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COMMISSION 
OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
General SecretariatC0M(85) 212 final 
Brussels, 23 May 1985
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Recommendation for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the 
European Economic Community and the 
People's Republic of Bulgaria on 
trade in textile products and of the 
Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
C0M(85) 212 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
By Decision of 25 February 1982, the Council authorised the Commission
to open negotiations with Bulgaria 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
Bulgaria from 24 June to 20 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 Bulgaria,
(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 a consultation procedure whereby voluntary re­
straint measures may be introduced 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,
ii) includes a price clause which allows the Community to request  
consultations to deal with problems caused by abnormally low  
export prices and under certain circumstances temporarily to  
suspend imports,

iri exchange for limitation, contains an undertaking by the  
Community not to introduce further quantitative restrictions  
or to measures having an effect equivalent to quantitative  
restrictions.
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 texts' of the draft Agreement
and the exchange of letters on flax and ramie products on 20 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 v  \ 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 {2) .
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:  
(1) approve the Agreement and the exchange of letters by adopting 
the regulation, the draft of which is annexed hereto,
(n) 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, 31.12.1982, p . l

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Recommendation for a Council Regulation concerning the  
conclusion of the Agreement between the European  
Economic Community and the People's Republic of  
Bulgaria on trade in textile products and of the  
Agreement in 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 Bulgaria should be  
approved,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article'1
The Agreement· between the European Economic Community and the People's  
Republic of Bulgaria 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 18 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 ail 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 CCONOHIC COMMUNITY 
AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA ON 
TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Initialled in Brussels on 20 July 1982

AGREEMENT
between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of Bulgaria
on trade in textile products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
of the one part, and
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, 
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 People's Republic of Bulgaria (hereinafter referred to as 'Bulgaria'),
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 Bulgarian 
textile products,
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 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA:
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 Bulgaria 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 ^xterno.1 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 
laid down in Protocol A.

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Article 2
1. Bulgaria 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 set out in Article 5, the Community undertakes 
in respect of products covered by this Agreement, with the exception of 
products covered by the operations falling within Article 3(A), 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 Agreement.
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 outside 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 use of products imported under the conditions 
referred to above shall be subject to the production of an export licence 
issued by the Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian 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 or the following 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 
Bulgaria 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.

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,
- amounts 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. Prior notification must be given by the Bulgarian authorities to the 
Community of any recourse to the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above.

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Article 5
1. Should a textile product covered by this Agreement be imported into the 
Community from Bulgaria at prices which are lower than the range of prices 
charged under normal conditions of competition, and for this reason cause or 
threaten to cause serious injury to Community producers of the same product, a 
like product, or a directly competing product, the Community may request 
consultations with Bulgaria, and in that event the following specific 
provisions shall be applicable.
?.. Consultations shall be held at the request of the Community in order to 
ascertain whether the situation described in paragraph 1 exists. If agreement 
is reached as to the existence of such a situation, Bulgaria shall take the 
necessary steps to remedy it.
3. If the consultations referred to above fail to produce agreement within 
thirty days of the Community's request for such consultations, and should 
consignments of the product in question continue to be sent at prices which 
are lower than the range of prices charged under normal conditions of 
competition, and for this reason cause or threaten to cause serious injury to 
the Community producers referred to in paragraph 1, the Community, while 
continuing consultations with a view to reaching a mutually acceptable 
solution, may refuse to import the said consignments. Such action may be 
continued only for as long as is strictly necessary to prevent or remedy the 
situation.
4. In critical circumstances, where imports of specific textile products at 
prices below the range of prices charged under normal conditions of 
competition could cause injury which it would be difficult to repair, the 
Community may temporarily refuse to import the said products pending agreement 
on a solution in the course of consultations. Such consultations shall be 
opened without delay, and in any case within five days of the request by the 
Community, with a view to reaching a mutually acceptable solution. The two 
Parties shall do their utmost to reach a mutually acceptable solution within 
five days of the opening of such consultations.

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5. For the purposes of applying the provisions of this Article, in order to 
determine whether the price of a textile product is 'below the range of prices 
charged under normal conditions of competition', it may be compared with:
the prices of like products at a comparable marketing stage on the market 
of the importing country, and
- the prices generally charged for such products sold under normal market
conditions by other exporting countries on the market of the importing
country, and
- the lowest prices charged for· such products sold under normal market
conditions by any other exporting country in the three months preceding the 
request for consultations, and not having led to the adoption of any
measure by the Community.
6. Bulgaria may request consultations at any time with a view to examining 
such difficulties as may arise from the application of the provisions of this 
Article.

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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.

Article 7
1. Exports of textile products not listed in Annex II to this Agreement may 
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 listed in 
Annex II originating in Bulgaria exceeds, in relation to the preceding year's 
total imports into the Community of products in that category, the following 
rates:
0.2% 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, with a view to reaching agreement 
on the appropriate restraint level for the products in that category.
3. Pending a mutually satisfactory solution, Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria 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 ou^t 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 Bulgaria 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, in relation to the amounts 
determined as laid down in paragraph 2, the following regional percentages:
Federal Republic of Germany 28.5% 
Benelux 10.5% 
France 18.5% 
Italy 15 % 
Denmark 3 % 
Ireland 1 % 
United Kingdom 23.5% 
Greece 2 %
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 Bulgaria.
9. In the event of the provisions of paragraph 2, 3 or 4 being applied, 
Bulgaria 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 of a given 
category of Group I products listed in Annex II exceeds in any Agreement year 
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 Bulgaria before the date on which the request for 
consultations was submitted.
Pending a mutually satisfactory solution, Bulgaria 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.
2· A quantitative limit modified as a result of the application of 
paragraph 1 in any year preceding the final Agreement year shall be subject to 
a growth rate so 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 
satisfactory solution within the period specified in Article 15 of the 
Agreement, Bulgaria 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 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 
tiie 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 Bulgaria 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. Any limit modified in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 or 4 
rnay in no case be lower than the level of imports in 1980 of products in that 
category originating in Bulgaria.
»  ·
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, Bulgaria 
undertakes to inform the Community of any sharp and substantial increases in 
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. Bulgaria and the Community agree to cooperate fully in preventing the 
circumvention of this 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 Bulgarian 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 an equivalent adjustment of the corresponding 
quantitative limits established under the Agreement.
3. Pending the result of the consultations referred to in paragraph 2, 
Bulgaria shall as a precautionary measure, 1  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 
Bulgarian origin. '

A 1 \
SECTION II
Management of the Agreement 
Article 10
1. Bulgaria undertakes to supply the Community with precise statistical 
information on all export licences issued by the Bulgarian authorities for all 
categories of textile products subject to the quantitative limits established 
under this Agreement and on all certificates issued by the Bulgarian 
authorities for all products referred to in Article 3 which are covered by the 
provisions of Protocol B.
The Community shall similarly transmit to the Bulgarian 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 Bulgaria.
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. Bulgaria undertakes to transmit, at the Community's request, available 
statistical information on all exports of textile products by country of 
destination.
The Community shall transmit to Bulgaria statistical information on the four 
products covered by the system of administrative control referred to in 
Article 7(2) and on the products covered by Article 3(2).

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4. The information referred to in paragraph 3 shall, for all categories of 
products, be transmitted by the end of the third month following the quarter 
to which the statistics relate.
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 applying the provisions of Article 7 and Article 8, the 
Community undertakes to provide the Bulgarian 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 Bulgaria 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 authorities of Bulgaria 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 procedures for the application of this paragraph are set out in 
Protocol A.

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Article 12
Bulgaria 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 18(3), the quantitative limits established in Annex II shall be 
reduced on a pro rata basis.

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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
1. For the purpose of the administration of 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 Bulgaria for such reallocation. In the event of 
reallocation being agreed, the flexibility provisions set out in Article 4 
shall continue to be applicable to the levels 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 not later than 15 days following 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:
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 day·? 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.

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Article 16
1. Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria.
3. Should either Party find that the application of this Agreement is 
disturbing commercial relations between importers in the Community and 
suppliers in Bulgaria, 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 17
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 Bulgaria on the  
other hand.

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Artide 18
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 60 days' notice is given. In the latter-  
event the Agreement shall come to an end on the expiry of the period of  
notice.
A. The Annexes and Protocols to this Agreement and the exchanges of tetters  
shall form an integral part thereof.

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Artide 19
This Agreement shall be drawn up in two copies in the Danish, Dutch, English,  
French, German, Greek, Italian and Bulgarian languages, each of those texts  
being equally authentic.

A Μ N E X I

OROUJ’  I  A
NIM HX HtoiR
(I9W)
55.05-13: 
19;21 ;  35 
27; 3 .9 ; 33 
35; 37 ;  4 1  
45;-li.; 46 
52;5S;6! 
65; 67;69 
72;78;92 
98
55.09-03; 
04 ;  05 ;  f'5 ;  
07;08;09; 
IO ; 12; 13; 
1 - 1 ; 15; 16; 
17;19; 2 1  ;  
29;32;34; 
35; 37 ;  38 ;  
39; 41;49; 
51; 52; 53; 
54; 55; 56; 
57; 59; CI; 
03;64;65; 
66; 67;6S; 
69.70;71; 
72;73:74; 
75:76:77; 
78; 79;.S O ; 
81;82;83; 
84; 86;90; 
91: 92;93: 
98; 99
55.09-06; 
07;08; 5 1  ;  
52; 53;54; 
55; 56;57; 
59; 6!; 63; 
64; 65;66; 
67;70;71; 
80; 8 1  ;  82; 
83;84;86; 
90;91;92; 
93; 98;99Dctcì iption
Oo’ iton yarn, noi pnt op for reta f i  
sali·
Olhcr v.'ovt·« fabrics of colimi :
Wovcii f.abrics of colimi, 
Cliicr llirin pan/c, tcrry f.i- 
bric.:, navrow v/oven fabrirs, 
pile fabrics, clicnilic fabrics, 
tulle and olher net fabrics
a) Of v/hicb olhcr ih m i un- 
l>  1  e - r : t  litri or blcaclied
1 .
^ v > (j \

Celcfory C C T  I ·'- adirti N o
56.07
AN IM K X F .
c o d e(iv.;:)
56.07-01; 
0d;05;07; 
03;10;
1 5; 1 9  
22;26; 
30;i I  ;  
38:39; 
41;43;20
2 9
3 5
40;
45;
46:47:49
56.07-01;
0 3  
1 9  
2 905 ;  0 7  
12; 1 5  
22; 2 5  
31; 3 5  
40; 4  I  
46:47Description
Woven fabrics of man-made 
fibres (discontinuous or waste):
A . Of synthetic textile fibres:
Woven fabrics of synthetic 
fibres (discontinuous or 
waste) othes than narrow 
woven fabric-;, pile fabrics 
(includin:: terry fabrics) and 
chenille, fabricsTable of equivalence
p i e c e s / k g
a) Of which other than
.  bleached or blenched

i>i<wryC C r.liuidini! N o
60.04
n i .
Hs)
1> )
c) ,
IV  b) Ian) 
rid) 
7 .  co)
d) l ns) dri) 
2 dri)N IM r.X K
co Jc
( 1 V S 7 )
60.04-10; 
20;22;23; 
24;26;41; 
VV.5B;7I; 
29; S OHfsciipUonTabte of equi val enee  
pieces/kg g/piece
60.05 
A  1
II b) 4  bb) 11  aa») 
bbb) 
ccc) 
ddd) 
ccc) 
22 bbb) 
ccc) 
ddd) 
ecc) 
fif)Under garments, kniued °r “ ?' 
cbf.lcd, noi ciasttc or rubb-ru.ee .
Shins, T-shirts, 
fine V : nil roll, polo or imi '■  
necked jumpers and pi I  
ovns. under vests ano dm IO -1,  
knit:,- r i or crocheted, ] no, 
tie or rubberized, ‘,u,t:, r ‘ iT babies' garments, oi co.to ri ( 
svnthetic textile fibr.s. 
T-shirts and lightweight H nc 
knit roll, polo or turtle necked 
jumpers and pullovers, of .c- 
pcncraled textile fores, other 
than babies' garments
60.05-01 ;
33; 3 4  
36; 3 9  
4 1  ;  4 2Outer·garments and o th c -r articles, 
knitted' or croclictcd, not elastic.
or rubberized;
A . Outer garments and clothing 
accessories;
Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, 
waistcoats, iwinscls, cardi­
gans, bcd-jac.kcls and jum­
pers, knitted or crocheted, not 
clastic or rubberized, of wool, 
of cotton or,of man-made tex­
tile fibres
6 1 .0 1
I! Vd)
6102 
I J  lie)Men's and boys' outer garments:6.48 154
453m
1.76
aa)
bb)
cc)
61.01-62; 
64;66;72; 
74; 7 6
61.02-66; 
68; 72Women's, girls' and infants' otter 
garments:
1 ) . Other:
Men’s  and boys' woven 
breeches, shorts and trousers 
(including slacks); women's, 
g irl··.’  and infants' woven 
trousers and slacks, of w oo!, 
of c  otton or of man-made tex­
tile fibres568

3Z
C 't.iff/·!)
r ,o .o r >
A  II b) 4 a?) 2 2  
■  33 
44 
5 5
61.02
J )  lie) 7  bb) 
cc) 
d el)
61.03
A60.05-22; 
23; 24:25
61.02-78; 
82; 8 4
61.03-11; 
15; 1 9Outer garments ami other R if 
knit L e r i  o i crocheted, not clastic 
or rubbciircd:
A . Outer garments and clothing 
acccssm ies:
II. O lliei
Women’ s, girl·,’  anti infants’  outer 
garments:
B . Other;
Blouses and shirt-blouses, 
kniiied. crocheted (not clastic 
or rubberized), or woven,  tor 
women, girls and inlunts, of 
wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres
Men's and boy's tinder g in  m erits, 
including colbus, shirt fronts and 
cnlis:
Men's and boys’  shirts, 
woven, of woof of cotton or 
of man-made textile fibresIcible of cciu'iv;, I.cnce
pieces/kg< j/p ie cc
4-60217

C m r/.ory C C 3  bciiting N o
55.03
62.02 
B  III») I
2.0 62.02 
M  la) 
c)
22 56.05
A
2 3 56.05
nC lR O U !> 1 1
NIM fXL
c c K l i
(1 9 8 7 .)Tit;le of eciunv/aleoce
Disruptionp i  ece p/!;c) g / p i  c ·  c o
55.08-10; 
30;50;80
62.02-71Terry tov.vllin;’ ,  and similar lerry 
fabrics of coiion;
B ed linen, lable linen, toilet linen 
and kitchen linen; cmtnins and 
oibcr furnishing ariiclcs:
1 1 .  Other:
Woven ctiiton terry fabrics; 
loilel and kitchen linen of 
woven cotton terry fabrics
B e .d  linen, table linen, toilet linen
and kitchen linen; curtains and
other furnishing articles:
li. Oilier:
62.02-12; Bed linen, woven
1 3; 1 9
56.05-03; 
05; 07;07 
I I ;1 3 ; 1 5  
19;21; 2 3  
25; 28;32 
34; 36;33 
39;42;44 
45; 46;47
56.05-21; 
23;25;28; 
32;34;36Yarn of inan-mude fibres (discon­
tinuous or waste), not put up for 
retail sale:
A . Of synthetic textile fihres;
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; 
99Yarn of man made fibres (discon­
tinuous or waste), not put up for 
retail s..lc:
H . Of regenerated textile fibres:
Yarn of discontinuous or 
waste regenerated fibres, not 
put up for retail sale

Cm W. my (XT  No
»  T  v , . .'· .·, ··* *NIMI.XE
oxlc
(I'.'tU)
32 ex 5S.04
■·
53.04-07;
1 1 ; 1 5 ;  1K ;
41;43;45;
0 1 *  0} i ( >  7 ;
69;71;75;
77; 78W oven p i l i · .· fabrics and dicniltc 
fabrics (oilier Ilian terry tmvcllhv. 
or similar mry fabiics of corion 
fa llili)·, within lu -a d iii;·. No 55.O S  
and fabrics f.illiri); within heading 
No -5 8 .0 5 }  :
W oven pile fabrics and chen­
ille fai.lies (other .than < v riy  
fabrics of cotton and nnnov/ 
w ove n  fabrics), of wool, o f 
cotton 01 of man-made textile 
fibresp'CCCS/l'.q g/p i  eco
39 63.03 
li 1 1  a) 
c )
.  .  Ill a .)  2
c)58„CVi"63 a) of which cotton corduroy
62.02-10; 
<2;-14;.16; 
51;59;65; 
72; 74;7?lied linen, table linen, toilet linen 
and hiiclien linen; curtains and 
other furnishir.i, articles;
F i . O ther·.
W oven table linen, toilet and 
hitch er·. linen, oilier than of 
cotton terry fabric

GROUP II BO S '
1 4  ADescription
Stockings, mulct stockings, socks, 
ankle-socks, sockclics «ml the 
like, knitted or crocheted, not 
clastic or rubberized:
Other than women’ s  stocking.s 
o l' synthetic textile fibres
Under garments, knitted or cro­
cheted, not elastic or rubberized:
Men’s  and boy’ s  underpants 
and In ids, women’ s, girls' 
and infants’  (other than ba­
bies’)  knickers and briefs, 
knitted or crocheted, not clas­
tic or rubberized, of cotton 01 
sytlieiic textile fibres
6 1 .0 1  
A  161.01-01Table of equivalence
Men's and boys’  outer garments:
Men's and boys' coats of im­
pregnated, coated, covered or 
laminated woven fabric fall­
ing within heading No 59.0$, 
5 9 .1 1  or 59.12pieces/I'.g g  / p  i  e  o  e
7 .4 - 3  pairs
i41
1 759
1 -01  000
1 4  B 6 1 .0 1  
fl Vb) !  
2 
3
1 5  A
is n61.02 
B  1  a)
61.02 
B  lie) aa)b b )
cc)
aa)b b )
cc)61.01-4); 
42;44;46; 
4 7Men’ s and boys' outer garments;
Men’s  and boys’  woven over­
coats, raincoats and other 
coats, cloaks and capes, other 
than those of category 1 4  A , 
of wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres
61.02-05Women’ s . ,  girls' and infants' outer 
paimcnis:
B . Other:
Women's, girls’  and infant':·' 
coats of impregnated, coated.. 
covered or laminated woven 
fabric falling within heading 
No 59.03, 5 9 .1 1  or 59.1 2
61.02-31; 
32; 33; 35; 
36; 37; 39; 
40Women's, girls’  and infants' outer 
garments:
». 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 fibres072 1  389
VI1909
0-841  190
1

N IM bX t:
C ld c
(I9 S 2 )Table of cq u iv o L o n ce
C u lc * ;o r y C C T  h sa iiiiig  H oD escrip tio np i  cces/kg g / p i  e c .  o
1 6 61.0!
U  Vc) I  
2 
361.01-51; 
54; 5 7Men's and boys' outer garments:
Men’s and boys' woven suits 
(including coordinate suits 
consisting of two or three 
pieces, which arc ordered, 
packed, consigned and nor­
mally vdi! logiti'cr) of wool, 
of cotton c .r  of man-made tex­
tile fibics, excluding ski suits0-801  2 .5 0
1 7 6 1 .0 1  
I f  Va) 1  
2 
3
IE 61,03
B
C
61.03-51; 
55; 59;81; 
85; 8 01t .  ·  - » ·
Men's and boys' outer garments: l1 -4 3 700
61.01-34; 
36; 3 7Men's and boys’  woven jack­
ets (excluding w aisler jackets) 
and filacers of wool, of cotton- 
or of man-made textile fibres1
Men's and boys’  under g arm ent.-,, 
including coliars, shirt fronts an·! 
cuffs:
Men’ s and boys' woven under 
garments other than shirts, of 
wool, of cotton or of man­
made texile fibics
1 9
2 161.05
A
61.05 20
n i
ID
6 1 .0 1  
B  IV
61.02
1 !  lid)61.05-30;
99
'61.01-29; 
31; 3 2
61.02-25; 
26; 2 8Handkerchiefs:
A . Of woven cotton fabric, of a 
value of more than 1 5  ECU 
kg net w eight
B . Other:
Handkerchiefs of woven 
fabric, of a value of not more 
than 1 5  ECli/kg net weight
Men’ s and boys’  outer garments:
Women's, girls' and infants' outer 
garments; ■  ,
B . Other:
l’ arkas; anoraks, windchea­
ters, waislcr jackets and the 
'like, v/oven, of wool, ol cot­
ton or of man-made textile 
fibres1?
2 -3 .435

3
u
26
27N IM r.X U
(I5H21r> ;v c ri|> iK 'nof oCiwiv3Vc'·r.e
piecco/hcj c j  /  p i  e c e
(0.04
1 !  IV  b) 1  bb)d) I  bb)
1 1  IV  b) 2  an) 
bb) 
d) 2  a  a) 
b l> )
61.02
II JIc) 4  bb) 
cc) dd) 
cc)
60.05
A  lib) 4  dd)
61.02'
1 1  II c)5:m) 
bb) 
cc)
78 6005
A  lib) 4  cc)
\\60.01-47;
73Under garments, knitted or cro­
cheted, not clastic or rabbet i/.cd:
Men’ s and boys’  pyjamas, 
knitted or crocheted, of co!- 
ton o r c if synthetic textile 
fit. res
60.04-51; 
53;81; 83Women’ s, girls’  and infants 
(other than babies’ ) knitted or 
crocheted pyjamas and nigh; 
dresses, of cotton or synthetic 
fibres
60.05
A  lib) dee) 1 1  
22 
3 3  
44
60.05-45; 
46;47;48
61.07-48; 
52;53;54Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not clastic 
or rubberized:
A . Outer garments and clothing 
accessories:
1 1 . Other ’  '
Women’ s, girls' and infants' outer 
garments:
II. Other:
Women’ s, girls' and infants' 
(other than babies') woven 
and knitted or crocheted 
dresses of v.ooi, of cotton or 
of man-made textile fibres
60.05-51; 
52; 5-1; 58
61.02-57; 
58; 62Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not clastic 
or tubberi/cd:
A . Outer garments and clothing 
accessories:
II. Other
W omen':-, girls’  and infants' outer 
garments.
ft. Other:
Women's, girls and infants ^  
(other than babies’ ) woven 
and knitted or rrochetcd 
skirts, including divided skirts
60.05-61; 
62; 64Outer car m e t  
knitted or crocheted, not elastic 
or mbbcii/c i:
A . Outer garments and clothing 
accessor cs:
II. Other:
Knitted or crocheted 
ti onsets (except shorts) 
other than babies’ '3,9257
3 -1323
2-6385
1 - 6 1 670

3  8
C iu if.o iy CCl 6' r a tin g . N onimi
n dr ( B V ll.n
2 9 61 .0 2
R  lie) 3  an)
bb) :
cc)
61.02-42;
43,41ly M C iip iio n
Women's, girls' anil infants’  outer 
garments:
li. Ollier:
Women’ s, girls’  and infants' 
(oilier than I n '. 1  - i w o v e n  
.  suits and costumes (ini hiding 
coordinate suits ciu e-ir riii;’ ,  o l 
two or three pieces which are 
ordered, picked, consigned 
and normally sold toguliet), 
of wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres, excluding 
ski suitsp i e c e s  / i · ·  c .
-1-37
'30 A 61.04 B I
61.04-11;  
1 3 ; I f !Women's, fills’  and infants’  un­
der Raiments:
Women’ s, girls’  arid inf,ruts’  
woven (.'v ic .in as and night 
dresses, of wool, of cotton or 
of man-made textile fibres
30 B 61.04 
B 11
61.04-91; 
93; 9 8Women's, girls' 
der garments:and infants' v .n -
Womcn's, girls’  and infants’  
(other titan babies’ ) woven 
under g.irnenls, oilier than 
pyjamas and night dresses, of 
wool, of cotton or of man­
made tc: · . tile fibres
31 61.09n
61.09-50Corsets, corsct-bclts, suspender- 
bclts, brassieres, braces, suspen- 
ders, carters and the lux (rnJtiu- 
ing such articles of knitted or cro­
cheted fabrics) whether or not 
clastic:
Brassieres, woven, knitted or 
crocheted18?
66.04 
A  I  I I
1 1 1a)
b)
c)a)
b)c )d> 60.04-02; 
03;04;06; 07;0i!; 10; 11:12; 11Under garments, knitted or cro­
cheted, not clastic cr rubbcri/.cu.
A ,Babies’  garments; girls’  gar­
ments up to and including 
commercial size 86;
Babies’  under garments of 
knitted or crocheted fabrics, 
not elastic or rubberized
V

3 °l
73code(ivi?)Description
(.0 .0 5A  1 I  h )  3
00.05-16; 
17; 1 9Oilier p ai iiicnls and oilier articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not clastic 
or rubbetbed:
A . Outer gaiinetits and clothing 
acccssoiics:
1 1 . Other;
Track suits of knitted or 
crocheted labric, not e la s ­
tic or rubbei i/.ed, of wool, 
of cotton or of man-maoc 
textile fibres
76 6 1 .0 1  I )  1
61.02 
B  11a)
61.01- 13; 
1 5; 17 ; 1 9
61.02- 1 2; 14Men's and boys’  outer garments
Women's, girls’  and infants' outer 
garments;
U . Other:
Men's and boys’  woven 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, id’  cotton or of man­
made textile fil.ics
78
8 16 1 .0 1  
A  I I  
B  1 1 1  
V  0 1
"i
361.01-09; 
24; 25; 26; 
81:92: 95; 
96Men’s  and boys' outer garments:
Men's and boys’  woven bath 
robes, dressing gowns, smok­
ing jackets and similar indoor 
v/c.u, ski suits consisting of 
two or three pieces and other 
outer garments, except gar­
ments of categories 6 , 1 4  A , 
1 4  B , 1 6 , 1 7 , 2 1 , 76 and 79, of 
wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres ■
61.02 
B  I  b) lie)
c ) aa)
aa)b b )c c )61.02-07; 
22; 23;24; 
85; 90;91; 
9 2Women's, girls' and outer gar­
ments:
B . Other:
Women's, girls' and infants' 
woven bath robes, dressing 
towns, L ie d  jackets and sim ilar 
indoor w eai and outer gar­
ments, except garments of 
categories 6 , 7 , 1 5  A , 1 5  it. 2 1 . 
26, 27, 2 9 , 76, 79 and 80, o f 
wool, of cotton or c d  man­
made textile fibresTable of equivalence
g  / p  i  c  c  e p  i  c -  c  c  r .  /kg
1  67 600

Table of equivalence
pieces/1'9g / p i c c e
8 3 00.05
A  11a)
b) 4 hh)
ijij)k l : )
H)H
22
3 3
44I II II I
22
3 3
4460.05-04; 
70;77:78; 
7y  ;  8 1  ;  85; 
88; 89;90; 
9 1Outer garments and other a rtic le .» »  
knitted or crocheted, not clastic 
or rubberized:
A . Outer garments and clothing 
accessories: .
1 1 . Other:
Outer garments, knitted 
or crocheted, not clastic 
or rubberized, other than 
r.irincnts of categories a,
7  26, 27, 2S , 7), 72, 73, 74 
and 75, of wool, of cotton 
o; of inan-madc textile 
fibres

fiK O U h' i n A
C eti n ,irV
'.V Iccr h<ding !o
5  [  .0 1  
A  llla)mimi  > : t :
( I V < 1 J . )Pere  i n> ;  ton
Jp i  e c c /  I ;  g g/piocc
< 1 2 .0 3
B  llb)
34
35 51.04 
A IV51.04-05
62.03-96Woven fa b ri·.·:; of own-made 
fibres (continuous), iiiciu w in ;:, 
woven fabric·, of monofil or snip 
falling within heading No 51.01 
or 51.02:
A . W oven fabrics of synthetic 
textile fibres:
Sachs and baps, of a hind 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  rn vide; woven sacks of 
such strip or the like
51.04 
A 111b)W oven fabrics of man-made 
fibres (continuous), including 
woven fabrics of rn ’ onofil or strip 
fallini; within heading No 51.0! 
or 51.02:
A . W oven fabrics of synthetic 
textile fibtes:
51.04-03 Woven fabrics of strip or the 
like of polyethylene or poly­
propylene, 3  m  or more wide
51.04-10; 
I I ; 13;15; 
17;IK;21: 
23;25;27; 
28;32;34; 
36;41;48
51.04-10; 
15 ; 1 7; 1 8  
23;25; 2 7  
28;32;34 
41; 4 8W oven fabrics of man-made 
fibres (continuous), including 
woven fabrics of monofil or snip 
falling within heading No 5 1 .0 1  
or 51.02:
A . Woven fabrics of synthetic 
textile fibres;
W oven fabrics of synthetic 
textile fibres (continuous) 
other than those for tyres and 
those containing elastomeric 
vain:
Of which other than un 
bleached or bleached-I—

C C T bending K o
51.04 
I )  HIN IM F .X E
oidc
(IW 2)
51.04-55: 
56:58:62:
64:66:'/?; 
74:76:81: 
89;93;94: 
97;98
51.04-55: 
58;62;61; 
72;74;76: 
81; 89;94; 
97; 9 SDescription
Woven fabrics .  of m n n - m r i d c  
fibres (continuous), including 
woven fabrics of moi.ofil or strip 
falling within heading No 51.01 
or 51.02: .  6  .
B . W oven fabrics of regenerate,4  
textile fibres: )'
W oven fabrics of regenerated 
textile fibres (continuous) 
other than those for lyres and 
those containing elastomeric 
yarn:
a) Of which other than Un­
bleached or bleachedV«
Tftblc· of equivalence
pieces/kg g/pi ece
37 5 6 .0 7
B
56.07-50; 
51; 55;56; 
59;60;61; 
65; 67;68; 
69;70;71; 
72;73;74; 
77;78;82; 
£3;84;87W oven fabrics of man-made 
fibres (disconlinuous or waste):
H . Of regenerated textile fibres:
W oven fabrics of legcncratcd 
textile fores (discontinuous 
or waste) oilier than narrow 
woven fabrics, pile fabrics 
(including terry fabrics) and 
chenille fabrics:
56.07-50; 
55;56;59; 
61;65;67; 
69:70;71; 
73;74;77; 
78;83;84; 
8 7a) Of which other than un- ! 
bleached or bleached
Knitted or crocheted fabric, not 
clastic or rubberized:
B . Of man-made fibres:
60.01-40 Knitted or crocheted syn­
thetic curtain fabrics includ­
ing net curtain fabric 
/ ·
♦h
Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen 
and kitchen linen; curtains and 
other furnishing articles:
62.02-09 .  A . Net curtains
....... _____________ ____

40ccr fctading NonimkxecoJe[mi)Descnplion
4 1
42
4 3
4462.02 
B  IV  a )'
c )
ex 5 1 .0 1  
A
ex 5 1 .0 1  
B
51.03
51.04 
A 1 162.02-83; 
85; 89
51.0105; 
06; 07; 0 8  
09;10; 1 2  
20;22;24 
27;29;30 
35; 36;37 
39; 40;45Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen 
iin tl kitchen linen, curtains mul 
other furnishing articles:
1 3 .  Other: ;
W oven curtains (other than 
net curtains) and furnishing 
articles, of wool, of cotton or 
of man-made textile fibres
51.01-50: 
61;67;63; 
71;77;78; 
80
51.03-10;
20
51.04-05Yarn of man-made fibres (coritin- .  
nous), not put up for retail sale: j
A . Yarn of synthetic textile (
fibres:
Yarn of synthetic textile
fibres (continuous), not put 
up for retail sale, other than 
noil-textured single yarn 
untv. i'.ted or with a  twist of 
not more than 50 turns per 
m etre
Yarn of man-made fibres (contin 
uous). not pul up for retail sale:
B . Yarn of regenerated te .x til 
fibres:
Yarn of regenerated textil 
fibres (continuous), r.ot pu 
up for retail sale, other thm 
single yarn of viscose ravor 
untwisted or with a  twist o  
not more than 250 turns pa 
metre and single non-tcxturci 
yarn of any acetate
Yarn of man-made fibres (contin­
uous), put up for retail sale
W oven fabrics of man-made 
fibres (continuous), including 
woven f-ibiics of rnonofil or strip 
falling within heading No 51.01 
or 51.02:
A . W oven fabrics of synthetic 
textile fibres:
W oven fabrics of synthetic 
textile fibres (continuous), 
containing elastomeric yarnTable of equivalence
g/pi ece pieccs/kg

<4y_____
T j
»,.« z* 0 - 1  \ i  ')  0" C C* ·— —---· · — · « · —
O nir'i"·?.  O C T  l';a > li« 3  N on i m t x c
o - .U ·D 'T v c rip iio np i c c e s / k g  g / p i e c c
_ ·  :r- --A · . . « . . - * — - * ·  . .
4 5 5
1.04 
B  II
\W oven fabrics of man-unde 
fibres (continuous), including 
woven fabrics of monofil or strip 
falling within heading No 5 1 .0 1  
or 51.02;
B . W ove it fabrics of regcncratccl 
textile fibres:' !
*  ·  r
i
51.04-54 W oven fabrics of regenerated 
textile fibres (continuous), 
containing elastomeric yarn1
i1
" 4 6 •  ex 53.05Sheep’s  or lamps’  wool or other 
animal luiir (T in e or coarse), card­
ed or combed;
..53
.05-10; .  
22; 29; 32; 
3 9Carded or combed sheep’ s  o 
lambs’  wool or other fine ani­
m al hair' ■
• 1 7 53.05
53.08
A
53.06-21; 
25; 31;35; 
51;55;71; 
7 5
53.08-11;
1 5Y in ;) o - l  u\rded sheep's or h iiT ib s *  
woo! (woollen yarn), not pul up for rciriil
Yarn of fine animal hair (carded 
or combed), not put up for retail 
sale:
'wun of carded sheep’s or 
Ia m b ic  wool (woollen yam) or 
of carced fine animal hair, 
not put up for retail sale•
43 . 53.07
5 3 .0 3
B
53.07-02; 
03; 1 2 ; 1 8 ; 
30;40;51; 
59; 81;395  am of combed sheep’s  or lambs’  
wool (worsted yarn), not put up 
for retail .vile:
Yarn ol fine animal hair (carded 
or com b.·.,'), not put up for retail sale;
Y arn ol combed shcoo’ s  or 
lambs' wool (worsted yarn) cr 
ol combed line animal hair,
. 'tot put up for ictail sale•
.............. ....... ________ _______53
.08-21;
2 5
49 ex 53.10
53.10-11;
1 5Yarn of sheep's or lamb's wool, 
of horsehair or of other animal 
lm ir (line or coarse), put up for re­
tail sale;
Yarn of sheep’ s or lambs’  
wool or of fine animal hair, 
put up for retail sale

50 5 3 .1 1M l M l; X I: 
c o d e  (1 9 3 2 )
5 3 .1  l-0t;
03;07; II;' 
1 3; 1 7 ; 20; 
'3 0 ; '1 0  ; 52; 
51; 5 3  ;  72; 
74;75;32; 
34; 38;01; 
93; 97...... 146
D e
scriptionTf"
7 c ··c le  o'} cqu 1  vr; I ence
Woven Wirics of sheep’s ' c x 
lambs’  wool cr of fine i-itimal h.-irpi Cue’S/kg g/pi ece
. 52 55.0655.06-10;
9 0*  ·. ' i l 
I.  "t I  .
Colton, c m .rev  e l or combed
Cotton yarn, put up for retail side ·
.......... i t " '
:  ! ■  _ ■  ·  '
. 5  ^ t53 55.07 55.07-10;
90Cotton "auze ' ' ■  .
•  * · . . ·  V .: -  ... . ,;
.  ’  . V ■  ^  .
·■■ v‘Y54 56.04
1 3Man-made fibre; (discontinuous ;  
or waste), carded, combed or 
otherwise prepared for sp/innim ;:
H . Recrncratcd textile fibres: :
’V · »  '56.04-2); 
23;28 ■Keen crated textile fibres' 
(discontinuous or waste), .  
carded or combed
s  ;  ·5 5  ’ 56.04
AMan-made fibre? (discontinuous 
or waste), carded, combed or 
otherwise prepared for;  pi:;n;ti” ,
(  SA . Synthetic textile fibres:
i * ’ H  *•  ,  1  ,  ·  .  ·56.0411; 
13 ; 15;16; 
17; 1 8Synthetic textile, filncs (dis­
continuous or waste), carded 
or combed

C X T  i.-'n 'V m j H aN I Milde 
cede 
(1052)D escription
p i o c e s'/k g g/pieco
56.06 
A  .
56.06-U;
1 5Yam of inan-madc fibres (dewori- 
linuous or waste), put up < u r rc- 
tail sale: ·'· _  ■  .."·’■
Yam of sy n th * . tic textile: :  
(jlire:. (discontinuous or. 
waste),'put up (or retail s-de ·
57 ' 56.06
•;. B  .
56.06-20Yam of man-made fibres (u'sC O 'V ^ 
tinuous or waste), put .up fo- t ··; :  
tail sale:..  :  / 'iy’Y
Yam of 'regenerated touUc ^  
fib re :'. ■  (discontinuous ■:.cr"  
waste), put up for retail ssl6.
V  ::5 3 · 5 8 .0 158.0 1 -0 1  
11 ; 13; 1 7; 
30;S O  'Carpets, carpeting and rug· 
ted (made up or not),  krted-
.50, 58.02 
cx A  
B
59.02 
cx A
60
61.53.0353.02-03; 
06; 07; 09; 
56;61; 65; 
71; 75; 81; 
S5; 90 -
59.02-01;
09 :  ■  :
53.05 
A  1  a) 
c ■
I!58.03-00
58.05-01; 
03; 30;-it);' 
M; 59; 61: 
69;73;77; 
79;90.Other carpets, carpeting, rugs, 
mats and matting, and .'Kelei.y’ ,  
‘Sehumacks' and •Karamar.ie' 
rugs and the like (maJa up or 
not):
Pelt and articles of felt, whether 
or no; impregnated or coated:
A . Frit in the piece or simply cut 
to rectangular shape: ,·'
Woven, knitted or crocheted 
carpets, carpeting, mgs, mm 
‘  and malting, and ‘Kelern', 
‘Schui.'.acks’  and 'Karaoianl·;’  
rugs and the like (made up or 
. .  ■ not); floor covering, cf felt
Tape'hies, hand-made, ■  o f.  \,h o  
type (:ob.dins, Handeis, Aubu;· 
son, Penn .:is  and the I  ke, end 
neediew orl;e<i tapestries (for ct- 
i i  tuple, petit point and cross 
stitch) made in panels and (he 
like by hand; .  ...... :  .
Tapestries, hund madp .  ’ ’ g '
Narrow woven ·  fabrics, and nar­
row fabrics (bolduc) consisting cf 
warp without weft (assem bled try  
m ean .·; of an adbesi re, oilier ( r '. - : : : t  
(joods falling w itihin headin '·1  
No 53.06;
Narrow woven fabrics not .r< - 
iceding'3H cm  in width with 
selvedges (woven, [planned or 
loide uiherwise) on bo,'h 
edges, other than woven 
label:; and the like; bolduc

62C C T  h tJ id in e , M ilNIMf.Xr:Ocwrifaion
_ __ _ _ _ _ - -----------------------
53.06
58.07
58.08
58.09
5S.I053.06-10;
90
58.07-31 ;  
39;50;80
53.03-10;
90
53.09-11; 
19;21;31; 
35; 39;91; 
95; 9 9
58.10-21; 
29; 41;-15; 
49; 51; 55; 
5 9W oven labels, badges ami (he 
like, not embroidered, in the 
piece, in strips or cut to shape or 
size
Chenille yam (including flock 
chcrnlle yam), gimped yarn (other 
than metallized yarn falling •.v itu - 
in heading M o 5 2 .0 1  and giinpcd 
horsehair yarn); braids and orna­
mental trimmings in the piece; 
tassels, pompons and the like;.
Chenille yarn (includin'· flock 
chenille yarn), pimped yarn 
(other than metallized yarn 
and ginipod horsehair yarn); 
braid.s and ornamental trim­
mings in the piece; tassels, 
pompons and the like
Tulle and other net fabrics (but 
not including woven, knitted or 
crocheted fabrics), plain
Tulle and other net fabrics (but 
not-including woven, knitted or 
crocheted f.’ .hiics), figured; hand 
or mechanically made lace, in the 
piece, in strips or in motifs
Kmhroidery, in the piece, in strips 
or in motifs19
TdbLe  of eq·..·'v^ko-'cc; 
p i o c o s / k r j cj / p i e c
63 60.01B la)
60.06
A
60.01 -30
60.06-1  I;
ISKnitted or crocheted fabric, not 
clastic or rubberized:
B . Of man-made fibres:
Knitted or crocheted fabric and 
a t tides thereof, el.i-tie or rubber­
ized (iiicltidif;:» elastic knee-caps 
and clastic stockings):
A . Fabric:
Knitted or crocheted fabric, 
not elastic or rubberized, of 
synthetic textile fibres, con- 
taimiig dastolibres; knitted 
or crocheted labric, elastic or 
rubberized

C C T t it'3 '1  i  i' 'j  I  . ’ o--------- -—r _
- ~ -
N IM liX S
c e · · · . !  e
(1 9 2 2 )D escription20
Table of c>c|!.rivolenco
piece:;/kg g/pi oce
64 6 0 .0 1
1 3  lb) 2
- 3
65 6 0 .0 1
A
1 3  lb) 4
II
C.l
66 6 2 .0 1
A
1 1  )
1 1  a)
b)
c )
· »  1  · ·60.01-51;
5 5
60.01-01; 
1 0 ; 62; 6 - 1  
65;68;72 
74;75;78 
8 1  ;S9;92 
94; 96; 9 7
62.01-10; 
20; 8 1  ;85; 
93; 9 5Knitted or crocheted fabric, not 
clastic or rubberized:'
H . Of man-made fibres:
Rachel lace ar.d long-pile fab­
ric (imitation (ur), knitted or 
crocheted, not clastic or rub­
berized, of synthetic textile 
fibres
Knitted or crocheted fabric, not 
elastic or rubberized:
Other than those of categories 
3 8  A , 63 and 61, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made textile 
fibres
Travelling, rugs and blankets:
Travel’ing mgs and blankets, 
of wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres

<x r  i-Ci.lii'd N o c o .i't
(IW ?.)Pcreription
. ;  j p i e c e ! k 'jij/pi ece
C0.02
A
60.02-10
60.02-50: 
60;70;80.G lov···. mittens and mitts, knitted
or c r o tW l. not elastic or n.u- .
bciizcd: V pal To
Gloves, mittens and m itts, 
knitted or crocheted, not 
elastic cr rubberized, 
impregnated or coated with 
artificial plastic materials59
Gloves, mittens and mitts,  
knitted or crocheted, not  
elastic or rubberized, other  
than-impregnated or coated  
with artificial plastic  
materials
60.05 ■  
A lib) 5  
B
60.06 
B  II
ill
60.05-93; 
94:95:96; 
97; 9S;99
60 06-92; 
96; 9 8Outer garments ? .n d  other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not elastic 
or rubberized:
Knitted or crocheted fabric and. 
articles thueof. elastic or rubber­
ized (including elastic knee-caps 
and clastic stockings): ·  ·· ■·
B . Other:
Clothing accessories and 
other articles (except *  g ar-, 
meets), knitted or a ochct-d, 
not elastic or rubberized:  arti­
cles (other than bathing cos- 
turn·;') of knitted or crothet-.-d 
fabric, ehslic or rubbenzed.
, of wool, of cotton, or o f: 
I'' maii-made textile fibres ;
60,05-97 a) of which sacks and bags of a kind  
used for the packing of goods,  
made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip^
60.01
B  IV  b) 2  ce)
6 0 .0 -1 -5 4Under garments, knitted or cro­
cheted, not elastic or rubberized:
B . Of other textile materials:
•  Women's, girls' and infants’  
knitted or crocheted petti­
coats and slips, of synthetic 
textile fibres, oilier, than 
babies' garm ents7.3 1 2 3
6 0 .0 -1
n in
60.04-31;
33:34Unrlrr garments, knitted or cro­
cheted, not elastic or rubberize 1 :
II. Of other textile materials:
Panty-hose (tights) . . .3 0 ,/» 3,3

C.'tri-oi-y CCf liwdiiijj M oNtMI-xr. 
cade 
(1  > M 2 )
7I 60.05
·A II b) 1
60.05-06;
07; 08: 09T o f c U *  of or.iiivolonec
Ouicr g n i m erits »ml other articles, 
kuilt-i! c ,r  crocheted, not elastic 
or rubberized:
A . Ouicr garments and clothing, 
xicecssoiies:
II, Oilier:
b) Ollier:
1 . Babies’  garments; 
girls’  garments up 
to and including 
commercial size 
8 6;
Babies' knitted 
outer garments, of 
wool, of cotton or 
of man-made (ex 
tile fibres
7 2 60.05
A  II b) 2
60.05n /
60.05- 11  
)3; 1 5
60.06- 91Ou'er garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not ela.-tic 
or rubberized:
A . Outer garments a n d "  clothing 
accessories;
II. Other
Knitted or crocheted fabric end 
articles thereof, elastic or rubber- 
finclmlmg elastic knee-cans 
and elastic .••tor-kings):’
D . Other;
Knitted swimwear
61.01 1 )  I!
[  61.92 a /ib)
61.01-22;[23
1  61.03-16·  1 8Men's and boys’  outer garments:
' Women's, < ’irls’  -p.i ;„r . .
I  S -trn u im s: ~  J lnf',,Us 0u'er,
N- Other:
V V oven swiimvcar, of word, of 
fibres ' '- -j-r-rmide te x tile9 /( 103
I
i

74O C T  M oN IM r-'X E
C O .’f f Rcschiuioo
60.05 ·
A no) 4 ea) i>  
22 
3 3  
41
00.05-71 ; 
72;73;74O n'·:)' );;iiincuts and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not elastic 
or rubbei i/ed:
A . Oilier c'umerits and clothing 
atu .vnics:
'll. Other:
Women's, gills’  and in­
fants’  (other than babies') 
suits and costumes (in­
cluding coordinate suits 
consisting of two or three 
pieces which arc ordered, 
packed, consigned and 
normally sold together), 
of knitted or crocheted 
fabric, not clastic or rub­
berised, of wool, of cot­
ton or of man·made tex­
tile fibres, excluding ski 
suits
Outer garments and other articles, 
knitted or crocheted, not clastic 
or rubberized:
A . Cuter garments and clothing 
accessories:
1 1 . Other:
idea's and hoys' suits (in­
cluding cooidinate suits 
constraint’ ,  of two or tluee 
pieces which are ordeu d , 
packed, consigned and 
normally sold together), 
of knitted of crocheted 
fabric, not cl.vii»: or rub­
berized, of wool, ol cot­
ton or of man-made tex­
tile fibics, excluding ski 
suits
Stockings, under «docking 
ankle neks, sockcttes and the 
like, knitted or crocheted,■,-s, socks,
_ _,  knitted or crocheted, ' not
cl
astic or nibbetized:
Women's stockings of syn­
thetic textile fibresTable of equivalence
pi eces/kg q/pi ece
............. 6 so
o s
o 1  250
40 p ;? iv s IS

O.’ · '  \ y C C Y  l.t " l i ) * : ;  K t >T it  M IX .·:  
(I'.·')t JTab(.e of equivalence
Dt \c r  i  { ■ (  io npic c . ; ·  a / f :  r jg/p ioco
61.04
A
61.02-01;
0 3
61.04-01; 
0 9
8 2 60.04 
B  IV  a) 
c)
60.04-38;
60
84 61.06
1 3
C
D
E61.06-30; 
'1 0 ; 50; 60
8 5
8661.07
1 3
C
D
61.09
A
1 3
C
li61.07-30; 
40; 9 0
61.09-20; 
30;40;80W omen··,. girls’  ;u.d hiW s’ outer
gartii'Mils; .  ,  . · ; '■
A . Babies’  garments; gnls’  g ^
hkm ! · ; up to 3l1tl >ncUnliiib 
coinmeici.«! size 36:
Women’ s, girls' and infants’  tin - :, 
der garments: "  . .  . ·
A . Babies’  garments; girls’  ‘ gar­
ments up to and including 
commercial size 86:
Babies' woven garments ,  of 
wool, of cotton or of man­
made textile fibres
Under garments, knitted or cro­
cheted, not elastic or rubberized;
B . Of other textile materials:
Under garments, other than 
babies’,  knitted or crocheted, 
not clastic or rubberized, of 
wool, of fine animal hair or of 
regenerated textile fibres
Shawls, scarves, m iifilcrs, mantil­
las, veils and the like:
Other than knitted or c to- 
ch.eird, oi wool, of cotton or 
ol man-made textile fibres
Tics, bow ties and cravats:
Other than knitted or cro- 
cr.etcd, ol wool, ol cotton or 
of man-made textile fibres
Corsets, corset bells, sitspetidcr- 
bclts, bra·· acres, braces, suspen­
ders, garters and the like (includ­
in g , such e.rucics ol knitted or cro­
cheted lanticj, whether or not 
clastic:
Corsets, corset-bells, suspen­
der-bolts, braces, suspenders, 
garters and the like (including 
such a i licles ol knitted or cro­
cheted lalaic), other than 
hrassiircs, whether or not 
clastic8-8 114

£ 3 _
Table of cquivolcnce
pieces/kg g / p i  e c ( »
Gloves, mittens, m ilts, stockings, 
socks ami societies, not ..knitted 
or crocheted
Made up accessories for articles 
of apparel (for example, dress 
shields, shoulder and other pacts, 
belts, muffs, sleeve protectors, 
pockets): .
Other than knitted or cro­
cheted

G R O U P  III C
.  .1 ·NiMEXC
(li’ 3 2 )DescriptionTable of ecjuivalence
p  ieccs/kg y/pioco
90 ex 5 9 .0 ·»
59.04-11 ; 
13;15; 17 ; 
ISTwine, oc'.I  age, topes undc'r'oU t s, 
plaited or not:
Twine, cordage, ropes and 
cet'les, of synthetic textile
fibres, plaited or not
Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun- 
blinds, tents and camping goods:' '
92 51.04 
A  I  
I I  1
5 9 .1 1  
A  Ilia)
9 3 62.03 
1 3  1  1 ')
li a)
b) 2
c)51.04-03;
5 2
59.11-15W oven fabrics of man-made 
fibres (continuous). m^Kun;, 
woven fabrics of monoid or si..,J 
falling within heading No .> 1 .0 1  
or 51.02:
P.ubbcri/cd textile fabrics, other 
than nil herized knitted or c ro -. 
dieted goods:
A. Rubberized textile fabrics not 
comprised in 1 3  below.
III. Other:
W oven fabrics of man­
made textile fibres and 
rubberized textile woven 
fabrics, for tyres
62.03-93; 
95;97;93Sachs and bags, of a  hind used 
j  for the p  idling o ! goods:
[  it. Of other textile materials:
Sa-hs and bags, of a kind 
u see; for the packing of 
cocos, of woven fabrics .drier 
than made from polyethylene 
or polypropylene strip
94 5 9 .0 1
95 cx 59.025 9  0 1  07; I  Wadding and articles of w'‘d  
12 ; 14; 15; ding; textile (look and dust and 
16; 13; 21; j  m ill neps
2 9
59.02-35; 
•ft ;  47; 51; 
57;59;91; 
95; 9 7Pell and articles of felt, whether 
[  or not impregnated or coated.
Pdt and artidcs of fell, 
whether or not im piegna'.e<l 
or coated, other tlmn floor 
coverings

— .-------- ------“
N I
M fX iv
cede
(1 9 X 2 )D c  u : r ip *  v o i i
nonded fibre fabrics, similar 
bonded yarn fabrics, and articles 
of su ch , fabrics, whether or not 
impregnated or coated.
59.03-11; 
19;30 -Other than clothing and 
clothing acocssoiies
•Nets and netting made of twine, 
cordage or rope, and made up 
fishing nets of yarn, twine, cor­
dage or rope:
59.05-11; 
21;29;91; 
99Nets and netting made of 
twine, cordage or rope rind 
made up fishing nets of yarn, 
twine, cordage or rope . "
—  - - .........* ·' . - V  - J •  A-* ' f t
p  i  e  c  c  s  / I t  9 q  / p  i  c  c  e
............... -
9 3 5
9 .C 6
99 59.0759.06-00
59.07-10;
90
ICO 59.03
101 ex 59.0459.03-10; 
5 1  ;61 ;  7 1  ;  79
59.04-30Other articles made from yam, 
twine, cordage, rope or cables 
other titan textile fabrics and arti­
cles made from such fabrics;
Other articles made from  
yarn, twine, cordage, rope or 
cables, other ·  than textile 
famics, articles made from  
such fabrics and at tides of 
category 9 7
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 and similar labrics for hat 
foundations and similar uses
Textile fabrics impregnated, coat­
ed, covered or laminated with 
preparations of cellulose deriva­
tives or of other artificial plastic 
materials
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, 
plaited or not:
Other than of synthetic textile 
fibres
10 f; (

CCf trading W oN IM F .X E
cede
(l'.di)D «cric.t:o r »
102 59.10
1 0 3 5 9 .1 1  
A I  
11ill  b) 
n59.10-10; 
31; 3 9linoleum': and materials pre­
pared on a  textile bare in a f.u v u · 
lar manner to linoleum, whether 
or not cut to shape or of a ic iiu l 
used as llo.nr coverings; lloor 
covetin',» consisting c d  a coating 
applied on a textile base, c .u l to 
shape or not
59.11-11; 
14;17; 20Rubberized textile fabrics- other 
than tobberized knitted or cro­
cheted goods:
Excluding fabrics for tyres
1 0 4 5 9 .1 2
1 0 5
106
10759.13
59.14
59.1559.12-00
59.13-01;
13;15; 
32;34;
3 9
59.14-00
59.15-10;
90Textile fabrics otherwise impreg­
nated or coated; painted can..S 3  
being theatrical scenery, studio 
back-cloths or the like:
Textile fabrics, impregnated 
or coated, ether than those cf 
categories 99, 1 0 0 , 1 0 2  and 
103; painted canvas being 
theatrical scenery, studio 
back-cloths or the like
Elastic fabrics and trimmings 
(other than knitted or crocheted 
goods) consisting of textile mate­
rials combined w ith rubber 
threads
W icks, 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 host-piping and similar 
tubing, w ith or.without lining, ar­
mour or accessories of other ma­
terialsTable of equivalence
pieces/kg g/piece

1  t T  U r..4 irv g  M - *
1 0 8  59.1659.16 C ODtvcrii5ik>fl
Transmission. conveyor or eleva­
tor belli or u '.'ltifi:'., of textile ma­
terial, v  ! · .  -li.-.r or not .siren^lienee! 
with metal or oilier material
Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun- 
blinds, tents anti camping goods:··
W oven tarpaulins, sails, awn- 
inits anti stin'olinds
Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun- 
blind·. tents am! camping gooi.s:
W oven pneuinatic m attre .sF .e s
Tarpaulins, sails, awnings, sun- 
biimls, tents and camping goods:
Camping goods, woven, other 
than pneumatic mattresses 
anti tents
Other made up tetile articles (in 
eluding dicis pattens)'.
O ilier made uptextilc mdcl-*. 
woven, e  reducing those 
categories 1  1  3  and lb*
1 1 3
1 1 462.05
C
62.05-20
59.17
A
n iic
D59.17-10;
29'; 31: 39; 
49;51;59; 
71; 79; 91; 
93; 95; 99Other made up textile articles (in­
cluding dress pattern:,).
C . Floor cloths, dish cloths, 
dusters anti the like;
I-loor cloths, dish cloths, 
dusleis .m il the like, otutr 
than knitted or crocheted
Textile fabrics and textile aiticles 
of a  kind commonly used in 
machinery or plant

ANNEX II
Community quantitative Limits
Category
2 A
3 ADescription
Cotton yarns
Woven cotton fabrics
Woven cotton fabrics other than  
unbleached
Woven fabrics of discontinuous  
synthetic fibres
Synthetic fabrics, other than  
unbleached
T-shi rtsUnit
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
tonnes
1  000 
piecesYear
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986EEC
quant i  tat i  ve  
limit
83
83
8Z
1 220 
1  226 
1  238 
1  238
458
460
463
465
148
149
151
152
80
81
82
84
740
747
755
762

s i
Community quantitative limits
Category Description
Pull-overs
Trousers
Blouses
Shi rts
12 Knitted stockings and socks
14 B Men's overcoats, raincoats and  
other coatsUnit
1  000 
pieces
1  000 
pieces
1  000 
pieces
1  000 
pieces
1  000 
pieces
1 000 
piecesYear
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984 
198 5 
1986EEC
quant i  tat i  ve  
limit
750
761
773
784
354
361
368
376
320
325
330
335
2 470 
2 507 
2 545 
2 583
1 900 
1 929 
1 957 
1 987
141
144
147
150

éo
Community quantitative Limits
ategory Description Unit YearEEC
quantitative
limit
15 B Women's overcoats, raincoats and 1 000 1983 289
other coats pieces 1984 296
1985 304
1986 311
16 Men's woven suits 1 000 1983 214
pieces 1984 217
1985 220
1986 224
50 Woven fabrics of wool tonnes 1983 224
1984 228
1985 233
1986 238
76 Workwear 1 000 1983 1 432
pieces 1984 1 461
1985 1 490
1986 1 520

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REGIONAL QUOTAS
Category Description*-—----- -
Uni
tMember
State
.Year'
Limits
9 Terry towelling and similar tonnes UK 1983 50
terry fabrics, of cotton 1984 52
1985 53
1986 55
13 Knitted underwear. Underpants 1  000 UK 1983 65
and briefs pieces 1984 66
1985 66
1986 67
17 Men's outer garments (Jackets) 1 000 UK 1983 20
pieces 1984 21
1985 21
1986 22
18 Woven under garments, other tonnes France 1983 38
than shirts 1984 39
, 1985 40
1986 42
19 Handkerchiefs 1 000 UK 1983 120
pieces 1984 124
1985 127
1986 131
20 + 39 Bed linen tonnes UK 1983 50
1984 52
1985 53
•1986
Ij55

6 2
REGIONAL QUOTAS
,  -..—------ ■  ·
Ca
tegory Description Unit Member
StateYear Limits
22 Yarn of discontinuous synthetic tonnes UK 1983 50
fibres 1984 52
1985 53
1986 55
24 Knitted pyjamas 1  000 Benelux 1983 19
pieces 1984 20
1985 21
1986 21
32 Pile fabri c tonnes UK 1983 30
1984 31
1985 32
1986 33
33 Polyethylene fabrics tonnes UK 1983 50
1984 52
1985 53
1986 55
37 Fabrics of synthetic tonnes UK 1983 30
discontinuous fibres 1984 31
1985 32
1986 34
Italy 1983 501
1984 521
1985 542
1986 564
53 Cotton gauze tonnes Italy 1983 90
1984 93
1985 95
1986 98

R E G IO N A L  Q U O T A S
Category Description UnitM em ber
StateYear
66 Blankets tonnes U K 1983
1984
1985
1986
J.

é V
PROTOCOL A  
TITLE I
CLASSIFICATION  
Section I
Article 1
1. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria of  
any decisions relating to the classification of products covered by this  
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 position or sub-position 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 this  
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 6Ü days of  
that date.

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T IT L E  I I  
ORIGIN
Article 2
1. Products originating in Bulgaria for export to the Community in accordance 
with the arrangements established by this 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 governmental 
authorities of Bulgaria 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 this Agreement on production 
of a declaration by the exporter on the invoice or other commercial document 
stating that the products in question originate in Bulgaria 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 governmental authorities of Bulgaria 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.
Article 5
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.

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T IT L E  I I I
DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM 
FOR CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO 
QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
Section I
Exportation 
Article 6
The competent authorities of Bulgaria 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 Articles 7 and 
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 
products.
2. Each export licence shall cover only one of the categories of products
listed in Annex II to this 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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Artide 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 vessel.
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 have been shipped.
Section II 
Importation 
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 13
1. If the competent Community authorities find that the total volume covered 
by export certificates issued by Bulgaria 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 this event, the 
competent Community authorities shall immediately inform the Bulgarian 
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 Bulgarian 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 8 of the Agreement without the express 
agreement of Bulgaria.

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T IT L E  IV
FORM AND PRODUCTION OF EXPORT CERTIFICATES 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 arrangements 
established by this 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:
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 governmental 
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.

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T IT L E  V
ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION 
Artide 17
The Community and Bulgaria shall cooperate closely to implement the provisions 
of this 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 this Agreement, the Community and 
Bulgaria 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
Bulgaria shall send the Commission of the European Communities the names and 
addresses of the governmental authorities responsible for issuing export 
licences and certificates of origin together with specimens of the stamps used 
by these authorities. Bulgaria 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 
governmental authority in Bulgaria, 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

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its copy. The 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 of 
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 this 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 on 
export licences, copies of the certificates and any export documents referring 
to them shall be kept for at least three years by the competent governmental 
authority in Bulgaria.
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 Bulgaria indicate or appear to indicate that the 
provisions of this 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 Bulgaria shall, on its own initiative or at the request of the 
Community, carry out the necessary enquiries, or arrange for enquiries to be 
carried out, into operations which are or appear to the Community to be in 
contravention of this Agreement. Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria 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, Bulgaria and 
the Community shall exchange any information considered by either partner to 
be of use in preventing the contravention of the provisions of this Agreement. 
Such information may include information on trade between Bulgaria and other 
countries in products subject to this Agreement and information on Bulgaria's 
production of such products.
5. Where it is established that the provisions of this Agreement have been 
contravened, Bulgaria and the Community may agree to take such measures as are 
necessary to prevent a recurrence of such contravention.

1  lip o M o f fiu ^ e  lull ü ild fW  rounifv) 
fip o M .ilf’ Uf »nom adisse compiete, rays)
■<  .ORIGINAL 7 No
3 Ouota year 
Année contingentane4 Category number 
i Numéro de catégorie
’*  CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN  
(T e x tile  prod ucts)5 Consignee {name full address, country) j 
O cshnalane (nom, adresse complete, flats! ‘ * 1  ·· *  ·* -4  '  1
CERTIFICAT D’ORIGINE  
(P ro d u its te x tile s )
6 Country ol origin 
. Pays d'origine7 Country ol destination 
Pays de destination
8 Place and date ol shipment -  Means ol transport 
lie u  et dale dem baiqucm eni -  Moyen de transport9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires
1
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kmd ol packages -  DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Marques et numéros -  Nombre el nature des colis -  DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES11 Quantity (') 
Quantité f )12 FOO Value (') 
Valeur lob (')
13 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY -  VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE 
I. lire undersigned, certify dial the goods described above originaled in Ihe country shown in box No 6. in accordance w ith the provisions in lorce in the European Economic 
• Community · · · ·
Je soussigné certifie quo les marchandises désignées cl-dessus sort originaires du pays figurant dans la case 6. confoTmément aux dispositions en vlguour dans la Communaulé 
économique européenne. .
M  Compelenl aulhunly (name luit address ccunijy) 
A utonlè compétente Inom. adresse complete, pays)A l'-  À . on -  le
■' iSignaiurei (Slamo ■ Cactiel)

! Exportai (nome, full îMu s. countiy)
Exportateur (nom. ftdrosse complèto, pays)
:  ’ iORIGINAL 2 No
3 Ouola year 
Année cunlingcnteire4 Category number 
Numéro de catégorie
EXPORT LICENCE  
(Textile products)
LICENCE D'EXPOflTATION  
(Produits textiles)5 Consignee (name, lull address, country) j ; , ; .  :  
Ucslioataire (nom. adresse compiile, peysj · *■· ! . ti . ...i ...... h
6 Countiy ol origin 
Pays tfotigine7 Country ol destination 
Pays do destination
8 Place and date ol shipment -  Means cl transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement -  Moyen de transport9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires
1  e  ,
c 310 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages -  0C5CPS1PÎÎ0N O F ROODS 
Marques cl numéros -  Nombre et nature des colis -  DÉSIGNATION DÉS MARCHANDISES11 Quantity (') 
Quantité (')12 FOB Value (O 
Valour lob (']
I3 CEHTiriCAllON BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY -  VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE 
I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above have been charged against the quantitative limit established lot the year shown in box No 3 in respect ot the 
category shown in box No 4 by the provisions regulating trade in textile products with the European Economic Community.
Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées cl-dossus ont élé Imputées sur la limite quantitative fixée pour Pennée Indlquéo dans la case 3 pour la catégorie désignée dans 
la case 4 dans le cadre des dispositions régissant los échanges de produits textiles avec la Communauté économique européenne.
14 Cornpcltint authority (name, lull address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom, (dresse complète, pays)A l- Â . ,  o n  - le .
(Signature) (Stamp - Cachet)

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PROTOCOL B
1. The exemption provided for in Article 3 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 
Bulgaria;
(b) garments or other textile articles of a kind traditionally 
made in the cottage industry of Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria as defined in a list agreed by common 
accord between the Parties and appended to this Protocol.
Exemption shall be granted only for products accompanied by a 
certificate issued by the competent Bulgarian 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. Certificates 
for the products referred to in paragraph (c) must be clearly 
marked "FOLKLORE". In the event of a difference of opinion 
between Bulgaria and the competent Community authorities at the 
point of entry into the Community concerning the nature of 
products, consultations shall be held within a month in order to 
settle the difference. 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.
2.The provisions of Titles IV and V of Protocol A shall be applied 
mutatis mutandis to the products referred to in paragraph 1.

1  (iXpO'lPf (fi.lmp fu !> Jifd'MS COU^tf)  
Exportaleut (nom , ariiesie c o m p ile , pays)ORIGINAL 2 N o
CERTIFICATE In regard to HANDLOOMS. TEXTILE HANDICRAFTS and TRA­
DICIONAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS, OF THE C O T TA G E  INDUSTHY, Issuod In 
conform liy w llh  ond under lire conditions rogulotlng trade In te xtile  
Products vrlth tire European Economie Communlly
3 Consignée (nam e, lull «ddfCSJ. country)
Destinataire (nom. adresse com plète, pays) · > .
’  ' . 1CERTIFICAT re la tif aux TISSUS TISSÉS SUR MÉTIERS A  M AIN, aux PRO­
DUITS TEXTILES FAITS A LA MAIN, et aux PRODUITS TEXTILES RELEVANT 
DU FOLKLORE TRADITIONNEL, DE FABRICATION ARTISANALE, délivré en 
conform ité avoc et sous les conditions régissant Iss échanges de prudults 
te xtiles avec la Communauté économique européenne
4 Country ol origin , 
Pays d'origine5 Country ol destination 
• Pays de destination
6  Place and dale ol slupment - -  Means ol transport 
Lieu el dale d'embarquement — Moyen de transport
17 Supplementary details 
Oonnêes supplémentaires
t
»
.  Matts and numbers — Number ami kind oi packages 
Marques ol numéros — Nombre el nature des colls --  DESCRIPTION O F GOODS 
DÉSIGNATION DÉS MARCHANDISES9 Quantity  
Quantité10 FOB Value (') 
Valeur lo b t’)
1 1 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY -  VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE 
I, the undersigned, certify that the consignment described above includes only the following textile products ol the cottage industry ol the country shown in box No 4 :
a) fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand or loot (handlooms) (’ )
b) garments or other textile articles obtained manually from the fabrics described under a) and sewn solely by hand wilhoul the aid ol any machine (handicrafts} ('1
c) traditional lolklore handicraft textile products made by hsnd, as detlned In the list agreed between the European Economic Community and the country shown in box No 4
Jo soussigné certifie que l'envoi décrit ci-dossus contient exclusivement les produits textiles suivants relevant de la fabrication artisanale du pays figurant dans la case 4:
a) tissus tissés sur des métiers ecticnnés à la main ou au pied (handlooms) ( ’ )
b) vêlements ou autres articles textiles obtenus manuellement è partir de tissus décrits sous 8) et cousus uniquement é la main sans l'eide d'une machine (handicrafts) ( ’ )
c) produits textiles relevant du folklore traditionnel fabriqués è la main, comme définis dans la liste convenue entra la Communauté économique européenne et le pays 
indiqué dans la esse 4 '
12 Competent authority (name, lull Bddress. country) 
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays)A t —  Ai , on — I
(Signature) (Stamp — Cechet)

PROTOCOL C
The annual growth rate for quantitative limits introduced under 
Article 7 of the Agreement shall be determined as follows: 
for products in categories falling within Group II or III, the growth 
rate shall be fixed by agreement between the Parties in accordance 
with the consultation procedure established in Article 15 of the 
Agreement. Such growth rate may in no case be lower than the highest 
rate applied to corresponding products under bilateral Agreements 
concluded under the Geneva Arrangement between the Community and other 
third countries having a level of trade equal to or comparable with 
that of Bulgaria.

Declaration concerning Article -4 (3) of the Agtcement
The Community declares that, in accordance with the Community rules on origin referred to 
in Article A (3) of the Agreement, any amendments to the said rules will remain based upon 
criteria nor 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

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 Bulgaria’ s exports to the Federal Republic of 
Germany. The Community will give consideration to the question of extending the said 
provisions to Bulgaria’ s exports to other regions of the Community, and will notify Bulgaria 
without delay of any measures adopted in this sphere.
For the
People's Republic of Bulgaria’  For the European  
Economic Community

n
Annex to the Joint Declaration concerning the procedure for the
issue of export licences
1. The competent Bulgarian authorities may, at their discretion, issue 
an advance notice of exportation conforming to the specimen at Annex 
for each contract for the supply of products subject to quantitative 
limitation which are to be exported. The said authorities undertake:
- 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 of the Agreement, and to set off 
definitively the quantity of goods exported against the 
quantitative limit for the year in which exportation takes place,
- 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 
quantitiative 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 imports to be set off against the 
relevant quantitative limits.

CONFIDENTIAL
Sir,
When the Agreement on trade in textile products between Bulgaria and 
the Community was initialled,the Bulgarian Delegation reserved the 
right for its Government to request that the existing provisions of 
Article 8 be changed in the event of their being modified in a textile 
agreement concluded subsequently with another supplying country which 
has reached a level of trade and economic development comparable with 
that of Bulgaria.
I should be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter. 
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
P. 0. M. MILANOV 
Head of the Bulgarian 
Delegation to the Textiles 
Negotiations with the EEC

<fC/
CONFIDENTIAL
Si r,
I acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads 
as follows:
"When the Agreement on trade in textile products between Bulgaria 
and the Community was initialled, the Bulgarian Delegation reserved 
the right for its Government to request that the existing provisions 
of Article 8 be changed in the event of their being modified in a 
textile agreement concluded subsequently with another supplying 
country which has reached a level of trade and economic development 
comparable with that of Bulgaria."
Please accept. Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
Horst G. KRENZLER
Special Representative of the Commission 
of the European Communities for Textiles 
Negotiations

'  AGREEMENT
IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

Sir,
I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European 
Economic Community and the People's Republic of Bulgaria on trade 
in textile products initialled on 1982.
In the course of the negotiations for the said Agreement the Community and 
the People's Republic of Bulgaria also agreed on the following 
provisions concerning trade in certain products of flax or ramie.
For the period of validity of the bilateral Agreement referred to 
above the People's Republic of Bulgaria shall comply for each 
calendar year with quantitative limits on exports to the Community 
of products of flax or ramie, in accordance with Annexes I and II 
(I: description of products; II: level of Bulgarian exports).
These voluntary restraint measures and the administration thereof shall 
be subject by analogy to the same conditions as those applying to 
exports of Group III products under the Agreement between the Community 
and the People's Republic of Bulgaria on trade in textile products.
The same applies to the references in the said Annexes I and II to 
articles of the Agreement.
The entry into force and duration of the arrangements provided for above 
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 People's 
Republic of Bulgaria.

A N N EX  f
C ateg o ry1  ,
D escription | · .N IM FY P^ode. .
(1982)
115 I-lax or ramie yarn, not put up (ur retail sale V 54.03-10; 31;-35; ' 
, 37; 39; SO; 61; 69
116 Flax or ramie yarn, put up for retail sale ' 54.04-10; 90 " ·
117 W oven fabrics of flax or of ramie‘  1  
■ 54.05-21; 25; 31;
35; 38; 51; 55; 61;
- -  68t
118 B ed linen of flax or ramie, other than knitted or crocheted ’  62.02-15 '' ''
119 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen of flax or ramie, 
ocher than knitted or crocheted ';  62,02-61*75 1
Ï / i
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 
ramie · *  <;. 59,04-60
N
122 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, used, .  
of flax, or sisal, other than knitted or crocheted62.03-91
123 W oven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, of flax or ramie, other 
than narrow woven fabrics: shawls, scarves, m ufflers, 1  
mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or ramie, other than 
knitted or crocheted!  58,04-80  
;  61.06-90' .  ·

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ANNEX II
REGIONAL QUOTAS
Category Description UnitMember
StateYearLimits
117+118 Bed linen, table linen Tonnes Italy 1983 24
+119 and toilet linen, of 1984 25
f lax 1985 26
1986 27
UK 1983 47
1984 49
1985 51
1986 53