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

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(91)507  final 

Brussels, 6  December 1991 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DEÇiglQN 

concerning the provisional application of the Agreed  Minute 

modifying  the Agreement  between 

the European Economic  Community 

and  Bulgaria 

on trade in textile  products 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The  attached  draft  decision  of  the  Council  concerns  the 
adjustments  to  be  made  to  the  quantitative  limits  for 
textile categories 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the Agreement on trade 
in textile products between the European Economic Community 
and  Bulgaria  initialled  on  11  July  1986  and  applied 
provisionally since 1 January 1987, as well as the Exchange 
of  Letters  modifying  the  Agreement  on  trade  in  textile 
products  between  Bulgaria  and  the  European  Economic 
Community,  initialled  on  21 November  1991  and  applicable 
from  1  January  1992. These  adjustments  became  necessary 
following  Bulgaria'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. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

The amendments are set out in the Agreed Minute between the 
European  Economic  Community  and  Bulgaria  which  was 
initialled  on  21  November  1991  (attached  to  the  draft 
Council decision). 

The draft decision of the Council foresees the provisional 
entry  into  force  of  the adjustments  referred  to above as 
from  21 November  1991 provided  it is applied  likewise by 
Bulgaria. 

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

Proposal for a 

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

of 

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c o n c e r n i ng 
A g r e e m e nt  between  the  European  E c o n o m ic  C o m m u n i ty  and 

the  provisional  application  of  the  Agreed  Minute  amending 

the 
REPUBLIC  Of 

B U L G A R IA 

on  trade  in  textile  products 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

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

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas,  pending 
the  procedures 
necessary  for  its  conclusion,  the  Agreement  between  the 
European  Economic  Community  and  BULGARIA 

the  completion  of 

".:•  initialled  on  11  JULY  «986,  has 

been  provisionally  applied  since  1 January  1987  in  accor 
dance,  having  regard  to  the  Community,  with  Decisions 
87/49$/EEC(');and 

<2>. 

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

Whereas  BULGARIA 
accepted  the  offer  for  improved 
market  access  which  the  Community  made  on  the  basis 
of  a  specific  request  submitted  by  BULGARIA 
under 
the  Phare  action  plan  and  it  was  agreed,  in  an  Agreed 
Minute  of  .21  November  1991 t0  increase  for  1991  and  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  BULGARIA'S 

(')  OJ  No  L 287,  9.  10.  1987,  p.  89. 
( 2)  OJ  N°  L 

,  p. 

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- economy  through,  inter  alia,  improved  access  to 

the  Community's  markets; 

Whereas  it was agreed  that  the said  Agreed  Minute  will be 
applied  provisionally  as from  21  NOVEMBER 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  BULGARIA 

*  on  trade  in  textile  products  shall 

be  applied  provisionally  as  from  2^pvEH8EJ?  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 

1.  Consultations  between  delegations  of  the  European  Economic 
Community  and  the Republic of  Bulgaria were  held  in Brussels on 21 
november  1991  on  the  basis  of  a  specific  request  made  by  the 
Republic of  Bulgaria  on  3 April  1991,  in  the  context  of  the  PHARE 
programme,  for  greater  access  to  the  Community  market  in  textile 
and clothing products. 

2.  Bulgaria  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 Bulgaria,  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  Bulgaria  on  trade  in  textile 
poducts,  initialled  on  21  November  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  Bulgarian  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 Bulgaria and  the  Community. 

4.  The  two  Parties  agreed  that  the  increases  provided  for  in  this 
Agreed Minute will  be provisionally applied  from  21 November  1991. 

Brussels, 21 November  1991 

Delegat ion of  the 
Republic of Bulgaria 

Delegation of  the European 
Economic Community 

ANNEX 

INCREASE OF EEC QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA FOR 
1991 AND  1992 

For practical  reasons the product  description used  in the Annex  are 
given  in abbreviated  form 

Category 

Description 

Units 

Increase of EEC 
Iimits 

1991 

1992 

2 

4 

5 

6 

Woven  fabr ics of 
cotton 

tonnes 

500 

500 

T-shirts 

Pullovers 

Woven  trousers 

1000 
pieces 

1000 
pieces 

1000 
pieces 

150 

150 

750 

750 

100 

100 

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