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AGREEMENT
intheformofanexchangeoflettersamendingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEasternRepublicofUruguayontradeintextileproducts
LetterNo1
Sir,
1.Ihavethehonourtorefertotheconsultations heldon17December1992betweenour
respectivedelegationsforthepurposeofamendingtheAgreementontradeintextile
productsbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEasternRepublicof
Uruguayappliedsince1January1987,asextendedbytheexchangeoflettersappliedsince
1January1992(hereinafter'theAgreement').
2.Asaresultoftheseconsultations ,bothPartiesagreedtoamendthefollowingprovisionsof
theAgreement :
2.1.AnnexIwhichsetsoutthelistofproductstowhichtheAgreementappliesisreplacedby
Appendix1.
2.2.Article8(6)andProtocolCtotheAgreementaredeleted.
2.3.Article9(2)isreplacedbythefollowing:
'Theinformationreferredtoinparagraph1shall,forallcategoriesofproducts,be
forwardedbeforetheendofthemonthfollowingthemonthtowhichthestatistics
relate.'
2.4.Article12isreplacedbythefollowing:
'1.ThequantitativelimitsestablishedunderthisAgreementonimportsintothe
CommunityoftextileproductsofUruguayanoriginwillnotbebrokendownbythe
Communityintoregionalshares.
2.ThePartiesshallcooperateinordertöpreventsuddenandprejudicialchangesin
traditionaltradeflowsresultinginregionalconcentrationofdirectimportsintothe
Community .
3.Uruguayshallmonitoritsexportsofproductsunderrestraintorsurveillanceintothe
Community .Shouldasuddenandprejudicialchangeintraditionaltradeflowsarise,
theCommunitywillbeentitledtorequestconsultationsinordertofindasatisfactory
solutiontothoseproblems.Suchconsultationsmustbeheldwithin15workingdaysof
theirbeingrequestedbytheCommunity .
4.Uruguayshallendeavourtoensurethatexportsoftextileproductssubjectto
quantitativelimitsintotheCommuntiyarespacedoutasevenly.aspossibleoverthe
yeardueaccountbeingtakeninparticularofseasonalfactors.'
25Article14andallreferencestothisArticleintheAgreementaredeleted.
2.6.ThefollowingisaddedatthebeginningofArticle16(1):
•1.SavewhereitisotherwiseprovidedforinthisAgreement,..
, CArticle18(1)isreplacedbythefollowing:2.7.ThesecondsentenceofArticle
ut-iDecember1994.Thereafter,theapplicationofalltheItshallbeapplicable^extendedautomaticallyforaperiodofonemoreyear
provisionsofthisAgreementshallbePartynotifiestheotheratleastsixmonthsbefore
upto31December1995,unlesseitherhthisextension.However,iftheAgreement31December1994thatitdoesnotagreew.

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ontradeintextilesandclothingproductsresultingfromtheUruguayRoundGATTtrade
negotiations isconcludedandentersintoforceatanearlierdate,thisAgreement shallbe
automatically terminated asofthedateagreedfortheimplementation oftheresultsofthe
UruguayRoundGATTtradenegotiations .'
2.8.ThefirstsentenceofArticle7(1)ofProtocolAisreplacedbythefollowing :
'1.TheexportlicenceshallconformtothemodelannexedtothisProtocolanditshallbe
validforexportsthroughout thecustomsterritorytowhichtheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanEconomicCommunity isapplied.However,wheretheCommunity hasmade
recoursetotheprovisions ofArticle8inaccordance withtheprovisions ofAgreed
MinuteNo1,ortoAgreedMinuteNo2,thetextileproductscoveredbytheexport
licencescanonlybeputintofreecirculation intheregion(s )oftheCommunity
indicated inthoselicences.'
2.9.ThesecondindentofArticle12(1)ofProtocolAtotheAgreement isreplacedbythe
following :
'Theimportauthorizations shallbevalidforsixmonthsfromthedateoftheirissuefor
importsthroughout thecustomsterritorytowhichtheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community isapplied.However ,wheretheCommunity hasrecoursetothe
provisions ofArticle8inaccordance withtheprovisions ofAgreedMinuteNo1,orto
AgreedMinuteNo2,theproductscoveredbytheimportlicencescanonlybeputintofree
circulation intheregions(s )oftheCommunity indicatedinthoselicences.'
2.10.ThesecondandfifthindentsofArticle14(2)ofProtocolAarereplacedbythe
following :
'—twolettersidentifying theintendedMemberStateofcustomsclearanceasfollows:
BL,=Benelux,
DE=Germany ,
DK=Denmark ,^
EL=Greece,
ES=Spain,FR=France,
GB=UnitedKingdom ,
IE=Ireland,
IT=Italy,
PT=Portugal',
'—afive-digitnumberrunningconsecutively from00001to99999allocatedtothe
intended Member Stateofcustomsclearance .'
2.11.AgreedMinuteNo1setoutinAppendix 2tothislettershallformanintegralpartofthe
Agreement .
2.12.AgreedMinuteNo2setoutinAppendix 3tothislettershallformanintegralpartofthe
Agreement .
2.13.AgreedMinuteNo3setoutinAppendix4tothislettershallformanintegralpartofthe
Agreement .
3.ThePartiesagreedthatthisAgreement intheformofanexchangeoflettersshallenterinto
forceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthedayonwhichthePartieshavenotified
eachotherthatthelegalprocedures necessarytothisendhavebeencompleted .
ThePartiesalsoagreedthatthisAgreement intheformofanexchangeoflettersandthe
amendments herebytotheAgreement of1987,asextended ,shallbeappliedprovisionally
from1January1993.
4.Ishouldbeobligedifyoukindlyconfirmtheacceptance ofyourGovernment ofthe
foregoing .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncil
oftheEuropean Communities

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Appendix 1
(ThecontentsofAppendix 1areidenticaltothoseofAppendix 1totheAgreement withSingapore ;seepages
16to42)
Appendix 2
AgreedMinuteNo1
InthecontextoftheAgreement betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheEastern
RepublicofUruguayontradeintextileandclothingproducts,initialledon17December 1992,
thePartiesagreedthatArticle8oftheAgreement doesnotprecludetheCommunity ,ifthe
conditions arefulfilled,fromapplyingthesafeguardmeasuresforoneormoreofitsregionsin
conformity withtheprinciplesoftheinternalmarket.
Insuchanevent,Uruguayshallbeinformedinadvanceoftherelevantprovisions ofProtocolA
totheAgreement tobeapplied,asappropriate .
FortheGovernment FortheCouncil
oftheEasternRepublicofUruguay oftheEuropean Communities
Appendix 3
AgreedMinuteNo2
Notwithstanding Article12(1)ofthisAgreement ,forimperative technicaloradministrative
reasonsortofindasolutiontoeconomic problemsresultingfromregionalconcentration of
imports,orinordertocombatcircumvention andfraudoftheprovisions ofthisAgreement ,the
Community willestablishforalimitedperiodoftimeaspecificmanagement systeminconformity
withtheprinciplesoftheinternalmarket .
However,ifthePartiesareunabletoreachasatisfactory solutionduringtheconsultations
providedforinArticle12(3),Uruguayundertakes ,ifsorequested bytheCommunity ,torespect
temporary exportlimitsforoneormoreregionsoftheCommunity .Insuchcase,theselimitsshall
notprecludetheimportation intotheregion(s )concernedofproductswhichwereshippedfrom
Uruguayonthebasisofexportlicencesobtainedbeforethedateofformalnotification to
UruguaybytheCommunity abouttheintroduction oftheabovelimits.
TheCommunity shallinformUruguayofthetechnicalandadministrative measures ,suchas
definedintheattachednoteverbale,thatneedtobeintroduced bybothPartiesinorderto
implementtheaboveparagraphs inconformity withtheprinciplesoftheinternalmarket.
FortheGovernment FortheCowicil
oftheEasternRepublicofUruguay oftheEuropeanCommunities

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Noteverbale
TheDirectorate-General forExternalRelationsoftheCommission oftheEuropeanCommunities
presentsitscompliments totheMissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaytotheEuropean
Communities andhasthehonourtorefertotheAgreement ontextileproductsnegotiated
betweentheEasternRepublicofUruguayandtheCommunity appliedsince1January1987,as
extendedbytheexchangeoflettersinitialledon10November 1991andasfurtherextendedby
theexchangeoflettersof17December 1992.
TheDirectorate-General wishestoinformtheMissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaythat
theCommunity hasdecidedtoapply,startingfrom1January1993,theprovisionsofparagraph 1
ofAgreedMinuteNo2totheexchangeoflettersinitialledon17December 1992.Consequently ,
thecorresponding provisions ofArticles7and12ofProtocolAtotheAgreement shallalsobe
appliedasoftheabovedate.
TheDirectorate-General forExternalRelations ^availsitselfofthisopportunity torenewtothe
MissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaytotheEuropeanCommunities theassuranceofits
highestconsideration .
Appendix 4
AgreedMinuteNo3
InthecontextoftheAgreement betweentheEuropean Economic Community andtheEastern
RepublicofUruguayontradeintextileandclothingproducts,appliedsince1January1987,as
extendedbytheexchangeoflettersinitialledon8November 1991andfurtherextendedbythe
exchangeoflettersinitialledon17December1992,Uruguayagreedthat,fromthedateofrequest
forandpendingtheconsultations referredtoinArticle12(3),itshallcooperate bynotissuing
exportlicencesthatwouldfurtheraggravate theproblems resultingfromtheregional
concentration ofdirectimportsintotheCommunity .
FortheGovernment FortheCouncil
oftheEasternRepublicofUruguay oftheEuropean Communities
Exchangeofnotes
TheDirectorate-General forExternalRelationsoftheCommission oftheEuropeanCommunities
presentsitscompliments totheMissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaytotheEuropean
Communities andhasthehonourtorefertotheAgreement ontextileproductsbetweenthe
EasternRepublicofUruguayandtheCommunity appliedsince1January1987,asextendedby
theexchangeoflettersinitialledon10November 1991andasfurtherextendedbytheexchange
oflettersinitialledon17December 1992.
TheDirectorate-General wishestoinformtheMissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaythat
whilstawaitingthecompletion ofthenecessaryprocedures fortheconclusion andthecominginto
forceoftheextendedAgreement ,theCommunity ispreparedtoallowtheprovisions ofthe
Agreement toapplydefactofrom1January1993.Thisisontheunderstanding thateitherParty
mayatanytimeterminatethisdefacto,application oftheextendedAgreement providedthat120
days'noticeisgiven.
TheDirectorate-General forExternalRelationswouldbegratefuliftheMissionwouldconfirmits
Agreement totheforegoing .
TheDirectorate-General forExternalRelationsavailsitselfofthisopportunity torenewtothe
MissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaytotheEuropean Communities theassuranceofits
highestconsideration .

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LetterNo2
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledge receiptofyourletterof..whichreadsasfollows:
'Sir,
1.Ihavethehonourtorefertotheconsultations heldon17December 1992betweenour
respectivedelegations forthepurposeofamending theAgreement ontradeintextile
productsbetweentheEuropean Economic Community andtheEasternRepublicof
Uruguay,appliedsince1January1987,asextendedbytheexchangeoflettersapplied
since1January1992(hereinafter "theAgreement ").
2.Asaresultoftheseconsultations ,bothPartiesagreedtoamendthefollowingprovisions
oftheAgreement :
2.1.AnnexIwhichsetsoutthelistofproductstowhichtheAgreement appliesisreplaced
byAppendix 1.
2.2.Article8(6)andProtocolCtotheAgreement aredeleted.
2.3.Article9(2)isreplacedbythefollowing :
"Theinformation referredtoinparagraph 1shall,forallcategoriesofproducts ,be
forwarded beforetheendofthemonthfollowingthemonthtowhichthestatistics
relate."
2.4.Article12isreplacedbythefollowing :
"1.Thequantitative limitsestablished underthisAgreement onimportsintothe
Community oftextileproductsofUruguayan originwillnotbebrokendownby
theCommunity intoregionalshares.
2.ThePartiesshallcooperate inordertopreventsuddenandprejudicial changesin
traditional tradeflowsresultinginregionalconcentration ofdirectimportsintothe
Community .
3.Uruguayshallmonitoritsexportsofproductsunderrestraintorsurveillance into
theCommunity .Shouldasuddenandprejudicial changeintraditional tradeflows
arise,theCommunity willbeentitledtorequestconsultations inordertofinda
satisfactory solutiontothoseproblems .Suchconsultations mustbeheldwithin15
workingdaysoftheirbeingrequestedbytheCommunity .
.4.Uruguayshallendeavour toensurethatexportsoftextileproductssubjectto
quantitative limitsintotheCommunity arespacedoutasevenlyaspossibleover
theyeardueaccountbeingtakeninparticularofseasonalfactors."
2.5.■Article14andallreferencestothisArticleintheAgreement aredeleted .
2.6.Thefollowing isaddedatthebeginningof
"1.SavewhereitisotherwiseprovidedforinthisAgreement ,..."
2.7.ThesecondsentenceofArticle18(1)isreplacedbythefollowing :
"Itshallbeapplicableuntil31December1994.Thereafter ,theapplication ofallthe
provisionsofthisAgreement shallbeextendedautomatically foraperiodofonemore
yearupto31"December 1995,unlesseitherPartynotifiestheotheratleastsixmonths
before31December1994thatitdoesnotagreewiththisextension .However,ifthe
AgreementontradeintextilesandclothingproductsresultingfromtheUruguayRound
GATTtradenegotiations isconcludedandentersintoforceatanearlierdate,this
Agreement shallbeautomatically terminated asofthedateagreedforthe
implementation oftheresultsoftheUruguayRoundGATTtradenegotiations ."

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2.8.ThefirstsentenceofArticle7(1)ofProtocolAisreplacedbythefollowing :
"1.TheexportlicenceshallconformtothemodelannexedtothisProtocolanditshall
bevalidforexportsthroughout thecustomsterritorytowhichtheTreaty
establishing theEuropeanEconomic Community isapplied.However,wherethe
Community hasmaderecoursetotheprovisions ofArticle8inaccordance with
theprovisions ofAgreedMinuteNo1,ortoAgreedMinuteNo2,thetextile
productscoveredbytheexportlicencescanonlybeputintofreecirculation inthe
region(s)oftheCommunity indicatedinthoselicences."
2.9.ThesecondindentofArticle12(1)ofProtocolAtotheAgreement isreplacedbythe
following :
"Theimportauthorizations shallbevalidforsixmonthsfromthedateoftheirissuefor
importsthroughout thecustomsterritorytowhichtheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
EconomicCommunity isapplied.However,wheretheCommunity hasrecoursetothe
provisionsofArticle8inaccordance withtheprovisionsofAgreedMinuteNo1,orto
AgreedMinuteNo2,theproductscoveredbytheimportlicencescanonlybeputinto
freecirculation intheregion(s )oftheCommunity indicatedinthoselicences."
2.10.ThesecondandfifthindentsofArticle14(2)ofProtocolAarereplacedbythe
following :
"—twolettersidentifying theintendedMemberStateofcustomsclearance as
follows :
BL=Benelux, FR=France,
DE=Germany , GB=UnitedKingdom .
DK=Denmark , IE=Ireland,
EL=Greece, IT=Italy,
ES=Spain, PT=Portugal",
"—afive-digitnumberrunningconsecutively from00001to99999allocatedtothe
intendedMember Stateofcustomsclearance ."
2.11.AgreedMinuteNo1setoutinAppendix 2tothislettershallformanintegralpartof
theAgreement .
2.12.AgreedMinuteNo2setoutinAppendix 3tothislettershallformanintegralpartof
theAgreement .
2.13.AgreedMinuteNo3setoutinAppendix 4tothislettershallformanintegralpartof
theAgreement .
3.ThePartiesagreedthatthisAgreement intheformofanexchangeoflettersshallenter
intoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthedayonwhichthePartieshave
notifiedeachotherthatthelegalprocedures necessary tothisendhavebeen
completed .
ThePartiesalsoagreedthatthisAgreement intheformofanexchangeoflettersand
theamendments herebytotheAgreement of1987,asextended ,shallbeapplied
provisionally from1January1993.
4.Ishouldbeobligedifyoukindlyconfirmtheacceptance ofyourGovernment ofthe
foregoing .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassurance ofmyhighestconsideration .'
IhavethehonourtoconfirmthatmyGovernment isinagreement withthecontentsofyour
letter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernment
oftheEasternRepublicofUruguay

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Appendix 1
(ThecontentsofAppendix 1areidenticaltothoseofAppendix 1totheAgreement withSingapore ;seepages
16to42)
Appendix 2
AgreedMinuteNo1
InthecontextoftheAgreement betweentheEuropean Economic Community andtheEastern
RepublicofUruguayontradeintextileandclothingproducts,initialledon17December 1992,
thePartiesagreedthatArticle8oftheAgreement doesnotprecludetheCommunity ,ifthe
conditions arefulfilled,fromapplyingthesafeguard measuresforoneormoreofitsregionsin
conformity withtheprinciplesoftheinternalmarket.
Insuchanevent,Uruguayshallbeinformedinadvanceoftherelevantprovisions ofProtocolA
totheAgreement tobeapplied,asappropriate .
FortheGovernment FortheConncil
oftheEasternRepublicofUruguay oftheEuropeanCommunities
Appendix 3
AgreedMinuteNo2
Notwithstanding Article12(1)ofthisAgreement ,forimperative technicaloradministrative
reasonsortofindasolutiontoeconomicproblemsresultingfromregionalconcentration of
imports,orinordertocombatcircumvention andfraudoftheprovisions ofthisAgreement ,the
Community willestablishforalimitedperiodoftimeaspecificmanagement systeminconformity
withtheprinciplesoftheinternalmarket.
However ,ifthePartiesareunabletoreachasatisfactory solutionduringtheconsultations
providedforinArticle12(3),Uruguayundertakes ,ifsorequestedbytheCommunity ,torespect­
temporaryexportlimitsforoneormoreregionsoftheCommunity .Insuchcase,theselimitsshall
notprecludetheimportation intotheregion(s )concerned ofproductswhichwereshippedfrom
Uruguayonthebasisofexportlicencesobtainedbeforethedateofformalnotification to
UruguaybytheCommunity abouttheintroduction oftheabovelimits.
TheCommunity shallinformUruguayofthetechnicalandadministrative measures ,suchas
definedintheattachednoteverbale,thatneedtobeintroduced bybothPartiesinorderto
implementtheaboveparagraphs inconformity withtheprinciplesoftheinternalmarket.
FortheGovernment
oftheEasternRepublicofUruguayFortheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities

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Noteverbale
TheDirectorate-General forExternalRelationsoftheCommission oftheEuropeanCommunities
presentsitscompliments totheMissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaytotheEuropean
Communities andhasthehonourtorefertotheAgreement ontextileproductsnegotiated
betweentheEasternRepublicofUruguayandtheCommunity appliedsince1January1987,as
extendedbytheexchangeoflettersinitialledon10November 1991andasfurtherextendedby
theexchangeoflettersof17December 1992.
TheDirectorate-General wishestoinformtheMissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaythat
theCommunity hasdecidedtoapply,startingfrom1January1993,theprovisions ofparagraph 1
ofAgreedMinuteNo2totheexchangeoflettersinitialledon17December 1992.Consequently ,
thecorresponding provisions ofArticles7and12ofProtocolAtotheAgreement shallalsobe
appliedasoftheabovedate.
TheDirectorate-General forExternalRelationsavailsitselfofthisopportunty torenewtothe
MissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaytotheEuropeanCommunities theassuranceofits
highestconsideration .
Appendix 4
AgreedMinuteNo3
InthecontextoftheAgreement betweentheEuropean Economic Community andtheEastern
RepublicofUruguayontradeintextileandclothingproducts,appliedsince1January1987,as
extendedbytheexchangeoflettersinitialledon8November 1991andfurtherextendedbythe
exchangeoflettersinitialledon17December 1992,Uruguayagreedthat,fromthedateofrequest
forandpendingtheconsultations referredtoinArticle12(3),itshallcooperate bynotissuing
exportlicencesthatwouldfurtheraggravate theproblems resultingfromtheregional
concentration ofdirectimportsintotheCommunity .
FortbeGovernment FortbeCoiincil
oftheEasternRepublicofUruguay oftheEuropean Communities
Exchange ofnotes
TheMissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaytotheEuropean Communities presentsits
compliments totheDirectorate-General forExternalRelations oftheCommission ofthe
European Communities andhasthehonourtorefertotheDirector-General's noteof...
regardingtheAgreement ontextileproductsbetweentheEasternRepublicofUruguayandthe
Community appliedsince1January1987,asextended bytheexchangeoflettersinitialledon
10November 1991andasfurtherextendedbytheexchangeoflettersinitialledon17December
1992.
TheMissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaywishestoconfirmtotheDirectorate-General
thatwhilstawaitingthecompletion ofthenecessaryprocedures fortheconclusion andthecoming
intoforceoftheextendedAgreement ,theGovernment oftheEasternRepublicofUruguay is
preparedtoallowtheprovisions oftheextendedAgreement toapplydefactofrom1January
1993.Thisisontheunderstanding thateitherPartymayatanytimeterminate thisdefacto
application oftheextendedAgreement providedthat120days'noticeisgiven.
TheMissionoftheEasternRepublicofUruguaytotheEuropeanCommunities availsitselfofthis
opportunity torenewtotheDirectorate-General forExternalRelations theassuranceofits
highestconsideration .