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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMacaoontradeintextileproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFMACAO,
oftheotherpart,
DESIRINGtoensuretheorderlyandequitabledevelopmentoftradeintextilesbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity (hereinafterreferredtoas'theCommunity')andMacao,
HAVINGREGARDtotheprovisionsoftheArrangement regardinginternationaltradein
textiles(hereinafterreferredtoas'theGenevaArrangement')andinparticularArticle4thereof,
HAVEDECIDED,inaspiritofmutualcooperationandinconformitywiththeGenevaArrange­
ment,toconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhavedesignatedastheirPlenipotentiaries :
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
THEGOVERNMENT OFMACAO :
WHOHAVEAGREEDASFOLLOWS :
Article2
1.TheCommunityundertakes,inrespectofthe
categoriesoftextileproductstowhichthisAgreement
applies,andsubjecttothesatisfactoryoperationof
thisAgreement,nottointroducenewquantitative
restrictionsandtorefrainfrominvokingArticle3of
theGenevaArrangementprovidedthatexportstothe
Communityofthesetextileproductsoriginatingin
andcomingfromMacaodonotexceedthequanti­
tativelimitsestablishedunderthisAgreement.Article1
1.ThePartiesrecognizeandconfirmthat,subject
totheprovisionsofthisAgreementandwithout
prejudicetotheirrightsandobligationsunderthe
GeneralAgreementontariffsandtrade,theconduct
oftheirmutualtradeintextileproductsshallbe
governedbytheprovisionsoftheGeneva
Arrangement .
2.ThisAgreementshallapplytotradeinthose
categoriesoftextileproductsoriginatinginand
comingfromMacaowhicharelistedinAnnexesI
andIIandtothosereferredtoinArticle4below.
3.Macaoagreestoestablishquantitativelimitson
exportstotheCommunityinaccordancewiththe
schedulesetoutinAnnexI.2.TheMacaoauthoritiesundertaketotakeall
appropriatemeasurestoensurethattheagreed
quantitativelimitsarenotexceeded.

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3.TheCommunity shallnotobjecttothe
quantitativelimitsreferredtobeingexceededinthe
eventofadditionaldemandontheCommunity
market,ontheunderstanding thattheadditional
quantitiesshallbefixedbycommonagreement
betweenthetwoparties.3.If,intheopinionoftheCommunity,imports
intotheCommunityoftextileproductsindirect
competitionwiththosecoveredbythisAgreement
causearealriskofmarketdisruption,theCom­
munitymayrequestconsultationswithMacaounder
identicalconditionstothosespecifiedinparagraph5
ofthisArticle.
4.Ifanexcessiveconcentration oftradeinany
specificproductswithinacategorylistedinAnnexII
causesarealriskofmarketdisruptioninrespectof
thoseproducts,theCommunity mayrequest
consultations withMacaounderidenticalconditions
tothosespecifiedinparagraph5ofthisArticle.
5.Inthecasesdefinedinparagraphs2,3,and4of
thisArticle,Macaowill,inaccordancewiththe
Community'srequest,limititsexportsofthe
productsorcategoriesofproductsinquestiontothe
CommunitymarketortotheCommunitymarketin
oneormoreofitsMemberStates,pendinga
mutuallysatisfactoryconclusiontothesaidconsul­
tations,toalevelindicatedbytheCommunitywhich,
asanannualrate,maynotbelowerthan107%
oftheimportsrecordedfortheproductsor
categoriesofproductsinquestionduringthe12
monthsendingthreemonthsbeforethatinwhich
therequestforconsultationwasmade.
6.Consultations shallbeheldattherequestof
Macaoinordertoreviewtheneedforthe
maintenance ormodification ofanyquantitative
restrictionsestablishedunderthisArticle,whenever
themarketconditionswhichledtotheestablishment
ofsuchrestrictionsnolongerprevail.Article3
1.ImportsintotheCommunityoftextileproducts
coveredbythisAgreementwhichareforimmediate
re-exportorforinwardprocessingandsubsequent
re-exportoutsidetheCommunityshallnotbesubject
tothequantitativelimitsestablishedunderthis
Agreement,providedtheyareenteredassuchunder
anadministrative systemofcontrolinforceforthis
purposewithintheCommunity .
2.WhereCommunityauthoritiesascertainthatthe
productsimportedandreferredtoinparagraph1
havebeenretainedforusewithintheCommunity ,
thelatterwillnotifytheGovernmentofMacao
quarterlyoftheamountsinvolved.Macaoshallin
suchcasesandattherequestoftheCommunityset
offsuchamountsagainstthequantitativelimitor
limitsinquestionforthecurrentyearorforthe
followingyear.
3.Inanycasewherethecompetentauthoritiesin
theCommunityascertainunderanadministrative
systemofcontrolinforcethatimportsoftextile
productscoveredbythisAgreementhavebeenset
offagainstquantitativelimitsestablishedunderthis
Agreementbuthavesubsequentlybeenre-exported
outsidetheCommunity ,thecompetentauthorities
concernedshallinformtheMacaoauthoritiesofthe
quantitiesinvolvedandauthorizeimportsof
equivalentquantities,whichshallnotbesetoff
againstthequantitativelimitsestablishedbythe
Agreement .
Article4
1.BothPartiesagreetoenterpromptlyinto
consultationswitheachother,attherequestofeither
andinconformitywiththeprovisionsoftheGeneva
Arrangement ,onanymatterconcerningtheirtradein
textilesandinparticularonanyproblemsarising
fromtheapplicationofthisAgreement .Such
consultations shallbeapproachedbybothParties
inaspiritofcompromiseandwithaviewtothe
conciliationofdifferencesexistingbetweenthem.
2.TheCommunitymay,inparticular,whenever
conditionsinitsmarketgiverisetorealrisksof
marketdisruption,requestconsultationswithMacao
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
paragraph5belowfortheproductslistedinAnnexII.Article5
1.Portionsofanyquantitativelimitestablished
underthisAgreementwhicharenotusedduring
anygivenperiodmaybecarriedoverandaddedto
thecorresponding quantitative limitsforthe
followingperiod,withinalimitof10%ofthelatter
ceiling.
2.Withinalimitof10%ofeachceilingestablished
underthisAgreement,advancedeliveriesshallbe
authorizedfromthecorresponding ceilinginforce
forthefollowingperiod.Amountsdispatchedin
advanceshallbedeductedfromtheceilingforthe
productsinquestionforthefollowingperiod.
3.Duringeachperiodofapplicationofthis
Agreement,unusedportionsofquantitativeceilings
establishedunderthisAgreementforoneofthe

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5.Theflexibilityprovisionscontainedinthis
ArticlemaybeappliedbyMacaoonlyafterwritten
notificationtotheCommunity bytheMacao
authorities .
Article6
1.Thefollowingtextileproductsshallbeimported
intotheCommunity fromMacaowithout
quantitativerestrictions,onconditionthattheyfall
withinoneofthedefinitionssetoutbelow:
(i)cottonhandloomfabricsofthecottageindustry,
containingnotmorethan5%byweightof
man-madefibres,(beingfabricswhichareboth
traditionallyofthekindwovenonhandlooms
andactuallywovenonaloomforwhichthe
motivepowerisprovidedentirelybythe
operators (thatiswherethethreeprimary
movements ofweaving,namelyshedding,
pickingandbeating,areinducedbyhandor
footandnoothersourceofpowerisused);
(ii)handmadegoodsmadeupbythecottage
industryfromsuchcottonhandloomfabrics;
(iii)jerseysandpulloversknittedbyhandfromwool
yarnswithoutuseofamachine;
(iv)textileproductsoftraditionalMacaofolklore
cut,sewn,orotherwisefabricatedbyhandin
cottageswhichareunitsofthecottageindustry.
2.TheadmissionoftheseproductsintotheCom­
munitywithoutquantitativerestrictionsshallbe
subjecttotheproperfunctioningoftheagreed
arrangementsconcerningcertification .regionsoftheCommunitymarketmaybetransferred
undertheconditionssetoutbelowtoanother
quantitativeceilingestablishedforthesameregion
oftheCommunitymarket.
TransfersmaybeeffectedunderthisAgreement :
(i)tocategories
ex60.05 (Jerseys,pullovers,
01and21to39slipovers,twinsets,
cardigans,jacketsand
blouses,knittedor
crocheted)
ex61.01 (Men's,boys',women's,
61and69girls'andinfants'
ex61.02 trousers,shortsandjeans)
ex91toex99
ex61.03 (Men'sshirts)
11to19
ex61.03 (Pyjamas)
ex62.02 (Bedlinentablelinen,
toiletlinenandkitchen
linen;curtainsand
otherfurnishingarticles
exceptnetcurtains)
providedthatsuchtransfersdonotexceed7%
ofthequantitativelimitforthecategoryto
whichtheyaremade;
(ii)tocategories
61.02.81to89 (Women'sshirtsand
blouses)
61.05.30 (Cottonhandkerchiefs )
providedthatsuchtransfersdonotexceed5%
ofthequantitativelimitforthecategorytowhich
theyaremade;
(iii)insofarasthequantitieswhicharetransferred
toaquantitativelimitaredebitedfromother
quantitativelimitsonthebasisofthetableof
equivalencesgiveninAnnexIV;
(iv)insofarasatransferismadetoaquantitative
limitonlyonceduringeachperiodofapplication
oftheAgreement .
4.Theprecedingflexibilityprovisionsmustnot,in
anygivenperiodoftheAgreement,leadtothe
ceilingforanycategorybeingexceededbymorethan
15%oftheceilingforthecategoryandperiodin
question.Article7
Macaowillmakeeveryendeavourtoensurethat
exportsofalltextileproductsforwhichquantitative
limitsmaybeestablishedunderthisAgreementare
spacedoutasevenlyaspossibleovereachperiod
oftheAgreement,dueaccountbeingtaken,in
particular,ofseasonalfactors.
Article8
ThetwoPartiesagreetoexchangeallrelevant
informationconcerningtheirtradeintextilesinorder
toensurethesmoothfunctioningofthisAgreement .

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Article9
1.ThePartiesagreethatthequantitativelimits
establishedunderthisAgreementshallbemanaged
underasystemofdoublechecking,thedetailsof
whicharesetoutinAnnexVItothisAgreement .
2.MacaothereforeundertakestofurnishtheCom­
munityquarterlywithstatisticalinformationonall
exportlicencesissuedbytheMacaoauthoritiesfor
allcategoriesoftextileexportstotheCommunity
andcoveredbythisAgreement .
3.TheCommunityshalllikewiseforwardquarterly
totheMacaoauthoritiesstatisticalinformation on
importsoftheproductsinquestionintotheCom­
munity.CCTheadingNo
55.05 Cottonyarn,notputupforretail
sale
55.06 Cottonyarn,putupforretailsale
55.07 Cottongauze.
Article12
ThisAgreementshallapplytotheterritorieswhere
theTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomic
Communityapplies,ontheconditionslaiddownin
thatTreaty,andtotheterritoryofMacao.
Article13
1.ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirst
dayofthemonthfollowingthedateonwhichthe
ContractingPartieshavenotifiedeachotherofthe
completionoftheproceduresnecessaryforthis
purpose.Itshallremainapplicableuntil
31December1977.
2.ThisAgreementshallenterintoforce,inthe
manner -definedinparagraph1ofthisArticle,with
retroactiveeffectfrom1October1975.
3.EitherPartymayatanytimepropose
modifications tothisAgreementordenounceit
providedthatnoticeisgivenatleast120daysbefore
theexpiryofany12-monthperiod.Inthelatterevent
theAgreementwillcometoanendattheexpiryof
thesaid12-monthperiod.
4.TheAnnexestothisAgreementshallforman
integralpartthereof.
Article14
ThisAgreementshallbedrawnupintwocopies
intheDanish,Dutch,English,French,German,
ItalianandPortugueselanguages,eachofthesetexts
beingequallyauthentic.Article10
1.BothPartiesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatthetraditionaltradeflowsandcom­
mercialpracticesaremaintainedbetweentheCom­
munityandMacao.
2.ShouldeitherPartyinformtheotherthatthe
functioningofthisAgreementhasgivenriseto
difficultiesregardingthemaintenance ofexisting
commercialrelationsbetweenimportersintheCom­
munityandtheirsuppliersinMacao,theParties
agreetoconsulttogetherinaccordancewiththe
proceduresinArticle4(1)above.
Article11
Withoutprejudicetotheotherprovisionsofthis
Agreement,Macaoagreesthatthequantitative
restrictionsonimportsintoIrelandofthefollowing
textileproductsmaybemaintaineduntil30June1977
atthelatest.

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ANNEXI
ProductsinrespectofwhichMacaowillexercisevoluntaryrestraintvis-a-vistheCommunity
asawholefromtheentryintoforceoftheAgreement
TheCommunityherebyinformsMacaothatthequantitativelimitsforthetextileproducts
listedbelowwillbeallocatedbetweentheMemberStatesasfollows:
CCT
heading
NoNimexecode DescriptionCommunity
regionQuantitativelimits
(1000units)
1.10.1975
to
31.12.19761977
ex61.01 61to69Men's,boys',women's,D 67705691
ex61.02ex91toex99girls'andinfants'trousers,F 32062766
shortsandjeansI 1778 1694
BNL 1507 1351
UK 256 408
IRL 11 17
DK 3.3 53
EEC 1356111980
ANNEX 11
ProductssubjecttothespecialconsultationprocedureprovidedforinArticle4
CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex60.05Jerseys,pullovers,slipovers,twinsets,cardigans,jacketsandblouses,
knittedorcrocheted
ex61.01
ex61.02Men's,boys',women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments,otherthan
trousers,shortsandjeans
61.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,includingcollars,shirtfrontsandcuffs:
—Shirts
—Other
61.05.30 Cottonhandkerchiefs
62.02BBedlinen,tablelinen,'rtoiletlinen^andkitchenlinen;curtainsandother
furnishingarticlesexceptnetcurtains

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ANNEXIII
PROTOCOL
totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMacaoontrade
intextileproducts
1.InaccordancewithArticle4oftheAgreementontradeintextileproductsconcluded
betweentheCommunityandMacao,consultationshavetakenplacebetweenthePartiesre­
gardingimportsfromMacaointotheCommunityofthetextileproductsshownbelow.
2.Asagreedattheabovementioned consultationsMacaowilllimititsexportsoftheproducts
belowtotheregionsoftheCommunitymarkettothelevelsindicated.
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRegionofthe
Community
marketwhere
thequantitative
limitappliesUnit Quantitative
limitsPeriods
ex60.05 Jerseys,pullovers,slipovers,twinsets,BNL items 600000
01and21to39cardigans,jacketsandblouses,knittedor
crocheted F items 2220000
1.10.1975
61.02
81to89Women'sshirtsandblouses F items 1600000to
31.12.1976
ex61.03 Men'sandboys'shirts BNL items 400000
11to19 F items 2459200 1.1.1976
to
ex61.03 Pyjamas F items2014000 31.12.1976
61.05.30 Cottonhandkerchiefs BNL tonnes 90 1.10.1975
to
31.12.1976
F tonnes 83-3 1.1.1976
to
31.12.1976
I tonnes 273-3 1.10.1975
to
31.12.1976
ex62.02 Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenand
kitchenlinen;curtainsandother
furnishingarticlesofcotton,exceptnet
curtainsI tonnes 320 1.10.1975
to
31.12.1976
3.Iftheabovementioned limitsremaininforceforoneormoreadditionalperiodsof12
months,thelevelforthatperiodwillnotbelowerthanthatinforceduringthepreceding
12-monthperiod,withanincreaseofatleast7%>and,forcottonhandkerchiefs ,ofatleast2%.

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ANNEXIV
TableofequivalencesfortheapplicationofArticle5
CCT
heading
NoDescription Equivalences
ex60.05Jerseys,pullovers,slipovers,cardigans,jacketsandblouses,5-18items/kg
knittedorcrocheted
ex61.01Men's,boys',women's,girls'andinfants'trousers,shorts2-47items/kg
ex61.02andjeans
ex61.02Women'sshirtsandblouses 5·55items/kg
ex61.03Men'sandboys'shirts 4·60items/kg
ex61.03Pyjamas 3-22items/kg

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ANNEXV
Cottageindustrytextileproducts
1.InaccordancewithArticle12(3)oftheGenevaArrangement ,theCommunityandMacao
haveagreed,inArticle6oftheAgreementthat,subjecttocertainconditions,exportsfrom
MacaoofcertaincottageindustrytextileproductsshallbeadmittedtotheCommunityfreeof
quantitativerestrictions .TheconditionssetoutinArticle6(2)oftheAgreementprovidethat
theadmissionoftheseproductsintotheCommunitywithoutquantitativerestrictionsshallbe
subjecttotheproperfunctioningoftheagreedarrangementsconcerningcertification .
2.TheCommunityandMacaoherebyagreethat,fortheimplementation ofArticle6ofthe
Agreement ,thecertificategivenbelowwillbeusedasamodel:
'CertificateinrespectofcottageindustrytextileproductsreferredtoinArticle6oftheAgree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMacaoontradeintextileproducts:
—nameandaddressofmanufacturer ,
—nameandaddressofexporter,
—nameandaddressofimporterwithintheCommunity ,
—descriptionofgoods,
—quantity(intonnes),
—nameofvesselorflightnumber,
—portorairportofdestination .
Thisistocertifythattheaboveshipmentconsistsof:
(i)cottonhandloomfabricsofthecottageindustry,containingnotmorethan5%>byweight
ofman-madefibres,beingfabricswhicharebothtraditionallyofthekindwovenonhand­
loomsandactuallywovenonaloomforwhichthemotivepowerisprovidedentirelyby
theoperators (thatiswherethethreeprimarymovementsofweaving,namelyshedding,
pickingandbeating,areinducedbyhandorfoota,ndnoothersourceofpowerisused);
(ii)handmadegoodsmadeupbythecottageindustryfromsuchcottonhandloomfabrics;
(iii)jerseysandpulloversknittedbyhandfromwoolyarnswithoutuseofamachine;
(iv)textileproductsoftraditionalMacaofolklorecut,sewn,orotherwisefabricatedbyhandin
cottageswhichareunitsofthecottageindustry.'
3.Theissuingauthorityfortheabovecertificatesshallbe:
RepartigaoProvincialdeServicosdeEconomia .

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ANNEXVI
AsagreedbetweenthePartiesinArticle9oftheAgreement,theadministration oftextile
importsfromMacaowillbebasedonasystemofdoublechecking.Thedetailsofthissystem
havebeenagreedbetweenthePartiesandaresetoutbelow.
ThecompetentauthoritiesintheCommunitywill,automatically andwithoutdelay,accept
importsoftextileproductsonsubmissionoftheimporter'sapplicationtogetherwiththeexport
licenceissuedbythecompetentMacaoGovernmentauthorities (1).Thecompetentauthorities
intheCommunitywillbeauthorizedtorequestthepresentationoftheexportlicenceinrespect
ofgoodsoriginatinginMacaoofthecategoriesshowninAnnexIand(whereArticle4hasbeen
invoked)inAnnexII.TheseexportlicenceswillbeissuedbytheMacaoGovernmentauthori­
tiesuptothetotalamountoftheagreedquantitativelimits.
TheexportlicencesissuedbytheMacaoauthoritiesshallbeapplicabletotheproductssubject
torestraintundertheAgreement .
Theexportlicencemustspecify:
1.destination,
2.serialnumber,
3.importer'snameandaddress,
4.exporter'snameandaddress,
5.netquantity(intonnesornumberofitemsasindicatedintheAgreement )andvalue,
6.categoryandclassificationofproduct,
7.certificationbytheMacaoauthoritiesshowingthatthequantityhasbeendebitedagainst
theagreedceilingforexportstotheCommunityorisforimmediatere-exportorforin­
wardprocessingandsubsequentre-exportoutsidetheCommunity .
ThecompetentauthoritiesintheCommunitywillnotraisedifficultiesintheeventofadis­
crepancybetweenthequantitiesindicatedintheexportlicenceandtheshipmentorimport
quantitiesprovideditiswithinreasonablelimits,whiletheMacaoauthorities,fortheirpart,
willendeavourtokeepanypossiblediscrepanciestoaminimum.
Intheeventoftotalorpartialwithdrawalofanexportlicence,theMacaoauthoritieswill
notifythecompetentauthoritiesintheCommunityofsuchtotalorpartialwithdrawal .The
competentauthoritiesintheCommunitywilltaketheadministrative measuresavailableto
them.
TheMacaoauthoritieswillforwardtothecompetentauthoritiesintheCommunity ,viathe
EmbassiesoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunityanddirectlytotheCommission ,quarterly
returnsshowingthequantitiescoveredbytheexportlicencesissuedagainsttheceilingsfor
exportstotheCommunity ,aswellastheallocationoftheseexportlicencesamongtheMem­
berStatesoftheCommunityforeachcategoryorceilinginrespectoftextileexportstothe
CommunitysubjecttoquantitativelimitsunderthisAgreement .
f1)ReparticaoProvincialdeServicosdeEconomia.