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COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 February 1989

concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minutes modifying the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on trade in textile products

(89/231/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on trade in textile products, initialled on 28 June 1986, has been provisionally applied since 1 January 1987 in accordance, having regard to the Community, with Decision 87/460/EEC (1);

Whereas that Agreement provides for the possibility of re-examining quantitative adjustments to the quotas for certain categories, in order to allow for the introduction of the harmonized system;

Whereas, at the end of consultations between the Community and the Kingdom of Thailand an Agreed Minute modifying the quota on category 4 products provided for in the Agreement was initialled on 25 March 1988;

Whereas at the end of further consultations, an Agreed Minute accompanied by an Addendum modifying the quotas on products of categories 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 74 and 75 provided for in the Agreement was initialled on 21 April 1988;

Whereas pending the completion of the procedures necessary for the conclusion of the Agreement and the Agreed Minutes, the Agreed Minutes should be applied provisionally, with effect from 1 January 1988, provided that there is a reciprocal provisional application on the part of the Kingdom of Thailand,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreed Minutes modifying the Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand shall be applied provisionally in the Community, with effect from 1 January 1988, provided that there is reciprocal provisional application on the part of the Kingdom of Thailand.

The texts of the Agreed Minutes are attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The Commission is invited to seek the agreement of the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on the provisional application of the Agreed Minutes referred to in Article 1 and to notify the Council thereof.

Done at Brussels, 20 February 1989.

For the Council

The President

F. FERNANDEZ ORDOÑEZ

(1) OJ No L 255, 5. 9. 1987, p. 126.

522

370

379

22

199

23

82

13

1991

1 294

578

555

386

400

24

203

25

97

16

CATEGORY 8 // // // // // // // // // //

1988

526

204

423

313

216

16

526

17

83

18

1989

543

223

440

322

228

17

527

18

89

19

1990

564

241

459

330

239

18

528

20

92

21

1991

577

264

478

338

251

19

530

21

101

22

CATEGORY 21 // // // // // // // // // //

1988

1 785

893

508

687

914

40

171

38

161

32

1989

1 890

920

556

720

968

43

175

44

190

37

1990

2 003

948

603

759

1 025

45

180

51

218

43

1991

2 121

981

651

798

1 086

48

186

59

249

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8 . THE ADJUSTED QUANTITATIVE LIMITS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPHS 6 AND 7 INCORPORATE THE INTERIM ADDITIONAL QUANTITIES FOR CATEGORIES 6, 7, 8 AND 21 FOR THE YEAR 1988, SET OUT IN THE AGREED MINUTE OF 25 MARCH 1988 .

9 . THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREED MINUTE SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE DATE OF ITS SIGNATURE . THEY SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1988 .

BANGKOK, 21 APRIL 1988

1.2HEAD OF DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

HEAD OF DELEGATION OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND

ADDENDUM

FURTHER TO THE PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN THE AGREED MINUTE BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND KINGDOM OF THAILAND INITIALLED ON 21 APRIL 1988, IT HAS BEEN AGREED BY BOTH PARTIES THAT TRANSFERS MAY BE CARRIED OUT, UPON NOTIFICATION BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THAILAND, FROM THE RESERVED ADDITIONAL QUANTITIES AGREED FOR CATEGORIES 4 AND 5 FOR FRANCE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE ADJUSTED REGIONAL QUOTAS FOR CATEGORIES 75 AND 74 RESPECTIVELY, UP TO THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL REGIONAL QUOTAS FOR THE LATTER CATEGORIES .

1.2FOR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

FOR THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE MODIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THAILAND ON TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS

IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2 OF THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 20 FEBRUARY 1989 CONCERNING THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF THE AGREED MINUTES MODIFYING THE AGREEMENT WITH THAILAND ON TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS, THE COMMISSION HAS NOTIFIED THE COUNCIL OF THAILAND'S AGREEMENT, GIVEN ON 25 MARCH 1988 .