Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute modifying the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile products
Date: 1991-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, distributive trades, textile product

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

C0MC91)  506 

f i n al 

B r u s s e l s,  6  December  1991 

Proposal 

f or  a 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

concerning  t he  p r o v i s i o n al  a p p l i c a t i on  of  t he  Agreed  Kinute 
modifying  the  Agreement  between 
t he  European  Economic  Community 
and  Romania 
on  t r a de  in  t e x t i le  products 

( p r e s e n t ed  by 

t he  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The  attached  draft  decision  of  the  Council  concerns  the 
adjustments  to  be  made  to  the  quantitative  limits  for 
textile  categories  6,  7,  8,  17,  20,  26  and  29  of  the 
Agreement on trade in textile products between the European 
Eoonomic Community and Romania initialled  on 11 July 1986 
and applied provisionally since 1 January 1987, as well as 
the Exohange of Letters modifying the Agreement on trade in 
textile products between Romania and the European Economic 
Community, initialled  on 20 September  1991 and applicable 
from  1  January  1992. These  adjustments  became  necessary 
following Romania's request for increased market access for 
textiles under  the PHARE action plan. They  correspond  to 
the  negotiating  directives  which  were  approved  by  the 
Council on 7 October 1991. 

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The amendments are set out in the Agreed Hinute between the 
European  Economic  Community  and  Romania  which  was 
initialled on 9 October 1991 (attached to the draft Counoil 
decision). 

The draft decision of the Counoil foresees the provisional 
entry  into  force  of  the adjustments  referred  to above as 
from  10 October  1991  provided  it  is  applied  likewise by 
Romania. 

This  proposal  should  be  treated  by  the  Council  at  the 
earliest  possible  oocaslon  in  order  to  enable  the 
Commission  to  take  the necessary  measures  to  ensure that 
the amended provisions are properly administered. 

Proposal for a 
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concerning tt. provisional application of the Agreed Minute 

modifying the Agreement  between 

the European Economic  Community 

.and Romania 

on trade in textile  produots 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES. 

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

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas,  pending  the  completion  of  the  procedures 
necessary  for  its  conclusion,  the  Agreement  between  the 
European  Economic  Community  and  ROMANIA-

-  initialled  on  11  JULY «986,  has 

been  provisionally  applied  since  1 January  1987  in  accor 
dance,  having  regard  to  the  Community,  with  Decision s 
87/536 

/EECf) and 

( 2 )-

Whereas  that  Agreeme^f  provides  for  the  possibility  of 
adjustments  to  the  quantitative  limits ; 

accepted  the  offer  for  improved 
Whereas  ROMANIA 
market  access  which  the  Community  made  on  the  basis 
of  a  specific  request  submitted  by  ROMANIA 
under 
the  Phare  action  plan  and  it  was  agreed,  in  an  Agreed 
Minute of9  OCTOBER  1991, to increase for  i99iand 1992 
the  Community quantitative  limits of  a number of catego 
ries  mentioned  in Annex  II  to  the aforementioned  Agree 
ment ; 

Whereas  both  parties  agreed  that  the  aforesaid  quota 
increases  are  exceptional  and  intended  to  contribute  to 
the  co-ordinated  effort  of  the  'Group  of  24' industrialized 
countries,  to  facilitate  the  restructuring  of  Romania's 

(')  OJ  No  L 316 du 7-11  1987  p.  1 
,  P 
(2)  0J  N° 

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.  economy  through,  i mer  a I in,  improved  access  to 

the  Community's  markets ; 

Whereas  it was agreed  that  the  said  Agreed  Minute  will  be 
applied  provisionally  as  from 10  OCTOBER  1991  pending 
the completion  of  the  procedures  necessary  for  its  conclu 
sion,  provided  that  there  is a reciprocal  provisional  appli 
cation  on  the  part  of  the  contracting  party, 

HAS  DECIDED  AS  FOLLOWS : 

Sole  Article 

The  Agreed  Minute  amending  the  Agreement  between 
the  European  Economic  Community  and  ROMANIA 

'  on  trade  in  textile  products  shall 
be  applied  provisionally  as  from  1j>  OCTOBER  1991 
pending  its  formal  conclusion,  provided  that  there  is  a 
reciprocal  provisional  application  on  the  part  of  the 
contracting  party. 

The  text  of  the  Agreed  Minute 
Decision. 

is  attached  to 

this 

Done  at  Brussels, 

For  the  Council 

AGREED MINUTE 

J 

1.  Consultations  between  delegations  of  the  European  Economic 
Community  and  Romania  were  held  in Brussels  on  9  October  1991  on 
the basis of a specific request  made by Romania on 4 April  1991, in 
the  context  of  the  PHARE  programme,  for  greater  access  to  the 
Community  market  in textile and clothing products. 

2.  Romania  accepted  the  autonomous  offer  of  the  Community  for  an 
improved  access  to  the  Community  market  and  the  following  was 
agreed: 

In  1991  the  quantitative  limits  for  a  certain  number  of 
categories  listed  in  Annex  II  of  the  Agreement  between  the 
European  Economic  Community  and  Romania,  initialled on  11 July 
1986 and applied since  1 January  1987, will  be  increased  by the 
quantities  listed  in the annex  attached  to this Agreed Minute. 

In  1992  the  quantitative  limits  for  a  certain  number  of 
categories  listed  in Appendix  1 of  the Agreement  in the form of 
an  Exchange  of  Letters  modifying  the  Agreement  between  the 
European  Economic  Community  and  Romania  on  trade  in  textile 
poducts,  initialled on  20 September  1991  and  applicable  from 1 
January  1992, will  be  increased  by  the quantities  listed  in the 
annex attached  to this Agreed Minute. 

3.  The  two Parties  agreed  that  the  increases mentioned  in paragraph  2 
of  this Agreed Minute are exceptional  and constitute a contribution 
to  the  coordinated  effort  of  the  countries  in  the  "Group  of  24" 
aimed at helping  the restructuring of  the Romanian economy  through, 
inter  alia,  improved  access  to  the  Community  market.lt  is  in this 
spirit  that  the  additional  quantities  listed  in  the  annex  to  this 
Agreed  Minute  will  be  integrated  into  the  existing  textile 
agreement, as amended, between Romania  and the Community. 

4.  The  two  Parties  agreed  that  the  increases  provided  for  in  this 
Agreed Minute will  be provisionally applied  from  10 October  1991. 

Brussels, 9 October  1991 

Delegation of Romania 

Delegation of the European 
Economic  Community 

ANNEX 

C 

Increases  In  Community  Quantitative  limits  for Romania  for  1991 and 
mi 

(For practical  reasons the description of the products  in this annex 
is given  in an abbreviated  form). 

CATEGORY 

DESCRIPTION 

UNIT 

6 

WOVEN TROUSERS 

7 

BLOUSES 

8 

17 

SHIRTS, OTHER THAN 
KNITTED 

MEN'S OR BOYS' 
JACKETS OTHER THAN 
KNITTED 

20 

BED LINEN OTHER THAN 
KNITTED 

26 

DRESSES 

29 

SUITS AND ENSEMBLES 
OTHER THAN 
KNITTED 

INCREASES IN THE 
QUANTITATIVE 
LIMITS 

1991 

1992 

150 

150 

60 

60 

350 

350 

50 

50 

1000 
PIECES 

1000 
PIECES 

1000 
PIECES 

1000 
PIECES 

TONNES 

100 

100 

1000 
PIECES 

100 

100 

REGIONAL 
LIMITS 

1991  1992 

TONNES 

FR  50 
IT  50 

50 
50 

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