title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL REGULATION concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on trade in textile products (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                         E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y a n d th e D e m o c r a t i c S o c i a l i s t R e p u b l i c of Sri L a n k a
                                                                    on t r a d e in t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s
                                                    ( p r e s e n t e d by t h e C o m m i s s i o n to t h e C o un cil )
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 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 By Decision of 25 February 1982, the Council authorised the Commission
 to open negotiations with Sri Lanka with a view to the conclusion of
 an agreement on trade in textile products.
 In accordance with that Council Decision, and in consultation with the
 Article 113 Committee, the Commission conducted negotiations with Sri
 Lanka from 18 May to 19 May 1982.
 Following the negotiations, a draft Agreement was drawn up.
 The draft Agreement:
  (i)   covers  all   MFA   products   of wool,   cotton   and man-made fibres
        originating in Sri Lanka,
  (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  thesuspension     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,
ii)     agreement on specified      quantities for Outward Processing Trade
        outside the quantitative limits established in the agreement;
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 (ix)        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 restrictions.
      The Heads of the Delegation initialled the text of the draft Agreement
      on 19 May 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 (2).
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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.
            L 374, 31.12.1982, p.106
            L 380, 31.12.1982, p.l
 ---pagebreak---  Recommendation for a Council Regulation concerning the conclusion of
 the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the D e m o cra ti c
 So cialist R e pu bli c -of Sri Lanka on tr ad e in textile pr o d u c t s
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 the- D e m o cra ti c Soci ali st Republic
  of Sri L a n k a on trade in t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s sh ould be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                        Article 1
The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the                         De mo cratic Socialist
  Repu bli c of Sri Lanka' ort trade in te x t i l e p r o d u c t s is·, bp B^by» »approved on
  be ha lf of the Community.
The text of the agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
                                        Article 2                                                   »
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for
                                          (1)                                                            ·‘
in Article 19 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 Secreta
      riat General of the Council.
 ---pagebreak---                    AGREEMENT
    BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
                      AND
THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OP SRI LANKA
         ON TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS
                                              CH* 11(2*1*2
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 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNOIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
                              of the one part, and
THE GOVERNMENT OP THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OP SRI LANKA,
                              of the other part,
DESIRING to promote, with a view to permanent oo—operation and in
conditions providing every security for trade, the orderly and equitable
development of trade in textile produotB between the European Economic
Community (hereinafter referred to as "the Community") and Sri Lanka,
RESOLVED to take the fullest possible account of the Berious economic
and social problems at present affecting the textile industry in both
importing and exporting countries, and in particular, to eliminate real
risks of market disruption on the market of the Community and real risks
of disruption to the textile trade of Sri Lanka,
HAVING REGARD to the Arrangement regarding International Trade in Textiles
(hereinafter referred to as "the Geneva Arrangement"), and in particular
Article 4 thereof} and to the conditions set out in the Protocol extending
the Arrangement together with the Conclusions adopted on 22 December 1981
by the Textiles Committee,^
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated
as their Plenipotentiaries :
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES l
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OP SRI LANKA t
WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS t
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                       SECTION I Î TRADE ARRANGEMENTS
                                  ARTICIE I
1·        The parties recognize and confirm that, subject to the provisions
   of this Agreement and without prejudice to their rights and obligations
   under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the conduct of their
   mutual trade in textile products*shall be governed by the provisions of
   the Geneva Arrangement.
2, '      In respect of the products covered by this Agreement, the Community
    undertakes not to introduce quantitative® restrictions under Article XIX
    of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or Article 3 of the Geneva
    Arrangement·                      *
                                  t
                                  \
3«        Measures having equivalent effect to quantitative restrictions an
    the importation into the Community of the products covered by this Agree
    ment shall be prohibited.                           *'    ;
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                                    ARTICLE 2
1· .        This Agreement shell apply to trade in textile products of cottea.
     wool and man-made fibres originating in     Sri Lanka       which are listed
                                          0
     in Annex I.
                                              '
2·          The classification of the. products covered by this Agreement is based
                      ?
     on the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff and on the JTocesclature of
  .. Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community end the Statistics
     of Trade between Member States (NIXEXE).
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3·          Th« origizi of the products covered by this Agreement shall be
     determined in accordance with the rules in foroe in the Community
                                 'I      *
            The procedures for control of the origin of the products referred
'    to shove are laid down in Protocol A·
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                      ARTICLE 3
     Sri Lanka _    agree* for. each Agreement year to restrain it*
                              *
export* to the Community of the products described, in Annex II to the
limit* aet out therein·
    Exports of textile products set out in Annex II shall be subject
to a double-checking system specified in Protocol A·
                                                                I
                                                              ✓
 ---pagebreak---                                ARTICLE 4
Sri Lanka and the Community recognize the speoial and differential character
of re—imports of textile products into the Community after processing in
Sri Lanka·
Such re-imports may he agreed outside the quantitative limits established
under this Agreement provided that they are effected in accordance with the
regulations on economic outward processing in force in the Community·
 ---pagebreak---                         ARTICLE 5
     Exports of cottage industry fabrics woven on hand- or
foot-operated looms, garments or other articles obtained
manually from such fabrics and traditional folklore
handicraft products shall not be subject to quantitative
limits, provided that these products meet the conditions
laid dow n in Protocol B.
 ---pagebreak---                                    ARTICLE 6 .
1·           Imports into the Community of textile products
    covered by this Agreement shall not be subject to the
    quantitative limits established in Annex I I , provided that
    they are declared to be for re-export outside the
    Community in the same state or a f t e r processing, u nder
    the administrative system of control set up for this purpose
   w i t h i n the Community.
              However,     the release for home use of products
    imported under the conditions referred to above shall be
    subject to the production of an export licence issued by
    the Sri Lanka          authorities,  and to p r o o f of origin in
  ' a c c o r d a n c e with the provisions of Protocol A.
2·            Where the Community authorities have evidence that
                                                                           *
    imports of textile products have been.set off against a
    quantitative limit established under..this Agreement, but
    that the products have subsequently been re-exported outsid·
    the Community,          the authorities concerned shall inform the
    Sri Lanka          authorities within four weeks of the quantities
    involved and authorize imports of identical quantities of
. . the same products, which shall not be set off against the
    quantitative limit established           tmder this Agreement; for-the
    current or the foilowing y»ar.
 ---pagebreak---                                  ARTICLE   7                          :
                                                          ft'
          In any Agressent year advance use of a portion of the quantitative      .
 liait established for the following Agreement year is authorised for each
 category of products up to   5%  of the quantitative limit for the current
 Agreement year.
    ✓     *            '    »
          Amounts delivered in advance shall be deducted from 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 Agreement year is authorized
 for each category of products- up to    5%  of the quantitative limit for the
 current Agreement year.
          Transfers in respect of categories in Group Z shall not be made from
 any category except as follows :
     transfers between Categories   2 and 3 and from Category l to Categories
     2 and 3 may be   made    up to   5$ of the quantitative limits for the
     category to which the transfer is made.
 —   transfers between Categories   4» 5 t 6» 7 and 8 may be made up to 3 1» of
     the quantitative limit for the category to which the transfer is made.
          Transfers into any category in Groups II and III may he made from any
 category or categories in Groups I, II and III up to      5-.& of thé quantitative
 limit for the category to which the transfer is made.
          The table of equivalence applicable to the transfers referred to
 above is given in Annex I to this Agreement.
          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 15?«·
 v        Prior notification shall be given by the authorities of Sri Lanka
 in the event of recourse to the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above.
 ---pagebreak---                                  ARTICLE 8
1«    Exports of textile products not listed in Annex II tothis Agreement may
      be made subject to quantitative limits by Sri Lanka on   the conditions laid
      down in the following paragraphs.
2.   Where the Community finds, under the system of administrative control set
      up, that the level of imports of products in a given category not list?*
      in Annex II originating in Sri Lanka exceeds, in relation to the preceding
     year *8 total imports into the Community from all sources of products in
      that category, the following rates j
     - for categories of products in Group I           0.5   $
     - for categories of products in Group II          2.5   $
     - for categories of products in Group III         5.0   $
     It may request the opening of consultations in accordance with the procedure
     described in Article   17 of this Agreement, with a view to reaching agreement
     on an appropriate restraint level for· the products in such category.
     The Community shall authorise the importation of products of the said
     category shipped from Sri Lanka before the date on which the request for
     consultations was submitted.
 3· Pending a mutually satisfactory solution, Sri Lanka undertakes to limit
     exports of the produots in the category concerned to the Community or to
     the region or regions of the Community market    specified by the Community
     for a provisional period of   3 months from the date on which the request for
     consultations is made. Such provisional limit shall be established at 25$
     of the level of imports reached during the calendar year preceding that in
     which imports exceeded the level resulting from the application of the
     formula set out in paragraph   2, and gave rise to the request for consultation
     or  25$ of the level resulting from the application of the formula set out in
    paragraph   2, whichever is the higher.
4· Should the Parties be unable in the course of consultations to reach        a
     satisfactory solution within the period specified in Article    17 of the
    Agreement, the Community shall have the right to introduce a definitive
    quantitative limit at an annual level not lower than the level resulting
    from the application of the formula set out in paragraph    2,  or 106$ of
    the level of imports reached during the calendar year preceding that in which
    imports exceeded the level resulting from the application of the formula
    set out in paragraph   2 and gave rise to the request for consultations,
— , whichever i3 the higher.
 ---pagebreak---                The annual level so fixed shall be revised upwards after
    consultations in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 17»
    with a view to fulfilling the conditions set out in paragraph  2, should
    the trend of total imports into the Community of the product in question
    make this necessary.
 5.            The limits introduced under paragraph 2 or paragraph 4 may in
    no case be lower than the level of imports of products in that category
    originating in Sri Lanka in 1980.
 6.             Quantitative limits may also be established by the Community on
    a regional basis in accordance with the provisions of Protocol C.
 7.             The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits introduced
    under this Article shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of
    Protocol D.
 8.            The provisions of this Article shall not apply where the percentages
    specified in paragraph  2 have been reached as a result of fall in total
    imports into the Community, and not as a result of an increase in exports
    of products originating in Sri Lanka.
 9.             In the event of the provisions of paragraph 2, 3 or 4 being
    applied, Sri Lanka undertakes to issue export licences for products covered
    by contracts concluded before the introduction of the quantitative limit,
    up to the volume of the quantitative limit fixed.
10.            Up to the date of communication of the statistics referred to in
    Article 10 paragraph  6, the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall
    apply on the basis of the annual statistics previously communioated by the
    Community.                              ,
11.             The provisions of this Agreement which concern exports of products
    subject to the quantitative limits established in Annex II shall also apply
    to products for which quantitative limits are introduced under this Article.
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                             ARTICLB 9
1·   Where th· Community ascertain· that the level of inports 1st a given
     category of Group I subject to quantitative limits set out in Arums tl
     exceeds in any Agreement year the level of.imports in the preceding year
  «  by 10JC of the level of the quantitative limit set out in Annex II
     the current Agreement year, it may request the opening of consultations
     in accordance with the provisions described in Artiole 17 of this
     Agreement with a view to reaching agreement ont
       - the suspension, wholly or in part, of the provisions of Ariiol^ . ·t
         or
       - a modification of the quantitative limit set out in Annex II by the
         establishment of an ad hoo limit below the existing quantitative limit '
       - as well as the corresponding equitable and quantifiable compensation·
 Z*   The Community shall authorise the importation of produots of the said
      category shipped from Sri Lonkabefore the date on which the request for
      consultations was submitted.
      Pending a mutually satisfactory solution,Sri Lanka undertakes for a period
      of 1 month from the date of notification of the request for consultations,
       to restrain exports of the products in the category concerned to the
       Community or to the region or regions of ths Community market specified b;
       the Community to one twelfth of the level of exports reached during the
       preceding calendar year.
  3*   A quantitative limit modified ae a result of the application of
       paragraph 1 in any year preceding the final Agreement year shall be
       subject to a growth rate so as to ensure that ths level of the quantitati*
       limit set out in Annex II for ths final Agreement year is regained in tha
       year.
  4.   Should the Parties bs unable in ths course of consultâtions to reach a
       satisfactory solution within ths period specified in Article :17 of ths
       Agreement,Sri Lanka undertakes, if so requested b y ‘the Community:
        - to suspend wholly or in part, ths provisions of Article 7 in respeot
          of ths Communityior any of Its regions for ths category oonceraed, or
 ---pagebreak---       «· to modify tho quantitative H a l t sot out in Annex XI for the category
         concerned so as to restrain exports to the Community or any of its
*·       regions to Wfl* of imports attained during the preceding calendar
         year, or to the level of exports up to the date of the request for
         consultations plus the level of exports provided for during the
         consultation period under paragraph 2, whichever is the higher· -
     In the event that the provisions of this paragraph are applied the
     Community undertakes to maintain an offer of-equitable and quantifiable
     compensation·           *                            ·
                             i
     The application of the measures provided for in this paragraph is limited
     to the year in which the measures are taken.
3·   The provieions of paragraph 1. shall not apply to a given category unless
     the quantitative limits established in Annex II for tho Community for
     that category represent at least ^,5"Jo£ total Community imports during
     I960.
 6«  The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to a given category unless
     the level of imports originating in Sri Lanka.during the current Agreement
     year represent at least 59/6 of ths quantitativs limit set out In Annex it
     for that category in the Community as a whole or in any region or regions
     of the Community conoemed.
 7*  Any limit modified in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1 or 4
     may in no case be lower than the level of imports of products in that
     category originating in Sri Lanka in I960.
 $·  The provisions of the artiole also apply where the level referred to in
      paragraph 1 is exceeded in any of the Community's regions.     In such a cesij
      the compensation referred to in paragraphs 1 and 4 will concern the
      region or regions of the Community indicated in the Community's request
      for consultations.                   t
  $0  With a view to limiting recourse to paragraph 1 of this Article, Sri Lanka
      undertakes to inform the Community of any sharp and substantial increase«
      in the issue of export licences for any category which is likely to lead
      to the fulfilment of the conditions required for t&* application of the
      present article.
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                                ARTICLE 10
1· Sri Lanka undertakes to supply the Community with precise statistical
    information on all export licences issued hy the Sri Lanka authorities
    for all categories of textile products subject to the quantitative licit!
    established under this Agreement as well as on all certificates issued
    by the Sri Lanka authorities for all products referred to in Article 5
    and subject to the provisions of Protocol B,
    The Community Bhall likewise transmit to the Sri Lanka authorities preoi.et
    statistical information on import authorizations or documents issued by th?
    Community authorities in respect of export licences and certificates issued
    by Sri Lanka,
2, The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall, for all categories of
    products, be transmitted before the end of the second month following the
    quarter to which the statistics relate,
3, Sri Lanka also undertakes to supply the Community with available statistical
    information on all textile exports by country of destination.
    The Community shall transmit to the Sri Lanka authorities import statistics
    for all products covered by the system of administrative control referred to
    in Article 8, Paragraph 2 and for products covered by Article 6 Paragraph 1,
4, The information referred to in paragraph 3 shall, for all categories of pro
    ducts, be transmitted before the end of the third month following the quarter
    to which the statistics relate,
5, Should it be found on analysis of the information exchanged that there are
    significant descrepancies between the returns for exports and those for imports,
    consultations may be initiated in accordance with the procedure specified in
    Article 17 of this Agreement,
6 , For the purpose of applying the provisions of Artiole 8, and Artiole 9»
     the Community undertakes to provide the Sri Lanka authorities before 15 April
    of each year with the preceding year’s statistics on imports of all textile
     products covered by this Agreement, broken down by supplying country and
     Community Member State,
 ---pagebreak---                                 ARTICLE II
1* In case of divergent opinions "between Sri Lanka and the competent Community
   authorities at the point of entry into the Community on the classification
   of products covered by the present Agreement, classification shall provisionally
   be based on indications provided by the Community, pending consultations in
   accordance with Article 17 with a view to reaching agreement on definitive
   classification of the product concerned*
2* The authorities of Sri Lanka 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 classification of products covered
   by this Agreement*
   Any amendment to the Common Customs Tariff or Nimexe or any decision which
   results in a modification of the classification or products covered by this
   Agreement shall not have the effect of reducing any quantitative limit established
   in Annex II,
   The procedures for the application of this Paragraph are set out in Protocol A,
    t<— ,
 ---pagebreak---                             ARTICLE
1« Sri Lanka and th· Community agree to oooparata folly la preventing the
    circumvention of the present Agreement by transshipment, rerouting· o«
    whatever other meane·                   .·
2·  Where information available to the Community ae a result of the
    investigations carried out in accordance with the procedures set out la     ~
    Protocol A constitutes evidence that products of Sri Lanka origin subject
    to quantitative limits established under this Agreement have been
    transshipped, rerouted or otherwise imported into the C*•onunity in
    circumvention of this Agreement, the Community may request the opening
    of consultations in accordance with ths procedures described in Artl;le 17
    of this Agreement, with a view to reaching agreement on an equivalent
    adjustment of the corresponding quantitative limits established under the
    Agreement·
3·  Pending the result of the consultations referred to in paragraph 2,     Sri
    Lanka     shall an a precautionary, measure, if so requested by the Community
    make the necessary arrangements to ensure that adjustments of quantitative
    limits liable to be agreed following the consultations referred to in
    paragraph  2 , may be carried out for the quota year in which the request to
    open consultations in accordance with paragraph 2 was cade, or for the
     following year ff the quota for the current year is exhausted, where
     clear evidence of circumvention is provided·
4·   Should the parties be unable in the oourse of consultations to reach à
     satisfactory solution within the period specified in Article 17 of thé
    Agreement, the Community shall have the right, where clear evidence of
     circumvention has been provided, to deduot from the quantitative limits
     established under this Agreement amounts squivaleat to the products of Sri
    Lanka     origin·
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1·          Sri Lanka    shall endeavour to ensure that experts of textile
products subject to quantitative U n i t s are spaced out as evenly as possible
over an agreeaent year, due account being taken« in particular, of seasonal
factors·
2*     Should there be an excessive concentration of inports on any product
within a category subject to quantitative H a l t s under this Agrees eat, the
Cossunity nay request consultations in accordance with the procedure
specified in  Article 17 of this Agreenent with a view to renedying this
situation·
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 ---pagebreak---                               ARTICLE  14
       Should recourse be had to the denunciation provisions of
Article 19 paragraph 4» "the quantitative limits established in
k r m tfr n shall be adapted on a pro rata basis·
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                         ARTICLE 15
1·        For the purpose of the administration of this Agreement, the limits
    referred to in Article 3 are broken down by the Community into shares for
    each of its Member StateB.
2.        Portions of the quantitative limits established in Annex II not used
    in one Member State of the Community may be reallocated to another
    Member State in accordance with the procedures in force in the Community·
          The Community undertakes to examine with oare and reply within
    four weeks to any request made for reallocation by Sri Lanka.  In the
    event of agreement on such reallocation, the flexibility provisions set out
    in Article 7 shall continue to be applicable to the levels of the original
    allocation.
          If, in the course of the application of the Agreement Sri Lanka
    finds that the break-down of a limit established in Annex II causes
    particular difficulties, it may request the opening of consultations in
    accordance with the provisions of Article 17 with a view to reaching a
    mutually satisfactory solution.
 3#       Should it appear in any given region of the Community that additional
    supplies are required, the Community may, where measures taken pursuant
    to paragraph 1 above are inadequate to oover those requirements, authorize
    the importation of amounts greater than those stipulated in Annex II.
 ---pagebreak---                      ARTICLE 16
1. Sri Lanka      and the Community undertake to refrain from discrimination
   in the allocation of export licenoes and import authorisations of
   documents referred to in Protoools A and B.
2.           In implementing this Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall
   take care to maintain the traditional oommercial practices and trade
   flows between the Community and Sri Lanka·
3·           Should either Party find that the application of this Agreement
   is disturbing existing commercial relations between importers in. the
   Community and suppliers in Sri Lanka consultations shall be started promptly
   in accordance with the procedure specified in Artiole 17 of this Agreement,
   with a view to remedying this situation.
 ---pagebreak---                                  ARTICLE 17
  1·       The special consultation procedures referred to is this Agreement
     other than these referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, shall be
     governed by the following rules ;
    —    any request for consultations shall be notified in writing to the
        other Party;
    —   the request for consultations shall be followed within a reasonable
        period (and in any case not later than .fifteen days following the
        notification) by a stateaent setting out the reasons and circumstances
        which, in the opinion of the'requesting Party,   .justify the subzissicn
        of such a request ;
>   —   the Parties shall enter into consultations within one eenth -at the
        latest of notification of the request, with a view to reaching agreement
        or a zutually acceptable conclusion within one further sonth at the
        latest.
 2·       The speciau. consultation procedure^  referred to in Article 9 of the
    Agreement shall be governed by the following rules :
    —   any request for consultations shall be notified in writing to the other
        Party, together with a stateaent setting out the ressens and circumstances
       which, in the opinion of the requesting Party, justify the submission
        of such a request;
   —   the Parties shall enter into consultations within 15 days at the latest
       of notification of the request, with a view-to reaching agreeser.t or a
       mutually acceptable conlcusion within a further 15 days at the latest.
                                             »
3·        If necessary, at the request of either of the Parties and in conformity
   with the provisions of the Geneva Arrangement, consult aliens shall be held
   on any problems arising from the application of this Agreement.      Any
   consultations hold under this Article shall bo approached by both Parties
 - in a spirit of cooperation and with a dosir· to reconcile the difference
   between then.
 ---pagebreak---                            ARTICLE  18
      This Agreement shall' apply to thé 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 Sri Lanka on the
other hand.
 ---pagebreak---                             ARTICLE  19
 1· This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the   month
    following the date on which the Contracting Parties notify each other
    of the completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose· It
    Bhall he applicable until 31 December 1986·
2*  This Agreement shall apply with effect fron 1 January 1983«
3·  Either Party may at any time propose modifications to the Agreement·
                                                                 «'
4·  Either Party may at any time denounce this Agreement provided that at
    least sixty 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 Protocols to this Agreement,    the joint declaration and
    the Memorandum of Understanding Bhall form an integral part thereof*
 ---pagebreak---                                 ARTICLE 20
                                                                   /
     This Agreement shall he drawn up in two copies in the Banish« Butch«
English, French, German, Greek, Italian and  Sinhala      languages, each
of these texts being equally authentic·
 ---pagebreak--- ANNEX I ---pagebreak---                                                          GROUP I A
                                                 ■       .      ■ ■ ■         ...........1"
                                                                                Table of equivalence
                                      NIMEXE                                             i
• Category        CCT heading No         code                   Description
                                        (1982)                                               p ie c e s / k g          g/piece
                                                                                i
      1       55.05                  55.05-13;     Cotton yarn, not put up for retail                         '      ■
                                     19:21;25;     sale
                                     27; 29;33;
                                     35;37; 41;
                                     45;46;48;
                                     52; 58; 61;
                                     65; 67; 69;
                                     72;78;92;                                                                   i
                                     98                                                                          I
                                 J                                                                               i
     2       55.09                                 Other woven fabrics of cotton:
                                    55.09-03;          Woven fabrics of cotton,
                                    04; 05; 06;        other than gauze, terry fa
                                    07:08:09;          brics, narrow woven fabrics,
                                    10;12;13;        ■ pile fabrics, chenille fabrics,
                                    14; 15; 16;        tulle and other net fabrics                              af
                                    17; 19; 21;
                                    29; 32; 34;
                                   35;37;38;
                                   39; 41; 49;
                                   51; 52;53;
                                   54; 55;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
                                                                                I
                                                                                I
                                   55.09-06;     a) Of which other than un
                                   07; 08; 51;        bleached or bleached
                                   52; 53;54;
                                   55;56;57;
                                   59;61;63;
                                   64; 65; 66;
                                   67;70;71;
                                   80;81;82;                                                                       ;
                                   83,84:86;
                                   90;91;92;
                                   93;98;99
           r
           L
 ---pagebreak---                              NIMEXE
Category     CCT heading No     code                    Description
                               (1982)
         56.07
                                           Woven fabrics of man-made
                                           fibres (discontinuous or waste):
         A
                                           A. Of synthetic textile fibres:
                            56.07-01 ;          Woven fabrics of synthetic
                            04 ; 05 ; 07 ;     fibres     (discontinuous or
                            08 ; 10; 12;        waste) other than narrow
                            15; 19; 20 ;        woven fabrics, pile fabrics
                            22 ; 25 ; 29 ;      (including terry fabrics) and
                            30 ; 31 ; 35 ;      chenille fabrics
                            38 ; 39 ; 40 ;
                            41 ; 43 ; 45 ;
                            46 ; 47 ; 49
                             56.07-01 ;      a) Of which other than un
                             05 ; 07 ; 08         bleached or bleached
                             12; 15; 19
                             22 ; 25;29
                             31 ; 35;38
                             40 ; 41 ; 43
                             46 ; 47 ; 49
             f
            i* - ,
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                                         NIMEXE                                                         « Q u iv a le n c e
Catffory       CCt.bewtine No              code                     Description
                                          (1982)
                                                                                D ieces/kg
                                                                                «/piece
                                                     Under garments, knitted or cro
           60.04                                     cheted, not elastic or rubberized:
           B I ;
               II a)                   60.04-19:          Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight        6.48               154
                   b)                  20: 22:23           fine knit roll, polo or turtle
                   c)                  24: 26:41           necked jumpers and pull
               IV b) 1 aa)             50; 58; 71          overs, undervests and the like,
                         dd)                               knitted or crocheted, not elas
                      2 ee)            79:89
                                                           tic or rubberized, other than
                   d) I aa)                                babies’ garments, of cotton or
                         dd)                               synthetic      textile    fibres;
                       2 dd)                               T-shirts and lightweight fine
                                                           knit roll, polo or turtle necked
                                                           jumpers and pullovers, of re
                                                            generated textile fibres, other
                                                            than babies’ garments
            60.05                                     Outer garments and other articles,
            A I                                       knitted or crocheted, not elastic            4-53
               II b) 4 bb) 11 aaa)                    or rubberized:
                              bbb)
                              ccc)                    A. Outer garments and clothing
                              ddd)                         accessories:
                              eee)      60.05-01;          Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs,
                           22 bbb)      31: 33:34          waistcoats, twinsets, cardi
                              ccc)      35: 36:39          gans, bed-jackets and jum
                              ddd)      40; 41;42          pers, knitted or crocheted, not
                              eee)     43                  elastic or rubberized, of wool,
                              ffï)                         of cotton or of man-made tex
                                                           tile fibres
          61.01                                     Men’s and boys' outer garments:
          B Vd) 1
                   2
                   3
                e) 1                                                                            1.76           568
                   2
                   3
         6102                                     Women’s, girls’ and infants' otter
         B II e) 6 aa)                            garments:
                    bb)
                   cc)                            B. Other:
                                   61.01-62;          Men’s and boys’ woven
                                   64; 66; 72;        breeches, shorts and trousers
                                   74; 76             (including slacks); women’s,
                                                     girls’ and infants' woven
                                   61.02-66;         trousers and slacks, of wool,
                                   68; 72            of cotton or of man-made tex
                                                     tile fibres
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                         NIMEXE
                                                                                Tabte of equivalence
                                                Description
           CCThesdingNo    code
C«i«*wy                   (1912)                                             pieces/kg           g/piece
                                    Outer garments and otherarticles, :
        60.05                       knitted or crocheted, not .elastic (
        A II b) 4 aa) 22
                      33            or rubberized:                       |
                      44            A. Outer garments and clothing
                      55                accessories;
                                         II. Other
        61.02                       Women’s, girls’ and infants’ outer
        B Ile)     bb)              garments;
                   cc)              B. Other;                              *
                   dd)
                         60.05-22;       Blouses and shirt-blouses,
                         23; 24; 25      knitted, crocheted (not elastic
                                         or rubberized), or .woven, for
                         61.02-78;       women, girls and infants, of
                         82; 84          wool, of cotton or of man
                                         made textile fibres
                                      Men’s and boy’s under garments,                  4-60   217
         •61.03                      including collars, shirt fronts and
          A
                                     cuffs:
                          61.03-11;        Men’s and boys’ shirts,
                          15; 19           woven, of wool, of cotton or
                                           of man-made textile fibres
        L
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                                                                                T aele of equivalence
                           N1MEXE
Category    CCTheading No     code                   Description
                             (1982)                                          p i e c e s / I cq      g/piece
         55.08                        Terry towelling and similar terry
                                      fabrics of cotton:
         62.02                        Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen
         B HI a) I                    and kitchen linen; curtains and
                                      other furnishing articles:
                                      B. Other:
                          55.08-10;        Woven cotton terry fabrics;
                          30;50;80         toilet and kitchen linen of
                                           woven cotton terry fabrics
                          62.02-71
   20    62.02                        Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen
         B la)                        and kitchen linen; curtains and
              c)                      other furnishing articles:
                                      B. Other:
                          62.02-12;        Bed linen, woven
                          13; 19
   22    56.05                        Yam of man-made fibres (discon
         A                            tinuous or waste), not put up for
                                      retail sale:
                                      A. Of synthetic textile fibres:
                          56.05-03;        Yarn of discontinuous or
                          05; 07;09       waste synthetic fibres, not put
                          11:13; 15       up for retail sale
                          19;21;23
                          25;28;32
                          34;36;38
                          39;42; 44
                          45;46; 47
                          56.05-21;   a) Of which acrylic
                          23;25;28;
                          32;34;36
     23    56.05                        Yarn of man-made fibres (discon-
           B                            tinuous or waste), not put up for
                                        retail sale:
                                        B. Of regenerated textile fibres:
                            56.05-51;        Yarn of discontinuous or
                           55;61;65;        waste regenerated fibres, not
                           71;75;81;         put up for retail sale
                           85; 91;95;
                           99
                                                                           1
      L
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                                                                   pieces/feg          g/piece
                             Woven pile fabrics and chenille
32 ex 58.04                  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):
                58.04-07;         Woven pile fabrics and chen
                11 ; 15; 18       ille fabrics (other.than terry
                41; 43; 45        fabrics of cotton and narrow
                61;63; 67         woven fabrics), of wool, of
                69; 71;75         cotton or of man-made textile
                77 ; 78           fibres
             58,04-63       a) of which c otto n corduroy
                              Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen
39 62.02                      and kitchen linen; curtains and
   B 11 a)                    other furnishing articles:
          c)
   .. Ill a)                  B. Other:
          c)
                62:02-40;          Woven table linen, toilet and
                42; 44;46;         kitchen linen, other than of
                51;59;65;          cotton terry fabric
                72; 74; 77
 ---pagebreak---                                             GROUP I I B
                                                                                Table of equivalence
                                                                                g/piece
 12      60.03                         Stockings, under stockings, socks,
         A                                                                                41
                                       ankle-socks, sockettes and the       24-3 pairs
         B I                           like, knitted or crocheted, not
             lib)                      elastic or rubberized:
         C
         D '              60.03-11;         Other than women’s stockings
                          19; 20; 27;       of synthetic textile fibres
                          30; 90
                                        Under garments, knitted or aty.          17                59
 13      60.04                          cheted, not elastic or rubberized:
         B IV b) 1 cc)
                    2 dd)                   Men’s and boy’s underpants
                 d) 1 cc) 60.04-48;
                          56;75; 85         and briefs, women’s, girls’
                    2cc)                    and infants’ (other than ba
                                            bies’) knickers and briefs,
                                            knitted or crocheted, not elas
                                            tic or rubberized, of cotton or
                                            sythetic textile fibres
14 A     61.01                          Men’s and boys’ outer garments:                             1000
                                                                                10
         A I               61.01-01          Men’s and boys’ coats of im
                                             pregnated, coated, covered or
                                             laminated woven fabric fall
                                             ing within heading No 59.08,
                                             59.11 or 59.12
14 B      61.01                         Men’s and boys’ outer garments:
                                                                               0-72               1 389
          B Vb) l          61.01-41;         Men’s and boys’ woven over
                   2       42; 44; 46;       coats, raincoats and other
                   3                         coats, cloaks and capes, other
                           47
                                             than those of category 14 A,
                                             of wool, of cotton or of man
                                             made textile fibres
15 A     61.02                          Women’s, girls’ and infants' outer                         909
          B I a)                        garments:
                                         B. Other:
                           61.02-05          Women’s, girls’ and infant!·'
                                             coats of impregnated, coated,,
                                             covered or laminated woven
                                             fabric falling within heading
                                             No 59.08, 59.11 or 59.12
15 B     61.02                          Women's, girls’ and infants’ outer      0-84
          B He)      aa)                garments:                                                1 190
                     bb)
                     cc)                B. Other:
                     aa)  61.02-31;
                     bb)                    Women’s, girls’ and infants’
                     cc)  32; 33;35;        woven overcoats, raincoats
                          36;37;39;         and other coats, cloaks and
                          40                capes: jackets and blazers,
                                            other than garments of cate
                                            gory i5 A, of wool, of cotton
                                            or of man-made textile fibres
     I !
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                Table of equivalence
                                                                            pieces/kg           g/piece
                                 Men's and boys’ outer garments:                                   1250
16     61.01                                                                      0-80
       B Ve) 1      61.01-51;         Men’s and boys’ woven suits
                 2                   (including coordinate suits
                 3  54; 57
                                      consisting of two or three
                                      pieces, which are ordered,
                                      packed, consigned and nor
                                      mally sold together) of wool,
                                      of cotton or of man-made tex
                                      tile fibres, excluding ski suits
                                                                                ■ 1
                                                                                700
                                  Men’s and boys’ outer garments:
 17     61.01
        B Va) 1      61.01-34;         Men’s and boys’ woven jack-
                  2  36; 37           ets (excluding waister jackets).,
                  3                   and blazers of wool, of cotton:
                                       or of man-made textile fibres
                                 Men’s and boys’ under garments,
18     6L03                      including collars, shirt fronts and
       B
       C                         cuffs:
                    61.03-51;         Men’s and boys’ woven under
                     55; 59; 81;      garments other than shirts, of
                     85; 89           wool, of cotton or of man
                                      made texile fibres
           61.05                     Handkerchiefs:
           A                         A. Of woven cotton fabric, of a
                       61.05-20
                                          value of more than 15 ECU
                                          kg net weight
                                                                                59                  17
           B 1                      B. Other:
              HI
                       61.05-30;          Handkerchiefs of woven
                       99                 fabric of a value of not more
                                          than 15 ECU/kg net weight
                                                                        -1                  435
                                                                                2-3
                                     Men’s and boys’ outer garments:
    21     61.01
           B IV
                                     Women’s, girls’ and infante’ outer!
           61.02                     garments:                         ., r
            B II d)
                                     B. Other: _
                         61.01-  29;       Parkas; anoraks, windchea
                                           ters, waister jackets and the
                         31; 32            like, woven, of wool, of cot
                         61.02-  25;       ton or of man-made textile
                         26; 28            fibres
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                                 NIMEXE                   Description
Category         CCT heading No     code                                             pieces/lcg           g/piece
                                   (1982)
    24      60.04·                          Under garments, knitted or cro
            B IV b) I bb)                   cheted, not elastic or rubberized:
                    d) 1 bb)
                                60.04-47;       Men’s and boys’ pyjamas,
                                73              knitted or crocheted, of cot
                                                ton or of synthetic textile
                                                fibres
                                                                                3,9             257
             B IV b) 2 aa)
                          bb)
                    d) 2 aa)    60.04-51;       Women’s, girls’ and infants’
                          bb)   53;81;83        (other than babies’) knitted or
                                                crocheted pyjamas and night
                                                dresses, of cotton or synthetic
                                                fibres
    26      60.05                           Outer garments and other articles,
             A lib) 4cc) 11                 knitted or crocheted, not elastic
                             22             or rubberized:
                             33
                             44             A. Outer garments and clothing
                                                accessories:
                                                II. Other
            61.02                           Women's, girls’ and infants’ outer                  31      323
             B lie) 4 bb)                   garments:
                       cc)
                       dd)                  B. Other:
                       ee)      60.05-45;       Women’s, girls’ and infants’
                                46; 47; 48      (other than babies’) woven
                                                and knitted or crocheted
                                61.02-48;       dresses of wool, of cotton or
                                52; 53;54       of man-made textile fibres
                                             Outer garments and other articles,                 2-6     385
     27       60.05                          knitted or crocheted, not elastic                i
              A lib) 4dd)
                                             or rubberized:
                                             A. Outer garments and clothing
                                                  accessories:                                —
                                                  II. Other
              61.02'                         Women’s, girls’ and infants' outer
              B II e) 5 aa)                  garments:
                         bb)                  B. Other:
                         cc)
                                  60.05-51;        Women’s, girls' and infants’
                                  52;54;58        (other than babies’) woven
                                                  and knitted or crocheted •
        •                         61.02-57;       skirts, including divided skirts
                                  58; 62
      28      6005                           Outer garments and other articles,                 1-61    620
              A II b) 4 ee)                  knitted or .Tocheted, not elastic
                                             or rubberize J:
                                             A. Outer garments and clothing
                                                  accessories:
                                                  II. Other:                                         1
      J        /
                                 60.05-61;
                                 62; 64
                                                      Knitted or crocheted
                                                      trousers (except shorts)
                                                      other than babies’
                                                                                1
                                                                                i
                                                                                l
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                                  NIMEXE                 Detcription
                 CCT heading No      code                                        pieces/kg      g/piece
   Category                         (1982)
                                           Women’s, girls’ and infants’ outer                       730
     29     61.02                                                                     1-37
            B Ile) 3 aa)                   garments:
                       bb)                 B. Other:
                       cc)
                                61.02-42;      Women’s, girls’ and infants’
                                43; 44         (other than babies’) woven
                                               suits and costumes (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
     30 A    61.04                          Women’s, girls’ and infants’ un                         250
             B I                            der garments :                               4-0
                                 61.04-11;      Women's, girls’ and infants'
                                 13; 18         woven pyjamas and night
                                                dresses, of wool, of cotton or
                                                of man-made textile fibres
    30 B    61.04                          Women’s, girls’ and infants’ un
            B II                           dergarments;
                                61.04-91;       Women’s, girls’ and Infants’
                                93; 98         (other than babies') woven
                                                under garments, other than
                                                pyjamas and night dresses, of
                                                wool, of cotton or of man
                                                made textile fibres
                                           Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-                       55
                                                                                18-2
>"    31    61.09                          belts, brassières, braces, suspen
             D                             ders, garters and the like fin elud
                                            ing such articles of knitted or cro
                                            cheted fabrics) whether or not
                                            elastic:
                                 61.09-50        Brassières, woven, knitted or
                                                 crocheted
                                           Under garments, knitted or cro
      68    60.04                          cheted, not elastic or rubberized:
             A I
                11   a)                    A. Babies’ garments; girls’ gar
                     b)                         ments up to and including
                     c)                         commercial size 86:
                III  a)
                     b)
                     c)
                     d)         60.04-02;       Babies’ under garments of
                                 03;04;06;      knitted or crocheted fabrics,
                                 07;08;10;      not elastic or rubberized
                                 11;12; 14
                f
                   —i
 ---pagebreak---                              NIMEXE                                                    Table e f eq uiv al enc e
             CCT heading No     code                       Description
Category
                               (1982)                                              pieces/kg             g/piece
     73   60.05                              Outer garments and other articles,
          A II b) 3                          knitted or crocheted, not elastic
                                             or rubberized:
                                             A. Outer garments and clothing
                                                  accessories:                <
                                                  II. Other:
                             60.05-16;                 Track suits of knitted or
                              17; 19                   crocheted fabric, not elas
                                                       tic or rubberized, of wool,
                                                       of cotton or of man-made
                                                       textile fibres
      76   61.01                              Men’s and boys’ outer garments
           B I
           61.02                              Women’s, girls’ and infants’ outer
           B Ha)                              garments:
                                              B. Other:
                              61.01- 13;           Men's and boys’ woven in
                              15; 17; 19           dustrial and . occupational
                                                   clothing; women’s, girls’ and
                              61.02-     12;       infants’      woven     aprons,
                              14                   smock-overalls and other in
                                                   dustrial and occupational
                                                   clothing (whether or not also
                                                   suitable for domestic use), of
                                                   wool, of cotton or of man*
                                                   made textile fibres
     78   61.01                               Men’s and boys' outer garments:
          A II
          B III              61.01-09;             Men’s and boys’ woven bath
              V 0 1          24;25;26;            robes, dressing gowns, smok
                  8)1        81 ; 92;95;          ing jackets and similar indoor
                    2        96                   wear, ski suits consisting of
                    3                             two or three pieces and other
                                                  outer garments, except gar
                                                  ments of categories 6, 14 A,
                                                  14 B, 16, 17, 21, 76 and 79, of
                                                  wool, of cotton or of man
                                                  made textile fibres '
    81   61.02                               Women's, girls’ and outer gar
         B I b)                             ments:
             lie)
               e) 8 aa)                      B. Other:
                   9 aa)    61.02-07;            Women’s, girls’ and infants’
                     bb)    22; 23; 24;          woven bath robes, dressing
                     cc)    85;90;91 ;           towns, bed jackets and similar
                            92                   indoor wear and outer gar
                                                 ments, except garments of
                                                categories 6, 7, 15 A, 15 B, 21,
                                                26, 27, 29, 76, 79 and 80, of
                                                wool, of cotton or of man
                                                made textile fibres
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                              N|M£XE
             OCT heading No       code                       Description
Category                        (1982)                                               pieces/kg          g/piece
                              J*'·*11UJ--·-       ...........                      ***         ·.·. i ■
  83     60.05                              Outer garments and other articles,
         A lia)                             knitted or crocheted, not elastic
               b) 4 hh) II                  or rubberized;
                        22                  A. Outer garments and clothing
                        33                      accessories:
                        44
                    ÜÜ) il                      II. Other;
                    kk) H
                    H) 11   60.05-04;                Outer garments* knitted
                        22  76; 77; 78               or crocheted, not elastic
                        33  79; 81; 85               or rubberized, other than
                        44  88; 89; 90               garments of categories 5,
                            91                       7, 26, 27, 28, 71, 72, 73, 74
                                                     and 75, of wool, of cotton
                                                     or of man-made textile
                                                     fibres
      L
 ---pagebreak---  '33    51.04                   Woven fabrics of, man-n&ade
        A Ilia)                 fibres (continuous), including
                                woven fabrics of monofll of strip
                                falling within heading No 51.0!
                                or 51.02:
                                A. Woven fabrics of synthetic
                                     textile fibres:
       62.03                   Sacks and bags, of a kind used
       B II b) I               for the packing of goods:.
                                B. Of other textile materials:
                                II. Other:
                    51.04-06              Woven fabrics of strip or
                                         the like of polyethylene or,
                    62.03-96             polypropylene, less than
                                         3 m wide; woven sacks of
                                         such strip or the like
  34   51.04                   Woven fabrics of man-made
       A III b)                fibres (continuous), including
                               woven fabrics of monafil or strip
                               falling within heading No 51.01
                               or 51.02:
                               A. Woven fabrics of synthetic
                                    textile fibres:
                   51.04-08         Woven fabrics of strip or the
                                    like of polyethylene or poly
                                    propylene, 3 m or more wide
35   51.04                   Woven fabrics of man-made
     A IV                    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:
                 51.04-10;        Woven fabrics of synthetic
                 11; 13; 15       textile fibres (continuous)
                 17; 18;21       other than those for tyres and
                 23; 25; 27;     those containing elastomeric
                 28; 32;34;      yarn:
                 36; 41; 48
                 51.04-10;       a) Of which other than un
                 15; 17; 18;           bleached or bleached
                 23;25;27;
                 28; 32;34;
                 41; 48
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                                                                      Table of equivalence
                                       Description                                   g/piece
                                                                  pieces/kg
                        Woven fabrics of man-made
                        fibres (continuous), including
                        woven fabrics of monofilor stop
                        falling within heading No 51.01
                        or 51.02:
                        B. Woven fabrics of regenerated
                              textile fibres:
                            Woven fabrics of regenerated
           51.04-55:        textile fibres (continuous)
           56;58;62;
           64:66:72:
                            other than those for tyres and
                            those containing elastomenc
           74:76:81:
           89:93:94:         yarn:
           97; 98
                            a) Of which other than un
           51.04-55;              bleached or bleached
           58;62; 64
           72;74;76
            81; 89;94
            97; 98
37 56.07                Woven fabrics of man-made
   B                    fibres (discontinuous or waste):
                        B. Of regenerated textile fibres:
               07-50;        Woven fabrics of regenerated
                55; 56       textile fibres (discontinuous
                60:61        or waste) other than narrow
                67; 68       woven fabrics, pile fabrics
                70; 71       (including terry fabrics) and
                73:74        chenille fabrics:
                78;82
            83; 84;87
             56.07-50;         a) Of which other than un
             55; 56; 59             bleached or bleached
             61;65;67
             69;70;71
             73;74;77
             78; 83;84
             87
                            Knitted or crocheted fabric, not
                            elastic or rubberized:
                            B. Of man-made fibres:
                                 Knitted or crocheted syn
                                 thetic curtain fabrics includ
                                 ing net curtain fabric
                                                                                I
                                                                                t
                                                                                I
                                                                                r
                             Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen
                             and kitchen linen; curtains and
                             other furnishing articles:
                              A. Net curtains
         A
         i
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                            NIMEXE                      Description
           CCT heaiiftg No     code                                             pieces/1            g/piece
Cunary                        (1982)
  40    62.02 ,                          Bed linen, table linen, toilet line!)
        B IV a) ·,.                      and kitchen linen, curtains and
                c)                       other furnishing articles:
                                         B. Other:                      " f/f
                           62.02-83;         Woven curtains (other than,
                           85; 89            net curtains) and furnishing
                                             articles, of wool, of cotton or
                                             of man-made textile fibres
   41    ex 51.01                         Yarn of man-made fibres (contin
         A                                uous), not put up for retail sale:
                                          A. Yarn of synthetic textile
                                               fibres:.
                            51.01-05;          Yarn of synthetic textile
                            06; 07; 08         fibres (continuous), not put
                            09; 10; 12         up for retail sale, other than
                            20;22; 24          non-textured single yam
                            27; 29; 30         untwisted or with a twist of
                            35; 36;37          not more than 50 turns per
                            39; 40; 45         metre
     42   ex 51.01                          Yam of man-made fibres (contin
           B                                uous), not put up for retail sale:
                                            B. Yarn of regenerated textih
                                                 fibres:
                              51.01-50;          Yam of regenerated textih
                             61; 67; 68;         fibres (continuous), not pu
                             71 ; 77;78;         up for retail sale, other that
                              80                 single yam of viscose rayor
                                                 untwisted or with a twist o
                                                 not more than 250 turns pe
                                                 metre and single non-texture<
                                                 yarn of any acetate
   43    51.03              51.03-10;     Yam of man-made fibres (contin
                            20            uous), put up for retail sale
   44    51.04                            Woven fabrics of man-made
         A II                             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:
                            51.04-05          Woven fabrics of synthetic
                                              textile fibres (continuous),
                                              containing elastomeric yarn
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                                 -                                                            Tjs.* cf < q wa v e r c e
                                 nimexe                       Description
                                    code                                                  pieces/kg            g/piece
Cate«»»»      . CCT heading No     (1982)
                                                                                4—              »
     45      51.04                               Woven fabrics of rtian-made
              B II                               fibres (continuous), including
                                                 woven fabrics of monofil or strip
                                                 falling within heading No 51.01
                                                 or 51.02:                       \ /
                                                 B. Woven fabrics of regenerated
                                                      textile fibres:       _
                                 51.04-54             Woven fabrics of regenerated
                                                      textile fibres (continuous),
                                                      containing elastomeric yam ·
     46      ex 53.05                            Sheep’s or lamps’ wool or. other
                                                 animal hair (fine or coar$e), pare?
                                                 ed or combed:
                                  53.05-10; .         Carded or combed sheep's or
                                 22; 29;32;           lambs’ wool or other fine, dm-
                                 39                   mat hair                 : ■
     47      53.06                               Yarn of carded sheep’s OfiJsipbs’
                                                wool (woollen yarn), not put up:
                                                for retail sale:
             53.08                              Yam of fine animal hair (darited
             A                                  or combed), not put .up for retail
                                                sale:                             i:).
                                53.06-21;            Yam of carded sheep’s o r
                                25; 31; 35;          lambs’ wool (woollen yam) or
                                51; 55;71;           of carded fine animal:hair,
                                75                   not put up for retail sale :
                                53.08-11;
                                15
    48      53.07                               Yam of combed sheep’s or lambs’
                                               wool (worsted yam), not put up
                                               for retail sale:
            53.08                              Yam of fine animal hair (carded^
            B                                  or combed), not put up for retail,
                                               sale:
                               53.07-02;            Yam of combed sheep’s or
                               08; 12; 18;         lambs’ wool (worsted yam) cr
                               30; 40;51;          of combed fine animal hair,
                               59;81; 89           not put up for retail sale ;.
                               53.08-21;
                               25
   49      ex 53.10                           Yarn of sheep’s or lamb’s wools
                                              of horsehair or of other animal'
                                              hair (fine or coarse), put up for re
                                              tail sale:
                               53.10-11;           Yarn of sheep’s or lambs’
                               15                  wool or of fine animal hair,
                                                   put up for retail sale
        /
          --
                                                                                1%
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                                                                                Table o f e q u i v a l e n c e
                                        CCT heading No                    code                       Description
                                                                         <19»2)                                                                   pieces/kg                 g/plece
                                                                     53.11-01;         Woven fabrics of sheep’* " «
                                    53.11
                                                                     03; 07;11; lambs’ wool or of fine an·™«» ®**t·
                                                                     13;17;20;
                                                                     30;40;52;
                                                                     54;58;72;
                                                                     74; 75; 82;:
                                                                     84;88;91;
                                                                     93; 97
                                                                                .
                                                                                *. ... .. ■
                                         v· ·.1 ··’’ f·)· '· •',ii':
                                      55.04        }rd y ··           J55-04;P0 : Cotton, carded or combed ’ /
                                                                      — rlr,': t r 4 : r
                                                                                "
                                                                                Cotton yam, put up for reuiil^c,:
                                     55.06 V           *":■ ■      ; 55.06-10;
                                                                      90                                  ...
                                     1 ■                     ^                                     ~ ■ ·. ,.· · ■ : 7 V :.: i f P
                                                                                .’ f'r-
                                                                                rt ... -
                         53          55.07           .'V              55.07-10;           Cotton gauze.    , , yl(     s ^
    '■l       .                                                       90
                                                                                ·■''■··  · ' ' '* v*
                                                                                ■' ,                      ./iV1'·'
                                                                                ■·.         r->.^
                        54           56.04         ' v      - V·                         Man-made fibres (discontinubn»1'
                                     B                        v.                         or waste), carded, combed «!<? ■ , ' ‘ i;r ' '·
                                                                                otherwise prepared for spinning:; .               1, t
                                                                                B. Regenerated textile fibres:1’ r
                                                                      56.04-21;              Regenerated textile                               ·’*· ·*
                                                                      23; 28 ■ -            (discontinuous or ; waite·),·f
                i \ '        ■                                                            . carded or combed                      .
                                                                                . '·>*'· *·.
                                                                                .                            ' ··. .·· 5
                        55       ' 56.04                                                 Man-made fibres (discontinuous,
                                     a                    . ‘:i '                        or waste), carded, combed 1or
                                                                                otherwise prepared for spinning,1?
                                                                                A. Synthetic textile fibres: t,;; £'·
                                                                                ;
                                                                      56.04-11;              Synthetic textile fibres jdia·,
k ' ■·.·/* y ·■    · '···.,.· · ■ .                                   13;15; 16;             continuous or waste), carded
                                                                      17; 18                 or combed
 ---pagebreak---                                              NIMEXE                            Description
   Csttgory                CCT beading No      code
                                              (1982)
                                                          Yam of man-made fibres (discon
        -56          56.06                                tinuous or waste), 'put up for re?
                     A v'·.                               tail sale:' .
                                                                   Yam of synthetic textile^
                                          56.06-11;                fibres (discontinuous /or,.,
                                          15                       waste), put up for retail salpw;^
                                                                                • ..       ^        * '■ )
                                                           Yam of man-made fibres ( d i s ^ T
          57          56.06                                tiriuous or waste), put up for iC,.«;-
                      B                                    tail sale:                                                       V
                                           5606-20                   Yam of regenerated telttHe
                                                                              S? (discontinuous $ 0 ®
                                                                     fibres 4.·
                                                                     waste)', put up for retail
                                                                                4f
    ."·        .it·,                       58.01-01; - Carpets, Carpeting and rugs^jknot-.
    "f !>&?·;.·       5.8.61
                                            11;13;17; ted (made up or not)                                             ‘
                                           30:80
                                                                                ... -                             m
                                                                                £
            ,59         58.02                                  Other carpet^ Carpeting, n|gs^
                        ex A                                  mats and matting, and .‘Keler^·* ’
                              B                                'Schumacks’ and . *Karatn^ii^;.
                                                              rugs ,and the like (made .u'piptf'
                                                              not):              :
                        59.02                                 Felt and articles of felt, whether
                        ex A ;                                or not impregnated or coated:
                                                              A;       Felt in thi piece or simply;pife;
                                                                  ,    to rectangular shape: ’ * .
                                                             _..?··                        ···-.·' ·.··..’>/ >1
                                             58.02-04;.       ··■;     Woven, knitted or crocheted;
                                             06; 07; 09;         i.   carpets, carpeting, rugs,' maid
                                             56; 61; 65:              and matting, and i‘KeIpni’£
                                             71; 75 ; 81;              ‘Schumacks’ and ‘Karamanie*
                                            85; 9C                . mgs and the like (made up ^i;
                                                                  '' not);.floor covering, offel^,
                                                             '•ii., ·.·,· ·.■'..·■ .. ·.,.··«;
                                            59.02-01;          ·■'■ .      c.       V-'-V-V' ;. .·        . .V»h'·.·.'
                                            09                 $■· / 'V '          ,f '··■■■
,.· ',-60              58.03                                Tapestries;· hand-made, -- o f tpe
      ·:·'» .v·                                             type Gobelins, Flanders, Aiibq&(
                                                            son, Beauvais and the like,’, ap'd;
                                                            needleworked ’tapestries (foir exV
                                                            ample, petit point and Cross'
                                                            stitch) made .in' panels and the
                                                            like by hand:                             k
                                           58.03-00                  Tapestries, hand-made
           61 r        58.05                                Narrow woven "fabrics, and nar
                      A I a)                                row fabrics (bolduc) consisting of
                      * ■-· ' ■ c ·                         warp without weft assembled by, j-
                           II                               means of an adhesive, Other than"1
                      B                                       oods falling within fteadi|ig
                                                            f lo 58.06: , , . -·, : /
                                           58.05-01;                 Narrow woven fabrics not ex
                                           08; 30; 40;'             ceeding 30 cm in width wifi),
                                           51; 59.; 61;             selvedges (woven, gummed or'
                                           69; 73; 77;              made otherwise) on bhtfc
                                           79:90,                   edges, other than woven
                                                                    labels and the like; bolduc'
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                                NIMEXE
              CCT heading No       code                      Description
Category                         0982)                                                   pieces/kg
   62     58.06               58.06-10;       Woven labels, badges and the
                              90              like, not embroidered, in th e
                                              piece, in strips or cut to shape or
                                              size                               ■'
          58.07                               Chenille yam (including flock
                                              chenille yam), gimped yam (othef
                                              than metallized yam falling With
                                              in heading No 52.01 and gimped
                                              horsehair yarn); braids and orna
                                              mental trimmings in the piece;
                                              tassels, pompons and the like: .·
                              58.07-31;            Chenille yarn (including flock
                              39; 50;80            chenille yarn), gimped yam
                                                   (other than metallized yam
                                                   and gimped horsehair yam);
                                                   braids and ornamental trim
                                                   mings in the piece; tassels,
                                                   pompons and the like
         58.08                58.08-10;       Tulle and other net fabrics (but
                              90               not including woven, knitted or
                                               crocheted fabrics), plain
         58.09                58.09-11;       Tulle and other net fabrics (but
                               19; 21 ; 31 ;   not-including woven, ■knitted or
                              35; 39;91;       crocheted fabrics), figured; hand
                              95; 99          or mechanically made lace, in thè
                                               piece, in strips or in motifs        ; i„
         58.10                58.10-21;        Embroidery, in the piece, in strips
                              29; 41; 45;     or in motifs
                              49; 51; 55;
                              59
   63    60.01                                Knitted or crocheted fabric, not
         B la)                                elastic or rubberized:
                                              B. Of man-made fibres:                 '
         60.06                               Knitted or crocheted fabric and
         A
                                             articles thereof, elastic or rubber
                                             ized (including elastic knee-caps
                                             and elastic stockings):
                                             A. Fabric:
                             60.01-30             Knitted or crocheted fabric,
                                                  not elastic or rubberized, of
                             60.06-11;           synthetic textile fibres, con
                             18                  taining elastofibres; knitted
                                                 or crocheted fabric, elastic or
                                                 rubberized                  , -
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                                                                                Table of equivalence
                          n im e x e
                                                     Description
             CCTheadin*No    code
Category                    (1982)                                           pieces/kg          g/piece
                                       Knitted or crocheted fabric, n6t
   64    66.01                         elastic or rubberized:
         B lb )   7-
                   3                   B. Of man-made fibres:
                                            Rachel lace and long-pile fab
                                            ric (imitation fur), knitted or
                                            crocheted, not elastic or rub
                                            berized, of synthetic textile
                                            fibres
                                        Knitted or crocheted fabric, not j
    65    60.01                         elastic or rubberized:
          A
           B lb)          60.01-01;          Other than those of categories
              11          10;62;64;          38 A, 63 and 64, of wool, oi
          C 1             65; 68; 72;         cotton or of man-made textile
                          74;75;78;           fibres
                          81;89;92;
                          94; 96; 97
                                         Travelling rugs and blankets:
     66     62.01
                                               Travelling rugs and blankets,
            A              62.01-10;
            B 1            20; 81; 85;         of wool, of cotton or of man
                II a)      93; 95              made textile fibres
                    b)
                    c)
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                                                                                i    mm
            CCT heading No                                  Description
CMcpnr                                                                                g/pieee
                                                                                pieces/kg
                                          Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted
   10    60.02                             or crocheted, not elastic or nib* t
         A                                 berized;                                       17 p a i r s        59
                           60.02^40           Gloves, m it t e n s and m i t t s ,
                                              k n i t t e d or c r o c h e t e d , not
                                              e l a s t i c or r u b b e r i z e d ,
                                               impregnated or coated with
                                               a r t i f i c i a l p la s t ic materials
                           60.02-50;           Gloves, m it t e n s and m i t t s ,
                           60;;70; 80.          k n i t t e d or c r o c h e t e d , not
                                               e l a s t i c or r u b b e r i z e d , o t h e r
                                               th a n-i mp regnat ed or' coated
                                               with a r t i f i c i a l p l a s t i c
                                               materi a l s
     67   60.05 ·                            Outer garments and other articles',:
          A II b) 5                          knitted or crocheted, not elastic
          B                                  or rubberized;
          60.06                              Knitted or crocheted fabric -and.
          B II                               articles thereof, elastic or rubber^·
              III                            ized (including elastic knee-caps,
                                             and elastic stockings);
                                             B. Other:
                            60.05- 93;            Clothing accessories ■ dnd
                            94; 95; 96; .        other articles (except1'f o
                            97; 98; 99            ments), knitted or crocheted;,
                                                  not elastic or rubberized; hriH?.
                            60.06-     92;        cles (other than bathing
                            96; 98                tumes) of knitted or crocheted·;
                                                  fabric, elastic or rubbefiiOdjft
                                              , of wool, ,t of 'Cotton,.
                                              _ mah-madd.textile fibres iii.i
                                            'dr t ■■-·      ■*>.·& ·.      •.V.'V.UrW .·
                           60.05-97             a) of which sacks and bags of a kind
                                                      used f o r th e packing of goods,
                                                      made from p o l y e t h y l e n e or polypropylene s t r i p
      69   60.04                              Under garments, knitted
           B IVb)2 cc)                        cheted, not elastic or rubberized:
                                              B. Of other textile materials;:: ’
                                                                                7.8         128
                             60.04-54              Women’s, girls’ and infants’
                                                   knitted or crochetedpetti-
                                                   coats and slips, of synthetic'
                                                   textile fibres, other, than
                                                   babies' garments
 Hi:                                                                    _
     w    60.04 '                             Under garments, knitted pr. #ra- :
          B III                              cheted, not elastic or robbdn^d; i.r”
                                              B. Of other textile materials;-'· ’
                                                                                30.4           3 .3
                            60.04-31;              Panty-hose (tights)     -t i>]iV·
                            33; 34
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                                                                                Tacle of equivalence
                               NIMEXE                      Description                                       g/piece
             CCT heeding No       code                                                    pieces/kg
Category                         (1982)
                                             Outer garments and other
 •71     60.05                               knitted or crocheted, not
         A Hb) I                             or rubberized:                  y . *--
                                              A. Outer garments and clothing
                                                  accessories:
                                                  IL Other:
                                                       b) Other:
                                                           1. Babies’ garments;
                                                               girls’ garments up
                                                               to and including
                                                                commercial size
                                                                86;          . -v
                                                                                -»i·
                                                                Babies’ knifed t
                               60.05-06;                        outer garments; o f,
                               07; 08; 09                       wool, of cotton 4>r>
                                                                of man-made tefc
                                                                tile fibres    :.-J
    72    60.05                               Outer garments and other articles,
          A II b) 2                           knitted or crocheted, not elastic
                                              or rubberized:
                                              A. Outer garments and clothing
                                                   accessories:
                                                   II. Other
          60.06                               Knitted or crocheted fabric and
          B I                                 articles thereof, elastic or rubber
                                              ized (including elastic knee-caps
                                              and elastic stockings):                                          103
                                                                                9,7
                                              B. Other:
                              60.05-     11;      Knitted swimwear
                              13; 15
                             60.06-      91
         61.01
         B II                                Men s and boys’ outer garments:
         61.02
         B lib )                             Women’s, girls’ and infants’ outer
                                             garments:
                                             B. Other: ·
                            61.01-22;            Woven swimwear, of wool, of
                            23                  cotton or of man-made textile
                                                fibres
                            61.02-16;
                            18
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                                                                                ■J
                               NIMEXE                                                         Table of equivalence
Cmgofy      CCT Mating N *"      code                    Description
                                (1982)
                                                                                pieces/kg                            g/piece
                                                                                "T-·*·* ■---------- -
   74    60.05       '"                   Outer.garments andotheraiticl**.                              V54,.„
         A II b) 4gg) 11                  knitted or crocheted, not elastic
                       22'                ornibberized:
                       33
                       44                 A. Outer garments and clothing
                                               accessories;
                                               II. Other:
                              60.05-71;             Women’s, girls’ and in
                              72;73; 74             fants' (other than babies’)
                                                    suits and costumes (in
                                                    cluding 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 cot·
                                                    ton or of man-made tex·
                                                    tile fibres, excluding ski
                                                    suits
                                                                                ], ’ V.
        60.05                             Outer garments and other articles,                   : 0-80               ;1 250
  75                                                                                ..!v·· i · .•••V/n'
        A II b) 4 it)                     knitted or crocheted, not elastic
                                          or rubberized:
                                          À. Outer garments and clothing
                                              accessories ;
                                              II. Other:
                             60.05-66;             Men’s and boys' suits (in
                             68                    cluding 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 cot
                                                  ton or of man-made tex
                                                  tile fibres, excluding ski                                                         L
                                                  suits                        ~
                                                                                j -
 77    60.03                            Stockings, under stockings, sbcks,
       B Ha)                            ankle-socks, sockettes and the.
                                        like, knitted or crocheted, 'toot
                                        clastic or rubberized:               '
                            60.03-24;        Women’s stockings Of: syn
                            26              thetic textile fibres
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                                                                                pieces/kgr            g/piece
                                        Women’s, girls’ and infants’ ouwr
                                        garments;
                                             commercial size 86-       ;.
                                         Women’s, girls’ and infants’\utK
                  61.04                  der garments:
                  A
                                         A. Babies’ garments; girls’ | p 1.
                                              ments up to and including
                                              commercial size 86:
                                                                          ■>v'V V.
                             61.02-01;         Babies’ woven garments·,.of
                             03                wool, of cotton or of man
                                               made textile fibres             ?/■
                              61.04-01;
                              09
                   60.04                  Under garments, knitted or era-·
              82                          cheted, not elastic or rubberized:
                   B IV a)
                         c)               B. Of other textile materials:
                              60.04-38;        Under garments, other than
                              60               babies’, knitted or crocheted,
                                               not elastic or rubberized,,of
                                               wool, of fine animal hair « of
                                               regenerated textile fibres ·.
 «*r.:
' i'i ■ V;■
             84   61.06                  Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantif
                  B                      las, veils and the like:
                  C
                  D          61.06-30;        Other than knitted or cro
                  E          40; 50;60        cheted, of wool, of cotton or
                                              of man-made textile fibres
            85   61.07                   Ties, bow ties and cravats:
                 B
                 C          61.07-30;         Other than knitted or cro                      17-9     56
                 D          40; 90           cheted, of wool, of cotton or
                                              of man-made textile fibres
            86   61.09                  Corsets, corset belts, suspender-                     8-8     114
                 A                      belts, brassières, braces, suspen
                 B                      ders, garters and the like (includ
                 C                      ing such articles of knitted or cro
                 E                      cheted fabric), whether or not
                                        elastic:
                            61.09-20;       Corsets, corset-belts, suspen-
                            30; 40; 80      der-belts, braces, suspenders,
                                            garters and the like (including
                                            such articles of knitted or cro
                                            cheted fabric), other than
                                            brassières, whether or not
                                            elastic
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                                                                                Table of equivalence
                              NIMEXE
Category     CCT beading No      code               Description
                                (1982)                                        pieces/kg          g/piec®
          \
  __.J
                                                                           1
   87    61.10              61,10-00   Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings,
                                       socks and sockettes, not knitted
                                       or crocheted                       ■k·
                                                                           1
                                                                           1
                                                                           1
                                                                           \
   88    61.11                         Made up accessories for articles     »
                                       of apparel (for example, dress       i
                                       shields, shoulder and other pads,
                                       belts, muffs, sleeve protectors,     «
                                       pockets): .                          1
                                                                            1
                            61.11-00       Other than knitted or cro
                                           cheted
                                                                                i
                                                                                ;
                                                                                t
                                                                                i
                                                                                }
                                                                                \
                                                                                i
                                                                                i
                                                                                !
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                                                                                '
                                                                   NIMEXE                                                        ,        Table of equivalence
                          CaMfOty             OCT heading No         code                    Detcnpoon
                                                                    <1982)
                                                                                0 ,e c « / *»               g /p ie c e
                             90         ex 59.04                                                        •
    e:           .. .
                     ' "■
                                                                              Twine, cordage, ropes and.cnbl«,
                                                                              plaited or not:                            ‘ ·
                                                               59.04-11;          Twine, cordage, ropes and·
                                                               13; 15; 17;        cables, of synthetic textile,
                                              -
                                                               18                 fibres, plaited or not                ·
                            91        62.04                                  Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun-'
                                      A II                                   blinds, tents and camping godds;
                                      B II
                                                              62.04-23;           Tents.                       ...
 »       '   . .
                                                              73 ,
                                  ----- --
<  · . ·   ,      '        92       51.04                                   Woven fabrics of man made
                                    A I                                     fibres (continuous), including
                                    B I                                     woven fabrics of monofil Of strip
                                                                            failing within heading No .5f;03 ·.
                                                                           or .51.02:                             /, ' .^
                                                                                . j.tllr 'K/^· J · .
                                    59.11                                   Rubberized textile fabric&.other
                                    A Mia)                                 jhan rubberized knitted, or cro
                                                                           cheted goods:                  .1 '
                                                                           A. Rubberizfed textile fabrics not
                                                                                comprised in B below:
                                                                                III. Other;
                                                             51.04-03;                 Woven fabrics of man
                                                             52                        made textile fibres and
                                                                                rubberized textile woven
                                                             59.11-15                  fabrics, for tyres
                          93       62.03                                   Sacks and bags, of a kind used
                                   B 1 b)                                  for the packing of goods;
                                           11 a)                           B. Of other textile materials;
                                                b)
                                                c)           62.03-93;          Sacks and bags, of a kind
                                                             95;97; 98          used for the packing of
                                                                                goods, of woven fabrics, other
                                                                                than made from polyethylene
                                                                                or polypropylene strip
                         •94       59.01                     59.01-07;     Wadding and articles of wad
                                                             12; 14; 15;   ding; textile flock and dust and
                                                             16;18;21;     mill neps
                                                             29
                          95       ex 59.02                                Felt and articles of felt, whether
                                                                           or not impregnated or coated:
                                                             59.02-35;          Felt and articles of felt,
                                                             41;47;51;          whether or not impregnated
                                                             57; 59; 91;        or coated, other than floor
                                                             95; 97             coverings
 ---pagebreak---                                                             S 4 *                           £(
                                                                                3
                     NIMEXE
      CCT head«·· No    code                    Description
                       <19121                                                  p ieces/kg  g/piece
                                    Bonded fibre fabrics, similar
96  59.03                           bonded yam fabrics, and articles
                                    of such fabrics, whether or not
                                    impregnated or coated:
                     59.03-11;           Other than clothing        and
                     19; 30              clothing accessories
                                     Nets and netting made of twine
 97  59.05                           cordage or rope, and made up
                                     fishing nets of yam, twine, cor
                                     dage or rope :
                      59.05-11;           Nets and netting made of
                      21; 29;91;          twine, cordage or rope and
                      99                  made up fishing nets Of yarn,
                                          twine, cordage or rope        ■.·.·■
98  59.06                           Othei articles made from yam,
                                    twine; cordage, rope or cables,
                                    other than textile fabrics and arti
                                    cles made from such fabrics;
                     59.06-00           Other articles made from
                                        yarn, twine, cordage, rope or
                                        cables, other than textile
                                        fabrics, articles made from
                                        such fabrics and articles of
                                        category 97
99  59.07            59.07-10;      Textile fabrics coated with gum
                     90             or amylaceous substances, of a
                                    kind used for the outer covers of
                                    books and the like; tracing cloth;
                                    prepared painting canvas; buck
                                    ram and similar fabrics for hat
                                    foundations and similar uses ;
100 59.08            59.08-10;      Textile fabrics impregnated, coat
                     51 ; 61 ; 71 ; ed, covered or laminated with
                     79             preparations of cellulose deriva
                                    tives or of other artificial plastic
                                    materials
101  ex 59.04                        Twine, cordage, ropes and cables,
                                     plaited or not:
                      59.04-80           Other tha;i of synthetic textile
                                         fibres
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                                   NIMEXE                       Description
                  CCT heading No      code
  Cauporjr                           (19«)                                                              pieces/kg                     g/piece
,       --- ^                                                                                •' *; ·
                                                                                U                                \     j
                                 59.10-10;     Linoleums and materials pre·.
:   102       59.10                            pared on a textile base in a «mi-
                                 31; 39        lar manner to linoleum; whether
                                               or not cut to shape or of a..k«vr                                                  l
                                            T  used as floor coverings; floor                   ■'■····                           1
                                               coverings consisting of a coating
                                               applied on a textile base,, cut to ; !                                             Ì
                                               6hape or not                            >■
                                                                                ' !                                      i
                                                                                *                             w . · .1
                                                                                !
                                                Rubberized textile fabrics other                                                    t
     103       59.11                            than rubberized knitted or cto-
               Al                               cheted goods:
                   II                                                                         l‘                                    ’
                   III b)         59.11-11;           Excluding fabrics for tytwti · .        I                                     :
               B . ■                                                                       ·»               ··                      f
                                  14;17;20                                                    %
                                                                                - *>·»*
      104       59.12                            Textile fabrics otherwise impreg
                                                 nated or coated; painted canvas
                                                 being theatrical scenery, studiò
                                                 back-cloths or the like:
                                  59.12-00            Textile fabrics, impregnated
                                                      or co a te d , other than those of
                                                      categories 99, 100, 102 and
                                                       103; painted canvas being
                                                      theatrical scenery, studio
                                                      back-cloths or the like
      105       59.13             59.13-01;      Elastic fabrics and trimmings
                                   11;13;15;     (other than knitted or crocheted
                                   19; 32; 34;   goods) consisting of textile mate
                                  35; 39         rials combined with rubber
                                                 threads
      106       59.14              59.14-00       Wicks, of woven, plaited or knit
                                                  ted textile materials, for lamps,
                                                  stoves, lighters, candles and the
                                                  like; tubular knitted gas-mantle
                                                  fabric and incandescent gas man
                                                  tles
      107       59.15              59.15-10;     Textile hosepiping and similar >
                                  90             tubing, with or. without lining, ar
                                                 mour or accessories of other ma
                                                 terials
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    CaMacry          GCTfcMdiagN·     code                      Description
                                     (1912)                                                      pieces/kg
        108     59.1-6            59.16-00        Transmission, conveyor or eleva-i
                                                  tor belts or belting, of textile ma
                  '':T -                          terial, whether or not strengthened
                                                  with metal Or other material
         109     62.04                            Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun-
                 A 1                              blinds, tents and camping goods.
                 B .1                                  Woven tarpaulins, sails, awn
                                  62.04-21;
                                  61; 69               ings and sunbiinds
                                                   Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun-
         no      62.04                             blinds, tents and camping goods:
                 A III
                 B III             62.04-25;            Woven pneumatic mattresses
                                   75
---- -------                                                                                .....
          111      62.04        '                    Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun-
                   A IV                              blinds, tents and camping goods:
                   B IV
                                    62.04-29;            Camping goods, woven, other
                                    79                   than pneumatic mattresses
                                                         and tents
                                                  -------------------- \------------
                                                                        i            ƒ'···■ T·'·
                                                                                i
          H2     62.05                              Other made up textile articles (in·*
                 A                                  eluding dress pattens): .’S, j ;
                 B
                  D                62.05-01;            Other made uptextile articles,
                  E                10;30;93;            woven, excluding those oi
                                   95:99                categories 113 and 116
    -        · ■—
           113      62.05                            Other made up textile articles (in
                    C                                cluding dress patterns):
                                                     C. Floor cloths, dish cloth?,
                                                          dusters and the like:            ■ ,
                                     62.05-20             Floor cloths, dish cloths,
                                                          dusters and the like, other
                                                          than knitted qr crocheted
                     59.17           59.17-10;       Textile fabrics and textile articles
           114                                       of a kind commonly used in
                     A               29; 31; 39;
                     B II           49; 51; 59;      machinery or plant
                     C               71; *79; 91;
                     D               93;95; 99
 ---pagebreak---                                               ANNEX I I
            For practical reasons the product descriptions used in Annex I are given in
            the present Annex in abbreviated form
Community limits
            Category              Description              Units     Year Quantitative
                                                                              limits
                                                                                EEC
                6        Men's and Women's woven        1 000 pieces 1983    2    200
                         trousers and men’s shorts                   1984    2    288
                         and breeches                                1985    2    379
                                                                     1986    2    475
                7        Women's woven and knitted      1 000 pieces 1983     3   350
                         blouses                                     1984     3   417
                                                                     1985      3  485
                                                                     1986     3   555
                8        Men's woven shirts             1 000 pieces 1983    3    500
                                                                     1984     3   552
                                                                     1985     3   606
                                                                     1986     3   660
                         Parkasj- anoraks, wind        1 000 pieces 1983    2    250
               21
                         cheaters and the like,                      1984    2    340
                         woven                                       1985    2    434
                                                                     1986     2   531
Regional limits
                                  Description              Units     Year Quantitative
            Category
                                                                            limit s
                                                          tonnes     1983          125
               18        Men's woven underwear
                         other than shirts                           1984          130
              (UK)                                                   1985    ,     135
                                                                     1986          141
                         Woven and knitted          1 000 pieces     1983         208
               26
                         dresses                                     1984         216
              (P)                                                    1985         225
                                                                     1986         234
                   --- 7
                                                                                les&K
 ---pagebreak---                                                    PROTOCOL     A                                         1.
                                                     TI T L E I
                                               CLASSIFICATION
 Artiols 1                                            ‘
 1*    The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform Sri
       o f any changes in the Common Customs Tariff or NIK E X E before the date
       o f their entry into effect in the Comnunity.
 2· The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform Sri Lanka
      of any decisions relating to the classification o f products subject to
      the present Agreement within one month of their adoption at the latest·
      Such communication shall include i
           a)     a description of the products c o n o e m e d
           b)     the relevant category, tariff position or sub-position and
                  the Vimexe code
           o)     the reasons which hav'e led to the decision·
 3· Where a decision on classification results in a change of classification
     practice or a change of oategory of any product subject to the present
     Agreement, the competent authorities of the Community shall provide
      30 days* notice,               from the date of the Community's communication, before
     the decision enters into effect.                           Products shipped before the date of
     entry into effect of the decision shall remain subject to the earlier
     classification practice, provided that the goofls in question are presented
     for importation into the Community within 60 days of that date.
4.    Where a Community d e c i s i o n on c l a s s i f i c a t i o n r e s u l t i n g in a, change
     o f c l a s s i f i c a t i o n p r a c t i c s or a change o f c a t e g o r i s a t i o n of any
    .p ri duc t s u b j e c t t o the pre s e n t Agreement a f f e c t s a catego ry s u b j e c t
     t o r e s t r a i n t , the two p a r t i e s agree t o e n t e r i n t o c o n s u l t a t i o n in
    accordance with th e procedures d e s c r ib e d in A r t i c l e 175 p a r a . 1 of
     th i 6 Agreement with a view t o honouring the o b l i g a t i o n under A r t i c l e
    11, p a ra . 2, 2nd s u b - p a r a . "
             '          L
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                                                                                2.
                            TITLE II
                            ORIGIN
Article 2
 1«    Products originating in Sri Lanka for export to the Community in accordance
       with the arrangements established by this Agreement shall be accompanied by
      a certificate of Sri Lanka origin conforming to the model annexed to this
       Protocol.
 2.    The certificate of origin shall be issued by the competent governmental
       authorities of Sri Lanka if the products in question can be considered
      products originating in that country within the meaning of the relevant
      rules in force in the Community*
3*    However, the products in Group III may be imported into the Community
      in accordance with the arrangements established by this Agreement on
      production of a declaration by the exporter on the invoice or other
      commercial document relating to the products to the effect that the pro
      ducts in question originate in Sri Lanka within the meaning of the relevant
      rules in force in the Community*
4·    The certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required
      for import of goods covered by a certificate of origin Form A or form APR
      completed in accordance with the relevant Community rules in order to
      qualify for generalized tariff preferences.
Article 3
                                           *
The certificate of origin shall be issued only on application haying been made
in writing by the exporter or, under the exporter’s responsibility, by his authori-
zed representative. The competent governmental authorities of Sri Lanka shall
ensure that the certificate of origin is properly completed and for this purpose
they shall call for any necessary documentary evidence or carry out any check
which they consider appropriate.
          !
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 ---pagebreak---                                                                              3.
Artide   4
Where different criteria for determining origin are laid down for products
falling within the same Category, certificates or declarations of origin shall
contain a sufficiently detailed description of the goods to enable the criterion
to be determined on the basis of which the certificate was issued or the decla-
ration drawn up.                                   ·
Article  5
The disoovery of slight discrepancies between the statements made in the certi
ficate of origin and those made in the documents produced to the customs office
for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for importing the product shall
 not ipso facto cast doubt upon the statements in the certificate.
 ---pagebreak---                                          TITLE m
                                        -----------              !
                            DOUBLE CHECKING SYSTEM               |
                         F O R CATEGORIES O F P R O D U C T S j
                              W I T H QUANTITATIVE LIMITS        !
  •                                                              I
  •                                                              ,
                                                                 I
                                          Section I
                                        Exportation
Article 6
The competent authorities of Sri Lanka shall issue an export
licence            in respect of all consignments from Sri Lanka of textile products
referred to in Annex II, up to the relevant quantitative limits as m a y be
modified by Articles 7, 14 and 15 of the Agreement and of textile products
subject to any definitive or provisional quantitative limits established-
as a result of the application of Articles 8 and 9 of the Agreement·
Article 7
 1.      The export licence                         »hall conform to the model annexed
         to this Protocol. It must certify Inter alia that the .quantity of the
         product in question has been set off against the quantitative limit
          presecribed for the category of the product in question.
 2.       Each export      licence '                   · shall only cover one of the
          categories of products listed in Annex II of this Agreement· it m a y be
          used for one or more consignments of the products in question.
  A rtic le 8
  The competent Community authorities must be potified forthwith of the
   withdrawal or alteration of any export licence already issued.
 ---pagebreak---                                                      r< ?-    .
                                                                                •5.
Article q
 1.       Export* shall be set off against the quantitative limits established for the
         year in which     shipment        of   the   goods     has   been  e f f e c t e d , .'
         even     if the  export    certificate   is   issued   after  such shipment.         ·
                         a              «
                     v                 »
2.       For the               purposes of applying paragraph 1, shipment of ths good%
 •      i’te considered to have taken plaoe on the date of their loadingr'on to the
         exporting aircraft, vehicle or vessel·
  Article
  . .... ....,- 10
  The presentation of a n export licence,            in application o f Article         12- below,
  shall be effected not later than 31 March              of the year following that in which
  the goods oovered b y the lioence have been shipped.
                                                                  1                            ·
                                        Section II               |
                                                                  I
                                        Importation              (·
Article 11
Importation into the C o m m u n i t y of textile products subject to quantitative
limits shall be subject to the presentation of a n Import authorization or
document.
                                  «
A rticle
1.       The competent Community authorities shall Issue such Import
         authorization or document automatically within five working days of the
         presentation by the importer of the original . of the corresponding'
         export licence.
         The import authorization or document shall be valid for six months ·
 ---pagebreak---                                                         —  60    f
  2,    T h e c o m p e t e n t C o m m u n i t y authoritiesshall cancel the already issued^   ^T
        Import authorization or d o c u m e n t if the corresponding export licence ha»
        been withdrawn.
         However, if the competent community authorities have not been notified
         about the withdrawal or cancellation of the export                 licence until after the produc
         have been Imported into the Community,the quantities involved shall be^set
         off against the quantitative limit lor the category a n d the quota year in
         question.                                                                                *
Article 13
1*       If the competent Community authorities find that the total quantities
      • covered by export certificates issued by SrL-Lanka                     for a particular
         category in any Agreement y e a r exceed the quantitative lin.it established
         in Annex II for that category, as may be modified b y Article 7» 14 and 15 o f the
        Agreement, or a n y definitive or provisional limit established under Arti c l e 8
                or   9      of the Agreement, the said authorities may suspend the further
         issue of import authorisations or documents.                   In this event, the competent
         Community authorities shall immediately inform the authorities of
           Sri Lanka                    and the special consultation procedure set out in
             Article 17            o f the Agreement shall bs initiated forthwith.
       0                                                                                ''
Z,       Export*         of Sri Lanka origin not covered by Sub lanka export
                                     licences issued in accordance with the provisions o f
          this Protocol m a y be refused the issue of import authorizations or
          documents by the competent Community authorities.
H o w e v e r , if the import of such products are allowed into the C o m m u n i t y by the
c o m p e t e n t C o m m u n i t y authorities, the quantities involved shall not be set oil
against the appropriate                quantitative limits set out in Ann e x II o r
established          as a result of the application of Articles 8 o r 9 o f the
Agreement, without the express Agreement o f                    Sri Lanka.
                                     f
                                     L ·:
                                                                                U
 ---pagebreak---                                                       T I T L E IV
      F O R M A N D P R O D U C T I O N O F E X P O R T CERTIFICATES A N D CERTIFICATES
                                  O F ORIGIN, A N D C O M M O N PROVISIONS
                                       .                                         *
A rtic l· I4
1·       T h e export                          licence       and the certificate of origin m a y comprise
         additional copies duly indicated as such.                  T h e y shall be m a d e out in English or
         French. If they are completed by hand, entries m u s t be In ink and In printscript.
         These do c u m e n t s shall measures 210 x 297 m m . T h e paper used must be white
         writing paper, sized, not containing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 25
         g/m^·. E a c h part shall have            a printed guilloche-pattem background m a k i n g any
         falsification by mechanical or chemical m e a n s apparent to the eye.
         If the do c u m e n t s have several copies only the top copy which is the original shall
         be printed with the guilloche pattern background.                         This copy shall be clearly
         m a r k e d as "original" and the other copies as "copies".                Only the original shall be
         accepted by the com p e t e n t authorities in the C o m m u n i t y as being valid for the
         purposes of export             to the     Community       in accordance      with   the arrangements
          established by this Agr e e m e n t .
2»        E a c h d o c u m e n t shall bear a standardized serial number, whether or not printed, by
          which it can be identified.                                    .  .  .
          This n u m b e r shall be c o m p o s e d of the following element·*
          -      a n u m b e r indicating the quota yearj
                  n u m b e r s running f r o m  00001 to 99999 allocated, to the country of destination
                 the numbering system shall also indicate the country of.destination (in b o x
                 7 o f the export lieenoe), oountry o f exportation a n d issuing office*
                                                                                i
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                8 .
A r t id e    15
T h e export licence and certificate of origin m a y           be Issued after the        shipment o f the
products to which they relate.             In such cases they shall bear either the e n d o r s e m e n t
"delivree a posteriori" or the endorsement "issued retrospectively".
Article 1f       '                             ‘
          In the event of theft, loss or destruction of an export                          licence   or a
          certificate of origin, the exporter m a y        apply to the c o m p e t e n t   governmental
          authority which issued the d o c u m e n t for a duplicate to be m a d e out on the basis of
          the export d o c u m e n t s in his possession.  T h e duplicate of any such certificate or
          • licence    so issued shall bear the endorsement "duplicata".
2.        T h e duplicate m u s t bear the date of the original export ·                     licence  or,
          certificate of origin.
 ---pagebreak---                                          -62-                                      9.
                                       TITLE V
A r t i d e 17
The Community and Sri Lanka shall cooperate closely to implement the provisions r f
this Agreement* To this end, contacts and exchanges of views (including on technical
matters) shall he facilitated by both parties.
A r t i d e 18
In order to ensure the proper application of this Agreement, the Community and Sri Lank
shall assist each other in checking the authenticity and accuracy of export licences
and certificates of origin issued or declaration made under this Protocol.
Article 19
Sri Lanka shall send the Commission of the European Communities the names and addressee
of the governmental authorities competent for the iBSue and verification of export
licences and certificates of origin together with specimens of the stamps used by
these authorities. Sri Lanka shall also notify the Commission of any change in this
information.
Article 20
1.       Subsequent verification of certificates of origin or export licences shall be
         carried out at random, or whenever the competent Community authorities have
        reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the certificate or licence or as to
         the accuracy  of the information regarding the products in question.
2.      In such cases the competent authorities in the Community shall return the certi
        ficate of origin or export licence or a copy thereof to the competent govern
        mental authority in Sri Lanka giving, where appropriate, the reasons of form
        or substance for an enquiry. If the invoice has been submitted, such invoice
        or a copy thereof shall be attached to the certificate or licence or its copy·Tte
 ---pagebreak---   authorities shall also forward any information that has been obtained suggesting that
  the particulars given on the said certificate or licence    are inaccurate.
 Th e provisions of paragraph 1 above shall be applicable to subsequent verifications
 of the declarations of origin referred to in Article 2     of this Protocol.
 The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in accordance with para
 graphs 1 and '/above shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the
 Commur>;'y within three months at the latest. The information communicated shall
 indic>'* whether the disputed oertificate or licence        or declaration applies to the
 pe/ds actually exported         and   whether  these  goods  are   eligible for export in
 accordance with the arrangements established by this Agreement. The information
shall also include, at the request of the Community, copies of all documentation
necessary to determine the facts fully and In particular the true origin of the goods.
Should such verifications reveal systematic Irregularities in the use of declarations
of origin, the C o m m u n i t y m a y subject imports of the products in question to the
provisions of Article 2 paragraph 1 of this Protocol.
For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of origin, copies of the
certificates as well as any export documents referring to them shall be kept for at least
period of three years by the competent governmental authority in Sri Lanka.
Recourse to the random verification procedure specified in this Article must not
constitute an obstacle to the release for h o m e use of the products in question.
     Article 21
     1*  where                        the verification procedure referred to In Article       £
         or where information available to the Community or to Sri Lanka indicates
         or appears 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/Sri Lanka shall, on Its own initiative 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 the Com
        munity to be 1n contravention of this Agreement. Sri Lanka               shall commu
        nicate the results of these enquiries to the Community together with any
        other pertinent Information enabling the true origin of the goods to be
        determined.
                  ^                                                                        .
 ---pagebreak---                                    f e r                                  ii.
In pursuance of the cooperation ref erred, to in paragraph 1, Sri Lanka and
the Community shall exchange any information considered hy either partner
to he of use in preventing the contravention of the provisions of. this
Agreement. Such information may include information on trade in products
subject to this Agreement between Sri Lanka and other countries and infor
mation on production of such products in Sri Lanka.
»
Where it is established that the provisions of this Agreement have been
contravened, Sri Lanka and the Community may agree to take such measures
as are necessary to prevent a recurrence of such contravention.
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    1 ( «porter (njmt. fuN address. country)                                                                        ORIGINAL                                  No
       Exportateur (nom. «Orasse compieta, pays)
                                                                                3 Quota yeat                                 4    Category number
                                                                                Année contingentant                          Numéro (te catégont
    & Consignee (nam«, lu« «dOrass. country)                                                                                EXPORT LICENCE
       Destinataire taoa. «erasse comptât«, pays)                                                                                (Toxtllo products)
                                                                                LICENCE O’ EXPORTATION
                                                                                (Produits textiles)
                                                                                6 Country ol origin                           7 Country ot destmjtion
                                                                                Pays d'ongme                                  Pays de destination
    t Place and date of shipment - Means al transport                                                    9 Supplementary details
       lieu et date (rembarquement - Moyen de transport                                                    Données supplémentaires
                                                                                11 Ouantity(')          12 FOB Valu« (*)
      0 Marks and numbers - Number and kindof packages - DESCRIPTION DF GOODS
                                                                                OuanMé(')               tu e u r lob O
     ' Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colts - DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES
\
  ï
           ! CERTIFICATION BT THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITE COMPETENTE
             i me undersigned, certity thaï tne gonds described abdve have been charged against the quantitative Imwt established tor the year shown m bo* No 3 m respect ot the
             cjiegvy shown m bo* No 4 by the provisions regulating trade in textile products with the European Economic Community.
              Ja soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées b-dessus ont été imputées sur la limite quantitative fi*ée pour l'année indiquée dans la case 3 pour le catégorie désignée dans
              h case 4 dans le cadre des dispositions régissant les échanges de produits textiles avec la Communauté économique européenne.
          '4 Competent authority (name, lull adotess. country)
              Autorité competenti («un, adressa complète, pays)                                            At-A                                              ... on-le
                                                                                (Sipnslure)                                 (Stamp
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      •             '»*"*? iyi* 135^*11 CSyiWvl
         [             mom            CflflTOlfl? p*f})
                                                                                OntSSMAl                        1       No
                                                                                3 Quota year                                4 C.ilùljü'v nunoer
                                                                                Annee contingentane                         Num>."u de categorie
      5 Consignee rname. Is» address. country)                                                                            CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
         Oestinataire fnem adresse complete pays)
                                                                                (Textile products)
                                                                                CERTIFICAT D'ORIGINE
                                                                                (Produits textiles)
 I
                                                                          t
li                                                         /
                                                                                6 Country ol origin
                                                                                Pays d'origine
                                                                                7 Country ol destination
                                                                                Pays de destination
      8 Place and date ot shipment * Means of transport                               t           9 Supplementary details
         lieu el date d’embarauement - Moyen de transport                                           Oonnees supplémentaires
      U M ^riij one numbers · Number and tund ol packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS                                                             11 Quantity)')          12«M tati*O
         Marques el numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DÉSIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES                                                         Quantité (')           VWeur tod O
  1s
  I;
   ;I
      i3 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE I AUTORITÊ COMPÉTFNTE
           i ne undersigned certify that the goods described above originated m the country shown m box No 6. m accordance with the provisions m force m the European Economic
          Community
          Je soussigné c rtitw que let marchandises désignées o-detsus sont originaires du pays figurant dans la casa 6. conformément eux dispositions en vigueur dan» ta Communauté
           économique européenne
       14 Cumyi-tenl autnonty in«mir luif addicts country)
           Aulente competente (nam aentsu complets. pays)
                                                                                A î- k
 ---pagebreak---                        PROTOCOL   B
                                               (T
The exemption provided for 1n A r t i c l e 4 W 4 ) of the Agreement In respect
of cottage Industry products shall apply only to the following products:
(a)  fabrics woven on hand-or foot-operated looms, being fabrics of a
     kind traditionally made in the cottage industry of Sri Lanka
(b>  garments or other textile articles of a kind traditionally made 1n
     the cottage industry of Sri Lanka obtained manually from the fabrics
     referred to above and sewn exclusively by hand without the aid of
     any machine;
<c>  traditional folklore textile products of          sri Lajika     made by .
     hand  in the cottage industry of       Sri Lanka       as defined in a list .
     to  be agreed between both Parties          and annexed to this Protocol   *
Exemption shall be granted only for products accompanied by a certificate
issued by the competent   Sri Lanka       authorities in accordance with the
specimen annexed to this Protocol. Such certificates shall state the ground*
on which exemption is based and shall be accepted by the competent Communi
ty authorities provided that they are satisfied that the products concerned
conform to the conditions set out in this Protocol .           Certificates covering
the products referred to 1n para (c) above shall bear a conspicuous stamp :
"FOLKLORE". In case of divergent opinion between          Sri Lanka and the competent
Community authorities ht the point of entry into the Community as to the
nature of such products, consultations shall be held within one month with
a view to resolving such divergences. Should imports of any of the above
products reach such proportions as to cause difficulties to the Community,
the two Parties 6 hall open consultations forthwith in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article     17 of the Agreement with a view to
finding a quantitative solution to the problem.
The provisions of Title IV and.V of Protocol A shall apply "mutatis mutandis
to the products referred to in paragraph 1 .
 ---pagebreak---            i? ',t»r        Hi3 ücaiits CauMIyj
           c.>i<îrtkuf (HCM. M n M Compte». g*l%i                                                                 oaisisuL                                      No
                                                                                CERTIFICATE Im regard ta HANDLOOMS. TEXTILE HANDICRAFTS                       Mi    TRA
                                                                                DITIONAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS. OF THE COTTAGE INDUSTRY, Issue* in
                                                                                conlorm ity w ith and under the conditions regulating trade In ta id le
                                                                                products w ith the European Economic Community
      3 Consignee (nim·. lull iddress. country)
        D ism antle (non. adrest· complet·, paya)
                                                                                CERTIFICAT re la tif aux TISSUS TISSES SUR METIERS A MAIN. aux PRO
                                                                                DUITS TEXTILES FAITS A LA MAIN, et aux PRODUITS TEXTILES RELEVANT
                                                                                OU FOLKLORE TRADITIONNEL. DE FABRICATION ARTISANALE, délivré sa
                                                                                conform ité avac at to u t lo t condition! régissant las échanges de produits
                                                                                textile» tve c la Communauté économ lqut européeone
                                                                                4 Country of origin                             S Country ot destination
                                                                                Pays d'origine                                   Pays de destination
      6 Pïj c ï end date of shipment - Means ol transport                                             7 Supplementary details-
        l« u et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport                                                Oonntei supplémentaires
 .· I Marks and numpers — Number and tond of packages - DESCRIPTION Of GOODS                                                                          9 Quantity             10 FOB Valut (')
il '    Marques et numéros — Nombre et nature i n colts — DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES                                                                   Quantité               Valeur k s i')
         CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE
         I. the undersigned, certify that the consignment described above includes only the following textile products of the cottage industry of the country shown in box No 4:
         a) fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand or foot (handlooms) ( ’ )
         b) garments or other textile articles obtained manually trom the fabrics described under a) and sewn solely by hsnd without the aid of iny machine (handicrafts) ( ')
         c) traditional folklore handicah textile products made by hand, as defined in the list agreed between the European Economic Community and th i country shown m box No 4
         h) traditional handicraft batik fabrics and textile articles made by hand trom such batik fabrics without the aid ot any machina ( ’ )
         Je   soussigné certifie que renvoi décrit o dessus contient exclusivement les produits textiles suivants relevant de la fabrication artisanale du pays figuram dans la case a .
         a)  tissus tissés sur des metiers actionnes i la mam ou au pied (handlooms) O
         b)  vêtements ou autres articles textiles obtenus manuellement a partir da tissus décrits sous a) al cousus uniquement é la mam sans ra id i d'uni machina (handicrafts) ( ’ )
         c)  produits textiles relevant du folklore traditionnel fabriqués i le mam. comme définis dans la lista convenue «ntri K Communauté économiqui européenne et 1« pays
             indiqué dans la casa 4
        d) tissus artisanaux traditionnels 'batik' et articles textiles fabriqués Ala main, u n i raide (Tune machiné, à partir i t tels tissus ‘ batik* ( ') .
   ] 12 Competent authority (nims. full address, country)
        Autorité compétente (nom, n i/tm complet·, pays)
                                                                                A t- 'À .                                            ..on-te__
                                                                                (Signatur·)
 ---pagebreak---                               PROTOCOL   C
Under Artiole 8 (6) of the Agreement, a quantitative limit may be fixed on
a regional basis where imports of a given product into any region of the
Community in relation to the amounts determined in accordance with para--
graph 2 of the said Article 8, exceed the following regional percentage :
                     Germany                   28*5 $t
                     Benelux                  10.5
                     Prance                   18*5
                     Italy                     15   %,
                     Denmark                    3   f° i
                     Ireland                    1
                     UK                        23.5 g,
                     GREECE                     2   #
           >
         f
 ---pagebreak---                      PROTOCOL D
The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits introduced under
Article 8 of the Agreement shall be determined as follows :
    for products in categories falling within Group I, II, III, the growth
    rate shall be fixed by agreement between the Parties in accordance with
    the consultation procedure established in Article 17 of the Agreement«
    Such growth rate may in no case be lower than the highest rate applied
    to corresponding products under bilateral 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 Sri Lanka.
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                        ,                  ■       - · ■ . ■ ·     _»     · > * ■ ' · .   ’          ·
                     ■  Declaration concerning Article 2 (3) of the Agreement .
   The Community declares that, in accordance with theCommunity ruleson origin referred to
    in Arride 2 (3) of the Agreement:, any amendments to the said rules will remain based upon
   criteria not requiring, in order to confer originating status, more extensiveoperations than -
   those which constitute a single complete process.                                                   '< -
   Done at Brussels, ·
                                r.                        For lb« European Economie Community
                                 t
                                     ·■  /                       ·
                  Joint Declaration concerning batik fabrics and products thereof
   A. 'The Community and Sri Lanka agree that batik fabric may not be described as having
   been produced by the traditional handicraft batik process unless, for each of the colours or
   shades applied to the fabric, each of the following three operations has been carried out by
   hand:
  (a) waxing (application of wax by hand to the fabric);                 >'
  (b) dycing/painting (application of colour either by the traditional cottage method of dyeing
       or by hand-painting);
  (c) de-waxing (boiling the fabric to remove the wax). ,          V
  B. The Parties hereby further agree t» the following arrangements:                    ,   .
  1. The competent Community authorities will accept as traditional folklore handicraft tea-.
       tile products within the meaning >il Article I (c) of Protocol R all batik fabrics, irrespec
      tive of the method of manufacture of the basic fabric, and all products made or made up
       therefrom, whether sewn by hand or on a hand- or foot-operated sewing machine,
      provided that the process of applying colours and shades to the fabric hat been the tradi
      tional handicraft batik process described at A above, and subject to appropriate certifi
      cation by the competent Sri Lanka authorities.
  2. The competent Sri Lanka authorities will issue certificates conforming to the model
'     annexed to Protocol B for batik fabrics or products thereof- only when such fabrics or
      products have been produced by the processes, including in particular the traditional
      handicraft batik process, specified in the preceding paragraph.
  Done at Brussels,                               '■ v .
     For tht European                                           For ibt Government of
  Economie Community                              the Democratic Socialist Republic o f Sri Lanka
 ---pagebreak---                                        Memorandum of undemanding ..,
    In implementation of the licensing arrangements set out in Protocol A,.thc Community and
    Sri Lanka agree that, as regards export» from Sri Lanka to the Federal Republic of Germany,
    the system outlined in the Annex appended hereto shall apply as from-the date of coming
    into operation of the Agreement. The Community will consider the question of extension of
    this system to exports from Sri Lanka to other regions of the Community and will notify Sri
   Lanka in the event that such extension can be agreed.                              . .
   Brussels,. 19 May 19&2·                                .<*
            Head o f the Delegation o f th t                        ,     Head o f the Delegation o f the
   Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka                      :    European Economic Community
                                                         ·· ·  . ·'   " ·     ■        .-\         .  ' _
                                           i         -                . .;y   . ··    .       ..."       ■·
                                                                                \ ·
                                                    ANN EX
          to the memorandum ofunderstanding concerning advance noticesof iunc cfexport licences '
   The competent authorities of Sri Lanka may at thrir discretion isiue, in rctpect of products subject to
   quantitative limitation which are intended to be exported, sn advance notice of issue of export licence
   conforming to the model attached to this Annex, In iasuing each such advance notice, the said '
   authorities undertake:                                1
  —- to issue, before exportation of the products specified in the advance notice, an export licence
      . conforming to the model annexed to Protocol A, and definitively to set off the quantity actually
        caponed apuntt the relevant quantitative limn tor rhe year in which the exportation takes place,
       to ensure that the quantity actually exported shall not be greater than that spccilicd in the advance
       nonce,
 — in the event that export anon is not effected within the year specified in the advancs notice, to notify
       ti.« competent Community authorities accordingly.                                                   (
 Tfce competent Community authorities shall, upon presentation of an advance notice of issue of export
  licence, issue an import authonzation or document in accordance with the provisiona of Protocol A, and
‘shall set off the limit in their records.
 1» rhe event that the quantity actually exported, and therefore specified in an export licence, ia less than
 »tased in the relevant advance notice or that the competent Community authoritica receive notification
 that exportation of ihc goods specified in an advance notice will not be or has not been effected within,
 the year specified therein, the said authorities shall duly adjust their records.
                         •                                                                           t ,
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   • ^ fip o n it« « |mm i M t w csfflp*t*. pays)
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                                                                                . Annéi contegcttUM '           '                  . .Nuaéio M CMtgon* '
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                              \                      ,   ’    . .                           · ■ * ' · ·
                                                                                1
                                                                                ADVANCENOTICEOf ISSUS
     SConsignes ( m m , M Mérnt comsry)                                                                                O f EXPORTLICENCE          '
        OsBinsUirs ( m i . b i w c m p i é b · H T b                         1  "
                                                                                (TiiMopnteKts) /
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                                                                                AVISPREALABLED'OCTROI .
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                                                                                BCountty ol Ofigm       ·
                                                                                ru m LICENCED'EXPORTATim
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                                                                                CProdulUtextile»)
                                                                                /  Coùnliy ol deslmitio·
                                                                                Pteid’ontM                                          Piyi de disMitiofl
                       ■■              ■           .       ■
    S Plier «nd dite d shipment - Meins ol Uut!port             /       >. ■                              9    Suppferpcfll«rŸ détails                      '
                                                                                V.       , ; ·  r'
       itfti «1 dit« d’imteiquiincitf - Moyen te Uiniport.          . .           · .   > ·     f’        '    Oonnéit wpplémeouirsy
                                                                                .      <     4/      .    ' ,.-
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                                                                                -                          '       *                                       .  ‘l
                                                                                *i              ,  ·
  ?i «jrkj ind ftumten - Numtef.ind fand oi pictegn - DESCRIPTION Of GOOOS                                                                                llOwnBty(')              lîrosvwMn
       MHQMi il numéro* · Nombre « Mtun tel coin - DESIGNATION OES MARCHANDISES, s                                                                                Outntné (') ‘             wcuriotC)
3» CERTIFICATION B i THE COMPETENT AUTHORJTY - VISA DE L'AUTORITE COMPETENTE                                             . .
                                                                                ··                    . . .                            7
                                                                                %'
    l. m» «nottygn*i. c tfliiy m * m* goodi dncriOtd ibovt h*v* b««n chargedigim il m iquiflliU tivslim « «tUMsted tordN yiw iriow nln OOiNo Jin ra ip ta o tm icm g o ry ito a n ln
    M> No 4 by th« provisions itguuting lisd* m u « u t produits with Iht (uropcin Econome Communrty. ..
    l vnorntk* mu m «port fcctnc« m» b* ntuM) kx mu qumhty ol m« goods drsentwd sbovs whtcft b sctusOy «xportod Md I fermer OîCbr» M ,                                   t sut* qusndty h bss tfun dut
    spta'ed l i o n m* imoum cfmgrd igimjl m* qusntitilivi limrt unll 0« sdjusltd secoidiAgly.
    J« souligné certifie que fes m«fch»nd·!» désigné« a -d m u i ont Eté imputé« tur b tarets qiuntiubv· é*é« pour!inné« indqué« dans b c m 3 pour b atégont déligné« d m b
    eu* « dans b u d rt d n disposition! régissant ks échanges d* produits tsrtibs avec b Communiuté économqu* «uropétnnt.
                                                                       N
    J« m «ngig« 1 débvnr un« iicenc« d'exportation pour b quintité d« m ircfu n d ii« tdtnbqu« i cttes décru« a-dessus qui lira eflacùvsmonr «ponte d j i dédire m outre gui. «
    c*n* quintné « t infintur» 1 celb déentt a-dntus, b montint imputé u r b lim iti quintiutrv» sers ajusté «a contégumoi.
 t Compilent luthonty | u m , lui idditu. csuniry)
    Autontr competente (m u . i l m i c a a tu u . psyi)
                                                                                Al - A                                                        ,M r b
                                      L
 ---pagebreak---                                                    CONFIDENTIAL
               MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
                          *
           *
With reference to the agreement in trade in textile products between
Sri Lanka and the Community initialled on 19 May 1982, Sri Lanka may,
in a spirit of cooperation agree to the presence of Community officials
at the enquiries referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 21 of Protocol A.
 ---pagebreak---                                                      T ?  6   -
                               AGREED KINinS
                Sri Lanka and the Community agreed that the
                provisions of protocol A of the bilateral textile
                agreement-initialled on 19/5 shall he adapted in
                order to take into account any technical modifications
               which would be necessary following the negotiations
               between the Community ·and other parties to the JKFA·
               Brussels, 19 May 1982
         Head of Delegation of the                         Head of the Delegation of the
Democratic Socialist Republio of Sri Lanka                 European Economic Community
         L
 ---pagebreak---                                 AGREED MINUTE
Delegations of the European Eoonomio Community and of Sri Lanka met on
17, 18 and 19 May to negotiate the renewal of the bilateral textile
agreement which expires on 31 December 1902·
These negotiations led to the initialling of an agreement on 19 May.
On this oocasion, the following was also agreed*
    (i) Carryover to the quantitative limits for the year I983 of amounts
         hot used'during the year 1982 is authorised up to        of the
         corresponding quantitative limits for 1903·       ·
                             .*           1.                    «
   (ii.) if the provisions of Art·. 8 of the Agreement Initialled on 19 May 1902
         are invoked in respect of categories 4 and 5 :by tho Community, tho
         Community will take into aocount     the quantitative „
         limits existing in respect of these categories under the bilateral
         textile agreement expiring on 31 December 1982 .
 (iii) If the provisions of Art. 8 of the Agreement initialled on 19 May 1902
         are invoked in respect of products in Croup I by the Community, the
         Community will take into aocount the annual growth
         rates specified in protoool D a) of the bilateral textile secernent
          expiring on 31 December 1982·
                                                      Head of the Delegation of
 Head of the Delegation of
                                                      tho European Eoonomio Community
 t h e Deraocratio Socialist
 Republic of Sri Lanka
 ---pagebreak---                                 AGREED MINUTE · ■'
  1.-   In the course of negotiations for the renewal'of the bilateral textile
        agreement which expires on 31 December 1982, held on 17, 18 and
        19 May 19®2, the delegation of Sri Lanka' deolared Sri Lanka's interest
        in developing Outward Processing,Trade with, the Community,
 2*    In this connection, and pursuant to Article 4 of the bilateral textile
       agreement between the Community and Sri Lanka, the parties agreed that
       the complementary provisions essential· for the implementation of
       Outward· Processing Trade between the Community and Sri Lanka should be
       set out in a separate arrangement between the parties*               .  1
 3*    Pending settlement of the detailed management questions of the arrangement
       referred to in Paragraph 2, the Community and Sri,Lanka agreed that the
       following additional quantities should form part of that arrangement.
                       Category                    Quantity
        <                 6         v. '    '       100 000
                          7                         250 000
                          8   \                    25O.OOO
                  y
4»    Sri Lanka also requested a quantity of 100 000 pieoes in respect of
      Category -21*   The Community stated that if it were deoided to make
      outward processing quantities in Group II available the
      quantity requested by Sri Lanka under Category 21 would be'so made
  • available.     ,The Community would inform the delegation of Sri Lanka of
      its final deoision in this respe,ot as soon as possible.
Head of the Delegation of the                        Head of the Delegation of the.
Democratic Sooialist Republic                         European Economio Community'
          of Sri Lanka
 ---pagebreak--- /
                  MEMORANDUM OP UNDERSTANDING
  In considering the duration of.the present Agreement, the Community and
  Sri Lanka agreed that during the last year of application of the Agreement,
  consultations may he held between the parties with   a-view to considering
  an extension of the Agreement for a further period of one year up to
  31 December I987 ·        :     - ^
                                          Brussels, 19 May 1982 .
  Head of Delegation of the Democratic        Head of the Delegation of the
  Socialist Republio of Sri Lanka             European Economic Community
 ---pagebreak---                              - g   o
                    AGREED MIOTJTE
1. Delegations of the European Eoonomio Community'and Sri Lanka met on
    17 to 19 May 1982 for negotiations to renew the bilateral textile       ,
    agreement whioh expires on-31 Deo ember 1982·     's
2. In the margin of these negotiations, consultations were also held under
    Artiole 6 of the present(Agreement.
3· As a result of these consultations, Sri Lanka agreed to limit its exports
    to the Community as follows t .
   Year          Category            EC region.             Quantity
   1982            18                ;·  UK    ’■            120 tonnes
   1982            26                   France               200 000 pieoes
   Head of the Delegation of                    Head of the    legation of
   Democratic Socialist                         the Europ      conomic Community
  Bepublio of Sri Lanka
 ---pagebreak---            COMMI SSI ON                                                                                q             ,
               l)f TME                                                                                ... f.V SS......... Ir/^fltn^Q,-—                                      !9S3_
EUROPEAN          COMMUNITIES
                            Sir,
                                       I r e f e r t o A r t i c l e 4, P a r a g r a p h 2 of t h e A g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n t h e '
                            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 ( h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d to as " th e C o m m u n i t y " )
                            a n d t h e D e m o c r a t i c S o c i a l i s t R e p u b l i c of S ri L a n k a                                  (hereinafter referred
                            to a s w S r i L a n k a ’} o n t r a d e in t e x t i l e p r o d u c t s                               ( h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d to
                            as"the Agreement")                         i n i t i a l l e d on 19 M a y 1 98 2.                         In t h i s c o n n e c t i o n ,          I have
                            the h o n o u r to p r o p o s e that r e i m p o r t s i n t o the C o m m u n i t y of p r o d u c t s                                               listed
                            in t h e A n n e x s h o u l d b e s u b j e c t t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e A g r e e m e n t                                           except
                            as s p e c i f i c a l l y p r o v i d e d f o r b y t h e p a r t i c u l a r p r o v i s i o n s s et o u t b e l o w :
                            1. O n l y r e i m p o r t s             into the C o m m u n i t y s ub je c t                        to t h e s p e c i f i c q u a n t i t a t i v e
                                    l i m i t s set out              in t h e a n n e x , a s m a y b e m o d i f i e d b y t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of
                                   P a r a g r a p h s 2 a n d 3, s h a l l b e c o n s i d e r e d r e i m p o r t s                                 in t h e s e n s e of
                                   A r t i c l e A, P a r a g r a p h 2 o f t h e A g r e e m e n t .
                                   R e i m p o r t s n o t c o v e r e d b y t h e a n n e x m a y b e s u b m i t t e d to s p e c i f i c q u a n t i *
                                   tative limits following consultations                                                  in 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 s
                                   set out in A r t i c l e 17 of the A g r e e m e n t , p r o v i d e d the p r o d u c t s c o n c e r n e d
                                   are subject              to the q u a n t i t a t i v e                   l i m i t s e s t a b l i s h e d u n d e r the A g r e e m e n t .
                                  T h e C o m m u n i t y m a y , at i t s o w n d i s c r e t i o n , a n d b e a r i n g                                   in m i n d t he m u n
                                  of b o t h p a r t i e s , or f o l l o w i n g a r e q u e s t f or c o n s u l t a t i o n s                                     ( r o m Sri Lank.,
                                   in 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 s s e t o u t                            in A r t i c l e 17 of the
                                  Agreement             :
hi s     E x c e l l e n c y Mr. D.A. OA S I L V A
Ambassador,
H e a d of t h e M i s s i o n o f t h e D e m o c r a t i c
 S o c i a l i s t R e p u b l i c of S ri L a n k a
UHUSSElS                                                                                ·/·
                         H u a i M l a L o l 300. * - IO<iS î i . i m U - T . i . p n u n . 73 è 0 0 4 9 / î 3 5 ï 0 < 0 * T « u v<»»>m . j a . s i i   C U M l w « u ·>■■.·■·
                                                                       T . U. : " 31 13 3    COMf U #··
 ---pagebreak---         (a) examine the possibilities of transfers between categories and
            advance use or carry over op portions of specific quantitative
            limits from one year to another;
       (b) consider the scope for reallocating portions of any specific
            quantitative limits not used in one region of the Community to
            another region in accordance with the procedures in force in
            the Community.
  4. The Community shall inform Sri Lanka of any measures taken pursuant
      to the preceding paragraph.
 5. Debiting against a specific quantitative limit referred to in
      Paragraph 1 shall be carried out by the competent authorities of the
      Community at the time of issuing of the prior authorisation provided
      for by the Community regulation on economic outward processing
      (Reg. 636/82, O.J L 76 of 20 March 198Z) already transmitted to the
     Mission. A specific'quantitative limit shall be debited for the year
      in which a prior authorisation is issued.
 6. A certificate of origin shall be issued by Sri Lanka for all products
     covered by the exchange of letters in accordance with the provisions
     of Protocol A of the Agreement, bearing a reference to the prior
     authorisation referred to in Paragraph 5 as evidence that the process)/
     operation described in the prior authorisation has been carried out in
     Sri Lanka.
7. The Community shall provide Sri Lanka with the names and addresses of
    and specimens of the stamps used by, the competent authorities of the
    Community for the Issue of the prior authorisations referred to in
    Paragraph 5.
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                                                                       l
8. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 7 above, Sri Lanka
    and the Community will continue to consult together to seek a mutually
    acceptable means to enable both parties to take advantage of the OPT
    provisions in the Agreement with a view to effective development of
    trade in texti.les between Sri Lanka and the Community.
 ---pagebreak--- Anne x
Specific quantitative                 limits for r e i m p o r t s           r e f e r r e d t o in A r t i c l e 4
of t h e A g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n t h e - 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 a n d the
G o v e r n m e n t o f t h e D e m o c r a t i c S o c i a l i s t R e p u b l i c of S ri L a n k a .
                       Category           .             Q u a n t it y
                            6                               100,000 pieces
                            ?                               250,000 pieces
                            8                               250,000 pieces
                          21                                100,000 pieces
I should be g r a t e f u l          if y o u c o u l d c o n f i r m t h e a g r e e m e n t of t h e G o v e
of t he D e m o c r a t i c   S o c i a l i s t R e p u b l i c o f S ri L a n k a          to t h e f o r e g o i n g .
                                                          for the E u r o p e a n E c o n o m i c        Communu
                                                                          H.G.       K R E N 2 LER
 ---pagebreak--- Hr. H.Q. Krenzler,
Special Representative for Textile Negotiations,
Directorate-General for External Relations,
Commission of the European Communities,
2 0 0 , rue de la Lol,
 10*»9 Brussels.
Sir,
1 hereby confirm receipt of the following letter:
"I refer to Article if, Paragraph 2 of the Agreement between
the European Economic Community (hereinafter referred to as "the
Community") and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
 (hereinafter referred to as "Sri Lanka1) on trade in textile
products (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement") initialled
on 19 Hay 1982.       In this connection, I have the honour to propose
that reimports into the Community of products listed in the Annex
should be subject to the provisions of the Agreement except as
specifically provided for by the particular provisions set out
below :
1 . Only reimports into th^ Community subject to the specific              s
     quantitative limits set out in the annex, as may be modified by
     the application of Paragraphs 2 and 3, shall be considered
     reimports in the sense of Article *f, Paragraph 2 of the
     Agreement*
2 . Reimports not covered by the annex may be submitted to specific
     quantitative limits following consultations in accordance with
     t h e .procedures set out in Article 1? of the Agreement, provided
     the products concerned are subject to the quantitative limits,
     established under the Agreement.
3* The Community may, at its own discretion, and bearing in mind
     the interest of both parties, or following a request for consul
     tations from Sri Lanka in accordance with the procedures set out
     in Article 17 of the Agreement :
                                                                c o n t d ..2 .
 ---pagebreak---                               - ir-
      (a) examine the possibilities of transfers between categories
   *·     and advance use or carry over of portions of specific
  ■>··    quantitative U n i t s , from one year to another;
      (b) ( consider the soope for reallocating portions of any
          speoifio quantitative limits           not used in one region of
          the Comnunity to another region in accordance with the
          procedures in force in the Community·
*». The Community shall inform Sri Lanka of any measures taken
      pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
 5. Debiting against a specific quantitative limit referred to in '
      Paragraph 1 shall be oarried out by the competent authorities of
      the Community at the time of issuing of the prior authorisation
      provided for by the Community regulation on economic outward
      processing (Reg. 636 / 8 2 , O.J L 76 of 2 0 *March 1982J already
      transmitted to the Missi-ohi -'A specific quantitative limit shall
      be debited for the year in which a prior authorisation ie issued.
6 . A certificate of origin shall be issued by Sri Lanka for all
      products covered by the exchange of letters in accordance.with
      the provisions of Protocol A of the Agreement, bearing a reference
      to the prior authorisation referred to in Paragraph 5 as evidence
      that the processing operation described in the prior authorisation
   . has been carried’out in^Sri Lanka.
                                 '·
7 . The Community shall provide Sri Lanka with the names and
      addresses of and specimens of the stamps used by, the competent
      authorities of the Community for the issue of the prior
      authorisations referred to in Paragraph 3*
8 . Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 7 above, Sri
     Lanka and the Community will continue to consult together to seek
     a mutually acceptable means to enable both parties to take
     advantage of the OPT provisions in the Agreement with a view to
     effective development of trade in textiles between Sri Lanko and
     the Community.
annex
Specific quantitative limits for reimports referred to in Articla
of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
                   Cat exory                Quanti ty
                       6               1 0 0 .0 0 0 pieces |
                       ?               2 3 0 .0 0 0 pieces .
                       8               2 3 0 .0 0 0 pieces i
                       21              1 0 0 .0 0 0 pieces
                                                                    contd..3.
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J ®h° uld bfl «fataful if you could confirm the agreement o f \
the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri \
Lanka to the foregoing."                                           \
I hereby confirm the agreement of the Government of the
Democratic S o c i a U a t Republic of Sri Lanka to the content of
the foregoing letter.                              .        ,
                              For the Government of the Democratio
                              Socialist Republic of S r fl Lanka.
                                    M.V. Aranwela,
                                    Charge d'Affaires.