AGREEMENT in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Sir,

I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on trade in textile products initialled on 11 December 1989.

Following the negotiations for the said Agreement the Contracting Parties have agreed on the following provisions concerning trade in certain textile products falling within the textile categories other than categories 1 to 123 provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83, as amended.

During the period of application of the abovementioned Agreement and without prejudice to the provisions of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on trade and commercial and economic cooperation initialled on 26 November 1989 with regard to the above categories of products, the Community reserves its right to request that the Contracting Parties enter into consultations in accordance with Article 18 of the abovementioned Agreement on trade in textile products with a view to bringing within the coverage and the provisions of that Agreement certain of the textile product categories mentioned above and with a view to negotiating import arrangements into the Community for such categories of products.

I shall be obliged if you would confirm that the foregoing is in accordance with the conclusions reached following the negotiations on this question between the European Economic Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and that this exchange of letters constitutes an agreement between the European Economic Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Brussels, 11 December 1989.

Head of the Delegation of the

European Economic Community

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date, which reads as follows:

'I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on trade in textile products initialled on 11 December 1989. Following the negotiations for the said Agreement the Contracting Parties have agreed on the following provisions concerning trade in certain textile products falling within the textile categories other than categories 1 to 123 provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83, as amended.

During the period of application of the abovementioned Agreement and without prejudice to the provisions of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on trade and commercial and economic cooperation initialled on 26 November 1989 with regard to the above categories of products, the Community reserves its right to request that the Contracting Parties enter into consultations in accordance with Article 18 of the abovementioned Agreement on trade in textile products with a view to bringing within the coverage and the provisions of that Agreement certain of the textile product categories mentioned above and with a view to negotiating import arrangements into the Community for such categories of products.

I shall be obliged if you would confirm that the foregoing is in accordance with the conclusions reached following the negotiations on this question between the European Economic Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and that this exchange of letters constitutes an agreement between the European Economic Community and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.'

I have the honour to inform the European Economic Community that my Government confirms that the foregoing is in accordance with the conclusion reached following the negotiations on this question between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the European Economic Community and that this exchange of letters constitutes an agreement between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the European Economic Community.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Brussels, 11 December 1989.

Head of the Delegation of the

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Information on the Agreement between the Community and the USSR on trade in textile products

In accordance with Article 2 of the Council Decision of 18 December 1989 concerning the provisional application of the Agreement with the USSR on trade in textile products (1), the Commission has notified the Council of the agreement on the subject signified by the partner country on 15 December 1989.

(1) See page 1 of this Official Journal.