21994A0517(04)
17.5.1994 EUROOPA ÜHENDUSTE TEATAJA L 123/120
AGREEMENT
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Belarus on tra de in textile products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
of the one part, andTHE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS,of the other part,
DESIRINGtopromote,withaviewtopermanentcooperationand
in conditions providing every security for trade, the orderly andequitable development of trade in textile products between theEuropean Economic Community (hereinafter referred to as “theCommunity”) and the Republic of Belarus (hereinafter referred toas “Belarus”),
RESOLVED to take the fullest possible account of the serious
economic and social problems at present affecting the textileindustry in both importing and exporting countries, and inparticular, to eliminate real risks of market disruption on themarketoftheCommunityandrealrisksofdisruptiontothetextiletrade of Belarus,
HAVEDECIDEDtoconcludethisAgreementandtothisendhave
designated as their plenipotentiaries:
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS,
WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
1.
Trade in textile products listed in Annex I and originating
withintheContractingPartiesshallbeliberalizedfortheduration
of this Agreement under the conditions set out therein.
2.
SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisoranysuccessiveAgreement,
the Community undertakes, in respect of the products listed inAnnex I, to suspend the application of quantitative importrestrictions currently in force and not to introduce newquantitative restrictions.
Quantitative import restrictions shall be re-introduced in case of
denunciation or non-replacement of the present Agreement.
3.
Measures having equivalent effect to quantitative restrictions
on the importation into the Community of the products listed inAnnex I shall be prohibited for the duration of this Agreement.Article 2
1.
Belarusagreestoestablishandmaintainforeachcalendaryear
quantitativelimitsonitsexportstotheCommunityinaccordancewithAnnexII.Suchexportsshallbesubjecttoadouble-checkingsystem specified in Protocol A.
2.
In administering the quantitative limits referred to in
paragraph 1, Belarus shall ensure that the Community textileindustry shall benefit from utilization of the said limits.
More particularly, as regards categories 1, 2, 2A and 3, Belarus
undertakesuponrequestfromtheCommunitytextileindustrytoreserve,asapriority,25%ofthequantitativelimitsconcernedforindustryusersduringaperiodextendingbetween1Februaryto20March of each year and another 25 % of the quantitative limitsconcerned for industry users during a period extending between1 September and 15 October of each year. For this purpose,contracts made with the industry during the periods in questionshall be taken into consideration.
3.
To facilitate the implementation of these provisions the
Community shall provide the competent Belarussian authorities,before the end of each year, with a list of interested Communitymanufacturers and processors and, if possible, of the quantity ofproductsrequestedforeachfirm.Tothisend,thefirmsconcernedare invited to make direct contact with the relevant Belarussianenterprisesasearlyaspossibleduringthetworeservationperiodsmentioned in paragraph 2, in order to make their purchasingintentions known.
Article 3
1.
Imports into the Community of textile products covered by
this Agreement shall not be subject to the quantitative limitsestablishedunderthisAgreement,providedthattheyaredeclaredto be for re-export outside the Community in the same state orafter processing, within the framework of the administrativesystem of control which exists within the Community.
However,thereleaseforhomeuseofproductsimportedintothe
Community under the conditions referred to above shall besubject to the production of an export licence issued by theBelarussianauthorities,andtoproofoforigininaccordancewiththe provisions of Protocol A.
2.
Where the Community authorities ascertain that imports of
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subsequently been re-exported outside the Community, the
authorities shall inform the Belarussian authorities within fourweeks of the quantities involved and authorize imports ofidentical quantitative limit established under this Agreement forthe current or the following year, as appropriate.
3.
The Community and Belarus recognize the special and
differential character of re-imports of textile products into the
Community after processing in Belarus as a specific form ofindustrial and trade cooperation.
ShouldquantitativelimitsbeestablishedunderArticle5,provided
that they are effected in accordance with the regulations oneconomic outward processing in force in the Community, thesere-imports shall not be subject to these quantitative limits if theyare subject to the specific arrangements laid down in Protocol C.
Article 4
Should quantitative limits be introduced under Article 5, the
following provisions shall apply:
1.
In any Agreement year advance use of a portion of the
quantitativelimitestablishedforthefollowingAgreementyearis
authorized for each category of products up t o5%o ft h e
quantitative limit for the current Agreement year.
Amounts delivered in advance shall be deducted from the
corresponding quantitative limits established for the followingAgreement year.
2.
Carry-over to the corresponding quantitative limit for the
following Agreement year of the amounts not used during any
Agreementyearisauthorizedforeachcategoryofproductsupto7 % 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 2 and 3 and from category 1 to
categories2and3maybemadeupt o4%ofthe quantitative
limits for the category to which the transfer is made,
—
transfersbetweencategories4,5,6,7and8maybemadeup
t o4%o ft h e quantitative limit for the category to which the
transfer is made.
TransfersintoanycategoryinGroupsII,III,IVandVmaybemade
fromanycategoryorcategoriesinGroupsI,II,III,IVandVupto5%ofthequantitativelimitforthecategorytowhichthetransferis made.
4.
The table of equivalence applicable to the transfers referred
to above is given in Annex I to this Agreement.
5.
Theincreaseinanycategoryofproductsresultingfromthe
cumulativeapplicationoftheprovisionsinparagraphs1,2and3above during an Agreement year shall not exceed the followinglimits: 
— 13 % for categories of products in Group I,
— 13,5 % for categories of products in Groups II, III, IV and V.
6.
Prior notification shall be given by the Belarussian
authoritiesintheeventofrecoursetotheprovisionsofparagraphs
1, 2 and 3 above, at least 15 days in advance.
Article 5
1.
ExportsoftextileproductslistedinAnnexItothisAgreement
may be made subject to quantitative limits on the conditions laiddown in the following paragraphs.
2. Where the Community finds, under the system ofadministrativecontrolsetup,thatthelevelofimportsofproductsinagivencategorylistedinAnnexIoriginatinginBelarusexceeds,in relation to the preceding year’s total imports into theCommunity from all sources of products in that category, thefollowing rates:
— 1,2 % for categories of products in Group II,
— 4 % for categories of products in Groups III, IV and V,
itmayrequesttheopeningofconsultationsinaccordancewiththe
procedure described in Article 15 of this Agreement, with a viewto reaching agreement on an appropriate restraint level for theproducts in such category.
3.
Pending a mutually satisfactory solution, Belarus undertakes,
from the date of notification of the request for consultations, tosuspendorlimitatthelevelindicatedbytheCommunityexportsof the category of products in question to the Community or tothe region or regions of the Community market specified by theCommunity.
The Community shall authorize the importation of products of
thesaidcategoryshippedfromAlbaniabeforethedateonwhichthe request for consultations was submitted.
4.
Should the Contracting Parties be unable in the course of
consultations to reach a satisfactory solution within the periodspecified in Article 15 the Community shall have the right tointroduce a definitive quantitative limit at an annual level notlowerthanthelevelresultingfromtheapplicationoftheformulaset out in paragraph 2, or 106 % of the level of imports reachedduringthecalendaryearprecedingthatinwhichimportsexceededthe level resulting from the application of the formula set out inparagraph 2 and gave rise to the request for consultations,whichever is the higher.
The annual level so fixed shall be revised upwards after
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Article 15, with a view to fulfilling the conditions set out in
paragraph 2, should the trend of total imports into theCommunity of the product in question make this necessary.
5.
Thelimitsintroducedunderparagraphs2or4mayinnocase
be lower than the level of imports of products in that category
originating in Belarus in 1992.
6.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply where the
percentagesspecifiedinparagraph2havebeenreachedasaresult
of a fall in total imports into the Community, and not as a resultof an increase in exports of products originating in Belarus.
7.
In the event of the provisions of paragraph 2, 3 or 4 being
applied, Belarus undertakes to issue export licences for products
covered by contracts concluded before the introduction of thequantitativelimit,uptothevolumeofthequantitativelimitfixed.
8.
Uptothedateofcommunicationofthestatisticsreferredtoin
Article 12 (6), the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall
apply on the basis of the annual statistics previouslycommunicated by the Community.
9.
The provisions of this Agreement which concern exports of
productssubjecttothequantitativelimitsestablishedinAnnexII
shall also apply to products for which quantitative limits areintroduced under this Article.
Article 6
1.
InviewofensuringtheeffectivefunctioningofthisAgreement,
the Community and Belarus agree to cooperate fully in order toprevent, to investigate and to take any necessary legal and/oradministrative action against circumvention by transhipment,re-routing, false declaration concerning the country or place oforigin, falsification of documents, false declaration concerningfibre content, quantities description or classification ofmerchandise any by whatever other means. Accordingly, Belarusand the Community agree to establish the necessary legalprovisions and administrative procedures permitting effectiveactiontobetakenagainstsuchcircumvention,whichshallincludethe adoption of legally binding corrective measures againstexporters 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 Belarus with a view to reachinga mutually satisfactory solution. These consultations will be heldasearlyaspossibleandatthelatestwithin30daysfromthedateof request.
3.
Pendingtheresultsoftheconsultationreferredtoinparagraph
2,Belarusshall,asaprecautionarymeasure,ifsorequestedbythe
Community, take all necessary measures to ensure that, wheresufficient evidence of circumvention is provided, adjustments ofquantitative limits established under Article 5 liable to be agreedfollowing the consultations referred to in paragraph 2 may becarried out for the quota year in which the request to openconsultations in accordance with paragraph 2 was made, or forthe following year if the quota for the current year is exhausted.
4. ShouldthePartiesbeunable,inthecourseoftheconsultationreferred to in paragraph 2 to reach a mutually satisfactorysolution, the Community shall have the right:
(a)
wherethereissufficientevidencethatproductsoriginatingin
Belarus have been imported in circumvention of the present
Agreement, to set off the relevant quantities against thequantitative limits established under Article 5;
(b)
where sufficient evidence shows that false declaration
concerning fibre content, quantities, description orclassificationofproductsoriginatinginBelarushasoccured,torefuse to import the products in question;
(c)
should it appear that the territory of Belarus is involved in
transhipment or re-routing of products not originating inBelarus, to introduce quantitative limits against the sameproducts originating in Belarus if they are not already subjectto quantitative limits, or to take any other appropriatemeasures.
5.
The Parties agree to establish a system of administrative
cooperation to prevent and to address effectively all problemsarising from circumvention in accordance with the provisions ofProtocol A to this Agreement.
Article 7
1.
The quantitative limits established under this Agreement on
imports into the Community of textile products of Belarussianorigin will not be broken down by the Community into regionalshares.
2.
The Parties shall cooperate in order to prevent sudden and
prejudicialchangesintraditionaltradeflowsresultinginregionalconcentration of direct imports into the Community.
3.
Belarusshallmonitoritsexportsofproductsunderrestraintor
surveillanceintotheCommunity.Shouldasuddenandprejudicialchange in traditional trade flows arise, the Community will beentitled to request consultations in order to find a satisfactorysolution to those problems. Such consultations must be heldwithin 15 working days of their being requested by theCommunity.
4.
Belarus shall endeavour to ensure that exports of textile
products subject to quantitative limits into the Community arespaced out as evenly as possible over the year due account beingtaken in particular of seasonal factors.11/20. kd ET Euroopa Liidu Teataja 113
Article 8
IntheeventofdenunciationofthisAgreementasprovidedforin
Article 19 (3), the quantitative limits established pursuant to thisAgreementshallbereducedonaproratatemporisbasisunlesstheContracting Parties decide otherwise by common agreement.
Article 9
Belarus exports of cottage-industry fabrics woven on hand- or
foot-operatedlooms,garmentsorothermade-uparticlesobtainedmanually from such fabrics and of traditional folklore handicraftproducts shall not be subject to quantitative limits, provided thatthese products originating in Belarus meet the conditions laiddown in Protocol B.
Article 10
1.
ShouldtheCommunityconsiderthatatextileproductcovered
by this Agreement is being imported into the Community fromBelarus at a price abnormally lower than the normal competitivelevelandisforthisreasoncausingorthreateningtocauseseriousinjury to Community producers of like or directly competingproducts, it may request consultations under Article 15, and inthat event the following specific provisions shall be applicable.
2.
Iffollowingsuchconsultationsitisacknowledgedbycommon
accord that the situation described in paragraph 1 exists, Belarusshall take, within the limits of its powers, the necessary steps,notablyasregardsthepriceatwhichtheproductinquestionwillbe sold, to remedy the situation.
3. In order to determine whether the price of a textile product isabnormally lower than the normal competitive level, it may becompared with:
—
the prices generally charged for like products sold under the
ordinary conditions by other exporting countries on the
market of the importing country,
—
thepricesoflikenationalproductsatacomparablemarketing
stage on the market of the importing country,
—
the lowest prices charged by a third country for the same
product in the course of ordinary commercial dealings in thethreemonthsprecedingtherequestforconsultations,andnothavingledtotheadoptionofanymeasurebytheCommunity.
4.
Shouldtheconsultationsreferredtoinparagraphs2abovefail
to lead to an agreement within 30 days of the Community’srequest for consultations, the Community may, until theseconsultations have produced a mutually satisfactory solution,temporarily refuse consignments of the product in question atprices under the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 above. 5. In totally exceptional and critical circumstances, where
consignments of products are being imported from Belarus intothe Community at prices abnormally lower than the normalcompetitive level, such as to cause injury which it would bedifficult to repair, the Community may temporarily suspendimports of the products concerned pending agreement ona solution in the course of consultations, which shall be openedimmediately. The Contracting Parties shall do their utmost toreach a mutually acceptable solution within 10 working days’notice of the opening of such consultations.
6.
ShouldtheCommunityhaverecoursetothemeasuresreferred
to in paragraphs 4 and 5 above, Belarus may at any time requestthe opening of consultations to examine the possibility ofeliminatingormodifyingthesemeasureswherethecauseswhichmade them necessary no longer exist.
Article 11
1.
TheclassificationoftheproductscoveredbythisAgreementis
basedonthetariffandstatisticalnomenclatureoftheCommunity(herinaftercalledthe“combinednomenclature”,orinabbreviatedfor “CN”) and any amendments thereof.
Where any decision on classification results in a change of
classification practice or a change of category of any productsubject to this Agreement the affected products shall follow thetrade regime applicable to the practice or category they fall intoafter such changes.
Any amendment to the combined nomenclature (CN) made in
accordance with the procedures in force in the Communityconcerning categories of products covered by this Agreement orany decision relating to the classification of goods shall not havethe effect of reducing quantitative limits introduced pursuant tothis Agreement.
2.
TheoriginoftheproductscoveredbythisAgreementshallbe
determined in accordance with the rules in force in theCommunity.
Any amendement to these rules of origin shall be communicated
to Belarus and shall not have the effect of reducing anyquantitative limit established pursuant to this Agreement.
The procedures for control of the origin of the products referred
to above are laid down in Protocol A.
Article 12
1.
Belarus shall supply the Commission with precise statistical
information on all export licences issued for categories of textileproducts subject to the quantitative limits set out in Annex II,expressedinquantitiesandintermsofvalueandbrokendownbyCommunity Member States.114 ET Euroopa Liidu Teataja 11/20. kd
2. The Community shall likewise transmit to the Belarussian
authorities precise statistical information on importauthorizations issued by the Community authorities and importstatisticsforproductscoveredbythesystemreferredtoinArticle5 (2).
3.
The information referred to above shall, for all categories of
products,beforwardedbeforetheendofthemonthfollowingthe
month to which the statistics relate.
4.
Upon request by the Community, Belarus 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 inaccordance with the procedure specified in Article 15 of thisAgreement.
6.
For the purpose of applying the provisions of Article 5, the
Community undertakes to provide the Belarussian authorities
before15Aprilofeachyearwiththeprecedingyear’sstatisticsonimportsofalltextileproductscoveredbythisAgreement,brokendown by supplying country and Community Member State.
Article 13
1.
Belarusshallcreatefavourableconditionsforimportsoftextile
products originating in the Community listed in Annex I and,where appropriate inter alia, accord to them non-discriminatorytreatment as regards the application of quantitative restrictions,andthegrantingoflicencesandtheallocationofcurrencyneededto pay for such imports. Belarus will also recommend to itsimporters to use the possibilities offered by the Communityproducersoftextilesmentionedabovewhileaccordingthehighestpossible degree of liberalization to those imports taking intoaccount the development of trade between the ContractingParties.
2.
Where a need for additional supplies arises and in particular
aneedleadingtothediversificationonimportsoftextileproducts
in Belarus, Belarus shall accord non-discriminatory treatment toimports of textile products originating in the Community.
Article 14
1.
TheContractingPartiesagreetoexaminethetrendoftradein
textile products and garments each year, in the framework of theconsultations provided for in Article 15 and on the basis of thestatistics referred to in Article 12.
2.
IftheCommunityfindsthatinthecasesforeseeninArticle13
(2) of this Agreement it is placed in an unfavourable position as
comparedwithathirdcountry,itmayrequestconsultationswithBelarus in accordance with the procedure specified in Article 15with a view to taking appropriate action. Article 15
1.
SavewhereitisotherwiseprovidedforinthisAgreement,the
consultation procedures referred to in this Agreement shall begoverned by the following provisions:
—
as far as possible consultations shall be held periodically.
Specific additional consultations may also be held,
—
anyrequestforconsultationsshallbenotifiedinwritingtothe
other Contracting Party,
—
where appropriate, the request for consultations shall be
followed within a reasonable period and in any case not laterthan15daysfollowingthenotificationbyareportsettingoutthe circumstances which, in the opinion of the requestingParty, 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, witha view to reaching agreement or a mutually acceptableconclusion within one further month at the latest,
—
the period of one month referred to above for the purpose of
reachingagreementoramutuallyacceptableconclusionmaybe extended by common accord.
2.
TheCommunitymayrequestconsultationsinaccordancewith
paragraph 1 when it ascertains that during a particular year ofapplication of the Agreement difficulties arise in the Communityor one of its regions due to a sharp and substantial increase, bycomparisontotheprecedingyear,inimportsofagivencategoryof Group I subject to the quantitative limits established pursuantto this Agreement.
3.
At the request of either of the Contracting Parties,
consultations shall be held on any problems arising from theapplication of this Agreement. Any consultations held under thisArticleshalltakeplaceinaspiritofcooperationandwithadesireto reconcile the differences between the Contracting Parties.
Article 16
The Contracting Parties undertake to promote the exchange ofvisitsbypersons,groupsanddelegationsfrombusiness,tradeandindustry, to facilitate contacts in the industrial, commercial andtechnical fields connected with trade and cooperation in textileindustry and textile products and garments, and to assist in theorganization of fairs and exhibitions of mutual interest.
Article 17
As regards intellectual property, at the request of eitherContracting Party, consultations shall be held in accordance withthe procedure laid down in Article 15 with a view to finding anequitablesolutiontoproblemsrelatingtotheprotectionofmarks,designs or models of articles of apparel and textile products.11/20. kd ET Euroopa Liidu Teataja 115
Article 18
ThisAgreementshallapply,ontheonehand,totheterritoriesin
which the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunityisappliedandundertheconditionslaiddowninthatTreaty and, on the other hand, to the territory of the Republic ofBelarus.
Article 19
1.
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the
month following the date on which the Parties notify each other
ofthecompletionoftheproceduresnecessaryforthatpurpose.Itshall be applicable until 31 December 1994. Thereafter, theapplication of all the provisions of this Agreement shall beextended automatically for a period of one more year up to 31December 1995, unless either Party notifies the other at least sixmonthsbefore31December1994thatitdoesnotagreewiththisextension.
2.
This Agreement shall apply with effect from 1 January 1993. 3. Either Contracting Party may at any time proposemodifications to this Agreement or denounce it, provided that atleastsixmonths’noticeisgiven.Inthatevent,theAgreementshallcome to an end on the expiry 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
AgreementwithaviewtopossiblyconcludinganewAgreement.
5.
TheAnnexes,Protocols,AgreedMinutesandlettersexchanged
orattachedtothisAgreement,shallformanintegralpartthereof.
Article 20
This Agreement shall be drawn up in two copies in the Danish,Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese,Spanish and Belarussian languages, each of these texts beingequally authentic.
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ANNEX I
(The contents of this Annex I are identical to those of pages 9 to 41.)11/20. kd ET Euroopa Liidu Teataja 117
ANNEX II
(The full description of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I to the Agreement)
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
Category Unit 1993 1994 1995
1 tonnes 900 932 964
2 tonnes 2 100 2 174 2 250of which 2a tonnes 300 311 3213 tonnes 91 94 974 1 000 pieces 361 377 3945 1 000 pieces 294 307 3216 1 000 pieces 161 168 1767 1 000 pieces 139 145 1528 1 000 pieces 190 199 2079 tonnes 166 173 18120 tonnes 141 146 15122 tonnes 118 124 13123 tonnes 88 92 9739 tonnes 60 63 6612 1 000 pairs 1 500 1 575 1 65413 1 000 pieces 844 869 89515 1 000 pieces 69 72 7516 1 000 pieces 54 56 5821 1 000 pieces 92 96 10024 1 000 pieces 214 225 23626/27 1 000 pieces 129 135 14129 1 000 pieces 35 36 3873 1 000 pieces 95 99 10483 tonnes 64 66 6833 tonnes 76 79 8336 tonnes 550 580 61237 tonnes 93 98 10350 tonnes 50 53 5567 tonnes 107 112 11874 1 000 pieces 120 125 13090 tonnes 55 58 61115 tonnes 26 27 29117 tonnes 350 368 386118 tonnes 90 95 99118 ET Euroopa Liidu Teataja 11/20. kd
PROTOCOL A
TITLE I
CLASSIFICATION
Article 1
1.
The competent authorities of the Community undertake to
inform Belarus 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 toinform the competent authorities of Belarus of any decisionsrelating to the classification of products subject to the presentAgreement,withinonemonthoftheiradoptionatthelatest.Suchcommunication 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 the Agreement, the competent authorities of theCommunity shall provide 30 days’ notice, from the date of theCommunity’s communication, before the decision is put intoeffect.Productsshippedbeforethedateofentryintoeffectofthedecision shall remain subject to the earlier classification practice,provided that the goods in the question are presented forimportation into the Community within 60 days of that date.
4.
Where a Community decision on classification resulting in
achangeofclassificationpracticeorachangeofcategorizationofanyproductsubjecttotheAgreementaffectsacategorysubjecttoquantitative limits, the Contracting Parties agree to enter intoconsultation in accordance with the procedures described inArticle 15 of the Agreement with a view to honouring theobligationunderthesecondsubparagraphofArticle11(1)oftheAgreement.
5.
In case of divergent opinions between Belarus and the
competent Community authorities at the point of entry into theCommunity on the classification of products covered by thepresent Agreement, classification shall provisionally be based onindicationsprovidedbytheCommunity,pendingconsultationsinaccordancewithArticle15withaviewtoreachingagreementondefinitive classification of the product concerned.
TITLE II
ORIGIN
Article 2
1.
Products originating in Belarus for export to the Community
in accordance with the arrangements established by thisAgreement shall be accompanied by a certificate of Belarussianorigin conforming to the model annexed to this Protocol.
2.
The certificate of origin shall be certified by the competent
Belarussian organizations authorized under the Belarussianlegislationiftheproductsinquestioncanbeconsideredproductsoriginating in that country within the meaning of the relevantrules in force in the Community.
3.
However, the products in Groups III, IV and V may be
imported into the Community in accordance with thearrangements established by this Agreement on production ofadeclarationbytheexporterontheinvoiceorothercommercialdocument relating to the products to the effect that the productsinquestionoriginateinBelaruswithinthemeaningoftherelevantrules in force in the Community.
4.
Thecertificateoforiginreferredtoinparagraph1shallnotbe
required for import of goods covered by a certificate of originForm A or Form APR completed in accordance with the relevantCommunity rules in order to qualify for generalized tariffpreferences.
Article 3
Thecertificateoforiginshallbeissuedonlyonapplicationhavingbeen made in writing by the exporter or, under the exporter’sresponsibility, by his authorized representative. The competentBelarus organizations authorized under Belarussian legislationshallensurethatthecertificateoforiginisproperlycompletedandfor this purpose they shall call for any necessary documentaryevidenceorcarryoutanycheckwhichtheyconsiderappropriate.
Article 4
Where different criteria for determining origin are laid down forproducts falling within the same category, the certificates ordeclarations of origin must contain a sufficiently detaileddescription of the goods so as to enable Belarus criterion to bedetermined,onthebasisofwhichthecertificatewasissuedorthedeclaration drawn up.
Article 5
The discovery of slight discrepancies between the statementsmadeinthecertificateoforiginandthosemadeinthedocumentsproducedtothecustomsofficeforthepurposeofcarryingouttheformalities for importing the products shall not ipso facto castdoubt upon the statements in the certificate.11/20. kd ET Euroopa Liidu Teataja 119
TITLE III
DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM FOR THE CATEGORIES OF
PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE
LIMITS
Section I
Exportation
Article 6
1.
The competent authorities of Belarus shall issue an export
licence in respect of all consignments from Belarus of textile
products referred to in Annex II, up to the relevant quantitativelimitsasmaybemodifiedbyArticles3,4and6ofthisAgreement,as well as of textile products subject to any definitive orprovisional quantitative limits, established as a result of theapplication of Article 5 of the Agreement.
Article 7
1.
Theexportlicenceshallconformtothemodelannexedtothis
ProtocolanditshallbevalidforexportsthroughoutthecustomsterritorytowhichtheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity applies. However, where the Community has maderecoursetotheprovisionsofArticle5and7oftheAgreementinaccordance with the provision of the Agreed Minute No 1, or tothe Agreed Minute No 2, the textile products covered by theexportlicencescanonlybeputintofreecirculationintheregion(s)of the Community indicated in those licences.
2.
Each export licence must certify inter alia that the quantity of
the product in question has been set off against the quantitativelimit established for the category of the products concerned andshallonlycoveroneofthecategoriesofproductslistedinAnnexII. It may be used for one or more consignments of the productsin question.
Article 8
The competent authorities of the Community must be informedimmediately of the withdrawal or modification of any exportlicence already issued.
Article 9
1.
Exports shall be set off against the quantitative limits
established for the year in which the shipment of the goods hasbeen effected even if the export licence is issued after suchshipment.
2.
For the purpose of applying paragraph 1, shipment of the
goods is considered to have taken place on the date of theirloading onto the exporting aircraft, vehicule or vessel.
Article 10
Thepresentationofanexportlicence,inapplicationofArticle12hereafter, shall be effected not later than 31 March of the yearfollowing that in which the goods covered by the licence havebeen shipped.
Section II
Importation
Article 11
Importation into the Community of textile products subject toquantitativelimitsshallbesubjecttothepresentationofanimportauthorization.
Article 12
1.
The competent authorities of the Community shall issue the
import authorization referred to in Article 11 above, within fiveworking days of the presentation by the importer of the originalof the corresponding export licence.
2.
The import authorizations concerning products subject to
quantitative limits under this Agreement shall be valid for sixmonths from the date of their issue for imports throughout thecustoms territory to which the Treaty establishing the EuropeanEconomic Community is applied. However, where theCommunity has recourse to the provisions of Articles 5 and 7 ofthe Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the AgreedMinuteNo1,ortotheAgreedMinuteNo2,theproductscoveredbytheimportlicencescanonlybeputintofreecirculationintheregion(s) of the Community indicated in those licences.
3.
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However, if the competent authorities of the Community are
notifiedofthewithdrawalorthecancellationoftheexportlicenceonly after the importation of the products into the Community,the relevant quantities shall be set off against the quantitativelimits established for the category and the quota year concerned.
Article 13
1.
If the competent authorities of the Community find that the
total quantities covered by export licences issued by thecompetent authorities of Belarus for a particular category in anyyear exceed the quantitative limit established for that categoryestablished in Annex II for that category as may be modified byArticles 4, 6 and 8 of the Agreement, or any quantitative limitestablishedinaccordancewithArticle5oftheAgreement,thesaidauthorities may suspend the further issue of importauthorizations. In this event, the competent authorities of theCommunity shall immediately inform the authorities of BelarusandthespecialconsultationproceduresetoutinArticle15oftheAgreement shall be initiated forthwith.
2.
Exports of products of Belarus origin subject to quantitative
limits or a double-checking system and not covered by Belarus
export licences issued in accordance with the provisions of thisProtocol may be refused an import authorization by thecompetent Community authorities.
However, without prejudice to Article 6 of the Agreement if the
import of such products is allowed into the Community by thecompetentauthoritiesoftheCommunity,thequantitiesinvolvedshall not be set off against the appropriate quantitative limitsestablishedinAnnexII,orestablishedbyvirtueofArticle8oftheAgreement, without the express agreement of the competentauthorities of Belarus.
TITLE IV
FORM AND PRODUCTION OF EXPORT CERTIFICATES 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 outin English or French. If they are completed by hand, entries mustbe in ink and in printed script.
These documents shall measure 210 × 297 mm. The paper used
shall be white writing paper, sized, not containing mechanicalpulp,andweighingnotlessthan25g/m
2.Ifthedocumentshave
several copies only the top copy, which is the original, shall beprintedwiththeguillochepatternbackground.Thiscopyshallbeclearlymarkedas“original”andtheothercopiesas“copies”.OnlytheoriginalshallbeacceptedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheCommunity as being valid for the purpose of export to theCommunity in accordance with the provision of the Agreement.
2.
Each document shall bear a standardized serial number,
whether or not printed, by which it can be identified.This number shall be composed of the following elements:
—
two letters identifying the exporting country as follows: BY,
—
two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs
clearance as follows:
BL = Benelux,
DE = Federal Republic of Germany,DK =Denmark,EL = Greece,ES = Spain,FR = France,GB = United Kingdom,IE = Ireland,IT = Italy,PT = Portugal,
—
a one-digit number identifying quota year, corresponding to
the last figure in the respective year, e.g. 3 for 1993,
—
a two-digit number from 01 to 99, identifying the particular
issuing office concerned in the exporting country,
—
a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to
99999 allocated to the intended Member State of customs
clearance.
Article 15
Theexportlicenceandthecertificateoforiginmaybeissuedafterthe shipment of the products to which they relate. In such casesthey must bear the endorsement “délivré a posteriori” or theendorsement “issued retrospectively”.
Article 16
1.
In the event of a theft, loss or destruction of an export licence
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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.
TITLE V
ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
Article 17
The Community and Belarus shall cooperate closely in the
implementation of the provisions of this Protocol. To this end,contacts and exchanges or views, including on technical matters,shall be facilitated by both Parties.
Article 18
In order to ensure the correct application of this Protocol, the
Community and Belarus offer mutual assistance for the checkingof the authenticity and the accuracy of export licences andcertificatesoforiginissuedorofanydeclarationsmadewithintheterms of this Protocol.
Article 19
Belarus shall transmit to the Commission of the EuropeanCommunities the names and addresses of the authoritiescompetent to issue and verify the export licences and thecertificates of origin, together with specimens of the stamps usedby these authorities and specimen signatures of officialsresponsible for signing the export licences and the certificates oforigin. Belarus shall also notify the Community of any change inthis 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 tothe authenticity of the certificate or licence or as to the accuracyof the information regarding the true origin of the products inquestion.
2.
In such cases, the competent authorities in the Community
shallreturnthecertificateoforiginortheexportlicenceoracopythereof to the competent Belarussian authorities, giving, whereappropriate, the reasons of form or substance which justify anenquiry.Iftheinvoicehasbeensubmitted,suchinvoiceoracopythereofshallbeattachedtothecertificateortothelicenceortheircopies.Theauthoritiesshallalsoforwardanyinformationthathasbeen obtained suggesting that the particulars given on the saidcertificate or licence are inaccurate.
3.
The provisions of paragraph 1 above shall also apply to
subsequentverificationsofthedeclarationsoforiginprovidedforin Article 2 of this Protocol.
4.
The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in
accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall becommunicated to the competent authorities of the Communitywithinthreemonthsatthelatest.Theinformationcommunicatedshall indicate whether the disputed certificate, licence ordeclaration, applies to the goods actually exported and whetherthese goods are eligible for export under the arrangementsestablishedbytheAgreement.Theinformationshallalsoinclude,attherequestoftheCommunity,copiesofallthedocumentationnecessary to fully determine the facts, and in particular the trueorigin of the goods.
Shouldsuchverificationsrevealsystematicirregularitiesintheuse
of declarations of origin, the Community may subject imports ofthe products in question to the provisions of Article 2 (1) of thisProtocol.
5.
For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of
origin, copies of the certificates as well as any export documentsreferring to them shall be kept for at least two years by thecompetent Belarussian authorities.
6.
Recoursetotherandomverificationprocedurespecifiedinthis
Articlemustnotconstituteanobstacletothereleaseforhomeuseof the products in question.
Article 21
1.
Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 20 or
where information available to the competent authorities of theCommunityorofBelarusindicatesorappearstoindicatethattheprovisionsofthisAgreementarebeingcircumventedorinfringed,the two Contracting Parties shall cooperate closely and with theappropriate urgency in order to prevent any such circumventionor infringement.
2.
Tothisend,thecompetentauthoritiesofBelarusshall,ontheir
own initiative or at the request of the Community, carry outappropriate inquiries, or arrange for such inquiries to be carriedout, concerning operations which are, or appear to theCommunity to be, in circumvention or infringement of thisProtocol.Belarusshallcommunicatetheresults,oftheseinquiriesto the Community, including any other pertinent informationenabling the cause of the circumvention or infringement,including the true origin of the goods to be determined.122 ET Euroopa Liidu Teataja 11/20. kd
3.By agreement between the Community and Belarus, officials
designated by the Community may be present at the inquiries
referred to in paragraph 2 above.
4.
Pursuant to the cooperation referred to in paragraph 1 above,
the competent authorities of the Community and Belarus shall
exchangeanyinformationconsideredbyeitherContractingPartyto be of use in preventing circumvention or infringement of theprovisions of this Agreement. These exchanges may includeinformationontheproductionoftextile,productsinBelarusandon the trade in the type of products covered by this Agreementbetween Belarus and third countries, particularly where theCommunityhasreasonablegroundstoconsiderthattheproductsin question may be in transit across the territory of Belarus priorto their importation into the Community. This information mayinclude at the request of the Community copies of all availablerelevant documentation.
5.
Where sufficient evidence shows that the provisions of this
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Annex to Protocol A, Article 2 (1)

Annex to Protocol A, Article 7 (1)

PROTOCOL B
referred to in Article 9
Cottage industry and folklore products originating in Belarus
1.
The exemption provided for in Article 9 in respect of cottage industry prod ucts shall apply to the
following types of product only:
(a)
fabricswovenonloomsoperatedsolelybyhandorfoot,beingfabricsofaki ndtraditionallymade
in the cottage industry of Belarus;
(b)
garments or other textile articles of a kind traditionally made in the cott age industry of Belarus
obtained manually from the fabrics referred to above and sewn exclusively by hand without the
aid of any machine;
(c)
traditional folklore products of Belarus made by hand, in a list to be agree d between the
Community and Belarus.
Exemption shall be granted in respect only of products covered by a certifi cate conforming to the
specimen attached to this Protocol and issued by the competent authoritie s in Belarus. These
certificates must indicate the reasons justifying their issuance; the co mpetent authorities of the
Community will accept them after having checked that the products concern ed have fulfilled the
conditionsestablishedinthisProtocol.Thecertificatesconcerningth eproductsenvisagedin(c)above
must bear a stamp “FOLKLORE” marked clearly. In the case of a difference of o pinion between the
Partiesconcerningthenatureoftheseproducts,consultationsshallbeh eldwithinonemonthinorder
to resolve these differences.
Should imports of any product covered by this Protocol reach proportions l iable to cause problems
withintheCommunity,consultationswithBelarusshallbeinitiatedasso onaspossible,withaview
toresolvingthesituationbytheadoptionifnecessaryofaquantitativel imit,inaccordancewiththe
procedure laid down in Article 15 of this Agreement.
2.
The provisions of Titles IV and V of Protocol A shall apply mutatis mutandis to the products covered
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Annex to Protocol B

PROTOCOL C
ReimportsintotheCommunity,withinthemeaningofArticle3(3)ofthisAg reement,ofproductslisted
in the Annex to this Protocol shall be subject to the provisions of this Agre ement, unless the special
provisions below provide otherwise:
1.
Subject to paragraph 2, only reimports into the Community of products affe cted by the specific
quantitative limits laid down in the Annex to this Protocol shall be consid ered reimports within the
meaning of Article 3 (3) of the Agreement.
2.
Reimports not covered by the Annex to this Protocol may be made subject to sp ecific quantitative
limits following consultations in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 15 of the
Agreement, provided the products concerned are subject to quantitative l imits pursuant to the
Agreement, to a double-checking system or to surveillance measures.
3.
Having regard to the interests of both Parties, the Community may at its dis cretion, or in response
to a request under Article 15 of the Agreement:
(a)
examinethepossibilityoftransferringfromonecategorytoanother,usi nginadvanceorcarrying
over from one year to the next, portions of specific quantitative limits;
(b)
consider the possibility of increasing specific quantitative limits.
4.
However,theCommunitymayapplyautomaticallytheflexibilityrulesset outinparagraph3above
within the following limits:
(a)
transfers between categories may not exceed 20 % the quantity for the categ ory to which the
transfer is made;
(b)
carry-overofaspecificquantitativelimitfromoneyeartothenextmayno texceed10,5%ofthe
quantity set for the year of actual utilization;
(c)
advanceuseofspecificquantitativelimitsfromoneyeartoanothermayno texceed7,5%ofthe
quantity set for the year of actual utilization.
5.
The Community shall inform Belarus of any measures taken pursuant to the pr eceding paragraphs.
6.
The competent authorities in the Community shall debit the specific quant itative limits referred to
in paragraph 1 at the time of issue of the prior authorization required by Co uncil Regulation (EEC)
No636/82whichgovernseconomicoutwardprocessingarrangements.Aspec ificquantitativelimit
shall be debited for the year in which a prior authorization is issued.
7.
Acertificateoforiginmadeoutbytheorganizationsauthorizedtodosoun derBelarussianlawshall
beissued,inaccordancewithProtocolAtotheAgreement,forallproducts coveredbythisProtocol.
This certificate shall bear a reference to the prior authorization mentio ned in paragraph 6 above as
evidence that the processing operation it describes has been carried out i n Belarus.
8.
TheCommunityshallprovideBelaruswiththenamesandaddressesof,andsp ecimensofthestamps
used by, the competent authorities of the Community which issue the prior a uthorizations referred
to in paragraph 6 above.
9.
Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 8 above, Belarus and the Community shall
continueconsultationswithaviewtoseekamutuallyacceptablesolution enablingbothContracting
Parties to benefit from the Agreement’s provisions on outward processing traffic and so ensure the
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Annex to Protocol C
(The product descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be f ound in Annex I to the Agreement)
OPT QUOTAS
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
Category Unit 1993 1994 1995
4 1 000 pieces 1 800 1 922 2 051
5 1 000 pieces 2 500 2 669 2 8496 1 000 pieces 2 900 3 096 3 3057 1 000 pieces 2 200 2 349 2 5078 1 000 pieces 300 320 34212 1 000 pairs 1 600 1 720 1 84913 1 000 pieces 200 209 21815 1 000 pieces 950 1 014 1 08316 1 000 pieces 300 318 33721 1 000 pieces 600 641 68424 1 000 pieces 200 215 23126/27 1 000 pieces 950 1 014 1 08329 1 000 pieces 350 371 39373 1 000 pieces 1 900 2 028 2 16574 1 000 pieces 350 371 39383 tonnes 300 314 32811/20. kd ET Euroopa Liidu Teataja 129
Agreed Minute No 1
In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community an d the Republic of
Belarusontradeintextileandclothingproducts,initialledatBrussels on1April1993,thePartiesagreed
that Article 5 of the Agreement does not preclude the Community, if the cond itions are fulfilled, from
applyingthesafeguardmeasuresforoneormoreofitsregionsinconformit ywiththeprinciplesofthe
internal market.
In such an event, Belarus shall be informed in advance of the relevant provi sions of Protocol A to the
Agreement to be applied, as appropriate.
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Agreed Minute No 2
NothwithstandingArticle7(1)ofthisAgreement,forimperativetechnic aloradministrativereasonsor
to find a solution to economic problems resulting from regional concentra tion of imports, or in order
to combat circumvention and fraud of the provisions of this Agreement, the Community will establish
for a limited period of time a specific management system in conformity wit h the principles of the
internal market.
However, if the Parties are unable to reach a satisfactory solution during the consultations provided for
inArticle7(3),Belarusundertakes,ifsorequestedbytheCommunity,tor especttemporaryexportlimits
foroneormoreregionsoftheCommunity.Insuchacase,theselimitsshalln otprecludetheimportation
intotheregion(s)concernedofproductswhichwereshippedfromBelaruso nthebasisofexportlicences
obtained before the date of formal notification to Belarus by the Communit y about the introduction of
the above limits.The Community shall inform Belarus of the technical and administrative me asures, such as defined in
the attached note verbale, that need to be introduced by both Parties in ord er to implement the above
paragraphs in conformity with the principles of the internal market.
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Note verbale
The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the E uropean Communities
presentsitscomplimentstotheMinistryofForeignAffairsoftheRepubli cofBelarusandhasthehonour
torefertotheAgreementontextileproductsnegotiatedbetweenBelarusa ndtheCommunityinitialled
at Brussels on 1 April 1993.
TheDirectorate-GeneralwishestoinformtheMinistrythattheCommunity hasdecidedtoapply,starting
from 1 January 1993, the provisions of paragraph 1 of Agreed Minute No 2 to th e exchange of letters
initialledon1April1993.Consequently,thecorrespondingprovisionso fArticles7and12ofProtocol
A to the Agreement shall also be applied as of the above date.
The Directorate-General for External Relations avails itself of this opp ortunity to renew to the Ministry
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Agreed Minute No 3
In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community an d the Republic of
Belarusontradeintextileandclothingproducts,initialledatBrussels on1April1993,thePartiesagreed
that Belarus shall endeavour not to deprive certain regions of the Communi ty which have traditionally
had relatively small shares of Community quotas of imports of products ser ving as inputs for their
processing industry.
TheCommunityandBelarusfurtheragreedtoholdconsultations,shouldth eneedarise,inordertoavert
any problems which might occur in this respect.
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Agreed Minute No 4
In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community an d the Republic of
Belarus on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled at Brussels on 1 April 1993, Belarus agreed
that, from the date of request for and pending the consultations referred t o in Article 7 (3), it shall
cooperate by not issuing export licences that would further aggravate the problems resulting from the
regional concentration of direct imports into the Community.
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Exchange of notes
The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the E uropean Communities
presentsitscomplimentstotheMinistryofForeignAffairsoftheRepubli cofBelarusandhasthehonour
torefertotheAgreementontextileproductsbetweenBelarusandtheCommu nityinitialledatBrussels
on 1 April 1993.
The Directorate-General wishes to inform the Ministry that whilst awaiti ng the completion of the
necessary procedures for the conclusion and the coming into force of the Ag reement, the Community
ispreparedtoallowtheprovisionsoftheAgreementtoapplydefactofrom1 January1993.Thisison
theunderstandingthateitherPartymayatanytimeterminatethisdefacto applicationoftheAgreement
provided that 120 days’ notice is given.The Directorate-General for External Relations would be grateful if the M inistry would confirm its
Agreement to the foregoing.The Directorate-General for External Relations avails itself of this opp ortunity to renew to the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus the assurance of its highest c onsideration.
Exchange of notes
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus presents its com pliments to the
Directorate-GeneralforExternalRelationsoftheCommissionoftheEuro peanCommunitiesandhasthe
honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products between Belarus and th e Community initialled at
Brussels on 1 April 1993.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus wishes to confir m to the Directorate-General
thatwhilstawaitingthecompletionofthenecessaryproceduresfortheco nclusionandthecominginto
force of the Agreement, the Government of the Republic of Belarus is prepar ed to allow the provisions
oftheAgreementtoapplydefactofrom1January1993.Thisisontheunderst andingthateitherParty
may at any time terminate this de facto application of the Agreement provid ed that 120 days’ notice is
given.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus to the European C ommunities avails itself of
this opportunity to renew to the Directorate-General for External Relati ons of the Commission of the
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Agreed Minute No 5
In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community an d the Republic of
Belarus on trade in textile and clothing products initialled on 1 April 199 3, the Parties agreed that, in
conformity with Article 19 (2) of the Agreement, the quantities of product s originating in Belarus,
shipped during the year 1993 and falling within one of the categories of tex tile products subject to the
quantitative limits referred to in Article 2 (1) of the Agreement shall be s et off against the quantitative
limits established for the year 1993 for the category concerned.
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Agreed Minute No 6
In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community an d the Republic of
Belarusontradeintextileproductsinitialledon1April1993,thePartie sagreedthat,inconformitywith
Article 19 (2) of the Agreement, products listed in Annex I to the Agreement originating in Belarus but
not subject to the quantitative limits referred to in Article 2 (1) of the Ag reement may be made subject
either to the double-checking system specified in Protocol A to the Agreem ent or to a prior system of
surveillance.
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