GTEB Circular No. 002 (1993)

(NAR) VOL. IV NO. 3 / JULY - SEPTEMBER 1993

[ GTEB CIRCULAR NO. 002, s. 1993, February 08, 1993 ]

RP-CANADA HARMONIZED CATEGORY

1. Further to GTEB Circular No. 045 dated 16 December 1992 Re: RP-CANADA BILATERAL AGREEMENT and in order to conform to the AGREEMENT ITEM NO. in Column (A) of the RP-Canada Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), we are amending the category numbers to include letters (a) and (b) as indicated to determine the restraint level or the sub-level to which the shipment will be debited/charged. Please refer to the attached Annex for reference.

2. The Quota entitlement and future EA awards shall now reflect the above changes to enable the monitoring of data explained above. In this regard, the EA application should be accomplished to reflect the Agreement Item No. (Ex. 1a, 1b, 2, 2a, 5, 5a) etc.

3. The TEC and the Special Export License (SEL) shall likewise reflect the Agreement Item Not only.

4. However, we shall still require the TEC applications to reflect the detailed category numbers in addition to the Agreement Item No. for merged categories (3/4 and 7/8) to properly monitor each item. Example: Agreement Item No. Detailed No.

1) Jackets & Blazers, MB 3/4 a (3.3) Dresses, WG 3/4 b (4.3) Jackets & Blazers, C 3/4 This Circular shall take effect immediately. Adopted: 8 Feb. 1993

(Sgd.) ATTY. AURORA MA. F. TIMBOL Executive Director RP-CANADA HS CATEGORIES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 01, 1993 Agreement Description 1993 LR (pc Item No. _______________________________________________________1a Coats, Jackets & Rainwears, C 789,846 1b - Coats, Jackets & Rainwears, MBWG (1.2, 1.3) (Sub-level) 152,633 (664,122) Winterouterwear, C (2.2) 2a - Winterouterwear, MBWG (Cat 2.1 (Sub-level) (140,403) 3/4 - Male Casual & Finewear; Female Casual & Finewear, C 1,270,867 3/4a - Suits, MB/Jackets & Blazers, MB (Cat 3.1 & 3.3) (Sub-level) (59,097) 3/4b - Ensembles, MB (3.2) - Female Casual & Finewear, WG (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4) (Sub-level) (722,161) 5 - Trousers, overalls, & shorts, C 1,285,552 5a - Trousers, overalls & shorts, MBWG (Cat 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 & 5.5) (1,059,629) (Sub-level) 6 - Tailored collar shirts, MBC 439,537 7/8 - Woven shirts, blouses & similar articles; Athletic wear, K/C shirts, blouses & similar articles, T-shirts & sweatshirts, C1,673,660 7/8a - Woven shirts & similar articles, MB; - Woven blouses & similar articles, WG; - K/C shirts, blouses & similar articles MBWG (Cat 7.1, 7.2 & 8.1) (657,637) (Sub-level) 7/8b - Athletic wear (Cat 8.4) (Sub-level) (194,013) 9 Underwear 946,941 11a Sweaters, MBWG 1,340,046 11b Sweaters, C 128,049 12 Swimwear 832,594 14 Babies Garments 6,070,761 14a - Coats, Jackets & rainwear (Cat 14.1) (Sub-level) (114,136) 2) Woven blouses, WG 7/8a (7.2) Knit shirts, MB 7/8a (8.1) Tracksuits, MB 7/8b (8.4)