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GENERAL AGREEMENT ON CONFIDENTIAL ^ • f * . ^ - ~ »».r-v T n » r s r TEX. S B / 6 3 3 / A d d . 2 *

TARIFFS AND TRADE „ â ., .__. 29 ApnL 1981

Textiles Surveillance Body

ARRANGEMENT REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES

Notification under Article 4:4

Modifications to Bilateral Agreements between the EEC

and Five Exporting Countries

Addendum

Attached is the additional protocol agreed between the EEC and India.

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Additional Protocol to the Agreement between

the European Economic Community and the Republic

of India consequent on the accenlon of the

Hellenic Republic to the Communities

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THf COUNCIL 0» THI fUJIOPf AN COWW1TXII

of th t ont par t* and

th t GOVERNMENT OF THf REPUBLIC Qf XNOXA

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CONSIDERING tht acctsalon «f tht HtUtnlc RtpubUa to

tht Europttn Communltlts on 1 4ên»êry 1981

HAVING RfGARD to tht Agrttmtnt bttwttn tht luropttn Economie

Community êr\à tht Republic of Indiê' tlgntd on 17 ftbruary 1*11 *

i ênà hartafttr calltd tht "Agrttmtnt",

J . HAVE DECIDED to dtttrmlnt by common accord tht adjuatmtnts and 1 transitional mtasyrts te tht Agrttmtnt constqutnt oh tht acctsalon

of tht HtUtnlt AtpuPUc to tht luropttn Economic Community

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êné TO CONCLUDE THIS M0T0C0U I

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Article 1

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The text of the Agreements at hereby amended!. Including

Its annexes end protocols and exchange of letter! forming an

Integral part thereof, shall be drawn up 1 A Creek and that

teat shall bo authentic 1n the eaoe ua/ at thé original texte*

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tfco Agreement ahall bo amended aa folIowa I

1. The limits set out If» Annex II ahall bo

Increased to the «wentItlee aot out 1« the

èrm9a hereto, and ;

Article 0 paragraph 1 ahall bo replaced by the

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Where the Community finds, under the system of

administrative control set up, that the level of

Imports of product! in a given category not Hates)

In Annex II originating In India eacaede, 1n*re­

lation to 102 X of the preceding year's total

imports Into the territories within which the Treaty

establishing the European economic Com<»wn<ty applied

at 31 December 1980 of products 1n that category, the

following rates I

• for categories of products 1n Group I, 0.2X;

- for categories of products in Group II, 1.52;

• for categories of products 1n Group III, IV or V, SX

it may request the opening of consultation! 1n accordance

with the procedure described in Article.12 of this Agree-

ment, with a view to reaching agreement on en appropriate restraint level for the products fis auel» category.

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$m Protocol C to th# Agreement shall be replaced by the following i

In accordance with tht procedures set out In the provisions

of paragraph 6 of Article 6 of the Agreement, a quantitative

I . Um1t may be fixed on • regional basfs where Imports of a given

I product Into any region of the Community exceed, \n relation to

the amounts calculated by the fraction 100/102 (one hundred

divided by one hundred and two) of the amounts determined 1n

accordance with paragraph Z of the said Article 6 the following

regional percentage* :

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Benelux

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Greece

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10.S X

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4. for the purpose of calculating 'the preceding year's total

Imports' referred to In 2. and 3. above both of 1980 end

1981, Imports fro» the Hellenic Republic shall bo those re­

corded In 1980.

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Article 3

The Annex to this Protocol forms *n Integral part thereof.

This Protocol forms en Integral pert of the Agreement.

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This Protocol shall be approved by the contracting Parties

1n accordance with their own procedures. It shall enter Into force

on 1st January 1981, provided that the contracting Parties have

notified each other before that date that the procedures necessary

to this end have been completed. After this date the Protocol

shall enter Into force on the first day of the second month

following such notification.

The present Protocol Is applicable with effect from 1st January

1981 and shall remain In force for the duration of validity

of the Agreement between the European Economic Community end

the Republic of India on trade 1n textile products. ;

Article 5

This Protocol 1s drawn up 1n duplicate, 1n the Danish, Dutch,

English, French, German, Greek, Italian and Hindi — languages,

each of those tests being equally authentic.

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Description of products

Cotton yarn; not for retail sale

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Cotton fabrics

of which : other than grey or bleached

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Knitted shirts, singlets, T-shirts sweater-shirts

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Men's woven shirts

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Cotton towelling, toilet and kitchen linen of cotton towelling

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1982

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Quantitative linits EEC

9 156

9 202

40 380

40 482

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7 949

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Women's other woven underwear

Table Unen toilet and kitchen • Mnen other than from terry fabric

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IXCHANGI Of NOTII

The Mission of the Republic of India to the Européen

Communities presents Its compliments to the Directorate-General for „

liternet Relations of the Collation of the luropeen Communities one)

hea the honour to refer to the Agreement 1a testlle produits

between Indie end the Community '

signed on 17 February 1981 • , and to tflf Additional Protocol to the •

Agreement consequent on the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the

Community 1n1t1elled on 3 March 1981.

The Mission of the R#publ1e of India wishes to Infor*

the Dlrectoratt-Ctneral that whilst awaiting the completion of the

necessary procedures for the conclusion end the cooing into force of tht

Additional Protocol, the Government of India la prepared to allow the

provisions of the Add1t1onel Protocol to epply de focto fro» 1st Jonuofy

1981 1f the Community 1a disposed to do likewise*

The Mission of the Republic of India would like also to

propose thet the present note and tht Community's note 1n reply shall

constitute en Agreement between the Government of Indie «nd the Community*

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The Mission of the Republic of India avails Itself of this

opportunity tt nr** to the ftlrectorete-Gentral for Internal Relations

the eaewranee of Its highest soneldcretlon*

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§•;., The DlreetoreteHSenerel for external Deletions of the Commission

presents Its compliments to tht Mission of tho Republic of India

to tht luroptsn Communities end has tht honour to rtftr to tht Mission's V . note of today reeding as follows I

.."Tht «Inlow of the ««•public of India to the européen. Communities presents Its eo*pHm#nts to tha (Hrectorate-G«neral for Citernel

?-! •>-•. Deletions of tha Commission of tho furopeen Commun1t1as and has tht honour -.^'- to refer to tht Agreement 1n textile products batwotn India

and tha Community signed on 17 February 1981, and to-tht Additional Protocol to tht Agreement consaquant on tht accession of tho

,, Hellenic Republic to tht Community Inltlelled on S March 1981.

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Tha Mission of tha Republic of India wishes to Inform tht Dlrectorete-Generel that whilst awaiting tht complatlon of tha necessary procédures for tht conclusion and tht cooing Into forct of tht Additional Protocol, tht Government of India Is prepared to allow tht provisions of tne Additional Protocol to apply de faeto fro* tat Venuery ittf 1f tho Community Is disposed to do likewise.

Tha Mission of the Republic of India would Ilka also to

proposa that tha present nota and tht Community's nota 1n reply shall

constitute an Agreement bttween tho Government of India . and tho Community*

Tht Mission of the Republic of India avails itself of this

opportunity to renew to the Directorate-Central for Isternel teletlone tho

assurance of Its highest consideration,H '

$• i The Directorate of Isternel Relations haa the honour to confira

to the Mission of the Republic of India that It it agreed on tht

content of tht foregoing note end considers thtrtfort that tht exchange of notes constitutes an agreement bttween tht Depublle af Inole *o tho ,

Co—unity,

Tha DIrectorete-Cenerel for Internet Deletions avails Itself of

this opportunity to fno* to tha Mission of tha Republic of India to

H • tho furoptan Csmmunltloo tho aaauranao of 1st highest consideration* ui: >•',.- ( -. : , ' , •.•.-Xr ; . - • ;•• ••*,• ;, ' ;

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