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OF THE CATEGORIES SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC LIMITS IN HONG KONG/U.S. TEXTILE AGREEMENT, THE RATE OF UTILISATION IN SIX OUT OF 21 CATEGORIES COULD BE DESCRIBED AS RELATIVELY HIGH. THESE SIX CATEGORIES WERE CATEGORY 41/42/43/62(2) (COTTON KNIT T-SHIRTS, OTHER KNIT SHIRTS AND BLOUSES, EXCEPT SWEAT-SHIRTS), CATEGORY 45/46/47 (MEN'S AND BOYS' COTTON SHIRTS, DRESS, SPORT AND WORK, NOT KNIT), CATEGORY 48 (COTTON RAINCOATS, 3/4 LENGTH OR LONGER, NOT KNIT), CATEGORY 50/51 (COTTON TROUSERS, SLACKS AND SHORTS, NOT KNIT); CATEGORY 54/63(1) (COTTON PLAYSUITS, SUNSUITS, WASHSUITS, CREEPERS, ROMPERS, ETC. AND ENTIRETIES, NOT KNIT) AND CATEGORY 237 (M.M.F. SUITS, NOT KNIT).
E.E.C.
THE CURRENT 12-MONTH E.E.C. RESTRAINT PERIOD BEGAN ON JANUARY 1, 1976. QUOTA UTILISATION POSITION ON MEMBER STATE BASIS FOR THE PÁST TEN MONTHS ENDING OCTOBER 31, 1976 ARE GIVEN BELOW:-
QUANTITY LICENSED PERCENTAGE UTILISATION
MEMBER STATE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
UNITED KINGDOM
BENELUX
DENMARK
ITALY
FRANCE
IRISH REPUBLIC
27.45
70.5 PER CENT
44.83
65.9 PER CENT
4.31
51.6 PER CENT
2.20
69.6 PER CENT
1.68
40.3 PER CENT
1.31
60.4 PER CENT
0.28
41.3 PER CENT
NOTE: FIGURES ON QUANTITY LICENSED ARE IN MILLION
EQUIVALENT KGS.
OUT OF A TOTAL OF 109 CATEGORIES ON MEMBER STATE/CATEGORY BASIS, THE RATE OF UTILISATION IN 32 OF THEM WAS RELATIVELY HIGH. THE POPULAR CATEGORIES INCLUDED CATEGORY 3 (KNIT SHIRTS AND BLOUSES), CATEGORY 4 (KNIT PULLOVERS, ETC.), CATEGORY 7 (WOVEN SUITS AND JACKETS, ETC. MEN'S AND BOYS'), CATEGORY 8 (WOVEN TROUSERS), CATEGORY 10 (WOVEN DRESSES), CATEGORY 11 (WOVEN BLOUSES, WOMEN'S, GIRLS' AND INFANTS'), CATEGORY 12 (WOVEN SHIRTS, MEN'S AND BOYS') AND CATEGORY 13 (WOVEN NIGHTWEAR).
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