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COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 February 1989

concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products

(89/233/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 completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products, initialled on 28 June 1986, has been applied provisionally since 1 January 1987 in accordance with Decision 87/458/EEC (1) in so far as the Community is concerned;

Whereas that Agreement provides for the possibility of re-examining, in the light of recent trade developments, the quantitative adjustments to be made to the quotas for certain categories to allow for the introduction of the harmonized system;

Whereas following consultations between the Community and the Republic of the Philippines an Agreed Minute amending the quotas for categories 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 21 and 74 laid down in the Agreement was initialled on 24 October 1988;

Whereas pending completion of the procedures necessary for the conclusion of the Agreement and the Agreed Minute, the Agreed Minute should be applied provisionally with effect from 1 January 1988, provided it is applied likewise by the Republic of the Philippines,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Pending completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products shall be applied provisionally by the Community with effect from 1 January 1988, provided it is applied likewise by the Philippines.

The text of the Agreed Minute is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The Commission is requested to seek the agreement of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on the provisional application of the Agreed Minute 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. 43.

56

12

1991

1 356

799

374

320

711

21

99

21

66

14

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

1988

1 655

783

487

529

451

50

106

18

78

16

1989

1 688

812

517

542

474

52

109

21

86

18

1990

1 720

843

549

555

496

54

111

24

97

21

1991

1 756

876

583

568

520

56

114

27

102

24

( 1 000 PIECES )

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F

I

BNL

UK

IRL

DK

GR

ES

PT // // // // // // // // // // // //

CATEGORY 15 // // // // // // // // // //

1988

440

116

109

121

431

8

24

13

45

8

1989

451

135

126

129

439

9

28

15

53

9

1990

462

155

145

138

447

10

32

17

61

11

1991

475

178

166

146

454

11

35

19

70

13

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

1988

1 593

559

237

373

793

29

111

25

133

26

1989

1 621

612

279

395

841

31

116

29

157

31

1990

1 652

665

322

419

893

36

123

34

188

36

1991

1 682

721

371

444

948

36

131

39

208

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3 . THE ADJUSTED QUANTITATIVE LIMITS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 2 INCORPORATE THE INTERIM ADDITIONAL QUANTITIES FOR CATEGORIES 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15 AND 21 FOR THE YEAR 1988 SET OUT IN THE AGREED MINUTE OF 29 JUNE 1988 .

4 . TRANSFERS MAY BE CARRIED OUT, UPON NOTIFICATION BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE PHILIPPINES, FROM THE RESERVED ADDITIONAL QUANTITIES AGREED FOR FRANCE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE ADJUSTED REGIONAL QUOTAS FOR CATEGORIES 16 AND 74 RESPECTIVELY, UP TO THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE ORIGINAL REGIONAL QUOTAS FOR THE LATTER CATEGORIES .

5 . THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGRRED 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 .

BRUSSELS, 24 OCTOBER 1988

1.2HEAD OF DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

HEAD OF DELEGATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE AMENDMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE PHILIPPINES 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 MINUTE AMENDING THE AGREEMENT WITH THE PHILIPPINES ON TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS, THE COMMISSION HAS NOTIFIED THE COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES' AGREEMENT, GIVEN ON 24 OCTOBER 1988 .