NoL182/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.73
AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialistFederalRepublicof
Yugoslaviaontradeincottontextiles
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHESOCIALISTFEDERALREPUBLICOFYUGOSLAVIA ,
oftheotherpart,
DESIRINGtoensuretheorderlydevelopmentoftradeincottontextilesbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,hereinaftercalled'theCommunity',andYugoslavia;
AWAREoftherightsandobligationsoftheContractingPartiesundertheGeneralAgreement
onTariffsandTrade;
AWAREthatthefollowingprovisionsareintendedtodealwiththespecialproblemsoftrade
incottontextilesbetweenYugoslaviaandtheCommunityandarenottobeconsideredas
lendingthemselvestoapplicationinotherfields;
HAVEDECIDED,inaspiritofmutualcooperation ,toconcludethisAgreementandtothisend
havedesignatedastheirPlenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
Mr.WolfgangERNST,
DirectorattheDirectorate-General for
ExternalTradeoftheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities ;
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHESOCIALIST FEDERALREPUBLICOFYUGOSLAVIA :
MadamMilicaZIBERNA,
AssistantFederalSecretaryfor
ExternalTrade;
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1 applicationofthoseatpresentinforcesolongas
importsofcottontextilesoriginatinginand
despatchedfromYugoslaviadonotexceedthe
ceilingsfixedinArticle3.ThisAgreementshallapplytothecottontextiles
originatinginanddespatchedfromYugoslaviaand
listedinAnnexI.
Article3
Article2
Yugoslaviaundertakestotakeappropriatemeasures
toensurethatitsexportsofcottontextilestothe
Communitydonotexceedtheceilingsfixedin
Article3.
TheCommunityundertakesnottointroducenew
quantitative restrictions andtosuspendthe1.Theoverallceilingwhichisthesubjectofthis
Agreementshallbe17280metrictonsperyear,
Community outwardprocessingtrafficbeing
excludedfromthisceiling.
2.Thisannualoverallceilingshallbesubdivided
intoceilingsbygroupsofcategoriesofproductsas
follows:

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Metrictons
GroupIensurethatexportsofcottontextilesofallcategories
arephasedasevenlyaspossibleovereachyearly
period,dueaccountbeingtaken,inparticular,of
seasonalfactors.Importssoauthorizedshallbe
deductedfromtheceilingsforthefollowingyearly
period.(Wovenfabricsofcotton,
unbleachedorbleached,
whetherornotmercerised )
—intendedfortheinternalmarket10406
—intendedforre-exportation 3794
total14200ArticleS
TheceilingsshownintheAgreementshallbe
managedunderdualsupervision .GroupII
(Otherwovenfabricsofcotton,
made-uparticlesand
miscellaneous articlesofcotton3080Article6
TheContractingPartiesshallcommunicate toone
anotherallusefulinformationonthetradebetween
theCommunityandYugoslaviaintextileproducts.
Forthispurposetheyshallapplytheirown
classification andshallcooperateinfacilitating
comparisonoftheinformationsupplied.3.Inordertopreventexcessiveconcentration of
tradeincertainproducts,theContractingParties
mayagreeonspecificceilingsbysub-categories
withinthelimitsoftheceilingssetoutinparagraph2.
If,inoneoftheyearlyperiods,theCommunity
findsthatdeliveriesofcertainsub-categories of
productsforwhichnospecificceilingshavebeen
fixedhaverapidlyandsubstantiallyincreased,itmay
requestthataspecificceilingbefixed."Wheresucha
requestismadeconsultation shallbeinitiated
betweenthetwoPartieswithoutdelayinorderto
agreeonthespecificceilingforthesub-category in
question.Article7
TheContractingPartiesshallcooperateintakingthe
appropriatemeasurestoensurethatthisAgreement
isnotevadedbymeansofpracticesinvolving
re-exportation orre-routing.
WheretheCommunityhasreasontosuspectthat
importsfromYugoslaviadidnotoriginateinthat
country,itmaycallforconsultationswithYugoslavia
tofacilitatethedetermination oftheoriginofthe
productsinquestion.Article4
Article81.Yugoslaviamaytransferupto10%ofthe
quantitiesfixedforGroupIItoGroupI.
Itmaytransferunusedquantitieswithinaspecific
ceilingtoanotherspecificceilingprovidedthe
quantitythustransferreddoesnotexceed10%of
thespecificceilingtowhichthetransferismade,or
toothersub-categories withinthesamecategory
whicharenotsubjecttospecificceilings.
2.Yugoslaviamaycarryforwardaquantitywithin
theceilingforoneofthegroupsofcategorieswhich
hasnotbeenusedduringtheyearlyperiodinwhich
theceilingisappliedandaddittotheceilingforthe
samegroupforthefollowingyearlyperiod,withina
limitof10%oftheceilinginquestion,providedno
otherquantitieshavebeencarriedforwardor
transferredtothatceiling.
3.Withinalimitof10%ofeachoftheceilings,
theCommunityshallauthorizeadvanceimports
againsttheceilingestablishedforthefollowing
yearlyperiod,ifYugoslaviasorequestsinwritingin
goodtime.Yugoslaviashall,however,endeavourto1.IfimportsintotheCommunityofcertain
textilesoffibresindirectcompetitionwithcotton
cause,orthreatentocause,adisturbanceofthe
market,andinparticularwheresuchimports
increaseinsuchawaythatthisAgreementcouldbe
evaded,theCommunitymayrequestconsultations
withYugoslaviainordertoagreeonmeasurestobe
takentoremedythissituation.Therequestfor
consultationsshallbeaccompaniedbyadetailedand
substantiated statementofthereasonsandthe
justificationforitssubmission .
2.Iftheseconsultationsdonotresultinagreement
withintheperiodof60daysfollowingtherequest,
theCommunityshallbeentitledtotakesuch
protectivemeasuresasareprovidedforinthesecond
paragraphofArticleIIIoftheTradeAgreement
betweentheCommunityandYugoslavia.

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Article9
ShouldoneofthePartiesinformtheotherthatthe
applicationoftheAgreementhasgivenriseto
difficultiesaffectingthemaintenanceoftraderelations
betweenimportersandtheirsuppliers,thetwo
Partiesshalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensure
thatthesetraderelationsaremaintained .Itshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingthedate
onwhichtheContractingPartieshavenotifiedeach
otherofthecompletionofthenecessaryprocedures .
Itstermofvalidityshallbeextendedforoneyearif
neitherofthePartieshasdenounceditonemonth
beforeitsexpiry.
2.EachPartyreservestherighttoadaptthe
provisionsinthelightoftheresultsoffuture
multilateraltradenegotiations .
3.TheAnnexestothisAgreementshallforman
integralpartthereof.Article10
TheContractingPartiesshallconsulteachother,at
therequestofeither,onallproblemsarisingfrom
theimplementation oftheAgreement.
Article12
Article11 ThisAgreementisdrawnupinduplicateinthe
Danish,Dutch,English,French,German,Italianand
Serbo-Croatlanguages,eachofthesetextsbeing
authentic.1.ThisAgreementisconcludedforaperiodofone
yearfrom1January1973.
Tilbekræftelseherafharundertegnedebefuldmægtigede underskrevetdenneaftale.
ZuUrkunddessenhabendieunterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihreUnterschriften unter
diesesAbkommengesetzt.
Inwitnesswhereof,theundersignedPlenipotentiaries haveaffixedtheirsignatures
belowthisAgreement.
Enfoidequoi,lesplénipotentiaires soussignésontapposéleurssignaturesaubasdu
présentaccord.
Infedediche,iplenipotenziari sottoscrittihannoappostolelorofirmeincalceal
presenteaccordo.
Tenblijkewaarvandeondergetekende gevolmachtigden hunhandtekeningonderdeze
Overeenkomst hebbengesteld.
Upotvrdueegadolepotpisani,propisnoovlasceniutusvrhu,potpisalisuovajSporazum.
UdfærdigetiBruxelles,denattendeaprilnittenhundredeogtreoghalvfjerds .
GeschehenzuBrüsselamachtzehntenAprilneunzehnhundertdreiundsiebzig .
DoneatBrusselsontheeighteenthdayofAprilintheyearonethousandnine
hundredandseventy-three .
FaitàBruxelles,ledix-huitavrilmilneufcentsoixante-treize .
FattoaBruxelles,addìdiciottoaprilemillenovecentosettantatré .
GedaanteBrussel,deachttiendeaprilnegentienhonderd drieënzeventig .
SacinjenouBrislu,osamnaestoga aprilahiljadudevetstotinasedamdesetitrecegodine.

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ForRådetforDeeuropæiskeFællesskaber
ImNamendesRatesderEuropäischenGemeinschaften
FortheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
PourleConseildesCommunautés européennes
PerilConsigliodelleComunitàeuropee
VoordeRaadderEuropeseGemeenschappen
ZaSavetEvropskihZajednica
Meddetforbehold,atDeteuropæiskeøkonomiskeFællesskabførstvilværeendeligt
forpligtet,efteratdeterblevetmeddeltdenandenkontraherendepart,atdefremgangs­
måder,dererforeskrevet itraktatenomoprettelseafDeteuropæiskeøkonomiske
Fællesskabergennemført .
MitdemVorbehalt,daßfürdieEuropäischeWirtschaftsgemeinschaft erstdannend­
gültigeineVerpflichtung besteht,wennsiederanderenVertragspartei notifizierthat,
daßdiedurchdenVertragzurGründungderEuropäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft
vorgeschriebenen Verfahrenabgeschlossen sind.
ProvidedthattheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywillbefinallycommittedonlyafter
notifyingtheotherContractingPartyofthecompletionoftheproceduresrequiredby
theTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .
SousréservequelaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenneneseradéfinitivement engagée
qu'aprèsnotificationàl'autrepartiecontractantedel'accomplissement desprocédures
requisesparletraitéinstituantlaCommunauté économiqueeuropéenne .
ConlariservachelaComunitàeconomicaeuropeasaràdefinitivamente impegnatasolo
doponotificaall'altraPartecontraentedell'espletamento delleprocedurerichiestedal
trattatocheistituiscelaComunitàeconomicaeuropea.
OndervoorbehouddatdeEuropeseEconomischeGemeenschap slechtsdefinitiefzal
zijngebondennakennisgevingaandeanderePartijbijdeOvereenkomst vande
voltooiingvandeproceduresdienoodzakelijkzijnuithoofdevanhetVerdragtot
oprichtingvandeEuropeseEconomischeGemeenschap .
UzrezervudacéEvropskaEkonomskaZajednicabitidefinitivnoangazovanatekposle
notifikacijedrugojStraniUgovornicioizvrsenjuprocedurakojezahtevaUgovoro
osnivanjuEvropskeEkonomskeZajednice.
ForregeringenforDenSocialistiskeføderativerepublikJugoslavien
ImNamenderRegierungderSozialistischen FöderativenRepublikJugoslawien
FortheGovernmentoftheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia
Pourlegouvernement delarépubliquesocialistefédérativedeYougoslavie
PerilgovernodellaRepubblicasocialistafederativadiIugoslavia
VoordeRegeringvandeSocialistischeFederatieveRepubliekJoegoslavië
ZaVladuSocijalistickeFederativneRepublikeJugoslavie

NoL182/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.73
ANNEXI
LISTOFCOTTONTEXTILEPRODUCTS REFERREDTOINARTICLE 1OFTHE
AGREEMENT
'Cottontextiles'shallmeantheproductslistedbelowinwhichcottonrepresentsmore
than50%(byweight)ofthefibrecontent,withtheexceptionoffabricsmanufactured
bycraftsmenonhandlooms.
Groupof
categories CategoriesSub­
categoriesDescriptionofproducts
GROUPi
B
B1
B2
B3
B4COTTONFABRICS,UNBLEACHED OR
BLEACHED,MERCERIZED ORNOT
COTTONFABRICS,UNBLEACHED
Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics
Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingand
similarterryfabrics,containinglessthan85°/oby
weightofcotton
Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingand
similarterryfabrics,containing85%ormoreby
weightofcotton,plainweave,weighingmorethan
70butnotmorethan130gpersquaremetre,ofa
widthofmorethan115cmbutnotmorethan165
cm,madeonlywithayarnnumberedlessthan55000
m/kg(Englishnumber32)
Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowelling
andsimilarterryfabrics,containing85°/oormoreby
weightofcotton,plainweave,weighingnotmore
than130gpersquaremetre,otherthanthoseunder
B3
Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingand
similarterryfabrics,containing85°/oormoreby
weightofcotton,plainweave,ofacottonweight
ofmorethan130gbutnotmorethan200gper
squaremetre,ofawidthofatleast85cmbutnot
morethan115cm
Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingand
similarterryfabrics,containing85°/oormoreb>
weightofcotton,plainweave,weighingmorethan
130gbutnotmorethan200gpersquaremetre,ot
awidthofmorethan115cm
Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowelling
andsimilarterryfabrics,containing85°/oormoreby
weightofcotton,ofawidthofaleast85cm,other
thanplainweave
OtherwovenfabricsB5
B6
B7
B8
C WOVENFABRICSOFCOTTONOTHERTHAN
UNBLEACHED
Bleached,whetherornotmercerized CI
GROUPn OTHERWOVENFABRICSOFCOTTON,MADE­
UPARTICLESANDMISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
OFCOTTON
Gauzeotherthanunbleachedorbleached
Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,otherthan
unbleachedorbleachedC2
C3

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Groupof
categoriesCategoriesSub­
categoriesDescriptionofproducts
D
E
FC4
C5
C6
C7
D1
D2
D3
D4
El
E2
E3
E4
E5
E6
E7
E8
E9
E10
Ell
F1
F2
F3
F4Wovenpilefabricsandchenillefabrics(otherthan
terrytowellingorsimilarterryfabricsofcotton
fallingwithinheadingNo55.08andfabricsfalling
withinheadingNo58.05)
Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingand
similarterryfabrics,dyed
Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingand
similarterryfabrics,printed
Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowelling
andsimilarterryfabrics,madewithyarnsofvarious
colours
MADE-UPHOUSEHOLD ARTICLES OFCOTTON
Bedlinen
Tablelinen
Terrytoiletlinenandterrykitchenlinen
Otherhouseholdarticles
ARTICLES OFAPPARELOFCOTTON
Gloves,mittensandmitts,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticnorrubberized
Undergarments ,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticnor
rubberized
Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticnorrubberized.Articlesother
thanknittedorcrochetedfabrics,elasticorrubberized
Men'sandboys'trousersandbreechesofwoven
fabric
Otherwovenoutergarmentsformenandboys
Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarmentsofwoven
fabric
Men'sandboys'shirtsofwovenfabric
Men'sandboys'otherundergarments ofwoven
fabric
Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments ofwoven
fabric
Handkerchiefs
Otherarticlesofapparelandclothingaccessories
MISCELLANEOUS FABRICSANDMADE-UP
ARTICLES OFCOTTON
Travellingrugsandblankets
Floorcloths,dishcloths,dusters,andthelike
Pneumaticmattresses
Other

NoL182/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.73
ANNEXU
LetterNo1—Dualsupervision
LetterNo2—Re-exportation
LetterNo3—Transitandfreedomoftrade
LetterNo4—105°/oClause
LetterNo5—Substituteproducts
LetterNo6—Territoryofapplication
LetterNo7—Consultations
LetterNo8—Developmentoftrade

5.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL182/9
LetterNo1
Brussels,
Madam,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandtheCommunity
whichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,thetwo
Partiesagreedonthefollowing:
ImportsofcottontextilesfromYugoslaviawillbeadministeredonthebasisofasystemof
dualsupervision .
TheauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitywill,automaticallyandwithoutdelay,
authorizeimportsofcottontextileproductsonsubmissionoftheimporter'sapplication
accompaniedbytheoriginaloftheexportauthorization .Theseexportauthorizations willbe
issuedbytheYugoslavauthoritiesuptothetotalamountoftheagreedceilings.
TheexportauthorizationissuedbytheYugoslavauthoritiesshallapplytotheproductsreferred
toinArticle1oftheAgreement.
Theexportauthorizationmustcontainthefollowinginformation :
1.Destination,
2.Serialnumber,
3.Importer'snameandaddress,
4.Exporter'snameandaddress,
5.Netweight(inkilogrammesormetrictons)andvalue,
6.Categoryandclassificationofproduct,
7.CertificateissuedbytheYugoslavauthoritiesshowingthatthequantityhasbeendebited
againsttheagreedceilingforexportstotheCommunity .
TheauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitywillnotraisedifficultiesintheevent
ofadiscrepancybetweentheweightindicatedintheexportauthorizationandtheshipmentor
importweight,providedthatitiswithinreasonablelimits,whiletheYugoslavauthoritieswill
fortheirpartendeavourtokeepanydiscrepanciestoaminimum.
Intheeventoftotalorpartialwithdrawalofanexportauthorization ,theYugoslavauthorities
willnotifytheauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitythereof.Theauthoritiesof
theMemberStatesoftheCommunitywilltakeappropriatemeasuresundertheadministrative
provisionsinforce.
TheYugoslavauthoritieswillforwardtotheauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesofthe
Community,viatheEmbassiesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunity,anddirecttothe
Commission,quarterlyreturnsshowingthetotalnetweightinmetrictonscoveredbythe
exportauthorizations issuedagainsttheceilingsforexportstotheMemberStatesofthe
CommunityforeachcategoryspecifiedintheAgreement.ThecategoriesfallingwithinGroupI
willbetakenasawhole.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontents
ofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,Madam,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
HerExcellency
Madam
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia

NoL182/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.73
LetterNo1
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterdatedthisday,readingasfollows:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandthe
CommunitywhichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,
thetwoPartiesagreedonthefollowing:
ImportsofcottontextilesfromYugoslaviawillbeadministeredonthebasisofasystem
ofdualsupervision .
TheauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitywill,automaticallyandwithout
delay,authorizeimportsofcottontextileproductsonsubmissionoftheimporter'sapplication
accompaniedbytheoriginaloftheexportauthorization .Theseexportauthorizations will
beissuedbytheYugoslavauthoritiesuptothetotalamountoftheagreedceilings.
Theexportauthorization issuedbytheYugoslavauthoritiesshallapplytotheproducts
referredtoinArticle1oftheAgreement.
Theexportauthorizationmustcontainthefollowinginformation :
1.Destination,
2.Serialnumber,
3.Importer'snameandaddress,
4.Exporter'snameandaddress,
5.Netweight(inkilogrammesormetrictons)andvalue,
6.Categoryandclassificationofproduct,
7.CertificateissuedbytheYugoslavauthoritiesshowingthatthequantityhasbeendebited
againsttheagreedceilingforexportstotheCommunity .
Theauthoritiesofthe*MemberStatesoftheCommunitywillnotraisedifficultiesinthe
eventofadiscrepancybetweentheweightindicatedintheexportauthorizationandthe
shipmentorimportweight,providedthatitiswithinreasonablelimits,whiletheYugoslav
authoritieswillfortheirpartendeavourtokeepanydiscrepanciestoaminimum.
Intheeventoftotalorpartialwithdrawalofanexportauthorization ,theYugoslav
authoritieswillnotifytheauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitythereof.The
authoritiesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitywilltakeappropriatemeasuresunder
theadministrative provisionsinforce.
TheYugoslavauthoritieswillforwardtotheauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesofthe
Community,viatheEmbassiesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunity,anddirecttothe
Commission,quarterlyreturnsshowingthetotalnetweightinmetrictonscoveredbythe
exportauthorizations issuedagainsttheceilingsforexportstotheMemberStatesofthe
CommunityforeachcategoryspecifiedintheAgreement.Thecategoriesfallingwithin
GroupIwillbetakenasawhole.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththe
contentsofthisletter.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthattheYugoslavGovernmentisinagreementwiththeforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia

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LetterNo2
Brussels,
Madam,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandtheCommunity
whichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,thetwoParties
agreedonthefollowing:
AllYugoslavexportstotheCommunityreferredtoinArticle2oftheAgreementshallbe
countedagainsttheagreedceilings.
Ifadditionalsuppliesarerequiredforre-exportation tothirdcountriesafterprocessinginthe
Community,theauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitymayissuespecialimport
authorizations forwhichthecorresponding exportlicenceswillbeissuedwithouttheamount
beingcountedagainsttheagreedceilings.
TheCommissionwillinformtheYugoslavGovernmenteachquarterofanysuchdevelopment .
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontents
ofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,Madam,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
HerExcellency
Madam
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia

NoL182/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.73
LetterNo2
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterdatedthisday,readingasfollows:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandtheCommunity
whichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,thetwo
Partiesagreedonthefollowing:
AllYugoslavexportstotheCommunityreferredtoinArticle2oftheAgreementshallbe
countedagainsttheagreedceilings.
Ifadditionalsuppliesarerequiredforre-exportation tothirdcountriesafterprocessingin
theCommunity,theauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesmayissuespecialimportauthorizations
forwhichthecorresponding exportlicenceswillbeissuedwithouttheamountbeing
countedagainsttheagreedceilings.
TheCommissionwillinformtheYugoslavGovernmenteachquarterofanysuch
development .
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththe
contentsofthisletter.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthattheYugoslavGovernmentisinagreementwiththeforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia

5.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL182/13
LetterNo3
Brussels,
Madam,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandtheCommunity
whichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,thetwoParties
agreedonthefollowing:
TheAgreementshallinnowayimpedemerchantsintheMemberStatesoftheCommunity
fromfreelyengaging,astheyhavedoneinthepast,intradewiththirdcountries.
Thisprincipleshallapplynotonlytobusinesscarriedoutundertransitarrangementsbutalso
totransactionsinvolvinggoodswhichdonotenterthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity .
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontents
ofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,Madam,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
HerExcellency
Madam
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia
LetterNo3
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterdatedthisday,readingasfollows:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandthe
CommunitywhichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincotton
textiles,thetwoPartiesagreedonthefollowing:
TheAgreementshallinnowayimpedemerchantsintheMemberStatesoftheCommunity
fromfreelyengaging,astheyhavedoneinthepast,intradewiththirdcountries.
Thisprincipleshallapplynotonlytobusinesscarriedoutundertransitarrangementsbut
alsototransactionsinvolvinggoodswhichdonotenterthecustomsterritoryofthe
Community .
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththe
contentsofthisletter.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthattheYugoslavGovernmentisinagreementwiththeforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia

NoL182/14 5.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
LetterNo4
Brussels,
Madam,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandtheCommunity
whichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,thetwo
Partiesagreedonthefollowing:
1.NoprovisionoftheAgreementistobeinterpretedasaffectingthepresentstateof
liberalizationofcottontextileproductsintherelationsbetweentheMemberStatesofthe
CommunityandYugoslavia.
2.ItisunderstoodthattheCommunitywillnotaskforthefixingofaspecificceilingpursuant
toArticle3oftheAgreementunlesstherapidandsubstantialgrowthinimportsofthe
productsreferredtoiscausingoristhreateningtocauseadisturbanceofthemarket.
PendingtheresultsoftheconsultationsprovidedforinthatArticle,theYugoslavGovernment
will,fromthedateoftherequest,maintainitsexportsoftheproductsinquestionatalevel
corresponding ,proratatemporis,to105°/ooftheexportsforthemostrecentperiodoftwelve
monthsforwhichstatisticsareavailable.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontents
ofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,Madam,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
HerExcellency
Madam
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia
LetterNo4
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterdatedthisday,readingasfollows:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandthe
CommunitywhichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincotton
textiles,thetwoPartiesagreedonthefollowing:
1.NoprovisionoftheAgreementistobeinterpretedasaffectingthepresentstateof
liberalizationofcottontextileproductsintherelationsbetweentheMemberStatesof
theCommunityandYugoslavia.
2.ItisunderstoodthattheCommunitywillnotaskforthefixingofaspecificceiling
pursuanttoArticle3oftheAgreementunlesstherapidandsubstantialgrowthin

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importsoftheproductsreferredtoiscausingoristhreateningtocauseadisturbance
ofthemarket.
PendingtheresultsoftheconsultationsprovidedforinthatArticle,theYugoslavGovernment
will,fromthedateoftherequest,maintainitsexportsoftheproductsinquestionata
levelcorresponding ,proratatemporis,to105°/ooftheexportsforthemostrecentperiod
oftwelvemonthsforwhichstatisticsareavailable.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththe
contentsofthisletter.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthattheYugoslavGovernmentisinagreementwiththeforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia

NoL182/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.73
LetterNo5
Brussels,.....
Madam,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandtheCommunity
whichledthisdaytothesigningoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,thetwoParties
agreedonthefollowing:
Article8oftheAgreementshallapplytotheproductssetoutinthelistannexedhereto.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontents
ofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,Madam,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
HerExcellency
Madam
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia
AnnextoletterNo5
CCT
heading
NoDescription
54.05
56.05
B
56.07
B
ex58.04
58.10
A
exII
B
exIIWovenfabricsofflaxoroframie
Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste)notputupforretail
sale:
Ofregeneratedtextilefibres
Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres
(discontinuous orwaste):
Ofregeneratedtextilefibres
Wovenpilefabricsandchenillefabrics(otherthanterrytowellingor
similarterryfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.08andfabrics
fallingwithinheadingNo58.05)
Embroidery,inthepiece,instripsorinmotifs:
Embroiderywithoutvisibleground:
Other
Other:
Other

5.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL182/17
CCT
heading
NoDescription
60.01
B
exC
60.06
exA
ex61.01
61.02
exB
;x61.03
61.05
exB
62.02
exB
62.03
B
I
ex(b)
ex II
62.04
B
63.01
exAKnittedorcrochetedfabric,notelasticnorrubberized :
Ofman-madefibres
Ofothertextilematerials
Knittedorcrochetedfabricandarticlesthereof,elasticorrubberized (in­
cludingelasticknee-capsandelasticstockings):
Fabric
Men'sandboys'outergarments
Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments:
Other
Men'sandboys'undergarments ,includingcollars,shirtfrontsandcuffs
Handkerchiefs :
Other
Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchenlinen;curtainsandother
furnishingarticles:
Other
Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
Ofothertextilematerials:
Used:
Other
Other
Tarpaulins,sails,awnings,sunblinds,tentsandcampinggoods:
Ofothertextilematerials
Clothing,clothingaccessories,travellingrugsandblankets,household
linenandfurnishingarticles(otherthanArticlesfallingwithinheading
No58.01,58.02or58.03),oftextilematerials,footwearandheadgearof
anymaterial,showingsignsofappreciablewearandimportedinbulkor
inbales,sacksorsimilarbulkpackings:
Usedclothing

NoL182/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.73
LetterNoS
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterdatedthisday,readingasfollows:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandthe
CommunitywhichledthisdaytothesigningoftheAgreementontradeincotton
textiles,thetwoPartiesagreedonthefollowing:
Article8oftheAgreementshallapplytotheproductssetoutinthelistannexedhereto.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththe
contentsofthisletter.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthattheYugoslavGovernmentisinagreementwiththeforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia
AnnextoletterNo5
CCT
heading
NoDescription
Wovenfabricsofflaxoroframie
Yarnofman-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste)notputupforretail
sale:
Ofregeneratedtextilefibres
Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres
(discontinuous orwaste):
Ofregeneratedtextilefibres
Wovenpilefabricsandchenillefabrics(otherthanterrytowellingor
similarterryfabricsofcottonfallingwithinheadingNo55.08andfabrics
fallingwithinheadingNo58.05)
Embroidery,inthepiece,instripsorinmotifs:
Embroiderywithoutvisibleground:
Other
Other:
Other54.05
56.05
B
56.07
B
ex58.04
58.10
A
exII
B
exII

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CCT
heading
NoDescription
60.01
B
exC
60.06
exA
ex61.01
61.02
exB
ex61.03
61.05
exB
62.02
exB
62.03
B
I
ex (b)
ex II
62.04
B
63.01
exAKnittedorcrochetedfabric,notelasticnorrubberized :
Ofman-madefibres
Ofothertextilematerials
Knittedorcrochetedfabricandarticlesthereof,elasticorrubberized
(includingelasticknee-capsandelasticstockings):
Fabric
Men'sandboys'outergarments
Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments:
Other
Men'sandboys'undergarments ,includingcollars,shirtfrontsandcuffs
Handkerchiefs :
Other
Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchenlinen;curtainsandother
furnishingarticles:
Other
Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
Ofothertextilematerials:
Used:
Other
Other
Tarpaulins,sails,awnings,sunblinds,tentsandcampinggoods:
Ofothertextilematerials
Clothing,clothingaccessories,travellingrugsandblankets,household
linenandfurnishingarticles(otherthanarticlesfallingwithinheading
No58.01,58.02or58.03),oftextilematerials,footwearandheadgearof
anymaterial,showingsignsofappreciablewearandimportedinbulkor
inbales,sacksorsimilarbulkpackings:
Usedclothing

NoL182/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.73
LetterNo6
Brussels,
Madam,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandtheCommunity
whichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,thetwoParties
agreedonthefollowing:
AsfarastheKingdomoftheNetherlandsisconcerned,theAgreementshallapplysolelyto
theKingdom'sterritoryinEurope.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontents
ofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,Madam,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
HerExcellency
Madam
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia
LetterNo6
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterdatedthisday,readingasfollows:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheYugoslavGovernmentandtheCommunity
whichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,thetwo
Partiesagreedonthefollowing:
AsfarastheKingdomoftheNetherlandsisconcerned,theAgreementshallapplysolely
totheKingdom'sterritoryinEurope.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththe
Contentsofthisletter.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthattheYugoslavGovernmentisinagreementwiththeforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia

5.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL182/21
LetterNo7
Brussels,
Sir,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheCommunityandtheYugoslavGovernment
whichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,thetwoParties
agreedonthefollowing:
InviewofthesafeguardclausesprovidedforintheAgreement,thetwoPartiesstatetheir
intentionofavoidinganymeasureswhichmayhavetheeffectofrenderingtheAgreement
inoperative .
IfeitherofthePartiesfindsthatitsinterestsareseriouslyprejudicedbysuchmeasuresadopted
bytheother,thatPartymayrequesttheopeningofconsultationsinordertofindmutually
acceptablesolutions.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthattheCommunityisinagreementwiththecontents
ofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia
LetterNo7
Brussels,.
Madam,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterdatedthisday,readingasfollows:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweenthecommunityandtheYugoslav
GovernmentwhichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,
thetwoPartiesagreedonthefollowing:
InviewofthesafeguardclausesprovidedforintheAgreement,thetwoPartiesstate
theirintentionofavoidinganymeasureswhichmayhavetheeffectofrenderingthe
Agreementinoperative.
IfeitherofthePartiesfindsthatitsinterestsareseriouslyprejudicedbysuchmeasures
adoptedbytheother,thatPartymayrequesttheopeningofconsultationsinordertofind
mutuallyacceptablesolutions.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthattheCommunityisinagreementwiththe
contentsofthisletter.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthattheCommunityisinagreementwiththeforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Madam,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
HerExcellency
Madam
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia

NoL182/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.73
LetterNo8
Brussels,
Sir,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweeentheCommunityandtheYugoslavGovernment
whichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincottontextiles,Ihavethe
honourofdrawingyourattentiontothedevelopment oftradeintextilesbetweenthe
CommunityandYugoslavia .
InthelightoftheeconomicdevelopmentofYugoslaviaanditseffortstoopenupitsinternal
market,thetradeintextileproductsbetweentheCommunityandYugoslaviashowsan
increasinglydynamicanddiversifieddevelopment .InthefieldoftextilestheCommunity
takes34°/oofYugoslavia'sworld-wideexportsandprovides40°/oofitsimports.
Industrialcooperationinthefieldoftextilesrepresentsanimportantfactorinstructural
changesintradeandthecorresponding developmentoftheindustriesconcerned.
Thestatisticaltableannexedheretoshowsthepositionwithrespecttothesepatternsof
tradeandtoindustrialcooperationinthefieldoftextiles.
TheYugoslavGovernmentexpressesthehopethattheAgreementontradeincottontextiles
willcontributetothefuturedevelopmentoftradebetweentheCommunityandYugoslaviain
general,andinthefieldoftextilesinparticular.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillacknowledgereceiptofthisletterandtheAnnexthereto.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia

5.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL182/23
AnnextoletterNo8
TheStructureofImportsandExportsofTextileProductsinYugoslavia
—1971—
1inmillionDollars)
SITCGroupsTotal
SFRYEEC
'6'United
KingdomDenmarkEEC
'9'°/o
IMPORTS
Group26Textilefibresandwaste
65Yarn,wovenfabrics,made-uptextile
articles
841Clothing118.2
139.1
17·517·7
80·0
7·22·2
2·4
0·119·9
82·4
7·316·8
59·2
41·7
Total:
EXPORTS
Group26Textilefibresandwaste
65Yarn,wovenfabrics,made-uptextile
articles
841Clothing274.8
100.0°/o
9·5
79·0
93·6104.9
38·2%
2·1
30·4
24·94·7
0·8
2·01·2
0·4109.6
39·9%
2·1
32·4
27·322·1
41·0
29·1
Total:
Source:OECD
Processingtraffic
IMPORTS
EXPORTS182.1
100-0%
73·2
89·457·4
31·5«/o
55·5
76·92·8 1·661·8
33.9%
55·5
76·975·8
86·0
Source:Yugoslavstatistics
Overalltotal:
IMPORTS
EXPORTS348.0
271.5160.4
134.34·7
2·8 1·6165.1
138.747·4
52·0

NoL182/24 OfacialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.73
LetterNo8
Brussels,
Madam,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterdatedthisday,readingasfollows:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheCommunityandtheYugoslav
GovernmentwhichledthisdaytothesignatureoftheAgreementontradeincotton
textiles,Ihavethehonourofdrawingyourattentiontothedevelopmentoftradeintextiles
betweentheCommunityandYugoslavia .
InthelightoftheeconomicdevelopmentofYugoslaviaanditseffortstoopenupits
internalmarket,thetradeintextileproductsbetweentheCommunityandYugoslavia
showsanincreasinglydynamicanddiversifieddevelopment .Inthefieldoftextilesthe
Communitytakes34%ofYugoslavia'sworld-wideexportsandprovides40°/oofits
imports.
Industrialcooperationinthefieldoftextilesrepresentsanimportantfactorinstructural
changesintradeandthecorresponding developmentoftheindustriesconcerned.
Thestatisticaltableannexedheretoshowsthepositionwithrespecttothesepatternsof
tradeandtoindustrialcooperationinthefieldoftextiles.
TheYugoslavGovernmentexpressesthehopethattheAgreementontradeincotton
textileswillcontributetothefuturedevelopmentoftradebetweentheCommunityand
Yugoslaviaingeneral,andinthefieldoftextilesinparticular.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillacknowledgereceiptofthisletterandtheAnnexthereto.'
Pleaseaccept,Madam,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
HerExcellency
Madam
HeadoftheDelegation
oftheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia

5.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL182/25
AnnextoletterNo8
TheStructureofImportsandExportsofTextileProductsinYugoslavia
—1971—
(inmillionDollars)
SITCGroupsTotal
SFRYEEC
•6'United
KingdomDenmarkEEC
•9'•/.
IMPORTS
Group26Textilefibresandwaste
65Yarn,wovenfabrics,made-uptextile
articles
841Clothing118.2
139.1
17·517·7
80·0
7·22·2
2·4
0·119·9
82·4
7·316·8
59·2
41·7
Total:
EXPORTS
Group26Textilefibresandwaste
65Yarn,wovenfabrics,made-uptextile
articles
841Clothing274.8
100-0%
9·5
79·0
93·6104.9
38·2°/o
2·1
30·4
24·94·7
0·8
2·01·2
0·4109.6
39·9°/o
2·1
32·4
27·322·1
41·0
291
Total:
Source:OECD
Processingtraffic
IMPORTS
EXPORTS182.1
100-0%
73·2
89·457·4,
31·5%
55·5
76·92·8 1·661·8
33.9%
55·5
76·975·8
86·0
Source:Yugoslavstatistics
Overalltotal:
IMPORTS
EXPORTS348.0
271.5160.4
134.34·7
2·8 1·6165.1
138.747·4
52·0