WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/263
18July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2987)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 2.17
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Administrative Arrangements withArgentina
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification from theEuropean Commission
pursuant toparagraph 17ofArticle 2.TheTMB iscirculating thisnotification toWTO Members
fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/263
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European Commission
Directorate-General I
Brussels, 26September 1996
Dear Ambassador,
Iwould liketonotify totheTextiles Monitoring Body theAdministrative Arrangements which
havebeenagreed between theEuropean Community andtheRepublic ofArgentina under Article 2.17
oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing -thetextofwhich isattached.
Please accept, Ambassador, theassurance ofmyhighest consideration.
(Signed) Enrico Grillo Pasquarelli
Ambassador Szepesi
Chairman,
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
RuedeLausanne 154
CH-1211 Geneva 21G/TMB/N/263
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Provisions oftheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheArgentine
Republic ontrade intextile products, initialled inBrussels on30September 1986, asamended bythe
Agreement intheform ofanExchange ofLetters amending theAgreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheArgentine Republic ontrade intextile products, initialled inBrussels
on18December 1992, which willbenotified asadministrative arrangements under Article 2(17) of
theUruguay Round Textiles Agreement.
Article Description
Section 1:Trade arrangements
Article 2(3) Determination oforigin ofcovered products
Article 4 Reimports afterOPT
Article 5 Cottage industries
Article 6 Imports toECforre-export afterprocessing
Article 9,asamended Exchange ofstatistical information
Article 10 Amendments toclassification
Article 11 Circumvention
Article 12,asamended Regional concentration
Article 16(1), asamended Consultations
Protocol A,asamended Classification,
Origin,
Double-checking
Export certificates,
Certificate oforigin etc.,
Export certificate etc.,
Administrative cooperation,
Specimen ofexport licence (textiles) Form 5,
Specimen ofcertificate oforigin
Protocol B Cottage industry
Agreed Minute No.2(1992) Temporary specific management system
Agreed Minute No.3(1992) Regions withtraditionally small quotas
Agreed Minute No.4(1992) Regional concentration
Note verbale (1992) Refers toAgreed Minute No.2(1992)G/TMB/N/263
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ANNEX
Administrative Arrangements Between the
European Community andArgentina
Thefollowing Annex reproduces infullforthebenefit ofMembers thetextsoftheprovisions
ofthebilateral agreement between theEuropean Economic Community andArgentina asamended,
which arereferred tobyreference toArticle numbers inthenotification oftheadministrative
arrangements totheTextiles Monitoring Body ("TMB") pursuant toparagraph 17ofArticle 2ofthe
Agreement onTextiles andClothing ("ATC").
Where theprovisions referto"theAgreement" thereference istoaprovision ofthebilateral
agreement between theParties (andnottoarticles oftheATC).
Certain articles referred tointhetextsdonotform partoftheadministrative arrangements.
Theprovisions ofthese articles havebeennotified totheTMB (e.g.thequantitative limits inquestion
andtherelevant flexibility provisions orareprovisions which arenotintended toform partofthe
administrative arrangements. These provisions havebeenidentified bywayoffootnotes anditshould
therefore benoted thatthefootnotes areintended forexplanation anddonotformpartoftheprovisions
themselves.G/TMB/N/263
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Article 2
3. Theorigin oftheproducts covered bythisAgreement shallbedetermined inaccordance with
therules inforce intheCommunity.
Anyamendment totheserulesoforigin shallbecommunicated toArgentina andshallnothave
theeffect ofreducing anyquantitative limitestablished inAnnex II.1
Theprocedures forcontrol oftheorigin oftheproducts referred toabove arelaiddown in
Protocol A.
Article 4
Argentina andtheCommunity recognize thespecial anddifferential character ofreimports
oftextile products intotheCommunity afterprocessing inArgentina.
Suchreimports maybeagreed outside thequantitative limits established under thisAgreement
provided thattheyareeffected inaccordance withtheregulations oneconomic outward processing
inforce intheCommunity.
Article 5
Exports ofcottage industry fabrics woven onhand- orfoot-operated looms, garments orother
articles obtained manually fromsuchfabrics andtraditional folklore handicraft products shallnotbe
subject toquantitative limits, provided thatthese products meettheconditions laiddown Protocol B.
Article 6
1. Imports intotheCommunity oftextile products covered bythisAgreement shallnotbesubject
tothequantitative limits established inAnnex II2,provided thattheyaredeclared tobeforre-export
outside theCommunity inthesamestateorafterprocessing, within theframework oftheadministrative
system ofcontrol which exists within theCommunity.
However, therelease forhome useofproducts imported under theconditions referred toabove
shallbesubject totheproduction ofanexport licence issued bytheArgentine authorities, andtoproof
oforigin inaccordance withtheprovisions ofProtocol A.
2. Where theCommunity authorities haveevidence thatimports oftextile products havebeen
setoffagainst aquantitative limit established under thisAgreement, butthattheproducts have
subsequently been re-exported outside theCommunity, theauthorities concerned shall inform the
Argentine authorities within fourweeks ofthequantities involved andauthorize imports ofidentical
quantities ofthesame products, which shallnotbesetoffagainst thequantitative limitestablished
under thisAgreement forthecurrent orthefollowing year.
1These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
2These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.G/TMB/N/263
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Article 9
1. ArgentinashallsupplytheCommunitywithprecisestatisticalinformationonallexportcertificates
issued bytheArgentine authorities forallcategories oftextile products subject tothequantitative limits
established under thisAgreement aswellasonallcertificates issued bytheArgentine authorities for
allproducts referred toinArticle 5andsubject totheprovisions ofProtocol B.
TheCommunityshalllikewisetransmittotheArgentineauthoritiesprecisestatisticalinformation
onimport authorizations ordocuments issued bytheCommunity authorities inrespect ofexport licences
andcertificates issued byArgentina.
2. "Theinformation referred toinparagraph 1shall, forallcategories ofproducts, beforwarded
before theendofthemonth following themonth towhich thestatistics relate".
3. Argentina alsoundertakes tosupply theCommunity wherever possible withavailable statistical
information onalltextile exports bycountry ofdestination.
4. TheCommunity shallforward totheArgentine authorities import statistics forallproducts
covered bythesystem ofadministrative control referred toinArticle 8,paragraph 23andforproducts
covered byArticle 6(1).
5. Theinformation referred toinparagraph 3shall, forallcategories ofproducts, betransmitted
before theendofthethirdmonth following thequarter towhich thestatistics relate.
6. Should itbefound onanalysis oftheinformation exchanged thatthere aresignificant
discrepancies between thereturns forexports andthose forimports, consultations maybeinitiated
inaccordance withtheprocedure specified inArticle 16.
7. Forthepurpose ofapplying theprovisions ofArticle 74,theCommunity undertakes toprovide
theArgentine authorities before 15April ofeachyearwiththepreceding year'sstatistics onimports
ofalltextile products covered bythisAgreement, broken down bysupplying country andCommunity
Member State.
Article 10
1. ShouldtherebedivergentopinionsbetweenArgentinaandthecompetentCommunityauthorities
atthepoint ofentry intotheCommunity ontheclassification ofproducts covered bythepresent
Agreement,classificationshallprovisionallybebasedonindicationsprovidedbytheCommunity,pending
consultations inaccordance withArticle 16withaviewtoreaching agreement ondefinitive classification
oftheproduct concerned.
2. Iftheabove provisional classification results inprovisional debit against aquantitative limit
foracategory ofproducts other thanthecategory indicated ontheexport documents issued bythe
competent Argentine authorities, theCommunity shallinform Argentina ofsuchprovisional debitwithin
30days.
3Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.
4These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.G/TMB/N/263
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3. Theauthorities ofArgentina shallbeinformed ofanyamendment tothetariff andstatistical
nomenclatures inforce intheCommunity oranydecision, made inaccordance withtheprocedures
inforce intheCommunity, relating totheclassification ofproducts covered bythisAgreement.
Anyamendment tothetariff andstatistical nomenclatures inforce intheCommunity orany
decision which results inamodification oftheclassification ofproducts covered bythisAgreement
shallnothavetheeffect ofreducing anyquantitative limitestablished inAnnex II.5
Theprocedures fortheapplication ofthisparagraph aresetoutinProtocol A.
Article 11
1. Argentina andtheCommunity agree tocooperate fullyinpreventing thecircumvention ofthe
present Agreement bytransshipment, re-routing orwhatever other means.
2. Where information available totheCommunity asaresult oftheinvestigations carried out
inaccordance withtheprocedures setoutinProtocol Aconstitutes evidence thatproducts ofArgentine
origin subject toquantitative limits established under thisAgreement havebeentransshipped, re-routed
orotherwise imported intotheCommunity incircumvention ofthisAgreement, theCommunity may
request theopening ofconsultations inaccordance withtheprocedures described inArticle 16ofthis
Agreement, withaview toreaching agreement onanequivalent adjustment ofthecorresponding
quantitative limits established under thisAgreement.
3. Pendingtheresultoftheconclusionreferredtoinparagraph2,Argentinashallasaprecautionary
measure, ifsorequested bytheCommunity make thenecessary arrangements toensure thatadjustments
ofquantitative limits liable tobeagreed following theconsultations referred toinparagraph 2,may
becarried outforthequota yearinwhich therequest toopen consultations inaccordance with
paragraph 2wasmade, orforthefollowing yearifthequota forthecurrent yearisexhausted, where
clear evidence ofcircumvention isprovided.
4. Should theParties beunable inthecourse ofconsultations toreach asatisfactory solution within
theperiod specified inArticle 16oftheAgreement, theCommunity shallhavetheright, where clear
evidence ofcircumvention hasbeenprovided, todeduct fromthequantitative limits established under
thisAgreement amounts equivalent totheproducts ofArgentine origin.
Article 12
"1. Thequantitative limits established under thisAgreement onimports intotheCommunity of
textile products ofArgentine origin willnotbebroken down bytheCommunity intoregional shares.
2. TheParties shallcooperate inorder toprevent sudden andprejudicial changes intraditional
trade flows resulting inregional concentration ofdirect imports intotheCommunity.
3. Argentina shallmonitor exports ofproducts under restraint orsurveillance intotheCommunity.
Should asudden andprejudicial change intraditional tradeflows arise, theCommunity willbeentitled
torequest consultations inorder tofindasatisfactory solution tothose problems. Suchconsultations
must beheldwithin 15working daysoftheirbeing requested bytheCommunity.
5These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.G/TMB/N/263
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4. Argentina shallendeavour toensure thatexports oftextile products subject toquantitative limits
intotheCommunity arespaced outasevenly aspossible overtheyeardueaccount being taken in
particular ofseasonal factors."
Article 16
"1. Savewhere itisotherwise provided forinthisAgreement.
Thespecial consultation procedures referred tointhisAgreement shallbegoverned bythe
following rules:
- Anyrequest forconsultations shallbenotified inwriting totheother party;
- therequest forconsultations shallbefollowed within areasonable period (andinany
casenotlaterthan15daysfollowing thenotification) byastatement setting outthe
reasons andcircumstances which, intheopinion oftherequesting Party, justify the
submission ofsucharequest;
- theParties shallenter intoconsultations within onemonth atthelatest ofnotification
oftherequest, withaviewtoreaching agreement oramutually acceptable conclusion
within onefurther month atthelatest."G/TMB/N/263
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PROTOCOL A
TITLE I
Classification
Article 1
1. Thecompetent authorities oftheCommunity undertake toinform Argentina ofanychanges
inthetariff andstatistical nomenclatures before thedateoftheirentry intoeffect intheCommunity.
2. Thecompetent authorities oftheCommunity undertake toinform Argentina ofanydecisions
relating totheclassification ofproducts subject totheAgreement within onemonth oftheiradoption
atthelatest. Such communication shallinclude:
(a) Adescription oftheproducts concerned;
(b) therelevant category andtherelated tariff andstatistical references;
(c) thereasons which haveledtothedecision.
3. Where adecision onclassification results inachange ofclassification practice orachange
ofcategory ofanyproduct subject totheAgreement, thecompetent authorities oftheCommunity shall
provide 30days'notice, fromthedateoftheCommunity 'scommunication, before thedecision isput
intoeffect. Products shipped before thedateofapplication ofthedecision shallremain subject tothe
earlier classification practice, provided thatthegoods inquestion arepresented forimportation into
theCommunity within 60daysofthatdate.
4. Where aCommunity decision onclassification resulting inachange ofclassification practice
orachange ofcategorization ofanyproduct subject totheAgreement affects acategory subject to
restraint, thetwoParties agree toenterintoconsultations inaccordance withtheprocedures described
inArticle 16(1) oftheAgreement withaviewtohonouring theobligation under thesecond subparagraph
ofArticle 10(3) oftheAgreement.
TITLE II
Origin
Article 2
1. Products originating inArgentina forexport totheCommunity inaccordance withthe
arrangements established bythisAgreement shallbeaccompanied byacertificate ofArgentine origin
conforming tothemodel annexed tothisProtocol.
2. Thecertificate oforigin shallbeissued bythecompetent governmental authorities ofArgentina
iftheproducts inquestion canbeconsidered products originating inthatcountry within themeaning
oftherelevant rules inforce intheCommunity.
3. However, theproducts inGroup IIImaybeimported intotheCommunity inaccordance with
thearrangements established bythisAgreement onproduction ofadeclaration bytheexporter onthe
invoice orother commercial document relating totheproducts totheeffect thattheproducts inquestion
originate inArgentina within themeaning oftherelevant rules inforce intheCommunity.G/TMB/N/263
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4. Thecertificate oforigin referred toinparagraph 1shallnotberequired forimport ofgoods
covered byacertificate ororigin Form AorForm APR completed inaccordance withtherelevant
Community rules inorder toqualify forgeneralized tariff preferences.
Article 3
Thecertificate oforigin shallbeissued beonlyonapplication having beenmade inwriting
bytheexporter or,under theexporter 'sresponsibility, byhisauthorized representative. Thecompetent
governmental authorities ofArgentina shallensure thatthecertificate oforigin isproperly completed
andforthispurpose theyshallcallforanynecessary documentary evidence orcarry outanycheck
which theyconsider appropriate.
Article 4
Where different criteria fordetermining origin arelaiddown forproducts falling within the
same category, certificates ordeclarations oforigin shallcontain asufficiently detailed description
ofthegoods toenable thecriterion tobedetermined onthebasis ofwhich thecertificate wasissued
orthedeclaration drawn up.
Article 5
Thediscovery ofslight discrepancies between thestatements made inthecertificate oforigin
andthose made inthedocuments produced tothecustoms office forthepurpose ofcarrying outthe
formalities forimporting theproduct shallnotipsofactocastdoubt uponthestatements inthecertificate.
TITLE III
Double-Checking System forCategories of
Products withQuantitative Limits
Section I
Exportation
Article 6
ThecompetentauthoritiesofArgentinashallissueanexportlicenceinrespectofallconsignments
from Argentina oftextile products referred toinAnnex II6uptotherelevant quantitative limits as
maybemodified byArticles 77,138and149oftheAgreement andoftextile products subject toany
definitive orprovisional quantitative limits established asaresult oftheapplication ofArticle 810of
theAgreement.
6These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
7TheseprovisionsrelatetoflexibilitiesandhavebeennotifiedbytheEuropeanCommunitypursuanttoArticle2
oftheATC.
8Thisprovision related toproratacalculations intheevent ofdenunciation oftheAgreement.
9Thisprovision concerned asystem ofregional shares.
10This provision related toa"basked exit" mechanism.G/TMB/N/263
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Article 7
"1. Theexport licence shallconform tothemodel annexed tothisProtocol anditshall
bevalid forexports throughout outthecustoms territory towhich theTreaty establishing the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityisapplied.However,wheretheCommunityhasmaderecourse
totheprovisions ofArticle 811inaccordance withtheprovisions oftheAgreed Minute No.1,
ortotheAgreed Minute No.2,thetextile products covered bytheexport licences canonly
beputintofreecirculation intheregion(s) oftheCommunity indicated inthose licences."
Itmustcertify interaliathatthequantity oftheproduct inquestion hasbeensetoffagainst
thequantitative limitprescribed forthecategory oftheproduct inquestion.
2. Each export licence shallonlycover oneofthecategories ofproducts listed inAnnex II12of
thisAgreement. Itmaybeusedforoneormore consignments oftheproducts inquestion.
Article 8
Thecompetent Community authorities mustbenotified forthwith ofthewithdrawal oralteration
ofanyexport licence already issued.
Article 9
1. Exports shallbesetoffagainst thequantitative limits established fortheyearinwhich shipment
ofthegoods hasbeeneffected, eveniftheexport certificate isissued aftersuchshipment.
2. Forthepurpose ofapplying paragraph 1,shipment ofthegoods isconsidered tohavetaken
place onthedateoftheirloading ontotheexporting aircraft, vehicle orvessel.
Article 10
Thepresentation ofanexport licence, inapplication ofArticle 11,shallbeeffected notlater
than31March oftheyearfollowing thatinwhich thegoods covered bythelicence havebeenshipped.
Section II
Importation
Article 11
Importation intotheCommunity oftextile products subject toquantitative limits shallbesubject
tothepresentation ofanimport authorization ordocument.
Article 12
1. Thecompetent Community authorities shall issue suchimport authorization ordocument
automatically within fiveworking daysofthepresentation bytheimporter oftheoriginal ofthe
corresponding export licence.
11This provision related toa"basked exit" mechanism.
12These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.G/TMB/N/263
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"Theimport authorizations shallbevalidforsixmonths fromthedateoftheirissueforimports
throughout thecustoms territory towhich theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community isapplied. However, where theCommunity hasrecourse totheprovisions of
Article 813inaccordance withtheprovisions oftheAgreed Minute No.1,ortheAgreed Minute
No.2,theproducts covered bytheimport licences canonlybeputintofreecirculation in
theregion(s) oftheCommunity indicated inthose licences."
2. Thecompetent Community authorities shallcancel thealready issued import authorization or
document ifthecorresponding export licence hasbeenwithdrawn.
However, ifthecompetent Community authorities havenotbeennotified ofthewithdrawal
orcancellation oftheexport licence untiltheproducts havebeenimported intotheCommunity, the
quantities involved shallbesetoffagainst thequantitative limitforthecategory andthequota year
inquestion.
Article 13
1. IfthecompetentCommunityauthoritiesfindthatthetotalquantitiescoveredbyexportcertificates
issued byArgentina foraparticular category inanyAgreement yearexceed thequantitative limit
established inAnnex IIforthatcategory, asmaybemodified byArticles 714,1315and1416ofthe
Agreement, oranydefinitive orprovisional limitestablished under Article 817oftheAgreement, the
saidauthorities maysuspend thefurther issue ofimport authorizations ordocuments. Inthisevent,
thecompetent Community authorities shallimmediately inform theauthorities ofArgentina andthe
special consultation procedure setoutinArticle 16oftheAgreement shallbeinitiated forthwith.
2. Exports ofArgentine origin notcovered byArgentine export licences issued inaccordance
withtheprovisions ofthisProtocol mayberefused theissue ofimport authorizations ordocuments
bythecompetent Community authorities.
However, iftheimport ofsuchproducts isallowed intotheCommunity bythecompetent
Community authorities, thequantities involved shallnotbesetoffagainst theappropriate quantitative
limits setoutinAnnex II18orestablished asaresult oftheapplication ofArticle 819oftheAgreement,
without theexpress agreement ofArgentina saveasprovided forinArticle 11oftheAgreement.
13This provision related toa"basked exit" mechanism.
14TheseprovisionsrelatetoflexibilitiesandhavebeennotifiedbytheEuropeanCommunitypursuanttoArticle2
oftheATC.
15This provision related toproratacalculations intheevent ofdenunciation oftheAgreement.
16This provision concerned asystem ofregional shares.
17This provision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.
18These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
19This provision related toa"basked exit" mechanism.G/TMB/N/263
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TITLE IV
Form andProduction ofExport Certificates andCertificates
ofOrigin, andCommon Provisions
Article 14
1. Theexport licence andthecertificate oforigin maycomprise additional copies dulyindicated
assuch. They shallbemade outinEnglish orFrench. Iftheyarecompleted byhand, entries must
beinkandinblock capitals.
These documents shallmeasure 210x297mm. Thepaper usedmustbewhite writing paper,
sized, notcontaining mechanical pulpandweighing notlessthat25g/m2.Eachpartshallhaveaprinted
guilloche-pattern background making anyfalsification bymechanical orchemical means apparent to
theeye.
Ifthedocuments haveseveral copies onlythetopcopywhich istheoriginal shallbeprinted
withtheguilloche-pattern background. Thiscopyshallbeclearly marked as"original" andtheother
copies as"copy". Only theoriginal shallbeaccepted bythecompetent authorities intheCommunity
asbeing valid forthepurposes ofexport totheCommunity inaccordance withthearrangements
established bythisAgreement.
2. Each document shallbearastandardized serial number, whether ornotprinted, bywhich it
canbeidentified.
Thisnumber shallbecomposed ofthefollowing elements:
- Twoletters identifying Argentina asfollows: AR,
- "twoletters identifying theintended Member State ofcustoms clearance asfollows:
AT = Austria;
BL = Benelux;
DE = Federal Republic ofGermany;
DK = Denmark;
EL = Greece;
ES = Spain;
FI = Finland;
FR = France;
GB = United Kingdom;
IE = Ireland;
IT = Italy;
PT = Portugal;
SW = Sweden";
- aone-digit number identifying quota year, corresponding tothelastfigure inyear,
e.g.7for1987;
- atwo-digit number running consecutively from01to99identifying theissuing office;
"- afive-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to99999 allocated to
theintended Member State ofcustoms clearance."G/TMB/N/263
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Article 15
Theexport licence andcertificate oforigin maybeissued aftertheshipment oftheproducts
towhich theyrelate. Insuchcases theyshallbeareither theendorsement "délivré aposteriori" or
theendorsement "issued retrospectively".
Article 16
1. Intheevent oftheft, lossordestruction ofanexport licence oracertificate oforigin, theexporter
mayapply tothecompetent governmental authority which issued thedocument foraduplicate tobe
made outonthebasisoftheexport documents inhispossession. Theduplicate ofanysuchcertificate
orlicence soissued shallbeartheendorsement "duplicata".
2. Theduplicate must bearthedateoftheoriginal export licence orcertificate oforigin.
TITLE V
Administrative Cooperation
Article 17
TheCommunity andArgentina shallcooperate closely toimplement theprovisions ofthis
Agreement. Tothisend,contracts andexchanges ofviews (including ontechnical matters) shallbe
facilitated bybothParties.
Article 18
Inorder toensure theproper application ofthisAgreement, theCommunity andArgentina
shallassist eachother inchecking theauthenticity andaccuracy ofexport licences andcertificates of
origin issued ordeclarations made under thisProtocol.
Article 19
Argentina shallsendtheCommission oftheEuropean Communities thenames andaddresses
ofthegovernmental authorities competent fortheissueandverification ofexport licences andcertificates
oforigin together withspecimens ofthestamps usedbythese authorities. Argentina shallalsonotify
theCommission ofanychange inthisinformation.
Article 20
1. Subsequent verification ofcertificates oforigin orexport licences shallbecarried outatrandom,
orwhenever thecompetent Community authorities havereasonable doubt astotheauthenticity ofthe
certificate orlicence orastoaccuracy oftheinformation regarding theproducts inquestion.
2. Insuchcases thecompetent authorities intheCommunity shallreturn thecertificate oforigin
orexpert licence oracopythereof tothecompetent governmental authority inArgentina giving, where
appropriate, thereasons offormorsubstance foranenquiry. Iftheinvoice hasbeensubmitted, such
invoice oracopythereof shallbeattached tothecertificate orlicence oritscopy. Theauthorities
shallalsoforward anyinformation thathasbeenobtained suggesting thattheparticulars given onthe
saidcertificate orlicence areinaccurate.G/TMB/N/263
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3. Theprovisions ofparagraph 1shallbeapplicable tosubsequent verifications ofthedeclarations
oforigin referred toinArticle 2ofthisProtocol.
4. Theresults ofthesubsequent verifications carried outinaccordance withparagraphs 1and
2shallbecommunicated tothecompetent authorities oftheCommunity within three months atthe
latest. Theinformation communicated shallindicate whether thedisputed certificate orlicence applied
tothegoods actually exported andwhether these goods areeligible forexport inaccordance withthe
arrangements established bythisAgreement. Theinformation shallalsoinclude, attherequest ofthe
Community, copies ofalldocumentation necessary todetermine thefactsfullyandinparticular the
trueorigin ofthegoods.
Should suchverifications reveal systematic irregularities intheuseofdeclarations oforigin,
theCommunity maysubject imports oftheproducts inquestion totheprovisions ofArticle 2,
paragraph 1ofthisProtocol.
5. Forthepurpose ofsubsequent verification ofcertificates oforigin, copies ofthecertificates
aswellasanyexport documents referring tothem shallbekeptforaperiod ofatleastthree years
bythecompetent governmental authority inArgentina.
6. Recourse totherandom verification procedure specified inthisArticle mustnotconstitute an
obstacle totherelease forhome useoftheproducts inquestion.
Article 21
1. Where theverification procedure referred toinArticle 20orwhere information available to
theCommunity ortoArgentina indicates orappears toindicate thattheprovisions ofthisAgreement
arebeing contravened, bothParties shallcooperate closely andwithappropriate urgency toprevent
suchcontravention.
2. TothisendArgentina shallonitsowninitiative orattherequest oftheCommunity, carry
outappropriate enquiries orarrange forsuchenquiries tobecarried outconcerning operations which
are,orappear totheCommunity tobeincontravention ofthisAgreement. Argentina shallcommunicate
theresults ofthese enquiries totheCommunity together withanyother pertinent information enabling
thetrueorigin ofthegoods tobedetermined.
3. Byagreement between thecompetent Community authorities andthecompetent Argentine
authorities, officials designated bytheCommunity maybepresent attheenquiries referred toabove.
4. Inpursuance ofthecooperation referred toinparagraph 1,Argentina andtheCommunity shall
exchange anyinformation considered byeither party tobeofuseinpreventing thecontravention of
theprovisions oftheAgreement. These exchanges mayinclude information ontextile production in
Argentina andontrade intextile products ofakindcovered bythisAgreement between Argentina
andother countries, particularly where theCommunity hasreasonable grounds toconsider thatthe
products inquestion maybeintransit across theterritory ofArgentina prior totheirimportation into
theCommunity. Thisinformation shallinclude attherequest oftheCommunity copies ofallrelevant
documentation.
5. Where itisestablished thattheprovisions ofthisAgreement havebeencontravened, Argentina
andtheCommunity mayagree totakesuchmeasures asarenecessary toprevent arecurrence ofsuch
contravention.G/TMB/N/263
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ANNEX TOPROTOCOL A,ARTICLE 2(1) Appendix III
1.Exporter (name, fulladdress, country)
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)ORIGINAL 2.No.
3.Oneyear
Année contingentaire4.Category number
Numéro decatégorie
5.Consignee (name, fulladdress, country)
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)CERTIFICATE OFORIGIN
(Textile products)
______________________________
CERTIFICAT D'ORIGINE
(Produits textiles)
6.Country oforigin
Paysd'origine7.Country ofdestination
Paysdedestination
8.Place anddateofshipment -Means oftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement -Moyen detransport9.Supplementary details
Données supplémentaires
10.Marks andnumbers -Number andkindofpackages -DESCRIPTION OFGOODS
Marques etnuméros -Nombre etnature descolis-DESIGNATION DESMARCHANDISES11.Quantity1
Quantité112.F.o.b. value2
Valeur f.o.b.2
13.CERTIFICATION BYTHE COMPETENT AUTHORITY -VISA DEL'AUTORITE COMPETENTE
I,theundersigned, certify thatthegoods described above originated inthecountry shown inboxNo.6,inaccordance withthe
provisions inforce intheEuropean Community.
Jesoussigné certifie quelesmarchandises désignées ci-dessus sontoriginaires dupaysfigurant danslacase6,conformément
auxdispositions envigeur danslaCommunauté européenne.
14.Competent authority (name, fulladdress, country)
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) At/A.................................. On/Le............................
(Signature) (Stamp /Cachet)
1Show theweight (kg.) andalsoquantity intheunitprescribed forcategory where other thannetweight /Indiquer lepoids neten
kilogrammes ainsiquelaquantité dansl'unité prévue pourlacatégorie sicetteunité n'estpaslepoids net.
2Inthecurrency ofthesalecontract /Dans lamonnaie ducontrat devente.G/TMB/N/263
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ANNEX TOPROTOCOL A,ARTICLE 7(1) Appendix IV
1.Exporter (name, fulladdress, country)
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)ORIGINAL 2.No.
3.Oneyear
Année contingentaire4.Category number
Numéro decatégorie
5.Consignee (name, fulladdress, country)
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)EXPORT LICENCE
(Textile products)
______________________________
LICENCE D'EXPORTATION
(Produits textiles)
6.Country oforigin
Paysd'origine7.Country ofdestination
Paysdedestination
8.Place anddateofshipment -Means oftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement -Moyen detransport9.Supplementary details
Données supplémentaires
10.Marks andnumbers -Number andkindofpackages -DESCRIPTION OFGOODS
Marques etnuméros -Nombre etnature descolis-DESIGNATION DESMARCHANDISES11.Quantity1
Quantité112.F.o.b. value2
Valeur f.o.b.2
13.CERTIFICATION BYTHE COMPETENT AUTHORITY -VISA DEL'AUTORITE COMPETENTE
I,theundersigned, certify thatthegoods described above havebeencharged against thequantitative limitestablished forthe
yearshown inboxNo.3inrespect ofthecategory shown inbox4bytheprovisions regulating trade intextile products with
theEuropean Community.
Jesoussigné certifie quelesmarchandises désignées ci-dessus ontétéimputées surlalimite quantitative fixée pourl'année
indiquée danslacase3pourlacatégorie désignée danslacase4danslecadre desdispositions réglissant leséchanges de
produits textiles aveclaCommunauté européenne.
14.Competent authority (name, fulladdress, country)
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) At/A.................................. On/Le............................
(Signature) (Stamp /Cachet)
1Show theweight (kg.) andalsoquantity intheunitprescribed forcategory where other thannetweight /Indiquer lepoids netenkilogrammes ainsique
laquantité dansl'unité prévue pourlacatégorie sicetteunité n'estpaslepoids net.
2Inthecurrency ofthesalecontract /Dans lamonnaie ducontrat devente.G/TMB/N/263
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PROTOCOL B
1. Theexemption provided forinArticle 5oftheAgreement inrespect ofcottage industry products
shallapply onlytothefollowing products:
(a) Fabrics woven onhand- orfoot-operated looms, being fabrics ofakindtraditionally
made inthecottage industry ofArgentina;
(b) garments orother textile articles ofakindtraditionally made inthecottage industry
ofArgentina obtained manually fromthefabrics referred toabove andsewnexclusively
byhandwithout theaidofamachine;
(c) traditional folklore textile products ofArgentina made byhandinthecottage industry
ofArgentina asdefined inalisttobeagreed between bothParties andannexed tothis
Protocol.
Exemption shall begranted onlyforproducts accompanied byacertificate issued bythe
competent Argentine authorities inaccordance withthespecimen annexed tothisProtocol. Such
certificates shallstatetheground onwhich exemption isbased andshallbeaccepted bythecompetent
Community authorities provided thattheyaresatisfied thattheproducts concerned conform tothe
condition setoutinthisProtocol. Certificates covering theproducts referred toinsubparagraph (c)
above shallbearaconspicuous stamp: "FOLKLORE". Incaseofdivergent opinion between Argentina
andthecompetent Community authorities atthepoint ofentry intotheCommunity astothenature
ofsuchproducts, consultations shallbeheld within onemonth withaviewtoresolving suchdivergences.
Should imports ofanyoftheabove products reach suchproportions astocause difficulties tothe
Community, thetwoParties shallopenconsultations forthwith inaccordance withtheprocedure laid
down inArticle 16oftheAgreement withaviewtofinding aquantitative solution totheproblem.
2. Theprovisions ofTitleIVandVofProtocol Ashallapply "mutadis mutandis "totheproducts
referred toinparagraph 1ofthisProtocol.G/TMB/N/263
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ANNEX TOPROTOCOL B Appendix V
1.Exporter (name, fulladdress, country)
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)ORIGINAL 2.No.
CERTIFICATE inregard toHANDLOOMS, TEXTILE
HANDICRAFTS andTRADITIONAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS,
OFTHE COTTAGE INDUSTRY, issued inconformity withand
under theconditions regulating trade intextile products withthe
European Community
_______________________
CERTIFICAT relatif auxTISSUS, TISSES SUR METIERS A
MAIN, auxPRODUITS TEXTILES FAITS ALAMAIN, etaux
PRODUITSTEXTILESRELEVANTDUFOLKLORE
TRADITIONNEL, DEFABRICATION ARTISANALE, délivré
enconformité avecetsouslesconditions régissant leséchanges de
produits textiles aveclaCommunauté européenne3.Consignee (name, fulladdress, country)
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)
4.Country oforigin
Paysd'origine5.Country ofdestination
Paysdedestination
6.Place anddateofshipment -Means oftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement -Moyen detransport7.Supplementary details
Données supplémentaires
8.Marks andnumbers -Number andkindofpackages -DESCRIPTION OFGOODS
Marques etnuméros -Nombre etnature descolis-DESIGNATION DESMARCHANDISES9.Quantity
Quantité10.F.o.b. value2
Valeur f.o.b.2
11.CERTIFICATION BYTHE COMPETENT AUTHORITY -VISA DEL'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE
I,theundersigned, certify thattheconsignment described above includes onlythefollowing textile products ofthecottage
industry ofthecountry shown inboxNo.4:
(a)fabrics woven onlooms operated solely byhand orfoot(handlooms)2;
(b)garments orother textile articles obtained manually from thefabrics described under (a)andsewn solely byhand without
theaidofanymachine (handicrafts)2;
(c)traditional folklore handicraft textile products made byhand, asdefined inthelistagreed between theEuropean Community
andthecountry shown inboxNo.4.
Jesoussigné certifie quel'envois décrit ci-dessus contient exclusivement lesproduits textiles suivants relevant delafabrication
artisanale dupaysfigurant danslacase4:
a)tissus tissés surdesmétiers actionnés àlamain ouaupied(handlooms)2;
b)vètements ouautres articles textiles obtenus manuellement àpartir detissus décrits sousa)etcousus uniquement àlamain
sansl'aided'unemachine (handicrafts)2
c)produits textiles relevant dufolklore traditionnel fabriqués àlamain, comme définis danslalisteconvenue entre la
Communauté européenne etlepaysindiqué danslacase4.
12.Competent authority (name, fulladdress, country)
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complete, pays) At/A.................................. On/Le............................
(Signature) (Stamp /Cachet)
1Inthecurrency ofthesalecontract /Dans lamonnaie ducontrat devente.
2Delete asappropriate /Biffer la(les)mention(s) inutile(s).G/TMB/N/263
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AGREED MINUTE NO.2
Notwithstanding Article 12,paragraph 1ofthisAgreement, forimperative technical or
administrative reasons ortofindasolution toeconomic problems resulting fromregional concentration
ofimports, orinorder tocombat circumvention andfraud oftheprovisions ofthisAgreement, the
Community willestablish foralimited period oftimeaspecific management system inconformity
withtheprinciples oftheInternal Market.
However, iftheParties areunable toreach asatisfactory solution during theconsultations
provided forinArticle 12,paragraph 3,Argentina undertakes, ifsorequested bytheCommunity,
torespect temporary export limits foroneormore regions oftheCommunity. Insuchacase, these
limits shallnotpreclude theimportation intotheregion(s) concerned ofproducts which wereshipped
fromArgentinaonthebasisofexportlicencesobtainedbeforethedateofformalnotificationtoArgentina
bytheCommunity about theintroduction oftheabove limits.
TheCommunity shallinform Argentina ofthetechnical andadministrative measures, such
asdefined intheattached NoteVerbale, thatneedtobeintroduced bybothParties inorder toimplement
theabove paragraphs inconformity withtheprinciples oftheInternal Market.
Forthedelegation ofthe Forthedelegation ofthe
Republic ofArgentina European Economic CommunityG/TMB/N/263
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AGREED MINUTE NO.3
Inthecontext oftheagreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic
ofArgentina ontrade intextile andclothing products, initialled inBrussels on18December 1992,
theParties agreed thatArgentina shallendeavour nottodeprive certain regions oftheCommunity which
havetraditionally hadrelatively small shares ofCommunity quotas ofimports ofproducts serving as
inputs fortheirprocessing industry.
TheCommunity andArgentina further agreed toholdconsultations, should theneedarise,
inorder toavert anyproblems which might occur inthisrespect.
TheParties agreed thatthisAgreed Minute replaces thecorresponding Agreed Minute ofthe
Agreement onthissubject.
FortheGovernment ofthe FortheCouncil ofthe
Republic ofArgentina European Economic CommunityG/TMB/N/263
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AGREED MINUTE NO.4
Inthecontext oftheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic
ofArgentina ontrade intextile andclothing products, applied since 1January 1987, asextended by
theExchange ofLetters initialled on24September 1991, andfurther extended bytheExchange of
Letters initialled on18December 1992, Argentina agreed that,fromthedateofrequest forandpending
theconsultations referred toinArticle 12,paragraph 3,itshallcooperate bynotissuing export licences
thatwould further aggravate theproblems resulting fromtheregional concentration ofdirect imports
intotheCommunity.
FortheGovernment ofthe FortheCouncil ofthe
Republic ofArgentina European Economic CommunityG/TMB/N/263
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NOTE VERBALE
TheDirectorate-GeneralforExternalRelationsoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
presents itscompliments totheMission oftheRepublic ofArgentina totheEuropean Communities
andhasthehonour torefertotheAgreement ontextile products negotiated between theRepublic of
Argentina andtheCommunity applied since 1January 1987, asextended bytheexchange ofletters
initialledon24September1991andasfurtherextendedbytheexchangeoflettersof18December1992.
TheDirectorate-General wishes toinform theMission oftheRepublic ofArgentina thatthe
Community hasdecided toapply, starting from1January 1993, theprovisions ofparagraph 1ofAgreed
Minute No.2totheexchange ofletters initialled on18December 1992. Consequently, the
corresponding provisions ofArticles 7and12ofProtocol AtotheAgreement shallalsobeapplied
asoftheabove date.
TheDirectorate-General forExternal Relations avails itself ofthisopportunity torenew to
theMission oftheRepublic ofArgentina totheEuropean Communities theassurance ofitshighest
consideration.