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CONFIDENTIAL GENERAL AGREEMENT ON y/ TEX.SB/613* TARIFFS AND TRADE 12 March 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 India 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 India. - 7 For details of the agreement see COM.TEX/SB/315, 340, 356, 394, 439, 462, 489, 530, 546, 582 and 616. English only/Anglais seulement.
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CONFIDENTIAL
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON y/ TEX.SB/613*
TARIFFS AND TRADE 12 March 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 India
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 India.
-7For details of the agreement see COM.TEX/SB/315, 340, 356, 394, 439, 462, 489, 530, 546, 582 and 616.
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Pursuant to the provisions of parageap'K °l£ cle 4 of the Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles, I am instructed by my government to inform the Textiles Surveillance Body of the increase in a consultation level, which constitutes a further amendment of the cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of India. The original bilateral agreement and prior amendments have been notified and circulated as COM.TEX/SB/315, 340, 356, 394, 462, 489, 530, 546, 582, and 616.
Attached hereto are copies of the letters giving effect to this amendment.
Sincerely,
Robert E. Shepherd Minister-Counselor
Enclosures: as stated
EMBASSY OP INDIA C O M M E R C E W I N G
2 5 3 6 MASSACHUSETTS AVE.. N.W. WASHINGTON. O.C. 2 0 0 0 8
TELEPHONE: 283-3200
N3. CCM/105/2/80 December 22,1980
Mr. Harry Ropp, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Trade and Commercial Affairs, Bureau of Business and Economic Affairs, Department of state, Washington D.C.20520
Dear Mr. Kopp,
Ï am writing with reference to your letter of December 12,1980 proposing that the consultation level for Category 447 be increased by 2,778 dozen to a level of 8,334 dozen for the 1980 Agreement Year.
Cn behalf of my Government, I have the honour to accept this proposal. Your letter and my response would constitute an amendment to the ZndorUS Textile Agreement..
Yours sincerely,
( Miss V.L.Peddy ) Second Secretary (! Ccmrerce )
<4flh DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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December 12, 1980
Mr. V.S. Mehta Attache (Commerce) Embassy of India Commerce Wing 2536 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008
Dear Mr. Mehta:
I refer to Paragraph 6 of the Agreement between the United States and India Relating to Trade in Cotton, Wool, and Man-Made Fiber Textiles and Textile Products, with Annexes, effected by exchange of notes December 30, 1977, as amended ("The Agreement"), and to our conversations concerning an increase in the consultation level for Category 447.
On behalf of my Government, I have the honor to propose that the Consultation Level for Category 447 be increased by 2,778 dozen to a level of 8,334 dozen for the 1980 Agreement Year.
If this proposal is acceptable to your Government, this letter and your letter of confirmation shall constitute an amendment to the Agreement-
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Harry Kbpp [ \ Deputy assistant Secretary for Trade and Commercial Affairs
Bureau of Business and Economic Affairs
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United States/India (TEX.SB/613)
Original agreement and previous amendments: COM.TEX/SB/315, ,3^0, 356,
39H, 1+39, U62, 1+89, 530, 5̂ 6
and 582
Period of agreement: 1 January 1978 - 31 December 1982
Product coverage: cotton, wool, m.m.f.
Present notification
Amendment to increase the consultation level for category 1+1+7
(wool trousers, M + B)
Previous MCL New level (I980)
5,556 doz 8,33*+ doz
(100,008 SYE) (150,012 SYE)
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