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E u r o p e a n E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y and Hong Kong on t rade

in t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s

( s u b m i t t e d to the C o uncil by t h e Commission)

C O M (84) 7 7 4 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1. By Decision of 25 February 1982, the Council authorised the Commission

to open negotiations with Hong Kong with a view to the conclusion of

an agreement on trade in textile products.

2. In accordance with that Council Decision, and in consultation with the

Article 113 Committee, the Commission conducted negotiations with Hong

Kong from 1 June to 30 November 1982.

Following the negotiations, a draft Agreement was drawn up.

The draft Agreement:

(i) covers all MF A products of wool, cotton and man-made fibres

originating in Hong Kong,

(ii) calls for voluntary restraint, at agreed levels, on exports to

the Community of certain categories of products covered by the

Agreement,

(iii) provides for a consultation procedure whereby voluntary re­

straint measures may be introduced for categories of products

not initially subject to limitation, where certain thresholds

are exceeded,

(iv) establishes a double checking system for categories of products

subject to limitation, and an origin control system for all

categories covered by the Agreement,

(v) includes a flexibility clause allowing the transfer of a certain

percentage of the quotas from category to category, or from one

year to another,

(vi) includes an "anti-surge" clause allowing in certain circum­

stances the suspension of flexibility or the introduction of

temporary limits within quotas,

(vii) includes an "anti-fraud" clause allowing in certain circum­

stances the debiting against the quota of the true country of

origin of quantities shipped fraudulently,

(viii) in exchange for limitation, contains an undertaking by the

Community not to introduce further quantitative restrictions

under Article XIX of the GATT or Article 3 of the MFA, or to

measures having an effect equivalent to quantitative restric­

tions .

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The Heads of the Delegation initialled the text of the draft Agreement

on 30 November 1982, having noted that it correctly represented the

results of the negotiations.

3. In order to ensure that the successful implementation of the Agreement

should not be put at risk and to prevent a flood of exports preceding

its entry into force, the Community, following the conclusion of the

negotiations, proposed to the third countries that until such time as

the Agreement entered into force both parties should apply its

provisions on an autonomous basis as from 1 January 1983. These

provisions were put into effect by Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3589/82

of 23 December 1982 making the importation into the Community of

textile products originating in certain third countries subject to

authorisation and quantitative limitation, as amended by Council

Regulation (EEC) N° 3762/83 of 19 December 1983 1 (2).

4. The Commission considers that the draft Agreement embodies an

arrangement which is acceptable to the Community. It therefore recom­

mends that the Council:

(i) approve the Agreement by adopting the regulation, the draft of

which is annexed hereto,

(ii) pending approval of the Agreement, take the necessary

decisions in connection with the signing thereof.

(1) 0J N° L 374, 31.12.1982, p.106

(2) 0J N° L 380, 31.12.1982, p.l

R e c o mmendation for a

Ç0UNÇIL_ R E 6 U L A T I 0 N

conce r n i n g the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Hong Kong on trade

in textile products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission,

Whereas the Agreement on trade in textile products negotiated between the

European Economic Community and Hong Kong should be approved,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Economic Community and Hong Kong on

trade in textile products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in

Article 17 of the Agreement

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its

publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable

in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

(1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council.

AGRT-MENI' RETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

AND HONG KONG ON TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS

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tsETWEEN THF EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND PONG KONG ON TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

of the one p T r t , and

THE G 0 VFRNM r N T OF HONG KONG,

of fUe other part,

RECOGNIZING the importance of trade in textile products between the

European Economic Community (hereinafter referred to a. the "Community")

and Hong Kong,

HAVING REGARD to the Arrangement regarding International Trade in Textiles

and in particular Article thereof; arid to the Protocol extending the said

Arrangemer.t togetner with the Conclusions adopted on 7.2 December 1931 by

the Textiles Committee, which Arrangement, Protocol and Conclusions are

hereinafter referred to as the "Geneva Arrangement",

HAVE iF.CIDED to conclude this Agreement arid to this end have designated

as t h e i r P l e n i p o t e n t i a r i e s ,

THE C'HJNCIL OF THE F.uLGPE AN COMMUNITIES :

THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG :

WHO H W E AGREED AS FOLLOWS :

Section I : Trade Arrangements

Article 1

1. The parties recoqnize and confirm that, subject to the provisions

of this Agreement and without p r e judice to their rights and obligations

under the General Aareement on Tariffs and Trade, the conduct of their

mutual trade in textile products shall be gove r n e d by the p rovisions of

the Geneva Arrangement.

2. In respect of the products covered by this Agreement, the Community

undertakes not to introduce q u a n t i t a t i v e restrictions under Article XIX

of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or Article 3 of the Geneva

Arrangement.

3. Measures having equivalent effect to quantitative restrictions on the

importation into the1 Community of the products covered by this Agreement

shall be prohibited.

Arti c L i 2

1. This Agreement -'hall apply to trade in textile products of cotton,

wool and man-made fibres which o r i ginate in Hong Kong and are listed

in Annex I.

2. The classifiration of the pro ducts covered by this Agreement is based

on the n o menclature of the Common Customs Tariff and on the Nomenclature

of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and the

Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).

3. The origin of the products covered by this Agreement shall be determined

in accordance with the rules in for e in the Community and the procedures

for control of the origin of the products set out in Protocol A.

Article 3

H o n g Ko ng agrees to r e s t r a i n its exports to the Community o f the

prod u c t s described in Annex II to the limits set out therein for

each Agreement year.

Exports of textile products set out in Annex II shall be subject to

a d o uble-checking system specified in Protocol A.

Hong Kong and the Ccnnuni iy recognize the special and differential

character of re-imports of textile products into the Community after pro-

censing in Hong Kong,

Such re-imports may be provided for outside the quantitative limits

e3';ablisned under this Agreement provided that they are effe'cted in accor­

dance with the regulations on economic outward processing in force in the

Community,

Art i c le 5

1. Exports to the Community of textile products covered by this

A g r eement shall not be subject to the quanti t a t i v e limits established

in Annex II, prov i d e d that the export licence certifies that the

prod u c t s concerned are for re-export outside the Community in the same

state or after processing.

2. Where the competent authorities in the Community have evidence

that products expo r t e d from Hong Kon g and set off by Hong Kong against

a q u a ntitative limit est a b l i s h e d in Annex II have been subsequently

r e - e xported outside the Community, the authorities concerned shall

noti f y Hong Kong of the q u antities involved. Upon receipt of such

n otification, Hong Kong may authorize exports for the current or the

f o l lowing Agreement year of icentical quant i t i e s of :roducts, within

the same category, which shall not be set off against the q u antitative

limits established 1 r. Anr.ex II.

ARTICLE 6

In any one Agreement year advance use of a portion of the quantitative limit established for the following Agreement year may be agreed following consultations in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 15,

paragraph 1 for each category of products between 1% and 5^ of the

quantitative limit for the current Agreement year. Amounts delivered in

advance shall be deducted .Tom the corresponding quantitative limits

established for the following Agreement year.

Carryover to the corresponding quantitative limit for the

following Agreement year of amounts not used during any one Agreement

year cay be agreed following consultations in accordance with the

procedures referred to in Article 15 , paragraph 1 for each category of product

between 1% and 356 of the quantitative limit for the current Agreement

year.

Transfers in respect of categories in Group I shall not be made fro® any categories except a3 follows s

- transfers between categories 2 and 3 may be made for any

Agreement year up to 3 of the quantitative limit for

the category to which the transfer is made

— transfers between categories 4,5,6,? Rnc* ® ra*y be mad* ?or

any Agreement year up to 3«5/ the quantitative limit for

the category to which the transfer is made.

Transfers into any category in Groups II and III may be made

from any category or categories in Groups I, H and Ilf for any Agreement

year up to of the quantitative limit for the category to which the transfer

is mads.

The table of equivalence applicable to such transfers is given

i s Annex I to this Agreement,

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Article 6 (cont'd)

4# The increase in any category of products resulting from the

cumulative application of the provisions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above

during an Agreement year shall not exceed the following limits“:

- for categories of products in Group I 10$

- for categories of products in Groups II end III 11$

5· Prior notification shall be given by the authorities of Hong Kong

in the event of recourse to the provisions of Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above,

6* Hong Kong shall provide the Community with export data showing

the amounts of carryover available in any Agreement year. If substantial

statistical differences exist between the export data from which the

amount to be carried over is calculated and the Community's data the

Community may, within the first 120 days of the following Agreement year,

reguest consultations in accordance with the procedures referred to in

Article 15 paragraph 1 on the amounts involved, Xr\y such request shall be

accompanied by full particulars of the alleged statistical differences.

Where such a requeet is made, the portions carried over shall not he

ur.ed until the parties have completed consultations. If no such requeot is

male within a 120-day period, the portion carried over shall be presumed

to have been calculated correctly.

A r t i c l e 7

1 . G i v e n t h e d e s i r e o f b o t h p a r t i e s t o e l i m i n a t e r e a l r i s k s o f n a r k e t

d i s r u p t i o n , a n d i n v i e w o f t h e w e l l - e s t a b l i s h e d a n d e f f e c t i v e H o n g K o n g

s y s t e m o f e x p o r t a u t h o r i z a t i o n , t h e f o l l o w i n g p r o c e d u r e s s h a l l a p p l y .

2 . E x p o r t s o f t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s d e s c r i b e d i n t h e c a t e g o r i e s l i s t e d i n

A n n e x I w h i c h a r e n o t s u b j e c t t o q u a n t i t a t i v e l i m i t s i n A n n e x I I s h a l l b e

s u b j e c t t o t h e i s s u e o f e x p o r t a u t h o r i s a t i o n s .

3 . I n r e s p e c t o f t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s c o v e r e d b y e x p o r t a u t h o r i s a t i o n m e n t i o n e d

i n p a r a g r a p h 2 a b o v e , t h e C o m m u n i t y m a y r e q u e s t c o n s u l t a t i o n s 1 n a c c o r d a n c e

w i t h t h e p r o c e d u r e d e s c r i b e d i n p a r a g r a p h 1 o f A r t i c l e 1 5 w i t h a v i e w t o

e s t a b l i s h i n g a q u a n t i t a t i v e l i m i t .

A . U n t i l a m u t u a l l y a c c e p t a b l e c o n c l u s i o n h a s b e e n a r r i v e d a t b y m e a n s o f

s u c h c o n s u l t a t i o n , H o n g K o n g u n d e r t a k e s , i f s o r e q u e s t e d , t o s u s p e n d f r o m t h e

d a t e o f r e c e i p t o f t h e r e q u e s t f o r c o n s u l t a t i o n , t h e i s s u e o f e x p o r t

a u t h o r i s a t i o n s f o r f h e ' p r o d u c t o r p r o d u c t s i n a n y c a t e g o r y c o n c e r n e d , a n d

t o i n f o r m t h e C o m m u n i t y f o r t h w i t h o f t h e l e v e l o f q u a n t i t i e s c o v e r e d b y

e x p o r t a u t h o r i s a t i o n s i s s u e d a t t h e t i m e o f s u s p e n s i o n . T h e C o m m u n i ty s h a l l

a c c e p t e x p o r t s f r o m H o n g K o n g o f t h e p r o d u c t o r p r o d u c t s c o n c e r n e d i n

r e s p e c t o f e x p o r t a u t h o r i s a t i o n s i s s u e d p r i o r t o t h e r e c e i p t o f t h e r e q u e s t

f o r s u s p e n s i o n .

5 . S h o u l d t h e p a r t i e s b e u n a b l e i n t h e c o u r s e o f c o n s u l t a t i o n s h e l d 1n

a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f p a r a g r a p h 3 t o r e a c h a m u t u a l l y a c c e p t a b l e

s o l u t i o n , H o n g K o n g u n d e r t a k e s , i f s o r e q u e s t e d b y t h e C o m m u n i t y , t o l i m i t

e x p o r t s o f t h e p r o d u c t o r p r o d u c t s i n t h e c a t e g o r y i n q u e s t i o n f o r t h e

A g r e e m e n t y e a r i n w h i c h t h e r e q u e s t f o r c o n s u l t a t i o n s i s m a d e t o a n a n n u a l

l e v e l n o t l o w e r t h a n t h e h i g h e s t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :

( a ) t h e l e v e l o f i m p o r t s i n t o t h e C o m m u n i t y i n 1 9 8 0 o f p r o d u c t s o r i g i n a t i n g

i n H o n g K o n g i n t h a t c a t e g o r y ;

( b ) t h e l e v e l r e s u l t i n g f r o m t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f p a r a g r a p h 8 b e l o w ;

( c ) t h e l e v e l r e s u l t i n g f r o m t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f p a r a g r a p h 9 b e l o w ;

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(d) 106% of the level of exports r e ached duri n g the calendar year preceding

that in which the level of export authori eat ions i'.sued by Hong Kong

exceeded the level resulting from the application of paragraphs 8 and 9

and gave rise to the request for consultations; or

e) the level of export a u t h o r i e a t i o n s a l ready issued at the time of suspension.

6 . The annual growth rate for the q u a n t i t a t i v e limits introduced under

his Article shall be d e t e r m i n e d duri n g the course of the c onsultations

referred to in paragraph 3 above.

7, The provisions of this Article may be invoked by the Community at a

regional level.

8 , The Community u ndertakes not to invoke the p r ovisions of paragraph 3 of

this Article before the level of export a u t h orisations for textile products

me n t i o n e d in paragraph 2 in any cate g o r y exceeds/ in relation to the

p r e ceding year'-s total· imports into the Community q f prod u c t s in that category/

the following rates :

- for categories of products in Group I 0.2%

- for categories of products in Group II 1.0%

- for categories of prod u c t s in G r o u p III 3.0%\

9. The Community further under t a k e s rot to invoke the p rovisions of this

Article on a regional basis before the level of export authori s a t i o n s for

textile products m e n tioned in p a r agraph 2 in any category e x ceeds the

following regional per c e n t a g e s of the levels referred to in paragraph 8 :

Germany 23.5%

Benelux 10.5%

France 18.5%

Italy 15.0%

Denmark 3.0%

I re land 1 . 0%

United Kingdom 23.5%

Greece 2.0%

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10. Up to the date of communication of the statistics referred to in

Article 9, paragraph 6 the provisions of paragraph 2 as qualified by

paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Article shall apply on the basis of the annual

statistics previously communicated by the Community.

11. in order to facilitate forecasts of Hong Kong's future export trends,

Hong Kong undertakes to supply the Community with half-monthly statistical

returns showing the quantities covered by the export authorisations mentioned

in paragraph 1 which are issued under the System to Hong Kong exporters.

Such data on export a u t h orisations shall be provided by the Hong Kong authorities

promptly in such detail and as frequ ently as the Community may reasonably request.

12. In the implementation of the provi s i o n s of this Article Hong Kong shall

notify the Community immediately upon receipt of any application for an export

authorisation in an e x c e p t i o n a l l y large amount.

13. The Hong Kong authorities undertake to notify the Community of any changes

to the Export Auth o r i s a t i o n System having a direct effect on the implementation

of this Agreement, where necessary, consultations may be requested under

jaragraph 1 of Article 15 of this Agreement.

14. The provisions of this Agreement which concern exports of products subject

to the quantitative limits est a b l i s h e d in Annex II shall also apply to products

for which quantitative limits are intro d u c e d under this Article.

AJt TIGLI 8 S

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Vhsre tha CessuriUy t i o t r t i l n · that tha laval e f Laporta in a given jcategory of Croup S subject to quantitative U n i ta aat out in Annex IX

f *ereeeds 1" any Agreement year the level of. Inporte in the preceding year

• by lC t of the level of the quantitstWe H a l t get out in Lv.tx IX for

the currant Jigreeaent year, i t cay request the opening ©f co crai t a t io a t la accordance with the provisions described in Artiole 15 pnregmph 1 of the i-C* ••sent with a view to reaching agrseasnt oni

• tha suspension, wholly or in part , of the provi alena of Aritela 6

or

m % codification of the quantitative H a l t aat out in Annex XX by tha

•atabiishasnt of an ad hoo H a l t bslov tha existing quanti tat ive H a l t '

• ae voli ae the oorreepondiag equitable and quantifiable cooptosat lob«

t a The Ce s=j unity aha 11 authorise the laportation a f produota of tba aald Category shipped froaHong Kong -before tha data on which tha raqusst far consultations wee submitted.

Fending a trutually aatiafeotory solutionnions Kong undertakes for a period of 1 eonth froa the data of notif icat ion of tba requert for coorulta t loca, to restrain oxporta of the product· in tba ea-tegory concerned to tha

CocpuMty or to tha ragion or ragiona of tba Cqssunity car«et specified by the Coxaunity to one twelfth of tha level of exporta reached during tha preceding calendar year·

A quantitative H a l t Modified as a result of tha application of « per 4 graph 1 any y ear» preceding the final Agreement year shall be

subject to a growth rate so a · to ensure that tha level of the quantI ta t I t H o l t set out in Annex XX for tha f ina l Agreement year la regained in that

year**

4 · î^-ojld the Parties be unable in tha course of consultations to reach asatisfactory solution vithLn tha period specifici In Article 15 P*ra.l of the Agr ■ sosntf.Hong Kong undertakes, i f to requsstsd by the Coaaunltyi

— to suspend wholly or in part, tha provisions of Article 6 in respeot of the Coasunltyior any of Ito ragiona for tha category ooacsrnsd, o r

1

m t o oodlfy tbo q u A n t l t « t l « · H a l t e«t out in Ann« IX (o r tbo u l t p j r y

concerned oo · · to r e e t r e i n e x p o r t · to t b · Coenunity or any of I t*

yegton· to 12$% o f import· a t t a in e d during t h · preceding calender

y%AT, or to t h · l«v«l of ex p o r t · up to t h · d a t · o f t b · requeat fo r

c o n r u l t a t l o n · p l u · t h · l e v e l o f «xport» provided fo r during tbo

e e n r u l t a t io n per iod under paragraph 2, whlch«ver 1 · tho hlgh«r® ·*

txi t h · «vent th a t tho provla lona o f t h to paragraph a r · appl ied t b ·

Cosrunlty undertake* to maintain an o f f « r o f eq u i tab le and q u a n t l f l a b l ·

coapenaat ton· * .·1

X7>· a p p l i c a t io n of tbo a e a o u r · · provided fo r in t h l o paragraph &o H a l t e d

to t h · y*ar in which t h · o aa ro r« · a r · taken.

Th· p rov le loaa o f paragraph 1 «hal l not apply to a givan category u n i « · ·

t b · q u a n t i t a t i v e H a l t s • ■ t a b l l a h e d Ln Annex XX f o r tb o Co:srual t y f o r

t h a t ca tegory rep reaen t a t l e a s t 1* o f t o t a l Coenrnlty I n p o r t · dur ing

1560.Th· p ro v i s io n · o f paragraph 1 a h a l l not apply to a given category unlens

t h · l»v«l o f Import'· o r i g i n a t i n g In Hon/: Kon^duxlng t h · current Agr««sant

year r«pre«cnt a t lo aa t 5<# o f tho /quant i ta t ive U n i t set out ln Ann·* XX

fo r th a t category in t h · Cocaunlty a · a whole o r Ln any region e r r e g io n ·

of the Community concerned.

► Any l U l t s o d l f i e d In accordance with th# p rov is ions o f paragraph· 1 o r 4

cay ln no c a · · be lower than t h · l a v a l o f lap o r to o f p roduc t · l a th a t

category o r i g i n a t i n g InHong Kong i n 1560.

, Tb· p rev la lons o f th a a r t l o l · al»o apply wh«ro tho l e v · ! r«f«rr*4 to in

par ·g raph i I s exceeded In any o f the Coriounlty’ · r e g i o n · , in ru th a c a s t

tbo eoapeneat ton r e f e r r e d to ln paregraphs 1 and 4 w i l l concern t h ·

reg ion or r e g io n · of th* Cccsunlty in d ic a te d In tho Cooounlty*· request

fo r c o n r a l t e t i o n · . ·

• VltU a view 1o H a l t i n g recourse to paragraph 1 a f t h i s A r t i c l e , Hon/: Kon/p

u n d t r t a k · · to In fo ra t h · Cccrunl ty o f any sharp and su b s ta n t i a l lncraaeea

In t h · t e r j e o f export l i c e n c e · f o r any ca tegory which 1 · l U e l y to lead,

to l b · fu l f i lm e n t o f t b · o o n d l t io n · r e q u i r e d f o r t £ · a p p l ic a t io n o f t b ·

p reean t a r t l o l · .

Article 9

1. Hong Kong undertakes to supply the C o m munity with precise statistical

information on all export licences issued by the Hong Kong authorities

for all categories of textile p roducts subject to the quantitative limits

e s t a blished under this Agreement.

Hong Kong shall set out in its p eriodical statistical reports the m a x i m u m

export levels for each category subject to a quanti t a t i v e limit and the

rate of utilization of these levels.

Z. The Community shall likewise supply to the Hong Kong authorities

p r ecise statistical information on import documents issued by the

Community authorities in respect of export licences issued by Hong Kong.

3. The information referred to in p a r a g r a p h s 1 and Z shall, for all

c ategories of products, be tra n s m i t t e d before the eno of the second month

f o l lowing the quarter to which the statistics reLated.

4 . The Community shall transmit to the Hong Kon g authorities import

statistics for all products covered by Article 7, and for prod u c t s c o vered

by Article 5, p a r agraph 1.

5. The information referred to in pa r a g r a p h 4 shall, for all categories

of products, be transmitted before the end of the third month following the

quarter to which the statistics relate.

6 . For the purpose of applying the p r o v i s i o n s of Article J and

Article 8 the Community u nder takes to provide Hong Kong authorities

before 15 April of each year with the p r e ceding year's statistics on imports

of all textile products covered by this Agreement, broken down by the

supplying country and C o m munity Memb e r States.

?. Should it be found on analysis of the information e x c hanged above that

there are significant d i s c r e p a n c i e s be t w e e n the returns for exports and those

for imports^ consultations may be i n i t i a t e d ip accordance with the procedure

sp e c i f i e d in Article 15 of this Agreement.

- 2 -

Any s u c h consultations shall be resolved on the basis of the agreed

descriptions of the products contained in Annex I.

8 . Hong Kong also undertakes to supply the Community with statistical

Information on all textile exports by country of destination. This

Information shall be transmitted before the end of the third month

following the quarter to w hich the statistics refer.

ARTICLE 10

1, The authorities of Hong Kong shall, be informed of any amendment

to the Common Customs Tariff or NIMEXE or any decision, made in accordance

with the procedures in force in the Community, relating to the class­

ification of products c o vered by this Agreement.

Any amendment to the Common Customs Tariff or Nio e x e or any deci s i o n w h i c h

résulta in a m o d i f i c a t i o n of the o l a e a i f i c a t i o n of products c o vered by this

Agreement shall not have the effect of reducing Hong Kong's ability to

use the quantitative limits e s t a b l i s h e d in Annex II.

The procedures fqr the app l i c a t i o n of this pa r a g r a p h are set out in

Protocol A.

2. In case of divergent opini o n s b e t w e e n Hong Kong and the competent

Community authorities at the ppint of e ntry into the Community on the

classification of products covered by the present Agreement, consultations

in accordance w i t h A r t i c l e 15 paragraph 1 shall ba held w i t h a view to reaching

agreement on the app r o p r i a t e cl a s s i f i c a t i o n of the products concerned and

to resolving any d i f f i c u l t i e s arising therefrom.

for this purpose, the a u t h o r i t i e s of Hong Kong shall be informed by the

competent authorities of the Community as soon as a case of divergent

opinions on the c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of p r o d u c t s arises.

Pending agreement on the app r o p r i a t e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n and in order to avoid

d i s r u p t i o n to trade, the p r o d u c t s in ques t i o n shall be imported on the basis

of the classi f i c a t i o n indicated by the competent Community aut h o r i t i e s at

the point of entry, in c onformity with the provi s i o n s of this A g r e e m e n t .

ARTIOI.S 11

1. Hong Kong and the Co:r uunity agree to cooperate fully in preventing the

circumvention of tho present Agreement by transshipment, rerouting or

whatever other means*

2« Wa'-re I n f o r m a l i o n a v a i l a b l e t o t h e C om m un i ty art a r e s u l t o f t h e

ir./qat lg"Lorwi carried out in accorda*.■;<» with tho procedures :tet out in

Protocol A oo.mtitutofj evidence that products of licng Kong origin subject

to quantitative limits established under this Agreement have been tr.ans-

shipped, rerouted or otherwise imported into the Community in circumvention

of this Agreement, the Community may request the opening of consultations

in accordance v/ijh .the procedures described in Artiole 15 para 1 of this Agree­

ment, with a view to reaching agreement on &n equivalent adjustment of the

corresponding quantitative limits established under the Agreement·

3hould the parties bo unable in the course of consultations to reach a

satisfactory solution within tho period specified in Artiole 15 para 1 of

the Agreement, the Community shall have the right, where clear evidence of

circumvention has boon provided, to deduo't from tho quantitative limits

established under thin Agreement amounts equivalent to tho products of

Kong Kong origin.

Article 12

1, Hing Kong shall endeavour to ensure that exports of t e xtile products

subject to q u a n t i t a t i v e limits are spaced out as evenly as possible over

an Ag>*eef"ent year, due account being taken, in particular, of seasonal

façtors.

2, fxport data shall be p r o v i d e d by the Hong Kp n g authorities promptly in

such detail and as frequently as the Community may reasonably request. If,

on the basis of such export data, the Community has evidence that there is

a sharp and substantial increase in the c o n c e ntration of exports, other

than a concentration a t t ributab le to normal seasonal factors, of p a r t i c u l a r

prod u c t s in any one category subject to quanti t a t i v e Limits e s t a b l i s h e d in

Annex II, the Community m a y request c o n s u ltations in accordance with the

pro c e d u r e specified in Article 15 of this Agreement with a view to

r e m edying this situation.

Article 13

1. For the purpose of the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of this Agreement, the limits

referred to in Article 3 are broken d o w n into shares for each of the

Comnunityts regions as set out in Annex II,

2. The Community undertakes to e x a m i n e with care and reply within four

weeks to any request by Hong Kong for a port*on of any quantitative limit

est a b l i s h e d in Annex II not used in one region of the Community to be

re-allocated to another region.

Jf, in the course of the a p p l i c a t i o n of the agreement Hong Kong finds that

the break-down of a limit est a b l i s h e d in Ann»’x II causes particular

difficulties, it may request the o p ening of :onsultations in accordance with

the p r o cedure specified in Article 1!· with a view to reaching a mutually

satisf a c t o r y solution.

3. Should it'appear'in any given region of -he Community that additional

supplies are required, the Community may, where measures taken pursuant to

pa r a g r a p h 1 above are inadequate to cover those requirements, authorize

the importation of amounts g reater than those stipulated in Annex II.

u

Article 14

Hong Kong and the Community u n d ertake to refrain from d i s c r i m i n a t i o n

in the allocation of export licences and imjort d o c uments respectively.

Article 15

1, The special consultation procedures referred to in this Agreement shall

be governed by the following rules :

«. any request for consultations shall be notified in writing to the other

Party/ together with a statement setting out the reasons and circumstances

which/ in the opiniqn of the requesting Party, justify the submission of

such a request;

- the Parties shall enter into consultations within 15 days at the tatest

of notification of the request/ with a view to reaching agreement or a

mutually acceptable conclusion within a further 15 days at the latest.

2. If necessary, at the request of either of the Parties and in conformity

with the provisions of the Geneva Arrangement, consultations shall be held

on any problems arising from the application of this Agreement. Any

consultations held under this Article shall be approached by both Parties in a

spirit of cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the differences tetwoen

them.

Article 16

This Agreement shall apply to the territories within which the Treaty

establishing the European Economic Community is applied and under the

conditions laid down in that Treaty on the one hand, and to the territory

of Hong Kong on the other hand.

A r t i d e 17

1. This Agreement shall enter into force in the first day of the month

following the dafe on which the Contractlnj Parties notify each other

of the completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose. -It

shall be applicable until 31 December 1 9 8 6,

2. This Agreement $hatl apply with effect from 1 January 1983,

3. Either P a r t y m a y at any time propose modifications to this Agreement.

4. Either Party may at any time denounce this Agreement provided that

at least ninety days* notice is given. In that event the Agreement shall

come to an end on the expiry of the period of notice.

5 . The Annexes and P ro to co ls to th ie Agreement and the D ecla ra tio n s and

Sxehanges 0? L e tte r s accompanying I t s h a l l form an in te g ra l p a r t th e re o f .

A N N E X I

The Code NIKEXE in Column III 1s fop the Internal purposes of

the Community.*

Goods classified in Annex I and of a mixture of two or more textile

materials ar? to be classified as 1f consisting wholly of that one

t e x t i l e mater ia l which predom inates in w eight over any o th e r s in g le * ·textile material.

A N N E X I

GROUP I £

Cit'iory CCf heading No

35.05

35.09

NIMfiXBcod*

(»«121

53.05- 19: 21 27:29 35; 37 43.46 52:38 65: «7 72:78 98

13; ;2S : 33 ;4I :48 61

:69 ;92

33.09-03; 04; 03; 06; 07;01; 09: 10; 12; 13: 14; 13:16; 17:19;21: 29:32:34; 35;37;38; 39.-41:49; 31; 32: 33; 34; 53; 56; 57; 59; 61; 63:64:65; 66:67,-68; 69; 70; 71; 72:73:74; 75;76;77; 78; 79; 80; 81:82:83; 84; 86;90; 91:92:93; 98; 99

55.09-06; 07;08;St; 52: 33: 54; 55:56; 57; 59;6t;63; 64;65:66: 67;70:71; 80;81;82; 83; 84; 86; 90:91:92; 93;98;99

PeKription

Table of equivalence

p1ece*/kg g/plece

Colton yarn, noi pul up for retail •ate

Other woven fabric· of cotton:

Woven fabric· of cotton, other than gaute, terry fa­bric·, narrow woven fabric·, pile fabrics, chenille fabric·, tulle an 5 other net fabrics

a) Of which other than un­bleached or bleached

2

CiMfory CCt h««din| WoNIMCXE

cod«(1912)

Description’ J= -+ ·* Ci

r u « c e f . 'k s 9 / c i e c e

3 56.01A

Woven fabric« of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste):

A. Of synthetic textile fibre«:

T

1

i56.07-01; 04:03; 07; 08;10;12; 15; 19; 20; 22;25;29; 30;31;35; 38; 39; 40; 41; 43:45: 46:47:49

Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (discontinuous or waste) other than natrow woven fabrics, pile fabric« (including terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics

*11(i

1

l

56.07-01; 05;07;0I; 12:15:19; 22; 25;29; 31:35:38: 40;4I;43; 46; 47; 49

a) Of which other than un bleached or bleached

1

1

* % ·

G R O U P I b

Category CCT head1· · Nonimexe

code|IM1>

T e b te o f e Q u i v e l e 't c e

Description

, --------------------------------- --

o i e c e t / k g « 'p i e c e

4 60.04 B 1

1! a) b)

lv « ' ffi2 ee)

d) t aa) dd)

2 dd)

60.04-1«; 20; 22; 23; 24;26; 41; 50;58;71; 79; 8«

Under garments, Wnltted or « ° , cheted, not elastic or rubber!red

Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight On? knit roll, polo or turtle necked Jumpers «"d P“1' overs, undervests and thel ke. knitted or crocheted, not etas tic or rubberized, other thanTabieV garments of cotton or^vnthetlc textile libres. •/.shirts and lightweight One knit roil, polo or turtle necked Jumpers and pullovers, of re­generated textile fibres, other than babies' garments

1

6 ,4 8 | 154

•

) 60.05 A 1

lib ) 4bb )ll aaa) bbb) ccc) ddd) eee)

22 bbb) ccc) ddd) eee) ffO

60.05-01 ;31 ; 33:34; 35:36:39; 40;41;42; 43

Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized :

A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :

Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twiniets, cardi­gans, bed-jackets and jum­pers. knitted or crocheted, not elasl'c or rubberized, of wool of cotton or of man-made tex­tile fibres

i

« j l . ■

1

I

t

1

61.01 B Vd) I

2 3

e ) 1

2 3

I 6102i a ii·) ·»>

bb)ec)

61.01-62; 64; 66;72; 74; 76

61.02-66; 68; 72

Men'» and boys’ outer garment«;

1.76 568

Women'«, girls' and infants' otter garments;

B O t h e r .

Men's and boys’ woven breeches, shorts and trousers (including slacks); women's, girls' and infants' woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-made tax- tile fibres

60.0)A lib ) 4 a · ) 22

33 44 3)

6I.OJB II e) 7 bb)

cc) dd)

60.05-22;23:24:25

61.02-78;82:84

Outer garment» and other article·, knitted or crocheted, not elaiilc or rubberized:

A. Outer (armenti and clothing accessories:

(I. Other

Women'*, girl*' and infant*’ outer garment*:

B. Other:

Blouse* and shirt-blouse*, knitted, crocheted inol elastic or rubberized), or woven, for women, girl* and infanta, of wool, of cotton or of man­made textile fibre*

Tabl* of equivaltnce

pleces/kfl g / p l a c e

6I.0JA

61.03-11; 15:19

Men's and boy'* under garments, including collars, shirt fronts and cuffs:

Men’s and boys' shirts, woven, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibre*

440 217

uA

GROUP II

C Cl Mftltn· M·

55.08

62.02 B Ilt ti I

62.02 B la)

c)

23 36.05B

NIMEXE«od·

(1912)

’acl* of *quivale-!c·

Description

55.08-10;30:50:80

62.02-71

TerTv towelling tnd similar terry fabric· of cotton:

Bed linen, tabic linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen; curtains and other furnishing articles:

B. Other:

Woven cotton terry fabrics: toilet and kitchen linen of woven cotton terry fabrics

62.02-12; 13; 19

Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen: curtains and other furnishing article»:

B. Other:

Bed linen, woven

56.05-21: 23:25; 28; 32;34;36

a) Of which acrylic

pteces/kg g/piece

—··—·■■ a

12 56.05A

Yarn of man-made fibres (discon­tinuous or waste), not put up Tor retail sale:

A. Of synthetic textile fibres:

56.05-03: 05; 07; 09; 11:13; 15: 19; 21;23; 25;28;32; 34:36.38: 39:42;44; 45:46:47

Yarn of discontinuous or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale

*

56.05-51;55:61:6571:75:818?;9I:9599

Yarn of man-made fibres (discon­tinuous or waste), not put up for retail sale:

B. Of regenerated textile fibre»:

Yarn of discontinuous or waste regenerated fibres, not put up for retail sale

s?

CCTMf«*|

ex S8.04

NIMEXEcodf

innili

58.04-01: II; I5:18: 41:45:45: 61:65:67: 69:71:75; 77; 78

Desertion

Woven pile fabric* and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton falling within heading No 55.08 and fabrics falling within heading No'58.05):

Woven pile fabrics and chen­ille fabrics (other .than terTy fabrics of cotton and narrow woven fabrics), of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

of tqt*iv*te^ee

%. i e c e s /k g g/piece

58,04-63 a) of which cotton corduroy

w 62.02B l| a)

0. Ill a) 2

c)62.02-40; 42; 46; 46;51;59:65: 72; 74;77

Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen; curtains and other furnishing articles:

B. Other:

Woven table linen, toilet and kitchen linen, other than of cotton terry fabric

GROUP I I B

C#e**»y CCTMMhafN·NIMEXE

code<19121

Dexripiion

Table of equivalence

pieces/kg g/piece

12 60,03AB I

Mb)CO 60.0J-II;

19; 20; 27; 30; 90

Slocking*, under itockingi, lock·, ankle-socks, nockettei and the tike, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized:

Other than women'· stocking· of synthetic textile fibre·

24-3 pair*41

13 60.04 B IV b)

i)

1 cc)2 dd) 1«) 2cc)

60.04-48; 56;75;83

Under garment·, knitted or cro- cheted, not elastic or rubberized:

Men’s and boy'· underpants and briefs, women'», girl· and infant*’ (other than ba- bie»') knicker* and brief·, knitted or crocheted, not eias- tic or rubberized, of cotton or sythetic textile fibre·

1759

14 A 61.01 A I

a *

61.01-01

Men's and boys' outer garment»:

Men's and boys' coats of im­pregnated, coated, covered nr laminated woven fabric fall­ing within heading No 59.08, 59.11 or 59.12

1-0 1 000

---- ..---- ____________

MB 61.01 B Vb) 1

2 3

t

61.01-41; 42;44:46: 47

Men’» and boys’ outer garments:

Men's and boys' woven over­coats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes, other than those of category 14 A, of wool, of cotton or of man­made textile fibre· •

0-72 ·

1

1 389

I5 A

15 B

61.02 B I a)

61.02B lie) 1 aa)

bb) cc)

2 »·) bb) c«)

61.02-05

Women'*, girls' and infant·' otflar garments:

B. Other:

Women'*, girl·' and Infint:' coats of impregnated, coattd, covered or laminated woven fabric falling within heading No 59.08, 59.11 or 59.12

909

61.02-31; 32:33:35: 36; 37;39: 40

Women's, girls* and infants' outer garment·:

B. Other:

Women’», girls' and infants' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes: jackets and blazers, other than garments of cate­gory 15 A, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

0-84 1 190

LaV

\

C iy m CCT NoNIMEXS

coda(1**8)

11

Description11

16 61.01 B Vc) 1

2 3

61.01-51;54:57

Men’s end boys’ outer garments:

Men's and boys' woven suits (including coordinate suits consisting of two or three pieces, which are ordered, packed, consigned and nor­mally sold together) of wool, of cotton or of man-made tex­tile fibres, excluding ski suits

17 61.01 B Va) 1

2 3

61.01-34;36;37

Men's and boys' outer garments:

Men's and boys' woven jack­ets (excluding waister jackets) and blazers of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

18 61.03 Men's and boys' under garment.·»,B including collars, shirt fronts an·!C t % · cuffs:

61.03-51; Men’s and boys' woven under55:59:81; garments other than shirts, of85; 89 wool, of cotton or of man-

made texile fibres

Table of equivalence

p1ece«/kg g/plece

0-80 1250

700

19

21

61 OS A

B I111

61)1 B IV

61.02 B ltd )

61.05-20

61.05-30;99

Handkerchiefs:

A. Of woven colion fabric, o f a value of more than 15 ECU kg net weight

B. Other:

Handkerchiefs of woven fabric, of a value of not more than 15 ECU/kg net weight

61.01- 29; 31:32

61.02- 25: 26; 28

Men's and boys’ outer garments:

Women's, girls' and Infants outer garments:

B. Other: s

Parkas: anoraks, windchea­ters, waister jackets and the like, woven, of wool, of cot- ton or of ro*n-made textile fibres

59 17

2-3 435

\

fu ti» * CCT heeding hteNIMEXI

code IIMD

Description

24

26

27

60.04Q IV b) I bb)

d) I bb)

B IV b) 2 ««) bb)

d) 2 »a) bb)

60.0$A II b) 4 cc) II

22 33 H

61.02B II e) 4 bb)

cc) dd) ee)

28

60.05A lib) 4dd)

61.02B II e) J aa)

bb)cc)

6005A Hb) 4 cc)

60.04-47:73

Under garment!, knitted or cro­cheted, not elastic or rubberized:

Men'» and boys' pyjamas, knitted or crocheted, of cot­ton or of synthetic (entile fibre»

60.04-51:53:81:83

Women’», girl»' and infant»' (other thar babies') knitted or crocheted pyjamas and night dresses, of cotton or synthetic fibres

60.05-45;46:47:48

61.02-48;52,53:54

Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized :

A. Outer garment» and clothing accessories:

II. Other

Women's, girls’ and infants' outer garments:

B. Other-

Women's, girls' and infants' (other than babies') woven and knitted or crocheted dresses of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

60.05-51 ; 5?;54;58

61.02-57;58:62

Outer garments and other article*, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized:

A. Outer garments and clothing accessories:

II. Other

Women’s, girls' and infants' outer garments:

B. Other:

Women's, girls' and infants’ (other than babies’) woven and knitted or crocheted skirts, including divided skirts

60.05-61 ; 62:64

Outer garments and other articles, knitted or ..Tocheted, not elastic or rubberize i:

A. Outer garments and clothingaccessor es:

11. Other:

Knitted or crocheted trousers (except short!) other than babies’

TiEv* of ea-fvaU-.ce

p l e c t a / l t g g/piece

257

31 323

26 385

1-61 620

10

—”— "NIMEXE

codell**2>

’ jP

CCT k«si»| No Descriptionr. i « c e s / k ç g / p i e c e

► ■ ■■■■■ ht—■------- · - 11

29 61,02B ( I ·) 3 a·)

bb)te)

61.02-42:43:44

Women’«, girls' garments:

B. Other:

and infants’ outer

Women's, girls’ and infants' (other than babies’) woven suits and costumes (including coordinate suits consisting of two or three pieces which are ordered, j acked, consigned and norrmlly sold together), of wool, oi cotton or of man­made testae fibres, excluding ski suits

130 A ' 61.04

B I61.04 -11 ; 13; 18

Women’s, girls' and infants' un­der garments:

Women's, girls' and infants' woven pyjamas and night dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

39 B 61.04 B It

61.04-91;93;98

Women's, girls' and infants' un­der garments:

Women's, girls’ and Infants’ (other than babies’) woven under garments, other than pyjamas and night dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man­made textile fibres

68

61.09l>

i

Corsets, corset-belts, suspender- belts brassières, braces, suspen­ders, garters and the like (includ­ing such articles of knitted or cro­cheted fabrics) whether or not elastic:

!i 61.09-50 Brassières, woven, knitted or

crocheted

—

-

60.04 A »

Under garments, knitted or cro­cheted, not elastic or rubberized:

li a)h)c)

111 a)b)c>d)

A. Babies’ garments; girls' gar­ments up to and including commercial size 86:

60.04-02; 03: 04; 06; 07:08:10; I I ; 12; 14

Babies’ under garments of knitted or crocheted fabrics, not elastic or rubberized

137

381

730

Z50

55

C f v m crTtw«4>·«*·nimexb

coda(1912)

Table of equivalenceDescription

pieces/kg g/piece

73 60.0$A l|b ) 3

60.05-16; 17; 19

Outer garments and other articlei, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized:

A. Outer garments and clothing accessories:

II. Other:

Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, not elas­tic or rubberized, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

76

t

61.01 B 1

61.02 B II*)

•61.01- 13; 15;17; 19

61.02- 12; 14

1

Men's and boys' outer garments

Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments:

B. Other:

Men's and boys' woven in­dustrial and occupational clothing: women's, girls' and infants' woven aprons, smock-overalls and other in­dustrial and occupational clothing (whether or not also suitable for domestic use), of wool, of cotton or of man­made textile fibres

78 61.01 A II B III

V 01 8)>

2 3

61.01-09; 24;25;26; 81:92:95; 96

Men's and boys' outer garments:

Men's and boys' woven bath robes, dressing gowns, smok­ing jackets and similar indoor wear, ski suits consisting of two or three pieces and other outer garments, except gar­ments of categories 6, 14 A, 14 B, 16, 17, 21. 76 and 79. of wool, of cotton or of man­made textile fibres

-

81 61.02 B ! b)

lie)e) 8 aa)

9 aa)bb)ce)

61.02-07; 22:23:24; 85;90;91; 92

Women's, girls' and outer gar­ments:

B. Other:

Women’s, girls' and infants' woven bath robes, dressing towns, bed jackets and similar indoor wear and outer gar­ments, except garments of categories 6, 7, 15 A, 15 B, 21, 26, 27, 29, 76, 79 and 80, of wool, of cotton or of man­made textile fibres

CCT * * * ·* !» ·nimcxb

cods(IM»

Description

Tabte of equivalence

piece· /kg g/piece

i) 60.0$A Ila)

b) 4 hh) Il 22 33 44

Ijij) tl kk) Il II) Il

22 33 44

60.05-04:76;77;78: 79; 8! ; 85; 88;89;90; 91

Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized:

A. Outer garments and clothing accessories:

It. Other:

Outer garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, other than garments of categories 5, 7.26, 27, 28,71,72. 73,74 and 75, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

33

GROUP I I I A

51-04A IU·)

*2 03 Q 11 b H

E " (continuous). TncM ing woven fabrics of monoHI or srnp falling within heading No Sl ot or 51.02:A. Woven rubrics of synthetic

textile fibres:

Sack, and bag. of . .kind used for the packing of goods.

B. Of other textile materials:

51.04-06

62.03-96

II. Other.Woven fabrics of strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, less than 3 m wide: woven sacks or such strip or the like

13

p i e c e s *'kg g / p i e c e

34 51.04A III b)

51.04-08

Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous), including woven fabrics of ™ono™ falling within heading No 31.0or 51.02:

A. Woven fabric« textile fibres:

Woven fabrics of strip or ihe like of polyethylene or poly­propylene. 3 m or more wide

of synthetic

35 51-04A IV

51.04-10; I l ; t3 : l5 : 17:18:21: 23: 25: 27: 28;32:34; 36:41:48

51.04-10; 15:17; 18: 23; 25;27: 28;32;34; 41; 48

Woven fabrics of fibres (continuous), including woven fabrics of m?"0™ * j*11 falling within heading No 5l.oior 51 02:

A. Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres:

Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres (continuous) other thi n those for tyres and those containing elastomeric yarn:

i Of which other than un­bleached or bleached

< 5

\JU

C*Mfor> CC?h«4i«fN·

51.04B III

N|MEXEood·

U9I2)

51.04-55: $«; 58;62: 64;64;72; 74:76; 81; »9;93;94; 97; 91

31.04-35;58;62;64; 72;74;76; 81:89:94; 97; 98

Description

Woven fabric· of man-made fibres (continuous), including woven fabrics of monofll or strip failing within heading No 51.01 or 51.02:

B. Woven fabrics of regenerated textile fibres:

Woven fabrics of regenerated textile fibres (continuous) other than those for tyres and those containing elastomeric yam:

Table of equivalence

pieees/kg g/piece

4) Of which other than un­bleached or bleached

37 56.07B

56.07- 50; 51.55.56;59; 60;61; 65;67;68; 69:70:71; 72: 73; 74; 77:78:82; 83; 84; 87

56.07- 50· 55; 56;59: 61;65;67; 69;70;71; 73:74:77; 78:83:84; 87

Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste):

B. Of regenerated textile fibres:

Woven fabrics of regenerated textile fibres (discontinuous or waste) other than narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics (including terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics:

a) Of which other than un­bleached or bleached

38 A | 60.01 0 lb)

38 B 62.02 A II

60 01-40

Knitted or crocheted fabric, not elastic or rubberized:

B. Of man-made fibres:

Knitted or crocheted syn­thetic curtain fabrics includ­ing net curtain fabric

62.02-09

Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen: curtains and other furnishing articles:

A. Net curtains

15

CCT »n <in No

40

41

42

62.02 B IV i)

c)

ex 51.01 A

ex 51.01 B

NIMEXEoode

(16121Description

41 5 .03

62.02-83:85:89

Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen, curlaini and other furnishing articles:

B. Other:

Woven curtains (other than net curtains) and furnishing articles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

51.01-05; 06;07;08 09;10: 12 20;22;24 27:29:30 35:36:37 39:40:45

51.01-5061:67:68:7I;77;7880

51.03-10;20

Yarn of man-made fibres (contin­uous), not put up for retail sale: t

A. Yarn of synthetic textile , fibres:

Yarn of synthetic textile fibres (continuous), not pul up for retail sale, other than non-textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 turns per metre

Yarn of man-made fibres (conlin uous), not put up for retail sale

B. Yarn of regenerated textih fibres:

Yam of regenerated textil· fibres (continuous), not pu up for retail sale, other that single yarn of viscose rayor untwisted or with a twist o not more than 250 turns pe metre and single non-texturec yarn of any ucetale

Yam of man-made fibres (contin­uous), put up for retail sale

44 51.04 A II

51.04-05

Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous), including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling within heading No 51.01 or 51.02:

A. Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres:

Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres (continuous), containing elastomeric yarn

Table of equivalence

pieces/kg g/pi ece

16

, ___ j—------------- ----------— ------------

tm p n CCT6#t4i»»**1 Description

<!♦«» |p i e c e s / W j q / o i e c e

4) 51.04 B II

51.04-54

Woven fabrics of rtian-made fibres (continuous), including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling within heading No 51.01 or 51.02:

B. Woven fabric* of regenerated textile fibres:

Woven fabrics of regenerated textile fibres (continuous), containing elastomeric yam

*

I

"t

46 •x 53.05

53.05-10; 22;29;32; 39

Sheep's or lamps’ wool or other animal hair (One or coarse), card­ed or combed:

Carded or combed sheep's or lambs’ wool or other fine ani­mal hair •

47 51.04

5J.08A

% ·

53.06-21; 25:31:35; JI:55 ;7I: 75

53.08·»!;15

Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool (woollen yarn), not put up for retail sale:

Yarn of fine animal hair (carded or combed), not put up for retail sale:

Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs’ wool (woollen yarn) or of carded fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale

•

48 53.07

5308D

•x 53.10

53.07- 02: 08; 12; 18; 30:40:51; 59; 81; 89

53.08- 21; 25

Ypm of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn), not put up for retail sale:

Yam of fine animal hair (carded or combed), not put up for retail sale:

Yam of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yam) cr of combed fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale

f

I

Il\t1

49

53.10.11;(5

Yarn of sheep's or lamb's wool, of horsehair or of other animal hair (fine or coarse), put up for re­tail sale:

Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair, put up for retail sale

1

•

tm tm CCTkn4i«|N*NIMEXK

cod·11912)

53.11-01:03;07;II:13:17:20;30:40:52;54:58:72:74:75:82:84:88:91;93:97

Dficriplion

r

Woven fabric» of sheep's «* lamb»' wool or of fine animal nalr

i

!

i

t

je S3.ll

51 554)4 55.04-00 Cotton, carded or combed/ *

52 55.06 55.06-10;90

* ·

Cotton yam, put up for retail »ale

53 55.07 55.07-10:90

Cotton gauze

54 56.04B

»56.04-21;23:28

Man-made fibres (discontinuoui or waste), carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning:

B. Regenerated textile fibres:

Regenerated textile fibre» (discontinuous or waste), carded or combed

9

55 56.04A

56.04-11: 13:15:16: 17:18

Man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), carded, combed or otherwise prepared for spinning:

A. Synthetic textile fibres:

Synthetic textile fibres (dis­continuous or waste), carded or combed

g/p^ece

Yarn of man-made fibres (discon­tinuous or waste), put up for re tail sate .

Yam of synthetic textile fibres (discontinuous or E ) , put up for retail sale

Yam of man-made fibres (discon-tfnuous or waste), put up for re tail sale:

Yam of regenerated textilefibres (discontinuous or waMe), put up for retail sale

Carpets, carpeting and rugs, knot ted (made up or not)

t

59 58.01 ex A

B

59.02 ex \

60 58.05

61 58.05 A I a)

c II

B

1

58.02-04;06:07:09;56:61:65;71:75:81;85:90

59.02-01;09

58.03-00

58.05-01: 08; 30;40 51:59:61 69;73;77 79; 90

Other carpets, carpeting, njgs, mats and matting, and ‘Kelen, ‘Schumacks- and ‘Karamar.ie rugs and the like (made up or not):

Felt and articles of felt, whether or not impregnated or coated:

A. Felt in the piece or simply cutto rectangular shape: *

Woven, knitted or crocheted carpets, carpeting, rugs, m?i$ and matting, and ‘Kelem’, •Schumacks' and ‘Karamame rugs and the like (made up or not); floor covering, of felt

Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubus- son, Beauvais and the like, and needleworked tapestries (for ex­ample, petit point and cross stitch) made in panels and the like by hand:

Tapestries, hand-made

Narrow woven fabrics, and nar row fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive, other than goods falling within heading No 58.06:

Narrow woven fabrics not ex­ceeding 30 cm in width with selvedges (woven, gummed or made otherwise) on both edges, other than woven labels and the like ; bolduc l M

~ w

19

62 S8.06

58.07

58.08

58.09

$8.10

NIMBXEcod« Description

T j o l e o f e ” c -

p ieces/kg g/pi ece

58.06-10;90

58.07.3!;39:50:80

58.08-10;90

58.09-11: 19;21:31; 35;39;91; 95:99

58.10-21;29: 41: 45:49;5l:SS:59

Woven labels, badges and the like, not embroidered, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size

Chenille yam (including flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other than metallized <arn falling with­in heading No *■ 2.01 and gimped horsehair yarn); braids and oma mental trimmings in the piece tassels, pompons and the like.

Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn), gimped yam (other than metallized yam and gimped horsehair yarn) braids and ornamental tnm mings in the piece: tassels, pompons and the like

Tulle and other net fabrics (but not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics), plain

Tulle and other net fabrics (but not -including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics), figured: hand or mechanically made lace, in th piece, in strips or in motifs

F.mbroidery. in the piece, in strip* or in motifs

61 (.0 01n la)

60.06A

60.01-30

60.06-11;18

Knitted or crocheted fabric, not elastic or rubberized:

B. Of man-made fibres:

Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles thereof, elastic or rubber­ized (including elastic knee-caps and elastic stockings):

A. Fabric:

Knitted or crocheted fabric, not elastic or rubberized, of synthetic textile fibres, con­taining elastofibres; knitted or crocheted fabric, elastic or rubberized

i

\

20

CCT heeding N®N1MEXB

code(1912)

DescriptionTable of equivalence

pieces/kg g/piece

64 60.01 B lb) 2

3

63

60.01-31;33

Knitted or crocheted fabric, not elastic or rubberized:

B. Of man-made fibres:

Rachel lace and long-pile fab­ric (imitation fur), knitted or crocheted, nnr elastic or rub­berized, of lynthetic textile fibres

60.01Afi lb)

II C I

66 62.01AB I

II »b)c)

60.01-01; 10; 62; 64 63; 68; 72 74;73;78 81; 89; 92 94;96;07

62.01-10; 20:81:85; 93; 95

Knitted or crocheted fabric, not elastic or rubberised:

Other than those of categories 38 A. 63 and 64, of wool, or cotton or of man-made textile fibres

Travelling rugs and blankets:

Travelling rugs and blankets of wool, of cotton or of man made textile fibres

GROUP III B

— T ' T1

CaUfiory CCT banding NoNIMZXB

«ode(IM2)

Description

p i e c f s / k ^ g/piece

10 60.03A

60.01-40

Glove», miuen» end mitt*, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rub­berized: 17

and mitts,

pairs 59

60.02-50:60:70,80

Gloves, mittens knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, impregnated or coated with artificial plastic materials

✓

Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, other than·Impregnated or coated with artificial plastic materials

67 60.05 A II b) 5 B

60 06 B II

III

60X15-93 ;94:95:96;97:98:99

60.06-92:96:98

Outer garment» and other article», knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized:

Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles thereof, elastic or rubber­ized (including elastic knee-caps •nd elastic stockings):

B. Other:

Clothing accessories and other articles (except fer­ments), knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized; arti­cles (other than bathing cos­tumes) of knitted or crocheted fabric, elastic or rubberized, of wool, of cotton, or of I man-made textile fibre» Ii i

60.05-97 a) of which sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods, made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip

69 60.04B IVb)Ice)

60.04-54

Under garments, knitted or cro­cheted. not elastic or rubberized:

B. Of other textile materials:

Women’», girls' and infunts' knitted or crocheted petti­coats and slips, of synthetic textile fibres, other than babies' garments

7.8 128

70 60.04 B l|(

60.04-31: 33; 34

Under garments, knitted or cro­cheted, not elastic or rubberized:

B. Of other textile materials:

Panty-hote (tights)30.4 3 3

22

7» 60.0J A MM I

NIMEXIeod*

09«)Dnc'ipOon

Tacle o 1 oquivolence

p1eces/kg

60.05-06; 07; 08; 09

Outer garments and other article·, knitted or crocheted, not elastio or rubberized:

A. Outer garment» and clotiiing accesaories:

II. Other.

b) Other:

1. Babiei’ garment»; girl»' garment» up to and including commercial »ize 86 ;

Babie»' knitted outer garments, of wool, of cotton or of man-made tex­tile fibres

72» i

60 05 A lib ) 2

60.06 B I

61.01 B II

61.02 B lib )

60.05-11; 13; 15

I 60.06-91

61.01-22;23

61.02-16;8

Outer garment» and other article», knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized:

A. Outer garments and clothing accessories:

II. Other

Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles thereof, elastic or rubber­ized (including elastic knee-caps and elastic stocki ngs):

B. Other:

Knitted swimwear ■■

Men's and boys' o tier garments:

Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments:

B. Other:

Woven swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile li&res

9 ,7 103

u n

23

NIMBXBCCT beading Ne cod*

<l«82)De> option

T4

7$

«0.09A H b) 4 (i) 11

2233

60.05A lib ) 4fl)

60.0J.7I; 72;73; 74

«0.05-66;68

Outer garments end other article* knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized;

A. Outer garments and clothing accessories;

II. Other:

Womer’s, girls' and in­fants' (other than babies') suits and costumes (in dueling, coordinate suits consisting of two or three pieces which are ordered, packed, consigned and normally sold together), of knitted or crocheted fabric, not elastic or rub berized, of wool, of col ton or of man-made tex­tile fibres, excluding ski suits

Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized:

A. Outer garments and clothing accessories:

II. Other:

Men's and boys' suits (In­cluding coordinate suits consisting of two or three pieces which are ordered, packed, consigned and nonr ally sold together), of I nitted or crocheted fabr :. not elastic or rub­bers ed, of wool, of cot­ton or of man-made tex­tile fibres, excluding zki suits

77 69.0}8 II·)

60.03 24;

“ . 1

Stockings, under stockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, kniitef or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized:

Women stockings of syn­thetic textile fibres

Tabi* of equivalence

p1ec**/k« «-'piece

154 ■ 6S0

0-80 1 2J0

CCI ta # « · N»

to 61.02A

NIMIXt•ota

(IM1)Descriptio·

Women1., |W ·' «nd infants’ but« garments:

*■ commerctal «lie bo.

61.04A

61.02-01 :oi

61.04-01:09

u n -Women'i, girl»’ and infants' der garment*:

A. Babies' garments; girl, gar­ments up to and including commercial size 86:

Babies’ woven garments of wool, of cotton or of man­made textile fibres

82 * 60.04 B IV a)

i)

60.0438;60

Under garments, knitted or cro­cheted, not elastic or rubberized:

B. Of other textile materials:

Under garments, other than babies’, knitted nr crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, of wool, of fine animal hair or of regenerated textile fibres

14

83

86

1

61.06BCDE

61.07BCD

61.06-30: 40; 50; 60

61.07-30; 40; 90

61.09ABCE

61.09-20;30; 40; 80

Shawls, scarves, mufflers, manti! las, veils and the like:

Other than knitted or cro­cheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

Ties, bow ties and cravats:

Other than knitted or cro cheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

Conets, conet belts, suspender- belts, brassières, braces, suspen· den, garters and the like (includ­ing such articles of knitted or cro­cheted fabric), whether or not elastic:

Corsets, corset-belts, suspen- dcr-belts, braces, suspenden, garters and the like (including such articles of knittc J or cro­cheted fabric), other than brassières, whether or not elastic

Table of equivalence

pieces/kg g/piece

17-9

k-·» I<1

56

8-8 114

t )

U - a h

•■ff..... ....

f t·* ··? C C T M i N *MMtXI

cod< Description

Table of equivalence

piecea/kfl Q/piece

• . . J

«7 «t.to 61.10-00 Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted

88

■

61.11

61.11-00

Made up accessories for articles of apparel (for example, dress shields, shoulder and other pads, belts, muffs, sleeve protectors, pockets):

Other than knitted or cro­cheted

G R O U P I I I C 26.

NIMCXCOCT 6 - code Dmeriptio·

<I9M|

Table of equivalence

pieces/kg g/piece

90

91

ex $9.04

92

93

94

95

6204 A II B «I

59.04.(1: 13: 15;17; 18

Twine, cordage, rope» and cables,, | plaited or not:

Twine, cordage, rope» and cables, of »ynthetic textile fibres, plaited or not

62.04-23;73

Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun- blinds, tents and camping goods:

Tents

51 04 A I B t

59.11A IH*>

51.04-03.52

J9.II-15

Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous), including woven fabrics of monoftl or stop falling within heading No 5l.(n or 51.02:

Rubberized textile fabrics, other than rubberized knitted or cro­cheted goods:

Rubberized textile fabrics not comprised in B below:

III. Other:

Woven fabrics of man­made textile fibres and rubberized textile woven fabrics, for tyres ‘

62.03B I b)

II *1b) 2c)

5901

ex 59.02

62.03-93; 95; 97; 98

Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods:

B. Of other textile materials:

Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the P»c.km* goods, of woven fabrics other than made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip

59.01-07; 12;14;15; 16;18; 21; 29

59.02-35; 41:47:51; 57;59;91;95; '7

Wadding and articles of wad- ding; textile Rock and dust and mill neps

Felt and articles of felt, whether or not impregnated or coated:

Felt and articles of felt, whether or not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings

— ■ ■ ·· ' T ■ " ■ - '—'I

cct m i m n*NIMEXI

eoit419*2)

Dttcripion

n 59.0} Bonded fibre fabrics, similar bonded yam fabrics, and articles of such fabrics, whether or not impregnated or coated:

«59.03-11;19;30

Other than clothing and clothing accessories

97

t1

59.0}

59.05-11: 2!;29;91: 99

Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope, and made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cor­dage or rope:

Nets and netting made ol twine, co da^e or rope and made up lishing nets of yarn, twine, cor lage or rope

98 »9.06 Other articles made from yam, twine, cordage, rope or cables, other than textle fabrics and arti­cles made from such fabrics:

« 59.06-00 * ·

Other articles made from yarn, twine cordage, rope or cables, oner than textile fabrics, ar icles made from such fabri· s and articles of category 9~

99

I

59.07 59.07-10;90

Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceou· substances, of a kind used for he outer covers of books and the ike: tracing cloth; prepared paint ng canvas; buck­ram and simnar fabrics for hat foundations and similar uses v

i1

iOO |

!|11

i

1i

1i

59.08 59.08-10; 51; 61; 71; 79

Textile fabrics impregnated, coat­ed, covered or laminated with preparations of cellulose deriva­tives or of other artificial plastic materials

101 ex 59.04

59.04-80

Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not;

Other than of synthetic textile fibres

J

28

r* —------

Cm·* " 1 (XTIm % N ·N lM gX I

ooda(1912)

D» cnpttoa

*

102 59.10 59.10-10;31:39

L in o le u m s a n d m ate r ia ls p r e ­p a re d o n a tex ti le base in a simi­lar m a n n e r to Unoleum, w h e th e r ; o r n o t cu t to sh a p e or o f a k ind used as f loor cover ings; f loor cover ings cons is t ing o f a coat ing a p p l ie d o n a textile base , cut to sh a p e o r no t

103 59. M A 1

ill b)B 39.11-111

14; 17; 20

R u b b e r iz e d textile fabrics o ther th a n rubber ized knit ted o r c ro ­ch e ted goods :

E xc lu d in g fabrics for tyres

104 39.12

39.12 00

Texti le fabrics o therw ise im preg ­n a ted o r c o a le d ; p a in te d canvas be ing theatr ic .d scenery, s tud io back-c lo ths o r the like:

Textile fabrics, im p re g n a ted or coa ted , o th e r th a n those o f categories 99, 100, 102 an d 103; p a in te d c an v as be ing theatr ica l scenery, s tud io back-c lo ths or the like

Table of equivalence

p1eees/kg g/piece

103 39 .1 j 59.13-01: I I ; 1 3 :1 5 ; 1 9 ;3 2 ; 3 4 ; 3 5 : 3 9

Elast ic fabrics an d tr im m ings (o ther than kn i t ted o r c rocheted goods) cons is t ing o f textile m a te ­rials c o m b i n e d with rubber th reads

Wicks , o f woven, p la i ted or kn i t ­ted textile materials, for lamps, stoves, lighters, can d le s a n d the like; tu b u la r kn i t ted g as -m an t le fabric a n d in c a n d e s c e n t gas m a n ­tles

Texti le hose p ip in g a n d similar tubing , with or. w ithou t lining, a r ­m o u r o r accessories o f o th e r m a ­terials

U l · ai i

2<?

C m tp n c c r f e w i · · · " ·

NIMEX«cod«

(1912)

O n c r ip t io ·

T j r l * c 4

p i e c e s / k g g / p i e c *

108 59.16 59.16-00 Transm iss ion , con v ey o r o r e lev a ­tor belts or belt ing , o f textile m a ­terial, w he ther or no t s t reng thened with m eta l o r other m aterial

'

»1

__

| t

1

t

1

1

109 62 04 A 1 B 1 62.04-21;

6 1 :6 9

Tarpau l in s , sa ils , aw nings , sun- b l inds. ten ts a n d c a m p in g go o d s :

W oven ta rpau l in s , sails , a w n ­ings a n d su n b l in d s

110 62.04 A III B III 62.04-25;

75

T a rp a u l in s , sails , aw nings , sun- b l in d s , ten ts a n d c a m p in g goods:

W o v en p n e u m a t ic m attresses

I t l 62.04 A IV B IV

62.04-29;79

T arp au l in s , sails, aw nings , sun- b l inds , ten ts an d c a m p in g goods :

C a m p in g goods, w oven , o ther th an p n e u m a t ic m attresses a n d ten ts

*

i — — ■— |

I I ! 62.0JABDE

62.05-01; 10; 30; 93; 9 5 :9 9

O th e r m a d e u p tetile art ic les ( in ­c lu d in g dress pa t t rn s) :

O ther m a d e up tex t i 'e ar ticles, w oven , excluoing those 1 categories 113 and 114 v „1

113 62.05C

62.05-20

O the r m a d e u p textile articles ( in ­c lu d in g d ress pa tterns) ;

C. F loo r clo ths, d ish clo ths duste rs a n d the like.

F loo r cl >ths, dish clo ths duste rs ?n d the like, othei than k n i t ted o r croche ted

1

114 59.17AB IICD

59.17-10: 29'; 31; 39; 4 9 : 5 1 : 5 9 ; 71; 7 9 ;9 1 : 9 1 ; 9 5 : 9 9

Texti le fabrics a n d texti le article! o f a k ind c o m m o n ly used in m ach ine ry or p lant

ANNEX I I

<*> For tht full description of the products 1n this Annex,

see column A of Annex I .

for the purposes of the provisions of Article 6, a sub-l1m1t

within a category or a footnote limit set out 1n Annex II shall

be considered as a category.

Spaoea f o r Member S ta te s* <juota sh ares fo r I 9S4- I 986 w ill be completed in re s p e c t o f eaoh reg io n showing p o s it iv e annual growth*

ZCIV1Z:UY •ES'îfttIST LE73LS

CAT. PRODUCT TEAfl UNIT EECT------------

D P I BNL UK IR DC SB

C otton f a b r ic s .

1983 13184 737 591 721 405 10158 450 81 41

2 1984 TONNES 13197 -

1985 13210 t - - ■

1986 13224t

o f which: o th e r than grey or b leached.

(“ )

1983 11380 636 510 622 350 8766 389 70 37

1984 TONNES 113911 1

1985 11403

1986 11414F ab rics o f d iscon tinuous s y n th e tic f ib r e s .

1983 TONNES 10995 1710 1329 413 645 6580 134 167 17

3 1984 11006

1985 11017 * - - -

1986 11028 - - -«

1 - 5

3»

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CAT. PRODUCT TEAR UNIT EEC D P I

r ------

BJTL

?------------

UK TB n r SR

H en's and women's woven tro u s e rs and m en's sh o rts and b reech es . 1983 50129 19945 856 737 3084 22814 76 2456 160

6 1984 1000p ieces

50380

1985 50632

1986 50885•

Io f which: tro u se r s . >

1983 42000 15214 745 605 2488 20465 68 2270 145

6A 1984 1000p ieces

42210 .

1985 42421

1986 42633. ,

1983 ·»»»<■»17215 510 594 7312 27 607 84

7 Honen's woven and k n itte d b louses

1954 1000piou·:·.:

28921

1989 29065

1988 29211

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ANNEX II .COMMUNITY RESTRAINT LEVELS

* *

"(a t . PRODUCT YEAR UNIT EEC D F I BNL UK IRL DK GR

i Cotton towelling, toilet and kitchen linen of cotton towelling.

<K

1983

TONNES

136Ü 207 5^ 58 Uo 975 3 32 6

Ï 9;*

3(.

198^ 1^19

1985 IIJ5/J¥

1986 ll>90

Knitted gloves._

1000pairs

1983 67108 13930 135^ 1527 5^53 ^2899(a) 255 I6U5 U5

j103 +

-I98L 68^50

11 1985 69618

1986 7121&

12

Knitted stockings and socks, other than women's stockings of synthetic yarn.

1000pairs

1963 7831 .2256 1105 199 78*J 1019 15 2 35 18

19 8Ü 8026

1985 8227

j?c5 8L31 !___________ l________

(a) The relieving s 12 blir.it a: coated glcves within the i7 .OJD.ODD pairs. Tee ar will be at 2%.

plies in respect of irpreprated or cuantitative lirr.it for the UK:'-“■jal grevrth rate for this set lirat

f A

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PRODUCT j TLA?, UNIT

—

EC—

D P I

—

5 ML UX1

IP.L DK

T1GR

i

%

% 13

Men's fi-.i wonen's kn itted ur.ierpanta, juuc/.era and b r iefs*

1000p ieces

1933 73790 26533 2839 1470 21443 13402 78 7963 62

1934 74)27

1935 73271#

Io?6 76024

i

14AV

fjj4

Woven men's coated c o a ts .

1000p ieces

193 3 25)7 1207 196 194 271 3 1 4 16 90 9* '■

19:4 2914

193) 29 7 3

19 So 3CT32

I4B

Men's overcoat8, ra in - coats and otr.er co a ts , cloaxu and capes*

1000p ieces

1933 2o72 1217 145 119 227 797 8 153 6

1934 2 7 *

19b? 2781 .

19?6 2536 1

i1

c

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k'rr.'x i i

3

CAT. PRODUCT | YEAR UNIT EEC D P I BNL ire IRL

t------------

IK

I-------------

GR

24♦

v>

Hen'o and women's knitted p/jaaaa and nigntdresse.··.

1000pieces

1983 6417 1539 .501 219 2107 1677 14 337 23

1984 6514

1985 6611 9 -

1985 6710

25

Woven and knitted dresses

1983 8977 3->-t 445 344 1110 2^03 23 175 3

1?:;4 1000pieces

9067

1985 9158

1986 9290

27

Woven and knitted shirts.

1000piccen

1983 7718 3989 280 318 947 1917 22 22o 19

1984 7873

1985 8030 .

1906 8191 *

1

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10.

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CAI. PRODUCT YEAR1-------------

UNIT

"! 1 ~

E3: D F I 5 SI UK

y ■ —

IRL

1 " ■

m GR

28

K nitted trou sers.

1983 2933 1457 •133 83 301 939 8 51 6

1934 1000p ieces

3053

1963 3136e

198^ 3215 1 — . . . . . .

?9

'Women’s woven s u i t s .»■ 1 1 ■■■■—. —

1933 2??S 1213 72 69 22? 6J6 6 25 6

1934 1000Bets

2353

1935 2411

1936 2473

XU

Wo.-sen's woven pyjaaaa and ni^ntdreiiae3.

1000 pi i‘OP:i

1933 8946 5066 449 391 964 1049 21 92 14

1 I'M 9170

19S5 9400 •

1980 9o3o '1

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CAT.i

PRODUCT | r^VR u:;it E3C 0 P I BNL UKr ~ ---------

IRL EC CR

31

Braaaièrea

1933 14765 6212 1514 484 3198 2151 31 931 20

1934 1000pieces

15114

1935 13512

1936 15900 i i

32

Hoven pile fabrics.

Tc:r.'rs

1931 5165 4C3 411 267 181 1671 107 52 66

1934 5499 I

1935 5617

19S6 ' 5778

39

Tabic lir.c:·., to ile t ar. i xatc.'.cn lir.ea oir.cr t t'roa terry fabric».

TONNES

1931 1212 199 72 89 296 do6 4 23 33

19^4 1236j

1)65 1261i

1)96 1236 »

» 1 J 1

13.

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FRO DUCT YHAR UNIT EEC D P I BNL

—

UK IHL d :< CR

Knitted swimwear*

1000pieces

1983 11287 52°6 • 530 532V».

17 SO 255 3 46 5)8 12

1984 11739 l

1935 122,:··»

1986 126 }3

Tracie aiuta, knitted*

1933 1Ó24 7)1 8c 67 ) *> 11 38 11

1934 1000aets

1639

1985 1653

1936 1671

Women’s knitted salto*

193) 074 400 54 42 74 362 4 27 11

1984 1000 i o n

1935sets

1052 •

19?^ 109)

i3 The lim it for the Benelux includes wovenswi~wear. The following subì unit appliesin respect of woven swim..ear within tha Xr,u--.p.tilative U n it for t :.e Benelux . ,___ J

I

- ~ - '°° T'XOCCS ill an a.rx- aja growth rate of.

ƒ

CAT. FP.OLL’CT

Knitted, underwear of wool or regenerated f ib r e s .

TEAR

1933

19:

UNIT

TONNES

1985

1986

EEC

1117

120?

1256

UK IRL CR

474 • eo 46 212 214 10 76

Other Knitted outerwear.

Gloves, e tc . other than Knitted.

1933

1935

1936

1933

1934

1985

1986

2134

2239

2295

2352

TONNES

1434

1492

1552

1615

421 122 101 218 1271

433 224 64 152 498 13 43

AN*N5X I I REGIONAL‘RESTRAINT LEVELS

CAT. PRODUCT YEAR UNIT

69

109

Women’s and ^ i r l s ’ kn itted p e tt ic o a ts o f syn th etic f ib r e s . 1983

1984 1000nice·

1985

1986

Tarpaulins, s a i l s , awnings and sunblinds.

1983

1984 TONNES

1985

1986

(a ) o f which 83.4 tonnes a t an annual growth ra

f<jr s a i l s other than e of 7 Ï .

PROTOCOL A

T I T L E I

C LA S SIF IC A T IO N

A rtic le 1

1. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to Inform Hong

Kong of any changes in the Common Customs T a r i f f or NIMEXE before

the ir entry Into effect 1n the Community.

2. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to Inform

Hong Kong of any Community decision adopted 1n accordance with the

procedures 1n forcé 1n the Community and re lating to the c lassification

of products subject to the present Agreement within one month of such

decision .being adopted at the la te s t . Such communication shall include:

(a) a description of the products concerned

<b) the relevant category, t a r i f f position or sub-position and the

Nl w e code

(c> the reasons which have led to the deçlsion.

3. Where a Community decision on c lass ifica tion results in a change of classi f lc a t i on practice or a change of catejorisation of any product subject to the present Agreement, the competent authorities of the

Community shall provide 30 days', not ice, from the date of the Community'? communication before the decision comes into e ffe c t .

Products shipped before the date of the entry into effect of the

decision shall remain subject to the e a r l ie r c lassification practice, provided that the goocfe in question are presented for Importation Into

the Community within 60 days of that date.

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S wher# a Community decision on c lassification resulting in a change of classification practice or a change of categorisation of any product subject to the present Agreement affects a category subject to .re s tra in t , the Community undertakes to enter into consultations without delay in

accordance with the procedures described in paragraph 1 of Article 15 of th is Agreement with a view to agreeing necessary adjustments to the

appropriate quantitative lim its established in Annex I I and mitigating

any disruptive effects which might arise from such a Community decision.

TITLE I I

ORIGIN

Artlcte 2

1 products originating 1n Hong Kong for export to the Community inaccordance with the arrangements established by this Agreement shall be accompanied by a c e rt i f ic a te of Hong Kong origin conforming to

the model annexed to th is Protocol.

2, The c e rt i f ic a te of Hong Kong orig in shall be Issued b7 the competent govern­mental authorities of Hong Kong i f the productn in question can be considered

products originating 1n that country within the meaning of the relevant

rules In force 1n the Community.

3 . Certificates of Hong Kong orig in shall contain a f u l l and detailed description of the goods. In particu lar, c e rt i f ic a te s of Hong Kong

orig in ehall indicate?- in respect of clothing, shipments where the a rtic les 1n question are

Incomplete or unfinished;

- 1n respect of fabrics, Including knitted or crocheted fabric and products of categories 95 and 96, shipments where the products in

question are dyed, printed, Impregnated or coated?

- and in respect of products of categories 19, 20, 38B, 39, AO and

84, shipments where the artic les in question are embroidered.

A. The c e rt i f ic a te of Hong Koag orig in referred to in paragraph 1 ehall not be

required for import of goods covered by a c e r t i f ic a te of origin Form A completed In accordance with the relevant Community rules In

order to qualify for generalized t a r i f f preferences.

TITLE I I I

DOUBLE CHECKING SYSTEM

fOR CATEGORIES Of PRODUCTS

WITH QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

Section I

Exportation

A rtic le 3

The competent authorities of Hong Kong shall Issue an export licence in

respect of a l l consignments from Hong Kong of te x t i le products referred to

1n Annex I I up to the relevant quantitative lim its as may be modified by

Articles 6 / 8 and 13 of the Agreement and of te x t i le products

Subject to any d e f in it iv * or provisional quantitative limits established

as a result of the application of Articles 7 and 8 of the Agreement.

A rtic le A

1. The export licence shall conform to the model annexed to thisProtocol. I t must cert ify inter a lia that the quantity of the product 1n question has been set off against the quantitative lim it prescribedvfor the category of the product 1n question.

Each export licence shall only cover one of the categories òf products

l isted 1n Annex I I of this Agreement.

Art ic le 5

The competent Community authorities must be notified forthwith of the

withdrawal or a lteration of any export licence already issued.

Article 6

1. Exports shall be set o ff against the quantitative limits established

for the year 1n which shipment of the goods has been effected, even 1f the export ce rt if ica te 1s Issued after such shipment.

- 2 -

2, For the purposes of applying paragraph 1, the date of shipment of the

goods is considered to be the date of the ir loading on to the exporting

a irc ra f t / vehicle or vessel.

Artic le 7

The presentation of an export licence, in application of A rtic le 8 below, shall be effected not la te r than 31 March of the year following that in

which the goods covered by the licence have been shipped.

Section I I

Importation

A rtic le 8

• % ·

Importation into the Community of te x t i le products subject to quantitative

lim its shall be subject to the presentation of appropriate import oocuments.

Artic le 9

The competent Community authorities shall issue such import documentsv

automatically within f ive working days of the presentation by the

importer of the original of the corresponding oxport licence.

Import documents shall be valid for six months.

The competent Community authorities shall cancel the already Issued

import documents i f the corresponding export licence has been withdrawn.

However, i f the competent Community authorities have not been no tif ied

about the withdrawal or cancellation of the export licence un ti l a fter

the products have been imported into the Community, the quantities involved

shall be set off against the quantitative lim it for the category and the

quota year in question and Hong Kong shall be informed as soon as possible.

- 3 -

Ar t ic le 1Q

1, I f the competent Community authorities find that the total quantities

covered by export certif icates issued by Hong Kong for a particular

Category 1n ary Agreement year exceed the quantitative limit established

in Annex I I for that category, as (nay be modified by Article 6 ,8 and 13 of the Agreement, or any defin itive or provisional limitestablished under A rtic le 7 or 8 or ^he Agreement, the said

authorities may suspend the further issue of import documents. In this event, the competent Community authorities shall Immediately Inform the authorities of Hong Kong and the special consultation procedure set out 1n Article 15, paragraph 1 of the Agreement

shall be in it ia te d forthwith.

2, Exports of Hong Kong origin not covered by export licences issued, by

Hong Kong 1n accordance with the provisions of this Protocol may be

refused the Issue of appropriate import documents by the competent

Community authorities.

However, 1f the import of such products i 3 allowed into the Community by the

competent Community authorities, the quantities Involved shall not be set off

against the appropriate quantitative limits set out 1n Annex I I or established

as a result of the application of Articles >7 or . 8 of the Agreement

without the express agreement of Hong Kong.

TITLE IV

FORM AMO PRODUCTION OF EXPORT CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN

A rtic le 11

1, The export licence and the c e rt i f ic a te of Hong Kong origin may comprise

additional copies duly indicated as such. They shall be made out in

English or French. I f they are completed by hand, entries must be in

Ink and in p r in tscr ip t .

These documents shall measure 21Q x 292 mm. The paper used Must be

writing paper weighing not less than 25 g/m .

Only the priginajl, ,c learly marked "orig inal" shall be accepted by the

co-petent authorities in the Community as being valid for the purposes

of export to the Community in accordance with the arrangements established

by this Agreement.

2. Each export licence and c e r t i f ic a te of Hong Kong origin shall bear a serial number, whether or not printed, by which 1t can be id en tif ied .

v

The number for the export licence shall be standardized and composed

of the following elements!

- two le tters identifying Hong Kong as follows: HK

- two le tters identifying country of destination as follows:

HL * BeneluxDE = Federal Republic of GermanyDK = DenmarkFR = FranceGB = United KingdomGR = GreeceIE * IretandIT 3 I ta ly

AND COMMON PROVISIONS

- 2 -

- a on® d ig it number identifying quota year, corresponding to the last figure in the renpectlve Agreement year, e.g. 3 for 1983

·* two spaces identifying the particular issuing office concerned

a five d ig it number running conseçutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the respective destination.

Art ic le 12

The export licence and c ert if ica te of Hong Kong origin may be issued after

the shipment of the products to which they re la te . In such eases they shall bear either the endorsement "délivrée a posteriori" or the endorsement "Issued retrospectively,"

A rtic le 13

1, In the event o f ' th e f t , loss or destruction of an export licence or a cert if ic a te of Hong Kong orig in , the exporter may apply to the competent governmental authority which issued the document for a duplicate to be

made out on the basis pf the export documents in his possession. The

duplicate of any such certif ica te or licence so issued shall bear the

endorsement "duplicata."

v

2, The duplicate must bear the date of the original export licence or c e rt i f ic a te of Hong Kong origin.

TITLE V

ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

A rtic le K

The Community and Hong Kong shall cooperate closely to Implement the

provisions of this Agreement. To this end, contacts and exchanges of

views ^including on technical matters) shall be fa c i l i ta te d by both

parties , In particular to establish the authenticity and accuracy of documentation required under the provisions of the Agreement.

Arf iç le 1i

Hong Kong shall send the Commission of the European Communities the names

and addresses of the governmental authorities competent for the issue and

verif ica tion of export licences and c e rt if ic a te s of Hong Kong origin together with

specimens of the stamps used by ^hese authorities. Hong Kong shall also• \ 9

notify the Commission of any change in this information.

A rtic le 16

1, Verification of cert if ica tes of Hong Kong origin or export licences

shall be carried out at random by the Hong Kong authorities.

2 , The competent Community authorities may request subsequent verif ica tio n

of certif icates of Hong Kong orig in or export licences at random or whenever they have reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of such

certif ica tes or licences or as to the accuracy of the information

regarding the products in question. ,

In such cases the competent authorities in the Community shall return

the C ertif icate of Hong Kong Origin or export licence, or a copy thereof to the Hong Kong authorities, g iving, where appropriate, the reasons for

an enquiry. I f the Invoice has been submitted, such invoice shall be

attached to the c e rt i f ic a te or Licence or i ts copy. The authorities

shall also forward any information that has been obtained suggesting

that the particulars given on the said c e rt i f ic a te or licence are

inaccurate.

3. Should the results of the random verification referred to inparagraph 1 above reveal serious contravention of the provisions

of this Agreement the Hong Kong authorities shall notify the

competent Community authorities of the result?.

Where the competent Community authorities have requested verification under paragraph 2 above, the results of such verification shall be

communicated to the competent Community authorities within three

months at the la test. The information communicated shall indicate

whether the disputed c e rt if ic a te or licence applies to the goods

actually exported and whether these goods are e lig ib le for export

in accordance with the arrangements established by this Agreement.Where the competent Community authorities so request, the Information

communicated shall also include copies of such other available

documentation as may fa c i l i ta te the fu l l determination of the facts

and, in particu lar, the true orig in of the goods.

$· For the purpose of subsequent verif ica tion of certificates of HongKong origin and export licences, copies of these together with relevant supporting documentation required to be lodged with the Hong Kong

authorities for the issue of such certificates or licences shall be

kept for a period of at least two years by the Hong Kong authorities.

A rtic le 17

1, Where the verif ica tion procedure referred to in Article 16 or where

information available to the Community or to Hong Kong indicates or apciears to indicate that the provisions of this Agreement are being

contravened, both parties shall cooperate closely and with the

appropriate urgency to prevent such contravention.

2. To this end, Hong Kong shall, on i ts own in i t ia t iv e or at the request of

the Community, carry out appropriate enquiries or arrange for such

enquiries to be carried out concerning operations which are or appear

to be in contravention of this Agreement. Hong Kong shall communicate

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the results of these enquiries to the Cor.munity together with such

ether available Information as may fa c i l i ta te the determination of

the true origin of the goods.

3 , In pursuance of the cooperation referred to 1n paragraph 1, Hong Kong and

the Community shall exchange any available information considered byeither partner to be of use in preventing the contravention of the provisions

of th is Agreement.

4 , Where 1t is established to the satisfaction of both parties that the

provisions of this Agreement have been contravened, Hong Kong and the

Community agree to take a l l reasonable measures to prevent a recurrence

of such contravention.

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CONDITIONS OF ISSUE OF THJS UCENCE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING.—

(I ) The triplicate mutt be surrendered to the Strippine or Airiine Company, and returned by their agent to the Tr^e Dcparunenl lojetlw with the relevant manifest, within fourteen days after the day on which the goods are ex port ad as requited by Sectioa 11 of the Import and Esport Ordinance, Cap. 60. j · >

(2) The esportar must Ale an Export Dedaratloo In respect of items on this licence.(1) This lice not is valid for twenty-eight days from the date of issue, unless otherwise staled.(4) The exporter and manufacturer'dedared'on this licence must comply with the conditions governing the sllocstion and utilization of

quota, as stipulated in the quota allocation certificale issued to quota holders and m Notices to Exporters issued by the Trade Depart- meni front lime to time. The companies concerned should contact the Enquiry Section of the Trede Department if information on these conditions is required. :

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(5) The company supplying the quoin for the goods covered by this ! »etnee must:1 Either U') receive payment from the buyer for the order, and /

(/) make payment to the manufacturer for the order;or (c* perform ihc terminal processes for the manufacture of the goods in question.

(6) For the pi rpose of 5(u) snd (6) sbove, psymcnl shall be evidenced In a form other than cash. For the purpose ofprocesses re those processes which change the nature, shape snd utility of the goods. The cniena for terminal processes are laid down by theTrrdc Department. If you train any doubt about ihc eaisling criteria, please consult the Trade Department.

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IMPORTANT WARNING w* !»· .«» a .. i .· · ·Breach of any of the conditions pf issue renders this licence nuli pnd void snd any company guilty of such a breach is liable toand heavy penalties under the Import and Esport Ordinance. In addition the Direclor of Trade reserves the nghl to cancel any balance ofquou/permil remaining unihipped at the lime and the corapaayjpay be renderod ineligible lo recave further allocations. , , ,

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holidays) after the date upon which the form is received.

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i ONSIGNEE <lf requited)

GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG

C E R T IF IC A T E O F

H O N G K O N G O R IG IN

Carrier Port of Loading Date of Departure Country of Destination

Port of Discharge Final Destination. If on Carriage(on nr about )

Factory Number

Markts) & Numbers)Number and Type nf Packages A

Description pi Goods

I hereby certify that the goods described ;ibove were made in Hong Kong.

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U 'for Director of Trade Industry and Customs

CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVEDlie t* tar*.i-----------2—

PROTOCOL B

The annual growth rate for the quantitative lim its Introduced under

A rtic le 7 of the Agreement shall be determined as follows :

for products In categories fa l l in g within Group I , I I and 111, the

growth rate shall be fixed by agreement between the Parties 1n accordance

with the consultation procedure established 1n A rtic le 15 paragraph 1 of the Agreement, Such growth rate may in no case be lower than the higheat rate

applied to corresponding products under b i la te ra l agreements concluded

under the Geneva Arrangement between the Community and other third

countries having a level of trade equal to or comparable with that of

Hong Kong,

- M r H f o ' i t <1 k O *

D>cl aratlon concerning Article 2, paragraph 3 of the Agreement

The Community declares that, i f any amendment 1s made to the rules

of origin referred to In Article 2, paragraph 3 of the Agreement, the

Community shall, with the agreement of Hong Kong, take appropriate

measures to avoid any possible consequent reduction of Hong Kong’ s a b i l i ty to use the quantitative limits established 1n Annex I I of the present Agreem i t .

The Community further declares that ony amendment made to the above- mentioned rules shall continue to be based on c r ite r ia not requiring,

1n order to confer originating status, more extensive operations than

those constituting a single complete process.

- K r f - f M o v-'u

- Joint Declaration regarding A rtic le 11

1· The Community and Hong Kong noto the well established and c lose co-operation

which e x i s t s between the two parties in preventing and doallng with problems re la ­

t in g to the contravontion through circumvention o f the provisions o f previous A.^ruo-

r.or.to between tho Community and Hong Kong, and, in particular, tho mutually n a t i r i f i o -

tory so lutions which have bo»n reached on equivalent debiting o f tho oor ronpon ' l t ng

qu-intitativo l i f - i t s established under thooe previous Agreements.

2. The two portion reaffirm thoir w illin j- .osc to ctrnnjthen th is co-operation

in a l l i t s aspects having rog.rd to tho acnlnlotr it Ivo and tochnii .1 :cl.:roc in

force in tho Community and Hong Kong for the lnplonontation o f thin Agroonont.

3. Hung Kof; ; oonflrmn that i t s export control nyotem pormlts the proiipt debiting

o f oirciur/onted amounts to the appropriate quantita tive l im its eotubllohod under l . hi

and previoun Agreements bntweon the Community nod Hong Kong.

4« In agreeing to the provisions of A rtic le 11, the Community and Hong Kong

a lso agree, in the l ig h t of the foregoing, that for praotioal and apecifio

reasons, paragraph 3 of th is Artiole sh a ll , as a general rule, be implemented

ir the following manner»

where the evidence providod ootabllnhoo that tho provisions o f th is

Agreement havo boon oircunvcntcd, Hong Kong undertaken, at tho request

o f tho Community, to debit tho circumvented .amounts to Jho appropriate

quantitative U n i t s f6r the yoar in which the circumvention took placo

or for subsequent years, the timing and apportioning o f such debiting

being decided in consultation with the Community.

5· L. r'.np*ot of circumvention a r is in g from imports into the Community before

1 January 1983, the following shall apply :

— Requests presented before 1 January 1903 in respoct o f which consulta­

t ion s are continuing as woll as requests aftor that date concerning

imports from 1 January 1982 shall bo dealt with under the terns of

A rtic le 11 o f th is Agreemont and th is Joint Declaration·

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— Tlnquo'.ta promoted .-Aftor l J in u r y I9C3 concerning imports iron

l JiM virj l^CO to 31 Doccnvr I90l niia.ll be considered In n sp ir it

o f goodwill and close co-operation with a view to arriving at mutu­a l l y sa tis fac tory so lu tion s·

6« Should the consultation period provided for .in a r t ic le 15 para· 1 be

ln su ff lo io n t to complete the examination o f the evidenop adduced the parties

may agree to extend that period«

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Brussels, 30 November I982

Dear Mr Krenzler,

During the course of the negotiations between Hong Kong and the

Community on an Agreement covering trade in t e x t i l e products

between Hong Kong and the Community, the two parties had regard

to the le t t e r s dated 21 December I98I exchanged between us in

Geneva«

I can confirm that, in respect of Categories 2 and 3, Hong Kong w ill

suspend, for the duration of the Agreement, the provisions of

Artiole 6 of the Agreement in i t ia l l e d on 30 November 1982 in

Brussels between the two parties , Tou indioated that this suspension

and tho provisions of the in i t ia l l e d Agreoment discharge any

commitment which Hong Kong has under the le t t e r s dated 21 Docember

I98I exchanged between us in Geneva, Your le t t e r confirming th is

w ill constitu te an agreement between ua.

Tours sincerely ,

(L.W.R. Mills)

Direotor of Trade

Hong Kong

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COMMISSION

OF THE

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Or#CTori « Gen#fil for Em«* rial Raiationt

ui H.G. Krenzler 3 p ec ia l R epresentative fo r

T e x t i l e s N eg o t ia t io n s

.EltUMfllfi. .iQ-November..1982-

Dear Mr M i l l · ·

Thank you fo r your l e t t e r of 30 November,

I confirm that the oontents of your l e t t e r are acceptable to

me and that your l e t t e r and t h is rep ly c o n s t i tu te an agreement

between u s .• a «

Youtb sincerely,

s

Horst 0, KRENZLER

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COMMISSION

OF THE

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Dlrtctorat«-Q«neral for External Relation«

H.O. KRENZLERSpecia l R epresentative fo r

T e x t i l e · N egot ia t ion s

BruBsele ,3P. November..1992.

Dear Mr. M il l s ,

1 . During the oourse o f the n e g o t ia t io n s lea d in g to the Ed/Hong Kong

Agreement on trade and t e x t i l e products i n i t i a l l e d on 30 November 1982

we exchanged l e t t e r s confirming Hong Kong's agreement to suspend

the p ro v is io n s of A r t io le 6 in re sp ec t o f c a te g o r ie s 2 and 3,

2. The r e s u l t s o f t h e s e n e g o t i a t i o n s a lB o d e m o n s t r a t e Hong K o n g 's

g o o d w i l l i n a r r i v i n g a t a s e t t l e m e n t i n r e s p e c t o f c a t e g o r i e s 4 to 8 .

3 . I should l ik e to assure you that the Community w i l l take paragraphs

1 and 2 above in to due con s id era t ion in the event that the Community

f in d s i t necessary to have recourse to A r t ic l e 8 of the Agreement,

Yours s in c e r e ly ,

Horst 0 . KRENZLER

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Brussels, 30 November 1982«

Dear Mr Krenzler,

I acknowledge with thanks receipt of your le tte r of 30 November 1982

and have taken due note of i t s terms.

Tours ainoerely,

(L.W.R. M ills)

Dirootor o f 'Drntfe Hong Kong

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AGREED KINUTE

1 · A D elega tion o f the Hong Kong Government and a D elegation o f the EEC met

on 30 November 1962 in Brueso ls for c o n s u l ta t io n s in re sp ec t

o f the Agreement oovering trado in t e x t i l e s i n i t i a l l e d betwoon Hong Kong

and the Community on 30 November 1982 in B r u s s e ls ·

2 · As a r e s u l t o f th e se c o n s u l ta t io n s , the Community agreed t h a t , in aooordanoo

with the termB o f A r t io le 6 o f the above mentioned Agreement, and where

a v a i la b le , Hong Kong s h a l l be a b le to use :

(a) carry-over o f up to Yfo o f 1983 r e s t r a in t l im itp in r e sp ec t o f

c a te g o r ie s 4 to 8 from 1982 to 1983 ; and,

(b) carry-over o f up to 1,6$% o f 1963 r e s t r a in t l i m i t s in re sp ec t o f

c a te g o r ie s in Groups II and I I I from 1982 to 1983·

B r u s s e ls , 30 November 1982·

A

e x c h a n g e o h n o t e s

The Ki ilr i.cr for Hong Kong Commercial R elations with tho European

Corvrwitio3 and the Kemoer Staters prencnta hin complimento to tho D irectorate

General for External R ela tion s o f the Connianion o f the European Communities

and ha3 the honour to r e fe r to tho Agreement in t e x t i l o produots negotiated

between Hong Kong and the Community und i n i t i a l l e d or. 30 November 1982·

The Minint./r wishon to inform tho Directorate General that whilet

aw ait in g the completion o f the nocecnary procedures for the concluoion and

tho coming into foroo o f tho Agreement, the Government o f Hong Kong ia

nrepared to a l lo w trhe· proviaior.s o f the Agreement to apply de facto from

1 s t January 1983 i f the Community ia diapoood to do l ik e w is e ,

Tho M in ister would be gra te fu l i f the Community would confirm i t o

agreement to tho foregoing*

The Mini at or for Hong Kong Commercial Kolutiona with the European

So.·. : m l t i c s und tho Member Staton a v a i l s him solf o f t h i s opportunity to rc-ww

to v .o D irecto ra te General for Extern >l R elations the assurance o f h ie highest

so *. s i d era tio n ·

B ru sse ls , lp t December 1982.

EXCHANGE OP NOTES

The Directorate General for External Relations of the Comraieeion of

the European Communities presents i t s oompliments to the M inister

for Hong Kong Commercial Relations with the European Communities and

has the honour to refer to the M inister's Note of 1st December I$l82

regarding the Agreement in te x t i le products negotiated between

Hong Kong and the Community and in i t ia l le d on 30 November 1982·

The Directorate General wishes to confirm to the M inister that w hilst

awaiting the completion of the necessary procedures for the conclusion

and the ooming in to foroe of the Agreement, the Community i s prepared

to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de faoto from

1st January 1963·

The Directorate General for External Relations a v a ils itB e lf of th is

opportunity to renew to the M inister for Hong Kong Commercial Relations• a «

with the European Communities and the Member States the assurance of

i t s highest consideration·

1st Deoember 1982