool and man-made fibre agreement and amendments therof are contained in COM.TEX/SB/1053, 1109, 1327, 1451, 1516 and 1517.

* English only/Anglais seulement/Inglés solamente

UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

1-3 AVENUE OE LA PAIX

1202 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

TELEPHONE: 732 09 70

September 17, 1991

The Honorable Ambassador Marcelo Raffaelli Chairman, Textiles Surveillance Body GATT Rue de Lausanne 154 1211 Geneva

Dear Ambassador Raffaelli:

Attached hereto, pursuant to Article 4.4 of the arrangement, are copies of notes extending both the cotton and the wool and man-made fiber agreements between the United States and Romania for a further three years, i.e., from January 1, 1991 through December 31, 1993.

Sincerely,

Robert E. Shepherd' """' Minister Counsellor

Attachment

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U.S. - Romania

THE MNISTRT OF COMMERCE AND T0U?ISV-01 «ftMAHIA *>Pr.«E»-'Te

IT? COMPLIMENTS TO T H * EMBASSY C~ THF UKUTI S T ^ E S 07 AMFBICA AVD HAS TF7- EOKOR TO AC*vOVT.*PS* 9 F C î i r T ^ VERBAL NOTE NO. 103 DATE* "AY 7, l ^ ^ i , r>? T g r T.«B.«.?SV A T

TBI UN1TFF SPATES 0 T AMERICA VH1CH PEALS AS FOLLOWS:

'"TEE EMBASSY TF THE WITS!) STATE? Of AMERICA PPESrVTS ITS COKFIIMENTS TO TH' MINIS'"?! Of F9*EI£N 1T,IT1 A»'T TOURISM. A»T' HAS T^E aONO-R Tf t y r r » *:• 'HE ARRANT"? »"" REGARDING INTERNATIONAL T*APr IN "E^TIL** , j?irn AN»'EYES, DONE AT GENEVA ON D^OEMBE» 27,, 1 9 7 3 , AND *T, rENLEr PY PROTOCOLS ADORED a W F C ? ! ? * ! * 0» DTCFMBER 1* . 1577 , LFCZM.BER 2 2 , 1 9 8 1 , AND J1LY 3 1 , 1966 , AT 3F*EVA (F-ERFINAFTE* «FFERRFD TO A? TFT ARRANGEMENT) A*'F T r T r _

A3REEMENT EFT^EEN ROMANIA AND T rE UNITE* STATES ov AMERICA RXLATIN3 w 0 TRADE IV r«T*OK TEXTILES, V'lTH ANKFTTS, EFFECTED Bv FYCcA*'Sr 0 T " C T S DA-rD DFC™!™ 73

AND 3 1 , 196 ' ' , AS AMENDED (HEREINAFTER SFEEF.^E^ *0 /S *SE CCTTO*1 AGTJFFV!TW"') . TH1" VW?A^SV AIFO **AS T.T r 0* ' r H *"* REFER TO THE AGREEMENT K ? L A T I K 5 T- TRADE I'-' 400L • «* "AN-MAD* FTRFE T T T I L ' S Af* TET^IL* PF.ODUCTS E ^ f E : 7 * : *"V

EXCHANGE OF »'0TE5. DATD KOVEMB"PR *? A*'D 16 , 1«24 , A5

A^END^D («EBII NATTER REFERRED TO AS THF V00T. ANT MAN-KADT FIFF« ACRt'^FA'T ) .

T J ; FM£ACCV r F TFF "" '̂TTED S'AT^S CF Av,T"5inA * T C « p r jToc TO THE GOVERNMENT *»» ROMANIA'S NOT? 0? MADCH *». \ 3 3 . 3 t CONCERNING ' " " t«RCPOSE* E*TFWSIOA OF Ï.0TH TE* C*?TOf; AGREEMENT AND THE '•'COL AND MAW-1ADS EIEZ^ ^3?x<wi?p 7*p A FERIOD 0" TVO YFAPS, FPO* JANUARY 1, 1 3 9 ? , TO r*CF V T r» 3 1 , 1 9 9 1 .

AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, A*»t IM VIEW OF T[*E SIGNIIICAV"" DFCT,T»,r IN "tTTTT.* kVl APPA*>FL * r * O r : ? E°.0" ROMANIA TO THE HNITE* STATES CINCE TPE î ! T »I*ATT^M *E FOTF THF CO'T^N AG*EÏMEK"' AND mHZ VOOL AND "ANNATE FIBER AGREEMENT. C-V ^TCrMBFR 3 1 , 19=9, ""** : -07 ? ?" M F M T " r

THE UNITE" STATES DOE? NOT EELI '?£ IT 13 NECE3? sPy PA

RENE» TH^ A?OVE-MEVTinN*D AGPEEM.'NTS. IT TRr "SOV^RW^K"' CF ROMANIA SO DESIRES, HOirVF", mV* GCVE'5^yp>IT rv "'-'7 UNITET STATES W07LD BE ^TILIN", TO CONSIOFP A STRAIGF"FOTiVARD TT'TrNSION 0 ' T*F "n,»MZR AGREEMENTS FOE A THREE-TEAR «E*TOD, FROM JANUARY 1, 19<U, *0 DFCFVET'': 3 1 , » 1 9 9 3 . SUCH AN EXTENSION iOULF INCORPORATE ALL PROVISIONS OF THE EO«MX,J> A"R7T»*EVT TEXTS, ""HE A r?LICABt" ANNEXES, AND ALL °FF.VT™JSLY ADOPTED AMEMD^FNTS TNCLtTDINI THOSE AGREED TO IN CONNECTION <VI,r:i TEE UNITED SPATES ADOPTIC»' OF TFE 'A'^0MI7ED SYSTF". ALL LIVITC . A»D GROWT11 RATES, A* SP-iCIFIED IN T^E ^OPMEH A3c7?M.Evr?, SHALL BE EXTENDED

•?*l GOVERNM**»* CF mHT n^TTF* STAGES FURTRSR PRO©03'S ';TEAT THE 7ISA ARRANGEMENT RETVE^N TRT ROVTRKMENTS OF

ROMANIA AND TTS "VITFD C T A T ^ S CONCP°N!NG ROMANIA*' SPORTS 0? TEXTILE PRODUCTS TO THE 'TNITED STATES, ÊFFECTFD ET EXCHANGE 0"F LETTERS DATED OCTOBER 1 5 , 1 9 8 " . AND AUGUST ? 5 , 1 9 8 3 , A* A^PNDFD (THF "ISA A ^ R A ^ ^ F N * ) SHALL ?.SMAPi IN PORC".

IF TFT FOPEGPTNC IS ACCFPTATTF T 0 YOiïP ",OV?P*'MFWT , THT^ THIS NOTE AND A NOTE 0* CONFIRMATION Ow BF.PALF r F T^E GOVERNMENT CF ROMANIA SHALL CONS'HTUTF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN OHR TWO r-C^ERN^ENr?.

THE EMBASSY 0 T ""RE UNITES STATES 0* AMEPICA AVAILS ITSFLF CF TRIS OPF^B ' r rTMï , ' , , r TO Ï T ^ V Tp m\i^ ^ I M J Ç T D V r»r FOREIGN TRADE 0* ROMANIA THE ASSURANCES OF T?s ° I S ° i : ? r CPNSIDFRATTON.

THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND TorTRI?*! OF ROMANIA PAS AIS^ THE PONOE TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT 0 T THE LETTER DAm7D JUNE 10 , 1 9 9 1 , OF TffT n^ITED «I'ATES D E P A R T ^ N * OF «""AT* '•4HICH READS A? FOLLOW?:

"AS REQUESTED BY rr-np Ç.OWTRKKTNT, A^TAC^ED ARF "fir PROPOSED 1 9 9 1 , 1 9 9 2 , AND 1993 LIMTTS FOR "ACH 0^ puE CATEGORIES COVT°ED *Y onu FORMER BILATERAL *ijr*FMF*,,p

RELATING TO TRADE 7* COTTON TEXTILES (TE*? CÔTTCN A3REFMENT) ANT CUP FORMER AGREEMENT RELATING TO TE/.PE I»' WOOL AND MAN-MADE FIPPF, 'POTTLE* ANT T P ^ I L P S T>P0PMCT" (THE VOOL AND MAN-MAP? FIBER AG*>EE"ENT).

THE SPECIFIC L I M I T S , DESIGNATED CONSULTATION T.FVF.LC A"T) MINIMUM CONSULTATION LEVELS OUTLINED IK Tfap ATTACHED ANNEXES REPRESENT A STF.AIGHTFORWAFI R0LL07EP, * I T = ANNUAL GEOV'H PATES AS PROVIDE1) F01- IN +*?. * O R M ? P AGREEMENT, OF THE LEVELS WHICH WE?.Z IN PLACE IN 1 9 5 3 -ÏF HAVE ALSO APPLIES ALL r E ""HE ADJUSTMENTS ur tTIC- i'7*' AGREED UPON ÏY OUT T'/O r.0VRN*?NTS I* COWNEr.TTO" V ? . THE ADOPTION OP THE *!ARM0VI7',D f A M ^ r i i y CODE R? " T

UNITE? STAFFS.

ÎCLLOVING YOUF. GOVT-W.,vPWT'S RTVTV* r j TUT A ' T A C ^ P P ANNEXES, ¥E L^OK FO'VAPD TO A NOT' nE PE^L* CONCEPvING OUR PROPOSAL ^o •pr'PTvp -r>nv vcvyj.v ACPEP^ENTS F r ^ T B o t ; VF.ARS, FROM JANUARV 1 , 1Q91, THEO^R DECEMPF* 3 1 . 1 = 3 ' . "

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TEE H i r a W v W UOMM*RCE AfT TOïïftTS" CONFIP*, ?T ""PI* VERBAL NOTE, THAT T ^ T PROPOSALS CO»'T»I^D 1* TKr ».F.r^,n

MENTIONED VERBAI NOTT OF TFP FMRASSY 0? THF UNI""1" SIATIS BIPART*ENT O r STAT ARF, ACCEPTABLE f* rvV POMANIAN GOVFFNMENT ANP THAT VER*AI, »OTE NO. 1?3 DATE!' MAT 7 f 1 9 9 1 , ANT» "•trp T T T T F R OF TPI TT*'TTF.D ^TAT'S DEPARTMENT OF STATE DATED J W 1 0 , 1991 , T07ETHEP *'ITU

THIS VERBAL NCTF SHALL CONS^ITU"^ AN ASRT'MÏNT BFTw?™ THE GOVERNMENT OF POMANIA A*'D T E ' SOVFPNMVKT n^ * p r UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT FI^fiTP ROVRN^N'T MAT AS* FOP RENEGOTIATION 0* THIS AGREEMENT AFT3T DECEMPT.P 1 9 9 2 , *HEN MULTI FIIEP ARRANGEMENT EXPIRED P*NPI\'G TO TFP CHANG'S THA"" VT7,L OCCHR IN TOT *PRANC-?VTNT BFGA»DINr INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TETTILES 'OLLO*'I"S r*E A S R F 5 * P » ! T S THAT VILI IE PiACEEL I*' THIS FIELD VITFIN URUGUAY POTKI.

TFE MINIST.''' OF CO^MERCF AND "^"RI^M *T ROM^WIA A?» IL? ITSELF OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TT REKEV TO ""H* £K'TA?SY 0 T

THF UNITED «S*A*TS OF AN^PTCA T^T ASSTTRANCrc r,T T , r c

HIGHEST CONSIDEPATIOW.

BUrPA»!?*, ATSU"? 15, 1P91

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! YCOL-ANE ^A^-NAri. i m p A? HE**?!*'" ÀNKÏX C EESIGNATED CONSULT/TION LEVELS

CATSGO** UNIT â S K " â l LE"EL

GROFP IT w 1 0 , Z 3 ? , 5 c P 41» M2 1 S 7 . 2 2 5 4 55 v ? 129,575? 516 "2 1 , 5 7 2 , 2 5 5 *«6 M2 1 1 % 3 3 6 442 r o z e t9»25 4*8 DO7 6 , 5 ? ? 459 FG 3 4 , 2 1 9 533 DOZ 4 4 , 1 9 9 634 D^7 5 3 . 6 S 7 (634 UNI?) DOZ ( ^ 6 , 5 * 4 ) (534 VCT VNTT) $02 ( 1 7 , 0 8 3 ) (*X) 640 DC 7 3 3 , 2 2 5 (TX) 541 DOZ 3 4 , 7 7 5 6 4 3 / 6 4 4 (KMTT) E^7 2 4 , 9 9 6 64 7 DO? 3 2 , 7 3 ^ 64B lOZ 5 7 , 7 4 6 659 vr 1 2 1 , 7 « o

ALL CATEGORIE? NO* OTP^V'ISE SP?C1?IFI AIOVI S»ALL T r

SUBJECT ï f t rtlMI^n»' CWTLrATTGN LEVELS AS r^T.LOu'S :

3 3 5 , 1 2 7 S ^ T i r * KAw-KABF r 1 i l h •'OKAPFASTL C À ^ C ^ P T ^ ; 5 8 5 , 2 8 9 S"iE Fnp SAN-MALE MBER APPAREL C'TF*»0?t£e: «N^ £ 3 , 6 1 3 SMI FO* VQOL CATTGOfilFS.

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NOTE: r A S A RESULT 0* *HE 0 . ? . ADOPTION OF T1** HARMONIZED SÏSTIM, THE MINIM™ C^NS^TTATTOH IEV-TC

APPEARING IW PARAGRAPH 7 OF m?* WOOL AND MA>:-"AD? FIÏEF. AGRTT>MENT SÏÏOUT.D P^AD A« FCLLr«s : "*CP TACH AIOÏTMTM* VEA£, THE MINIMUM COMSnLTAriOw LEV3L ÎG* *ACH C^??G*?T

!N GROUPS I I AVD TTI vOT " I V ^ N « SPECIFIC LIMIT CSfLl FT

3 3 6 , 1 2 7 SQUARP ESTERS fO^T^ALENT F^R v ?w-" i T .Z r * £ r ' 5

NONAPPAPEL CATEGORIES? 5 9 5 , 2 9 9 SQUARE ^ I?*P? "?0iTITAL"«I F^R "AN-^AD* FTP'R APPAREL CATf-ORITSJ AND, c .3 ,51? SOGARE METERS EQUIVALENT FOR *OOL CATEGORIES."

(T) AS A PVSTT/T OF THE RAR?*0MT7.VD ^ S T F " , TEF SPIHTJI"

LIMIT FOR CATEGORY 435 /444 WAS SPLI** Jp INTO TWO SFFARA^E "LIMITS J ROW-V?®, Trçrpr i c »J(M.; ^M t r u r ^ T SWIM" BF.TsEEN THE LIMITS FOP TPflSE TWO CATEGORIES.

( T T ) fvv^ DESIGNATED CO '̂SÏÏITATTON LE"ET r n o CA^EGOR* «43 HAS BEEN INCREASTD BT 101,^75 UNITS WITH » CORRESPONDIS DFCPFASE *F 1 0 . 0 7 5 UNTTS T*' *EE LEV'T F^ P CA""*G0R* 5 4 1 .