21995A0426(02)
26.4.1995 ÚRADNÝ VESTNÍK EURÓPSKYCH SPOLOČENSTIEV L 94/24
AGREEMENT
in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the People’s Republic of
Bangladesh amending the Agreement between the European Economic Communi ty and the People’s
Republic of Bangladesh on trade in textile products to take into account th e expected accession of the
Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to th e European Union
Letter from the Council of the European Union
Sir,
1.I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European Economic Co mmunity and the People’s
RepublicofBangladeshontradeintextileproductsinitialledon16July1 986,aslastamendedandextended
by the exchange of letters initialled on 17 December 1992.
2.In order to take into account the likely accession of the Republic of Austri a, the Republic of Finland and the
KingdomofSwedentotheEuropeanUnionon1January1995,theEuropeanComm unityconsidersthatthe
following amendment should be made to the Agreement between the European E conomic Community and
the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on trade in textile products:
2.1. Article14,paragraph2,subparagraph2,secondindentofProtocolA, TitleIII,SectionIIshouldbeamended
as follows:
„— two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as follows:
AT = Austria
BL = BeneluxDE = Federal Republic of GermanyDK =DenmarkEL = GreeceES = SpainFI = FinlandFR = FranceGB = United KingdomIE = Ireland
IT = ItalyPT = PortugalSE = Sweden“
2.2. The Annex to Protocol A, setting out the model of the certificate of ori gin is replaced by Appendix I to this
letter.
2.3. TheAnnextoProtocolAsettingoutthemodeloftheexportlicenceisre placedbyAppendixIItothisletter.
2.4. The Annex to Protocol B setting out the model of the certificate applic able to certain cottage industry and
folklore products is replaced by Appendix III to this letter.
2.5. Should one or more acceding countries not join the European Union the r espective amendment mentioned
under point 2.1 shall not enter into force.
2.6. Notwithstandingthemodificationsreferredtounderpoints2.2,2.3 and2.4,duringatransitionalperiodthat
will end on 30 June 1995, the competent authorities of the People’s Republi c of Bangladesh shall be
authorized to continue issuing the forms that were in use in 1994.11/zv. 22
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3. IshouldbeobligedifyoucouldkindlyconfirmtheacceptanceofyourGov ernmentoftheforegoing.Should
this be the case, this Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters shall e nter into force on the first day
of the month following the day on which the Parties have notified each other that the legal procedures
necessarytothisendhavebeencompleted.Inthemeantime,itshallbeappl iedprovisionallyfrom1January
1995 on the conditions to be specified in an exchange of notes (see Appendix IV).
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the Council of the
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Appendix IV
Exchange of notes
The Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commissi on of the European Communities
presentsitscomplimentstotheMissionofthePeople’sRepublicofBangla deshtotheEuropeanCommunitiesand
hasthehonourtorefertotheAgreementontradeintextileproductsbetwee nthePeople’sRepublicofBangladesh
and the European Economic Community initialled on 16 July 1986, as amended and extended by the exchange
oflettersinitialledon17December1992andfurtheramendedbytheexchan geoflettersinitialledon29December
1994.
TheDirectorate-GeneralwishestoinformtheMissionofthePeople’sRepu blicofBangladeshthatwhilstawaiting
thecompletionofthenecessaryproceduresfortheconclusionandcomingi ntoforceoftheamendedAgreement,
the European Community is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreemen t to apply de facto from 1 January
1995. This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time termina te this de facto application of the
amended Agreement provided that one hundred and twenty days notice is give n.
TheDirectorate-GeneralforExternalEconomicRelationswouldbegratef uliftheMissionofthePeople’sRepublic
of Bangladesh would confirm its agreement to the foregoing.TheDirectorate-GeneralforExternalEconomicRelationsoftheCommissi onoftheEuropeanCommunitiesavails
itself of this opportunity to renew to the Mission of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the European
Communities the assurance of its highest consideration.24 SK Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11/zv. 22
Letter from the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of … which reads as fo llows:
„Sir,
1.IhavethehonourtorefertotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCo mmunityandthePeople’s
Republic of Bangladesh on trade in textile products initialled on 16 July 1 986, as last amended and
extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 17 December 1992.
2.In order to take into account the likely accession of the Republic of Austri a, the Republic of Finland and
theKingdomofSwedentotheEuropeanUnionon1January1995,theEuropeanC ommunityconsiders
that the following amendment should be made to the Agreement between the Eu ropean Economic
Community and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on trade in textile prod ucts:
2.1. Article 14, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2, second indent of Protocol A, Title III, Section II should be
amended as follows:
‚— two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as follows:
AT = Austria
BL = BeneluxDE = Federal Republic of Germany
DK =DenmarkEL = GreeceES = SpainFI = FinlandFR = FranceGB = United KingdomIE = IrelandIT = ItalyPT = PortugalSE = Sweden‘
2.2. The Annex to Protocol A, setting out the model of the certificate of ori gin is replaced by Appendix I to
this letter.
2.3. The Annex to Protocol A setting out the model of the export licence is re placed by Appendix II to this
letter.
2.4. TheAnnextoProtocolBsettingoutthemodelofthecertificateapplic abletocertaincottageindustryand
folklore products is replaced by Appendix III to this letter.
2.5. Should one or more acceding countries not join the European Union the r espective amendment
mentioned under point 2.1 shall not enter into force.
2.6. Notwithstandingthemodificationsreferredtounderpoints2.2,2.3 and2.4,duringatransitionalperiod
thatwillendon30June1995,thecompetentauthoritiesofthePeople’sRep ublicofBangladeshshallbe
authorized to continue issuing the forms that were in use in 1994.11/zv. 22
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3. I should be obliged if you could kindly confirm the acceptance of your Gov ernment of the foregoing.
Should this be the case, this Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters shall enter into force on the
first day of the month following the day on which the Parties have notified e ach other that the legal
procedures necessary to this end have been completed. In the meantime, it s hall be applied provisionally
from 1 January 1995 on the conditions to be specified in an exchange of notes (see Appendix IV).
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.“
I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the cont ents of your letter.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the Government
of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh26 SK Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11/zv. 22



Appendix IV
Exchange of notes
The Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commissi on of the European Communities
presentsitscomplimentstotheMissionofthePeople’sRepublicofBangla deshtotheEuropeanCommunitiesand
hasthehonourtorefertotheAgreementontradeintextileproductsbetwee nthePeople’sRepublicofBangladesh
and the European Economic Community initialled on 16 July 1986, as amended and extended by the exchange
oflettersinitialledon17December1992andfurtheramendedbytheexchan geoflettersinitialledon29December
1994.
TheDirectorate-GeneralwishestoinformtheMissionofthePeople’sRepu blicofBangladeshthatwhilstawaiting
thecompletionofthenecessaryproceduresfortheconclusionandcomingi ntoforceoftheamendedAgreement,
the European Community is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreemen t to apply de facto from 1 January
1995. This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time termina te this de facto application of the
amended Agreement provided that one hundred and twenty days notice is give n.
TheDirectorate-GeneralforExternalEconomicRelationswouldbegratef uliftheMissionofthePeople’sRepublic
of Bangladesh would confirm its agreement to the foregoing.TheDirectorate-GeneralforExternalEconomicRelationsoftheCommissi onoftheEuropeanCommunitiesavails
itself of this opportunity to renew to the Mission of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the European
Communities the assurance of its highest consideration.30 SK Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11/zv. 22