COTTON
Background paper
by the Secretariat[1]
Addendum
This addendum refers to and must be read in
conjunction with document _TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.22-_TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.22. It provides information on
market access data for relevant cotton-related products[2]
as described in Part 3 (paragraph 3.5) of document _TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.22-_TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.22
The main updates captured in this revised
version compared to the previous one[3]
are as follows:
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[1] This document has been prepared
under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice to the
positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO. It has
been prepared for information only and is not intended to provide any
authoritative or official legal interpretation of the provisions of the WTO
Agreements in general on in relation to any measure listed in this document.
[2] In this
addendum, relevant cotton-related products refer to those products listed in the annex to the Nairobi Decision on Cotton
(document _WT/MIN(15)/46 and _WT/L/981),
excluding tariff lines
5201, 5202, and 5203.
[3] _TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.21/Add.2-TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.21/Add.2.