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

COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(91) 20  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  the 
Republic  of  Indonesia  on trade  in textile products 

(presented  by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1.  The  attached  draft  Council  Decision  relates  to  the  adjustments  to  be 
made  to  the  quantitative  limits  for  textile  category  6  under  the 
Agreement  on  trade  in  textile  products  between  the  European  Economic 
Community  and  the  Republic  of  Indonesia  initialled  on  28  June  1986  and 
provisionally  applied  since  1  January  1987  by  Council 
Decision 
87/421/EEC  (OJ  No  L  233,  19.8.1987,  p.  3 9 ).  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  17  November  1990 
between  the  EEC  and  the  Republic  of  Indonesia.  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  the  Republic  of  Indonesia,  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. 

Official  Journal  of  the European  Communities 

II 

(Acts  whose  publication 

is  not  obligatory) 

COUNCIL 

C O U N C IL  D E C I S I ON 

of 

concerning  the  provisional  application  of  t he  Agreed  Minute  a m e n d i ng  the 
Agreement  between  the European  E c o n o m ic  Comnuinity  a nd  the 

Republic  of  Indonesia  on  trade  in  textile  products 

ihi:  COUNCIL  OF  THE  HUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS: 

Having  regard  to the Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Economic  Community,  and  in  particular  Article  113 
.hereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas,  pending  the  completion  of  the  procedures 
necessary  tor  its. conclusion,  the Agreement  between the 
European  Economic  Community  and  the  Republic 
Of  Indonesia 
products,  initialled  on  28 June  1986,  has been  provisio 
nally  applied  since  1 January  1987  in accordance,  having 
regard  to the  Community,  with  Decision  87/4  2TF.EC (') ; 

on  trade  in  textile 

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 Indonesia,  an  Agreed  Minute  modifying  the 
quotas  on products  of  category  6 
provided 
for  in  the Agreement  was  initialled  on 17 November 1990; 

Whereas,  pending  the  completion  of!  the  procedures 
necessary  for the conclusion  of  the Agreement  and  the 
other  Agreed  Minutes,  the Agreed  Minute  of  17 November 
1990  should  be applied  provisionally,  with  effect  from  1 
January  1990, provided  that  there  is reciprocal  provisional 
application  on the  part  of the  R e p u b l ic  of 
I n d o n e s i a, 

Article  1 

Pending  the completion  of the procedure  necessary for 
its  conclusion,  the  Agreed  Minute  of 17 November 1990 amen 
ding  the  Agreement  between  the  European  Economic 
Community and the  Republic  of  Indonesia 

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 the 
Republic of 
Indonesia. 

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 the  R e p u b l ic  of 

I n d o n e s ia 

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

Done  at 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

oj  No L 233,19.8.1987, p. 39. 

AGREKD  MINUTE 

Delegations  of  the European  Economic  Community  and  the 

Republic  of  Indonesia  met  in Denpasar  from  15-1.7 November 

1990  for consultations  in accordance  with  the  provisions: 

of  Article  16  of  the Agreement  on  Trade  in  Textile 

Products  between  tha  EEC  and  Indonesia  initialled  on  28 

• i u ne  i 9 c 6  a nd  p r  o v i s i on a i I. y  ap ;,> J. i. e c  s : ! ; c c  .1 J a n u ^ ••• y 

These  c o n s u 11 a t i o n s  w e r e  11 e 1 d  o n  I n d o nesia' s  r e q u e s t  f o r 

a d j u s t m e nt  of  the  q u a n t i t a t i ve  limits  for  certain  textile 

p r o d u c ts  covered  u n d er  the  A g r e e m e n t,  arising  out  of  the 

introduction  of  the  Combined  N o m e n c l a t u re  based  on  flit 

H a r m o n i z ed  S y s t em  which  came  into  e f f e ct  from  1  January 

1988. 

2.  As a  result  of  these  consultations,  the two sides  agreed 

to  adjust  the quantitative  limits  for  category  6,  given 

in  Annex  II of the  Agreement  as  follows : 

Category 

Unit 

Year 

Quota 

6 

1.000  pieces 

1990 

1991 

6.390 

6.757 

Denpasar,  17 November  1990 

For the 

Indo 

For  the  European  Economic 
Community 

FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE  ET L'EMPLOI 

Quelle est  la Justification principale de  la mesure? 
Ajustement  d'une  limite  quantitative  à  l'exportation  vers  la CEE 
suite  i  l'introduction  du  Système  Harmonisé  de  Nomenclature. 
L'impact  économique sur  les PME de  ta Communauté est  négligeable. 

II.  Caractéristiques des entreprises concernées. 

En particul 1er: 

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

Oui. 

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

I.  éllgibles aux aides régionales des Etats Membres? 

Part iellement. 

II. éligibles au FEDER? 
Part ieilement. 

III. Quelles sont  les obligations  imposées directement  aux entreprises? 

M  n'y  a pas d'obligations directes. 

IV.  Quelles  sont 

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

Imposées 

V. 

Y a-t-ll  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. 

Vil. 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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