PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF THE AGREED MINUTE AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND MALAYSIA ON TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS
Date: 1991-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Malaysia, distributive trades, textile product

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0MC91)  19 final 

Brussels, 4  February 1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

concerning  the provisional  application of the Agreed Minute  amending 
the Agreement  between  the European  Economic  Community 
and Malaysia on trade  in textile  products 

(presented by the Commission) 

I 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1.  The  attached  draft  Council  Decision  relates  to  the  adjustments  to  be 
made to the quantitative  limits for  textile categories  4, 5 and 6 under 
the  Agreement  on  trade  in  textile  products  between  the  European 
Economic  Community  and  Malaysia  initialled  on  28  June  1986  and 
provisionally  applied  since  1  January  1987  by  Council  Decision 
87/422/EEC  (OJ  No  L  233,  19.8.1987,  p.  83).  The  adjustments  became 
necessary  as a result  of  the  introduction of  the Harmonized  System  from 
1 January 1988. 

2.  The  revised  quantities  appear  in the Agreed  Minute of  20 November  1990 
between  the  EEC  and  Malaysia.  The  Agreed  Minute  is  attached  to  the 
draft Decision. 

3.  The  draft  Council  Decision  provides  for  provisional  application  of  the 
new  limits referred  to above  from  1 January  1990, subject  to  reciprocal 
application  by  Malaysia,  pending  the  completion  of  the  internal 
procedures needed  to conclude  formally  the Agreed Minute. 

4.  This  draft  Decision  should  be examined  by  the Council  at  a  forthcoming 
meeting  in  order  to  enable  the  Commission  to  adopt  a  regulation  to 
bring about effective administration of  the modified  provisions. 

Proposal  for a 

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DECISION 

of 

concerning  the  provisional  application  of  the  Agreed  Minute  amending  the 
Agreement  between  the  European  Economic  Community  and  Malaysia 

on  trade  in  textile  products 

THK  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS : 

laving  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
in  particular  Article  113 

.  :omic  Community,  and 

Article  1 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

\\  h:-reas,  pending 
the  procedures 
necessary  for  its. conclusion,  the  Agreement  between  the 
European  Economic  Community  and  M a l a y s ia 

the  completion  of 

textile 
products,  initialled  on  28 June  1986,  has  been  provisio 
nally  applied  since  1 January  1987  in  accordance,  having 
regard  to  the  Community,  with  Decision  87/422/EEC (') ; 

trade 

on 

in 

Whereas  that  Agreement  provides  for  the  possibility  of 
re-examining  quantitative  adjustments  to  the  quotas  for 
certain  categories,  in  order  to  allow  for  the  introduction  of 
the  harmonized  system  ; 

Whereas,  following  consultations  between  the  Commu 
nity  and  Malaysia  ,  an  Agreed  Minute  modifying 
the 
quotas  on  products  of  categories  4,  5  and  6  provided 
for  in  the  Agreement  was  initialled  on  20 November  1990; 

Pending  the  completion  of  the  procedures  necessary  for 
its  conclusion,  the  Agreed  Minute  of  20 November 1990 amen 
ding  the  Agreement  between  the  European  Economic 
Community  and  Ma l a y si  a 

on  trade  in  textile  products  shall  be  applied  provi 
sionally  in  the  Community,  with  effect  from  1  January 
1 990,  provided  that  there  is  reciprocal  provisional  applica 
tion  on  the  part  of  M a l a y s i a. 

The  text  of  the  Agreed  Minute  is  attached  to  this  Deci 
sion. 

Article  2 

The  Commission  is  invited  to  seek  the  agreement  of  the 
Government  of  M a l a y s ia 

..-.  on 

the  Agreed 
the  provisional  application  of 
Minute  referred  to  in  Article  1 and  to  notify  the  Council 
thereof. 

the  completion  of 

the  procedures 
Whereas,  pending 
necessary  for  the  conclusion  of  the  Agreement  and  the 
;>;hcr  Agreed  Minutes,  the  Agreed  Minute  of  20 November 
!')l'()  should  be  applied  provision.illy,  with  effc-ct  from  I 
J.iuiuuy  I'J'JO,  provided  that  there  is  reciprocal  provisional 
application  on  the  part  of  M a l a y s i a, 

Done  at 

/•'or the  Council 

The  President 

0  oj  No  L  233,  19.8.1987,  p.  83. 

AGREED  MINUTE 

V 

1 .  Delegations  of: the  European  Economic  Community  and  of 

the  Government  of  Malaysia  met  in  Brussels  on  5  and  6 

November  1990  and  in Kuala  Lumpur  on  19 and  20 November 

1990 for consultations  in accordance with the provisions 

of  Article  16  of  the  Agreement  on  Trade  In  Textile 

Products  between  the  EEC  and  Malaysia  initialled  on  28 

June  1986  and  provisionally  applied  since  1  January 

1987. 

These  consultations"were  held  on Malaysia's  request  for 

adjustment  of  restraint  levels  for  certain  textile 

products covered  under  the Agreement, arising  out of the 

introduction  of  combined  nomenclature  based  on  the 

harmonized  system  with effect  from  1 January 1988. 

2.  As a result of these  consultations, the two sides agreed 
to  adjust  the  restrained  levels  for  categories  4, 5 and 
6 given  in Annex  II of the Agreement  as follows:-

Category 

Unit 

Year 

Quota 

4 

1000 pieces 

1000 pieces 

1000 pieces 

1990 
1991 

1990 
1991 

1990 
1991 

7240 
7597 

3512 
3682 

4755 
4986 

KUALA LUMPUR 
20 November, 1990 

Head  f Delegation 

f Malaysia 

leara of Delegation of 
the European  Economic 

Community 

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FICHE D'IMPACT  SUR LA COMPETITIVITE  ET L'EMPLOI 

Quelle est  la Justification principale de  la mesure? 
Ajustement  de  trois  limites quantitatives à  l'exportation vers  la 
CEE  suite  à  l'introduction  du  Système  Harmonisé  de  Nomenclature. 
L'impact  économique  sur  les PME de  la Communauté est minime. 

II.  Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées. 

En particul1er: 

(a) Y a-t-il un grand nombre de PME? 

Oui. 

(b) Note-t-on des concentrations dans des régions 

I.  éligibles aux aides régionales des Etats Membres? 

Part iellement. 

II. éligibles au FEDER? 
Part iellement. 

III. Quelles sont  les obligations  imposées directement  aux entreprises? 

Il n'y  a pas d'obligations directes. 

IV.  Quelles  sont  les  obligations  susceptibles  d'être  imposées 

Indirectement  aux entreprises via  les autorités  locales? 
Il n'y  a pas non plus d'obligations indirectes. 

V.  Y a-t-il  des mesures spéciales pour  les PME?  Lesquelles? 

Non. 

VI.  Quel est  l'effet prévisible 

a)  sur  la compétitivité des entreprises? 

Effet plutôt neutre. 

b)  sur  l'emploi? 

Effet  plutôt neutre. 

VII. Les partenaires sociaux ont-ils été consultés? 

Quels sont  leurs avis? 
Non, pas nécessaire, un  impact plutôt  neutre de  la mesure 

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