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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
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II Brussels, 04.07.1997 
COM(97) 339 final 
97/0187 (ACC) 
PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION 
ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF A BILATERAL 
TEXTILE AGREEMENT BETWEEN 
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 
AND THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. As foreseen in the Cooperation agreement between the European Community 
and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia initialled on 20 June 1996 and in 
accordance with the Council directive of 19 February 1997, the Commission has 
negotiated a bilateral agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 
trade in textile products 
2. The Commission has initialled an agreement on trade in textile products with 
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 16 April 1997 
3. Consequently, it is proposed that the Council approves the attached proposal 
for a Council Decision concerning the provisional application of this bilateral 
agreement pending the formal conclusion. 
PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION 
ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF A BILATERAL 
TEXTILE AGREEMENT BETWEEN 
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 
AND THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular 
Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228, pargraph 2, first sentence, thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community an 
Agreement on trade in textile products with the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia; 
Whereas, this Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 
1997 pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion, subject to 
reciprocal provisional application by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Sole Article 
The Agreement on trade in textile products with the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1997 pending the 
completion of the procedures for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional 
application by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
The text of the Agreement is attached to this decision. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council of the European Union 
The President 
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION 
EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
DIRECTORATE GENERAL I 
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: COMMERCIAL POLICY AND RELATIONS WITH NORTH 
AMERICA, THE FAR EAST, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 
Skopje, 16 April 1997 
Mr. Jani Bogoevski 
Undersecretary 
Ministry of Economy 
Government of the 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
SKOPJE 
Dear Mr. Undersecretary, 
In respect of the recent negotiations of an Agreement on trade in textile products 
between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 
the undersigned, negotiator of the European Commission, has the honour to inform 
you as follows: 
Negotiations of an Agreement on trade in textile products between the European 
Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have been successfully 
concluded. The Agreement includes Annexes I, II and III, Appendixes A, B and C as 
well as a Protocol of Understanding on Market access . 
This text, agreed upon by both sides, is attached to this letter. 
I would appreciate if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that the 
text attached hereto corresponds to what was agreed and can therefore be deemed to 
be established as authentic and definitive. 
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you, Mr. Undersecretary, the assurances 
of my highest consideration. 
J. Nino Perez 
Directorate-General I 
External Relations: Commercial Policy and Relations 
with North America, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand 
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION 
GOVERNMENT 
OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 
Skopje, 16 April 1997 
Dear Sir, 
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 16 April 1997, which 
reads as follows: 
Negotiations of an Agreement on trade in textile products between the European 
Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have been successfully 
concluded. The Agreement includes Annexes I, II and III, Appendixes A, B and C as 
well as a Protocol of Understanding on Market access. 
This text, agreed upon by both sides, is attached to this letter. 
I hereby confirm the content of your letter. I also confirm that the text attached to your 
letter correspond to what was agreed and can therefore be deemed to be established as 
authentic and definitive. 
However, I declare that the Republic of Macedonia does not accept the denomination 
used for my country in the above mentioned documents having in view that the 
constitutional name of my country is the Republic of Macedonia. 
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you the assurances of my highest 
consideration. 
Jani Bogoevski 
Undersecretary 
Ministry of Economy 
Mr. J. Nino Perez 
Directorate-General I 
External Relations: Commercial Policy and Relations 
with North America, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand 
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AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS BETWEEN 
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 
AND THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 
Initialled at Skopje, 16 April 1997 
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AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS BETWEEN 
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 
AND THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
of the one part, 
and 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF 
MACEDONIA, 
of the other part, 
DESIRING to promote, with a view to permanent cooperation and in conditions 
providing every security for trade, the orderly and equitable development of trade in 
textile products between the European Community (hereinafter referred to as 
"the Community") and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ; 
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, and in particular, to eliminate the real danger or damage to both the 
Community and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia markets for textile 
products. 
HAVING REGARD to the Cooperation Agreement initialled on 20 June 1996, and in 
particular to Article 15 thereof; 
HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their 
Plenipotentiaries : 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF 
MACEDONIA 
WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
1. The present agreement establishes the regime applicable to trade of textile 
products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia listed in annex I. 
TITLE 1 - QUANTITATIVE REGIME 
Article 2 
1. The classification of the products covered by this Agreement is based on the 
tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the "combined 
nomenclature", or in abbreviated form "CN") and any amendments thereof. 
Where any decision on classification results in a change of classification 
practice or a change of category of any product subject to this Agreement the affected 
products shall follow the trade regime applicable to the practice or category they fall 
into after such changes. 
Any amendment to the combined nomenclature (CN) made in accordance with 
the procedures in force in the Community concerning categories of products covered 
by this Agreement or any decision relating to the classification of goods shall not have 
the effect of reducing quantitative limits introduced pursuant to this Agreement. 
2. The origin of the products covered by this Agreement shall be determined in 
accordance with the rules in force in the Community. 
Any amendment to these rules of origin shall be communicated to the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and shall not have the effect of reducing any 
quantitative limit established pursuant to this Agreement. 
The procedures for control of the origin of the products referred to above are 
laid down in Appendix A. 
Article 3 
1. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, exports from the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the Community of products listed in Annex I and 
originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall, at the time of entry 
into force of this Agreement, be free from quantitative limits and measures of 
equivalent effect. Quantitative limits may subsequently be introduced under 
conditions specified in Article 8. 
2. Should quantitative limits be introduced, exports of the textile products made 
subject to quantitative limits shall be subject to a double-checking system as specified 
in Appendix A. 
3. At the time of entry into force of this Agreement, exports of products listed in 
Annex H, not subject to quantitative limits, shall be subject to the double-checking 
system referred to in paragraph 2. 
4. Following consultations in accordance with the procedures set out in 
Article 14, exports of products in Annex I not subject to quantitative limits, other than 
those listed in Annex H, may be subject, subsequently to the entry into force of this 
Agreement, to the double-checking system referred to in paragraph 2 or to a prior 
surveillance system introduced by the Community. 
Article 4 
The Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia recognise 
the special and differential character of re-imports of textile products into the 
Community after processing in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as a 
specific form of industrial and trade cooperation. 
Should quantitative limits be established under Article 8, provided that they 
are effected in accordance with the regulations on economic outward processing in 
force in the Community, these re-imports shall not be subject to these quantitative 
limits if they are subject to the specific arrangements laid down in Annex HI. 
Article 5 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia exports of cottage-industry 
fabrics woven on hand- or foot-operated looms, garments or other made-up articles 
obtained manually from such fabrics and of traditional folklore handicraft products 
shall not be subject to the quantitative limits established under this Agreement, 
provided that these products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia meet the conditions laid down in Appendix B. 
Article 6 
1. Imports into the Community of textile products covered by this Agreement 
shall not be subject to the quantitative limits established under this Agreement, 
provided that they are declared to be for re-export outside the Community in the same 
state or after processing, within the framework of the administrative system of control 
which exists within the Community. 
However, the release for home use of products imported into the Community 
under the conditions referred to above shall be subject to the production of an export 
licence issued by the authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and 
to proof of origin in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A. 
2. Where the Community authorities ascertain 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 outside the Community, the 
authorities shall inform the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities 
within four weeks of the quantities involved and authorise imports of identical 
quantities of the same products, which shall not be set off against the quantitative 
limit established under this Agreement for the current or the following year, as 
appropriate. 
Article 7 
Should quantitative limits be introduced under Article 8, the following 
provisions shall apply: 
1. In any Agreement year advance use of a portion of the quantitative limit 
established for the following Agreement year is authorized for each category of 
products up to 5% of the quantitative limit for the current Agreement year. 
Amounts delivered in advance shall be deducted from the corresponding 
quantitative limits established for the following Agreement year. 
2. Carryover to the corresponding quantitative limit for the following Agreement 
year of the amounts' not used during any Agreement year is authorized for each 
category of products up to 9% of the quantitative limit for the current Agreement year. 
3. Transfers in respect of categories in group I shall not be made from any 
category except as follows: 
transfers between categories 1, 2 and 3 may be made up to 7% of the 
quantitative limits for the category to which the transfer is made, 
transfers between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 may be made up to 7% of the 
quantitative limit for the category to which the transfer is made. 
Transfers into any category in groups II and HI may be made from any 
category or categories in groups I, II and HI up to 10% 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 category of products resulting from the cumulative 
application of the provisions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above during an Agreement year 
shall not exceed 17%. 
6. Prior notification shall be given by the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia authorities in the event of recourse to the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 
3 above, at least 15 days in advance. 
Article 8 
1. Exports of textile products listed in Annex I 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 listed in Annex I 
originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia exceeds, in relation to the 
preceding year's total imports into the Community from all sources of products in that 
category, the following rates: 
1 % for categories of products in Group I, 
5% for categories of products in Group II, 
10% for categories of products in Group III, 
it may request the opening of consultations in accordance with the procedure 
described in Article 14 of this Agreement, with a view to reaching agreement on an 
appropriate restraint level for the products in such category. 
3. Pending a mutually satisfactory solution, the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia undertakes to limit exports of the products concerned to the Community 
for a provisional period of 3 months from the date on which the request for 
consultations is made. 
Such provisional limit shall be established at 25% of the level of imports 
reached during the calendar year preceding that in which imports exceeded the level 
resulting from the application of the formula set out in paragraph 2, and gave rise to 
the request for consultation, or 25% of the level resulting from the application of the 
formula set out in paragraph 2, whichever is the higher. 
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4. Should the Contracting Parties be unable in the course of consultations to 
reach a satisfactory solution within the period specified in Article 14, the Community 
shall have the right to introduce a definitive 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 of imports reached during the calendar year preceding that in 
which imports exceeded the level resulting from the application of the formula set out 
in paragraph 2 and gave rise to the request for cohsultations, whichever is the higher. 
The annual level so fixed shall be revised upwards after consultations in 
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 14, 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 annual growth rate for the quantitative limits introduced under this Article 
shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Appendix C. 
6. 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 the 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 
7. In the event the provisions of paragraph 2, 3 and 4, the Community shall 
authorise the imports of products of the category concerned shipped from the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia before the request for consultations was submitted. 
Should the provisions of paragraphs 2 or 4 being applied, the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 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. 
8. Up to the date of communication of the statistics referred to in Article 9(6), the 
provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply on the basis of the annual 
statistics previously communicated by the Community. 
Article 9 
1. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall supply the Commission 
with precise statistical information on all export licences issued for categories of 
textile products subject to the quantitative limits established under this Agreement or 
to a double checking system, expressed in quantities and in terms of value and broken 
down by Member States of the Community, as well as on all certificates issued by the 
competent Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities for products referred 
to in Article 5 and subject to the provisions of Appendix B. 
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2. The Community shall likewise transmit to the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia authorities precise statistical information on import authorisations issued 
by the Community authorities and import statistics for products covered by the system 
referred to in Article 8(2). 
3. The information referred to above shall, for all categories of products, be 
forwarded before the end of the month following the month to which the statistics 
relate. 
4. Upon request by the Community, the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia shall supply import statistics for all products covered by Annex I. 
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 14 
of this Agreement. 
6. For the purpose of applying the provisions of Article 8, the Community 
undertakes to provide the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities before 
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. 
Article 10 
1. In view of ensuring the effective functioning of this Agreement, the 
Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia agree to cooperate fully 
in order to prevent, to investigate and to take any necessary legal and/or administrative 
action against circumvention by transhipment, re-routing, false declaration concerning 
the country or place of origin, falsification of documents, false declaration concerning 
fibre content, quantities, description or classification of merchandise and by whatever 
other means. Accordingly, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the 
Community agree to establish the necessary legal provisions and administrative 
procedures permitting effective action to be taken against such circumvention, which 
shall include the adoption of legally binding corrective measures against exporters 
and/or importers involved. 
2. Should the Community believe on the basis of information available that the 
present Agreement is being circumvented, the Community will consult with the 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with a view to reaching a mutually 
satisfactory solution. These consultations will be held as early as possible and at the 
latest within 30 days from the date of request. 
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3. Pending the results of the consultations referred to in paragraph 2, the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall, as a precautionary measure, if so requested by 
the Community, take all necessary measures to ensure that, where sufficient evidence 
of circumvention is provided, adjustments of quantitative limits established under 
Article 8 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. 
4. Should the parties be unable, in the course of the consultation referred to in 
paragraph 2, to reach a mutually satisfactory solution, the Community shall have the 
right: 
(a) Where there is sufficient evidence that products originating in the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have been imported in circumvention of the 
present Agreement, to set off the relevant quantities against the quantitative 
limits established under Article 8; 
(b) Where sufficient evidence shows that false declaration concerning fibre 
content, quantities, description or classification of products originating in the 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has occurred, to refuse to import the 
products in question; 
(c) Should it appear that the territory of the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia is involved in transhipment or re-routing of products not 
originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, to introduce 
quantitative limits against the same products originating in the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia if they are not already subject to quantitative 
limits, or to take any other appropriate measures. 
5. The parties agree to establish a system of administrative cooperation to prevent 
and to address effectively all problems arising from circumvention in accordance with 
the provisions of Appendix A of this Agreement. 
Article 11 
1. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall monitor its exports of 
products under restraint or surveillance into the Community. Should a sudden and 
prejudicial change in traditional trade flows arise, the Community will be entitled to 
request consultations in order to find a satisfactory solution to those problems. Such 
consultations must be held within fifteen working days of their being requested by the 
Community. 
2. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall endeavour to ensure that 
exports of textile products subject to quantitative limits into the Community are 
spaced out as evenly as possible over the year due account being taken in particular of 
seasonal factors. 
Article 12 
In the event of denunciation of this Agreement as provided for in Article 
18(3), the quantitative limits established pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced 
on a pro rate temporis basis unless the Contracting Parties decide otherwise by 
common agreement. 
Article 13 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Community undertake 
to refrain from discrimination in the allocation of export licences and import 
authorisations or documents referred to in Appendixes A and B. 
Article 14 
1. Save where it is otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the consultation 
procedures referred to in this Agreement shall be governed by the following 
provisions: 
any request for consultations shall be notified in writing to the other 
Contracting Party, 
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 Contracting 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 further 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 Community may request consultations in accordance with paragraph 1 
when it ascertains that during a particular year of application of the Agreement 
difficulties arise in the Community due to a sharp and substantial increase, by 
comparison to the preceding year, in imports of a given category of group I. 
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3. At the request of either of the Contracting Parties, consultations shall be held 
on any problems arising from the application of this Agreement. Any consultations 
held under this Article shall take place in a spirit of cooperation and with a desire to 
reconcile the differences between the Contracting Parties. 
TITLE II - Final PROVISIONS 
Article 15 
The operation of this agreement shall be reviewed prior to the accession of The 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the WTO. 
Article 16 
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the 
Treaty establishing the European Community is applied and under the conditions laid 
down in that Treaty and, on the other hand, to the territory of the Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia. 
Article 17 
1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following 
the date on which the Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures 
necessary for that purpose. It shall apply as from 1 January 1997 until 31 December 
1998. Thereafter, the application of all the provisions of this Agreement shall be 
extended automatically for a period of one more year up to 31 December 1999, unless 
either Party notifies the other at least six months before 31 December 1998 that it does 
not agree with this extension. 
2. Either Contracting Party may at any time propose modifications to this 
Agreement. 
3. Either Contracting Party may, at any time, denounce this Agreement provided 
that at least sixty days' notice is given. In that event, the Agreement shall come to an 
end on the expire of the period of notice. 
4 The Contracting Parties agree to enter into consultations not later than six 
months before the expiration of the present agreement with a view to possibly 
concluding a new Agreement. 
5 The Annexes, Appendixes, the Protocol of Understanding on Market Access 
and letters exchanged or attached to this Agreement, shall form an integral part 
thereof. 
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Article 18 
This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in each of the official languages of the 
contracting parties, each of these texts being equally authentic. 
For the Government of the For the Council of the 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia European Union 
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ANNEX I 
"ANNEX I 
PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 
3. When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 is not specifically mentioned, these products 
are to be taken to be made exclusively of wool or of fine hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres. 
Garments which are not recognizable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for women or girls 
are classified with the latter. 
Where the expression "babies' garments" is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and including commercial 
size 86. 
Category 
0) Description 
CN-Code 1996 
(2) Table of equivalence 
pieces/kq 
(3) q/piece 
(4) 
GROUP I A 
Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale 
5204 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
ex 5604 11 00 
13 00 
21 00 
26 00 
32 00 
35 90 
44 00 
11 00 
15 10 
23 00 
31 00 
35 10 
43 00 
90 00 5204 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 19 00 
14 00 
22 00 
27 00 
33 00 
41 00 
46 00 
12 00 
15 90 
24 00 
32 00 
35 90 
44 00 5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 11 00 
15 10 
23 00 
28 00 
34 00 
42 00 
47 00 
13 00 
21 00 
25 10 
33 00 
41 00 
45 10 5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5205 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 
5206 12 00 
15 90 
24 00 
31 00 
35 10 
43 00 
48 00 
14 00 
22 00 
25 90 
34 00 
42 00 
45 90 
Woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, 
chenille fabrics, tulle and other net fabrics terry fabrics, pile fabrics, 
5208 11 10 
5208 12 15 
5208 12 95 
5208 21 10 
5208 22 15 
5208 22 95 
5208 31 00 
5208 32 19 
5208 32 99 
5208 42 00 
5208 52 10 
5209 11 00 
5209 22 00 
5209 39 00 
5209 49 10 
5209 59 00 
5210 19 00 
5210 29 00 
5210 39 00 
5210 51 00 
5211 12 00 
5211 29 00 
5211 41 00 
5211 49 90 
5212 11 10 
5212 13 10 
5212 15 10 
5212 22 10 
5212 24 10 
ex 5811 00 00 5208 11 90 
5208 12 19 
5208 12 99 
5208 21 90 
5208 22 19 
5208 22 99 
5208 32 11 
5208 32 91 
5208 33 00 
5208 43 00 
5208 52 90 
5209 12 00 
5209 29 00 
5209 41 00 
5209 49 90 
5210 11 10 
5210 21 10 
521031 10 
5210 41 00 
5210 52 00 
5211 19 00 
5211 31 00 
5211 42 00 
5211 51 00 
5212 11 90 
5212 13 90 
5212 15 90 
5212 22 90 
5212 24 90 
ex 6308 00 00 5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 1211 
12 91 
13 00 
22 11 
22 91 
23 00 
32 13 
32 93 
39 00 
49 00 
53 00 
19 00 
31 00 
42 00 
51 00 
11 90 
21 90 
31 90 
42 00 
59 00 
21 00 
32 00 
43 00 
52 00 
12 10 
14 10 
21 10 
23 10 
25 10 5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5208 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5209 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5210 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5211 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 
5212 12 13 
12 93 
19 00 
22 13 
22 93 
29 00 
32 15 
32 95 
41 00 
51 00 
59 00 
21 00 
32 00 
43 00 
52 00 
12 00 
22 00 
32 00 
49 00 
11 00 
22 00 
39 00 
49 10 
59 00 
12 90 
14 90 
21 90 
23 90 
25 90 
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JUL 
2a) (2) 
Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached M. JSL 
52083100 
5208 32 19 
5208 32 99 
. 5208 42 00 
' 5208 52 10 
5209 3100 
5209 42 00 
5209 51 00 
521031 90 
5210 42 00 
5210 59 00 
521141 00 
5211 49 90 
5212 13 10 
5212 15 10 
521224 10 
ex 5811 00 00 5208 32 11 
5208 32 91 
520833 00 
5208 43 00 
52085290 
5209 32 00 
5209 43 00 
5209 52 00 
5210 32 00 
521049 00 
5211 31 00 
521142 00 
52115100 
5212 13 90 
5212 15 90 
521224 90 
ex 6308 00 00 520832 13 
520832 93 
520839 00 
520849 00 
520853 00 
520939 00 
520949 10 
520959 00 
521039 00 
521051 00 
521132 00 
52114300 
521152 00 
5212 14 10 
521223 10 
521225 10 5208 32 15 
5208 3295 
5208 41 00 
5208 51 00 
5208 59 00 
5209 41 00 
5209 49 90 
521031 10 
5210 41 00 
5210 52 00 
521139 00 
521149 10 
5211 59 00 
5212 14 90 
521223 90 
521225 90 
3 a) Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (discontinuous or waste) other than 
narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics find, terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics 
5512 
5512 
5512 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5114 
5114 
5114 
5114 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
ex 6308 11 00 
29 10 
99 90 
12 00 
21 30 
29 00 
39 00 
49 00 
19 00 
29 00 
39 00 
49 00 
12 10 
1319 
19 30 
21 90 
22 99 
91 10 
92 19 
99 30 
00 00 5512 19 10 
5512 29 90 
5513 11 10 
5513 13 00 
5513 21 90 
5513 31 00 
5513 41 00 
5114 11 00 
5114 21 00 
5114 31 00 
5114 41 00 
5515 11 10 
5515 12 30 
5515 13 91 
5515 19 90 
5515 22 11 
5515 29 10 
5515 91 30 
5515 92 91 
5515 99 90 551219 90 
5512 91 00 
5513 11 30 
551319 00 
5513 22 00 
5513 32 00 
5513 42 00 
511412 00 
5114 22 00 
5114 32 00 
5114 42 00 
5515 11 30 
5515 12 90 
5515 13 99 
5515 21 10 
5515 22 19 
5515 29 30 
5515 91 90 
5515 92 99 
5803 90 30 5512 21 00 
5512 99 10 
5513 11 90 
5513 21 10 
5513 23 00 
5513 33 00 
5513 43 00 
5114 13 00 
5114 23 00 
5114 33 00 
5114 43 00 
5515 11 90 
5515 13 11 
5515 19 10 
5515 21 30 
5515 22 91 
5515 29 90 
5515 92 11 
5515 99 10 
ex 5905 00 70 
Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached 
5512 
5512 
5513 
5513 
5513 
5514 
5514 
5514 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
5515 
ex 5803 19 10 
99 10 
21 90 
31 00 
41 00 
21 00 
31 00 
41 00 
11 30 
13 19 
21 30 
29 30 
92 19 
90 30 5512 19 90 
5512 99 90 
5513 22 00 
5513 32 00 
5513 42 00 
5514 22 00 
5514 32 00 
5514 42 00 
5515 11 90 
5515 13 99 
551521 90 
5515 29 90 
5515 92 99 
ex 5905 00 70 551229 10 
551321 10 
5513 23 00 
5513 33 00 
5513 43 00 
5514 23 00 
5514 33 00 
5514 43 00 
5515 12 30 
5515 19 30 
551522 19 
5515 91 30 
5515 99 30 
ex 6308 00 00 5512 29 90 
5513 21 30 
5513 29 00 
5513 39 00 
5513 49 00 
5514 29 00 
5514 39 00 
5514 49 00 
5515 12 90 
5515 19 90 
551522 99 
5515 91 90 
5515 99 90 
GROUP IB 
4 
5 Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers and 
pullovers (other than of wool or fine animal hair), undervests and the like, 
knitted or crocheted 
6105 10 00 6105 20 10 6105 20 90 6105 90 10 
6109 10 00 6109 90 10 6109 90 30 6110 20 10 
611030 10 
Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets 
and jumpers (others than jackets and blazers), anoraks, wind cheaters, 
waister jackets and the like, knitted or crocheted 
610110 90 610120 90 610130 90 6102 10 90 
6102 20 90 6102 30 90 6110 10 10 6110 10 31 
61101035 61101038 61101091 61101095 
61101098 61102091 61102099 61103091 
6110 30 99 6.48 
4.53 154 
221 
IH 
HL JSL M. SSL 
6 
7 
8 Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and trousers 
(incl. slacks); women's or girl's woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of 
cotton or of man made fibres; lower parts of track suits with lining, others 
than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
. 6203 4110 6203 4190 6203 42 31 6203 42 33 
; 6203 42 35 6203 42 90 6203 43 19 6203 43 90 
6203 49 19 6203 49 50 6204 61 10 6204 62 31 
6204 62 33 6204 62 39 6204 63 18 6204 69 18 
6211 32 42 6211 33 42 6211 42 42 6211 43 42 
Women's or girl's blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted 
or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres 
6106 10 00 6106 20 00 6106 90 10 6206 20 00 
6106 30 00 6106 40 00 
Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or 
man-made fibres 
6205 10 00 6205 20 00 6205 30 00 1.76 
5.55 
4,60 568 
180 
217 
GROUP II A 
Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; toilet linen and 
kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, of terry towelling and woven 
terry fabrics, of cotton 
5802 11 00 5802 19 00 ex 6302 60 00 
20 Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted 
6302 21 00 
6302 31 90 6302 22 90 
6302 32 90 6302 29 90 
6302 39 90 6302 31 10 
22 
22 a) Yam of staple or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale 
5508 10 11 
5509 21 10 
5509 31 10 
5509 41 10 
5509 51 00 
5509 59 00 
5509 69 00 
5509 99 00 5508 10 19 
5509 21 90 
5509 3.1 90 
5509 41 90 
5509 52 10 
5509 61 10 
5509 91 10 5509 11 00 
5509 22 10 
5509 32 10 
5509 42 10 
5509 52 90 
5509 61 90 
5509 91 90 5509 12 00 
5509 22 90 
5509 32 90 
5509 42 90 
5509 53 00 
5509 62 00 
5509 92 00 
Of which acrylic 
ex 5508 10 19 
5509 32 90 
5509 69 00 5509 31 10 
5509 61 10 5509 31 90 
5509 61 90 5509 32 10 
5509 62 00 
23 Yam of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for retail sale 
5508 20 10 
5510 30 00 5510 11 00 
5510 90 00 5510 12 00 5510 20 00 
32 
32 a) Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or terry 
fabrics of cotton and narrow woven fabrics) and tufted textile surfaces, of 
wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres 
5801 10 00 
5801 24 00 
5801 32 00 
5801 36 00 5801 21 00 
5801 25 00 
5801 33 00 
5802 20 00 5801 22 00 
5801 26 00 
5801 34 00 
5802 30 00 5801 23 00 
5801 31 00 
5801 35 00 
Of which:Cotton corduroy 
5801 22 00 
39 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, 
other than of terry towelling or a similar terry fabrics of cotton 
6302 51 10 
6302 91 10 6302 51 90 
6302 91 90 6302 53 90 
6302 93 90 ex 6302 59 00 
ex 6302 99 00 
GROUP II B 
12 Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, 
sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, 
including stockings for varicose veins, other than products of category 70 
6115 12 00 
6115 20 90 
6115 93 30 6115 19 10 
6115 91 00 
6115 93 99 6115 19 90 
6115 92 00 
6115 99 00 6115 20 11 
611593 10 24.3 
pairs 41 
13 Men's or boy's underpants and briefs, women's or girl's knickers and 
briefs, knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
6107 11 00 
6108 22 00 6107 12 00 
6108 29 00 6107 19 00 6108 21 00 17 59 
14 Men's or boy's woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and 
capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas) 
(of category 21) 
6201 11 00 
ex 6201 13 90 ex 6201 12 10 
6210 20 00 ex 6201 12 90 ex 6201 13 10 0.72 1 389 
(1) I (2) I (3) I U\ 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
21 
24 
26 
27 
28 
29 
31 Women's or girl's woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and 
capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres 
(other than parkas) (of category 21 ) 
6202 11 00 ex 6202 12 10 ex 6202 12 90 ex 6202 13 10 
ex 6202 13 90 6204 31 00 6204 32 90 6204 33 90 
6204 39 19 6210 30 00 
Men's or boy's suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; men's or boy's 
track suits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of 
cotton or of man-made fibres 
6203 11 00 6203 12 00 6203 19 10 6203 19 30 
6203 21 00 6203 22 80 6203 23 80 6203 29 18 
6211 32 31 6211 33 31 
Men's or boy's jackets or blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, 
of cotton or of man-made fibres 
6203 31 00 6203 32 90 6203 33 90 6203 39 19 
Men's or boy's singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, night-shirts, 
pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted 
or crocheted 
6207 11 00 6207 19 00 6207 21 00 6207 22 00 
6207 29 00 6207 9110 6207 9190 6207 92 00 
6207 99 00 
Women's or giri's singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, 
night-dresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar 
articles, other than knitted or crocheted 
6208 11 00 6208 19 10 6208 19 90 6208 21 00 
6208 22 00 6208 29 00 6208 91 11 6208 91 19 
6208 91 90 6208 92 10 6208 92 90 6208 99 00 
Handkerchiefs, other than knitted or crocheted 
6213 20 00 6213 90 00 
Parkas; anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, other than 
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; upper parts 
of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-
made fibres 
6X620112 10 ex 6201 12 90 ex620113 10 ex 6201 13 90 
6201 91 00 6201 92 00 6201 93 00 ex 6202 12 10 
ex 6202 12 90 ex 6202 13 10 ex 6202 13 90 6202 91 00 
6202 92 00 6202 93 00 6211 32 41 6211 33 41 
621142 41 621143 41 
Men's or boy's night-shirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and 
similar articles, knitted or crocheted 
61072100 61072200 61072900 61079110 
6107 9190 6107 92 00 ex 6107 99 00 
Women's or girl's night-dresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing 
gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 
6108 3110 6108 3190 6108 32 11 6108 32 19 
6108 32 90 6108 39 00 6108 9110 6108 9190 
6108 92 00 6108 99 10 
Women's or girl's dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
61044100 61044200 61044300 61044400 
6204 41 00 6204 42 00 6204 43 00 6204 44 00 
Women's or girl's skirts, including divided skirts 
6104 5100 6104 52 00 6104 53 00 6104 59 00 
6204 51 00 6204 52 00 6204 53 00 6204 59 10 
Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than 
swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
6103 4110 61034190 61034210 61034290 
6103 43 10 6103 43 90 6103 49 10 6103 49 91 
6104 6110 6104 6190 6104 62 10 6104 62 90 
6104 63 10 6104 63 90 6104 69 10 6104 69 91 
Women's or girl's suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; women's or girl's 
track suits with lining, with an outer shell of an identical fabric, of cotton or 
of man-made fibres 
6204 11 00 6204 12 00 6204 13 00 6204 19 10 
6204 21 00 6204 22 80 6204 23 80 6204 29 18 
621142 31 621143 31 
Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted 
6212 10 00 0.84 
0.80 
1.43 
59 
2.3 
3.9 
3.1 
2.6 
1.61 
1.37 
18.2 1 190 
1250 
700 
17 
435 
257 
323 
385 
620 
730 
55 
m 1 (2) I (3) 1 (4) 
68 
73 
76 
77 . 
78 
- 83 Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves, 
mittens and mitts of catégories 10 and 87, and babies' stockings, socks 
and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category 88 
61111090 61112090 61113090 ex61119000 
ex6209 10 00 iex 6209 20 00 ex 6209 30 00 ex6209 90 00 
Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of man-
made textile fibres 
61121100 61121200 61121900 
Men's or boy's industrial Or occupational clothing, other than knitted or 
crocheted 
6203 22 10 6203 23 10 6203 29 11 6203 32 10 
6203 33 10 6203 39 11 6203 42 11 6203 42 51 
6203 4311 6203 4331 6203 4911 6203 49 31 
Women's or girl's aprons, smock overalls and other industrial or 
occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 
6204 22 10 6204 2310 6204 29 11 6204 32 10 
6204 33 10 6204 39 11 6204 62 11 6204 62 51 
6204 6311 6204 63 31 6204 69 11 6204 69 31 
621132 10 '621133 10 62114210 621143 10 
Ski suits, other than knitted or crocheted 
ex 6211 20 00 
Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of 
categories 6,7, 8.14,15,16,17,18,21, 26. 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77 
6203 41 30 6203 42 59 6203 43 39 6203 49 39 
6204 61 80 6204 61 90 6204 62 59 6204 62 90 
6204 63 39 6204 63 90 6204 69 39 6204 69 50 
6210 40 00 6210 50 00 62113100 621132 90 
6211 33 90 6211 41 00 6211 42 90 6211 43 90 
• Overcoats, jackets, blazers and other garments, including ski suits, knitted 
or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 4, 5,7,13, 24, 26, 27, 28, 
68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75 
610110 10 610120 10 61013010 6102 10 10 
6102 20 10 6102 30 10 6103 3100 6103 32 00 
6103 33 00 ex 6103 39 00 6104 31 00 6104 32 00 
6104 33 00 ex6104 39 00 6112 20 00 6113 00 90 
6114 1000 61142000 61143000 | 1.67 600 
-
GROUP III A 
33 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yam obtained from strip or the like of 
polyethylene or polypropylene, less than 3 m wide 
5407 20 11 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, not knitted or 
crocheted, obtained from strip or the like 
6305 32 81 6305 32 89 6305 33 91 6305 33 99 
34 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yam obtained from strip or the like of 
polyethylene or polypropylene, 3 m or more wide 
5407 20 19 
35 
35 a) Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other than those for tyres of 
category 114 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 10 00 
42 00 
52 00 
61 30 
69 90 
74 00 
84 00 
94 00 5407 20 90 
5407 43 00 
5407 53 00 
5407 61 50 
5407 71 00 
5407 81 00 
5407 91 00 
ex 5811 00 00 5407 30 00 
5407 44 00 
5407 54 00 
5407 61 90 
5407 72 00 
5407 82 00 
5407 92 00 
ex 5905 00 70 5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 
5407 41 00 
51 00 
61 10 
69 10 
73 00 
83 00 
93 00 
Of which.Other than unbleached or bleached 
540742 00 
540753 00 
5407 61 90 
5407 74 00 
540792 00 
ex 5905 00 70 540743 00 
540754 00 
540769 90 
540782 00 
540793 00 540744 00 
5407 61 30 
5407 72 00 
540783 00 
540794 00 5407 52 00 
5407 61 50 
5407 73 00 
540784 00 
6X5811 00 00 
Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres , other than those for tyres of 
category 114 36 
36 a) 5408 10 00 
5408 23 10 
5408 32 00 
ex 5905 00 70 5408 21 00 
5408 23 90 
5408 33 00 5408 22 10 
5408 24 00 
5408 34 00 5408 22 90 
5408 31 00 
ex 5811 00 00 
Of which.Other than unbleached or bleached 
5408 10 00 
5408 23 90 
5408 34 00 540822 10 
5408 24 00 
ex 5811 00 00 5408 22 90 
5408 32 00 
ex 5905 00 70 5408 23 10 
5408 33 00 
a 
(D I (2) 1 (3)- 1 U\ 
37 
37 a) 
38 A 
38 B 
40 
41 
42 
43 
46 
47 
48 
49 
50 
51 
53 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres 
5516 1100 5516 12 00 551613 00 5516 14 00 
55*16 2100 5516 22 00 5516 2310 5516 23 90 
5516 24 00 5516 3100 5516 32 00 5516 33 00 
55163400 55164100 55164200 55164300 
5516 44 00 5516 9100 5516 92 00 5516 93 00 
5516 94 00 5803 90 50 ex 5905 00 70 
Of which:Other than unbleached or bleached 
5516 12 00 5516 13 00 5516 14 00 5516 22 00 
551623 10 5516 23 90 5516 24 00 5516 32 00 
551633 00 5516 34 00 551642 00 551643 00 
5516 44 00 551692 00 551693 00 551694 00 
ex 5803 90 50 ex 5905 00 70 
Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain fabric including net curtain fabric 
6002 4311 6002-93 10 
Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted 
ex 6303 91 00 ex 6303 92 90 ex 6303 99 90 
Woven curtains ( including drapes, interior blinds, curtain and bed 
valances and other furnishing articles), other than knitted or crocheted, of 
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
ex 6303 91 00 ex 6303 92 90 ex 6303 99 90 6304 19 10 
ex 6304 19 90 6304 92 00 ex 6304 93 00 ex 6304 99 00 
Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, other than 
non textured single yam untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 
turns/m 
5410 10 11 540110 19 5402 10 10 5402 1090 
5402 20 00 5402 3110 5402 3130 5402 3190 
5402 32 00 5402 33 10 5402 33 90 5402 39 10 
5402 39 90 5402 49 10 5402 49 91 5402 49 99 
5402 51 10 5402 51 30 5402 51 90 5402 52 10 
5402 52 90 5402 59 10 5402 59 90 5402 6110 
5402 61 30 5402 61 90 5402 62 10 5402 62 90 
5402 69 10 5402 69 90 es 5604 20 00 ex 5604 90 00 
Yarn of continuous man-made fibres, not put up for retail sale 
5401 20 10 
Yarn of artificial fibres; yarn of artificial filaments, not put up for retail sale, 
other than single yarn of viscose rayon untwisted or with a twist of not 
more than 250 turns/m and single non textured yam of cellulose acetate 
5403 10 00 5403 20 10 5403 20 90 ex 5403 32 00 
5403 33 90 5403 39 00 5400 41 00 5403 42 00 
5403 49 00 ex 5604 20 00 
Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of artificial staple fibres, cotton yarn, put 
up for retail sale 
5204 20 00 5207 10 00 5207 90 00 5401 10 90 
5401 20 90 5406 10 00 5406 20 00 5508 20 90 
5511 30 00 
Carded or combed sheep's or lamb's wool or other fine animal hair 
5105 10 00 5105 2100 5105 29 00 5105 30 10 
5105 30 90 
Yarn of carded sheep's or lamb's wool (woollen yarn) or of carded fine 
animal hair, not put up for retail sale 
5106 10 10 5106 1090 510620 11 510620 19 
5106 20 91 5106 20 99 5108 10 10 5108 10 90 
Yam of combed sheep's or lamb's wool (worsted yam) or of combed fine 
animal hair, not put up for retail sale 
5107 10 10 5107 10 90 5107 20 10 5107 20 30 
5107 20 51 5107 20 59 5107 20 91 5107 20 99 
5108 20 10 5108 20 90 
Yarn of sheep's or lamb's wool or of combed fine animal hair, put up for 
retail sale 
5109 10 10 5109 10 90 5109 90 10 5109 90 90 
Woven fabrics of sheep's or lamb's wool or of fine animal hair 
51111111 51111119 51111191 51111199 
51111911 51111919 51111931 51111939 
51111991 51111999 51112000 51113010 
511130 30 511130 90 511190 10 511190 91 
51119093 51119099 5112 1110 5112 1190 
51121911 51121919 51121991 51121999 
5112 20 00 5112 30 10 5112 30 30 5112 30 90 
51129010 51129091 51129093 51129099 
Cotton, carded or combed 
5203 00 00 
Cotton qauze 
5803 10 00 • 
\S 
(D I n\ I (3) I 14) 
54 
55 
56 
58 
59 
60 
61 
62 
63 
65 
66 Artificial staple fibres, including waste, carded, combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning 
5507 00 00 
Synthetic staple fibres, including waste, carded, combed or otherwise 
processed for spinning 
5506 10 00 5506 20 00 5506 30 00 5506 90 10 
5506 90 91 5506 90 99 
Yam of synthetic staple fibres (includinq waste), put up for retail sale 
55081090 551110 00 55112000 
Carpets, carpentines and rugs, knotted ( made up or not) 
570110 10 570110 91 570110 93 570110 99 
570190 10 570190 90 
Carpets and other textile floor coverings* other than the carpets of 
category 58 
5702 10 00 5702 3110 5702 3130 5702 3190 
5702 32 10 5702 32 90 5702 39 10 5702 41 10 
5702 4190 5702 42 10 5702 42 90 5702 49 10 
5702 5100 5702 52 00 ex 5702 59 00 5702 9100 
5702 92 00 ex 5702 99 00 5703 10 10 5703 10 90 
5703 20 11 5703 20 19 5703 20 91 5703 20 99 
5703 30 11 5703 30 19 5703 30 51 5703 30 59 
5703 30 91 5703 30 99 5703 90 10 5703 90 90 
5704 10 00 5704 90 00 5705 00 10 5705 00 31 
5705 00 39 ex 5705 00 90 
Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, 
Beauvais and the like, and needlework tapestries (e.g. petit point and 
cross stitch) made in panels and the like by hand 
5805 00 00 
Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp 
without weft, assembled by means of an adhesive, other than labels and 
similar articles of category 62 
Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or crocheted), made from textile 
materials assembled from rubber thread 
ex 5806 10 00 5806 20 00 5806 3110 5806 3190 
5806 32 10 5806 32 90 5806 39 00 5806 40 00 
Chenille yarn (incl. flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other than metallized 
yarn and gimped horsehair yarn) 
5606 00 91 5606 00 99 
Tulle and other net fabrics but not including woven, knitted or crocheted 
fabrics, hand or mechanically-made lace, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 
5804 10 11 5804 10 19 5804 10 90 5804 2110 
5804 30 00 
Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not embroidered, in the 
piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, woven 
5807 10 10 5807 10 90 
Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, pompons and the 
like 
5808 10 00 5808 90 00 
Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 
5810 10 10 5810 10 90 5810 9110 5810 9190 
5810 92 10 5810 92 90 5810 99 10 5810 99 90 
Knitted or crocheted fabric of synthetic fibres containing by weight 5% or 
more elastomeric yarn and knitted or crocheted fabrics containing by 
weiqht 5% or more of rubber thread 
5906 9100 ex6002 10 10 6002 10 90 ex 6002 3010 
6002 30 90 
Raschel lace and long-pile fabric of synthetic fibres 
ex 6001 10 00 6002 20 31 6002 43 19 
Knitted or crocheted fabric, other than those of categories 38 A and 63, of 
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
5606 00 10 ex 6001 10 00 6001 21 00 6001 22 00 
6001 29 10 6001 91 10 6001 91 30 6001 91 50 
60019190 600192 10 600192 30 600192 50 
600192 90 600199 10 ex 60021010 6002 20 10 
6002 20 39 6002 20 50 6002 20 70 ex 6002 30 10 
6002 41 00 6002 42 10 6002 42 30 6002 42 50 
6002 42 90 6002 43 31 6002 43 33 6002 43 35 
6002 43 39 6002 43 50 6002 43 91 6002 43 93 
6002 43 95 6002 43 99 6002 9100 6002 92 10 
6002 92 30 6002 92 50 6002 92 90 6002 93 31 
6002 93 33 6002 93 35 6002 93 39 6002 93 91 
6002 93 99 
Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made fibres 
630110 00 630120 91 630120 99 630130 90 
ex 6301 40 80 ex 6301 90 90 
^ 
All £L I (3) I W 
GROUP III B 
10 
67 
67 a) 
69 
70 
72 
74 
75 
84 
85 
86 
87 
88 
90 
91 
93 
94 
95 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted 
611110 10 611120 10 611130 10 ex 6111 90 00 
6116 10 20 6116 10 80 6116 9100 6116 92 00 
6116 93 00 6116 99 00 
Knitted or crocheted clothing accessories other than for babies; household 
linen of all kinds, knitted or crocheted; curtains (incl. drapes) and interior 
blinds, curtain or bed valances and other furnishing articles knitted or 
crocheted; knitted or crocheted blankets and travelling rugs, other than 
knitted or crocheted articles including parts of garments or of clothing 
accessories 
5807 90 90 6113 0010 6117 10 00 6117 20 00 
6117 80 10 6117 80 90 6117 90 00 630120 10 
630130 10 630140 10 630190 10 6302 10 10 
6302 10 90 6302 40 00 ex 6302 60 00 6303 11 00 
6303 12 00 6303 19 00 6304 11 00 6304 91 00 
ex 6305 20 00 6305 32 11 ex 6305 32 90 6305 33 10 
ex 6305 39 00 ex 6305 90 00 6307 1010 6307 90 10 
Of which: Sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods, made 
from polyethylene or polypropylene strip 
6305 32 11 6305 33 10 
Women's and girl's slips and petticoats, knitted or crocheted 
6108 1110 6108 1190 6108 19 10 6108 19 90 
Panty-hose and tights of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less 
than 67 decitex (6,7 tex) 
6115 1100 61152019 
Women's full length hosiery of synthetic fibres 
6115 93 91 
Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
61123110 61123190 611239 10 61123990 
6112 4110 6112 4190 6112 49 10 6112 49 90 
6211 11 00 6211 12 00 
Women's or giri's suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made 
fibres, excluding ski suits 
6104 1100 6104 12 00 6104 13 00 ex 610419 00 
6104 2100 6104 22 00 6104 23 00 ex 6104 29 00 
Men's or boy's knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton 
or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suit 
6103 1100 6103 12 00 6103 19 00 6103 2100 
6103 22 00 6103 23 00 6103 29 00 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like other than knitted or 
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 
6214 20 00 6214 30 00 6214 40 00 6214 90 10 
Ties, bow ties and cravats other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of 
cotton or of man-made fibres 
6215 20 00 6215 90 00 
Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspenders, garters and 
the like, and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted 
6212 20 00 6212 30 00 6212 90 00 
Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted 
ex 6209 10 00 ex 6209 20 00 ex 6209 30 00 ex 6209 90 00 
6216 00 00 
Stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted; other clothing 
accessories, other than for babies, other than knitted or crocheted 
ex 6209 10 00 ex 6209 20 00 ex 6209 30 00 ex 6209 90 00 
6217 10 00 6217 90 00 
Twine, cordaqe, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, plaited or not 
5607 41 00 5607 49 11 5607 49 19 5607 49 90 
5607 50 11 5607 50 19 5607 50 30 5607 50 90 
Tents 
6306 21 00 6306 22 00 6306 29 00 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods of woven fabrics, 
other than made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip 
ex 6305 20 00 ex 6305 32 90 ex 6305 39 00 
Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not 
exceedinq 5 mm in lenqth (flock), textile dust and mill neps 
5601 10 10 5601 10 90 5601 21 10 5601 21 90 
5601 22 10 5601 22 91 5601 22 99 5601 29 00 
5601 30 00 
Felt and articles thereof, whether or not impregnated or coated, other than 
floor coverinqs 
5602 10 19 5602 10 31 5602 10 39 5602 10 90 
5602 21 00 5602 29 90 5602 90 00 ex 5807 90 10 
ex 5905 00 70 6210 10 10 6307 90 91 17 
pairs 
7.8 
30.4 
pairs 
9.7 
1.54 
0.80 
17.9 
8.8 59 
128 
33 
103 
650 
1 250 
56 
114 
T.O 
Ill J2L M. ifl 
96 
97 
98 
99 
100 
101 
109 
110 
111 
112 
113 
114 Non-woven fabrics and articles of such fabrics, whether or not 
impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 
5603 1110 5603 11 90 5603 12 10 5603 12 90 
5603 13 10 5603 13 90 5603 14 10 5603 14 90 
5603 9110 5603 9190 5603 9210 5603 92 90 
5603 93 10 5603 93 90 5603 94 10 5603 94 90 
6X5807 90 10 6X5905 00 70 6210 10 91 6210 10 99 
ex 6301 40 90 ex 6301 90 90 6302 22 10 6302 32 10 
6302 53 10 6302 93 10 6303 92 10 6303 99 10 
ex6304 19 90 ex 6304 93 00 ex 6304 99 00 ex 6305 32 90 
ex 6305 39 00 6307 10 30 ex 6307 90 99 
Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and made up fishing nets 
of yam, twine, cordage or rope 
5608 1111 5608 1119 5608 1191 5608 1199 
5608 19 11 5608 19 19 5608 1931 5608 1939 
5608 19 91 5608 19 99 5608 90 00 
Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, cables or rope , other than 
textile fabrics, articles made from such fabrics and articles of category 97 
5609 00 00 5905 00 10 
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; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat 
foundations 
5901 10 00 5901 90 00 
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a 
coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to 
shape 
5904 10 00 5904 9110 5904 9190 5904 92 00 
Rubberised textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted, excluding those for tyres 
5906 10 10 5906 10 90 5906 99 10 5906 99 90 
Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted canvas being 
theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths, other than of category 100 
5907 00 10 5907 00 90 
Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with 
preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials 
5903 10 10 5903 10 90 5903 20 10 5903 20 90 
5903 90 10 5903 90 91 5903 90 99 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, other than of synthetic 
fibres 
ex 5607 90 00 
Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds 
6306 11 00 6306 12 00 6306 19 00 6306 31 00 
6306 39 00 
Woven pneumatic mattresses 
6306 41 00 6306 49 00 
Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic mattresses and tents 
6306 91 00 6306 99 00 
Other made up textiles, woven, excluding those of categories 113 and 114 
6307 20 00 ex 6307 90 99 
Floor cloth, dish cloth and dusters, other than knitted or crocheted 
6307 10 90 
Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses 
5902 10 10 . 5902 10 90 5902 20 10 5902 20 90 
5902 90 10 5902 90 90 5908 00 00 5909 00 10 
59090090 59100000 59111000 ex59112000 
59113111 59113119 59113190 591132 10 
591132 90 591140 00 591190 10 , 591190 90 
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LU. JSL M. J5L 
GROUP IV 
115 
117 
118 
120 
121 
122 
123 Flax or ramie yam 
5306 10 11 5306 10 19 5306 10 31 5306 10 39 
5306 10 50 5306 10 90 5306 20 11 5306 20 19 
5306 20 90 5308 90 11 5308 90 13 5308 90 19 
Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie 
5309 1111 5309 1119 5309 11 90 5309 19 10 
5309 19 90 5309 2110 5309 2190 5309 29 10 
5309 29 90 5311 00 10 5803 90 90 5905 00 31 
5905 00 39 
Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen of flax or ramie, other knitted or 
crocheted 
6302 29 10 6302 39 10 6302 39 30 6302 52 00 
ex 6302 59 00 6302 92 00 ex 6302 99 00 
Curtains ( incl. drapes), interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other 
furnishing articles, not knitted or crocheted, of flax or ramie 
ex 6303 99 90 6304 19 30 ex 6304 99 00 
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax or ramie 
ex 5607 90 00 
Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, used, of flax, 
other than knitted or crocheted 
ex 6305 90 00 
Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or ramie, other than narrow 
woven fabrics 
580190 10 ex 5801 90 90 
Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or ramie, 
other than knitted or crocheted 
6214 90 90 
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ANNEX II 
Products without quantitative limits subject to the double checking system referred to 
in Article 3, paragraph 3, of the Agreement. 
(The full product descriptions of the categories listed in this annex are to be found in 
Annex 1 of the Agreement). 
CATEGORIES 
1 
2 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
15 
16 
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ANNEX III 
Reimports into the Community, within the meaning of Article 4 of this Agreement, 
shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement, unless the special provisions 
below provide otherwise, 
1. Reimports into the Community within the meaning of Article 4 of this 
Agreement may be made subject to specific quantitative limits following consultations 
in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 14 of this Agreement, provided 
the products concerned are subject to quantitative limits pursuant to this Agreement, 
to a double checking system or to surveillance measures. 
2. Having regard to the interests of both Parties, the Community may at its 
discretion, or in response to a request under Article 14 of this Agreement: 
(a) examine the possibility of transferring from one category to another, using in 
advance or carrying over from one year to the next, portions of specific 
quantitative limits; 
(b) consider the possibility of increasing specific quantitative limits. 
3. However, the Community may apply automatically the flexibility rules set out 
in paragraph 2 above within the following limits: 
(a) transfers between categories may not exceed 25% of the quantity for the 
category to which the transfer is made; 
(b) carry-over of a specific quantitative limit from one year to the next may not 
exceed 13.5 % of the quantity set for the year of actual utilisation; 
(c) advance use of specific quantitative limits from one year to another may not 
exceed 7.5 % of the quantity set for the year of actual utilisation. 
4. The Community shall inform the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of 
any measures taken pursuant to the preceding paragraphs. 
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5. The competent authorities in the Community shall debit the specific 
quantitative limits referred to in paragraph 1 at the time of issue of the prior 
authorisation required by Council Regulation (EC) N° 3036/94 which governs 
economic outward processing arrangements. A specific quantitative limit shall be 
debited for the year in which a prior authorisation is issued. 
6. A certificate of origin made out by the organisations authorized to do so under 
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia law shall be issued, in accordance with 
Appendix A to this Agreement, for all products covered by this Annex. This 
certificate shall bear a reference to the prior authorisation mentioned in paragraph 5 
above as evidence that the processing operation it describes has been carried out in the 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 
7. The Community shall provide the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
with the names and addresses of, and specimens of the stamps used by, the competent 
authorities of the Community which issue the prior authorisations referred to in 
paragraph 5 above. 
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APPENDIX A 
TITLE 1 
CLASSIFICATION 
Article 1 
1. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of any changes in the combined nomenclature (CN) 
before the date of their entry into force in the Community. 
2. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform the 
competent authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of any 
decisions relating to the classification of products subject to the present Agreement, 
within one month of their adoption at the latest. Such communication shall include: 
(a) a description of the products concerned; 
(b) the relevant category and the related CN codes; 
(c) the reasons which have led to the decision. 
3. Where a decision on classification results in a change of classification practice 
or a change of category of any product subject to this Agreement, the competent 
authorities of the Community shall provide 30 days' notice, from the date of the 
Community's communication, before the decision is put into effect. 
Products shipped before the date of entry into effect of the decision shall 
remain subject to the earlier classification practice, provided that the goods in 
question are presented for importation into the Community within 60 days of that 
date. 
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4. Where a Community decision on classification resulting in a change of 
classification practice or a change of categorisation of any product subject to this 
Agreement affects a category subject to quantitative limits, the Contracting Parties 
agree to enter into consultation in accordance with the procedures described in Article 
14 of this Agreement with- a view to honouring the obligation under the third 
subparagraph of Article 2( 1 ) of this Agreement. 
5. In case of divergent opinions between the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia and the competent Community authorities at the point of entry into the 
Community on the classification of products covered by the present Agreement, 
classification shall provisionally be based on indications provided by the Community, 
pending consultations in accordance with Article 14 with a view to reaching 
agreement on definitive classification of the product concerned. 
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TITLE II 
ORIGIN 
Article 2 
1. Products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for 
export to the Community in accordance with the arrangements set out in Title I of this 
Agreement shall be accompanied by a certificate of the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia origin conforming to the model annexed to this Appendix. 
2. The certificate of origin shall be certified by the competent Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia authorities 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, the products in Group m 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 relating to 
the products to the effect that the products in question originate in the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia within the meaning of the relevant rules in force in 
the Community. 
4. The certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required for 
imports of goods covered by a certificate of circulation EUR 1 or a form EUR 2 
issued in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Cooperation Agreement. 
Article 3 
The certificate of origin shall be issued only on application having been made in 
writing by the exporter or, under the exporter's responsibility, by his authorized 
representative. The competent Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities 
shall ensure that the certificate of origin is properly completed and for this purpose 
they shall call for any necessary documentary evidence or carry out any check which 
they consider appropriate. 
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Article 4 
Where different criteria for determining origin are laid down for products falling 
within the same category, the certificates or declarations of origin must contain a 
sufficiently detailed description of the goods 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. 
TITLE III 
DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM 
SECTION 1 - EXPORTATION 
Article 6 
1. The competent authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
shall issue an export licence in respect of all consignments from the Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia of textile products subject to any definitive or provisional 
quantitative limits established under Article 8 of this Agreement, up to the relevant 
quantitative limits as may be modified by Art. 7, 10 and 12 of this Agreement, as well 
as of all consignments of textile products subject to a double checking system without 
quantitative limits as provided for in Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Agreement. 
Article 7 
1. For products subject to quantitative limits under this Agreement the export 
licence shall conform to the model 1 annexed to this Appendix and it shall be valid for 
exports throughout the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the 
European Community applies. 
2. Where quantitative limits have been introduced pursuant this Agreement, each 
export licence must certify inter alia that the quantity of the product in question has 
been set off against the quantitative limit established for the category of the products 
concerned and shall only cover one category of products subject to quantitative limits. 
It may be used for one or more consignments of the products in question. 
3. For products subject to a double checking system without quantitative limits 
the export licence shall conform to the model 2 annexed to this Appendix. It shall only 
cover one category of products and may be used for one or more consignments of the 
products in question. 
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Article 8 
The competent authorities of the Community must be informed immediately of the 
withdrawal or modification of any export licence already issued. 
Article 9 
1. Exports of textile products subject to quantitative limits pursuant this 
Agreement shall be set off against the quantitative limits established for the year in 
which the shipment of the goods has been effected even if the export licence is issued 
after such shipment. 
2. For the purpose of applying paragraph 1, shipment of goods is considered to 
have taken place on the date of their loading onto the exporting aircraft, vehicle of 
vessel. 
Article 10 
The presentation of an export licence, in application of Article 12 hereafter, shall be 
effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered 
by the licence have been shipped. 
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SECTION II 
IMPORTATION 
Article 11 
Importation into the Community of textile products subject to quantitative list or to a 
double-checking system pursuant to this Agreement, shall be subject to the 
presentation of an import authorisation. 
Article 12 
1. The competent authorities of the Community shall issue the import 
authorisation referred to in Article 11 above, within five working days of the 
presentation by the importer of the original of the corresponding export licence. 
2. The import authorisations concerning products subject to quantitative limits 
under this Agreement shall be valid for six months from the date of their issue for 
imports throughout the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the 
European Community is applied. 
3. The import authorisations for products subject to a double checking system 
without quantitative limits shall be valid for six months from the date of issue for 
imports throughout the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the 
European Community is applicable. 
4. The competent authorities of the Community shall cancel the import 
authorisation already issued whenever the corresponding export licence has been 
withdrawn. 
However, if the competent authorities of the Community are notified of the 
withdrawal or the cancellation of the export licence only after the importation of the 
products into the Community, the relevant quantities shall be set off against the 
quantitative limits established for the category and the quota year concerned. 
3 2. 
Article 13 
1. If the competent authorities of the Community find that the total quantities 
covered by export licences issued by the competent authorities of the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for a particular category in any year exceed the 
quantitative limit established, in accordance with Article 8 of this Agreement for that 
category, as may be modified by Articles 7, 10 and 12 of this Agreement, the said 
authorities may suspend the further issue of import authorisations. In this event, the 
competent authorities of the Community shall immediately inform the authorities of 
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the special consultation procedure 
set out in Article 14 of this Agreement shall be initiated forthwith. 
2. Exports of products of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia origin 
subject to quantitative limits or double checking system and not covered by the 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia export licences issued in accordance with 
the provisions of this Appendix may be refused an import authorisation by the 
competent Community authorities. 
However, without prejudice to Article 10 of this Agreement, if the import of 
such products is allowed into the Community by the competent authorities of the 
Community, the quantities involved shall not be set off against the appropriate 
quantitative limits established pursuant to this Agreement, with the express agreement 
of the competent authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 
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TITLE IV 
FORM AND PRODUCTION OF EXPORT LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES OF 
ORIGIN, AND COMMON PROVISIONS CONCERNING EXPORTS TO THE 
COMMUNITY 
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 printed script. 
These documents shall measure 210 x 297 mm. The paper used shall be white 
writing paper, sized, not containing mechanical pulp, and weighing not less than 25 
g/m2. If the documents have several copies only the top copy, which is the original, 
shall be printed with the quilloche pattern background. This copy shall be clearly 
marked as "original" and the other copies as "copies". Only the original shall be 
accepted by the competent authorities of the Community as being valid for the 
purpose of export to the Community in accordance with the provisions of this 
Agreement. 
2. Each document shall bear a standardised serial number, whether or not printed, 
by which it can be identified. 
This number shall be composed of the following elements: 
a two-digit number identifying the exporting country as follows: 96 
two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as 
follows: 
01 = France 
02 = Belgium and Luxembourg 
03 = Netherlands 
04 = Germany 
05 = Italy 
06 = United Kingdom 
07 = Ireland 
08 = Denmark 
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09 = Greece 
10 = Portugal 
11= Spain 
30 = Sweden 
32 = Finland 
38 = Austria 
a one-digit number identifying quota year, corresponding to the last figure in 
the respective year, e.g. 7 for 1997, 
a two-digit number from 01 to 99, identifying the particular issuing office 
concerned in exporting country, 
a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to 
the intended Member State of customs clearance. 
Article 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 bear the endorsement "délivré a 
posteriori" of the endorsement "issued retrospectively". 
Article 16 
1. In the event of a theft, loss or destruction of an export licence or a certificate of 
origin, the exporter may apply to the competent Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia authorities which issued the document for a duplicate to be made out on 
the basis of the export documents in his possession. The duplicate of any such 
certificate or licence so issued shall bear the endorsement "duplicata" or "duplicate". 
2. The duplicate shall bear the date of the original export licence or certificate of 
origin. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION 
Article 17 
The Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall 
cooperate closely in the implementation of the provisions of this Appendix. To this 
end, contacts and exchanges of views, including on technical matters, shall be 
facilitated by both Parties. 
Article 18 
In order to ensure the correct application of this Appendix, the Community and 
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia offer mutual assistance for the checking 
of the authenticity and the accuracy of export licences and certificates of origin issued 
or of any declarations made within the terms of this Appendix. 
Article 19 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall transmit to the 
Commission of the European Communities the names and addresses of the authorities 
competent to issue and verify the export licences and the certificates of origin, 
together with specimens of the stamps used by these authorities and specimen 
signatures of officials responsible for signing the export licences and the certificates 
of origin. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall also notify the 
Community 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. 
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2. In such cases, the competent authorities in the Community shall return the 
certificate of origin or the export licence or a copy thereof to the competent Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities, giving, where appropriate, the reasons 
of form or substance which justify an enquiry. If the invoice has been submitted, such 
invoice or a copy thereof shall be attached to the certificate or to the licence or their 
copies. The authorities shall also forward 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 above shall also apply to subsequent 
verifications of the declarations of origin provided for in Article 2 of this Appendix. 
4. The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in accordance with 
paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the 
Community within three months at the latest. The information communicates shall 
indicate whether the disputed certificate, licence or declaration, applies to the goods 
actually exported and whether these goods are eligible for export under the 
arrangements established by this Agreement. The information shall also include, at the 
request of the Community , copies of all tjhe documentation necessary to fully 
determine the facts, and 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 in question 
to the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 1 of this Appendix. 
5. For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of origin, copies of 
the certificates as well as any export documents referring to them shall be kept for at 
least two years by the competent Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities. 
6. Recourse to the random verification procedure specified in this Article must 
not constitute an obstacle to the release for home use of the products in question. 
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Article 21 
1. Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 20 or where 
information available to the competent authorities of the Community or of the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia indicates or appears to indicate that the provisions 
of this Agreement are being circumvented or infringed, the tow contracting Parties 
shall cooperate closely and with the appropriate urgency in order to prevent any such 
circumvention or infringement. 
2. To this end, the competent authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia shall, on their own initiative or at the request of the Community, carry out 
appropriate inquiries, or arrange for such inquiries to be carried out, concerning 
operations which are, or appear to the Community to be, in circumvention or 
infringement of this Appendix. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall 
communicate the results of these inquiries to the Community, including any other 
pertinent information enabling the cause of the circumvention or infringement, 
including the true origin of the goods to be determined. 
3. By agreement between the Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia, officials designated by the Community may be present at the inquiries 
referred to in paragraph 2 above. 
4. In pursuance of the cooperation referred to in paragraph 1 above, the 
competent authorities of the Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia shall exchange any information considered by either contracting Party to 
be of use in preventing circumvention or infringement of the provisions of this 
Agreement. These exchanges may include information on the production of textiles 
products in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and on the trade in the type 
of products covered by this Agreement between the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia and third countries, particularly where the Community has reasonable 
grounds to consider that the products in question may be in transit across the territory 
of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia prior to their importation into the 
Community. This information may include at the request of the Community copies of 
all available relevant documentation. 
5. Where sufficient evidence shows that the provisions of this Appendix have 
been circumvented or infringed, the competent authorities of the Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia and the Community may agree to take the measures set out in 
Article 10, paragraph 4 of the Agreement, and any other measures as are necessary to 
prevent a recurrence of such circumvention or infringement. 
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Specimen of certificate of origin referred to in Article 2(1) of 
1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays) 
S Consignee (name, full address, country) 
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays) 
8 Place and date of shipment - Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport Appendix A 
ORIGINAL 
3 Quota period 
Année contingentaire 4 Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN 
(Textile products) 
CERTIFICAT D'ORIGINE 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 11 Quantity (1) 
Quantité (I) 12 FOB Value (2) 
Valeur FOB (2) 
13 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITE COMPETENTE 
I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above originated in the country shown in box N°6 in accordance with the provisions in force in 
the European Community 
Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus sont originaires du pays figurant dans la case 6, conformément aux dispositions en 
vigueur dans la Communauté européenne 
14 Competent authority (name, full address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) 
At-A On-le 
Signature Stamp - Cachet 
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a Specimen of export licence referred to in Article 7(1) of Appendix A, Model 1 
l« r? ._*.... /««m* full asMr^cc rminfrv^ I Ar»Tnt\T 1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays) 
S Consignee (name, full address, country) 
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays) 
8 Place and date of shipment - Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport ORIGINAL 
Quota period 
Année contingentaire 2 N° 
Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
EXPORT LICENCE 
(Textile products) 
LICENCE D'EXPORTATION 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 11 Quantity (I) 
Quantité (I) 12 FOB Value (2) 
Valeur FOB (2) 
13 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITE COMPETENTE 
I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above have been charged against the quantitative limit established for the year shown in box N°3 in 
respect of the category shown in box N° 4 by the provisions regulating trade in textile products with the European Community 
Je soussigné certifiie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus ont été imputées sur la limite quantitative fixée pour l'année indiquée dans la case 3 pour 
la catégorie désignée dans la case 4 dans le cadre des dispositions régissant les échanges de produits textiles avec la Communauté européenne. 
14 Competent authority (name, full address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) 
At-A On-le 
Sinnature Stamp - Cachet 
Specimen of export licence referred to in Article 7(3) of Appendix A, Model 2 
1 Exporter (name, full address, country) ORIGINS 
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays) 
S Consignee (name, full address, country) 
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays) 
8 Place and date of shipment - Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport ORIGINAL 
Quota period 
Année contingentaire N° 
Category number 
Numéro de catégorie 
EXPORT LICENCE 
(Textile products) 
LICENCE D'EXPORTATION 
(Produits textiles) 
6 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine 7 Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
9 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
NON RESTRAINED TEXTILE CATEGORY 
CATEGORIE TEXTILE NON LIMITEE 
10 Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 11 Quantity (1) 
Quantité (1) 12 FOB Value (2) 
Valeur FOB (2) 
13 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITE COMPETENTE 
I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above originated in the country shown in box N°6, in accordance with the provisions in force in the 
bilateral Agreement with the European Community 
Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus sont originaires du pays figurant dans la case 6, conformément aux dispositions en 
vigueur dans l'Accord bi bilateral ave avec la Communauté Européenne 
14 Competent authority (name, full address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) 
At-A On-le 
Signature Sump - Cachet 
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APPENDIX B 
referred to in Article 5 
COTTAGE INDUSTRY AND FOLKLORE PRODUCTS 
ORIGINATING IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 
1. The exemption provided for in Article 5 in respect of cottage industry products 
shall apply to the following types of product only: 
(a) fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand or foot, being fabrics of a 
kind traditionally made in the cottage industry of the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia; 
(b) garments or other textile articles of a kind traditionally made in the cottage 
industry of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia obtained manually from the 
fabrics referred to above and sewn exclusively by hand without the aid of any 
machine; 
(c) traditional folklore products of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
made by hand, in a list to be agreed between the Community and the Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia. 
Exemption shall be granted in respect only of products covered by a certificate 
conforming to the specimen attached to this Appendix and issued by the competent 
authorities in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. These certificates must 
indicate the reasons justifying their issuance. The competent authorities of the 
Community will accept them after having checked that the products concerned have 
fulfilled the conditions established in this Appendix. The certificates concerning the 
products envisaged in indent (c) above must bear a stamp "FOLKLORE" marked 
clearly. In the case of a difference of opinion between the Parties concerning the 
nature of these products, consultations shall be held within one month in order to 
resolve these differences. 
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Should imports of any product covered by this Appendix reach proportions 
liable to cause problems within the Community, consultations with the Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall be initiated as soon as possible, with a view to 
resolving the situation by the adoption if necessary of a quantitative limit, in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of this Agreement. 
2. The provisions of Parts IV and V of Appendix A shall apply "mutatis 
mutandis" to the products covered by paragraph 1 of this Appendix. 
HH 
Annex to Appendix B 
1 Exporter (name, full address, country) 
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays) 
3 Consignee (name, full address, country) 
Destinataire (nom, adresse complete, pays) 
6 Place and date of shipment • Means of transport 
Lieu et date d'embarquement - Moyen de transport ORIGINAL 2 N° 
CERTIFICATE in regard to HAKDLOOMS, TEXTILE HANDICRAFTS and 
TRADITIONAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS, of the COTTAGE INDUSTRY, 
issued in conformity with and under the conditions regulating trade in 
textile products with the European Comnunity 
CERTIFICAT relatif aux TISSUS TISSSES SUR METIERS A MAIN, aux 
PRODUITS TEXTILES FAITS A LA MAIN, et aux PRODUITS TEXTILES 
RELEVANT DU FOLKLORE TRADITIONNEL, DE FABRICATION ARTI­
SANALE délivré en conformité avec et sous les conditions régissant 
les échanges de produits textiles avec la Communauté Européenne 
4 Country of origin 
Pays d'origine S Country of destination 
Pays de destination 
7 Supplementary details 
Données supplémentaires 
Marks and numbers - Number and kind of packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 
Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES 9 Quantity 
Quantité 10 FOB Value (1) 
Valeur FOB (1) 
s à 
r> S 11 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITE COMPETENTE 
I, the undersigned, certify that the consignment described above includes only the following textile products of the cottage industry of the country shown 
in box N°4 : 
a) fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand of foot (handlooms) (2) 
b) garments or other textile articles obtained manually from the fabrics described under a) and sewn solely be hand without the aid of any machine 
(handicrafts) (2) 
c) traditional folklore handicraft textile products made by hand, as defined in the list agreed between the European Community and the country shown in box 
N°4. 
Je soussigné certifie que l'envoi décrit ci-dessus contient exclusivement les produits textiles suivants relevant de la fabrication artisanale du pays figurant 
dans la case 4 : 
a) tissus tisssés sur des métiers actionnés à la main ou au pied (handlooms) (2) 
b) vêtements ou autres articles textiles obtenus manuellement à partir de tissus décrits sous a) et cousus uniquement a la main sans l'aide d'une machine 
(handicrafts) (2) 
c) produits textiles relevant du folklore traditionnel fabriqués à la main, comme définis dans la liste convenue entre la Communauté européenne et le pays 
indiqué dans la case 4. 
12 Competent authority (name, full address, country) 
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) At-A. On-le 
Stamp - Cachet 
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APPENDIX C 
The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits which may be introduced under 
Article 8 of this Agreement for the products covered by this Agreement shall be fixed 
by agreement between the Parties in accordance with the consultation procedures 
established in Article 14 of this Agreement. 
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PROTOCOL OF UNDERSTANDING ON MARKET ACCESS 
In the context of the Agreement on trade in textile products between the European 
Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia initialled in Skopje on 
16 April 1997, the Parties recorded their mutual understanding on the following 
matters: 
1. Customs duties applicable in the Former Yugoslav Republic *6f Macedonia to 
textile and clothing products shall not be increased during the validity of the 
Agreement. / 
2. The Parties agree not to introduce any non-tariff barriers during the validity of 
the Agreement. 
Initialled at Skopje, on 16 April 1997 
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