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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofIndiaontradein
textileproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFINDIA,
oftheotherpart,
DESIRINGtoensuretheorderlyandequitabledevelopmentoftradeintextilesbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity (hereinafterreferredtoastheCommunity )andIndia;
HAVINGregardtotheprovisionsoftheArrangementregardingInternationalTradein
Textiles(hereinafterreferredtoastheGenevaArrangement )andespeciallyArticle4thereof;
HAVEDECIDED,inaspiritofmutualcooperationandinaccordancewiththeGeneva
Arrangement ,toconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedasPlenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFINDIA:
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1 sharessetoutinAnnexInottakenupbyaMember
StateoftheCommunitymaybere-allocatedto
anotherMemberStatewithinthelimitsdecidedby
theCommunityinaccordancewiththeproceduresin
forceintheCommunity .TheCommunityundertakes
torespondwithinfourweeksofitsreceipttoany
requestmadebyIndiaforsuchreallocation .Itis
understoodthatanyreallocationsoeffectedwould
notneedtobeconfinedwithinanylimitssetin
flexibilityprovisionsestablishedelsewhereinthis
Agreement .1.ThePartiesrecognizeandconfirmthat,subject
totheprovisionsofthisAgreementandwithout
prejudicetotheirrightsandobligationsunderthe
GeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade,the
conductoftheirmutualtradeintextilesshallbe
governedbytheprovisionsoftheGeneva
Arrangement .
2.ThisAgreementshallapplytotradeinthose
categoriesoftextileproducts,originatinginand
dispatchedfromIndia,whicharelistedinAnnexesI
andIIheretoandtothosereferredtoinArticle5. Article2
3.Indiaagreestoestablishquantitativelimitson
exportstotheCommunityinaccordancewiththe
schedulesetoutinAnnexI.Quantitiesofthequota1.TheCommunityundertakes,inrespectofthe
categoriesoftextileproductstowhichthis

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Article4 Agreementappliesandsubjecttothesatisfactory
operationofthisAgreement,nottointroducenew
quantitativerestrictions,tosuspendtheapplication
ofanyatpresentinforceandtorefrainfrom
invokingtheprovisionsofArticle3oftheGeneva
Arrangement providedthatexportstothe
Communityofsuchtextileproductsoriginatingin
anddispatchedfromIndiadonotexceedthe
quantitativelimitsestablishedundertheprovisions
ofthisAgreement .
2.TheIndianGovernmentundertakestotakethe
appropriatemeasurestoensurethatthequantitative
limitsestablishedunderthisAgreementarenot
exceeded.
3.TheCommunity shallnotobjecttothe
aforementioned quantitativelimitsbeingexceededin
theeventofadditionaldemanddevelopingonthe
marketoftheCommunity ,ontheunderstanding that
theadditionalquantitiesshallbefixedbycommon
agreementbetweenbothParties.
4.BothPartiesundertaketocooperatein
implementingthemeasuresnecessaryforthepurpose
ofthisArticle.1.ThefollowingIndiantextileproductsshall,
subjecttotheconditionsindicatedhereafter,be
admittedintotheCommunitywithoutquantitative
limit:
(i)cottonhandloomfabricsofthecottageindustry,
containingnotmorethan5°/obyweightof
man-madefibres,beingfabricswhichareboth
traditionallyofthekindwovenonhandlooms
andactuallywovenonaloomforwhichthe
motivepowerisprovidedentirelybythe
operators (thatiswherethethreeprimary
movementsofweaving,namelyshedding,
pickingandbeating,areinducedbyhandor
footandnoothersourceofpowerisused);
(ii)goodsmadeupbythecottageindustryfrom
suchcottonhandloomfabrics;
(iii)traditionalIndianfolklorehandicrafttextile
productscut,sewnorotherwisefabricatedby
handincottageswhichareunitsofthecottage
industry.
2.AdmissionintotheCommunity ofthese
productswithoutquantitativelimitshallbesubject
tothesatisfactoryoperationofagreedarrangements
forcertification .
Article5Article3
1.ImportsintotheCommunityofthosetextile
productstowhichthisAgreementapplieswhichare
forimmediatere-exportorforinwardprocessing
andsubsequentre-exportoutsidetheCommunity
shallnotbesubjecttoquantitativelimitsestablished
underthisAgreement,providedtheyareenteredas
suchunderanadministrative systemofcontrolin
forceforthispurposewithintheCommunity .
2.InanycasewhereCommunityauthorities
ascertainthatimportsdescribedinparagraph1have
beenretainedforconsumption withinthe
Community,thelatterwillnotifytheGovernmentof
Indiaonaquarterlybasisoftheamountsinvolved.
Indiashallinsuchcasesandattherequestofthe
Community ,chargesuchamountsagainstthe
quantitativelimitorlimitsinquestionforthe
currentAgreementyearorforthenextfollowing
Agreementyear.
3.Inanycasewherethecompetentauthorities
withintheCommunity ascertainunderan
administrative systemofcontrolinforcethat
importsoftextileproductstowhichthisAgreement
applieshavebeenchargedagainstquantitativelimits
establishedunderthisAgreementbutsubsequently
re-exportedoutsidetheCommunity,thecompetent
authorityconcernedwillinformtheIndian
authoritiesofthequantitiesinvolvedandauthorize
importsofthesamequantitieswhichshallnotbe
chargedtothequantitative limitsunderthe
Agreement .1.BothPartiesagreetoenterpromptlyinto
consultations witheachother,attherequestof
eitherandinconformitywiththeprovisionsofthe
GenevaArrangement ,onanymatterconcerningtheir
tradeintextilesandinparticularonanyproblems
arisingfromtheapplicationofthisAgreement .
Consultations heldundertheprovisionsofthis
ArticleshallbeapproachedbybothPartiesina
spiritofcompromiseandwithaviewtothe
conciliationofdifferencesexistingbetweenthem.
2.TheCommunitymay,inparticular,whenever
conditionsinitsmarketgiverisetorealrisksof
marketdisruption,requestconsultationswithIndia
inaccordancewiththeproceduressetoutin
paragraph5withregardtotheproductsreferredto
belowandtothoselistedinAnnexII.
3.If,intheopinionoftheCommunity,imports
intotheCommunityoftextileproductsoffibres
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listedinAnnexIandIIcauserealrisksofmarket
disruption,theCommunity mayrequest
consultations withIndiaunderidenticalconditions
tothosespecifiedinparagraph5.
4.Ifanexcessiveconcentration oftradeinany
specificproductwithinthecategorieslistedin
AnnexIcausesarealriskofmarketdisruptionin
respectofthatproduct,theCommunitymayrequest
consultations withIndiaunderidenticalconditions
tothosespecifiedinparagraph5.
5.Inthosecasesdefinedinparagraphs2,3and4,
Indiashalllimit,inaccordancewiththe
Community'srequest,exportsoftheproductsor
categoriesofproductsinquestion,destinedforthe
Communitymarketorforitsmarketinoneormore
ofitsMemberStates,pendingamutuallysatisfactory
conclusiontothesaidconsultations ,atalevel
indicatedbytheCommunitywhich,atanannual
rate,shallnotbelowerthan107°/ooftheimports
recordedforthesaidproductorcategorythereof
duringthe12monthsendingthreemonthsbefore
thatinwhichtherequestforconsultationwasmade.
6.Consultations shallbeheldattherequestof
Indiainordertoreviewtheneedforthe
maintenanceormodification ofanyquantitative
limitestablishedunderthisArticle,whenevermarket
conditionswhichledtotheestablishment ofsuch
quantitativelimitnolongerprevail.andbleached)fromanyothercategory
showninAnnexI,providedsuch
transfersdonotexceed10%ofthe
quantitativelimitforthecategoryor
subcategoryintowhichtheyaremade;
(ii)betweenthecategories :
—ex61.02(NimexeNo87)(women's
shirtsandblouses,ofcotton)
—ex62.02(NimexeNos11,41,43,47,
71and73)(cotton
householdlinens),
providedsuchtransfersdonotexceed
10°/oofthequantitativelimitforthe
categoryintowhichtheyaremade;
(iii)fromcategory55.09(otherwovenfabrics
ofcotton)into
(aa)—subcategory ex55.09(cotton
fabrics,otherthangreyand
bleached)
—categoryex62.02(NimexeNos
11,41,43,47,71and73)(cotton
householdlinens),
providedsuchtransfersdonot
exceed7°/oofthequantitativelimit
forthecategoryorsubcategoryinto
whichtheyaremade;
(bb)categoryex61.02(NimexeNo87)
(women'sshirtsandblousesof
cotton)providedthatsuchtransfers
donotexceed5°/oofthe
quantitativelimitforthecategory
intowhichtheyaremade.
2.Portionsofanyquantitativelimitestablished
underthisAgreementwhicharenotusedduringany
Agreementyearmaybecarriedoverandaddedto
thecorrespondingquantitativelimitinthefollowing
Agreementyear,withinalimitof10°/oofthelatter.
3.Withinalimitof10°/oofeachofthe
quantitativelimitsestablishedunderthisAgreement,
advancedeliveriesshallbeauthorizedfromthe
corresponding quantitativelimitestablishedforthe
followingAgreementyear.Amountsdeliveredin
advanceshallbedeductedfromthequantitative
limitsfortheproductsinquestionforthefollowing
Agreementyear.
4.Theflexibilityprovisionssetoutinparagraphs
1,2and3shallnot,inanygivenAgreementyear,Article6
If,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheGeneva
Arrangement ,Indiaconsidersthatasaresultofthe
quantitativelimitsestablishedunderthisAgreement,
itisbeingplacedinaninequitablepositionas
comparedwithathirdcountry,Indiamayrequest
consultationswiththeCommunitywithaviewto
takingappropriateactionconsistentwithboth
Parties'internationalrightsandobligations .
Article7
1.(a)WithinanyoneAgreementyear,unused
portionsofquantitativelimitsestablished
underthisAgreementmaybetransferredto
anotherquantitativelimitsoestablished,
undertheconditionssetoutbelow.
(b)Transfersmayonlybeeffectedunderthis
Agreementasfollows:
(i)intocategory55.09(otherwovenfabrics
ofcotton)and,therein,intosubcategory
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resultinaquantitativelimitforanycategorybeing
exceededbymorethanthefollowingpercentageof
thequantitativelimitforthatcategoryforthat
Agreementyear:
55.09(otherwovenfabricsofcotton)20°/o
ex55.09(cottonfabrics,otherthangrey
orbleached) 20%
ex61.02(NimexeNo87)(women'sshirtsand
blousesofcotton) 15°/«difficultiesregardingthemaintenanceofexisting
commercialrelationsbetweenimportersinthe
CommunityandtheirsuppliersinIndia,theParties
agreetoconsulttogetherinaccordancewiththe
proceduressetoutinArticle5.
Article12
Withoutprejudicetotheotherprovisionsofthis
Agreement,Indiaagreesthatquantitativerestrictions
withregardtoimportsintoIrelandofthefollowing
textileproductsfromIndiamaybemaintaineduntil
30June1977atthelatest:
CCT
headingNoDescription
55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale
55.06Cottonyarn,putupforretailsale
55.07Cottongauzeex62.02(NimexeNos11,41,43,47,71,73)
(cottonhouseholdlinens)20°/o
5.Theflexibilityprovisionssetoutin
paragraphs 1,2and3mayonlybeappliedbyIndia
followingwrittennotificationtotheCommunityby
theIndianauthorities .
Article8
Indiashallendeavourtoensurethatexportsofall
textileproductsforwhichquantitativelimitsmaybe
establishedunderthisAgreementarespacedoutas
evenlyaspossibleovereachoftheAgreementyears,
dueaccountbeingtaken,inparticular,ofseasonal
factors.
Article9
ThetwoPartiesagreetoexchangealluseful
informationconcerningtheirmutualtradeintextiles
inordertoensurethesuccessfulimplementation of
thisAgreement .
Article10
1.ThePartiesagreethatthequantitativelimits
establishedunderthisAgreementshallbemanaged
underasystemofdoublechecking,thedetailsof
whicharesetoutinAnnexV.
2.Indiathereforeagreesto.furnishthe
Communitywithprecisestatisticalinformation,ona
quarterlybasis,ofallexportauthorizations issuedby
theIndianauthoritiesforallcategoriesoftextile
exportstotheCommunitytowhichthisAgreement
applies.
3.TheCommunitywilllikewiseforwardtothe
Indianauthorities,onaquarterlybasis,precise
statisticalinformationofimportsofsuchproducts
intotheCommunity .
Article11
1.BothPartiesshalltakeallpossiblemeasuresto
ensurethattraditionalchannelsandmethodsof
tradebetweentheCommunityandIndiaare
maintained .
2.ShouldtheCommunityinformIndiathatthe
applicationofthisAgreementhasgivenrisetoArticle13
ThisAgreementshallapplytotheterritorieswhere
theTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomic
Communityapplies,ontheconditionsestablishedin
thesaidTreaty,andtotheterritorieswherethe
ConstitutionoftheRepublicofIndiaapplies.
Article14
1.ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthe
firstdayofthemonthfollowingthedateonwhich
thePartieshavenotifiedeachotherofthe
completionoftheproceduresnecessaryforthe
purpose(1).Itshallremaininforceuntil31December
1977.
2.ThisAgreementshallapplywitheffectfrom
1January1975.
3.EitherPartymayatanytimepropose
modifications tothisAgreementordenounceit
providedthatnoticeisgivenatleast120daysbefore
theexpiryofany12-monthperiod;inthelatter
eventtheAgreementwillcometoanendatthe
expiryofthesaid12-monthperiod.
4.TheAnnexestothisAgreementshallforman
integralpartthereof.
Article15
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupintwocopiesin
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,Germanand
Italianlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeingequally
authentic.
(*)Thedateofentryintoforcewillbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .

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ANNEXI
ProductsforwhichIndiawillexerciserestrainttowardsthewholeCommunityfromtheentry
intoforceofthisAgreement
TheCommunityherebynotifiesIndiathatthequantitativelimitsforthetextileproductslisted
belowwillbeallocatedbetweentheMemberStatesasfollows:
Productscategory
orsubcategoryMemberState^Quantitativelimits
(inmetrictons)
1975 1976 1977
55.09
Otherwovenfabrics
ofcottonGermany
France
Italy4590
3836
10005512
4480
13006412
5221
1690
Benelux 168720252355
UnitedKingdom 228252293923054
Ireland 136 163 195
Denmark 866971 1073
EEC 349403739040000
ofwhich
ex55.09
Cottonfabrics
otherthangreyor
bleachedGermany
France
Italy
Benelux343
366
219
273419
432
267
322498
502
318
360
UnitedKingdom 181018191828
Ireland 70 70 71
Denmark 419 421 423
EEC 350037504000
ex61.02
(NimexeNo87)
Women'sshirtsand
blousesofcottonGermany
France
Italy250
115
130250
115
130268
128
139
Benelux 148 148 150
UnitedKingdom 122 122 140
Ireland 5 5 5
Denmark 184 184 184lEEC 954954 1014
ex62.02
(NimexeNos11,
41,43,47,71and73)
Cottonhousehold
linensGermany
France
Italy
Benelux2291
138
197
2922556
207
256
3152789
310
333
400
UnitedKingdom 400840084028
Ireland 913 21
Denmark 657660663
EEC 759280158544

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ProductssubjecttospecialconsultationproceduresunderArticle5oftheAgreement
CCTheadingNo Description
55.08 Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,ofcotton
ex60.04 T-shirts
ex61.03(NimexeNo15) Men'sshirtsofcotton
ex61.05(NimexeNo30) Cottonhandkerchiefs
ANNEXIII
1.InaccordancewithArticle5oftheAgreement,consultations havebeenheldbetween
thePartiesregardingimportsfromIndiaintotheCommunityofthetextileproductslisted
below.
2.Asagreedintheconsultationsmentionedabove,Indiashalllimitexportsoftheproducts
listedbelowtotheregionsoftheCommunitymarketandtothequantitativelimits
indicated .
CCT
headingNoDescriptionCommunityregion
towhich
restriction
isappliedAnnualquantity
(witheffect
from1January1975)
55.08 Terrytowellingand
similarterryfabrics,of
cottonUnitedKingdom 450metrictons
ex60.04 T-shirts France 2250000units
ex61.03
(NimexeNo15)Men'sshirtsofcottonUnitedKingdom 663960units
ex61.05
(NimexeNo30)Cottonhandkerchiefs UnitedKingdom4344933dozen
3.Shouldthequantitativelimitsreferredtoaboveremaininforceforafurtherperiodor
periodsof12months,thelevelforthatperiodshallnotbelowerthanthelevelspecified
forthepreceding12-monthperiod,increasedbynotlessthan7%>.

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ANNEXIV
Handloomandtextilehandicraftarticles
1.InaccordancewithArticle12(3)oftheGenevaArrangement ,theCommunityandIndia
haveagreed,inArticle4oftheAgreementthat,subjecttocertainconditions,Indian
exportsofcertainhandloomandtextilehandicraftproductswouldbeadmittedintothe
Communitywithoutquantitativelimit.TheconditionssetoutinArticle4(2)ofthe
AgreementspecifythatadmissionofsuchproductsintotheCommunitywithoutquantitative
limitshallbesubjecttothesatisfactoryoperationofagreedarrangementsforcertification .
2.TheCommunityandIndiaherebyagreethatincarryingouttheprovisionsofArticle4of
theAgreementthefollowingformofcertificateshallbeused.
'Certificateinregardtocottonhandloomfabricsandproductsthereof
Nameandaddressofmanufacturer ,
Nameandaddressofexporter,
NameandaddressofimporterwithintheCommunity ,
Descriptionofgoods,
Quantity(metrictons),
Nameofshiporflightnumber,
Portorairportofdestination .
Thisistocertifythattheaboveshipmentconsistsof:
(i)cottonhandloomfabricsofthecottageindustry,containingnotmorethan5%by
weightofman-madefibres,beingfabricswhicharebothtraditionallyofthekind
wovenonhandloomsandactuallywovenonaloomforwhichthemotivepoweris
providedentirelybytheoperators (thatiswherethethreeprimarymovementsof
weaving,namelyshedding,pickingandbeating,areinducedbyhandorfootandno
othersourceofpowerisused);
(ii)goodsmadeupbythecottageindustryfromsuchcottonhandloomfabrics;
(iii)traditionalIndianfolklorehandicrafttextileproductscut,sewnorotherwisefabricated
byhandincottageswhichareunitsofthecottageindustry.
Signed '
3.ThebodieswhichshallbeauthorizedtoissuetheabovecertificatesaretheTextile
Commissioner inBombay,oroneofhisbranchofficesinAhmedabad ,Amritsar,Calcutta,
Coimbatore ,KanpurandMadras.
4.Inaddition,suchdescriptivecertificateshallbeendorsedbyaGovernmentagencytothe
effectthattheconsignmentisapprovedforexport,withoutanyquantitativeceilings,as
providedforintheAgreementandintheGenevaArrangement .

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ANNEXV
Systemofdoublechecking
AsagreedbetweenthePartiesinArticle10oftheAgreement,theadministration oftextile
importsfromIndiawillbebasedonasystemofdoublechecking.Thedetailsofthissystem
havebeenagreedbetweenthePartiesandaresetoutbelow.
ThecompetentauthoritieswithintheCommunitywill,automaticallyandwithoutdelay,accept
importsoftextileproductsonsubmissionoftheimporter'sapplicationtogetherwiththe
originalexportlicence.ThecompetentauthoritieswithintheCommunityshallbeentitledto
requirethepresentationofanexportlicenceinrespectofgoodsoriginatinginIndiaofthe
categoriesshowninAnnexIand(inanycasewheretheprovisionsofArticle5havebeen
invoked)ofAnnexII.TheseexportlicenceswjllbeissxjedbytheIndianauthoritiesuptothe
totalamountoftheagreedceilings.
TheexportlicencesissuedbytheIndianauthoritiesshallbeapplicabletotheproductssubject
torestraintundertheAgreement .
Theexportlicencemustspecify:
1.destination ,
2.serialnumber,
.3.importer'snameandaddress,
4.exporter'snameandaddress,
5.netweight(inkilogrammesormetrictons)andvalue,
6.categoryanddescriptionofproduct,
7.theissueofacertificatebytheIndianauthoritiesshowingthatthequantityhasbeendebited
againsttheagreedceilingforexportstotheCommunityor,whereappropriate,isfor
immediatere-exportorforinward-processing andsubsequentre-exportoutsidethe
Community .
ThecompetentauthoritieswithintheCommunitywillnotraisedifficultiesintheeventofa
discrepancybetweentheweightindicatedintheexportlicenceandtheshipmentorimport
weightprovideditiswithinreasonablelimits,whiletheIndianauthorities,fortheirpart,will
endeavourtokeepanydiscrepanciestoaminimum.
Intheeventoftotalorpartialwithdrawalofanexportlicence,theIndianauthoritieswill
notifythecompetentauthoritieswithintheCommunityofsuchtotalorpartialwithdrawal .
ThecompetentauthoritieswithintheCommunitywilltaketheappropriatemeasuresin
accordancewiththeirexistingadministrative provisions .
TheIndianauthoritieswillforwardtothecompetentauthoritieswithintheCommunity ,via
theembassiesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunityanddirectlytotheCommission ,
quarterlyreturnsshowingthetotalnetweightinmetrictonscoveredbytheexportlicences
issuedagainstthequantitativelimitsforexportstotheCommunity ,aswellastheallocation
oftheseexportlicencesamongsttheMemberStatesoftheCommunity ,forallcategoriesof
textileexportstotheCommunitysubjecttoquantitativelimitsunderthisAgreement.

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ANNEXVI
Conversionfactors
InthecourseofnegotiatingtheAgreement,itwasnotedthatrestrictions :previouslyinforce
inoneMemberStatehadbeenexpressedinsquareyards,whereasundertheAgreementmetric
weightunitsareusedfortheCommunityasawhole.Itwasfurthernotedthatinorderto
arriveatbaselevelsforquantitativelimitsinthenewAgreementtherelationshipbetween
squareyardsandmetrictonshadbeendirectlyderivedfromcustomsstatisticsrelatingto
importsoftheproductsinquestionfromIndia.
TheIndiandelegationexpressedconcernlest,nevertheless ,theeffectofthischangemight
provetoberestrictiveintermsofthetradeopportunitiesprovided.Fortheavoidanceof
doubt,itwasconfirmedonbehalfoftheCommunitythatthechangeofunitofmeasurement
wasinnowayintendedtohavethiseffect.
Itwasfurtheragreedthatforatransitionalperiodoftwoyears(1975and1976)theCustoms
authoritiesoftheMemberStateconcerned (theUnitedKingdom)wouldmaintainarunning
checkonboththetonnageandsquareyardageofimportsfromIndiaandthatifduringthis
transitionalperiodthesquareyardequivalentofthequantitativelimitsexpressedinmetric
tonswasnotreached,additionalimportswouldbeacceptedtoalevelnotexceedingthe
squareyardequivalentderivedasindicatedabove.Incaseanewratioemergesbytheendof
1976,thequantitativelimitfor1977,expressedinmetrictons,willbefixedonthebasisof
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ANNEXVII
Exchangeoflettersoncottonhouseholdlinens
Sir,
InconcludingthenegotiationsheldbetweentheGovernmentofIndiaandtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitywhichhaveledthisdaytothesigningofanAgreementregardingthe
tradeintextileproducts,Ihavethehonourtoconfirmthefollowingrecordofunderstanding :
IntheviewoftheIndiandelegationthequantitativelimitsfortheproductsfallingwithin
categoryex62.02(cottonhouseholdlinens)fortheyears1976and1977,asshownin
AnnexI,didnottakefullyintoaccountthepotentialofIndianexportstotheCommunity
market.
Areviewwillbeheld,attherequestofIndia,inordertoassessthepositionandto
determine,onamutuallyagreedbasis,whetherandtowhatextentanupwardrevisionof
thequantitativelimitsinquestionshouldbemade.
Ishouldbegratefulforyourconfirmationthattheabovecorrectlyrepresentsourunderstanding
inthematter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassurancesofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernmentoftheRepublicofIndia.
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtorefertoyourletteroftoday'sdateinthefollowingterms:
'InconcludingthenegotiationsheldbetweentheGovernmentofIndiaandtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitywhichhaveledthisdaytothesigningofanAgreementregarding
thetradeintextileproducts,Ihavethehonourtoconfirmthefollowingrecordof
understanding :
IntheviewoftheIndiandelegationthequantitativelimitsfortheproductsfalling
withincategoryex62.02(cottonhouseholdlinens)fortheyears1976and1977,as
showninAnnexI,didnottakefullyintoaccountthepotentialofIndianexportsto
theCommunitymarket.
Areviewwillbeheld,attherequestofIndia,inordertoassessthepositionandto
determine,onamutuallyagreedbasis,whetherandtowhatextentanupwardrevision
ofthequantitativelimitsinquestionshouldbemade.
Ishouldbegratefulforyourconfirmationthattheabovecorrectlyrepresentsour
understanding inthematter.'
Iconfirmthatthiscorrectlysetsoutourunderstanding inthematter.
Pleaseaccept,Sirjtheassurancesofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities .