21995A0426(18)
26.4.1995 ÚRADNÝ VESTNÍK EURÓPSKYCH SPOLOČENSTIEV L 94/348
AGREEMENT
in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Rom ania amending the
Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement on trade in textile products b etween the European
Economic Community and Romania to take into account the expected accessio n of the Republic of
Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of S weden to the European
Union
Letter from the Council of the European Union
Sir,
1.IhavethehonourtorefertotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCo mmunityandtheRepublic
of the Philippines on trade in textile products initialled on 28 June 1986, as last amended and extended by
the exchange of letters initialled on 27 November 1992.
2.InordertotakeintoaccountthelikelyaccessionoftheRepublicofAustri a,theRepublicofFinlandandthe
KingdomofSwedentotheEuropeanUnionon1January1995,theEuropeanComm unityconsidersthatthe
followingamendmentsshouldbemadetotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean EconomicCommunityand
the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products:
2.1. Should the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing become ap plicable in our relationships, as
aconsequenceoftheaccessionoftheRepublicofthePhilippinesandtheEu ropeanCommunitytotheWTO,
Appendix I sets out the notional quantitative restrictions for the enlarg ed Community to be considered, for
the purposes of the notification to the Textiles Monitoring Body, as those maintained by the enlarged
CommunityandinforcebeforethedayofentryintoforceoftheUruguayRoun dAgreementonTextilesand
Clothing, within the meaning of Article 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.
ShouldtheUruguayRoundAgreementonTextilesandClothingnotbecomeapp licableinourrelationships
Annex II of the Agreement which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of the
Philippines to the European Union is replaced for the period 1 January to 31 December 1995 by Appendix
II to this letter.
2.2. 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 = Finland
FR = FranceGB = United KingdomIE = IrelandIT = ItalyPT = PortugalSE = Sweden“
2.3. TheAnnexofProtocolA,settingoutthemodelofthecertificateofori gin,isreplacedbyAppendixIIItothis
letter.112
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2.4. TheAnnextoProtocolA,settingoutthemodeloftheexportlicence,is replacedbyAppendixIVtothisletter.
2.5. TheAnnexofProtocolA,settingoutthemodelofthecertificateofori gin,isreplacedbyAppendixIIItothis
letter.
2.6. Should the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing become ap plicable in our relationships, as
aconsequenceoftheaccessionoftheRepublicofthePhilippinesandtheEu ropeanCommunitytotheWTO,
Appendix VI sets out the notional quantitative restrictions for economic outward processing operations for
the enlarged Community to be considered, for the purposes of notification to the Textiles Monitoring Body,
asthosemaintainedbytheenlargedCommunityandinforcebeforethedayof entryintoforceoftheUruguay
Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, within the meaning of Article 2 o f the Uruguay Round
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.
ShouldtheUruguayRoundAgreementonTextilesandClothingnotbecomeapp licableinourrelationships
theAnnextoProtocolEoftheAgreementwhichsetsoutthequantitativeres trictionsforeconomicoutward
processingoperationsisreplacedfortheperiod1Januaryto31December1 995byAppendixVIItothisletter.
2.7. Should one or more acceding countries not join the European Union the a djustments calculated for this or
these countries shall be deducted from the „Adjusted limits“ set out in the Appendices to this letter and the
respective amendments mentioned under point 2.2 shall not enter into forc e.
2.8. Notwithstandingthemodificationsreferredtounderpoints2.3,2.4 and2.5,duringatransitionalperiodthat
will end on 30 June 1995, the competent authorities of the Republic of the Ph ilippines shall be authorized
to continue issuing the forms that were in use in 1994.
2.9. Should inaccuracies appear in the trade figures used to establish the adjustments contained in Appendices I,
II,VIandVII,technicalrevisionsoftheseadjustmentswillbemadefollo wingconsultationsandprovidedthat
the request for consultations is made not later than 28 February 1995.
3.IshouldbeobligedifyoucouldkindlyconfirmtheacceptanceofyourGover nmentoftheforegoing.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 VIII).
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
For the Council
of the European Union11/zv. 22 SK Úradný vestník Európskej únie 113
Appendix I
NOTIONAL COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS 1994
Direct quotas
Group Category UnitExisting
limit 1994Adjustment forNotional
limit 1994Growth
rateSweden Finland Austria
IB 4 1 000 pieces 16 611 255 115 220 17 201 4,50 %
IB 5 1 000 pieces 7 863 102 46 132 8 142 5,00 %IB 6 1 000 pieces 6 755 113 51 94 7 012 5,50 %IB 7 1 000 pieces 4 426 78 35 65 4 605 4,00 %IB 8 1 000 pieces 5 351 108 48 89 5 597 3,50 %
IIB 13 1 000 pieces 15 554 1 152 516 954 18 176 6,00 %IIB 15 1 000 pieces 2 038 84 38 69 2 228 6,00 %IIB 21 1 000 pieces 5 872 159 71 132 6 234 6,00 %IIB 26 1 000 pieces 2 634 149 67 124 2 974 6,00 %IIB 31 1 000 pieces 10 667 263 118 218 11 266 6,00 %IIB 73 1 000 pieces 10 826 53 24 100 11 003 5,00 %
IIIB 10 1 000 pairs 13 604 694 311 574 15 183 6,00 %
The footnotes to Annex II of the Agreement as initialled on 28 June 1986 rema in unchanged.
Appendix II
ANNEX II
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS 1995
Direct quotas
Group Category UnitExisting limit
1995Adjustment forAdjusted limit
1995Sweden Finland Austria
IB 4 1 000 pieces 17 358 267 120 230 17 975IB 5 1 000 pieces 8 257 107 48 138 8 550IB 6 1 000 pieces 7 127 119 53 99 7 398IB 7 1 000 pieces 4 603 82 37 68 4 789IB 8 1 000 pieces 5 538 112 50 93 5 793
IIB 13 1 000 pieces 16 487 1 221 547 1 011 19 267IIB 15 1 000 pieces 2 161 89 40 73 2 363IIB 21 1 000 pieces 6 225 169 76 140 6 609IIB 26 1 000 pieces 2 792 158 71 131 3 153IIB 31 1 000 pieces 11 307 279 125 231 11 941IIB 73 1 000 pieces 11 367 56 25 105 11 553
IIIB 10 1 000 pairs 14 421 735 330 608 16 094
The footnotes to Annex II of the Agreement as initialled on 28 June 1986 rema in unchanged.
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Appendix VI
NOTIONAL OUTWARD PROCESSING TRAFFIC QUOTAS 1994
Group Category UnitExisting
limit 1994Adjustment forNotional
limit 1994Growth
rateSweden Finland Austria
IB 6 1 000 pieces 423 12 5 10 451 5,50 %
IB 8 1 000 pieces 115 3 1 3 123 3,50 %
IIB 21 1 000 pieces 180 5 2 4 192 6,00 %
Appendix VII
ANNEX TO PROTOCOL E
OUTWARD PROCESSING TRAFFIC QUOTAS 1995
Group Category UnitExisting limit
1995Adjustment forAdjusted limit
1995Sweden Finland Austria
IB 6 1 000 pieces 446 13 6 11 475IB 8 1 000 pieces 119 3 2 3 127
IIB 21 1 000 pieces 191 6 2 5 204
Appendix VIII
Exchange of notes
The Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commissi on of the European Communities
presents its compliments to the Mission of the Republic of the Philippines and has the honour to refer to the
Agreement on trade in textile products between the Republic of the Philipp ines and the European Economic
Community initialled on 28 June 1986, as amended and extended by the exchan ge of letters initialled on 27
November 1992 and further amended by the exchange of letters initialled on (date of initialling).
The Directorate-General wishes to inform the Republic of the Philippines that whilst awaiting the completion of
the necessary procedures for the conclusion and coming into force of the am ended Agreement, the European
Community is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de f acto from 1 January 1995. This is
on the understanding that either Party may at any time terminate this de fac to application of the amended
Agreement provided that one hundred and twenty days notice is given.
The Directorate-General for External Economic Relations would be gratef ul if the Mission of the Republic of the
Philippines would confirm its agreement to the foregoing.TheDirectorate-GeneralforExternalEconomicRelationsoftheCommissi onoftheEuropeanCommunitiesavails
itself of this opportunity to renew to the Mission of the Republic of the Phi lippines the assurance of its highest
consideration.118 SK Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11/zv. 22
Letter from the Government of the Republic of the Philippines
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of … which reads as fo llows:
„Sir,
1.I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European Economic Co mmunity and the
Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products initialled on 28 J une 1986, as last amended and
extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 27 November 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 amendments should be made to the Agreement between the E uropean Economic
Community and the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products :
2.1. ShouldtheUruguayRoundAgreementonTextilesandClothingbecomeap plicableinourrelationships,
asaconsequenceoftheaccessionoftheRepublicofthePhilippinesandthe EuropeanCommunitytothe
WTO, Appendix I sets out the notional quantitative restrictions for the en larged Community to be
considered, for the purposes of the notification to the Textiles Monitori ng Body, as those maintained by
theenlargedCommunityandinforcebeforethedayofentryintoforceofthe UruguayRoundAgreement
on Textiles and Clothing, within the meaning of Article 2 of the Uruguay Rou nd Agreement on Textiles
and Clothing.
Should the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing not become app licable in our
relationshipsAnnexIIoftheAgreementwhichsetsoutthequantitativere strictionsforexportsfromthe
Republic of the Philippines to the European Union is replaced for the perio d 1 January to 31 December
1995 by Appendix II to this letter.
2.2. 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 GermanyDK =DenmarkEL = GreeceES = Spain
FI = FinlandFR = FranceGB = United KingdomIE = IrelandIT = ItalyPT = PortugalSE = Sweden‘
2.3. TheAnnexofProtocolA,settingoutthemodelofthecertificateofori gin,isreplacedbyAppendixIIIto
this letter.11/zv. 22
SK Úradný vestník Európskej únie 119
2.4. The Annex to Protocol A, setting out the model of the export licence, is replaced by Appendix IV to this
letter.
2.5. TheAnnextoProtocolBsettingoutthemodelofthecertificateapplic abletocertaincottageindustryand
folklore products is replaced by Appendix V to this letter.
2.6. ShouldtheUruguayRoundAgreementonTextilesandClothingbecomeap plicableinourrelationships,
asaconsequenceoftheaccessionoftheRepublicofthePhilippinesandthe EuropeanCommunitytothe
WTO, Appendix VI sets out the notional quantitative restrictions for econ omic outward processing
operations for the enlarged Community to be considered, for the purposes o f notification to the Textiles
Monitoring Body, as those maintained by the enlarged Community and in forc e before the day of entry
into force of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, within the meaning of Article 2
of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.
Should the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing not become app licable in our
relationships the Annex to Protocol E of the Agreement which sets out the qu antitative restrictions for
economic outward processing operations is replaced for the period 1 Janua ry to 31 December 1995 by
Appendix VII to this letter.
2.7. Should one or more acceding countries not join the European Union the a djustments calculated for this
orthesecountriesshallbedeductedfromthe‚Adjustedlimits‘setoutint heAppendicestothisletterand
the respective amendments mentioned under point 2.2 shall not enter into f orce.
2.8. Notwithstandingthemodificationsreferredtounderpoints2.3,2.4 and2.5,duringatransitionalperiod
that will end on 30 June 1995, the competent authorities of the Republic of t he Philippines shall be
authorized to continue issuing the forms that were in use in 1994.
2.9. Shouldinaccuraciesappearinthetradefiguresusedtoestablishthe adjustmentscontainedinAppendices
I,II,VIandVII,technicalrevisionsoftheseadjustmentswillbemadefol lowingconsultationsandprovided
that the request for consultations is made not later than 28 February 1995.
3. I should be obliged if you could kindly confirm the acceptance of your Gov ernment of the foregoing.
Shouldthisbethecase,thisAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters shallenterintoforceonthe
first day of the month following the day on which the Parties have notified e ach other that the legal
proceduresnecessarytothisendhavebeencompleted.Inthemeantime,its hallbeappliedprovisionally
from 1 January 1995 on the conditions to be specified in an exchange of notes (see Appendix VIII).
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 Republic of the Philippines120 SK Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11/zv. 22
Appendix I
NOTIONAL COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS 1994
Direct quotas
Group Category UnitExisting
limit 1994Adjustment forNotional
limit 1994Growth
rateSweden Finland Austria
IB 4 1 000 pieces 16 611 255 115 220 17 201 4,50 %
IB 5 1 000 pieces 7 863 102 46 132 8 142 5,00 %IB 6 1 000 pieces 6 755 113 51 94 7 012 5,50 %IB 7 1 000 pieces 4 426 78 35 65 4 605 4,00 %IB 8 1 000 pieces 5 351 108 48 89 5 597 3,50 %
IIB 13 1 000 pieces 15 554 1 152 516 954 18 176 6,00 %IIB 15 1 000 pieces 2 038 84 38 69 2 228 6,00 %IIB 21 1 000 pieces 5 872 159 71 132 6 234 6,00 %IIB 26 1 000 pieces 2 634 149 67 124 2 974 6,00 %IIB 31 1 000 pieces 10 667 263 118 218 11 266 6,00 %IIB 73 1 000 pieces 10 826 53 24 100 11 003 5,00 %
IIIB 10 1 000 pairs 13 604 694 311 574 15 183 6,00 %
The footnotes to Annex II of the Agreement as initialled on 28 June 1986 rema in unchanged.
Appendix II
ANNEX II
COMMUNITY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS 1995
Direct quotas
Group Category UnitExisting limit
1995Adjustment forAdjusted limit
1995Sweden Finland Austria
IB 4 1 000 pieces 17 358 267 120 230 17 975IB 5 1 000 pieces 8 257 107 48 138 8 550IB 6 1 000 pieces 7 127 119 53 99 7 398IB 7 1 000 pieces 4 603 82 37 68 4 789IB 8 1 000 pieces 5 538 112 50 93 5 793
IIB 13 1 000 pieces 16 487 1 221 547 1 011 19 267IIB 15 1 000 pieces 2 161 89 40 73 2 363IIB 21 1 000 pieces 6 225 169 76 140 6 609IIB 26 1 000 pieces 2 792 158 71 131 3 153IIB 31 1 000 pieces 11 307 279 125 231 11 941IIB 73 1 000 pieces 11 367 56 25 105 11 553
IIIB 10 1 000 pairs 14 421 735 330 608 16 094
The footnotes to Annex II of the Agreement as initialled on 28 June 1986 rema in unchanged.
ANNEX TO PROTOCOL A, ARTICLE 2(1)11/zv. 22 SK Úradný vestník Európskej únie 121



Appendix VI
NOTIONAL OUTWARD PROCESSING TRAFFIC QUOTAS 1994
Group Category UnitExisting
limit 1994Adjustment forNotional
limit 1994Growth
rateSweden Finland Austria
IB 6 1 000 pieces 423 12 5 10 451 5,50 %
IB 8 1 000 pieces 115 3 1 3 123 3,50 %
IIB 21 1 000 pieces 180 5 2 4 192 6,00 %
Appendix VII
ANNEX TO PROTOCOL E
OUTWARD PROCESSING TRAFFIC QUOTAS 1995
Group Category UnitExisting limit
1995Adjustment forAdjusted limit
1995Sweden Finland Austria
IB 6 1 000 pieces 446 13 6 11 475IB 8 1 000 pieces 119 3 2 3 127
IIB 21 1 000 pieces 191 6 2 5 204
Appendix VIII
Exchange of notes
the Mission of the Republic of the Philippines presents his compliments to the Directorate-General for External
EconomicRelationsoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesandhast hehonourtorefertotheNoteof
the Directorate-General of regarding the Agreement on trade in textile pr oducts between the Republic of the
PhilippinesandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityinitialledon28June198 6,asamendedandextendedbythe
exchange of letters initialled on 27 November 1992 and further amended by t he exchange of letters initialled on
(date of initialling).
The Mission of the Republic of the Philippines wishes to confirm to the Dire ctorate-General that whilst awaiting
thecompletionofthenecessaryproceduresfortheconclusionandcomingi ntoforceoftheamendedAgreement,
theGovernmentoftheRepublicofthePhilippinesispreparedtoallowthep rovisionsoftheAgreementtoapply
de facto from 1 January 1995. This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time terminate this de
facto application of the amended Agreement provided that one hundred and t wenty days notice is given.
The Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the European Communities avails itself of this opportunity to
renew to the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the C ommission of the European
Communities the assurance of its highest consideration.11/zv. 22 SK Úradný vestník Európskej únie 125