RESTRICTED
-THE SECOND GROUP CONSISTS OF OTHER SENSITIVE PRODUCTS:
GROUPS 3, 4 AND 5 CONSIST OF LESS SENSITIVE PRODUCTS CLASSIFIED
AS FOLLOWS:
GROUP 3: OTHER YARNS, FABRICS AND SIMPLY MADE ARTICLES
GROUP 4: OTHER CLOTHING AND ARTICLES OF KNITWEAR
GROUP 5: ALL OTHER PRODUCTS.
((1)) THIS REVISION IS AVAILABLE ONLY AS A DRAFT PREPARED BY THE
WORKING PARTY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT GROUP 2 AS GIVEN IN THE
ANNEX WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS: ANORAKS,
YARN OF REGENERATED DISCONTINUOUS FIBRE. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED
THAT THE AGREEMENTS TO BE NEGOTIATED WITH CERTAIN STATE-TRADING
COUNTRIES WILL ALSO COVER FLAX PRODUCTS.
!1. GROWTH RATES
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THESE RATES WILL IN PRINCIPLE "BE APPLIED TO 1976 OPERATIONS,
ALLOWING FOR THE REDUCTIONS MADE IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN SUPPLIER
COUNTRIES.
1, GROUP 1: FOR THE 8 PRODUCTS CONCERNED, THE ANNUAL GROWTH RATES
OF THE INTERNAL GLOBAL CEILINGS WORK OUT AS FOLLOWS:
COTTON YARNS
OTHER COTTON FABRICS
Ø PERCENT
0.5 PERCENT
FABRICS OF SYNTHETIC FIBRES
3.5 PERCENT
SHIRTS, T-SHIRTS, SINGLETS, KNITTED
3.8 PERCENT
JERSEYS, PULL-OVERS, ETC.
4.1 PERCENT
TROUSERS, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S
3.4 PERCENT
WOMEN'S BLOUSES
WOVEN SHIRTS
1.5 PERCENT
1.5 PERCENT
•
AS THESE RATES ARE BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT CONSUMPTION TRENDS,
THE AGREEMENTS WILL INCLUDE A REVIEW CLAUSE MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO
ADJUST THESE RATES UP OR DOWN TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF ANY DEVELOPMENTS
IN CONSUMPTION WHICH PROVE CONTRARY TO THE ASSUMPTIONS MADE,
2
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/ THE 1974