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TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1977

OF THE CATEGORIES SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC LIMIT IN THE HONG KONG/US TEXTILE AGREEMENT, THE RATE OF UTILISATION IN FOUR OUT OF 21 CATEGORIES COULD BE DESCRIBED AS RELATIVELY HIGH. THESE FOUR CATEGORIES WERE CATEGORY 41/42/43/62(2) (COTTON KNIT T-SHIRTS, OTHER KNIT SHIRTS AND BLOUSES, EXCEPT SWEAT-SHIRTS), CATEGORY 48 (COTTON RAINCOATS, 3/4 LENGTH OR LONGER, NOT KNIT) CATEGORY 229 (COATS, NOT KNIT) AND CATEGORY 237 (SUITS, NOT KNIT).

EEC

THE 1976 TEXTILE RESTRAINT PERIOD FOR THE EEC EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31, 1976 AND DURING THE PERIOD, TOTAL QUOTA USED AMOUNTED TO 101.08 MILLION EQUIVALENT KGS. OR 80.58 PER CENT OF THE OVERALL LIMIT. QUOTA UTILISATION POSITION ON MEMBER STATE BASIS ARE GIVEN BELOW:

QUANTITY LICENSED (IN MILLION EQUIVALENT KGS.)

PERCENTAGE UTILISATION

MEMBER STATE

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

UNITED KINGDOM

BENELUX

DENMARK

ITALY

FRANCE

IRISH REPUBLIC

34.65

89.02

53.81

79.15

5.74

68.71

2.74

80.12

2.38

57.05

1.63

75.41

0.34

50.00

OUT OF A TOTAL OF 109 CATEGORIES ON MEMBER STATE/CATEGORY BASIS, THE RATE OF UTILISATION IN 37 OF THEM WAS RELATIVELY HIGH. THE POPULAR CATEGORIES INCLUDED CATEGORY 3 (KNIT SHIRTS AND BLOUSES), CATEGORY 8 (WOVEN TROUSERS), CATEGORY 10 (WOVEN. DRESSES), CATEGORY 11 (WOVEN BLOUSES, WOMEN'S, GIRLS AND INFANTS'), CATEGORY 12 (WOVEN SHIRTS, MMEN'S AND BOYS') AND CATEGORY 13 (WOVEN NIGHTWEAR),

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