ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS on trade in textile products between the European Community and the Republic of Korea

NOTE VERBALE

The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Mission of the Republic of Korea to the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products negotiated between the Republic of Korea and the Community applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the Exchange of Letters initialled on 16 October 1991 and as further extended by the Exchange of Letters of 18 December 1992.

With a view to ensuring a smooth and efficient implementation of the Agreement on integration of the textiles and clothing sectors into GATT rules and disciplines negotiated within the framework of the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations, the Commission has the honour to inform the authorities of the Republic of Korea that it intends to notify to the Textiles Monitoring Body, the provisions, contained in the attached list, of the abovementioned Agreement on textile products as 'administrative arrangements` within the meaning of Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Textiles Agreement.

The Directorate-General would be grateful if your authorities could confirm as soon as possible their agreement on the details of this notification.

The Directorate-General for External Relations avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Mission of the Republic of Korea to the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration.

Brussels, . . .

Provisions of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in textile products initialled in Brussels on 7 August 1986, as amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in textile products, initialled in Brussels, on 18 December 1992, which will be notified as administrative arrangements under Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Textiles Agreement

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NOTE VERBALE

The Mission of the Republic of Korea to the European Communities presents its compliments to the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commission of the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on trade in textile products initialled on 7 August 1986, as extended by the Exchange of Letters initialled on 16 October 1991, and as further extended by the Exchange of Letters of 18 December 1992.

The Mission has also the honour to refer to the Note verbale of the Commission of 22 December 1993 regarding the notification to the Textile Monitoring Body of the provisions contained in the abovementioned Agreement on textile products as 'administrative arrangements` within the meaning of Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Textiles Agreement, and to inform the Commission that it confirms its agreement on the details of the abovementioned notification.

The Mission of the Republic of Korea to the European Communities avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commission of the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration.

Brussels, . . .