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GENERAL AGREEMENT ON ; TEX.SB/1228*

TARIFFS AND TRADE 6 J«n« 1986 Textiles Surveillance Body

ARRANGEMENT REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES

Notification under Article 4:4

Modification of the Bilateral Agreement between the United States and Haiti

Note by the Chairman

Attached is a notification received from the United States of a modification of its bilateral agreement with Haiti. A specific limit was agreed on Category 350 (dressing gowns).

The text of the bilateral agreement between the parties is contained in TEX.SB/1227.

English only/Anglais seulement/Ingles solamente

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UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 1-3 AVENUE DE LA PAIX

1202 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Telephone : 32 09 70

May 23, 1986

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

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Enclosed is a 1984 amendment to the bilateral agreement with Haiti which I have just notified today to the TSB under separate cover.

This amendment established a specific limit for Category 350 (dressing gowns) at an annual level of 32,149 dozen for the life of the agreement. Consultations had been requested by the U.S. pursuant to Article 3 of the Arrangement on January 31, 1984. The rollback level (YE October 1983) was 18,754 dozen.

Enclosed are copies of the notes giving effect to this amendment.

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Robert E. Shepherd Minister Counselor

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UNITED STATES AND REPUBLIC OF HAITI AMEND BILATERAL TEXTILE AGREEMENT

The Uni ted S t a t e s and t h e Republ ic of H a i t i exchanged n o t e s to e f f e c t an amendment t o t h e b i l a t e r a l t e x t i l e agreement between t h e two governments conce rn ing t h e e x p o r t of c o t t o n , wool and man-made f i b e r t e x t i l e s and t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s from H a i t i t o t h e Unxted S t a t e s . Tex t s of t h e n o t e s f o l l o w .

UNITED STATES NOTE

His Exce l l ency ^ Theodore A c h i l l e , t " Ac t ing M i n i s t e r of F o r e i g n A f f a i r s w P o r t - a u - P r i n c e

Excellency:

I have the honor to refer to the internat ional arrangement

regarding the in te rna t iona l trade in t e x t i l e s , with annexes, done

at Geneva on December 20, 1973, and extended by the protocols

" adopted respectively on December 14, 1977- and December 22, 1981

at Geneva (The Arrangement) and to the agreement re la t ing to trade

in cotton, wool and man-made f iber t e x t i l e s and t e x t i l e products

between the United States of America and the Republic of Hai t i

effected by exchange of Notes in Port-au-Prince on February 17,

1984 and May 4 , 1984 (The Agreement). I also refer to recent d i s ­

cussions between representat ives of our two governments concerning

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the export of cotton dressing gowns in Category 350 from Haiti to

the United States.

I have the honor to propose, on behalf of my government»

that the Agreement be amended to include the following in Annex B:

Category Description Unit 1984 1985 1986

350 Dressing Gowns Doz 32,149* 32,149* 32,149*

•Includes growth

If this proposal is acceptable to your government, this Note

and its acceptance by the Government of Haiti shall constitute an

Amendment po the Agreement. to

I Accept, Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest

consideration. »

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I hereby cer t i fy that the above t r ans la t ion be-. ?. ;* LJ.~Mo. JlSlisL^as DEPARTMENT OF STATE prepared by V,- i .l: .;vn of Lansuags DIVISION OF LANGUAGE SERVICES Services c.f ' ' ? "•• .-'.::; ::;t of State :ujd that i t 1 t^.MSt-Uon (TRANSLATION) to the beat ai ..;• a....*ivU£e and b é l i e r .

Dated» LSNO.

CL*. ^ ^ • ' ^Jofge R. Pere:

Assistant Chief, Translating Branch « ,_ , , m „ .._.-^ -v Republic of Hai t i

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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113123 JP/MM French

No. EC/642 P o r t - a u - P r i n c e , May 2 1 , 1984

Mr. Ambassadors MKK

I have the honor to acknowledge r e c e i p t of your l e t t e r No.

188 of May 2 1 , 1984, which reads as followsx

[The French t r a n s l a t i o n of Ambassador McManaway's l e t t e r of May 2 1 , 1984, agrees in a l l subs t an t i ve r e s p e c t s with the o r i g i n a l Engl ish t e x t . ]

I have t h e honor to inform you t h a t the Government of t h e

Republic of H a i t i accepts the foregoing p roposa l s . Therefore ,

your l e t t e r and t h i s rep ly hereby c o n s t i t u t e an agreement by

exchange of notes between H a i t i and the United S t a t e s of

America.

I a v a i l myself of t h i s oppor tuni ty to renew to you, Mr.

Ambassador, t he assurances of my high c o n s i d e r a t i o n .

[Signature]

. J e a n - R o b e r t Estimé Minis ter of Foreign A f f a i r s