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COMMISSION  
OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
General SecretariatCOMC85) 214 final  
Brussels, 23 May 1985
FOR OFFICIAL U S E  ONLY
Recommendation for a  
COUNCIL REGULATION
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between  
the European Economic Community and the  
People's Republic of Poland on trade in textile products  
and of the Agreement in the form of an  
exchange of letters
(submitted by the Commission to the Council)
C0MC85) 214 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
By Decision of 25 February 1982, the Council authorise, lie Commission
to open negotiations with Poland with a view to the conclusion of an
agreement on trade in textile products.
In accordance with that Council Decision, and in consultation with the
Article 113 Committee, the Commission conducted negotiations with
Poland from 29 June to 7 July 1982.
Following the negotiations, a draft Agreement was drawn up.
The draft Agreement:
(i) covers all MFA products of cotton wool, fine animal hair or 
man-made fibres originating in Poland,
(ii) calls for voluntary restraint, at agreed levels, on exports to 
the Community of certain categories of products covered by the 
Agreement,
(iii) provides for r consultation procedure whereby voluntary re­
straint measures may be in reduced for categories of products 
not initially subject to limitation, where certain thresholds 
are exceeded,
(iv) establishes a double checking system for categories of products 
subject to limitation, and an origin control system for all 
categories covered by the Agreement,
(v) includes a flexibility clause allowing the transfer of a certain 
percentage of the quotas from category to category, or from one 
year to another,
(vi) includes an "anti-surge" clause allowing in certain circum­
stances the suspension of flexibility or the introduction of
temporary limits within quotas,
(vii) includes an "anti-fraud" clause allowing in certain circum­
stances the debiting against the quota of the true country of
origin of quantities shipped fraudulently,
i) includes a price clause whtch allows the Community to request 
consultations to deal with problems caused by abnormally low 
export prices and under certain circumstances temporarily to 
suspend imports,

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(ix) in exchange for limitation, contains an undertaking by the
Community not to introduce further quantitative restrictions 
under Article XIX of the GATT or Article 3 of the MFA, or to 
measures having an effect equivalent to quantitative restric­
tions.
3. Following the negotiations, both parties further concluded an 
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters that certain products 
of flax and ramie should be subject to quantitative limits under the 
same conditions, and in accordance with the same administrative 
arrangements, as the less sensitive products covered by the draft 
Agreement on textile trade.
4. The Heads of the Delegation initialled the text of the draft Agreement 
and the exchange of letters on flax and ramie products on 7 July 1982, 
having noted that they correctly represented the results of the 
negotiations.
5. In order to ensure that the successful implementation of the Agreement
should not be put at risk and to prevent a flood of exports preceding 
its entry into force, the Community, following the conclusion of the 
negotiations, proposed to the third countries that until such time as 
the Agreement entered into force both parties should apply its 
provisions on an autonomous basis as from 1 January 1983. These 
provisions were put into effect by Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3589/82 
of 23 December 1982 making the importation into the Community of
textile products originating in certain third countries subject to 
authorisation and quantitative limitation, as amended by Council 
Regulation (EEC) N° 3762/83 of 19 December 1983
6. The Commission considers that the draft Agreement and the exchange of 
letters on flax and ramie products represent arrangements which are 
acceptable to the Community. It therefore recommends that the Council:
(i) approve the Agreement and the exchange of letters by adopting 
the regulation, the draft of which is annexed hereto,
(ii) pending approval of the Agreement and the exchange of letters, 
take the necessary decisions in connection with the signing 
thereof.
(1) OJ N° L 374, 31.12.1982, p.106
(2) OJ N° L 380, 31.12.1983, p.l

Recommendation for a Council Regulation concerning the 
conclusion of the Agreement between the European 
Economic Community and the People's Republic of Poland 
on trade in textile products and of the A g r e e ” i n  
the form of an exchange of letters
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 Recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement on trade in textile products and the Agreement in 
the form of an exchange of letters negotiated between the European 
Economic Community and the People's Republic of Poland should be approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Agreements between the European Economic Community and the People's 
Republic of Poland on trade in textile products „and the Agreement in the 
form of an exchange of letters are hereby approved on behalf of the 
Community.
The texts of the agreement are annexed to this Regulation.
Article 2
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in
(  1 )Article 19 of the Agreement
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable 
in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council 
The President
(1) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the 
Official Journal of the European Communities by the Secretariat 
General of the Council.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY  
AND THE POLISH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC ON  
TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Initialled on 7 July 1982
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AGREEMENT
between the European Economic Community and the Polish People's Republic
on trade in textile products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
of the one part, and
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE POLISH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC,  
of the other part,
DESIRING to promote, with a view to permanent cooperation and in conditions  
providing the utmost security for trade, the mutual expansion and orderly and  
equitable development of trade in textile products between the  
European Economic Community (hereinafter referred to as 'the Community') and  
the Polish People's Republic (hereinafter referred to as 'Poland '),
RESOLVED to take the fullest possible account of the serious economic and  
social problems at present affecting the textile industry in both importing  
and exporting countries, in particular in order to eliminate the real dangers  
of distortion of the Community market and of disturbance of trade in Polish  
textile products,
Having regard to the Arrangement regarding International Trade in Textiles  
(hereinafter referred to as the 'Geneva Arrangement'), and in particular  
Article 4 thereof, and to the conditions set out in the Protocol extending the  
Geneva Arrangement, together with the conclusions adopted on 22 December 1981  
by the Textiles Committee,
Acting in their capacity as participants in the Geneva Arrangement,
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as  
their Plenipotentiaries:
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES:

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE POLISH PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC  
WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1
Trade arrangements
Article 1
1. This Agreement shall apply to trade in textile products of cotton, wool,  
fine animal hair or man-made fibres originating in Poland which are listed in  
Annex I.
2. The classification of the products covered by this Agreement is based on  
the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff and on the Nomenclature of Goods  
for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and the Statistics of Trade  
between its Member States (NIMEXE).
3. The origin of the products covered by this Agreement shall be determined  
in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.
The procedures for control of the origin of the products referred to above are  
laid down in Protocol A.

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Article 2
1. Poland agrees to establish and maintain for each calendar year  
quantitative limits on its exports to the Community in accordance with the  
table in Annex II to this Agreement.
2. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and without prejudice to the  
quantitative arrangements applicable to products undergoing the operations  
referred to in Article 3(A), the Community undertakes in respect of products  
covered by this Agreement, to suspend the application of quantitative  
restrictions on imports currently in force, and not to introduce new  
quantitative restrictions under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or  
Article 3 of the Geneva Arrangement.
3. Measures having equivalent effect to quantitative restrictions on the  
importation into the Community of the products covered by this Agreement shall  
be prohibited.
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Article 3
1. Exports of cottage industry fabrics woven on hand- or foot-operated looms,  
garments or other articles obtained manually from such fabrics and traditional  
folklore handicraft products shall not be subject to quantitative limits,  
provided that these products meet the conditions laid down in Protocol B.
2. Imports into the Community of textile products covered by this Agreement  
shall not be subject to the quantitative limits established in Annex II,  
provided that they are declared to be for re-export from the Community in the  
same state or after processing, under the administrative system of control set  
up for this purpose within the Community.
However, the release for home "se of products imported under the conditions  
referred to above shall be subject to the oroduction of an export licence  
issued by the Polish authorities, and to proof of origin in accordance with  
the provisions of Protocol A.
3. Where the competent authorities in the Community have evidence that  
imports of textile products have been set off against a quantitative limit  
established under this Agreement, but that the products have subsequently been  
re-exported from the Community in the same state or after processing, the  
authorities concerned shall inform the Polish authorities within four weeks of  
the quantities involved and shall authorize imports of identical quantities of  
the same products, which shall not be set off against the quantitative limit  
established for the current year.
4. Re-imports into the Community of textile products listed in Annex I which  
have been temporarily exported by the Community and subsequently processed in  
Poland shall not be subject to the quantitative limits established under this  
Agreement, provided they are effected in accordance with the regulations on  
economic outward processing traffic in force in the Community.
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Article 4
1. Advance use of a portion of the quantitative limit established for the  
following year shall be authorized for each category of products up to 5% of  
the quantitative limit for the current year.
Amounts delivered in advance shall be deducted from the quantitative limits  
established for the following year.
2. Carryover to the corresponding quantitative limit for the following year  
of amounts not used during any given year shall be authorized up to 5% of the  
quantitative limit for the current year.
3. In the case of Group I, transfers shall be allowed only in the following  
cases:
- amounts may be transferred between categories 2 and 3 up to 3.5% of the  
quantitative limit for the category to which the transfer is made,
- amouqfs may be transferred between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 up to 3.5%
of the quantitative limit for the category to which the transfer is made.
Amounts may be transferred to any category in Group II or III from any  
category in Group I, II, or III, up to 5% of the quantitative limit for the  
category to which the transfer is made.
4. The table of equivalence applicable to the transfers referred to above is  
given in Annex I to this Agreement.
5. The increase in any given category of products resulting from the  
cumulative application of the provisions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above during  
a single year must not exceed the following limits:

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- 11% for categories of products in Group I,
- 12.5% for categories of products in Group II or III.
6. The Polish authorities must give the Community prior notification of any  
recourse to the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above.

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Artide 5
1. Should the Community consider that a textile product covered by this  
Agreement is being imported into the Community from Poland at a price  
abnormally lower than the normal competitive level, and is for this reason  
causing or threatening to cause serious injury to Community producers of like  
or directly competing products, it may request consultations under Article 15  
of this Agreement, and in that event the following specific provisions shall  
be applicable.
2. If following such consultations it is acknowledged by common accord that  
the situation described in paragraph 1 exists, Poland shall take the necessary  
steps, notably as regards the price at which the product in question is sold,  
to remedy the situation.
3. In order to determine whether the price of a textile product is abnormally  
lower than the normal competitive level, it may be compared with:
- the prices of like national products at a comparable marketing stage on the  
market of the importing country,
- the prices generally charged for like products sold under the ordinary  
conditions by other exporting countries on the market of the importing  
country,
- the lowest prices charged by a third country for the same product in the  
course of ordinary commercial dealings in the three months preceding the  
request for consultations, and not having led to the adoption of any measure  
by the Community.

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4. Should the consultations referred to in paragraph 2 fail to lead to  
agreement within 30 days of the Community's request for consultations, the  
Community may, until these consultations have produced a mutually satisfactory  
solution, temporarily refuse consignments of the products in question at the  
prices and conditions referred to in paragraph 1.
5. In totally exceptional and critical circumstances, where consignments of  
products are being imported from Poland into the Community at prices  
abnormally lower than the normal competitive level, such as to cause injury  
which it would be difficult to repair, the Community may temporarily suspend  
imports of the products concerned pending agreement on a solution in the  
course of consultations, which shall be opened immediately. The two Parties  
shall do their utmost to reach a mutually acceptable solution within five days  
of the opening of such consultations.
6. Should the Community have recourse to the measures referred to in  
paragraphs 4 and 5, Poland may at any time request the opening of  
consultations to examine the possibility of eliminating or modifying these  
measures where the causes which made them necessary no longer exist.
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SECTION II
Administration of the Agreement  
Article 6
1. Exports of textile products covered by this Agreement which are subject to  
quantitative limits shall be subject to a double-checking system, the details  
of which are specified in Protocol A.
2. The competent authorities in the Member States are required to issue  
import authorizations or documents automatically within five working days of  
the submission of a request by an importer in accordance with Protocol A.
The said import authorizations or documents shall be valid for six months.
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Article 7
1. Exports of textile products not subject to quantitative limits listed in  
Annex II to this Agreement m?y be made subject to quantitative limits on the  
conditions laid down in the following paragraphs.
2. Where the Community finds, under the system of administrative control set  
up, that the level of imports of products in a given category not subject to a  
quantitative limit listed in Annex II originating in Poland exceeds the  
following percentages of the preceding year's total imports into the Community  
of products in that category:
- 0.25» for categories of products in Group I,
- 1.2% for categories of products in Group II,
- 4% for categories of products in Group III
it may request the opening of consultations in accordance with the procedure  
described in Article 15 of this Agreement, witr; a view to reaching agreement  
on the appropriate restraint level for the products in that category.
3. Pending a mutually satisfactory solution, Poland undertakes, from the  
date of notification of the request for consultations, to suspend or limit at  
the level indicated by the Community exports of the category of products in  
question to the Community or to the region or regions of the Community market  
specified by the Community.
The Community shall authorize the importation of products of the said category  
shipped from Poland before the date on which the request for consultations  
was submitted.
4. Should the Parties be unable in the course of consultations to reach a  
satisfactory solution within the period specified in Article 15 of this  
Agreement the Community shall have the right to introduce a quantitative limit  
at an annual level not lower than the level resulting from the application of  
the formula set· out in paragraph 2, or 106% of the level reached during the  
calendar year preceding that in which imports exceeded the level resulting  
from the application of the formula set out in paragraph 2 and gave rise to  
the request for consultations, whichever is the higher.
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The annual level so fixed shall be revised upwards after consultations in  
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15 with a view to  
fulfilling the conditions set out in paragraph 2, should the trend of total  
imports into the Community of the product in question make this necessary.
5. The limits introduced pursuant to paragraph 2 or 4 may in no case be lower  
than the level of Community imports of products in that category originating  
in Poland in 1980.
6. In accordance with the procedures set out in paragraphs 2 and 4, a  
quantitative limit may be fixed on a regional basis where imports of a given  
product into any region of the Community exceed the following regional  
percentages of the amounts determined as laid down in paragraph 2:
Federal Republic of Germany 28.5%
Benelux 10.5%
France 18.5%
Italy 15 %
Denmark 3 %
Ireland 1 %
United Kingdom 23.5%
Greece 2 %
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7. The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits introduced under this  
Article shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Protocol C.
8. The provisions of this Article shall not apply where the percentages  
specified in paragraph 2 have been reached as a result of a fall in total  
imports into the Community, and not as a result of an increase in exports of  
products originating in Poland.
9. In the event of the provisions of paragraph 2 or 4 being applied, Poland  
undertakes to issue export licences for products covered by contracts  
concluded before the introduction of the quantitative limit, up to the volume  
of the quantitative limit fixed for the current year.

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10. Up to the date on which the statistics referred to in Article 10(6) are  
provided, the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall be applied on  
the basis of the annual statistics previously communicated by the Community.
11. The provisions of this Agreement which concern exports of products  
subject to the quantitative limits established in Annex II shall also apply to  
products for which quantitative limits are introduced under this Article.

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Article 8
1. Where the Community ascertains that the level of imports in any Agreement  
year of a given category of Group I products listed in Annex II exceeds the  
level of imports in the preceding year by 10% of the level of the quantitative  
limit in the same category for the current year, it may request the opening of  
consultations in accordance with the procedure described in Article 15 of this  
Agreement with a view to reaching agreement on:
- the suspension, wholly or in part, of the provisions of Article 4  
or
- a modification of. the quantitative limit set out in Annex II by the  
establishment of an ad hoc limit below the existing quantitative limit
- and the corresponding equitable and quantifiable compensation.
2. The Community shall authorize the importation of products of the said  
category shipped from Poland before the date on which the request for  
consultations was submitted.
Pending a mutually satisfactory solution, Poland undertakes for a period of  
one month from the date of notification of the request for consultations to  
restrain exports of the products in the category concerned to the Community or  
to the region or regions of the Community market specified by the Community to  
one twelfth of the level of exports reached during the preceding calendar  
year.
3. A quantitative limit modified as result of the application of  
paragraph 1 in any year preceding the final Agreement year shall be subject to  
a growth rate such as to ensure that the level of the quantitative limit set  
out in Annex II for the final Agreement year is regained in that year.

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4. Should the Parties be unable in the course of consultations to reach a  
satisfactbry solution within the period specified in Article 15 of the  
Agreement', Poland undertakes, if so requested by the Community:
- to suspend the provisions of Article 4 wholly or in part for the category  
concerned, in respect of the Community as a whole or any of its regions
- to modify the quantitative limit set out in Annex II for the category  
concerned so as to restrain exports to the Community or any of its regions  
to 125% of the level of imports attained during the preceding calendar  
year, or to the Level of exports reached on the date on which the request  
for consultations is made plus the level of exports laid down in paragraph  
2 during the consultation period, whichever is the higher.
In the event of the provisions of this paragraph being applied, the Community  
undertakes to maintain an offer of equitable and quantifiable compensation.
The application of the measures provided for in this paragraph is limited to  
the Agreement year in which the measures are taken.
5. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to a given category unless  
the quantitative limit established in Annex II for that category represents at  
least 2.5% of total Community imports during 1980.
6. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to a given category unless  
the level of imports originating in Poland during the current year represents  
at least 50% of the quantitative limit set out in Annex II for that category  
in the Community as a whole or in any region or regions of the Community  
concerned.
7. In no case may a limit modified in accordance with the provisions of  
paragraph 1 or 4 be lower, than the level of imports in 1980 of products in  
that category originating in Poland .
8. The provisions of this Article also apply where the level referred to in  
paragraph 1 is exceeded in any of the Community's regions. In this case, the  
compensation referred to in paragraphs 1 and 4 will concern the region or  
regions of the Community indicated in the Community's request for  
consultations.

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9. With a view to limiting recourse to paragraph 1 of this Article, Poland  
undertake^ to inform the Community of any sharp a^d substantial increase in
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the issue of export licences for any category which is likely to lead to the  
fulfilment of the conditions required for the application of this Article.

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Article 9
1. Poland and the Community agree to cooperate fully in preventing the  
circumvention of thic Agreement by transshipment, rerouting or whatever other  
means.
2. Where information available to the Community as a result of the  
investigations carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in  
Protocol A constitutes evidence that products of Polish origin subject to  
quantitative limits established under this Agreement have been transshipped,  
rerouted or otherwise imported into the Community in circumvention of this  
Agreement, the Community may request the opening of consultations in  
accordance with the procedures described in Article 15 of this Agreement, with  
a view to reaching agreement on »n equivalent adjustment of the corresponding  
quantitative limits established under the Agreement.
3. Pending the result of the consultations referred to in paragraph 2, Poland  
shall as a precautionary measure, if so requested by the Community, make the  
necessary arrangements to ensure that adjustments of quantitative limits  
liable to be agreed following the consultations referred to in paragraph 2 may  
be carried out for the quota year in which the request to open consultations  
in accordance with paragraph 2 was made, or for the following year if the  
quota for the current year is exhausted, where clear evidence of circumvention  
is provided.
4. Should the parties be unable in the course of consultations to reach a  
satisfactory solution within the period specified in Article 15 of the  
Agreement, the Community shall have the right, where clear evidence of  
circumvention has been provided, to deduct from the quantitative limits  
established under this Agreement amounts equivalent to the products of Polish  
origin.

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SECTION II
Administration of the Agreement
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Article 10
1. Poland undertakes to supply the Community with precise statistical  
information on all export licences issued by the Polish authorities for all  
categories of textile products subject to the quantitative limits established  
under this Agreement and on all certificates issued by the Polish authorities  
for all products referred to in Article 3(1) which are covered by the  
provisions of Protocol B.
The Community shall similarly transmit to the Polish authorities precise  
statistical information on import authorizations or documents issued by the  
Community authorities in connection with the export licences and the  
certificates issued by Poland.
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall, for all categories of  
products, be transmitted by the end of the second month following the quarter  
to which the statistics relate.
3. For the purposes of applying article 9, Poland undertakes to transmit, at  
the Community's request, available statistical information on all exports of  
textile products by country of destination.
4. The Community shall transmit to Poland statistical information on the  
products covered by the system of administrative control referred to in  
Article 7(2) and on the products covered by Article 3(2).

5. Should it be found on analysis of the information exchanged that there are  
significant discrepancies between the returns for exports and those for  
imports, consultations may be initiated in accordance with the procedure  
specified in Article 15 of this Agreement.
6. For the purpose of appfying Article 7 and Article 8, the Community  
undertakes to provide the Polish authorities by 15 April of each year with the  
preceding year's statistics on imports of all textile products covered by this  
Agreement, broken down by supplying country and Community Member State.

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Article 11
1. In case of a difference of opinion between Poland and the competent  
Community authorities at the point of entry into the Community on the  
classification of products covered by this Agreement, classification shall  
provisionally be based on indications provided by the Community, pending  
consultations in accordance with Article 15 with a view to reaching agreement  
on definitive classification of the products concerned.
2. The Polish authorities shall be informed of any amendment to the Common  
Customs. Tariff or NIMEXE or any decision made in accordance with the  
procedures in force in the Community relating to the classification of  
products covered by this Agreement.
Amendments to the Common Customs Tariff or NIMEXE or decisions which result in  
a modification of the classification or products covered by this Agreement  
shall not have the effect of reducing any quantitative limit established in  
Annex II.
The piÿ>cedures for the application of this paragraph are set out in  
Protocol A.
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Article 12
Poland shall endeavour to ensure that exports of textile products covered by  
this Agreement are spaced out as evenly as possible over the year, due account  
being taken nevertheless of seasonal factors.
However, in the event of denunciation of this Agreement as provided for in  
Article 19(3), the quantitative limits established in Annex II shall be  
reduced on a pro rata basis.

Article 13
Should there be an excessive concentration of imports on any product belonging  
to a category subject to quantitative limits under this Agreement, the  
Community may request consultations in accordance with the procedure specified  
in Article 15 with a view to remedying this situation.

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Article 14
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1. For the purposes of administering this Agreement, the limits established  
in Annex II shall be broken down by the Community into shares for each of its  
Member States.
2. Portions of the quantitative limits established in Annex II not used in a  
Member State of the Community may be allocated to another Member State in  
accordance with the procedures in force in the Community.
The Community undertakes to examine with care and to reply within four weeks  
to any request made by Poland for such reallocation. In the event of
reallocation being agreed, th° flexibility provisions set out in Article 4  
shall continue to be applicable to the Itvel" of the original allocation.
3. Should additional supplies be required in any given region of the  
Community, the Community may, where measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 are  
inadequate to cover those requirements, authorize the importation of amounts  
greater than those stipulated in Annex II.

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Article 15
The special consultation procedures referred to in this Agreement shall be  
governed By the following rules:
- any request for consultations shall be notified in writing to the other  
Party,
- where appropriate, the request for consultations shall be followed within a  
reasonable period (and in any case within 15 days of the notification) by a  
report setting out the circumstances which, in the opinion of the requesting  
Party, justify the submission of such a request,
- the Parties shall enter into consultations within one month of notification  
of the request at the latest, with a view to reaching agreement or a  
mutually acceptable conclusion within one month at the latest,
- the period of one month referred to above for the purpose of reaching  
agreement or a mutually acceptable conclusion may be extended by common  
accord.
2. The special consultation procedures referred to in Article 8 of this  
Agreement shall be governed by the following rules:
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- any request for consultations shall be notified in writing to the other  
Party, together with a statement setting out the reasons and circumstances  
which, in the opinion of the requesting Party, justify the submission of  
such a request;
- the Parties shall enter into consultations not later than 15 days following  
the notification of the request, with a view to reaching agreement or a  
mutually acceptable conclusion within a further period of 15 days at the  
latest.
3. If necessary, at the request of either of the Parties, consultations  
shall be held on any problems arising from the application of this Agreement.  
Any consultations held pursuant to this Agreement shall take place in a spirit  
of cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the differences between the two  
Parties.

Article 16
The Parties recognize and confirm that, without prejudice to their rights and 
obligations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the 
administration of their trade in the textile products defined in Article 1 
shall be governed by the provisions of this Agreement and of the Geneva 
Arrangement.
I

Article 17
1. Poland and the Community undertake to refrain from discrimination in the 
allocation of the export licences and import authorizations or documents 
referred to in Protocols A and B.
2. In implementing this Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall take care 
to maintain the traditional commercial practices and trade flows between the 
Community and Poland .
3. Should either Party find that the application of this Agreement is 
disturbing commercial relations between importers in the Community and 
suppliers in Poland , consultations shall be entered into promptly, in 
accordance with the procedure specified in Article 15 of this Agreement, with 
a view to remedying this situation.

Artide 18
This Agreement shall apply to the territories in which the Treaty establishing 
the European Economic Community is applied on the one hand, and under the 
conditions laid down in that Treaty, and to the territory of Poland on the 
other hand.
«

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\
Article 19
■ II
1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month 
following the date on which the Contracting Parties notify each other of the 
completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose. It shall be 
applicable until 31 December 1986.
2. This Agreement shall apply with effect from 1 January 1983.
3. Either Party may at any time propose amendments to this Agreement or
denounce it, provided that at least 90 days' notice is given. In the latter
event the Agreement shall come to an end on the expiry of the period of 
notice.
4. The Annexes and Protocols to this Agreement and the exchanges of lette 
shall form an integral part thereof.

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Artide 20
I
This Agreement shall be drawn up in two copies in the Danish, Dutch, English, 
French, German, Greek, Italian and Polish languages, each of those texts being 
equally authentic.

ANNEX I
fl
A

~ 3 c9 -I
GROUP I
Category, »N 1M EX E1.......... ~ ~........... . 1
Ta
ble ofequivalence
CCT heading N o code(1982)D escriptionpieces/kg g/piece
1 55.05 55.05-13; 
19; 21; 25: 
27; 29;33; 
35;37; 41; 
45; 46;48; 
52; 58; 61; 
65; 67; 69; 
72; 78; 92; 
98Cotton yarn, not put up for retail 
sale
\
i
55.09
55.09-03 
04;05;0 
07;08;0 
10; 12; I  
14;15; 1 6  
17;19;2 
29; 32;34 
35; 37;38 
39; 41; 49 
51; 52; 53 
54; 55;56 
57; 59; 6 1  
63; 64; 65 
66; 67; 68 
69;70;71 
72;73; 74 
75; 76; 77 
78;79;80 
81; 82;83 
84;86;90 
91; 92; 93 
98; 99
55.09-06; 
07;08; 51; 
52; 53; 54; 
55; 56;57; 
59; 61; 63; 
64; 65; 66; 
67;70;71; 
80;81;82; 
83; 84; 86; 
90;91;92; 
93;98; 99Other woven fabrics of cotton:
Woven fabrics of cotton, 
other than gauze, terry fa­
brics, narrow woven fabrics, 
pile fabrics, chenille fabrics, 
tulle and other net fabrics
a) Of which other than un­
bleached or bleached
iI

3  > ƒ -
Category CCT heading No
56.07
AN1MEXE
code
(1982)
56.07-01 ; 
04; 05; 07 
08; 10; 12 
15;19; 20 
22; 25; 29 
30;31;35 
38;39; 40 
41; 43; 45 
46;47:49Description
Woven fabrics of man-made 
fibres (discontinuous or waste):
A. Of synthetic textile fibres:
Woven fabrics of synthetic 
fibres (discontinuous or 
waste) other than narrow 
woven fabrics, pile fabrics 
(including terry fabrics) and 
chenille fabrics
56.07-01; 
05; 07; 08 
12;15; 19 
22; 25; 29 
31 ; 35;38 
40;41; 43 
46; 47; 49a) Of which other than un- 
.  bleached or bleached

ÜKOUP' 1 B
Category CCT heading No
60.04 
B 1  
IIN 1M EX E
code
(1982)
a)
b)
< 0IV b) 1  aa) dd) 
2 ee) 
d) 1  aa) 
dd) 
2 dd)
60.05
A IIIb) 4bb) Il aaa) bbb) 
ccc) 
ddd) 
eee) 
22 bbb) 
ccc) 
ddd) 
eee) 
fff)60.04-19;
20; 22; 23 
24; 26; 4 1 
50;58;21 
79; 89DescriptionTable of equivalence
oieces/kgg/piece
Under garments, knitt*d «  cheted, not elastic or rubberized.
Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight 
fine knit roll, polo or turtle 
necked jumpers and pull- 
overs, undervests and tne U K e, 
knitted or crocheted, not elas­
tic or rubberized, other than 
babies’  garments, of cotton or 
synthetic textile fibres, 
T-shirts and lightweight fine 
knit roll, polo or turtle necked 
jumpers and pullovers, of re­
generated textile fibres, other 
than babies’ garments6.48 154
60.05-01; 
31 ; 33;34 
35; 36;39 
40; 41; 42 
43Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not elastic 
or rubberized ;
A. Outer garments and clothing 
accessories;
Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, 
waistcoats, twinsets, cardi­
gans, bed-jackets and jum­
pers, knitted or -rocheted, not 
elastic or rubberised, of wool, 
of cotton or of man-made tex­
tile fibres«1221
61.01 
B  Vd)
e)Men’ s and boys’  outer garments:
1.76 568
6102
B II e) 6 aa)
bb)
cc)
61.01-62;
64; 66;72; 
74; 76
61.02-66; 
68; 72Women’s, girls’  and infants' otter 
garments:
B. Other: I
Men’s and boys’ woven 
breeches, shorts and trousers 
(including slacks); women’s, 
girls’  and infants’  woven 
trousers and slacks, of wool, 
of couon or of ma· -made tex­
tile fibres
1
I :  h

- - 5  3 '
Category OCT heading NoNIMEXE
code
(IW2)Description
___ 1__... ............. ........—....
7 60.05
A 1 1  b) 4 aa) 22 
33 
44 
55Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not .elastic 
or rubberized:
A. Outer garments and clothing 
accessories:
II. Other
61.02
B II e) 7 bb) 
cc) 
dd)Women's, girls' and infants’ outer 
garments:
60.05-22; 
23; 24; 25
61.02-78; 
82; 84B. Other:
Blouses and shirt-blouses, 
knitted, crocheted (not elastic 
or rubberized), or woven, for 
women, girls and infants, of 
wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres
_____  . .... —I—- - -----------
--------Table of equivalence
p i e c e s / k gS ^ p ie c e
61.03
A
61.03-11; 
15; 19Men's and boy's under garments, 
including collars, shirt fronts and
cuffs:
Men's and boys' shirts, 
woven, of wool, of cotton or 
of man-made textile fibres4-60 217

GROUP M 3 *
Category CCT he*4>n| No
55.08
62.02 
B  Ilia)
22 56.05
A
23 56.05
BNIM EXE
code
(1982)
55.08-10; 
30; 50; 80
62.02-71DescriptionTacle of equivalence
Terry towelling and similar terry
fabrics of cotton;
Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen 
and kitchen linen; curtains and 
other furnishing articles;
B. Other;
Woven cotton terry fabrics; 
toilet and kitchen linen of 
woven cotton terry fabrics
56.05-03; 
05; 07; 09 
11; 13; 15 
19; 21;23 
25; 28;32 
34; 36; 38 
39; 42 ;44 
45; 46; 47
56.05-21  ;  
23 ; 25;28; 
32;34;36Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen 
and kitchen linen; curtains and 
other furnishing articles:
B . Other:
Bed linen, woven
Yarn of man-made fibres (discon­
tinuous or waste), not put up for 
retail sale:
A . Of synthetic textile fibres:
Yarn of discontinuous or 
waste synthetic fibres, not put 
up for retail sale
a) Of which acrylic
56.05-51; 
55; 61 ; 65 
71 ; 75;81 
85;91 ; 95 
99pieces/kg g/piece
Yarn of man-made fibres (discon­
tinuous or waste), not put up for 
retail sale:
B . Of regenerates textile fibres:
Yarn of discontinuous or 
waste regenerated fibres, n < 5 t 
put up for retail sale

Category
32CCT heading No
ex 58.04NIMEXEcode
(1982)- 3r-
Description
58.04-07; 
II; 15; 18 
41; 43; 45
61; 63; 67 
69; 71; 75 
77; 78Woven pile fabrics and chenille 
fabrics (other than terry towelling· 
or similar terry fabrics of cotton 
falling within heading No 55,08 
and fabrics falling within heading 
No-58.05):
Woven pile fabrics and chen­
ille fabrics (other.than terry 
fabrics of cotton and narrow 
woven fabrics), of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made textile 
fibres
...Tai
l* of equivalence
pt'eees/feg g/piece
58.04-63 a) of which cotton corduroy
39 62.02 
B II. a) 
c)
. .  HI a) 2
c)
62.02-40; 
42; 44; 46;
51; 59; 65; 
72; 74;77Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen 
and kitchen linen; curtains and 
other furnishing articles;
B. Other:
Woven table linen, toilet and 
kitchen linen, other than of 
cotton terry fabric
r

13
14 AGROUP II B 36 -
Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
Stockings, under stockings, socks, 
ankle-socks, sockettes and the 
like, knitted or crocheted, not 
elastic or rubberized:
Other than women’s stockings 
of synthetic textile fibres
60.04
B  IV b) I cc) 
2 da)  
d) 1  cc) 
2cc)60.04-48; 
56; 75; 85Under garments, knitted or cro­
cheted, not elastic or rubberized;
Men's and boy’s underpants 
and briefs, women’s, girls 
and infants’  (other than ba­
bies’) knickers and bne.s, 
knitted or crocheted, not elas­
tic or rubberized, of cotton or 
sythetic textile fibres
61.01 
A I 61.01-01Men’s and boys’  outer ga mouts:
Men’s and boys' coats of in? 
pregnated, coated, covered or 
laminated woven fabric 
ing within heading No 59.08, 
59.11 or 59.1224-3 pairs41
1759
101000
14 B 61.01 
B  Vb) 1  
2 
3
15 A
15 B
Vv61.02 
B  I a)
61.02
B  Ile) 1  aa) 
bb) 
cc) 
2 aa) 
bb) 
cc)61.01-41;
42;44;46;
47Men’s and boys’  outer garments:
Men’s and boys’  woven over­
coats, raincoats and other 
coats, cloaks and capes, other 
than those of category 14 A, 
of wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres
61.02-05Women’s, girls' and infants' outer 
garments:
B . Other;
Woman’s, girls’  and inranti’  
coats of impregnated, coated,, 
covered or laminated woven 
fabric falling within heading 
No 59.08, 59.11 or 59.12
61.02-31; 
32;33;35; 
36; 37; 39; 
40Women's, girls’  and infants' outer 
garments:
B . Other:
Women's, girls' and infants’  
woven overcoats, raincoats 
and other coats, cloaks and 
capes; jackets and blazers, 
other than garments of cate­
gory 1 5  A, of wool, of cotton 
or of man-made textile fibres0-72 1  389
909
0-84 1  190

- 3>  -
•!  T a b le  o f  e q u i v a l e n c e
C ategory C C T  heading Nonimexe
code
(1982)D escription >p i e c e s / kg g / p i e c e
16 61.01 
B  Vc) 1  
2 
361.01-51; 
54; 57Men’s and boys’ outer garments:
Men’s and boys’  woven suits 
(including coordinate suits 
consisting of two or three 
pieces, which are ordered, 
packed, consigned and nor­
mally sold together) of wool, 
of cotton or of man-made tex­
tile fibres, excluding ski suits
‘ •'I0-80!  1 250 i
; 1 ■ !
•  1  ■
I  ■  i
{  , · .  w *  .... —
1 7 61.01Men’s and boys’  outer garments: l1-43700
............B  
Va) 1  
2 
361.01-34; 
36; 37Men’ s and boys’  woven jack­
ets (excluding waister jackets) 
and blazers of wool, of cotton 
or of man-made textile fibres1•
« • n a n ·* · ■m r« » ·
1 8 61.03
B
CMen’ s and boys’  under garments, 
including collars, shirt fronts and 
cuffs:•
61.03-51; 
55;59;81; 
85; 89Men’ s and boys·’  woven under 
garments other than shirts, of 
wool, of cotton or of man­
made texile fibres |'
19
2161.05
A
B I 
III
61.01 
B IV
61.02 
B  II d)61.05-20
61.05-30;
99
61.01- 29; 
31; 32
61.02- 25; 
26; 28Handkerchiefs:
A . Of woven cotton fabric, of a 
value of more than 1 5 ECU 
kg net weight
B. Other;
Handkerchiefs of woven 
fabric, of a value of not morethan 15 E C U /kg net weight
Men's and boys’  outer garments: j
Women’s, girls' and infants’  outer | 
garments:
B . Other: „
Parkas; anoraks, windchea­
ters, waister jackets and the 
like, woven, of|wool, of cot­
ton or of man-made textile 
fibres59 17
2-3 435

TâCLe of equivalence
Ciligory CCt hetding N oNIMEXE
code
(1982)Descriptionpieces/kgg/piece
2 4 60.04·
B  IV b) I  bb) 
d) 1  bb)60.04-47;
73Under garments, knitted or cro­
cheted, not elastic or rubberized;
Men's and boys’  pyjamas, 
knitted or crocheted, of cot­
ton or of synthetic textile 
fibres
B  IV b) 2 aa) 
bb) 
d) 2 aa) 
bb)60.04-51; 
53;81; 83Women’s, girls’  and infants’  
(other than babies') knitted or 
crocheted pyjamas and night 
dresses, of cotton or synthetic 
fibres
26 60.05 ‘
A lib) 4 cc) 1 1  
22 
33 
44
61.02
B  He) 4 bb) 
cc) 
dd) 
ee)60.05-45; 
46; 47; 48
61.02-48; 
52;53; 54Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not elastic 
or rubberized:
A. Outei garments and clothing 
accessories:
II. Other
Women's, girls’  and infants’  outer 
garments:
B . Other:
Women’s, girls’  and infants’  
(other than babies’) woven 
and knitted or crocheted 
dresses of wool, of cotton or 
of man-made textile fibres
27 60.05
A II b) 4dd)Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not elastic 
or rubberized:2-6 385
A. Outer garments and clothing 
accessories:
II. Other •
61.02'
B  II e) 5 aa) 
bb) 
cc)Women’s, girls’  and infants’ outer 
garments:
B . Other:
•60.05-51; 
52; 54; 58
61.02-57; 
58; 62Women’s, girls’  and infants’  
(other than babies’) woven 
and knitted or crocheted 
skirts, including divided skirts
.
28 6005
A H b) 4  ee)Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or i.rocheted, not elastic 
or rubberize I:1-61 620
A. Outer garments and clothing 
accessories:!
II. Other: i
1  _ _60
.05-61 ; 
62; 64Knitted or crocheted 
trousers (except shorts) 
other than babies’it3 /9257
31323

Category CCT heading NoNIMEXC
code
(1982)D cicriptionpieces/kg g / p i e c e
29 61.02
B II e) 3 aa) 
bb) 
cc)
61.02-42; 
43; 44Women’s, girls' and infants’ outer 
garments:
B. Other:
Women’s, girls' and infants’  
(other than babies’) woven 
. suits and costumes (including 
coordinate suits consisting of 
two or three pieces which are 
ordered, packed, consigned 
and normally sold together), 
of wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres, excluding 
ski suits1-37730
30 A 61.04 
B I
1...61.04-11; 
13; 18Women's, girls' and infants’  un­
der garments:
Women’s, girls’ and infants’  
woven pyjamas and night 
dresses, of wool, of cotton or 
of man-made textile fibres
30 B 61.04 
B II
61.04-91; 
93; 98Women’s, girls’ and infants' un­
dergarments:
Women’s, girls’  and infants' 
(other than babies') woven 
under garments, other than 
pyjamas and night dresses, of 
wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres
31 61.09
D
61.09-50Corsets, corset-belts, suspender- 
belts, brassières, braces, suspen­
ders, garters and the like (includ­
ing such articles of knitted or cro­
cheted fabrics) whether or not 
elastic:
Brassières, woven, 
crochetedknitted or
68 60.04 
A I
IIa )
b)c )
III a)
b)
c) 
« 1 ) 60.04-02; 
03; 04; 06; 
07:08;10; 
II; 12; 14Under garments, knitted or cro­
cheted, not elastic or rubberized:
A. Babies’  garments; girls’ gar- 
■  ' ments up to and including 
commercial size 86:
Babies’ under garments of 
knitted or crocheted fabrics, 
not elastic or rubberized250
. ~ X .
18-255
. _ J _ _ .

Category CCTbc ■ding NoNIMEXE
code
(1982)Deicripiion
73 60.05 
A lib) 3Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not elastic 
or rubberized:
A. Outer garments and clothing
accessories:
II. Other:Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
600
60.05-16; 
17; 1 9Track suits of knitted or 
crocheted fabric, not elas­
tic or rubberized, of wool, 
of cotton or of man-made 
textile fibres
76 61.01 
B  I
61.02 
B  II a)
61.01- 13; 
15; 17; 1 9
61.02- 12; 
14Men’s and boys’  outer garments
Women’s, girls’  and infants' outer 
garments:
C . Otb^r:
Men’s and boys’  ''oven in­
dustrial and occupational 
clothing; women’s, girls’ and 
infants’  woven aprons, 
smock-overalls and other in­
dustrial and occupational 
clothing (whether or not also 
suitable for domestic use), of 
wool, of cotton or of mani- 
made textile fibres
78
8161.01 
A II 
B  III 
V0 I  
g)I 2 
361.01-09; 
24; 25;26; 
8!;92;95; 
96Men’ s and boys’  outer garments:
Men’ s and boys’  woven bath 
robes, dressing gowns, smok­
ing jackets and similar indoor 
wear, ski suits consisting of 
two or three pieces and other 
outer garments, except gar­
ments of categories 6, 14 A, 
1 4  B , 16, 17, 21, 76 and 79, of 
wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres
61.02 
B  I b) 
lie)
e) 8 aa) 
9 aa) 
bb) 
cc)61.02-07; 
22; 23; 24; 
85;90; 91; 
92Women's, girls’  and outer gar­
ments:
B . Other:
Women’s, girls' and infants' 
woven bath robes, dressing 
towns, bed jackets and similar 
indoor wear and outer gar­
ments, except garments of 
categories 6, 7, 1 5 A, 1 5  B, 21, 
26, 27, 29, 76, 79 and 80, of 
wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres

Category CCT heading NoNIMEXE
code
(1982)DescriptionT a b le  o f  e q u i v a l e n c e
p i e c e s / k g  g / p i e c e
83 60.05 
A Ha)
b) 4 hh) 1 1  
22 
33 
44 
ijij) Il kk) Il 
1 1 )  1 1  
22 
33 
4460.05-04; 
76; 77; 78 
79;81; 85 
88;89;90 
91Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not elastic 
or rubberized:
A. Outer garments and clothing 
accessories:
11. Other:
Outer garments, knitted 
or crocheted, not elastic 
or rubberized, other than 
garments of categories 5, 
7, 26, 27, 28, 71, 72, 73, 74 
and 75, of wool, of cotton 
or of man-made textile 
fibres

U K U U t- i l l  M
Cawtory CCT heading No
33NIMEXE
code
(1982)Detention
51.04-06
62.03-96Woven fabrics of man-rtade 
fibres (continuous), including 
woven fabrics of monofil or strip 
falling within heading No 51.0t 
or 51.02:
A . Woven fabrics of synthetic
textile fibres:
Sacks and bags, of a kind used 
for the packing of goods:
B. Of other textile materials:
II. Other:
Woven fabrics of strip or 
the like of polyethylene or 
polypropylene, less than 
3  m wide; woven sacks of 
such strip or the likeZ t t:
p v e c e s /k g
34 51.04 
A  III b)
35 51.04 
A IV51.04-08
51.04-10; 
11; 13; 1 5  
17;18; 2 1 
23;25; 27 
28; 32;34 
36;41; 48
51.04-10; 
15;17; 1 8  
23;25; 27 
28;32;34 
41; 48Woven fabrics of man-made 
fibres (continu'"is), including 
woven fabrics of monofil ('•• strip 
falling within heading No 51.01 
or 51.02:
A. Woven fabrics 
textile fibres:of synthetic
Woven fabrics of strip or the 
like of polyethylene or poly­
propylene, 3  m or more wide
Woven fabrics of man-made 
fibres (continuous), including 
woven fabrics of monofil or strip 
falling within heading No 51.01 
or 51.02:
A. Woven fabrics of synthetic 
textile fibres:
Woven fabrics of synthetic 
textile fibres (continuous) 
other than those for tyres and 
those containing elastomeric 
yarn:
a) Of which other than un­
bleached or bleached

Category
,36 ■CCT heading No
51.04 
B HINIMEXE
code
(1982)
51.04-55:
56:58:62
64:66:72
74:76:81
89:93:94
97:98
51.04-55; 
58; 62:64; 
72;74;76; 
81;89;94; 
97;98Oncription
Woven fabrics of man-made 
fibres (continuous), including 
woven fabrics of monofil or stop 
falling within heading No 51.01 
or 51.02:
B. Woven fabrics of regenerate^ 
textile fibres: ' ] '
Woven fabrics of regenerated 
textile fibres (continuous) 
other than those for tyres and 
those containing elastomenc 
yam:
a) Of which other than un­
bleached or bleachedT a b le  o f  e q u i v a l e n c e
pieces/kg g/piece
37 56.07
B
38 A
38 B60.01 
B lb ) 1
62.02 
A II56.07-50; 
5I;55;56 
59; 60; 61 
65; 67; 68 
69; 70; 7 1  
72:73; 74 
77; 78; 82 
83; 84; 87
56.07-50; 
55;56;59 
61; 65;67 
69; 70; 71 
73;74;77 
78;83;84 
87Woven fabrics of · man-made 
fibres (discontinuous or waste):
B. Of regenerated textile fibres:
Woven fabrics of regenerated 
textile fibres (discontinuous 
or waste) other than narrow 
woven fabrics, pile fabrics 
(including terry fabrics) and 
chenille fabrics:
a) Of which other than un­
bleached or bleached
60.01-40
62.02-09Knitted or crocheted fabric, not 
elastic or rubberized:
B. Of man-made fibres:
Knitted or crocheted syn­
thetic curtain fabrics includ­
ing net curtain fabric
Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen 
and kitchen linen; curtains and 
other furnishing articles:
A. Net curtains

—  H H' —
Category CCT heading No
40
4 162.02
B  IV a) ,
c)
ex 51.01 
A
42 ex 51.01 
B
43NIM EXE
code
(1982)Description
62.02-83; 
85; 89Bed linen, table linen, toilet lined 
and kitchen linen, curtains and 
other furnishing articles:
B . Other: ·  „
Woven curtains (other than 
net curtains) and furnishing 
articles, of wool, of cotton or 
of man-made textile fibres
51.01-05; 
06; 07; 08 
09; 10; 1 2  
20;22;24 
27;29;30 
35;36;37 
39; 40; 45Yarn of man-made fibres (contin­
uous), not put up for retail sale:
A. Yarn of synthetic textile 
fibres:
Yarn of synthetic textile 
fibres (continuous), not put 
up for retail sale, other than 
non-textured single yarn 
untwisted or with a twist of 
not more than 50 turns per 
metre
51.01-50; 
61; 67;68; 
7 1  ; 77; 78; 
80
51.03
44 51.04 
A II51.03-10;
20Yarn of man-made fibres (contin 
uous), not put up for retail sale
B . Yarn of regenerated textile 
fibres:
Yam of regenerated textile 
fibres (continuous), not p i» : 
up for retail sale, other thar 
single yarn of viscose rayor 
untwisted or with a twist o 
not more than 250 turns pe 
metre and single non-texturec 
yarn of any acetate
Yarn of man-made fibres (contin­
uous), put up for retail sale
51.04-05Woven fabrics of map-made, 
fibres (continuous), including 
woven fabrics ot monofil strip 
falling within heading No 51.01 
or 51.02:
I
A . Woven fabrics of synthetic 
textile fibres:
Woven fabrics of synthetic 
textile fibres (continuous), 
containing elastomeric yarnTable of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
v  d f r r w a w · · *

I ---------- --------- T jC .f 5? < 5-3vAle-C«
Category . CCT lx*4in| NoNIMEXE
code
<I9»I)Descriptionp ie c e s /k g  g /p ie c e
4 51
51.0* 
B II
\Woven fabrics of than-mad 
fibres (continuous), includin 
woven fabrics of monofil or stri 
falling within heading No 51.0 
or 51.02;
B. Woven fabrics of regenerate 
textile fibres; \e ’  ’
S  ] ■ > ; ; 
1
1
i ;
51.04-54 Woven fabrics of regeneratec 
textile fibres (continuous] 
containing elastomeric yam1
, s  !
46 ' ex 53.05 Sheep’s or lamps' wool or. othei 
animal hair (fine or coarse), card 
ed or combed:r . *
53.05-10;
22;29;32;Carded or combed sheep's o 
lambs' wool or other fine ani 
mal hairr , *  '.
47 53.06 ;
53.08
A
53.06-21; 
25;31;35; 
51; 55; 71; 
75
53.08-11;
15Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' 
wool (woollen yarn), not put o p  
for retail sale:
Yam of fine animal hair (carded 
or combed), not put up for retail 
sale:
Yam of carded sheep’s or 
lambs’ wool (woollen yam) or 
of carded fine animal hair, 
not put up for retail sale:  · :
48 . 53.07
53.08 
BYam of combed sheep’s or lambs’ 
wool (worsted yam), not put up 
for retail sale:
Yam of fine animal hair (carded 
or combed), not put up for retail ·sale:|
■53.07-02; 
38;12; 18; 
10; 40; 51; 
>9; 81; 89Yam of combed sheep’ s or 
lambs’ wool (worsted yam) cr 
of combed fine animal hair, 
not put up for retail sale(
• i .
1t
Vir•  5  
23.08-21;
5
49 e x 53.10 3
0
h
t<
(am of sheep’s or lamb’s wool; 
f horsehair or of other animal ' 
air (fine or coarse), put up for re- 
ail sale:I
, 5
5
»  13.10-11;
5Yam of sheep’s or lambs' 
wool or of fine animal hair, 
put up for retail sale
-
t
K  :

CategoryCCT heading No
50 53.11N1MEXE
code
(1982)
53.11-01; 
03; 07; 11; 
13; 17;20; 
"0;40;52; 
54; 58; 72; 
74;75;82; 
84; 88; 91; 
93; 97Description
Woven fabrics of sheep’s _  O f 
lambs’  wool or of fine animal hairTcsle of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
-■
__________  -  ' -:
51
 ·■ 55.04 55.04-00 Cotton, carded or combedt
-----1.
V -1
’ & ' .  ■
>. ■ · ■  ; 5255.0655.06-10;
90Cotton yam, put up for retail .sate, :i
j
1j
.  ;V
:CV;· 53 55.07 55.07-10;
90Cotton gauze, 1  
; ·  i  
•  ’  i
... J
v  54 ·
/l·'56.04
B
'  : i r :
.  *  v '
3  ' ·  ' ·  V  '56.04-21; 
23; 28 ·•  ¥
Man-made fibres (discontinuous 
or waste), carded, combed or ■  
otherwise prepared for spinning:
B. Regenerated textile fibres:
Regenerated textile fibres,, 
(discontinuous or waste), ·  
carded or combedi
' 55 '
:t  -  « i
■r?-· '.·
"56.04
A
:  ■56.04-11; 
13; 15; 16; 
17; 1 8Man-made fibres (discontinuous 
or waste), carded, combed or 
otherwise prepared for spinning:
A . Synthetic textile fibres:
Synthenc textile fibres (dis­
continuous or waste), carded 
or combed
»1M '
■ .............................. ■ f  '
■•jV
1
i

■
N1MEXEDescrip« ionCcttfofy CCT heading No code
(1982)
56 56.06
A
57 56.06
B,56.06-11;
15Yarn of man-made fibres (discon­
tinuous or waste), put up for re- . 
tail sale:
Yam of synthetic textile f 
fibres (discontinuous o r ; 
waste), put up for retail sale y
56.06-20piece*/kg g / p i e c e
Yam of man-made fibres (discon­
tinuous or waste), put up for ret ;  
tail sale: :·■< /;
Yam of regenerated textile 
fibres (discontinuous 
waste)..put up for retail site
I 'i- y  ^' -^8?V  · ' • 5 * · " . . ·  , ■ »  ·/ · .  . ·.' '.58.01 58.01-01; r 
11;13;17; 
30; 80Carpets, carpeting and mgs, knot­
ted (made up or not) >
59 58.02 
ex A 
B
59.02 
ex A
60 58.0358.02-04; 
06; 07; 09 
56; 61; 65 
71:75;81 
85; 90
59.02-01;
09
61 58.05 
A I a) 
c ·  
II 
B58.03-00Other carpets, carpeting, njgs, 
mats and matting, and ‘Kelei.v’ 
’Schumacks* and ‘Karamanje’ 
mgs and the like (made up o f 
not):
Felt and articles of felt, whether 
or not impregnated or coated:
A. Felt in the piece or simply cut' 
to rectangular shape: ' ^·■ . 7 !  l ·
Woven, knitted or crocheted 
. carpets, carpeting, mgs, mats 
and matting, and ‘Kelem:,; 
‘Schumacks’  and ‘Karamanie’ 
rags and the like (made up ■cj;
•  not); floor covering, of felt
· . · ’  ; '''' i f h
•  V .» ·'·· 
/. · .  .  . > . · ■58.05-01; 
08; 30; 40; 
51;59;6I; 
69; 73; 77; 
79; 90Tapestries; hand-made,. of; the 
type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubus- 
son, Beauvais and the like, and 
needleworked tapestries (for ex-· 
ample, petit point and Cross 
stitch) made in panels and the 
like by hand: " v
Tapestries, hand-made *
Narrow woven fabrics, and nar­
row fabrics (bolduc) consisting of 
warp without weft assembled by 
means of an adhesive, Other than 
goods falling within heading 
No 58.06: .  .  . 6
Narrow woven fabrics not ex­
ceeding 30 cm in width with.
selvedges (woven, gummed ormade otherwise) on bbth 
edges, other than woven 
labels and the like; bolduc

............... -  - 1 9
 .
K1IUPVP;  T able of e q ^ ïvalence
Category CCT heading No code
(1982)Description
!  p je c e s /k g  g /p ie c e
__ ;f  . „ _____ ~_ _ _ _  :  î
.  ·;!  i 
•  ‘  1
62
\58.06
58.0758.06-10;
90V'oven labels, badges and the 
like, not embroidered, in the 
piece, in strips or cut to shape or 
size
Chenille yam (including flock 
chenille yam), gimped yam (other 
than metallized yarn falling W ith­
in heading No 52.01 and gimped 
horsehair yarn); braids and orna­
mental trimmings in the piece; 
tassels, pompons and the like;.  1
»
t
*  i :1
i
>  »  ;
!
58.07-31: 
39;50;80Chenille yarn (including flock 
chenille yarn), gimped yam 
(other than metallized yam 
and gimped horsehair yarn); 
braids and ornamental trim­
mings in the piece: tassels, 
pompons and the like!  ;
t
#
58.08 58.08-10;
90Tulle and other net fabrics (but 
not including woven, knitted or 
crocheted fabrics), plain •
58.09 58.09-11 ;  
19;2 1  ;  31 ; 
35; 39;91; 
95; 99Tulle and other net fabrics (but 
not. including woven, knitted or 
crocheted fabrics), figured; hand 
or mechanically made lace, in the 
piece, in strips or in motifsi•
58.10 58.10-21; 
29;41;45: 
49;51;55; 
59. .... . ...Em
broidery, in the piece, in strips 
or in motifs
♦
;
"  - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* *
"  '« • W  · 4 « M W ·’  1 — 1^.
63 60.01 
B  la)
60.06AKnitted or crocheted fabric, not 
elastic or rubberized :
B . Of man-made fibres:
Knitted or crocheted fabric and 
articles thereof, elastic or rubber­
ized (including elastic knee-caps 
and elastic stockings):
A. Fabric:j.
■  ' ·■60.01-30
50.06-11;
8Knitted or crocheted fabric, 
not elastic or rubberized, of 
synthetic textile fibres, con­
taining ela**?f:hres; knitted 
or crocheted fabric, elastic or 
rubberized1
i
*
«1
' t f f  i
f , .
i
H .

20
Oieforyïi’i^lif / c ■; 'Vit— 
heading No4 : ;  '
n im e x e
code · :  .  
(1982)D escriptionTable of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
64
65
6660.01 
B I b) 2 
3
60.01
A
B Ib) 
I!
C I
62.01
A
B I 
II a)
b)
c)60.01-51;
55
60.01-01; 
10; 62; 64; 
65;68;72; 
74; 75;78; 
81; 89; 92; 
94; 96; 97
62.01-10; 
20;81 ; 85; 
93; 95Knitted or crocheted fabric, not 
elastic or rubberized:
B. Of man-made fibres:
Rachel lace and long-pile fab­
ric (imitation fur), knitted or 
crocheted, not elastic or rub­
berized, of synthetic textile 
fibres ■
Knitted or crocheted fabric, not 
elastic or rubberized:
Other than those of categories 
38 A, 63 and 64, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made textile 
fibres
Travelling rugs and blankets:
Travelling rugs and blankets, 
of wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres
. _____ i

' Category
i ;CCT heading NoNIMEXE
code
(1982)
.. '4 '·
- ·; , Q
<  ' ’  4 .i \ . <  "60.02
A -
60.02-40
•  ·B
60.02-50; 
60;70;80
•  ’  ·  1
.. _ ----- —  - -.  a .«- :
Description
pieces/K g
Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted 
or crocheted, not elastic or rub­
berized: 17 pairs
Gloves, mittens and mitts, 
knitted or crocheted, not 
elastic or rubberized, 
impregnated or coated with 
artificial plastic materials
Gloves, mittens and mitts, 
knitted or crocheted, not 
elastic or rubberized, other 
than-impregnated or"coated 
with artificial plastic 
materialsg/piece
59
67 60.05 ·  
A II b) 5 
B
60.06 
B II
III
60.05- 93; 
94;95;96; 
97;98;99
60.06- 92; 
96; 98Outer garments and other articles,; 
knitted or crocheted, not elastic 
or rubberized:
Knitted or crocheted fabric and. 
articles thereof, elastic or rubber-, 
ized (including elastic knee-caps 
and elastic stockings): ■,'■■■-■ '·'■
B . Other:
Clothing accessories .;  and 
other articles (except 'g ’ '.r-· 
ments), knitted or crocheted, 
not elastic or rubberized; arti­
cles (other than bathing cos­
tumes) of knitted or crocheted 
fabric, elastic or rubberized!
,  of wool, of cotton, or ■o f: 
man-made textile fibres ; i '
60.05-97 a) of which sacks and bags of a kind 
used for the packing of goods, 
made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip
69 60.04
•  r i·.1B IVb)2cc)
60.04-54Under garments, knitted or. cro­
cheted, not elastic or rubberized:l
B . Of other textile materials:
Women’s, girls' and infants’ 
knitted or crocheted petti-, 
coats and slips, of synthetic 
textile fibres, other than 
babies garment'7.8 128
70 60.04 
B III
60.04-31; 
33; 34Under garments, knitted or cro­
cheted, not elastic or rubberized:
B . Of other textile materials:
Panty-hose (tights)30.4 3 3

zz
Category
71
72OCT heading No
60;05
A lib) 1
60.05 
A II b) 2
60.06 
B I
61.01 
0 II
61.02 
B II b)N1MEXE
code
( IM 2 )Description
60.05-06; 
07; 08; 09
60.05-11; 
13; 15
I  60.06-91Outer garments and other articles,:  
knitted or crocheted, not elastipr
or rubberized: ■'
A. Outer garments and cloti«ng.
accessories:
IL Other: 
b) Other:
Babies’ garments; 
girls' garments up 
to and including 
commercial size
86;
Babies' knitted 
outer garments; Of 
wool, of cotton Of 
of man-made tex­
tile fibres
61.01-22;
23
61.02-16;
18Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not elastic' 
or rubberized:
A. Outer garments and clothing
accessories:
II. Other
Knitted or crocheted fabric and 
articles thereof, elastic or rubber­
ized (including elastic knee-caps 
and elastic stockings):
B. Other:
Knitted swimwear
Men's and boys’ outer garments:
Women's, girls’ and infants' outer garments: w
| B. Other:
Woven swimwear, of wool, of 
fibres" ° r ° f man" made te*tileTaele of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
9,7 10?
V

23
CCT heeding NoNIMEXE
code
(1982)DescriptionTable cf equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
60.05
A lib) 4 gg) 1 1  
22 
33 
44
60.05-71; 
72; 73;74Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not elastic 
or rubberized;
A . Outer garments and clothing
accessories:
11. Other:
Women's, girls’  and in­
fants’  (other than babies’) 
suits and costumes (in­
cluding coordinate suits 
consisting of two or three 
pieces which are ordered, 
packed, consigned and 
normally sold together) 
of knitted or crocheted 
fabric, not elastic or rub 
berized, of wool, of cot 
ton or of man-made tex­
tile fibres, excluding ski 
suits1-54 .650
60.05
A 1 1  b) 4 ff)
60.05-66;
68Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not elastic 
or rubberized:
A. Outer garments and clothing 
accessories:
11. Other:
Men’s and boys’  suits (in­
cluding coordinate suits 
consisting of two or three 
pieces which are ordered, 
packed, consigned and 
normally sold together), 
of knitted or crocheted 
fabric, not elastic or rub­
berized, of wool, of cot­
ton or of man-made tex­
tile fibres, excluding ski 
suits0-80 1  250
60.03 
B  Ila )
60.03-24;
26Stockings, under stockings, socks, 
ankle-socks, sockettes and the 
like, knitted or crocheted, not 
elastic or rubberized:
Women’s stockings of syn­
thetic textile fibres40 pairs

-  r 3  -
—NIMEXC
c o 4 *
< 19821Description " ■- >
,_____ 1
· · ·  '*>'*’■ · ·  
801
6102
A1  ·Women’s, girls’  and infants’ outer 
garments:
A Babies’  garments;.girts’ ? !  
ments up to and including 
commercial size 86: .;J j.. [
)61.04
AWomen’s, girls’  and infants’ un*; 
der garments:
A. Babies’  garments; girls' gar­
ments up to and including, 
commercial size 86:
61.02-01;
03
61.04-01;
09Babies' woven garments of' 
wool, of cotton or of matt- 
made textile fibres
82 * 60.04 
B IV a) 
c)
60.04-38;
60Under garments, knitted or cro­
cheted, not elastic or rubberized:
B. Of other textile materials:
Under garments, other than 
babies’, knitted or crocheted, 
not elastic or rubberized,,-of 
wool, of fine animal hair or of 
regenerated textile fibres
' -..-.H..·.■  ......... ----------- --------
84 61.06
B
C
D
E
85
8661.07
B
C
D61.06-30; 
40; 50;60Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantil­
las, veils and the like;
Other than knitted or cro­
cheted, of wool, of cotton or 
of man-made textile fibresTable of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
61.07-30; 
40; 90
61.09
A
B
C
E
61.09-20; 
30; 40; 80Ties, bow ties and cravats;
Other than knitted or cro­
cheted, of wool, of cotton or 
of man-made textile fibres
Corsets, corset belts, suspender- 
belts, brassières, braces, suspen­
ders, garters and the like (includ­
ing such articles of knitted or cro­
cheted fabric), whether or not 
elastic;
Corsets, corset-belts, suspen­
der-belts, braces, suspenders, 
garters and the like (including 
such articles of knitted  or cro­
cheted  fabric), other than 
brassières, whether or not 
elastic8-8 114

<S2>
•
NIMEXETable of equivalence
DescriptionC a u t e r y CCTWid'fttNo code
pieces/kg g/piece (1982)
87 61.10 61.10-00 Gloves, mittens, mitts, stockings, 
socks and sockettes, not knitted 
or crocheted1
1
1
88 61.11
61.11-00Made up accessories for articles 
of apparel (for example, dress 
shields, shoulder and other pads, 
belts, muffs, sleeve protectors, 
pockets)·:
Other than knitted or cro­
cheted

GROUP III C
C attP nCCTfetadingNo
90 ex 59.04
91 62.04 
A II 
B IINIMEXE
cod*
< 1 M 2 >DocriprioaTable of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
59.04-11; 
13; 15:17; 
18
62.04-23;
73.1
Twine, cordage, ropes and.egblgs, 
plaited or not:
Twine, cordage, ropes and 
cables, of synthetic textile, 
fibres, plaited or not
Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun- 
blinds, tents and camping goods:
Tents.
Woven fabrics of man-made 
fibres (continuous), jncluamg 
woven fabrics of monofil or smp 
falling within heading No 51.01 
or 51.02: . -
Rubberised textile fabrics, other 
than rubberized knitted or cro­
cheted goods:
A. Rubberizfed textile fabrics not 
comprised in B  below.
Other:
Woven fabrics of man­
made textile fibres and 
rubberized textile woven 
fabrics, for tyres
Sacks and 'bags, of akind  used 
for the packing of goods.
B. of other textile materials:
Sacks and bags, of a kind 
used for the packing of goods, of woven fabn«  other , 
Than made from polyethylene 
or polypropylene strip
59.02-35; 
41;47;51; 
57;59;91; 
95:97Wadding and articles
ding; textile flock and dust ana
mill neps
Felt and articles of felt, whether 
or not impregnated or coated.
Felt and articles of felt, 
whether or not impregnated 
or coated, other than floor 
coveringsi ( i

_  - < T 6 -
Cete^ry ' CCT heading NoNIM EXEcode
< 1982)Description
96 59.03
59.03-11; 
19;30 -Bonded fibre fabrics, similar 
bonded yam fabrics, and articles 
of such fabrics, whether or not 
impregnated or coated:
Other than clothing and 
clothing accessories
97 59.05
59.05-11; 
21; 29 ;91; 
99
.....Ne
ts and netting made of twine, 
cordage or rope, and made up 
fishing nets of yarn, twine, cor­
dage or rope:
Nets and netting made of 
twine, cordage or rope and 
made up fishing nets of yarn, 
twme, cordage or ropepieces* ttq g /  o i  e c e
98 59.06
99
10059.0759.06-00
59.0859.07-10;
90Other articles made from yam, 
twine, cordage, rope or cables, 
other th in textile fabrics and arti­
cles made from such fabrics;
Other articles made from 
yarn, twine, cordage, rope or 
cab'es, other :han textile 
fabrics, anicles made from 
such fabrics and au'cles of 
category 97
Textile fabrics coated with gum 
or amylaceous substances, of a 
kind used for the outer covers of 
books and the like; tracing cloth; 
prepared painting canvas; buck­
ram ar.d similar fabrics for hat 
foundations and similar uses
59.08-10; 
5 1 ; 6 1 ; 7 1  ; 
79Textile fabrics impregnated, coat­
ed, covered or laminated with 
preparations of cellulose deriva­
tives or of other artificial plastic 
materiils
ex 59.04
59.04-80Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, 
plaited or not:
Other than of synthetic textile
fibres
V

102 59.10
103 59.11
A  I
II
I I I  b )  
B59.10-10; 
31; 39
59.11-11; 
14;17; 20Linoleums and materials pre­
pared on a textile base in a stmi*· 
lar manner to linoleum; whether 
or not cut to shape or of a. kind 
used as floor coverings; floor 
coverings consisting of a coating 
applied on a textile base, cut to 
shape or not
Rubberized textile fabrics other 
than rubberized knitted or cro­
cheted goods;
Excluding fabrics for tyres
104 59.12 Textile fabrics otherwise impreg­
nated or coated: painted canvas 
being theatrical scenery, studio 
back-cloths or the like:
I  59.12-00 Textile fabrics, impregnated
or coated, other than those of 
categories 99, 100, 102 and 
103; painted canvas being 
theatrical scenery, studio 
back-cloths or the like
105 59.13 59.13-01; 
11; 13; 15: 
19;32;34; 
!  35;39Elastic fabrics and trimmings 
(other than knitted or crocheted 
goods) consisting of textile mate­
rials combined with rubber 
threads
106 59.14 59.14-00
107 59.15 59.15-10;
90Wicks, of woven, plaited or knit­
ted textile materials, for lamps, 
stoves, lighters, candles and the 
like; tubular knitted gas-mantle 
fabric and incandescent gas man­
tles
Textile hosepiping and similar 
tubing, with or. without lining, ar­
mour or accessories of other ma­
terialsCO
Table of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece
I/1¥ !
*■!l· I  
II., I

Cutgot) OCT bcadi«· No
108 59.16
r? -
109
110
1 1 1
112
113
11462.04 
A 1  B  IN IM EX E
cod«
(1932)D escriptionTjsli cl
pieces/Kg g/pi ece
59.16-00
62.04-21; 
61; 69Transmission, conveyor or eleva­
tor belts or belting, of textile ma­
terial, whether or not strengthened 
with metal or other material
Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun- 
blinds, tents and camping goods;
Woven tarpaulins, sails, awn­
ings and sunblinds
62.04 
A III 
B til62.04-25;
75Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun- 
blinds, tents and camping goods:
Woven pneumatic mattresses
62.04 
A IV 
B  IV
62.05
A
B
D
E
62.05
C
59.17
A
B  II
C
D62.04-29;
79Tirpaullns, sails, awnings, sun- 
blinds, ter·*« and camping goods:
Camping goods, woven, other 
than pneumatic mattresses 
and tents
62.05-01 ;  
10;30;93; 
95; 99-L
Other made up tetile articles (in­
cluding dress pattrns):
Other made uptextile article*, 
woven, excluding those ot 
categories 11 3  and 114
62.05-20
59.17-10; 
29'; 31; 39 
49;51;59 
7); 79; 9 1  
93:95:99Other made up textile articles (in­
cluding dress patterns);
C. Floor cloths, dish cloths, 
dusters and the like:
Floor cloths, dish cloths, 
dusters and the like, other 
than knitted or crocheted
Textile fabrics and textile articles 
of a kind commonly used in 
machinery or plant’
\
V u

ANNEX II
■  For practical reasons the descriptions used in Annex I 
are given in this Annex in an abbreviated form
Community quantitative limits
Category Description Unit YearQuantitative
limits
EEC
2 Cotton fabrics tonnes 1983 1 697
1984 1 705
1985 1 714
1986 1 723
2a of which: other than grey or bleached tonnes 1983 685
1984 688
1985 692
1986 695
3 Fabrics of discontinuous synthetic fibres tonnes 1983 884
1984 893
1985 902
1986 911
3a of which: other than grey or bleached tonnes 1983 687
1984 694
1985 701
1986 708
4 Knitted shirts,singlets, T-shirts 1 000 1983 9 335
pieces1984 9 559
1985 9 788
1986 10 023
5 Jerseys, pull-overs 1 000 1983 1 712
pieces1984 1 753
1985 1 795
1986 1 838
6 Men's and women's woven trousers and •  1 000 1983 497
men's shorts and breeches pieces1984 511
1985 525
1986 540
8 Men's woven shirts 1 opo 1953 1 221 ·
pieces1984 1 233
1985 1 246
1986 1 258

Description Unit YearI  Quantitative  
Limits 
EEC
Cotton towelling, toilet and kitchen  
linen of cotton towell-'ng
Knitted stockings and socks, other than
women's stockings of synthetic
yarn
Men and women's knitted underpants,  
knickers and briefs
Men's overcoats, raincoats and other  
coats, cloaks and capes
Women's woven coats of coated fabric
Women's woven overcoats, raincoats and  
other coats, cloaks and jackets
Men's woven suits
Men's woven underwear other than shirts
Handkerchiefs
Bed linen
Yarn of discontinuous regenerated fibres,  
not put up for retail saletonnes
1  000 
pieces
1  000 
pieces
1  000 
pièces
1  000 
pieces
1  000 
pieces
1  000 
pieces
tonnes
1  000 
pieces
tonnes
tonnes1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986709
730
752
775
522
612
705
799
5 910
6 028 
6 148 
6 272
462
471
481
490
130
137
143
150
524
550
578
607
284
295
.307
319
320 
333 
346 
360
5 791
5 965
6 144 
6 328
675
689
702
716
1 212 
1 248 
1 286 
1 324

Category Description Unit YearQuantitative
limits
EEC
24 & 25 Men's and women's knitted pyjamas 1 000 1983 1 041
, pieces 1984 1 083
1985 1 126
1985 1 171
26 Woven and knitted dresses 1 000 1983 1 484
pieces 1984 1 514
1985 1 544
1986 1 575
32 Pile fabrics tonnes 1983 1 121
1984 1 166
1985 1 212
1986 1 261
32 A Corduroy tonnes 1983 271
1984 282
1985 293
1986 305
36 Fabric of continuous regenerated fibres tonnes 1983 1 260
other than for tyres and elastomers 1984 1 310
1985 1 363
1986 1 417
37 Fabrics of regenerated discontinuous tonnes 1983 1 044
fibres 1984 1 C 75
1985 1 108
1986 1 141
38A Knitted synthetic curtain fabric tonnes 1983 699
1984 720
1985 742
1986 764
58 Knotted carpets and rugs tonnes 1983 *
1984 ★
1985 ★
61 Narrow woven fabricsV .
tonnes 1983 353
1984 364
1985 374
1986 386
73 Track suits, knitted 1 000 . 1983 606
pieces 1984 624
1985 643
1986 662
105 Elastic fibre fabrics with rubber threads tonnes 1983 316
1984 325
1985 335
1986 345
110 Pneumatic mattresses tonnes 1983 ' 1 697
1984 1 748
1985 1 800
1986 1 854
★Special provisions apply to imports into Greece.

Regional quantitative Limits
Category DescriptionUni t Member State Year Limi t
7Blouses, shirt-blouses1 O C X )
piecesIRL. 1983
1984
1985
198621
21
22 
22
17Men's woven jackets 1 000
piecesUK 1983
1984
1985
1986139
143
147
152
64Rachel lace and knitted long- 
pile fabricTUK1983
1984
1985
198652
54
55 
57
69Petticoats and slips of knitted 
synthetic fabric1 000
piecesF 1983
1984
1985
1986206
212
219
225
83Knitted outer garments T
iBH L 1983
1984
1985
1986144
148
153
157
91Tents li11
iP 1983
1984
1985
198675
77
80
82
T B3L 1983
1984
1985
1986216
222
229
236
«F 1983
1984
1985
1986286
295
303
313

PROTOCOL A
TITLE I
CLASSIFICATION 
Section I 
Article 1
1. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform Poland of 
any changes in the Common Customs Tariff or NIMEXE before the date of their 
entry into effect in the Community.
2. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform Poland of 
any decisions relating to the classification of products covered by the 
Agreement not later than one month following their adoption.
This communication shall include:
(a) a description of the products concerned
(b) the relevant category, tariff heading or subheading and the NIMEXE code
(c) the reasons which have Led to the decision.
3. Where a decision on classification results ,  in a change of earlier 
classification practice or a change of category of any product covered by the 
Agreement, the competent authorities of the Community shall provide 30 days' 
notice, from the date of the Community's communication, before the decision 
enters into effect.
Products shipped before the date of entry into effect of the decision shall 
remain subject to the earlier classification practice, provided that the goods 
in question are presented for importation into the Community within 60 days of 
that date.

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TITLE I I
ORIGIN
Article 2
1. Products originating in Poland for export to the Community in accordance 
with the arrangements established by the Agreement shall be accompanied by a 
certificate of origin conforming to the specimen annexed to this Protocol.
2. The certificate of origin shall be issued by the competent authorities of 
Poland if the products in question can be considered products originating in 
that country within the meaning of the relevant rules in force in the 
Community.
3. However, products in Group III may be imported into the Community in 
accordance with the arrangements established by the Agreement on production of 
a declaration by the exporter on the invoice or other commercial document 
stating that the products in question originate in Poland within the meaning 
of the relevant rules in force in the Community.
Article 3
The certificate of origin shall be issued only on written application by the 
exporter or his authorized representative, on the exporter's responsibility. 
The competent authorities of Poland shall be responsible for ensuring that 
certificates of origin are properly completed and for this purpose they shall 
ask for any necessary documentary evidence or carry out any checks which they 
consider appropriate.

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Article 4
Where different criteria for determining origin are laid down for products 
falling within a single category, a certificate or declaration of origin shall 
contain a sufficiently detailed description of the goods to make it possible 
to identify the criterion on the basis of which the certificate was issued or 
the declaration drawn up.
The discovery of slight discrepancies between the statements made in the 
certificate of origin and those made in the documents produced to the customs 
office for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for importing the 
products shall not ipso facto cast doubt upon the statements in the 
certificate.Article 5
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TITLE I I I
DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM 
FOR CATEGORIES OF PRODUCT SUBJECT TO 
QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
Section I
Export 
Article 6
The competent authorities of Poland shall issue an export licence in respect 
of every consignment of textile products listed in Annex II up to the relevant 
quantitative limit, taking into account any modification of that limit under 
Article 4, 12 or 14 of the Agreement, and of textile products subject to a
definitive or provisional quantitative limit established under Article 7 or 8 
of the Agreement.
Article 7
1. The export licence shall conform to the specimen annexed to this Protocol. 
It must certify inter alia that the quantity of the product in question has 
been set off against the quantitative limit laid down for that category of 
product.
2. Each export licence shall cover only one of the categories of products
listed in Annex II to the Agreement. It may be used for one or more
consignments of the products in question.
Article 8
The competent Community authorities must be notified forthwith of the 
withdrawal or alteration of any export licence already issued.
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Article 9
1. Exports shall be set off against the quantitative limits established for 
the year in which shipment of the goods has been effected, even if the export 
certificate is issued after such shipment.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, shipment of the goods is considered to 
have taken place on the date of their loading on to the exporting aircraft, 
vehicle or véssel.
Article 10
The production of an export licence for the purpose of Article 12 of this 
Protocol must be effected not later than 31 March of the year following that 
in which the goods covered by the licence were shipped.
Section II 
Import 
Article 11
Importation into the Community of textile products subject to quantitative 
limits shall be subject to the production of an import authorization or 
document.
Article 12
1. The competent Community authorities shall issue such import authorization 
or document automatically within five working days of the production by the 
importer of the original of the corresponding export licence.
The import authorization or document shall be valid for six months.
2. The competent Community authority shall cancel the import authorization or 
document issued if the corresponding export licence has been withdrawn.

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However> if the competent Community authorities have not been notified about 
the withdrawal or cancellation of the export licence until after the products 
have been imported into the Community, the quantities involved shall be set 
off against the quantitative limit for the category and the quota year in 
question.
Article 15
1. If the competent Community authorities find that the total volume covered 
by export licences issued by the competent Polish authorities for a 
particular category in any Agreement year exceeds the quantitative limit 
established in Annex II for that category, taking into account any 
modification of that limit under Article 4, 12 or 14 of the Agreement, or a 
definitive or provisional limit established under Article 7 or 8 of the 
Agreement, the said authorities may suspend the further issue of import 
authorizations or documents. In that event, the competent Community 
authorities shall immediately inform the Polish authorities and the special 
consultation procedure set out in Article 15 of the Agreement shall be 
initiated forthwith.
2. The competent Community authorities may refuse to issue import 
authorizations or documents for products of Polish origin not covered by 
export licences issued in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol.
However, without prejudice to Article 9 of the Agreement, if imports of such 
products are allowed into the Community by the competent Community 
authorities, the quantities involved shall not be set off against the 
appropriate quantitative limits set out in Annex II or established as a result 
of the application of Article 7 or 8of the Agreement without the express 
agreement of Poland.

TITLE IV
FORM AND PRODUCTION OF EXPORT LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES 
OF ORIGIN, AND COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 14
1. The export licence and the certificate of origin may comprise additional 
copies duly indicated as such. They shall be made out in English or French. 
If they are completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in block capitals.
The documents shall measure 210 x 297 mm. The paper used must be white sized 
writing paper not containing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 
25 g/m2.
If the documents have several copies, the top copy alone, which is the 
original, shall be printed with a guilloche pattern background. This copy 
shall be marked "original" and the other copies "copy". Only the original 
shall be accepted by the competent Community authorities for the purposes of 
checking exports to the Community in accordance with the arrangement? 
established by the Agreement.
2. Each document shall bear a standardized serial number, whether or not 
printed, by which it can be identified.
This number shall be composed of the following elements:
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- a number indicating the quota year;
- numbers running from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the country of 
destination;
- the numbering system shall also indicate the country of destination (in box 
7 of the export licence), the country of exportation and the issuing 
office.

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Artide 15
The export Licence and the certificate of origin may be issued after the 
shipment of the products to which they relate. In such cases they must be 
marked "délivré a posteriori" or "issued retrospectively".
Article 16
1. In the event of theft, loss or destruction of an export licence or a 
certificate of origin, the exporter may apply to the competent government 
authority which issued the document for a duplicate to be made out on the 
basis of the export documents in his possession. The duplicate licence or 
certificate so issued shall be marked "duplicata".
2. The duplicate must bear the date of the original export licence or 
certificate of origin.

TITLE V
ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION 
Artide 17
The Community and Poland shall cooperate closely to implement the provisions 
of the Agreement. To this end, contacts and exchanges of views (including 
those on technical matters) shall be facilitated by both parties.
Article 18
In order to ensure the proper application of the Agreement, the Community and 
Poland shall assist each other in checking the authenticity and accuracy of 
export licences and certificates of origin issued or declarations made under 
this Protocol.
Article 19
Poland shall send the Commission of the European Communities the names and 
addresses of the authorities responsible for issuing export licences and 
certificates of origin together with specimens of the stamps used by these 
authorities. Poland shall notify the Commission of any change in this 
information.
Article 20
1. Subsequent verification of certificates of origin or export licences shall 
be carried out at random, or whenever the competent Community authorities have 
reasonable doubt as to the authenticity of the certificate or licence or as to 
the accuracy of the information regarding the true origin of the products in 
question.
2. In such cases the competent authorities in the Community shall return the 
certificate of origin or export licence or a copy thereof to the competent 
authority in Poland, giving, where appropriate, the reasons of form or 
substance for an enquiry. If the invoice has been submitted, the invoice or a 
copy thereof shall be attached to the certificate or licence or its copy. The

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authorities shall also provide any information that has been obtained 
suggesting that the particulars given on the said certificate or licence are 
inaccurate.
3. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to subsequent verifications o';  
the declarations of origin referred to in Article 2 of this Protocol.
4. The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in accordance with 
paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the 
Community within three months at the latest. The information communicated 
shall indicate whether the disputed certificate, licence or declaration 
applies to the goods actually exported and whether these goods are eligible 
for export in accordance with the arrangements established by the Agreement. 
The information shall also include, at the request of the Community, copies of 
all documentation necessary to determine the full facts, in particular the 
true origin of the goods.
Should such verifications reveal systematic irregularities in the use of 
declarations of origin, the Community may subject imports of the products 
concerned to the provisions of Article 2(1) of this Protocol.
5. For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of origin or 
export licences, copies of the certificates and any export documents referring 
to them shall be kept for at least three years by the competent authority in 
Poland.
6. Recourse to the random verification procedure referred to in this Article 
must not constitute an obstacle to the release for home use of the products in 
question.
Article 21
1. Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 20 or information 
obtained by the Community or Poland authorities indicate or appear to indicate 
that the provisions of the Agreement have been contravened, both parties shall 
cooperate closely and with the appropriate urgency to prevent such 
contravention.

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2. To this end Poland shall, on its own initiative or at the request of the 
Community, carry out or arrange for the  carrying out of the necessary 
enquiries into operations which are or appear to the Community to be in 
contravention of the Agreement. Poland shall communicate the results of these 
enquiries to the Community together with any other pertinent information 
enabling the true origin of the goods to be determined.
3. By agreement between the Community and Poland officials designated by the 
Community may be present at the enquiries referred to in paragraph 2.
4. In pursuance of the cooperation referred to in paragraph 1, Poland and the 
Community shall exchange any information considered by either partner to be of 
use in preventing the contravention of the provisions of the Agreement. Such 
information may include information on trade between Poland and other 
countries in products subject to this Agreement and information on Poland's 
production of such products.
5. Where it is established that the provisions of the Agreement have been 
contravened, Poland and the Community may agree to take such measures as are 
necessary to prevent a recurrence of such contravention.

PROTOCOL B
1. The exemption provided for in Article 3(1) of the Agreement in respect of 
cottage industry products shall apply only to the following products:
(a) fabrics woven on hand- or foot-operated looms, being fabrics of a kind 
traditionally made in the cottage industry of Poland;
(b) · garments or other textile articles of a kind traditionally made in the 
cottage industry of Poland, obtained manually from the fabrics referred to 
above and sewn exclusively by hand without the aid of any machine;
(c) traditional folklore textile products made by hand in the cottage industry 
of Poland as defined in a list agreed by common accord between the Parties. .
Exemption shall be granted only for products accompanied by a certificate 
issued by the competent Polish authorities in accordance with the specimen 
annexed to this Protocol. Such certificates must state the grounds on which 
exemption is based and shall be accepted by the competent Community 
authorities provided that they are satisfied that the products concerned 
conform to the conditions set out in this Protocol. Should imports of any of 
the above products reach such proportions as to cause difficulties to the 
Community, the two Parties shall enter into consultations in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 15 of the Agreement with a view to finding 
a quantitative solution to the problem.
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PROTOCOL C
The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits introduced under Article 7 
of the Agreement shall be determined as follows:
(a) for Group I products:
- the growth rate shall be 0.1% for category 1 products and 0.5% for category
2 products; i  I
- for other products, the growth rate shall be 1%;
(b) for products in Groups II and III, the growth rate shall be set by 
agreement between the Parties in accordance with the consultation procedure 
described in Article 15 of the Agreement. Such growth rate may in no case be 
lower than the highest rate allowed for corresponding products under bilateral 
agreements concluded by virtue of the Geneva Arrangement between the Community 
and other third countries having a level of trade equal or comparable to that 
of Poland.
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DECLARATION CONCERNING ARTICLE 2(3) OF THE AGREEMENT
The Community declares that in accordance with the Community rules on origin 
referred to in Article 2(3) of the Agreement any amendments to the said rules 
will remain based on criteria not requiring, in order to confer originating 
status, more extensive operations than those which constitute a single 
complete process.
Done at Brussels,
For the European Economic Community

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Joint Declaration
Having regard to Protocol A concerning the procedure for the issue of 
export licences, the Parties have agreed that from the date of entry 
into force of the Agreement, the provisions set out in the attached 
Annex will be applied to Poland's exports to the Federal Republic of 
Germany. The Community will give consideration to the question of 
extending the said provisions to Poland's exports to other regions 
of the Community,, and will notify Poland without delay of any measures 
adopted in this sphere.
For the Government of the F0r t^e European Economic Community
Polish People's Republic
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Annex to the Joint Declaration concerning the procedure 
for the issue of export licences
1. The competent Polish authorities may, at their discretion, issue 
an advance notice of exportation conforming to the specimen mentioned 
below for each contract for the supply of products subject to 
quantitative limitation which are to be exported. The said authorities 
undertake: I
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- to issue, before the shipment of products covered by an advance notice, 
an export licence/export licences conforming to the specimen annexed
to Protocol A, and to set off definitively the quantity of goods 
exported against the quantitative limit for the year in which
exportation takes place, i
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- to ensure that the quantity exported does not exceed that specified 
in the advance notice,
- where exportation of goods covered by an advance notice does not take 
place in the course of the year specified in the said notice, to 
inform the competent authorities in the Community of this fact.
2. Where an advance notice has been issued, the number of such notice 
shall be indicated on each corresponding export licence.
3. On presentation of an advance notice of exportation, the competent 
authorities in the Community shall issue an import Authorization or 
document in accordance with the provisions of Protocol A, and shall 
set off the quantity in question against the corresponding quantitative 
limit.

4. Where the total quantity of products exported, as indicated in 
the export licence(s), is lower than that shown in the corresponding 
advance notice, or where goods covered by an advance notice have not 
been or will not be exported in the course of the year specified
in that notice, the competent authorities in the Community are required 
to take account of such circumstances for the purpose of calculating 
the imoorts to be set off against the relevant quantitative limits.
5. The particulars required in boxes 8 and 10 of the export licence 
will not be entered therein if they are not available at the time of 
issue of the said export licence.

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' CONFIDENTIAL
Si r,
At the time when the Agreement on trade in textile products between 
the Community and Poland was initialled, the Polish delegation 
reserved the Polish Government's right to request an adjustment of 
the provisions of Article 8 should those provisions be modified in 
a subsequent textile agreement with another supplier country having 
a level of trade and economic development comparable to that of Poland.
I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
A. MARTOWSKI
Head of the Polish Delegation 
for textile negotiations with 
the Community
Mr Horst G. Krenzler 
Special Representative of the 
Commission of the European 
Economic Community for textile 
negotiations

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lU  o.  D . '
Si r,
I hâve the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of today's 
date, worded as follows:
"At the time when the Agreement on trade in textile products between the 
Community and Poland was initialled, the Polish delegation reserved the 
Polish Government's right to request an adjustment of the provisions of 
Article 8 should those provisions be modified in a subsequent textile 
agreement with another supplier country having a level of trade with 
the:Community and economic development, comparable to that of Poland."
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
Horst G. Krenzler
Special Representative of the Commission 
of the European Economic Community for 
textile negotiations

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Exchange of letters
Sir,
In the absence, for the period after 1983, of a breakdown by Member State 
of the agreed Community quantitative limits set out in Annex II to our 
bilateral Textile Agreement initialled today, the Community and the 
Government of Poland have agreed as follows:
1. poland will be notified by 30 June of each year of the breakdown 
for the following year;
2. any comments made by Poland concerning such breakdown will be 
examined by both Parties in accordance with Article 15 of the 
Agreement.
I should be obliged if you would confirm that the foregoing is in 
accordance with the conclusions reached following the negotiations on 
this question between the European Economic Community and the 
Polish People's Republic.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the European Economic Community

Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's 
date which reads as follows:
'In the absence, for the period after 1983, of a breakdown by 
Member State 'of the agreed Community quantitative limits set out in 
Annex II to our bilateral Textile Agreement initialled today, the 
Community and the Government of Poland have agreed as follows:
1. Poland will be notified by 30 June of each year of the breakdown 
for the following year;
2. any comments made by Poland concerning such breakdown will be 
examined by both Parties in accordance with Article 15 of the 
Agreement.
I should be obliged if you would confirm that the foregoing is in 
accordance with the conclusions reached following the negotiations on 
this question between the European Economic Community and the 
Polish People's Republic.'
I have the honour to inform the Community that my Government confirms 
that the foregoing is in accordance with the conclusions reached 
following the negotiations on textiles between the Polish People's 
Republic and the European Economic Community.
\
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the Government of the 
i  Polish People's Republic

( M  fåji  C O  ,CONFIDENTIAL
JOINT DECLARATION
The Parties agree that Protocol A to the bilateral textile agreement 
initialled on 7 July 1982 will be adapted to take account of any 
technical changes which may be found necessary in the course of ■  
negotiations between the Community and other parties to the MFA.
Brussels, 7 July 1982
For the Government of the For the European
Polish People's Republic Economic Community

Qni h t* Y CONFIDENTIAL
DECLARATION BY THE COMMUNITY
Article 1(3) of Title I of Protocol A provides that the competent 
authorities in the Community shall allow fifteen days to elapse from 
the date of the Community's communication before a classification decision 
comes into effect. In the light of the concern expressed by the Polish 
delegation about the administrative difficulties which might be caused 
in Poland by this period of notice, the Community undertakes to examine the 
issue in the context of administrative cooperation with Poland with a view 
to finding an appropriate solution.

CONFIDENTIAL
JOINT DECLARATION
In the course of the negotiations between Poland and the 
Community which resulted today in the initialling of a tortile 
agreement, ■  both Parties agreed that for the purpose of intro­
ducing a quantitative limit under Article 7(2) or ( 4)» the level 
of which, by virtue of Article 7(5)» cannot be lower than that 
reached by 1980 imports, account could be taken of the lugnest 
level of imports attained in any year from 1976 to 1980.
For the Polish People's Republic For the European Economic Community

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JOINT DECLARATION
In the course of negotiations for the textile agreement between 
the Community and Poland initialled on 7 July I 982 it was agreed 
that exceptionally, to fulfil the requirements of contracts already 
concluded, Poland would he allowed to export to the Federal Republic 
of Germany an exceptional supplementary quantity of 400 000 category 
13 underpants for the year 1983$ this exceptional supplementary 
quantity being in addition to the quantity set at Community level 
for the said category.
A. Mart owski H. G. Krenzler

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AGREEMENT
In the form of an exchange of letters between the 
European Economic Community and the 
Polish People's Republic

Sir,
I hâve the honour to refer to the Agreement initialled on 7 July 1982 
between the European Economic Community and the Polish People's Republic 
on trade in textile products.
Following the negotiations for the said Agreement the Community and the 
Polish People's Republic, both Parties being GATT participants, also 
agreed on the following provisions concerning trade in certain products 
of flax or ramie.
During the period of validity of the bilateral Agreement referred to 
above the Polish People's Republic shall, for each calendar year, 
comply with the quantitative limits on exports of products of flax or 
ramie to the Community, in accordance with Annexes I and II 
(I: description of products; II: level of Polish exports).
These voluntary restraint measures and the administration thereof 
shall, by analogy, be subject to the same conditions as those applying 
to exports of products in Group III covered by the; Agreement between 
the Community and the Polish People's Republic on trade in textile 
products. The same applies to the references in the said Annexes I 
and II made to Articles of the Agreement.
The entry into force and duration of the arrangements provided for by the 
above clauses shall be the same as those of the Agreement.

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I should be obliged if you would confirm that the foregoing is in 
accordance with the conclusions reached following the negotiations 
this question between the European Economic Community and the 
Polish People's Republic, and that this exchange of letters 
constitutes an Agreement between the Government of the 
Polish People's Republic and thé European Economic Community.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideratio .
For the European Economic Community

Si r,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's 
date, which reads as follows:
'1 have the honour to refer to the Agreement initialled on 7 July 1982 
between the European Economic Community and the Polish People's Republic 
on trade in textile products.
Following the negotiations for the said Agreement the Community and 
the Polish People's Republic, both Parties being GATT participants, 
also agreed on the following provisions concerning trade in certain 
products of flax or ramie.
During the period of validity of the bilateral Agreement referred to 
above the Polish People's Republic shall, for each calendar year, 
comply with the quantitative limits on exports of products of flax 
or ramie to the Community, in accordance with Annexes I and II 
(I: description of products; II: level of Polish exports).
«
These voluntary restraint measures and the administration thereof shall, 
by analogy, be subject to the same conditions as those applying to 
exports of products in Group III covered by the Agreement between the 
Community and the Polish People's Republic on trade in textile 
products. The same applies to the references in the said Annexes I 
and II made to Articles of the Agreement.
v
The entry into force and duration of the arrangements provided for 
by the above clauses shall be the same as those of the Agreement.

I should be obliged if you would confirm that the foregoing is in 
accordance with the conclusions reached following the negotiations 
on this question between the European Economic Community and the 
Polish People's Republic, and that this exchange of letters 
constitutes an Agreement between the Government of the 
Polish People's Republic and the European Economic Community.'
I have the honour to inform the Community that my Government confirms 
that the foregoing is in accordance with the conclusions reached 
following the negotiations on this question between the 
Polish People's Republic and the European Economic Community and that 
this exchange of letters constitutes an Agreement between the 
Government of the Polish People's Republic and the European Economic 
Community.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
IIFor the Government of the 
Polish People's Republic

ANNEX I
Category DescriptionNIMEXE code 
(1982)
115 Flax or ramie yarn, not put up for retail sale 54.03-10;31;35;37; 
39;50;61;69
116 Flax or ramie yarn, put up for retail sale 54.04-10;90
117 Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie 54.05-21;25;31;35; 
38;51;55;61;68
118 Bed linen of flax or ramie, other than knitted 
or crocheted62.02-15
119 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen 
of flax or ramie, other than knitted or 
crocheted62.02-61;75
120 Curtains (including net curtains) and other 
furnishing articles, of flax or ramie, other 
than knitted or crocheted62.02-01;87
121 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited 
or not, of flax or ramie59.04-60
122 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the 
packaging of goods, used, of flax, or sisal, 
other than knitted or crocheted62.03-91
123 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, of 
flax or ramie, other than narrow woven 
fabrics; shawls, scarves, mufflers, 
mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or 
ramie, other than knitted or crocheted58.04-80
61.06-90

ANNEX II
Category Description Unit YearEEC
quantitative
Limits
115 Flax or ramie yarn tonnes 1983 148
1984 154
1985 160
1986 166
117 Woven fabrics of flax tonnes 1983 1 293
or ramie 1984 1 332
1985 1 372
1986 1 413
119 Bed Linen, table Linen tonnes 1983 816
and toilet Linen 1984 840
1985 866
1986 892
121 Twine, cordage and tonnes 1983 67
ropes 1984 70
1985 72
1986 75