a) in each year of the staging category indicated in Column I, the higher of

(a) in each year of the staging category indicated in Column I, the higher of

e) goods provided for in the items in staging category D in a Party's Schedule shall continue to receive duty-free treatment.

(e) goods provided for in the items in staging category D in a Party's Schedule shall continue to receive duty-free treatment.

Originating textile and apparel goods provided for in the items in staging category D in a Party's Schedule to Annex 302.2 shall continue to receive dutyfree treatment.

(i) the rate of customs duty under the staging category set out for the item in Annex 401.2, as amended, of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement, and

(b) duties on textile and apparel goods provided for in the items in staging category B6 in a Party's Schedule shall be reduced on January 1, 1994, by an amount equal, in percentage terms, to the base rates.