Proposal for a Council Decision on the provisional application of a bilateral agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products
Date: 1999-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belarus, import, quantitative restriction, textile product, trade agreement (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 08.12.1999
COM(1999) 656 final

1999/0260 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

on the provisional application of a bilateral agreement between the European
Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

In accordance with the Council negotiating directives of 12 July 1999, the Commission has
negotiated an agreement on the revision and an extension of the existing bilateral Agreement
between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products.
This agreement in the form of an exchange of letters was initialled on 11 November 1999.

for an extension of

The agreement provides
textiles agreement until
31 December 2003. It furthermore provides for an increase of quantitative limits applied on
imports of textile products from the Republic of Belarus for the years 1999 to 2003, as well as
for a staged reduction of tariffs applied on exports of textile products from the EC to the
Republic of Belarus. Since the agreement provides for increases of the 1999 levels of the
quantitative restrictions, provisional application should become effective as soon as possible
in 1999.

the present

The Council is invited to approve on behalf of the Community this proposal for a Council
Decision on the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters amending the existing Agreement between the European Community and the Republic
of Belarus on trade in textile and clothing products pending the formal conclusion of that
Agreement on behalf of the Community.

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1999/0260 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

on the provisional application of a bilateral agreement between the European
Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular
Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300, paragraph 2, first sentence thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a bilateral agreement to
revise and extend the existing bilateral agreement and protocols on trade in textile
products with the Republic of Belarus;

This bilateral agreement should - considering the provisions on increases of quotas in
1999 - be applied on a provisional basis as soon as possible before the end of 1999,
after publication of the present Decision in the Official Journal, pending the
completion of procedures required for their conclusion, subject
to the reciprocal
provisional application by the Republic of Belarus.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the
European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products shall be applied
on a provisional basis, pending its formal conclusion and subject to reciprocal provisional
application of the Agreement by the Republic of Belarus2.

The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision.

1

2

OJ C
The date from which provisional application will become effective will be published in the Official
Journal of the European Communities, C series.

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Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall
enter into force the day after its publication in the Official Journal.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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ANNEX

AGREEMENT in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the
European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products

Letter from the Council of the European Union

Sir,

1.

I have the honour to refer to the negotiations held on 9 and 10 September 1999 between
our respective Delegations with a view to renew the Agreement between the European
Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products initialled on 1 April
1993, as last amended and extended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters initialled on 7 November 1995.

2.

As a result of these negotiations, both Parties agreed to amend the following provisions
of the Agreement:

2.1. Annex I which sets out the products referred to in Article 1 of the Agreement is

replaced by Appendix 1 to this letter.

2.2. Annex II which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of

Belarus to the European Community is replaced by Appendix 2 to this letter.

2.3. The Annex to Protocol C which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from
the Republic of Belarus to the European Community after OPT operations in the
Republic of Belarus is replaced for the period of 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2003
by Appendix 3 to this letter.

2.4. The second and third sentence of Article 19, paragraph 1, are replaced by the following

text:

'It shall be applicable until 31 December 2003’.

2.5.

Imports into Belarus of textiles products from the Community shall be subject to the
maximum rates of import duties as depicted in Appendix 4.

In the case of non-application of these rates the Community will have the right to
reintroduce for the period of the agreement remaining unexpired on a pro rata basis the
levels for quantitative restrictions applicable for 1999 as specified in the Exchange of
Letters initialled on 7 November 1995 with annual increases of these quantitative
restrictions in accordance with the agreement.

3.

Should the Republic of Belarus become a Member to the World Trade Organisation
before the date of expiry of the Agreement the restrictions in force shall be phased out
in the framework of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and Belarus’
Protocol of accession to the WTO. In addition, the provisions of Articles 2, paragraphs
2 and 3, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, Protocol A, Protocol B, Protocol C,
Agreed Minute No 1, Agreed Minute No 2, Agreed Minute No 3, Agreed Minute No 4
and Agreed Minute No 6 shall continue to be applicable as administrative arrangements

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within the meaning of Article 2, paragraph 17 of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing.

4.

I should be obliged if you could kindly confirm the acceptance of your Government of
the foregoing. Should this be the case, this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which
the Parties have notified each other that the legal procedures necessary to this end have
been completed. In the meantime, it shall be applied provisionally from … on the
conditions to be specified in an Exchange of Notes (see Appendix 5).

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Council of the European Union

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Appendix 1

Annex I to the Agreement between the European Community and Belarus on trade in textile
products initialled on 1 April 1993, containing the category and goods descriptions for textiles
products, is replaced by Annex I to EC Regulation 3030/933.
It is understood that without
prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the
description of goods is considered to be of indicative value only, since the products covered
by each category are determined, within that Annex by CN codes. Where there is an 'ex'
symbol in front of a CN code, the products covered in each category are determined by the
scope of the CN code and by that of the corresponding description.

3

In 1999 this Annex was published in EC Official Journal L 134 of 28.5.1999.

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Appendix 2

Annex II

Belarus

Category

unit

Quota
level 1998

Quota
level 1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

New
quota
level
1999

1205

3021

1247

3127

1290

3280

1335

1381

3395

3514

Group IA

Group IB

Group IIA

Group IIB

Group IIIA

Group IIIB

Group IV

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

20

22

23

39

12

13

15

16

21

24

tons

tons

tons

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

tons

tons

tons

tons

tons

T pairs

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

26/27

T pieces

29

73

83

33

36

37

50

67

74

90

115

117

118

T pieces

T pieces

tons

tons

tons

tons

tons

tons

T pieces

tons

tons

tons

tons

T pieces: thousand of pieces

370

506

475

603

187

127

169

733

622

325

437

426

265

247

284

181

143

175

766

650

340

456

445

277

256

299

190

150

4190

2026

4399

2087

538

89

562

433

672

151

162

95

278

846

331

90

240

231

141

63

639

298

563

94

588

455

702

157

169

98

291

892

347

95

252

241

148

66

671

313

8

190

900

800

700

700

800

290

265

315

199

180

197

941

836

732

730

836

303

275

332

209

189

204

983

874

766

762

873

317

285

349

219

198

1430

3638

211

1027

913

801

795

912

331

295

368

230

208

4618

2250

4848

5090

2318

2388

5344

2459

800

141

700

600

850

300

250

150

305

950

364

114

265

289

155

69

800

350

837

149

732

630

888

312

261

155

319

876

157

766

663

928

324

272

160

334

917

166

802

696

969

337

284

165

350

1002

1056

1114

382

120

278

302

163

72

840

368

400

127

292

315

171

76

882

386

419

134

307

328

179

79

926

406

Appendix 3

Annex to Protocol C

Category

Unit

2000

1 000 pieces

3397

1 000 pieces

4740

1 000 pieces

5783

1 000 pieces

4290

1 000 pieces

1428

1 000 pieces

3158

1 000 pieces

332

2001

3628

5062

6176

4582

1525

3395

346

2002

3875

5406

6596

4893

1629

3650

361

2003

4139

5774

7045

5226

1739

3924

376

1 000 pieces

2479

2647

2827

3020

1 000 pieces

573

608

645

684

1 000 pieces

1847

1972

2106

2249

4

5

6

7

8

12

13

15

16

21

24

417

2133

1009

3840

522

674

446

2278

1070

4102

545

715

476

2433

1135

4381

569

759

1 000 pieces

391

26/27

1 000 pieces

1997

29

73

83

74

1 000 pieces

951

1 000 pieces

3596

tonnes

1 000 pieces

500

636

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Appendix 4

Maximum rates of duties applicable for imports into the Republic of Belarus
of textile products from the European Community

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

500100

500200

500310

500390

500400

500500

500600

500710

500720

500790

510111

510119

510121

510129

510130

510210

510220

510310

510320

510330

510400

510510

510521

510529

510530

510540

510610

510620

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

The product descriptions corresponding to the CN codes listed in this Appendix can be found in
Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (OJ L 256 of 7.9.1987), as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) 2204/1999 of 12 October 1999 (OJ L 278 of 28.10.1999).

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CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

510710

510720

510810

510820

510910

510990

511000

511111

511119

511120

511130

511190

511211

511219

511220

511230

511290

511300

520100

520210

520291

520299

520300

520411

520419

520420

520511

520512

520513

520514

520515

520521

520522

520523

520524

520525

520526

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

11

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

520527

520528

520531

520532

520533

520534

520535

520541

520542

520543

520544

520545

520546

520547

520548

520611

520612

520613

520614

520615

520621

520622

520623

520624

520625

520631

520632

520633

520634

520635

520641

520642

520643

520644

520645

520710

520790

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

12

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

520811

520812

520813

520819

520821

520822

520823

520829

520831

520832

520833

520839

520841

520842

520843

520849

520851

520852

520853

520859

520911

520912

520919

520921

520922

520929

520931

520932

520939

520941

520942

520943

520949

520951

520952

520959

521011

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

13

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

521012

521019

521021

521022

521029

521031

521032

521039

521041

521042

521049

521051

521052

521059

521111

521112

521119

521121

521122

521129

521131

521132

521139

521141

521142

521143

521149

521151

521152

521159

521211

521212

521213

521214

521215

521221

521222

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

14

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

521223

521224

521225

530110

530121

530129

530130

530210

530290

530310

530390

530410

530490

530511

530519

530521

530529

530591

530599

530610

530620

530710

530720

530810

530820

530830

530890

530911

530919

530921

530929

531010

531090

531100

540110

540120

540220

14

14

14

12

12

12

10

10

10

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

10

10

10

10

15

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

540231

540232

540233

540239

540241

540242

540243

540249

540251

540252

540259

540261

540262

540269

540310

540320

540331

540332

540333

540339

540341

540342

540349

540410

540490

540500

540610

540620

540710

540720

540730

540741

540742

540743

540744

540751

540752

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

0

0

10

0

0

0

0

4

4

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

10

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

10

10

0

0

0

0

4

4

0

0

0

0

4

4

0

0

0

0

4

4

10

10

10

10

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

16

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

540753

540754

540760

540761

540769

540771

540772

540773

540774

540781

540782

540783

540784

540791

540792

540793

540794

540810

540821

540822

540823

540824

540831

540832

540833

540834

550110

550120

550130

550190

550200

550310

550320

550330

550340

550390

550410

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

17

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

550490

550510

550520

550610

550620

550630

550690

550700

550810

550820

550911

550912

550921

550922

550931

550932

550941

550942

550951

550952

550953

550959

550961

550962

550969

550991

550992

550999

551011

551012

551020

551030

551090

551110

551120

551130

551211

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

9

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

8

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

8

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

18

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

551219

551221

551229

551291

551299

551311

551312

551313

551319

551321

551322

551323

551329

551331

551332

551333

551339

551341

551342

551343

551349

551411

551412

551413

551419

551421

551422

551423

551429

551431

551432

551433

551439

551441

551442

551443

551449

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

19

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

551511

551512

551513

551519

551521

551522

551529

551591

551592

551599

551611

551612

551613

551614

551621

551622

551623

551624

551631

551632

551633

551634

551641

551642

551643

551644

551691

551692

551693

551694

560110

560121

560122

560129

560130

560210

560221

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

20

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

560229

560290

560300

560311

560312

560313

560314

560391

560392

560393

560394

560410

560420

560490

560500

560600

560710

560721

560729

560730

560741

560749

560750

560790

560811

560819

560890

560900

570110

570190

570210

570220

570231

570232

570239

570241

570242

10

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

20

20

20

20

5

5

8

4

4

4

4

25

8

25

8

8

25

8

8

25

5

5

8

4

4

4

4

18

8

18

8

8

5

5

8

4

4

4

4

12

8

12

8

8

18

12

8

8

8

8

18

12

5

5

8

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

21

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

570249

570251

570252

570259

570291

570292

570299

570310

570320

570330

570390

570410

570490

570500

580110

580121

580122

580123

580124

580125

580126

580131

580132

580133

580134

580135

580136

580190

580211

580219

580220

580230

580310

580390

580410

580421

580429

8

8

8

8

8

25

25

25

25

25

25

8

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

15

15

18

18

18

18

15

15

18

18

18

18

18

18

15

15

18

18

8

8

8

8

8

18

18

18

18

18

18

8

18

18

15

15

15

15

15

12

12

15

15

15

15

12

12

15

15

15

15

15

15

12

12

15

15

8

8

8

8

8

12

12

12

12

12

12

8

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

22

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

580430

580500

580610

580620

580631

580632

580639

580640

580710

580790

580810

580890

580900

581010

581091

581092

581099

581100

590110

590190

590210

590220

590290

590310

590320

590390

590410

590491

590492

590500

590610

590691

590699

590700

590800

590900

591000

18

18

15

15

18

15

15

15

18

18

18

15

15

18

15

15

15

15

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

15

15

12

12

15

12

12

12

15

15

15

12

12

15

12

12

12

12

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

23

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

591110

591120

591131

591132

591140

591190

600110

600121

600122

600129

600191

600192

600199

600210

600220

600230

600241

600242

600243

600249

600291

600292

600293

600299

610110

610120

610130

610190

610210

610220

610230

610290

610311

610312

610319

610321

610322

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

9

4

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

24

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

610323

610329

610331

610332

610333

610339

610341

610342

610343

610349

610411

610412

610413

610419

610421

610422

610423

610429

610431

610432

610433

610439

610441

610442

610443

610444

610449

610451

610452

610453

610459

610461

610462

610463

610469

610510

610520

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

25

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

610590

610610

610620

610690

610711

610712

610719

610721

610722

610729

610791

610792

610799

610811

610819

610821

610822

610829

610831

610832

610839

610891

610892

610899

610910

610990

611010

611020

611030

611090

611110

611120

611130

611190

611211

611212

611219

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

26

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

611220

611231

611239

611241

611249

611300

611410

611420

611430

611490

611511

611512

611519

611520

611591

611592

611593

611599

611610

611691

611692

611693

611699

611710

611720

611780

611790

620111

620112

620113

620119

620191

620192

620193

620199

620211

620212

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

27

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

620213

620219

620291

620292

620293

620299

620311

620312

620319

620321

620322

620323

620329

620331

620332

620333

620339

620341

620342

620343

620349

620411

620412

620413

620419

620421

620422

620423

620429

620431

620432

620433

620439

620441

620442

620443

620444

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

28

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

620449

620451

620452

620453

620459

620461

620462

620463

620469

620510

620520

620530

620590

620610

620620

620630

620640

620690

620711

620719

620721

620722

620729

620791

620792

620799

620811

620819

620821

620822

620829

620891

620892

620899

620910

620920

620930

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

29

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

620990

621010

621020

621030

621040

621050

621111

621112

621120

621131

621132

621133

621139

621141

621142

621143

621149

621210

621220

621230

621290

621310

621320

621390

621410

621420

621430

621440

621490

621510

621520

621590

621600

621710

621790

630110

630120

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

30

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

630130

630140

630190

630210

630221

630222

630229

630231

630232

630239

630240

630251

630252

630253

630259

630260

630291

630292

630293

630299

630311

630312

630319

630391

630392

630399

630411

630419

630491

630492

630493

630499

630510

630520

630531

630532

630533

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

4

4

4

4

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

4

4

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

4

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

4

4

4

18

15

12

12

31

CN Code4

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

630539

630590

630611

630612

630619

630621

630622

630629

630631

630639

630641

630649

630691

630699

630710

630720

630790

630800

630900

631010

631090

5

5

25

25

25

25

25

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

4

4

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

32

Appendix 5

EXCHANGE OF NOTES

The Directorate General for Trade of the Commission of the European Union presents its
compliments to the Mission of the Republic of Belarus and has the honour to refer to the
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on Trade in
Textile Products initialled on 1 April 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters initialled on … 1999.

The Directorate General for Trade wishes to inform the Mission of the Republic of Belarus
that, whilst awaiting the completion of the necessary procedures for the conclusion and
coming into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, the European
Community is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de facto from ….
This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time terminate this de facto
application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters provided that four months
notice is given.

The Directorate General for Trade would be grateful if the Mission of the Republic of Belarus
would confirm its agreement to the foregoing.

33

Letter from the Government of the Republic of Belarus

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of ….. which reads as follows:

"Sir,

1.

I have the honour to refer to the negotiations held on 9 and 10 September 1999 between
our respective Delegations with a view to renew the Agreement between the European
Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products initialled on
1 April 1993, as last amended and extended by the Agreement
in the form of an
Exchange of Letters initialled on 7 November 1995.

2.

As a result of these negotiations, both Parties agreed to amend the following provisions
of the Agreement:

2.1. Annex I which sets out the products referred to in Article 1 of the Agreement is

replaced by Appendix 1 to this letter.

2.2. Annex II which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of

Belarus to the European Community is replaced by Appendix 2 to this letter.

2.3. The Annex to Protocol C which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from
the Republic of Belarus to the European Community after OPT operations in the
Republic of Belarus is replaced for the period of 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2003
by Appendix 3 to this letter.

2.4. The second and third sentence of Article 19, paragraph 1, are replaced by the following

text:

'It shall be applicable until 31 December 2003’.

2.5.

Imports into Belarus of textiles products from the Community shall be subject to the
maximum rates of import duties as depicted in Appendix 4.

In the case of non-application of these rates the Community will have the right to
reintroduce for the period of the agreement remaining unexpired on a pro rata basis the
levels for quantitative restrictions applicable for 1999 as specified in the Exchange of
Letters initialled on 7 November 1995 with annual increases of these quantitative
restrictions in accordance with the agreement.

3.

Should the Republic of Belarus become a Member to the World Trade Organisation
before the date of expiry of the Agreement the restrictions in force shall be phased out
in the framework of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and Belarus’
Protocol of accession to the WTO. In addition, the provisions of Articles 2, paragraphs
2 and 3, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, Protocol A, Protocol B, Protocol C,
Agreed Minute No 1, Agreed Minute No 2, Agreed Minute No 3, Agreed Minute No 4
and Agreed Minute No 6 shall continue to be applicable as administrative arrangements
within the meaning of Article 2, paragraph 17 of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing.

34

4.

I should be obliged if you could kindly confirm the acceptance of your Government of
the foregoing. Should this be the case, this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which
the Parties have notified each other that the legal procedures necessary to this end have
been completed. In the meantime, it shall be applied provisionally from … on the
conditions to be specified in an Exchange of Notes (see Appendix 5).

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration."

I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the content of your
letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of the Republic of Belarus

35

Appendix 1

Annex I to the Agreement between the European Community and Belarus on trade in textile
products initialled on 1 April 1993, containing the category and goods descriptions for textiles
products, is replaced by Annex I to EC Regulation 3030/935.
It is understood that without
prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of the
description of goods is considered to be of indicative value only, since the products covered
by each category are determined, within that Annex by CN codes. Where there is an 'ex'
symbol in front of a CN code, the products covered in each category are determined by the
scope of the CN code and by that of the corresponding description.

5

In 1999 this Annex was published in EC Official Journal L 134 of 28.5.1999.

36

Appendix 2

Annex II

Belarus

Category

unit

Quota
level 1998

Quota
level 1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

New
quota
level
1999

1205

3021

1247

3127

1290

3280

1335

1381

3395

3514

Group IA

Group IB

Group IIA

Group IIB

Group IIIA

Group IIIB

Group IV

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

20

22

23

39

12

13

15

16

21

24

tons

tons

tons

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

tons

tons

tons

tons

tons

T pairs

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

T pieces

26/27

T pieces

29

73

83

33

36

37

50

67

74

90

115

117

118

T pieces

T pieces

tons

tons

tons

tons

tons

tons

T pieces

tons

tons

tons

tons

T pieces: thousand of pieces

370

506

475

603

187

127

169

733

622

325

437

426

265

247

284

181

143

175

766

650

340

456

445

277

256

299

190

150

4190

2026

4399

2087

538

89

562

433

672

151

162

95

278

846

331

90

240

231

141

63

639

298

563

94

588

455

702

157

169

98

291

892

347

95

252

241

148

66

671

313

37

190

900

800

700

700

800

290

265

315

199

180

197

941

836

732

730

836

303

275

332

209

189

204

983

874

766

762

873

317

285

349

219

198

1430

3638

211

1027

913

801

795

912

331

295

368

230

208

4618

2250

4848

5090

2318

2388

5344

2459

800

141

700

600

850

300

250

150

305

950

364

114

265

289

155

69

800

350

837

149

732

630

888

312

261

155

319

876

157

766

663

928

324

272

160

334

917

166

802

696

969

337

284

165

350

1002

1056

1114

382

120

278

302

163

72

840

368

400

127

292

315

171

76

882

386

419

134

307

328

179

79

926

406

Appendix 3

Annex to Protocol C

Category

Unit

2000

2001

2002

2003

4

5

6

7

8

12

13

15

16

21

24

1 000 pieces

3397

3628

3875

4139

1 000 pieces

4740

5062

5406

5774

1 000 pieces

5783

6176

6596

7045

1 000 pieces

4290

4582

4893

5226

1 000 pieces

1428

1525

1629

1739

1 000 pieces

3158

3395

3650

3924

1 000 pieces

332

346

361

376

1 000 pieces

2479

2647

2827

3020

1 000 pieces

573

608

645

684

1 000 pieces

1847

1972

2106

2249

1 000 pieces

391

417

446

476

26/27

1 000 pieces

1997

2133

2278

2433

29

73

83

74

1 000 pieces

951

1009

1070

1135

1 000 pieces

3596

3840

4102

4381

tonnes

500

1 000 pieces

636

522

674

545

715

569

759

38

Appendix 4

Maximum rates of duties applicable for imports into the Republic of Belarus
of textile products from the European Community

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

500100

500200

500310

500390

500400

500500

500600

500710

500720

500790

510111

510119

510121

510129

510130

510210

510220

510310

510320

510330

510400

510510

510521

510529

510530

510540

510610

510620

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

6

The product descriptions corresponding to the CN codes listed in this Appendix can be found in
Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (OJ L 256 of 7.9.1987), as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) 2204/1999 of 12 October 1999 (OJ No L 278 of 28.10.1999).

39

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

510710

510720

510810

510820

510910

510990

511000

511111

511119

511120

511130

511190

511211

511219

511220

511230

511290

511300

520100

520210

520291

520299

520300

520411

520419

520420

520511

520512

520513

520514

520515

520521

520522

520523

520524

520525

520526

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

40

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

520527

520528

520531

520532

520533

520534

520535

520541

520542

520543

520544

520545

520546

520547

520548

520611

520612

520613

520614

520615

520621

520622

520623

520624

520625

520631

520632

520633

520634

520635

520641

520642

520643

520644

520645

520710

520790

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

41

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

520811

520812

520813

520819

520821

520822

520823

520829

520831

520832

520833

520839

520841

520842

520843

520849

520851

520852

520853

520859

520911

520912

520919

520921

520922

520929

520931

520932

520939

520941

520942

520943

520949

520951

520952

520959

521011

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

42

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

521012

521019

521021

521022

521029

521031

521032

521039

521041

521042

521049

521051

521052

521059

521111

521112

521119

521121

521122

521129

521131

521132

521139

521141

521142

521143

521149

521151

521152

521159

521211

521212

521213

521214

521215

521221

521222

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

43

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

521223

521224

521225

530110

530121

530129

530130

530210

530290

530310

530390

530410

530490

530511

530519

530521

530529

530591

530599

530610

530620

530710

530720

530810

530820

530830

530890

530911

530919

530921

530929

531010

531090

531100

540110

540120

540220

14

14

14

12

12

12

10

10

10

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

10

10

10

10

44

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

540231

540232

540233

540239

540241

540242

540243

540249

540251

540252

540259

540261

540262

540269

540310

540320

540331

540332

540333

540339

540341

540342

540349

540410

540490

540500

540610

540620

540710

540720

540730

540741

540742

540743

540744

540751

540752

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

0

0

10

0

0

0

0

4

4

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

10

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

10

10

0

0

0

0

4

4

0

0

0

0

4

4

0

0

0

0

4

4

10

10

10

10

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

45

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

540753

540754

540760

540761

540769

540771

540772

540773

540774

540781

540782

540783

540784

540791

540792

540793

540794

540810

540821

540822

540823

540824

540831

540832

540833

540834

550110

550120

550130

550190

550200

550310

550320

550330

550340

550390

550410

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

46

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

550490

550510

550520

550610

550620

550630

550690

550700

550810

550820

550911

550912

550921

550922

550931

550932

550941

550942

550951

550952

550953

550959

550961

550962

550969

550991

550992

550999

551011

551012

551020

551030

551090

551110

551120

551130

551211

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

9

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

8

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

8

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

47

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

551219

551221

551229

551291

551299

551311

551312

551313

551319

551321

551322

551323

551329

551331

551332

551333

551339

551341

551342

551343

551349

551411

551412

551413

551419

551421

551422

551423

551429

551431

551432

551433

551439

551441

551442

551443

551449

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

48

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

551511

551512

551513

551519

551521

551522

551529

551591

551592

551599

551611

551612

551613

551614

551621

551622

551623

551624

551631

551632

551633

551634

551641

551642

551643

551644

551691

551692

551693

551694

560110

560121

560122

560129

560130

560210

560221

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

49

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

560229

560290

560300

560311

560312

560313

560314

560391

560392

560393

560394

560410

560420

560490

560500

560600

560710

560721

560729

560730

560741

560749

560750

560790

560811

560819

560890

560900

570110

570190

570210

570220

570231

570232

570239

570241

570242

10

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

20

20

20

20

5

5

8

4

4

4

4

25

8

25

8

8

25

8

8

25

5

5

8

4

4

4

4

18

8

18

8

8

5

5

8

4

4

4

4

12

8

12

8

8

18

12

8

8

8

8

18

12

5

5

8

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

50

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

570249

570251

570252

570259

570291

570292

570299

570310

570320

570330

570390

570410

570490

570500

580110

580121

580122

580123

580124

580125

580126

580131

580132

580133

580134

580135

580136

580190

580211

580219

580220

580230

580310

580390

580410

580421

580429

8

8

8

8

8

25

25

25

25

25

25

8

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

15

15

18

18

18

18

15

15

18

18

18

18

18

18

15

15

18

18

8

8

8

8

8

18

18

18

18

18

18

8

18

18

15

15

15

15

15

12

12

15

15

15

15

12

12

15

15

15

15

15

15

12

12

15

15

8

8

8

8

8

12

12

12

12

12

12

8

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

51

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

580430

580500

580610

580620

580631

580632

580639

580640

580710

580790

580810

580890

580900

581010

581091

581092

581099

581100

590110

590190

590210

590220

590290

590310

590320

590390

590410

590491

590492

590500

590610

590691

590699

590700

590800

590900

591000

18

18

15

15

18

15

15

15

18

18

18

15

15

18

15

15

15

15

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

15

15

12

12

15

12

12

12

15

15

15

12

12

15

12

12

12

12

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

52

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

591110

591120

591131

591132

591140

591190

600110

600121

600122

600129

600191

600192

600199

600210

600220

600230

600241

600242

600243

600249

600291

600292

600293

600299

610110

610120

610130

610190

610210

610220

610230

610290

610311

610312

610319

610321

610322

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

9

4

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

53

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

610323

610329

610331

610332

610333

610339

610341

610342

610343

610349

610411

610412

610413

610419

610421

610422

610423

610429

610431

610432

610433

610439

610441

610442

610443

610444

610449

610451

610452

610453

610459

610461

610462

610463

610469

610510

610520

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

54

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

610590

610610

610620

610690

610711

610712

610719

610721

610722

610729

610791

610792

610799

610811

610819

610821

610822

610829

610831

610832

610839

610891

610892

610899

610910

610990

611010

611020

611030

611090

611110

611120

611130

611190

611211

611212

611219

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

55

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

611220

611231

611239

611241

611249

611300

611410

611420

611430

611490

611511

611512

611519

611520

611591

611592

611593

611599

611610

611691

611692

611693

611699

611710

611720

611780

611790

620111

620112

620113

620119

620191

620192

620193

620199

620211

620212

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

56

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

620213

620219

620291

620292

620293

620299

620311

620312

620319

620321

620322

620323

620329

620331

620332

620333

620339

620341

620342

620343

620349

620411

620412

620413

620419

620421

620422

620423

620429

620431

620432

620433

620439

620441

620442

620443

620444

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

57

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

620449

620451

620452

620453

620459

620461

620462

620463

620469

620510

620520

620530

620590

620610

620620

620630

620640

620690

620711

620719

620721

620722

620729

620791

620792

620799

620811

620819

620821

620822

620829

620891

620892

620899

620910

620920

620930

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

58

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

620990

621010

621020

621030

621040

621050

621111

621112

621120

621131

621132

621133

621139

621141

621142

621143

621149

621210

621220

621230

621290

621310

621320

621390

621410

621420

621430

621440

621490

621510

621520

621590

621600

621710

621790

630110

630120

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

59

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

630130

630140

630190

630210

630221

630222

630229

630231

630232

630239

630240

630251

630252

630253

630259

630260

630291

630292

630293

630299

630311

630312

630319

630391

630392

630399

630411

630419

630491

630492

630493

630499

630510

630520

630531

630532

630533

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

4

4

4

4

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

4

4

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

4

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

4

4

4

18

15

12

12

60

CN Code6

Duty rates in %

Year
2000

Year
2001

Year
2002

Year
2003

630539

630590

630611

630612

630619

630621

630622

630629

630631

630639

630641

630649

630691

630699

630710

630720

630790

630800

630900

631010

631090

5

5

25

25

25

25

25

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

4

4

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

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Appendix 5

EXCHANGE OF NOTES

The Directorate General for Trade of the Commission of the European Union presents its
compliments to the Mission of the Republic of Belarus and has the honour to refer to the
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on Trade in
Textile Products initialled on 1 April 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the form of
an Exchange of Letters initialled on … 1999.

The Directorate General for Trade wishes to inform the Mission of the Republic of Belarus
that, whilst awaiting the completion of the necessary procedures for the conclusion and
coming into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, the European
Community is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de facto from ….
This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time terminate this de facto
application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters provided that four months
notice is given.

The Directorate General for Trade would be grateful if the Mission of the Republic of Belarus
would confirm its agreement to the foregoing.

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