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COUNCILDECISION
of20December1971
ontheconclusionofanAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
GovernmentofJapanontradeincottontextiles
(72/212/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,relatingthereto,isconcludedonbehalfoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity.
ThetextsoftheAgreementandoftheExchangesof
LettersareannexedtothisDecision.
Article2HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation oftheCommis­
sion;
WhereasbyaDecisionof6February1970theCouncil
authorisedtheCommissiontoconductbilateralnegotia­
tionswithcertainthirdcountriesonbehalfoftheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityinconnectionwiththere­
newaloftheLong-TermArrangementregardingtradein
cottontextiles;
WhereasadraftAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEcon­
omicCommunityandtheGovernmentofJapanhas
beendrawnupwhichisacceptabletotheCommunity,ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtode­
signatethepersonempoweredtosignthetextsreferred
toinArticle1andtoconferonhimthepowersrequired
inordertobindtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels,20December1971.HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1 FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.PEDINIAnAgreementwiththeGovernmentofJapanontradein
cottontextiles,togetherwiththeExchangesofLetters

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Agreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentofJapanontradeincottontextiles
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFJAPAN,oftheotherpart,
DESIRINGtoensurethedevelopmentofthetradeincottontextilesbetweenJapanandtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity(hereinaftercalledthe'Community')inanorderlymannerinaccordancewith
theprovisionsoftheLong-TermArrangement regardinginternationaltradeincottontextiles
(hereinaftercalledthe'GenevaArrangement')andinparticularArticle4thereof;
HAVEAGREED,inaspiritofmutualcooperation,asfollows:
Article1
ThisAgreementshallapplytothecottontextilesorigi­
natinginandcomingfromJapanandlistedintheAnnex
totheAgreement .toavoidexcessiveconcentrationoftradeincertainprod­
ucts.
If,inoneoftheyearlyperiods,theCommunityfindsthat
deliveriesofcertainproductsforwhichnospecificceil­
inghasbeenfixedhaverapidlyandsubstantially in­
creased,itmayrequestthataspecificceilingbefixed.
Wheresucharequestismadeconsultationsshallbeinit­
iatedbetweenthetwoPartieswithoutdelayinorderto%
agreeuponthespecificceilingfortheproductinquestion.Article2
Article4ForthedurationoftheAgreementandbyvirtueofthe
provisionscontainedthereinorannexedthereto,the
Communityundertakesnottointroducenewquantita­
tiverestrictionsandtosuspendtheapplicationofthose
atpresentinforceandagreesnottoinvoketheprovi­
sionsofArticle3oftheGenevaArrangementsolongas
importsintotheCommunityofcottontextilesoriginat­
inginandcomingfromJapandonotexceedtheagreed
quantities.
TheGovernmentofJapanundertakestotakeappro­
priatemeasurestoensurethattheagreedceilingsare
observedandtocooperatewiththeCommunityinim­
plementingthemeasuresrecognizedasnecessarytothat
end.
Article3
(a)Overallceiling
Theagreedtotalannualquantityforthedurationofthe
Agreementshallbe12745metrictons.
(b)Ceilingsbygroupsofcategories
Thetotalannualquantityshallbedividedbetweenthe
twogroupsofcategoriesofproductsasfollows:1.Upto10%ofthequantityfixedforGroupIImaybe
transferredtoGroup1.
Anunusedquantitywithinaspecificceilingmaybe
transferredtoanotherspecificceiling,upto10%ofthe
specificceilingtowhichthetransferismade.
Anunusedquantitywithinaspecificceilingmaybeas­
signedwithinthecategorytootherproductsnotsubject
tospecificceilings.
2.Aquantitywithintheceilingforoneofthetwo
groupsofcategorieswhichhasnotbeenusedduringa
yearlyperiodmay,withinalimitof10%oftheceilingin
question,becarriedforwardandaddedtotheceilingfor
thesamegroupforthefollowingyearlyperiod,provided
thattheunusedquantityhasnotbeentransferredorcar­
riedforwardtoanotherhead.
Anunusedquantitywithinaspecificceilingmay,within
alimitof10%oftheceilinginquestion,becarriedfor­
wardandaddedtothesamespecificceilingforthefol­
lowingyearlyperiod,providedthattheunusedquantity
hasnotbeentransferredorcarriedforwardtoanother
head.
3.Withinalimitof10%ofeachoftheagreedceilings,
advancedeliveriesshall,iftheGovernmentofJapanso
requestsinwritingingoodtime,beauthorizedagainst
theceilingsestablishedforthefollowingyearlyperiod;
theGovernmentofJapanshall,however,endeavourto
ensurethatexportsofcottontextilesofallcategoriesare
phasedasevenlyaspossibleovereachyearlyperiod,due
accountbeingtaken,inparticular,ofseasonalfactors.
Amountsdeliveredinadvanceshallbedeductedfrom
theceilingsforthefollowingyearlyperiod.GroupI
Metrictons
Wovenfabricsofcotton,unbleachedor
bleached,whetherornotmercerized 5910
GroupII
Otherwovenfabricsofcotton,made-up
articlesandmiscellaneous
articlesofcotton 6835
(c)Specificceilings
Withintheceilingsbygroupscategoriesestablished
under(b),specificceilingsmaybeagreedonthebasisof
thelistofproductsannexedtothisAgreement,inorder

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Articles Articles
ThetwoPartiesherebyagreethattheceilingsshownin
theAgreementshallbeadministeredunderdualsuper­
vision.ThetwoPartiesundertaketoconsulteachother,atthe
requestofeitherandatleastonceayear,onallproblems
arisingoutoftheimplementation oftheAgreement.
Articled
Article9ThetwoPartiesherebyagreetoexchangeallinforma­
tiononexportsofcottontextilesfromJapantothe
Communityandonthecorresponding importsintothe
Community .EachPartyshall,forthepurposesofthe
Agreement,applytheclassification ,atitsdisposaland
shallcooperatewiththeotherPartyinfacilitatingcom­
parisonoftheinformationsupplied.ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthedateofits
signatureandshallapplyfrom1October1970forthree
years.
EitherPartymaydenouncetheAgreementbygivingno­
ticetothateffectatleast120daysbeforetheexpiryof
anyyearlyperiod.Inthateventitshallexpireattheend
ofthatperiod.
TheAnnextothisAgreementshallformanintegralpart
thereof.Article7
IftheCommunityshouldinformtheGovernmentof
JapanthattheapplicationoftheAgreementhasgiven
risetodifficultiesaffectingmaintenanceoftraderela­
tionsbetweenimportersintheCommunityandtheir
suppliersinJapan,thetwoPartiesshallconsulteach
othertodeterminewhatmeasuresarenecessarytoen­
surethatthesetraderelationsairemaintained.Article10
ThisAgreementisdrawnupintwocopiesmtheDutch,
French,German,ItalianandJapaneselanguages,each
ofthesetextsbeingequallyauthentic.

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ANNEX
LISTOFCOTTONTEXTILEPRODUCTS REFERRED TOINARTICLE 1OFTHEAGREEMENT
Groupof
categoriesCategories Descriptionofproducts
GROUPI WOVENFABRICSOFCOTTON,UNBLEACHED OR
BLEACHED,WHETHERORNOTMERCERIZED
BWOVENFABRICSOFCOTTON,UNBLEACHED
B1Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics
B2Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimi­
larterryfabrics,containinglessthan8S%by'weightof
cotton
B3Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimi­
larterryfabrics,containing85%ormorebyweightofcot­
ton,plainweave,weighingmorethan70gbutnotmore
than130g/m2,ofawidthofmorethan1IScmbutnotmore
than165cm,madeonlywithayarnnumberedlessthan
55000m/kg(Englishnumber32)
B4Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimi­
larterryfabrics,containing85%ormorebyweightofcot­
ton,plainweave,weighingnotmorethan130g/m2other
thanthoseunderB3
B5Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimi­
larterryfabrics,containing85%ormorebyweightofcot­
ton,plainweave,ofacottonweightofmorethan130gbut
notmorethan200g/m2,ofawidthofatleast85cmbutnot
morethan115cm
B6Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimi­
larterryfabrics,containing85%ormorebyweightofcot­
ton,plainweave,weighingmorethan130gbutnotmore
than200g/m2ofawidthofmorethan115cm
B7Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimi­
lartoryfabrics,containing85%ormorebyweightofcot­
ton,ofawidthofatleast85cm,otherthanplainweave
B8Otherwovenfabrics
C WOVENFABRICSOFCOTTONOTHERTHANUN­
BLEACHED
CIBleached,whetherornotmercerized
GROUPΠ OTHERWOVENFABRICSOFCOTTON,MADE-UP
ARTICLES ANDMISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES OF
COTTON
C2Gauzeotherthanunbleachedorbleached
C3Terrytowellingandsimilarterryfabrics,otherthanun­
bleachedorbleached
C4Wovenpilefabricsandchenillefabrics(otherthanterry
towellingorsimilarterryfabricsofcottonfallingwithin
headingNo55.08andfabricsfallingwithinbeadingNo58.05)
C5Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimi­
larterryfabrics,dyed
C6Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimi­
larterryfabrics,printed
C7Wovenfabricsotherthangauzeorterrytowellingandsimi­
larterryfabrics,madewithyarnsofvariouscolours

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Groupof
categoriesCategories Descriptionofproducts
D MADE-UPHOUSEHOLD ARTICLESOFCOTTON
D1Bedlinen
D2Tablélinen
D3Terrytoiletlinenandterrykitchenlinen
D4Otherhouseholdarticles
E ARTICLESOFAPPARELOFCOTTON
E1Gloves,mittensandmitts,knittedorcrocheted,notelastic
orrubberized
E2Undergarments ,knittedorcrocheted,notelastic.orrubberi­
zed
E3Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,
notelasticorrubberized .Articlesotherthanknittedor
crochetedfabrics,elasticorrubberized
E4Men'sandboy'strousersandbreechesofwovenfabric
E5Men'sandboys'otheroutergarmentsofwovenfabric
E6Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarmentsofwoven
fabric
E7Men'sandboys'shirtsofwovenfabric
E8Men'sandboys'otherundergarments ofwovenfabric
E9Women's,girls'andinfants'undergarments ofwovenfabric
E10Handkerchiefs
E11Otherarticlesofapparelandclothingaccessories
GROUPIII F MISCELLANEOUS FABRICSANDMADE-UPARTIC­
LESOFCOTTON
F1Travellingrugsandblankets
F2Floorcloths ,dishcloths,dustersandthelike
F3Pneumaticmattresses
F4Other
LetterNo1—1WithreferencetoArticle1ofthe'GenevaArrangement '(withoutprejudice)
2Thestateofliberalizationandthe105%clause
LetterNo2—Areaofapplication
LetterNo3—1Re-exportation
2Transit(freedomoftrade)
LetterNo4—Correlationtable

322 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
LetterNo1
Brussels,
YourExcellency,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheGovernmentofJapanandtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitywhichledtothesignature,on oftheAgreementonTradeinCotton
Textiles,IhavethehonourtoconfirmthatthetwoPartieshaveagreedasfollows:
1.TheCommunitynotesthatthisAgreementisconcludedwithintheframeworkoftheGenevaAr­
rangement.Itsspecialproceduresare,therefore,intendedtosolvethespecificproblemsofcottontex­
tilesandinnowayprejudicethesolutionofproblemswhichmayariseinothersectors.
2.NoprovisionoftheAgreementshallbeinterpretedasaffectingthepresentstateofUberalizationof
cottontextileproductsbetweenMemberStatesoftheCommunityandJapan.
3.ItisunderstoodthattheCommunitywillrequestthefixingofaspecificceilingunderArticle3(c)of
theAgreementonlywherearapidandsubstantialincreaseindeliveriesoftheproductsinquestion
causes,qrthreatenstocause,disturbanceofthemarket
Pendingtheconclusionoftheconsultationsprovidedforintheabovementioned Article,theGovern­
mentofJapanwill,fromthedateoftherequest,maintainitsexportserf*theproductsinquestionata
levelcorresponding,proratatemporis,to105%ofexportsduringthemostrecenttwelve-monthperiod
forwhichstatisticsareavailable. »
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontentsofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration.
OnbehalfoftheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities
ToHisExcellency
MrIsaoAbe,
HeadoftheJapaneseMission
totheEuropeanCommunities
LetterNol
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday'sdateinthefollowingterms:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheGovernmentofJapanandtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitywhichledtothesignature,on oftheAgreementonTradeinCotton
Textiles,IhavethehonourtoconfirmthatthetwoPartieshaveagreedasfollows:
1.TheCommunitynotesthatthisAgreementisconcludedwithintheframworkoftheGenevaAr­
rangement.Itsspecialproceduresare,therefore,intendedtosolvethespecificproblemsofcotton
textilesandinnowayprejudicethesolutionofproblemswhichmayariseinothersectors.
2.NoprovisionoftheAgreementshallbeinterpretedasaffectingthepresentstateofUberalisationof
cottontextileproductsbetweenMemberStatesoftheCommunityandJapan.
3.ItisunderstoodthattheCommunitywillrequestthefixingofaspecificceilingunderArticle3(c)
oftheAgreementonlywherearapidandsubstantialincreaseindeliveriesofdieproductsinques­
tioncauses,orthreatenstocause,disturbanceofthemarket.
PendingtheconclusionoftheconsultationsprovidedforintheabovementionedArticle,theGovern­
mentofJapanwill,fromthedateoftherequest,maintainitsexportsoftheproductsinquestionata
levelcorresponding ,proratatemporis,to103%ofexportsduringthemostrecenttwelve-month
periodforwhichstatisticsareavailable.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontentsofthis
letter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthattheGovernmentofJapanisinagreementwiththecontentsofthe
aboveletter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration.
HeadoftheJapaneseMission
totheEuropeanCommunities
ToMr.

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 323
LetterNo2
Brussels,
YourExcellency,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheGovernmentofJapanandtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitywhichledtothesignature,on oftheAgreementonTradeinCottonTex­
tiles,1havethehonourtoconfirmthatthetwoPartieshaveagreedasfollows:
Benelux
AsregardstheKingdomoftheNetherlandsthisAgreementshallapplyonlytotheEuropeanterritory
ofthatKingdom.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontentsofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration.
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
ToHisExcellency
MrIsaoAbe,
HeadoftheJapaneseMission
totheEuropeanCommunities
LetterNo2
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday'sdateinthefollowingterms:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheGovernmentofJapanandtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitywhichledtothesignature,on oftheAgreementonTradeinCotton
Textiles,IhavethehonourtoconfirmthatthetwoPartieshaveagreedasfollows:
Benelux
•AsrqpirdstheKingdomoftheNetherlandsthisAgreementshallapplyonlytotheEuropeanterritory
ofthatKingdom.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontentsofthis
letter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration.'
IhavethehonourtocomfinnthattheGovernmentofJapanisinagreementwiththecontentsofthe
aboveletter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration.
HeadoftheJapaneseMission
totheEuropeanCommunities
ToMr

324 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
LetterNo3
Brussels,.,
YourExcellency,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheGovernmentofJapanandtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitywhichledtothesignature,on oftheAgreementonTradein.CottonTex­
tiles,IhavethehonourtocomfirmthatthetwoPartieshaveagreedasfollows:
1.AllexportstotheCommunityshallbecountedagainsttheagreedceilings.Ifadditionalsuppliesare
requiredforre-exportationtothirdcountriesafterprocessing,theauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesof
theCommunitymayissuespecialimportauthorisations forwhichcorrespondingexportlicenceswill
beissuedwithouttheamountbeingcountedagainsttheagreedceilings.
TheCommissionwillinformtheGovernmentofJapanthereofeachquarter.
2.TheAgreementshallinnowayimpedemerchantsinCommunitycountriesfromfreelyengaging,as
theyhavedoneinthepast,intradewiththirdcountries.
Thisprincipleshallapplynotonlytobusinesscarriedoutundertransitarrangementsbutalsoto
transactionsinvolvinggoodsthatdonotenterthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity .
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontentsofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
ToHisExcellency
MrIsaoAbe,
HeadoftheJapaneseMission
totheEuropeanCommunities
LetterNo3
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday'sdateinthefollowingterms:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheGovernmentofJapanandtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitywhichledtothesignature,on oftheAgreementonTradeinCotton
Textiles,IhavethehonourtoconfirmthatthetwoPartieshaveagreedasfollows:
1.AllexportstotheCommunityshallbecountedagainsttheagreedceilings.Ifadditionalsupplies
arerequiredforre-exportation tothirdcountriesafterprocessing,theauthoritiesoftheMember
StatesoftheCommunitymayissuespecialimportauthorisations forwhichcorresponding export
licenceswillbeissuedwithouttheamountbeingcountedagainsttheagreedceilings.
TheCommissionwillinformtheGovernmentofJapanthereofeachquarter.
2.TheAgreementshallinnowayimpedemerchantsinCommunitycountriesfromfreelyengaging,
astheyhavedoneinthepast,intradewiththirdcountries.
Thisprincipleshallapplynotonlytobusinesscarriedoutundertransitarrangementsbutalsoto
transactionsinvolvinggoodsthatdonotenterthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity .
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontentsofthis
letter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthattheGovernmentofJapanisinagreementwiththecontentsofthe
aboveletter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadoftheJapaneseMission
totheEuropeanCommunities
ToMr

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 325
LetterNo4
Brussels,
YourExcellency,
AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheGovernmentofJapanandtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitywhichledtothesignature,an oftheAgreementanTradeinCottonTex­
tiles,IhavethehonourtoconfirmthatthetwoPartieshaveagreedasfollows:
AcorrelationtablebetweeenthelistofcottontextileproductsreferredtoinArticle1oftheAgreement
andthelistofcorresponding headingsunderNIMEXEwillbepreparedbyexpatsofbothPartiesas
soonaspossible.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontentsofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities
ToHisExcellency
MrIsaoAbe,
HeadoftheJapaneseMission
totheEuropeanCommunities
LetterNo4
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday'sdaleinthefollowingterms:
'AttheconclusionofthenegotiationsbetweentheGovernmentofJapanandtheEuropeanEconomic
Communitywhichledtothesignature ,on oftheAgreementonTradeinCotton
Textiles,IhavethehonourtoconfirmthatthetwoPartieshaveagreedasfollows:
AcorrelationtablebetweenthelistofcottontextileproductsreferredtoinArticle1oftheAgree­
mentandthelistofcorresponding headingsunderNIMEXEwillbepreparedbyexpertsofbothParties
assoonaspossible.
IshallbeobligedifyouwillconfirmthatyourGovernmentisinagreementwiththecontentsofthis
letter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration.'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthattheGovernmentofJapanisinagreementwiththecontentsofthe
aboveletter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
HeadestheJapaneseMission
totheEuropeanCommunities
ToMr
NoticerelatingtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGobi—atof
Japanontrademcottontones
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentofJapanontradein
cottontextileswhichtheCouncildecidedtoconcludeon20December1971,wassignedatBrusselson
7February1972.InaccordancewithArticle9thereoftheAgreemententeredintoforceonthedayof
itssignature.
TheAgreementwassignedonbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesbyMrWolfgang
Ernst,DirectorintheDirectorate-General forExternalTradeoftheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities .
andonbehalfoftheGovernmentofJapanbyHisExcellency,MrIsaoAbe,AmbassadorExtraordinary
andPlenipotentiary ,HeadoftheJapaneseMissiontotheEuropeanCommunities.