IMPORTANT NOTES TO THE READER OF THIS REPORT

A)   COVERAGE shows which product categories are controlled by the level in the Base or Notional Level
     column.   For example,

     1)   Categories 347 and 348 for China are covered by one level for both categories, 347/348.
          There is no level covering the individual categories separately.  The page for each
          category shows the same Level Coverage and the same Level because,theoretically,
          China could ship all of the 347/348 level in either category.

     2)   Whenever an Agreement has two or more Part-Categories, all appear.

     3)   Whenever an Agreement has a single Category with a Sub-Level on a Part-Category, both appear.

     4)   Whenever an Agreement has a Merged-Level and at least one Sub-Level, both will appear.

B)   TYPE Codes:    Type     	  Description
              	    SL        	  Specific Limit
                    Consultation  Category subject to the Consultation Mechanism described in the
                                  bilateral agreement
               	    Restraint 	  The notional 12 month call level (Section 204, China textile
                                  safeguard, etc.) and the Prorated Base limit, where applicable.              
                
C)   LEVELS covered in the Report are those which are current through the date on the cover.

D)   12 MONTH BASE AND NOTIONAL LEVELS:  The level shown in the "12 month Base or Notional Level"
     column is either the 12 month base level, without adjustment, or the unprorated 12 month notional
     level. The notional levels are correct to within one category unit (i.e., to within one "kilogram"
     or "dozen", etc.) due to rounding.

E)   Prorated levels shown in this report have been prorated to correspond to the time in the coverage
     period. Where Prorated Base limits are shown, any available flexibilities or staged entry quota
     levels will be calculated from those Prorated Base limits.


F)   GROWTH, SHIFT, CO, CF: The numbers in the flexibility columns are percentage adjustments allowed
     for the categories and base levels listed in the corresponding columns.  The flexibilities shown
     to the right of annual Growth are Swing/Shift, Carryover (CO), and Carryforward (CF).  There is
     no carryforward in 2008,the last year of the China Textile Agreement.  The growth rates shown in
     this report are the growth rates used to reach the 2008 limits.


G)   COVERAGE PERIOD shows the dates of effectiveness of the provisions shown.




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