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ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
totheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePolishPeople'sRepublicon
tradeintextileproductsconsequentontheaccessionoftheKingdomofSpainandthePortuguese
RepublictotheCommunity
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEPOLISHPEOPLE'SREPUBLIC
oftheotherpart,
CONSIDERING theaccessionoftheKingdomofSpainandthePortugueseRepublicoftheEuropean
Communities on1January1986,
HAVINGREGARDtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePolishPeople's
Republicontradeintextileproductsinitialledon7July1982,andhereinafterreferredtoasthe'Agreement',
HAVEDECIDEDtodeterminebycommonaccordtheadjustmentsandtransitionalmeasuresoftheAgreement
consequentontheaccessionoftheKingdomofSpainandthePortugueseRepublictotheEuropeanEconomic
Community ,and
TOCONCLUDE THISPROTOCOL :
anyregionoftheCommunityinrelationtotheamounts
determinedinaccordancewithparagraph2and2A
exceedthefollowingregionalpercentage :Article1
ThetextoftheAgreementasherebyamended,includingits
AnnexesandProtocols,andtheExchangesofLettersand
Declarationsforminganintegralpartthereof,shallbedrawn
upinSpanishandPortugueseandthosetextsshallbe
authenticinthesamewayastheoriginaltexts.Germany
Benelux
France
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
Greece
Spain
Portugal28,5%
10,5%
18,5%
15,0%
3,0%
1,0%
23,5%
2,0%
7,5%
1,5%Article2
TheAgreementshallbeamendedasfollows:
(1)ThelimitssetoutinAnnexIIshallbeincreasedtothe
quantitiessetoutintheAnnexhereto;
(2)Thefollowingparagraphisherebyinsertedinto
Article7:
'2A.Forthepurposesofapplyingtheprovisionsof
paragraph2intheyear1986,theprecedingyear'stotal
importsfromallthirdcountriesshallbecalculatedon
thebasisofimportsintotheCommunityasconstituted
on31December1985andofimportsintoSpainand
Portugal.TradebetweentheCommunity ,Spainand
Portugal,orbetweenSpainandPortugalshallbe
excludedfromthistotal.'
(3)Article7(6)oftheAgreementshallbereplacedbythe
following :
'6.Inaccordancewiththeproceduressetoutin
paragraphs2and4,aquantitativelimitmaybefixedon
aregionalbasiswhereimportsofagivenproductinto(4)Thefollowingparagraphisherebyaddedto
Article7:
'12.In1986,forpurposesofintroducing
Communityquantitativelimitsorquantitativelimitsfor
regionsoftheCommunityotherthanSpainorPortugal,
shouldthefigurescalculatedonthebasisofparagraph
2Abeunavailable,orshouldthosefiguresbelowerthan
thoseresultingfromtherulesinforcepriorto
enlargement ,thelatterwillexceptionallycontinuetobe
used.
ForpurposesofintroducingregionallimitsforSpain
andPortugal,shouldtheimportfiguresfortheyear
1985beunavailable,theimporttotalshallbe
establishedbythemeanssetoutinparagraph2Abuton
thebasisof1984importfigures.'

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Article3
TheAnnextothisProtocolformsanintegralpartthereof.
ThisProtocolformsanintegralpartoftheAgreement .2.Itshallbeapplicablewitheffectfrom1January1986
andremaininforceduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andthePolishPeople'sRepublicontradeintextile
products.
Article5
ThisProtocolisdrawnupinduplicateintheDanish,Dutch,
English,French,German,Greek,Italian,Portuguese,
SpanishandPolishlanguages,eachofthosetextsbeing
equallyauthentic.Article4
1.ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayof
themonthfollowingthedateonwhichthecontracting
partiesnotifyeachotherthattheproceduresnecessarytothis
endhavebeencompleted .

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ANNEX
Description UnitCommunity
quantitative
limitsin1986Category
2
2A
3
3Atonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
1000pieces
1000pieces
1000pieces
1000pieces
tonnes4
5
6
8
9
12
131000pairs
1000pieces
1000pieces
1000pieces14B
15A
15B
1000pieces
1000piecesCottonfabrics
ofwhich,otherthangreyorbleached
Fabricsofdiscontinuous syntheticfibres
ofwhich,otherthangreyorbleached
Knittedshirts,singlets,T-shirts
Jerseys,pullovers
Men'sandwomen'swoventrousers,men'sshortsandbreeches,
woven
Men'swovenshirts
Wovencottonterryfabrics,toiletandkitchenlinenthereof
Knittedstockingsandsocksotherthanwomen'sstockingsof
syntheticyarn
Men'sandwomen'sknittedunderpants ,knickersandbriefs
Men'sovercoats,raincoatsandothercoats,cloaksandcapes
Women'swovencoats,coated
Women'swovenovercoats,raincoatsandothercoats,cloaksand
jackets
Men'swovensuits
Men'swovenunderwearotherthanshirts
Handkerchiefs
Bedlinen
Yarnofdiscontinuous man-madefibres,notputforretailsale
Men'sandwomen'sknittedpyjamas
Wovenandknitteddresses
Wovenpilefabrics
Corduroy
Wovenfabricsofcontinuousman-madefibre
Wovenfabricsofman-madestaplefibre
Knittedsyntheticcurtainfabrics
Narrowwovenfabrics
Knittedtracksuits
Elasticfabricswithrubberthread
Pneumaticmattresses1766
717
922
714
10057
1863
571
1292
789
4919
6476
499
155,5
629
329
369
6506
734
1352
1212
1630
1271
300
1429
1223
773
398
676
354
196216
18
19+89
20
23
24+25
26
32
32Atonnes
1000pieces
tonnes
tonnes
1000pieces
1000pieces
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
1000pieces
tonnes
tonnes36
37
38A
61
73
105
110

NoL338/44 29.11.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
LetterNo1
Brussels,
Sir,
IhavethehonourtorefertotheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementontradeintextileproducts
consequentontheaccessionoftheKingdomofSpainandthePortugueseRepublictotheCommunity ,
initialledon10December1985.
InordertotakeaccountoftheaccessionoftheKingdomofSpainandthePortugueseRepublictothe
Community,theCommunityandthePolishPeople'sRepublichavefurtheragreedinthecourseofthe
negotiationsonthesaidAdditionalProtocolthattheprovisionsoftheAgreementintheformofan
ExchangeofLettersbetweenPolandandtheCommunity ,concerningexportsofproductsofflaxand
ramietotheCommunityshallalsoapplytoexportsoftheseproductsfromPolandtoSpainand
PortugalunderthesameconditionsasthosesetoutintheAdditionalProtocol.
ItisthereforenecessarytomodifytheCommunityquantitativelimitsfixedfor1986asindicatedinthe
Annextothisletter.
Theentryintoforceanddurationofthesearrangements shallbeidenticaltothoseofthe
abovementioned AdditionalProtocol.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
Category Description UnitCommunity
quantitative
limits1986
115 Flaxorramieyarn tonnes 177
117 Wovenfabricsofflaxandramie tonnes 1471
119 Tablelinen,toiletlinen,bedlinenofflaxorl
ramie tonnes 917
121 Twine,cordage,ropesandcables tonnes 84,5

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LetterNo2
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday'sdate,whichreadsasfollows:
'IhavethehonourtorefertotheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementontradeintextileproducts
consequentontheaccessionoftheKingdomofSpainandthePortugueseRepublictothe
Community ,initialledon10December1985.
InordertotakeaccountoftheaccessionoftheKingdomofSpainandthePortugueseRepublicto
theCommunity ,theCommunityandthePolishPeople'sRepublichavefurtheragreedinthecourse
ofthenegotiationsonthesaidAdditionalProtocolthattheprovisionsoftheAgreementintheform
ofanExchangeofLettersbetweenPolandandtheCommunity ,concerningexportsofproductsof
flaxandramietotheCommunityshallalsoapplytoexportsoftheseproductsfromPolandto
SpainandPortugalunderthesameconditionsasthosesetoutintheAdditionalProtocol.
ItisthereforenecessarytomodifytheCommunityquantitativelimitsfixedfor1986asindicatedin
theAnnextothisletter.
Theentryintoforceanddurationofthesearrangements shallbeidenticaltothoseofthe
abovementioned AdditionalProtocol.'.
IhavethehonourtoinformtheCommunitythatmyGovernmentconfirmsthattheforegoingisin
accordancewiththeconclusionreachedduringthenegotiationsonthismatterbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePolishPeople'sRepublic.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernmentofthe
PolishPeople'sRepublic
ANNEX
Category Description UnitCommunity
quantitative
limits1986
115 Flaxorramieyarn tonnes 177
117 Wovenfabricsofflaxandramie tonnes 1471
119 Tablelinen,toiletlinen,bedlinenofflaxor1
ramie tonnes* 917
121 Twine,cordage,ropesandcables tonnes 84,5

NoL338/46 29.11.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
DeclarationbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
Shouldadditionalopportunities forPolishexportsofcategory110productstoSpainbecome
availablein1986,theCommunity ,inaccordancewithArticle14oftheAgreement,willgive
favourableconsiderationtorequestsforexceptionaltransfersfromothercategoriestocategory110,
uptoalimitof13tonnes.