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FOROFFICIAL USEONLY
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
CONCERNING THECONCLUSION OFANAGREEMENT INTHEFORM
OFEXCHANGES OFCONFIDENTIAL LETTERS BETWEENTHE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC 'COMMUNITY ANDTHE
PEOPLE'SREPUBLIC OFBANGLADESH ONTRADEINJUTE ■
PRODUCTS ANDOFTHEDECLARATIONS ATTACHED THERETO
(presented bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(80)401final

EXPLANATORY -MEMORANDUM
1.Byadecisionof23November1979theCduncilauthorized theCommission
toopennegotiations withBangladeshfortheconclusion ofanAgreement on
tradeinjuteproducts.Pursuanttothisdecisionandinconsultation withth
Article113Committee,theCommission heldnegotiations withBangladesh in
November1979andJanuary1980. ; ■
Followingthesenegotiations ,adraftAgreement wasdrawnupandinitialled '
on26March1980.TheCommission considersthatthisdraftAgreement,which
hasbeenaoprovedbytheArticle113Committee,constitutes anacceptable
outcomefortheCommunity.
2.TheCommission hassubmittedtotheCouncil'arecommendation fora'
CouncilRegulation concludingthat.Agreement (1).Exchangesofletters
ofaconfidential natureaswell.astheConfidential AgreedMinutesofthe
"'egotiations formnartofthatAgreement.
Inviewofthespecialnatureofthesetexts,itispropose^thattheybe
approvedbyaseparateact.
.f 1 '
TheCommission thusrecommendsthattheCounciladoptforthatpurpose
theannexeddraftdecision.
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COUNCILDECISION
concerning theconclusion ofanAgreementintheformofExchangesofConfidential
lettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andthePeople'sRepublicof
■Bangladesh ontradeinjuteproductsandofthedeclarations attachedthereto
\ '
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle113thereof-
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission,
1 ',
WhereastheAgreementintheformofExchangesofConfidential Lettersbetween
theEurooeanEconomicCommunity andthePeople'sRepublicofBangladesh on
tradeinjuteproductsandthedeclarations attachedtheretoshouldbeapproved,
\
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS:
•Article 1 .-..„
TheAgreementintheformofExchangesofConfidential Lettersbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople'sRepublicofBangladesh ontrade
injuteproductsandthedeclarations attachedtheretoareherebyapprovedon
behalfoftheCommunity .
ThetextoftheAgreementanddeclarations areannexedtothisDecision.
Article 2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshallnotifytheotherContracting Party
ofthecompletionoftheproceduresrequiredfortheentryintoforceofthe
Agreement . ,
!.
DoneatBrussels,FortheCouncil
ThePresident

•^■%'>"r*€xcnangeoflettersNo1
I '\*
Mr.Chairman,
*Concludingthenegotiations conductedbetweentheGovernmentofthePeople's
CfiepufcTlicofBangladeshandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywhichhaveled,thisday,
,?tothesigning"ofthe-Agreementconcerningtrade~injuteproducts,Ihavethehonour,
with"referencetoArticle3oftheAgreement,toconfirmthatthequantitative ^
^restrictions inforceinFranceforproductsofCategories 1-2-3wilTbeappliedin'theperiodofthe^agreemenT~~a1TThe~Teve"rid"icatecTbeIowf' '~
■*'^,'1IfKI.JJJ i ^-1»*–• -'.'V1~ •'1 -I-..'[.T1^
1980 1981-;1982 .1983(metrictons)
Fabrics(1)V"/',ADO432 466504,^
Sacksandbags(2)5.1005.6106.1716.788 .
IThecompetentauthoritiesintheCommunitywi11,endeavour„to _„open,_:as_soon_.as _-lpossTBleineachcalendaryear^jthe_importpossibilitiesforproductsoriginating :
/IrTandcomingfromBangladesh,andwiltinformtheBangladeshauthorities when, ■
]suchpossibilïtïês fiavebeenopëriëd. (
Ifadditionaldemandshouldarise,theCommunitywillnotobjecttothese
limitsbeingincreasedontheunderstandingthattheadditionalquantities .
shallbedeterminedonthebasisofmutualagreementbetweenbothParties.
Thequantitativerestrictionsconfirmedbythisletterwillbeeliminated
.asfrom1January1984. v
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmyouragreementtothe
contentsofthisletter.,, (
Pleaseaccept,Mr.Chairman,theassurancejOfmyhighestconsideration ^
MMISfc
*-deCCT
referenceStitittictl
lubdivtuon Descriptionofftoodt.(
57.10 Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibre»
ofheadingNo57.03i' '
A
-X1.1r«.Ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingper
squaremetre:·
Lessthan310g;
<M0-21...d Unbleached ..¿.
57.10-29
II ■'Ib Other .......
Notlessthart310gbutnotmorethan500g:
5*10-31 a- Unbleached . j
57.10-39/b
57.10-50 III
IíMorethan500g 7...ι.
·..'■1'»Footnote2overleaf 1

NIMEXE CCT
Code R-eferencé Description ofgoods
62.03
ASacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
Ofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheading
No.57.03:
II iOtherthanused:
62.03-13»
a tOffabricweighinglessthan310g/m2
62.03-15 b'!
•IOffabricweighingnot;lessthan310g/m2butnotmore
than500g/m2
■62.03-17 c i'Offabricweighingmore.than500g/m2
á.---- - .... ^
1
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/
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Mr.Chairman, 1
.. «
,.■ ■ . •""<Ihavethehonourtoacknowledge receiptofyourletteroftoday,worded
asfollows ,
"Concluding thenegotiations conductedbetweentheGovernmentofthePeople'
RepublicofBangladesh andtheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywhichhaveled,this
.day,tothesigningoftheAgreementconcerning tradeinjuteproducts,Ihavethe
honour,withreferencetoArticle3oftheAgreement,toconfirmt)latthequanti­
tativerestrictions inforceinFranceforproductsofCategories1-2-3wi11be
appliedintheperiodoftheagreementatthelevelsindicatedbelow:.
Fabrics(1)
Sacksandbags(2)1980 1981 1982 1983(metrictons)
"-"' ■" '" f
'400 .432*466'504.
, • ' "
5.100 5.610 «6.171 6.788
r>.Thecompetentauthorities intheCommunitywillendeavourtoopen,assoona
possibleineachcalendaryear,theimportpossibiIjtiesforproductsoriginating
\inandcomingfromBangladesh,andwiI^in_formtheBangladeshauthorities when_
^uchpossibilities havebeenopened.'
i■'f.-' 7 .r~r~'''' ''*~r_ '\
Ifadditional demandshouldarise,theCommunitywillnotobjecttothese
limitsbeingincreasedontheunderstanding thattheadditionalquantities
shaUlbedetermined onthebasisofmutualagreementbetweenbothParties.
-• .. ',' '*
Thequantitative restrictions confirmedbythisletterwillbeeliminated
asfrom1January1984.j
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmyouragreementtothe,
contentsofthisletter."
Ihavethehonourtoconfirmmyagreementjto thecontentsof ;'
thatletter.
Pleaseaccept,Mr.Chairman,the'assuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
(1).
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lubditriiioaDnrrtprianof(oodt
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ofheadingNo57.03:
"* 'A ■-·
I
,'' ;11Ofawidihofnotmorethan150cmandweighingper
tquaremetre:
1■ .:· ',Lesithan3It)g:*
S7.10-21 a Unbleached,,,,,,,,
57.10-29
IIb 'Oliifr .... '.
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J7.I0-ÎI•·Unbleached *»»»·«·.··»«»¿·*
57.10-39
.'/·'x*/; Other é*»·,·,*èt·*·ι«iι'«4.»i
S7.10-50m;
'i,'·■"'Morethan500g..·,♦./,#.♦»Υ.,
Footnote 2overleaf

(2)
NIMEXE CCT
Code Reference
62«03
A
II '
62.03-13a I62.03-15 b !
•62.03-17 c iDPSCRiptionofgoods
SacksTncfbags,ofTTindusedforthepackingofgoods:
Ofjuteorofothertextilebestfibresofheading
No.57.03:
Otherthanused:
OffabricweighingLessthan310g/m2
Offabricweighingnotlessthan310g/m2butnotmore
than500g/m2
Offabricweighingmore,than500g/m2
i

Mr.Chairman,•
< ' v-
Concludingthenegotiations conductedbetweentheGovernmentofthePeople's"
RepublicofBangladesh andtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity whichhaveled,this
day^tothesigningoftheAgreementconcerning\_tradeinjuteproducts,I
havethehonour,withreferencetoArticle3oftheAgreement,toconfirmthat
thequantitative restrictions inforceintheFederalRepublicofGermanyforr
productsofCategories 2and3C1)willbeappliedintheperiodoftheAgreement
atthelevelsindicated belowt '
1981 1982
Fabrics 1.950 2.145 •2.3601983(metrictons)
2.595
'ThecompetentauthoritiesintheCommunitywillendeavourtoopen,assoonas?
fpossibleineachcalendaryear,theimportpossibilitiesforproductsoriginatingf~■
(inandcomingfromBangladesh,andwillinformtheBangladeshauthorities when~V
vsuchpossibilities havebeenopened.' ~~ ------
Ifadditional demandshouldarise,theCommunitywillnotobjectto
theselimitsbeingincreasedontheunderstanding thattheadditionalquantities
shallbedetermined onthebasisofmutualagreementbetweenbothParties.
Thequantitative restrictions ,confirmedbythis*letterwillbeeliminated .
asfromy January1984. '/ ,
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmyouragreementtothe.
contentsofthisletter.■,_ '
Pleaseaccept,Mr.Chairman,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration ..
(1)
NIMEXE
Code'.CCT
Reference Description ofgoods
57.10-21
\
57.10-3157.10,
A'
I
a
IIWovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibres
ofheadingNo.57.03:
Ofawidthofnotmorethan.150cmandweighingper
squaremetre:
'Lessthan310g: '!
Unbleached
Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan500g:
Unbleached *

MrvChairman,. s •'. ■•■
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledge receiptofyourletteroftoday-worded
i •' ' 1
asfollows:
"Concluding thenegotiations conductedbetweentheGovernmentofthePeople's
RepublicofBangladesh andtheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywhichhaveled,this
day,tothesigningoftheAgreementconcerning /tradeinjuteproducts,I
havethehonour,withreferencetoArticle3oftheAgreement,toconfirmthat
thequantitative restrictions inforce'inthe<Federal RepublicofGermanyfor
productsofCategories 2and3<1)willbeappliedintheperiodoftheAgreement
atthelevelsIndicatedbelow:■ v...
'' 1980 '1981 1982 1983(metrictons)
Fabrics -1.950 .2.1452.3602.595
/
Thecompetentauthorities intheCommunitywillendeavourtoopen^assoonas
•'".possibleineachcalendaryear,theimportpossibilities .for;productsoriginating '
AinvandcomingfromBangladesh,andwillinformtheBangladeshauthorities whensuch..
Ipossibilitieshavebeenopened ._ ••.}'*~"rr
' '~r ' ■v
1ifadditional demandshouldarise,theCommunitywillnotobjectto.
theselimitsbeingincreasedontheunderstanding thattheadditionalquantities
shallbedetermined onthebasisofmutualagreementbetweenbothParties.,
■Thequantitative restrictions confirmedbythisletterwillbeeliminated '
asfrom1January1984.•"''.
Ishouldbegrateful1fyouwouldkindlyconfirmyouragreementtothe
contentsofthisletter." ' •' '
Ihavethehonourtoconfirmmyagreementtothecontentsofthis /.
'letter.' >•,' • •
,Pleaseaccept,.Mr.Chairman,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
(1)'·'V'·'
NIMEXE CCT
Code Reference
57.10
ΛvA
I
57.10-21 ,a
II
57.10-31 ;aDescription ofgoods
Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibres
ofheadingNo.57.03:
Ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingper,
squaremetre:. ^'
Lessthan310g: ' •
-Unbleached
Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan500g:
Unbleached

Mr.Chairman,
Concluding'the negotiationsconductedbetweentheGovernmentofthePeople's
RepublicofBangladeshandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywhichhaveled,thisday,tothesigningoftheAgreementconcerning ,tradeinjuteproducts,I
havethehonourwithreferencetoArticle3oftheAgreement,toconfirmthatthe
quantitativerestrictionsinforce,intheUnitedKingd&mforproductsofCategories
1-2-3(1)willbeappliedintheperiodoftheAgreementatthelevelindicated
below: <
1980 198119821983(metrictons)
Fabricsaidsacks160176194213
ôfwhichsarlîs
notmorethan 61 .67 ;.
Thecompetentauthoritiesinthe.Communitywillendeavourtoopenthe
importpossibilities assoonaspossibleineachcalendaryear,andwill
informtheBangladeshauthoritieswhensuchpossibilities havebeenopened.
Ifadditionaldemandshouldarise,the,Communitywillnotobjecttothislimitbeingincreasedontheunderstanding 'thatthe!additionalquantitiesshallbedeterminedonthebasisofmutualagreementbetweenbothParties.■.-'
Thequantitativerestrictions confirmedbythisletterwillbeeliminated
asfrom,1January1984.
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmyouragreementtothecontentsofthisletter. , *
Pleaseaccept>Mr.'Chairman,theassurancesofmyhighestconsideration .
t- •1
(1)~
(a)WovenfabricsfallingwithjntariffheadingNo.75.10whollyormainly
.ofjuteoranyweightorweaveexceeding46centimetresinwidthup
.?toandihcluding150Centimetresinwidthotherthanthosecommonsacking
andplaihweavefabricsnotmorethan150centimetresinwidthasdefined
intheU.K.noticetoimporters. ^
v(b)NewSacksandbagsandwoolpacks,fallingwithintariffheadingNo.62.03
whollyor,mainlyofjuteotherthanheavybagsandwoolpacksasdefined
intheU.K.noticetoimporters.

Mr.Chairman,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledge receptofyourletteroftoday,worded
asfollows: .v ...• .
"Concluding thenegotiations conductedbetweentheGovernmentofthePeople's
RepublicofBangladesh andtheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywhichhaveled,,
thisday,tothesigningoftheAgreementconcerning tradeinjuteproducts,I
havethehonourwithreferencetoArticle3oftheAgreement,toconfirmthatthe
quantitative restrictions inforceintheUnitedKingdomforproductsofCategories
1-2-3(1)willbeappliedintheperiodoftheAgreementatthelevelindicated
below:
.1980 198119821983(metrictons)
Fabricsandsacks160 176*194 213
61.67
Thecompetentauthorities intheCommunitywillendeavourtoopenthe
importpossibilities assoonaspossibleineachcalendaryear,andwill
informtheBangladeshauthorities whensuchpossibilities havebeenopened.
Jfadditional demandshouldarise,theCommunitywiltnotobjectto
thislimitbeingincreasedontheunderstanding •thattheadditionalquantities
shallbedetermined onthebasisofmutualagreementbetweenbothParties.
Thequantitative restrictions confirmedbythisletterwillbeeliminated
asfrom1January1984.
" ^ "i*
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmyouragreementto
thecontentsofthisletter.
Ihave_the_honour_to__con.firmmy_agreementtothecontents
ofthatletter.
,Pleaseaccept,Mr.Chairman,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .Fahnc6andsacks
ofwhichsacks
notmorethan1980 1981
160 176*
50 55
(1)
(a)WovenfabricsfallingwithintariffheadingNo.75.10whollyormainly
ofjuteoranyweightorweaveexceeding46centimetres inwidthup
toandincluding150centimetres inwidthotherthanthosecommonsacking
andplainweavefabricsnotmorethan150centimetres inwidthasdefined
intheU.K.noticetoimporters ,
(b)Newsacksandbagsandwoolpacks,fallingwithintariffheadingNo.62.03
whollyormainlyofjuteotherthanheavybagsandwoolpacksasdefined
intheU.K.noticetoimporters.

COMMISSION
'OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESCo'nfidentialLetterNo2
Brussels
Directorate-General for
.ExternalRelations
E2
YourExcellency,
Duringthefinalphaseofthenegotiations betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshforthe
conclusionofanAgreement ontradeinjuteproducts,theChairman
oftheCommunitydelegation madethefollowingpoint:
Withregardtoimportsofjuteyarn(Category6)fromBangladesh
ontothemarketoftheUnitedKingdomand,withreferencetothe
provisionsofArticle5oftheaforementioned agreement,theCommunity
indicatesthat,shoulditrequestaconsultation inrelationtoexports
ofjuteyarnonto"theUnitedKingdommarketandinacasewherethe
provisionsofparagraph 2oftheaforementioned Article5shouldbeapplied,
theannualquantitywillbefixedatalevelwhichwillbeinanycase
notlowerthan2,600'torts..
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighest .
consideration .
ChairmanoftheCommunityDelegation
HisExcellency,
Mr.Salahuddin AHMED ;
HeadoftheDelegationof
thePeople'sRepublicofBangladesh
Provliiona !addr*f«.'RuedélaLoi200,B-1049B'utieli–Téléphoné7350040/7358040–Télégraphie address:"COMEURBrussels"–
Tale*:"21877COMEU B"

Confidential letterNo1
\ *; ■ ■ '
COMMISSION
OF'THE' ....Brussels
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Directorate-General for
ExternalRelations
,E2
YourExcellency,.
Duringthefinalphaseofthenegotiations betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshforthe
\ ■ »
conclusionofanAgreement ontradeinjuteproducts,theChairman
•oftheCommunityDelegation madethefollowingpoint:■
Withregardtoimportsofjuteyarn(Category6)fromBangladesh
,ontothemarketofBeneluxandwithreferencetotheprovisionsof
Article5oftheaforementioned agreement,theCommunityindicates
that,shoulditrequestaconsultation inrelationtoexportsofjute
yarnontotheBeneluxmarketandinacasewheretheprovisionsof
paragraph 2oftheaforemehtioned Article5shouldbeapplied,theannual
quantitywill'befixedatthelevelof7,500Tonnes.
Please'accept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighest
consideration .
ChairmanoftheCommunityDelegation
HisExcellency
Mr.Salahuddin AHMED
HeadoftheDelegationofthe
People'sRepublicofBangladesh
Provljlonaladdreti:Ru«tìalai_o!200,B-1C49Bruttali-Telee-iona73S0040/7350040-TelsflrapWcaddr»$i:"COMEUflBrussole
/ Tftlaxi"21877COMEU B"

MINUTESOFTHENEGOTIATIONS
••i;•
Brussels,
Duringthefinalphaseofthenegotiations betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshfortheconclusion
ofanAgreementontradeinjuteproducts,thetwoDelegations madethe
followingpoints: '
(1)TheHeadoftfieBangladeshDelegationemphasizedthevitalimportance
ofexportsofjuteproductsfortheeconomyofhiscountryandrecalled
thattheseexportswerethesourceofmajorforeigncurrencyearnings ,!
;forBangladesh .HethereforeurgedtheCommunitytomakespecialefforts
'totakeaccountofthissituation. -„
\· ' -·' ·,'·'''■■" ; V
(2)TheHeadoftheDelegationoftheCommunityexplainedthatitwas
forthisreasonthattheCommunityhadgivenspecialconsideration <
totheneedsandrequirements ofBangladesh .Itwasinthisspirit
thattheCommunity,asaunilateralspecialmeasure,undertookto
accordtoBangladesh :
I.Thepossibility ofa'transferfromCategory4toCategory "7and ■
viceversaof30%insteadof20%aslaiddowninArticle6,
paragragh1;
II.,Thepossibility ofacarry-overof20%insteadof10%as.laiddown
inArticle6,paragraph 2;
III.Thepossibilityforthetotalflexibility provisionstobe30%instead
of20%aslaiddowninArticle6,paragraph 4.-
FortheGovernmentofthePeople's
RepublicofBangladeshFortheCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities