Proposal for a Council Decision on the provisional application of a bilateral textile agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Date: 1999-12-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: North Macedonia, bilateral agreement, export, quantitative restriction, textile product

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 15.12.1999
COM(1999) 698 final

1999/0281 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

on the provisional application of a bilateral textile agreement between the European
Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.

2.

3.

In accordance with the Council directive of 2 December 1999, the Commission has
negotiated a bilateral agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
on trade in textile products.

The Commission has initialled an agreement on trade in textile products with the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 2 December 1999.

Consequently, it is proposed that the Council approves the attached proposal for a
Council Decision concerning the provisional application of this bilateral agreement
pending the formal conclusion.

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1999/0281 (ACC)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL DECISION

on the provisional application of a bilateral textile agreement between the European
Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

(1) Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community an
Agreement on trade in textile products with the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia;

(2) Whereas, this Agreement should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January
2000 pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal
provisional application by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Agreement on trade in textile products with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2000 pending the completion of the
procedures for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.1

The text of the Agreement is attached to this decision.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

1

The date from which the agreement will apply on a provisional basis will be published in the Official
Journal of the European Communities, C-series.

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ANNEX

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

AND THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

ON TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

of the one part,

and

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA,

of the other part,

DESIRING to promote, with a view to permanent cooperation and in conditions providing
every security for trade, the orderly and equitable development of trade in textile products
between the European Community (hereinafter referred to as "the Community") and the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ;

RESOLVED to take the fullest possible account of the serious economic and social problems
at present affecting the textile industry in both importing and exporting countries, and in
particular, to eliminate the real danger or damage to both the Community and Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia markets for textile products.

HAVING REGARD to the Cooperation Agreement entered into force on 1 January 1998, and
in particular to Article 15 thereof;

HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their
Plenipotentiaries:

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

This agreement establishes the regime applicable to trade of textile products originating in the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia listed in Annex I.

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TITLE I - QUANTITATIVE REGIME

Article 2

1.
The classification of the products covered by this Agreement is based on the tariff and
statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter called the "Combined Nomenclature",
or in abbreviated form "CN") and any amendments thereof.

Where any decision on classification results in a change of classification practice or a
change of category of any product subject to this Agreement the affected products shall
follow the trade regime applicable to the practice or category they fall into after such changes.

Any amendment to the Combined Nomenclature (CN) made in accordance with the
procedures in force in the Community concerning categories of products covered by this
Agreement or any decision relating to the classification of goods shall not have the effect of
reducing quantitative limits introduced pursuant to this Agreement.

The origin of the products covered by this Agreement shall be determined in

2.
accordance with the rules in force in the Community.

Any amendment

to these rules of origin shall be communicated to the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and shall not have the effect of reducing any quantitative
limit established pursuant to this Agreement.

The procedures for control of the origin of the products referred to above are laid

down in Appendix A.

Article 3

1.
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, exports from the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia to the Community of products listed in Annex I and originating in the
the time of entry into force of this
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall, at
Agreement, be free from quantitative limits and measures of equivalent effect. Quantitative
limits may subsequently be introduced under conditions specified in Article 8.

Should quantitative limits be introduced, exports of the textile products made subject
2.
to quantitative limits shall be subject to a double-checking system as specified in Appendix A.

At the time of entry into force of this Agreement, exports of products listed in Annex
3.
II, not subject to quantitative limits, shall be subject to the double-checking system referred to
in paragraph 2.

Following consultations in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 14,
4.
exports of products in Annex I not subject to quantitative limits, other than those listed in
Annex II, may be subject, subsequently to the entry into force of this Agreement, to the
double-checking system referred to in paragraph 2 or to a prior surveillance system
introduced by the Community.

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Article 4

The Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia recognise the special and
differential character of re-imports of textile products into the Community after processing in
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as a specific form of industrial and trade
cooperation.

Should quantitative limits be established under Article 8, provided that they are effected in
accordance with the regulations on economic outward processing in force in the Community,
these re-imports shall not be subject to these quantitative limits if they are subject to the
specific arrangements laid down in Annex III.

Article 5

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's exports of cottage-industry fabrics woven on
hand- or foot-operated looms, garments or other made-up articles obtained manually from
such fabrics and of traditional folklore handicraft products shall not be subject
to the
quantitative limits established under this Agreement, provided that these products originating
the conditions laid down in
in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia meet
Appendix B.

Article 6

Imports into the Community of textile products covered by this Agreement shall not
1.
be subject to the quantitative limits established under this Agreement, provided that they are
declared to be for re-export outside the Community in the same state or after processing,
within the framework of the administrative system of control which exists within the
Community.

However, the release for home use of products imported into the Community under
the conditions referred to above shall be subject to the production of an export licence issued
by the authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and to proof of origin in
accordance with the provisions of Appendix A.

Where the Community authorities ascertain that imports of textile products have been
2.
set off against a quantitative limit established under this Agreement, but that the products
have subsequently been re-exported outside the Community, the authorities shall inform the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities within four weeks of the quantities
involved and authorise imports of identical quantities of the same products, which shall not be
set off against the quantitative limit established under this Agreement for the current or the
following year, as appropriate.

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Article 7

Should quantitative limits be introduced under Article 8, the following provisions shall apply:

In any Agreement year advance use of a portion of the quantitative limit established
1.
for the following Agreement year is authorised for each category of products up to 5% of the
quantitative limit for the current Agreement year.

Amounts delivered in advance shall be deducted from the corresponding quantitative

limits established for the following Agreement year.

2.
Carryover to the corresponding quantitative limit for the following Agreement year of
the amounts not used during any Agreement year is authorised for each category of products
up to 10% of the quantitative limit for the current Agreement year.

Transfers in respect of categories in group I shall not be made from any category

3.
except as follows:

-

-

transfers between categories 1, 2 and 3 may be made up to 12% of the quantitative
limits for the category to which the transfer is made,

transfers between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 may be made up to 12% of the
quantitative limit for the category to which the transfer is made.

Transfers into any category in groups II and III may be made from any category or
categories in groups I, II and III up to 12% of the quantitative limit for the category to which
the transfer is made.

The table of equivalence applicable to the transfers referred to above is given in

4.
Annex I to this Agreement.

The increase in any category of products resulting from the cumulative application of
5.
the provisions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above during an Agreement year shall not exceed
17%.

6.
Prior notification shall be given by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
authorities in the event of recourse to the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above, at least
15 days in advance.

Article 8

Exports of textile products listed in Annex I may be made subject to quantitative limits

1.
on the conditions laid down in the following paragraphs.

Where the Community finds, under the system of administrative control set up, that
2.
the level of imports of products in a given category listed in Annex I originating in the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia exceeds, in relation to the preceding year’s total imports
into the Community from all sources of products in that category, the following rates:

-

2% for categories of products in Group I,

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-

-

8% for categories of products in Group II,

15% for categories of products in Group III,

it may request the opening of consultations in accordance with the procedure described in
Article 14 , with a view to reaching agreement on an appropriate restraint level for the
products in such category.

Pending a mutually satisfactory solution, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
3.
undertakes to limit exports of the products concerned to the Community for a provisional
period of three months from the date on which the request for consultations is made.

Such provisional limit shall be established at 25% of the level of imports reached
during the calendar year preceding that in which imports exceeded the level resulting from the
application of the formula set out in paragraph 2, and gave rise to the request for consultation,
or 25% of the level resulting from the application of the formula set out in paragraph 2,
whichever is the higher.

4.
Should the Contracting Parties be unable in the course of consultations to reach a
satisfactory solution within the period specified in Article 14, the Community shall have the
right to introduce a definitive quantitative limit at an annual level not lower than the level
resulting from the application of the formula set out in paragraph 2, or 106% of the level of
imports reached during the calendar year preceding that in which imports exceeded the level
resulting from the application of the formula set out in paragraph 2 and gave rise to the
request for consultations, whichever is the higher.

The annual level so fixed shall be revised upwards after consultations in accordance
with the procedure referred to in Article 14, with a view to fulfilling the conditions set out in
paragraph 2, should the trend of total imports into the Community of the product in question
make this necessary.

The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits introduced under this Article shall

5.
be determined in accordance with the provisions of Appendix C.

The provisions of this Article shall not apply where the percentages specified in
6.
paragraph 2 have been reached as a result of a fall in total imports into the Community, and
not as a result of an increase in exports of products originating in the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia.

7.
Where the provisions of paragraph 2, 3 and 4 are applied, the Community shall
authorise the imports of products of the category concerned shipped from the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia before the request for consultations was submitted.

Should the provisions of paragraphs 2 or 4 be applied, the Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia undertakes to issue export licences for products covered by contracts concluded
before the introduction of the quantitative limit, up to the volume of the quantitative limit
fixed.

8.
Up to the date of communication of the statistics referred to in Article 9(6), the
provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply on the basis of the annual statistics
previously communicated by the Community.

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Article 9

1.
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall supply the Commission with
precise statistical information on all export licences issued for categories of textile products
subject to the quantitative limits established under this Agreement or to a double-checking
system, expressed in quantities and in terms of value and broken down by Member States of
the Community, as well as on all certificates issued by the competent Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia authorities for products referred to in Article 5 and subject to the
provisions of Appendix B.

The Community shall

2.
to the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia authorities precise statistical information on import authorisations issued by the
Community authorities and import statistics for products covered by the system referred to in
Article 8(2).

likewise transmit

The information referred to above shall, for all categories of products, be forwarded

3.
before the end of the month following the month to which the statistics relate.

Upon request by the Community, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall

4.
supply import statistics for all products covered by Annex I.

5.
Should it be found on analysis of the information exchanged that there are significant
discrepancies between the returns for exports and those for imports, consultations may be
initiated in accordance with the procedure specified in Article 14 of this Agreement.

6.
For the purpose of applying the provisions of Article 8, the Community undertakes to
provide the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities before 15 April of each year
textile products covered by this
with the preceding year’s statistics on imports of all
Agreement, broken down by supplying country and Community Member State.

Article 10

1.
With a view to ensuring the effective functioning of this Agreement, the Community
and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia agree to cooperate fully in order to prevent,
to investigate and to take any necessary legal and/or administrative action against
circumvention by transhipment, re-routing, false declaration concerning the country or place
of origin, falsification of documents, false declaration concerning fibre content, quantities,
description or classification of merchandise and by whatever other means. Accordingly, the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Community agree to establish the necessary
legal provisions and administrative procedures permitting effective action to be taken against
such circumvention, which shall include the adoption of legally binding corrective measures
against exporters and/or importers involved.

2.
this
Should the Community believe on the basis of information available that
Agreement is being circumvented, the Community will consult with the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia with a view to reaching a mutually satisfactory solution. These
consultations will be held as early as possible and at the latest within 30 days from the date of
request.

Pending the results of the consultations referred to in paragraph 2,

3.
the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall, as a precautionary measure, if so requested by the

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Community,
take all necessary measures to ensure that, where sufficient evidence of
circumvention is provided, adjustments of quantitative limits established under Article 8
liable to be agreed following the consultations referred to in paragraph 2 may be carried out
for the quota year in which the request to open consultations in accordance with paragraph 2
was made, or for the following year if the quota for the current year is exhausted.

Should the Contracting Parties be unable, in the course of the consultation referred to

4.
in paragraph 2, to reach a mutually satisfactory solution, the Community shall have the right:

(a)

Where there is sufficient evidence that products originating in the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia have been imported in circumvention of this Agreement, to set
off the relevant quantities against the quantitative limits established under Article 8;

(b) Where sufficient evidence shows that false declaration concerning fibre content,
quantities, description or classification of products originating in the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia has occurred, to refuse to import the products in question;

(c)

Should it appear that the territory of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is
involved in transhipment or re-routing of products not originating in the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, to introduce quantitative limits against the same
products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia if they are not
already subject to quantitative limits, or to take any other appropriate measures.

The Contracting Parties agree to establish a system of administrative cooperation to
5.
prevent and to address effectively all problems arising from circumvention in accordance with
the provisions of Appendix A of this Agreement.

Article 11

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall monitor its exports of products
1.
under restraint or surveillance into the Community. Should a sudden and prejudicial change in
traditional trade flows arise, the Community will be entitled to request consultations in order
to find a satisfactory solution to those problems. Such consultations must be held within 15
working days of their being requested by the Community.

2.
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall endeavour to ensure that exports
of textile products subject to quantitative limits into the Community are spaced out as evenly
as possible over the year, due account being taken in particular of seasonal factors.

Article 12

In the event of denunciation of this Agreement as provided for in Article 17(3),
the
quantitative limits established pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced on a pro rata
temporis basis unless the Contracting Parties decide otherwise by common agreement.

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Article 13

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Community undertake to refrain from
discrimination in the allocation of export licences and import authorisations or documents
referred to in Appendixes A and B.

Article 14

Save where it is otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the consultation procedures

1.
referred to in this Agreement shall be governed by the following provisions:

-

-

-

-

any request for consultations shall be notified in writing to the other Contracting Party,

the request for consultations shall be followed, within a reasonable period and in any
case not later than 15 days following the notification, by a report setting out the
circumstances which, in the opinion of the requesting Contracting Party, justify the
submission of such a request,

the Contracting Parties shall enter into consultations within one month of notification
of the request at the latest, with a view to reaching agreement or a mutually acceptable
conclusion within one further month at the latest,

the period of one month referred to above for the purpose of reaching agreement or a
mutually acceptable conclusion may be extended by common accord.

The Community may request consultations in accordance with paragraph 1 when it
2.
ascertains that during a particular year of application of the Agreement difficulties arise in the
Community due to a sharp and substantial increase, by comparison to the preceding year, in
imports of a given category of group I.

3.
At the request of either of the Contracting Parties, consultations shall be held on any
problems arising from the application of this Agreement. Any consultations held under this
Article shall take place in a spirit of cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the differences
between the Contracting Parties.

TITLE II - FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 15

The operation of this agreement shall be reviewed prior to the accession of the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Article 16

to the territories in which the Treaty
This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand,
establishing the European Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that
Treaty and, on the other hand, to the territory of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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Article 17

1.
This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date
on which the Contracting Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures
necessary for that purpose. It shall apply as from 1 January 2000 until 31 December 2002.
Thereafter,
the provisions of this Agreement shall be extended
automatically for a period of one more year up to 31 December 2003, unless either
Contracting Party notifies the other at least six months before 31 December 2002 that it does
not agree with this extension.

the application of all

2.

Either Contracting Party may at any time propose modifications to this Agreement.

3.
Either Contracting Party may, at any time, denounce this Agreement provided that at
least 60 days’ notice is given. In that event, the Agreement shall come to an end on the expiry
of the period of notice.

The Contracting Parties agree to enter into consultations not later than six months

4.
before this Agreement expires with a view to possibly concluding a new Agreement.

The Annexes, Appendixes, and the Protocol of understanding on market access and

5.
letters exchanged or attached to this Agreement, shall form an integral part thereof.

This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in each of the official languages of the
Contracting Parties, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Article 18

For the Government of the

For the Council of the

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

European Union

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ANNEX I

PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1

1. When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 is not specifically mentioned, these products are to be

taken to be made exclusively of wool or of fine hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres.

2. Garments which are not recognizable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for women or girls are

classified with the latter.

3. Where the expression “babies' garments” is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and including commercial size 86.

Category

(1)

Description

CN-Code 1999

(2)

Table of equivalence

pieces/kg

g/piece

(3)

(4)

1

Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale

5204 11 00
5205 13 00
5205 21 00
5205 26 00
5205 32 00
5205 41 00
5205 46 00
5206 12 00
5206 15 90
5206 24 00
5206 32 00
5206 41 00
5206 45 00

5204 19 00
5205 14 00
5205 22 00
5205 27 00
5205 33 00
5205 42 00
5205 47 00
5206 13 00
5206 21 00
5206 25 10
5206 33 00
5206 42 00
ex 5604 90 00

GROUP I A

5205 11 00
5205 15 10
5205 23 00
5205 28 00
5205 34 00
5205 43 00
5205 48 00
5206 14 00
5206 22 00
5206 25 90
5206 34 00
5206 43 00

5205 12 00
5205 15 90
5205 24 00
5205 31 00
5205 35 00
5205 44 00
5206 11 00
5206 15 10
5206 23 00
5206 31 00
5206 35 00
5206 44 00

2

Woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze,
chenille fabrics, tulle and other net fabrics

terry fabrics, pile fabrics,

5208 11 10
5208 12 96
5208 21 10
5208 22 96
5208 31 00
5208 32 99
5208 42 00
5208 52 10
5209 11 00
5209 22 00
5209 39 00
5209 49 10
5209 59 00
5210 19 00
5210 29 00
5210 39 00
5210 51 00
5211 12 00
5211 29 00
5211 41 00
5211 49 90
5212 11 10
5212 13 10
5212 15 10
5212 22 10
5212 24 10
ex 5811 00 00

5208 11 90
5208 12 99
5208 21 90
5208 22 99
5208 32 16
5208 33 00
5208 43 00
5208 52 90
5209 12 00
5209 29 00
5209 41 00
5209 49 90
5210 11 10
5210 21 10
5210 31 10
5210 41 00
5210 52 00
5211 19 00
5211 31 00
5211 42 00
5211 51 00
5212 11 90
5212 13 90
5212 15 90
5212 22 90
5212 24 90
ex 6308 00 00

5208 12 19
5208 19 00
5208 22 19
5208 29 00
5208 32 96
5208 41 00
5208 51 00
5208 59 00
5209 21 00
5209 32 00
5209 43 00
5209 52 00
5210 12 00
5210 22 00
5210 32 00
5210 49 00
5211 11 00
5211 22 00
5211 39 00
5211 49 10
5211 59 00
5212 12 90
5212 14 90
5212 21 90
5212 23 90
5212 25 90

5208 12 16
5208 13 00
5208 22 16
5208 23 00
5208 32 19
5208 39 00
5208 49 00
5208 53 00
5209 19 00
5209 31 00
5209 42 00
5209 51 00
5210 11 90
5210 21 90
5210 31 90
5210 42 00
5210 59 00
5211 21 00
5211 32 00
5211 43 00
5211 52 00
5212 12 10
5212 14 10
5212 21 10
5212 23 10
5212 25 10

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2 a)

Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached

5208 31 00
5208 32 99
5208 42 00
5208 52 10
5209 31 00
5209 42 00
5209 51 00
5210 31 90
5210 42 00
5210 59 00
5211 41 00
5211 49 90
5212 13 10
5212 15 10
5212 24 10
ex 5811 00 00

5208 32 16
5208 33 00
5208 43 00
5208 52 90
5209 32 00
5209 43 00
5209 52 00
5210 32 00
5210 49 00
5211 31 00
5211 42 00
5211 51 00
5212 13 90
5212 15 90
5212 24 90
ex 6308 00 00

5208 32 19
5208 39 00
5208 49 00
5208 53 00
5209 39 00
5209 49 10
5209 59 00
5210 39 00
5210 51 00
5211 32 00
5211 43 00
5211 52 00
5212 14 10
5212 23 10
5212 25 10

5208 32 96
5208 41 00
5208 51 00
5208 59 00
5209 41 00
5209 49 90
5210 31 10
5210 41 00
5210 52 00
5211 39 00
5211 49 10
5211 59 00
5212 14 90
5212 23 90
5212 25 90

3

Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (discontinuous or waste) other
narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics ( incl. terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics

than

5512 11 00
5512 29 10
5512 99 90
5513 13 00
5513 21 90
5513 31 00
5513 41 00
5514 11 00
5514 21 00
5514 31 00
5514 41 00
5515 11 10
5515 12 30
5515 13 91
5515 19 90
5515 22 11
5515 29 10
5515 91 30
5515 92 91
5515 99 90

5512 19 10
5512 29 90
5513 11 20
5513 19 00
5513 22 00
5513 32 00
5513 42 00
5514 12 00
5514 22 00
5514 32 00
5514 42 00
5515 11 30
5515 12 90
5515 13 99
5515 21 10
5515 22 19
5515 29 30
5515 91 90
5515 92 99
5803 90 30

5512 19 90
5512 91 00
5513 11 90
5513 21 10
5513 23 00
5513 33 00
5513 43 00
5514 13 00
5514 23 00
5514 33 00
5514 43 00
5515 11 90
5515 13 11
5515 19 10
5515 21 30
5515 22 91
5515 29 90
5515 92 11
5515 99 10
ex 5905 00 70

3 a)

Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached

5512 19 10
5512 99 10
5513 21 90
5513 31 00
5513 41 00
5514 21 00
5514 31 00
5514 41 00
5515 11 30
5515 13 19
5515 21 30
5515 29 30
5515 92 19
ex 5803 90 30

5512 19 90
5512 99 90
5513 22 00
5513 32 00
5513 42 00
5514 22 00
5514 32 00
5514 42 00
5515 11 90
5515 13 99
5515 21 90
5515 29 90
5515 92 99
ex 5905 00 70

5512 29 10
5513 21 10
5513 23 00
5513 33 00
5513 43 00
5514 23 00
5514 33 00
5514 43 00
5515 12 30
5515 19 30
5515 22 19
5515 91 30
5515 99 30
ex 6308 00 00

GROUP I B

5512 21 00
5512 99 10
5513 12 00
5513 21 30
5513 29 00
5513 39 00
5513 49 00
5514 19 00
5514 29 00
5514 39 00
5514 49 00
5515 12 10
5515 13 19
5515 19 30
5515 21 90
5515 22 99
5515 91 10
5515 92 19
5515 99 30
ex 6308 00 00

5512 29 90
5513 21 30
5513 29 00
5513 39 00
5513 49 00
5514 29 00
5514 39 00
5514 49 00
5515 12 90
5515 19 90
5515 22 99
5515 91 90
5515 99 90

4

Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers and
pullovers (other than of wool or fine animal hair), undervests and the like,
knitted or crocheted

6.48

154

6105 10 00
6109 10 00
6110 30 10

6105 20 10
6109 90 10

6105 20 90
6109 90 30

6105 90 10
6110 20 10

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6

7

8

9

Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets
and jumpers (others than jackets and blazers), anoraks, wind-cheaters,
waister jackets and the like, knitted or crocheted

4.53

221

6101 10 90
6102 20 90
6110 10 35
6110 10 98
6110 30 99

6101 20 90
6102 30 90
6110 10 38
6110 20 91

6101 30 90
6110 10 10
6110 10 91
6110 20 99

6102 10 90
6110 10 31
6110 10 95
6110 30 91

Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and trousers
(incl. slacks); women's or girls’ woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of
cotton or of man made fibres; lower parts of track suits with lining, others
than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres

1.76

568

6203 41 10
6203 42 35
6203 49 19
6204 62 33
6211 32 42

6203 41 90
6203 42 90
6203 49 50
6204 62 39
6211 33 42

6203 42 31
6203 43 19
6204 61 10
6204 63 18
6211 42 42

6203 42 33
6203 43 90
6204 62 31
6204 69 18
6211 43 42

Women's or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted
or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres

5.55

180

6106 10 00
6206 30 00

6106 20 00
6206 40 00

6106 90 10

6206 20 00

Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or
man-made fibres

4,60

217

6205 10 00

6205 20 00

6205 30 00

GROUP II A

Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; toilet linen and
kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, of terry towelling and woven
terry fabrics, of cotton

5802 11 00

5802 19 00

ex 6302 60 00

20

Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted

6302 21 00
6302 31 90

6302 22 90
6302 32 90

6302 29 90
6302 39 90

6302 31 10

22

Yarn of staple or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale

5508 10 11
5509 21 10
5509 31 10
5509 41 10
5509 51 00
5509 59 00
5509 69 00
5509 99 00

5508 10 19
5509 21 90
5509 31 90
5509 41 90
5509 52 10
5509 61 10
5509 91 10

5509 11 00
5509 22 10
5509 32 10
5509 42 10
5509 52 90
5509 61 90
5509 91 90

5509 12 00
5509 22 90
5509 32 90
5509 42 90
5509 53 00
5509 62 00
5509 92 00

22 a)

Of which acrylic

ex 5508 10 19
5509 32 90
5509 69 00

5509 31 10
5509 61 10

5509 31 90
5509 61 90

5509 32 10
5509 62 00

23

Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for retail sale

5508 20 10
5510 30 00

5510 11 00
5510 90 00

5510 12 00

5510 20 00

15

32

Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or terry
fabrics of cotton and narrow woven fabrics) and tufted textile surfaces, of
wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres

5801 10 00
5801 24 00
5801 32 00
5801 36 00

5801 21 00
5801 25 00
5801 33 00
5802 20 00

5801 22 00
5801 26 00
5801 34 00
5802 30 00

5801 23 00
5801 31 00
5801 35 00

32 a)

Of which:Cotton corduroy

5801 22 00

39

Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted,
other than of terry towelling or a similar terry fabrics of cotton

6302 51 10
6302 91 10

6302 51 90
6302 91 90

6302 53 90
6302 93 90

ex 6302 59 00
ex 6302 99 00

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

GROUP II B

Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks,
sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, including
stockings for varicose veins, other than products of category 70

24.3
pairs

41

6115 12 00
6115 91 00
6115 93 99

6115 19 00
6115 92 00
6115 99 00

6115 20 11
6115 93 10

6115 20 90
6115 93 30

Men's or boys’ underpants and briefs, women's or girls’ knickers and briefs,
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

17

59

6107 11 00
6108 22 00

6107 12 00
6108 29 00

6107 19 00
ex 6212 10 10

6108 21 00

Men's or boys’ woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and
capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas)
(of category 21)

0.72

1 389

6201 11 00
ex 6201 13 90

ex 6201 12 10
6210 20 00

ex 6201 12 90

ex 6201 13 10

Women's or girls’ woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and
capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres
(other than parkas) (of category 21)

0.84

1 190

6202 11 00
ex 6202 13 90
6204 39 19

ex 6202 12 10
6204 31 00
6210 30 00

ex 6202 12 90
6204 32 90

ex 6202 13 10
6204 33 90

Men's or boys’ suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; men's or boys’
track suits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of
cotton or of man-made fibres

0.80

1 250

6203 11 00
6203 21 00
6211 32 31

6203 12 00
6203 22 80
6211 33 31

6203 19 10
6203 23 80

6203 19 30
6203 29 18

Men's or boys’ jackets or blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool,
of cotton or of man-made fibres

1.43

700

6203 31 00

6203 32 90

6203 33 90

6203 39 19

Men's or boys’ singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts,
pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted
or crocheted

16

6207 11 00
6207 29 00
6207 99 00

6207 19 00
6207 91 10

6207 21 00
6207 91 90

6207 22 00
6207 92 00

Women's or girls’ singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties,
night-dresses, pyjamas, négliges, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar
articles, other than knitted or crocheted

6208 11 00
6208 22 00
6208 91 90

6208 19 10
6208 29 00
6208 92 00

6208 19 90
6208 91 11
6208 99 00

6208 21 00
6208 91 19
ex 6212 10 10

19

Handkerchiefs, other than knitted or crocheted

59

17

6213 20 00

6213 90 00

21

Parkas; anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, other than
knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; upper parts
of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-
made fibres

2.3

435

ex 6201 12 10
6201 91 00
ex 6202 12 90
6202 92 00
6211 42 41

ex 6201 12 90
6201 92 00
ex 6202 13 10
6202 93 00
6211 43 41

ex 6201 13 10
6201 93 00
ex 6202 13 90
6211 32 41

ex 6201 13 90
ex 6202 12 10
6202 91 00
6211 33 41

24

Men's or boys’ nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar
articles, knitted or crocheted

3.9

257

6107 21 00
6107 91 90

6107 22 00
6107 92 00

6107 29 00
ex 6107 99 00

6107 91 10

Women's or girls’ night-dresses, pyjamas, négliges, bathrobes, dressing
gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted

6108 31 10
6108 32 90
6108 92 00

6108 31 90
6108 39 00
6108 99 10

6108 32 11
6108 91 10

6108 32 19
6108 91 90

26

Women's or girls’ dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

3.1

323

6104 41 00
6204 41 00

6104 42 00
6204 42 00

6104 43 00
6204 43 00

6104 44 00
6204 44 00

27

Women's or girls’ skirts, including divided skirts

2.6

385

6104 51 00
6204 51 00

6104 52 00
6204 52 00

6104 53 00
6204 53 00

6104 59 00
6204 59 10

28

Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other
swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

than

1.61

620

6103 41 10
6103 43 10
6104 61 10
6104 63 10

6103 41 90
6103 43 90
6104 61 90
6104 63 90

6103 42 10
6103 49 10
6104 62 10
6104 69 10

6103 42 90
6103 49 91
6104 62 90
6104 69 91

29

Women's or girls’ suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; women's or girls’
track suits with lining, with an outer shell of an identical fabric, of cotton or
of man-made fibres

1.37

730

6204 11 00
6204 21 00
6211 42 31

6204 12 00
6204 22 80
6211 43 31

6204 13 00
6204 23 80

6204 19 10
6204 29 18

17

31

Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted

18.2

55

68

73

76

ex 6212 10 10

6212 10 90

Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves,
mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, and babies' stockings, socks
and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category 88

6111 10 90
ex 6209 10 00

6111 20 90
ex 6209 20 00

6111 30 90
ex 6209 30 00

ex 6111 90 00
ex 6209 90 00

Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of man-made
textile fibres

1.67

600

6112 11 00

6112 12 00

6112 19 00

Men's or boys’
crocheted

industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or

6203 22 10
6203 33 10
6203 43 11
6211 32 10

6203 23 10
6203 39 11
6203 43 31
6211 33 10

6203 29 11
6203 42 11
6203 49 11

6203 32 10
6203 42 51
6203 49 31

Women's or girls’ aprons, smock overalls and other
occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted

industrial or

6204 22 10
6204 33 10
6204 63 11
6211 42 10

6204 23 10
6204 39 11
6204 63 31
6211 43 10

6204 29 11
6204 62 11
6204 69 11

6204 32 10
6204 62 51
6204 69 31

77

Ski suits, other than knitted or crocheted

ex 6211 20 00

78

Garments, other
categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77

than knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of

6203 41 30
6204 61 80
6204 63 39
6210 40 00
6211 33 90

6203 42 59
6204 61 90
6204 63 90
6210 50 00
6211 41 00

6203 43 39
6204 62 59
6204 69 39
6211 31 00
6211 42 90

6203 49 39
6204 62 90
6204 69 50
6211 32 90
6211 43 90

83

Overcoats, jackets, blazers and other garments, including ski suits, knitted
or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 4, 5, 7, 13, 24, 26, 27, 28,
68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75

6101 10 10
6102 20 10
6103 33 00
6104 33 00
6114 10 00

6101 20 10
6102 30 10
ex 6103 39 00
ex 6104 39 00
6114 20 00

6101 30 10
6103 31 00
6104 31 00
6112 20 00
6114 30 00

6102 10 10
6103 32 00
6104 32 00
6113 00 90

33

Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the like of
polyethylene or polypropylene, less than 3 m wide

GROUP III A

5407 20 11

Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, not knitted or
crocheted, obtained from strip or the like

6305 32 81

6305 32 89

6305 33 91

6305 33 99

18

34

35

Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the like of
polyethylene or polypropylene, 3 m or more wide

5407 20 19

Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other than those for tyres of
category 114

5407 10 00
5407 42 00
5407 52 00
5407 61 30
5407 69 90
5407 74 00
5407 84 00
5407 94 00

5407 20 90
5407 43 00
5407 53 00
5407 61 50
5407 71 00
5407 81 00
5407 91 00
ex 5811 00 00

5407 30 00
5407 44 00
5407 54 00
5407 61 90
5407 72 00
5407 82 00
5407 92 00
ex 5905 00 70

5407 41 00
5407 51 00
5407 61 10
5407 69 10
5407 73 00
5407 83 00
5407 93 00

35 a)

Of which:Other than unbleached or bleached

ex 5407 10 00
5407 43 00
5407 54 00
5407 69 90
5407 82 00
5407 93 00

ex 5407 20 90
5407 44 00
5407 61 30
5407 72 00
5407 83 00
5407 94 00

ex 5407 30 00
5407 52 00
5407 61 50
5407 73 00
5407 84 00
ex 5811 00 00

5407 42 00
5407 53 00
5407 61 90
5407 74 00
5407 92 00
ex 5905 00 70

36

Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres , other than those for tyres of
category 114

5408 10 00
5408 23 10
5408 32 00
ex 5905 00 70

5408 21 00
5408 23 90
5408 33 00

5408 22 10
5408 24 00
5408 34 00

5408 22 90
5408 31 00
ex 5811 00 00

36 a)

Of which:Other than unbleached or bleached

ex 5408 10 00
5408 23 90
5408 34 00

5408 22 10
5408 24 00
ex 5811 00 00

5408 22 90
5408 32 00
ex 5905 00 70

5408 23 10
5408 33 00

37

Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres

5516 11 00
5516 21 00
5516 24 00
5516 34 00
5516 44 00
5516 94 00

5516 12 00
5516 22 00
5516 31 00
5516 41 00
5516 91 00
5803 90 50

5516 13 00
5516 23 10
5516 32 00
5516 42 00
5516 92 00
ex 5905 00 70

5516 14 00
5516 23 90
5516 33 00
5516 43 00
5516 93 00

37 a)

Of which:Other than unbleached or bleached

5516 12 00
5516 23 10
5516 33 00
5516 44 00
ex 5803 90 50

5516 13 00
5516 23 90
5516 34 00
5516 92 00
ex 5905 00 70

5516 14 00
5516 24 00
5516 42 00
5516 93 00

5516 22 00
5516 32 00
5516 43 00
5516 94 00

38 A

Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain fabric including net curtain fabric

6002 43 11

6002 93 10

38 B

Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted

ex 6303 91 00

ex 6303 92 90

ex 6303 99 90

40

Woven curtains ( including drapes, interior blinds, curtain and bed valances
and other furnishing articles), other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of
cotton or of man-made fibres

19

ex 6303 91 00
ex 6304 19 90

ex 6303 92 90
6304 92 00

ex 6303 99 90
ex 6304 93 00

6304 19 10
ex 6304 99 00

41

Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, other than
non textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50
turns/m

5401 10 11
5402 20 00
5402 39 10
5402 49 99
5402 59 90
5402 69 90

5401 10 19
5402 31 00
5402 39 90
5402 51 00
5402 61 00
ex5604 20 00

5402 10 10
5402 32 00
5402 49 10
5402 52 00
5402 62 00
ex 5604 90 00

5402 10 90
5402 33 00
5402 49 91
5402 59 10
5402 69 10

42

Yarn of continuous man-made fibres, not put up for retail sale

5401 20 10

Yarn of artificial fibres; yarn of artificial filaments, not put up for retail sale,
other than single yarn of viscose rayon untwisted or with a twist of not more
than 250 turns/m and single non textured yarn of cellulose acetate

5403 10 00
5403 33 90
5403 49 00

5403 20 10
5403 39 00
ex 5604 20 00

5403 20 90
5403 41 00

ex 5403 32 00
5403 42 00

43

Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of artificial staple fibres, cotton yarn, put
up for retail sale

5204 20 00
5401 20 90
5511 30 00

5207 10 00
5406 10 00

5207 90 00
5406 20 00

5401 10 90
5508 20 90

46

Carded or combed sheep's or lambs’ wool or other fine animal hair

47

48

49

5105 10 00
5105 30 90

5105 21 00

5105 29 00

5105 30 10

Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs’ wool (woollen yarn) or of carded fine
animal hair, not put up for retail sale

5106 10 10
5106 20 91

5106 10 90
5106 20 99

5106 20 10
5108 10 10

5108 10 90

Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs’ wool (worsted yarn) or of combed fine
animal hair, not put up for retail sale

5107 10 10
5107 20 51
5108 20 10

5107 10 90
5107 20 59
5108 20 90

5107 20 10
5107 20 91

5107 20 30
5107 20 99

Yarn of sheep's or lambs’ wool or of combed fine animal hair, put up for
retail sale

5109 10 10

5109 10 90

5109 90 10

5109 90 90

50

Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs’ wool or of fine animal hair

5111 11 11
5111 19 11
5111 19 91
5111 30 30
5111 90 93
5112 19 11
5112 20 00
5112 90 10

5111 11 19
5111 19 19
5111 19 99
5111 30 90
5111 90 99
5112 19 19
5112 30 10
5112 90 91

5111 11 91
5111 19 31
5111 20 00
5111 90 10
5112 11 10
5112 19 91
5112 30 30
5112 90 93

5111 11 99
5111 19 39
5111 30 10
5111 90 91
5112 11 90
5112 19 99
5112 30 90
5112 90 99

51

Cotton, carded or combed

20

5203 00 00

53

Cotton gauze

54

55

5803 10 00

Artificial staple fibres,
processed for spinning

5507 00 00

Synthetic staple fibres,
processed for spinning

5506 10 00
5506 90 90

including waste, carded, combed or otherwise

including waste, carded, combed or otherwise

5506 20 00

5506 30 00

5506 90 10

56

Yarn of synthetic staple fibres (including waste), put up for retail sale

5508 10 90

5511 10 00

5511 20 00

58

Carpets, carpentines and rugs, knotted ( made up or not)

5701 10 10
5701 90 10

5701 10 91
5701 90 90

5701 10 93

5701 10 99

59

Carpets and other textile floor coverings, other than the carpets of category
58

5702 10 00
5702 41 00
5702 52 00
ex 5702 99 00
5703 20 91
5703 30 51
5703 90 00
5705 00 30

5702 31 00
5702 42 00
ex 5702 59 00
5703 10 00
5703 20 99
5703 30 59
5704 10 00
ex 5705 00 90

5702 32 00
5702 49 10
5702 91 00
5703 20 11
5703 30 11
5703 30 91
5704 90 00

5702 39 10
5702 51 00
5702 92 00
5703 20 19
5703 30 19
5703 30 99
5705 00 10

Tapestries, hand-made, of
the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson,
Beauvais and the like, and needlework tapestries (e.g. petit point and cross
stitch) made in panels and the like by hand

5805 00 00

Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp
without weft, assembled by means of an adhesive, other than labels and
similar
62
Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or crocheted), made from textile
materials assembled from rubber thread

category

articles

of

60

61

ex 5806 10 00
5806 32 10

5806 20 00
5806 32 90

5806 31 00
5806 39 00

5806 40 00

62

Chenille yarn (incl. flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other than metallized
yarn and gimped horsehair yarn)

5606 00 91

5606 00 99

Tulle and other net fabrics but not including woven, knitted or crocheted
fabrics, hand or mechanically-made lace, in the piece, in strips or in motifs

5804 10 11

5804 10 19

5804 10 90

5804 21 10

Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not embroidered, in the
piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, woven

5807 10 10

5807 10 90

21

Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, pompons and the
like

5808 10 00

5808 90 00

Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs

5810 10 10
5810 92 10

5810 10 90
5810 92 90

5810 91 10
5810 99 10

5810 91 90
5810 99 90

63

Knitted or crocheted fabric of synthetic fibres containing by weight 5% or
more elastomeric yarn and knitted or crocheted fabrics containing by
weight 5% or more of rubber thread

5906 91 00
6002 30 90

ex 6002 10 10

6002 10 90

ex 6002 30 10

Raschel lace and long-pile fabric of synthetic fibres

ex 6001 10 00

6002 20 31

6002 43 19

65

Knitted or crocheted fabric, other than those of categories 38 A and 63, of
wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

5606 00 10
6001 29 10
6001 91 90
6001 92 90
6002 20 39
6002 41 00
6002 42 90
6002 43 39
6002 43 95
6002 92 30
6002 93 33
6002 93 99

ex 6001 10 00
6001 91 10
6001 92 10
6001 99 10
6002 20 50
6002 42 10
6002 43 31
6002 43 50
6002 43 99
6002 92 50
6002 93 35

6001 21 00
6001 91 30
6001 92 30
ex 6002 10 10
6002 20 70
6002 42 30
6002 43 33
6002 43 91
6002 91 00
6002 92 90
6002 93 39

6001 22 00
6001 91 50
6001 92 50
6002 20 10
ex 6002 30 10
6002 42 50
6002 43 35
6002 43 93
6002 92 10
6002 93 31
6002 93 91

66

Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of
cotton or of man-made fibres

6301 10 00
ex 6301 40 90

6301 20 91
ex 6301 90 90

6301 20 99

6301 30 90

10

Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted

GROUP III B

6111 10 10
6116 10 20
6116 93 00

6111 20 10
6116 10 80
6116 99 00

6111 30 10
6116 91 00

ex 6111 90 00
6116 92 00

67

Knitted or crocheted clothing accessories other than for babies; household
linen of all kinds, knitted or crocheted; curtains (incl. drapes) and interior
blinds, curtain or bed valances and other furnishing articles knitted or
crocheted; knitted or crocheted blankets and travelling rugs, other knitted
or crocheted articles including parts of garments or of clothing accessories

5807 90 90
6117 80 10
6301 30 10
6302 10 90
6303 12 00
ex 6305 20 00
ex 6305 39 00

6113 00 10
6117 80 90
6301 40 10
6302 40 00
6303 19 00
6305 32 11
ex 6305 90 00

6117 10 00
6117 90 00
6301 90 10
ex 6302 60 00
6304 11 00
ex 6305 32 90
6307 10 10

6117 20 00
6301 20 10
6302 10 10
6303 11 00
6304 91 00
6305 33 10
6307 90 10

67 a)

Of which: Sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods, made
from polyethylene or polypropylene strip

22

59

17

pairs

6305 32 11

6305 33 10

69

Women's and girls’ slips and petticoats, knitted or crocheted

7.8

128

6108 11 00

6108 19 00

70

Panty-hose and tights of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less
than 67 decitex (6,7 tex)

30.4
pairs

33

6115 11 00

6115 20 19

Women's full length hosiery of synthetic fibres

6115 93 91

72

Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

9.7

103

6112 31 10
6112 41 10
6211 11 00

6112 31 90
6112 41 90
6211 12 00

6112 39 10
6112 49 10

6112 39 90
6112 49 90

Women's or girls’ knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of
cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits

1.54

650

6104 11 00
6104 21 00

6104 12 00
6104 22 00

6104 13 00
6104 23 00

ex 6104 19 00
ex 6104 29 00

Men's or boys’ knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton
or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suit

0.80

1 250

6103 11 00
6103 22 00

6103 12 00
6103 23 00

6103 19 00
6103 29 00

6103 21 00

Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like other than knitted or
crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres

6214 20 00

6214 30 00

6214 40 00

6214 90 10

Ties, bow ties and cravats other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of
cotton or of man-made fibres

17.9

56

6215 20 00

6215 90 00

Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspenders, garters and
the like, and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted

8.8

114

74

75

84

85

86

6212 20 00

6212 30 00

6212 90 00

87

Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted

ex 6209 10 00
6216 00 00

ex 6209 20 00

ex 6209 30 00

ex 6209 90 00

88

Stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted; other clothing
accessories, parts of garments or of clothing accessories other than for
babies, other than knitted or crocheted

ex 6209 10 00
6217 10 00

ex 6209 20 00
6217 90 00

ex 6209 30 00

ex 6209 90 00

90

Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, plaited or not

5607 41 00
5607 50 11

5607 49 11
5607 50 19

5607 49 19
5607 50 30

5607 49 90
5607 50 90

91

Tents

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93

94

95

96

97

98

99

6306 21 00

6306 22 00

6306 29 00

Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods of woven fabrics,
other than made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip

ex 6305 20 00

ex 6305 32 90

ex 6305 39 00

Wadding of
exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps

textile materials and articles thereof;

textile fibres, not

5601 10 10
5601 22 10
5601 30 00

5601 10 90
5601 22 91

5601 21 10
5601 22 99

5601 21 90
5601 29 00

Felt and articles thereof, whether or not impregnated or coated, other than
floor coverings

5602 10 19
5602 21 00
ex 5905 00 70

5602 10 31
5602 29 90
6210 10 10

5602 10 39
5602 90 00
6307 90 91

5602 10 90
ex 5807 90 10

Non-woven fabrics and articles of such fabrics, whether or not
impregnated, coated, covered or laminated

5603 11 10
5603 13 10
5603 91 10
5603 93 10
ex 5807 90 10
ex 6301 40 90
6302 53 10
ex 6304 19 90
ex 6305 39 00

5603 11 90
5603 13 90
5603 91 90
5603 93 90
ex 5905 00 70
ex 6301 90 90
6302 93 10
ex 6304 93 00
6307 10 30

5603 12 10
5603 14 10
5603 92 10
5603 94 10
6210 10 91
6302 22 10
6303 92 10
ex 6304 99 00
ex 6307 90 99

5603 12 90
5603 14 90
5603 92 90
5603 94 90
6210 10 99
6302 32 10
6303 99 10
ex 6305 32 90

Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and made up fishing nets
of yarn, twine, cordage or rope

5608 11 11
5608 19 11
5608 90 00

5608 11 19
5608 19 19

5608 11 91
5608 19 30

5608 11 99
5608 19 90

Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, cables or rope , other than
textile fabrics, articles made from such fabrics and articles of category 97

5609 00 00

5905 00 10

Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used
for the outer covers of books and the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting
canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat
foundations

5901 10 00

5901 90 00

Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a
coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to
shape

5904 10 00

5904 91 10

5904 91 90

5904 92 00

Rubberised textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted, excluding those for tyres

5906 10 00

5906 99 10

5906 99 90

Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted canvas being
theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths, other than of category 100

5907 00 10

5907 00 90

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100

Textile fabrics
preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials

impregnated,

laminated with

covered

coated,

or

5903 10 10
5903 90 10

5903 10 90
5903 90 91

5903 20 10
5903 90 99

5903 20 90

101

Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, other than of synthetic
fibres

ex 5607 90 00

109

Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds

6306 11 00
6306 39 00

6306 12 00

6306 19 00

6306 31 00

110

Woven pneumatic mattresses

6306 41 00

6306 49 00

111

Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic mattresses and tents

6306 91 00

6306 99 00

112

Other made up textile articles, woven, excluding those of categories 113
and 114

6307 20 00

ex 6307 90 99

113

Floor cloth, dish cloth and dusters, other than knitted or crocheted

6307 10 90

114

Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses

5902 10 10
5902 90 10
5909 00 90
5911 31 11
5911 32 90

5902 10 90
5902 90 90
5910 00 00
5911 31 19
5911 40 00

5902 20 10
5908 00 00
5911 10 00
5911 31 90
5911 90 10

5902 20 90
5909 00 10
ex 5911 20 00
5911 32 10
5911 90 90

115

Flax or ramie yarn

GROUP IV

5306 10 10
5306 20 10

5306 10 30
5306 20 90

5306 10 50
5308 90 12

5306 10 90
5308 90 19

117

Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie

5309 11 10
5309 21 90
5905 00 30

5309 11 90
5309 29 00

5309 19 00
5311 00 10

5309 21 10
5803 90 90

118

Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen of flax or ramie, other knitted or
crocheted

6302 29 10
ex 6302 59 00

6302 39 10
6302 92 00

6302 39 30
ex 6302 99 00

6302 52 00

120

Curtains ( incl. drapes), interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other
furnishing articles, not knitted or crocheted, of flax or ramie

ex 6303 99 90

6304 19 30

ex 6304 99 00

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121

Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax or ramie

ex 5607 90 00

122

Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, used, of flax,
other than knitted or crocheted

ex 6305 90 00

123

Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or ramie, other than narrow
woven fabrics

5801 90 10

ex 5801 90 90

Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or ramie,
other than knitted or crocheted

6214 90 90

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ANNEX II

Products without quantitative limits subject to the double-checking system referred to in

Article 3(3), of the Agreement.

(The full product descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I

of the Agreement).

CATEGORIES

1

2

4

5

8

Categories 6, 7, 15, 16 and 67 are submitted to automatic surveillance level system. Once the

levels of Article 8(2) are reached, these Categories will be automatically submitted to the

double-checking system.

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ANNEX III

Reimports into the Community, within the meaning of Article 4 of this Agreement, shall be

subject to the provisions of this Agreement, unless the special provisions below provide

otherwise,

1.

Reimports into the Community within the meaning of Article 4 of this Agreement may

be made subject to specific quantitative limits following consultations in accordance with the

procedures set out in Article 14 of this Agreement, provided the products concerned are

subject to quantitative limits pursuant to this Agreement, to a double-checking system or to

surveillance measures.

2.

Having regard to the interests of both Parties, the Community may at its discretion, or

in response to a request under Article 14 of this Agreement:

(a)

examine the possibility of transferring from one category to another, using in advance

or carrying over from one year to the next, portions of specific quantitative limits;

(b)

consider the possibility of increasing specific quantitative limits.

3.

However, the Community may apply automatically the flexibility rules set out in

paragraph 2 within the following limits:

(a)

transfers between categories may not exceed 25% of the quantity for the category to

which the transfer is made;

(b)

carry-over of a specific quantitative limit from one year to the next may not exceed

13.5 % of the quantity set for the year of actual utilisation;

(c)

advance use of specific quantitative limits from one year to another may not exceed

7.5 % of the quantity set for the year of actual utilisation.

The Community shall inform the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of any

4.
measures taken pursuant to the preceding paragraphs.

The competent authorities in the Community shall debit the specific quantitative limits
5.
referred to in paragraph 1 at the time of issue of the prior authorisation required by Council
Regulation (EC) N° 3036/94 which governs economic outward processing arrangements. A
specific quantitative limit shall be debited for the year in which a prior authorisation is issued.

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6.

A certificate of origin made out by the organisations authorised to do so under the

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia law shall be issued, in accordance with Appendix A

to this Agreement, for all products covered by this Annex. This certificate shall bear a

reference to the prior authorisation mentioned in paragraph 5 as evidence that the processing

operation it describes has been carried out in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

7.

The Community shall provide the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with the

names and addresses of, and specimens of the stamps used by, the competent authorities of

the Community which issue the prior authorisations referred to in paragraph 5 above.

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APPENDIX A

TITLE I

CLASSIFICATION

Article 1

1.

The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform the Former

Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of any changes in the Combined Nomenclature (CN) before

the date of their entry into force in the Community.

2.

The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform the competent

authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of any decisions relating to the

classification of products subject

to the present Agreement, within one month of their

adoption at the latest. Such communication shall include:

(a)

(b)

(c)

3.

a description of the products concerned;

the relevant category and the related CN codes;

the reasons which have led to the decision.

Where a decision on classification results in a change of classification practice or a

change of category of any product subject to this Agreement, the competent authorities of the

Community shall provide 30 days’ notice, from the date of the Community’s communication,

before the decision is put into effect.

Products shipped before the date of entry into effect of the decision shall remain

subject to the earlier classification practice, provided that the goods in question are presented

for importation into the Community within 60 days of that date.

4.
Where a Community decision on classification resulting in a change of classification
practice or a change of categorisation of any product subject to this Agreement affects a
category subject to quantitative limits, the Contracting Parties agree to enter into consultation
in accordance with the procedures described in Article 14 of this Agreement with a view to
honouring the obligation under the third subparagraph of Article 2(1) of this Agreement.

5.
In case of divergent opinions between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
and the competent Community authorities at the point of entry into the Community on the
classification of products covered by this Agreement, classification shall provisionally be

based on indications provided by the Community, pending consultations in accordance with

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Article 14 with a view to reaching agreement on definitive classification of the product

concerned.

TITLE II

ORIGIN

Article 2

1.

Products originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for export to the

Community in accordance with the arrangements set out in Title I of this Agreement shall be

accompanied by a Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia certificate of origin conforming

to the model annexed to this Appendix.

2.

The certificate of origin shall be certified by the competent Former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia authorities if the products in question can be considered products originating in

that country within the meaning of the relevant rules in force in the Community.

3.

However,

the products in Group III may be imported into the Community in

accordance with the arrangements established by this Agreement on production of a

declaration by the exporter on the invoice or other commercial document relating to the

products to the effect that the products in question originate in the Former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia within the meaning of the relevant rules in force in the Community.

4.

The certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required for imports of

goods covered by a movement certificate EUR.1 issued in accordance with the relevant

provisions of the Cooperation Agreement.

Article 3

The certificate of origin shall be issued only on application having been made in writing by
the exporter or, under the exporter’s responsibility, by his authorised representative. The
competent Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities shall ensure that
the
certificate of origin is properly completed and for this purpose they shall call for any
necessary documentary evidence or carry out any check which they consider appropriate.

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Article 4

Where different criteria for determining origin are laid down for products falling within the

same category, the certificates or declarations of origin must contain a sufficiently detailed

description of the goods on the basis of which the certificate was issued or the declaration

drawn up.

Article 5

The discovery of slight discrepancies between the statements made in the certificate of origin

and those made in the documents produced to the customs office for the purpose of carrying

out the formalities for importing the products shall not ipso facto cast doubt upon the
statements in the certificate.

TITLE III

DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM

SECTION I – EXPORTATION

Article 6

1.

The competent authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall issue

an export licence in respect of all consignments from the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia of textile products subject to any definitive or provisional quantitative limits

established under Article 8 of this Agreement, up to the relevant quantitative limits as may be

modified by Articles 7, 10 and 12 of this Agreement, as well as of all consignments of textile
products subject to a double-checking system without quantitative limits as provided for in
Article 3(3) and (4) of this Agreement.

Article 7

1.

For products subject to quantitative limits under this Agreement the export licence

shall conform to the Model 1 annexed to this Appendix and it shall be valid for exports

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throughout the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the European Community

applies.

2.

Where quantitative limits have been introduced pursuant to this Agreement, each

export licence must certify inter alia that the quantity of the product in question has been set

off against the quantitative limit established for the category of the products concerned and

shall only cover one category of products subject to quantitative limits. It may be used for one

or more consignments of the products in question.

3.

For products subject to a double-checking system without quantitative limits the

export licence shall conform to the Model 2 annexed to this Appendix. It shall only cover one

category of products and may be used for one or more consignments of the products in

question.

Article 8

The competent authorities of the Community must be informed immediately of

the

withdrawal or modification of any export licence already issued.

Article 9

1.

Exports of textile products subject to quantitative limits pursuant this Agreement shall

be set off against the quantitative limits established for the year in which the shipment of the

goods has been effected even if the export licence is issued after such shipment.

2.

For the purpose of applying paragraph 1, shipment of goods is considered to have

taken place on the date of their loading onto the exporting aircraft, vehicle or vessel.

Article 10

The presentation of an export licence, in application of Article 12 hereafter, shall be effected
not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the licence
have been shipped.

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SECTION II – IMPORTATION

Article 11

Importation into the Community of textile products subject to quantitative limits or to a

double-checking system pursuant to this Agreement, shall be subject to the presentation of an

import authorisation.

Article 12

1.

The competent authorities of the Community shall issue the import authorisation

referred to in Article 11, within five working days of the presentation by the importer of the

original of the corresponding export licence.

2.

The import authorisations concerning products subject to quantitative limits under this

Agreement shall be valid for six months from the date of their issue for imports throughout

the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applied.

3.

The import authorisations for products subject to a double-checking system without

quantitative limits shall be valid for six months from the date of issue for imports throughout

the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applicable.

4.

The competent authorities of the Community shall cancel the import authorisation

already issued whenever the corresponding export licence has been withdrawn.

However,

if the competent authorities of the Community are notified of

the

withdrawal or the cancellation of the export licence only after the importation of the products

into the Community, the relevant quantities shall be set off against the quantitative limits

established for the category and the quota year concerned.

Article 13

If the competent authorities of the Community find that the total quantities covered by
1.
export licences issued by the competent authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia for a particular category in any year exceed the quantitative limit established in

accordance with Article 8 of this Agreement for that category, as may be modified by Articles

7, 10 and 12 of this Agreement, the said authorities may suspend the further issue of import

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authorisations. In this event, the competent authorities of the Community shall immediately

inform the authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the special

consultation procedure set out in Article 14 of this Agreement shall be initiated forthwith.

2.

Exports of products of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia origin subject to

quantitative limits or double-checking system and not covered by the Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia export licences issued in accordance with the provisions of this

Appendix may be refused an import authorisation by the competent Community authorities.

However, without prejudice to Article 10 of this Agreement, if the import of such

products is allowed into the Community by the competent authorities of the Community, the

quantities involved shall not be set off against the appropriate quantitative limits established

pursuant to this Agreement, with the express agreement of the competent authorities of the

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

TITLE IV

FORM AND PRODUCTION OF EXPORT CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATES OF

ORIGIN, AND COMMON PROVISIONS CONCERNING EXPORTS TO THE

COMMUNITY

Article 14

1.

The export licence and the certificate of origin may comprise additional copies duly

indicated as such. They shall be made out in English or French. If they are completed by

hand, entries must be in ink and in printed script.

These documents shall measure 210 x 297 mm. The paper used shall be white writing

paper, sized, not containing mechanical pulp, and weighing not less than 25 g/m2. If the

documents have several copies only the top copy, which is the original, shall be printed with
the guilloche pattern background. This copy shall be clearly marked as “original” and the
other copies as “copies”. Only the original shall be accepted by the competent authorities of
the Community as being valid for the purpose of export to the Community in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement.

Each document shall bear a standardised serial number, whether or not printed, by

2.
which it can be identified.

This number shall be composed of the following elements:

-

a two-digit number identifying the exporting country as follows: 96

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-

two digits identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as

follows:

01 = France

02 = Belgium and Luxembourg

03 = Netherlands

04 = Germany

05 = Italy

06 = United Kingdom

07 = Ireland

08 = Denmark

09 = Greece

10 = Portugal

11 = Spain

30 = Sweden

32 = Finland

38 = Austria

a one-digit number identifying quota year, corresponding to the last figure in the

-
respective year, e.g. 0 for 2000,

a two-digit number from 01 to 99, identifying the particular issuing office concerned

-
in exporting country,

a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the

-
intended Member State of customs clearance.

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Article 15

The export licence and the certificate of origin may be issued after the shipment of the

products to which they relate. In such cases they must bear the endorsement “délivré a

posteriori” or the endorsement “issued retrospectively”.

Article 16

1.

In the event of a theft, loss or destruction of an export licence or a certificate of origin,

the exporter may apply to the competent Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities

which issued the document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export

documents in his possession. The duplicate of any such certificate or licence so issued shall
bear the endorsement “duplicata” or “duplicate”.

2.

The duplicate shall bear the date of the original export licence or certificate of origin.

TITLE V

ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

Article 17

The Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall cooperate closely in

the implementation of the provisions of this Appendix. To this end, contacts and exchanges of

views, including on technical matters, shall be facilitated by both Parties.

Article 18

In order to ensure the correct application of this Appendix, the Community and the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia offer mutual assistance for the checking of the authenticity
and the accuracy of export licences and certificates of origin issued or of any declarations
made within the terms of this Appendix.

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Article 19

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall transmit

to the Commission of the

European Communities the names and addresses of the authorities competent to issue and

verify the export licences and the certificates of origin, together with specimens of the stamps

used by these authorities and specimen signatures of officials responsible for signing the

export licences and the certificates of origin. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

shall also notify the Community of any change in this information.

Article 20

Subsequent verification of certificates of origin or export licences shall be carried out
1.
at random, or whenever the competent Community authorities have reasonable doubt as to the

authenticity of the certificate or licence or as to the accuracy of the information regarding the

true origin of the products in question.

2.

In such cases, the competent authorities in the Community shall return the certificate

of origin or the export licence or a copy thereof to the competent Former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia authorities, giving, where appropriate, the reasons of form or substance which

justify an enquiry. If the invoice has been submitted, such invoice or a copy thereof shall be

attached to the certificate or to the licence or their copies. The authorities shall also forward

any information that has been obtained suggesting that the particulars given on the said

certificate or licence are inaccurate.

3.

The provisions of paragraph 1 above shall also apply to subsequent verifications of the

declarations of origin provided for in Article 2 of this Appendix.

4.
The results of the subsequent verifications carried out in accordance with paragraphs 1
and 2 shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the Community within three
months at the latest. The information communicates shall indicate whether the disputed
certificate, licence or declaration applies to the goods actually exported and whether these
goods are eligible for export under the arrangements established by this Agreement. The
the
information shall also include, at
documentation necessary to fully determine the facts, and in particular the true origin of the
goods.

the request of the Community , copies of all

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Should such verifications reveal systematic irregularities in the use of declarations of

origin, the Community may subject imports of the products in question to the provisions of

Article 2(1) of this Appendix.

5.

For the purpose of subsequent verification of certificates of origin, copies of the

certificates as well as any export documents referring to them shall be kept for at least two

years by the competent Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia authorities.

6.

Recourse to the random verification procedure specified in this Article must not

constitute an obstacle to the release for home use of the products in question.

Article 21

1.

Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 20 of this Appendix or where

information available to the competent authorities of the Community or of the Former

Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia indicates or appears to indicate that the provisions of this

Agreement are being circumvented or infringed, the two Contracting Parties shall cooperate

closely and with the appropriate urgency in order to prevent any such circumvention or

infringement.

2.

To this end, the competent authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

shall, on their own initiative or at the request of the Community, carry out appropriate

inquiries, or arrange for such inquiries to be carried out, concerning operations which are, or

appear to the Community to be, in circumvention or infringement of this Appendix. The

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall communicate the results of these inquiries to

the Community,

including any other pertinent

information enabling the cause of the

circumvention or infringement, including the true origin of the goods to be determined.

3.

By agreement between the Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia, officials designated by the Community may be present at the inquiries referred to
in paragraph 2.

4.
In pursuance of the cooperation referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authorities
of the Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall exchange any
information considered by either Contracting Party to be of use in preventing circumvention
or
infringement of the provisions of this Agreement. These exchanges may include
information on the production of textile products in the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia and on the trade in the type of products covered by this Agreement between the

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and third countries, particularly where the

Community has reasonable grounds to consider that the products in question may be in transit

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across the territory of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia prior to their importation

into the Community. This information may include at the request of the Community copies of

all available relevant documentation.

5.

Where sufficient evidence shows that the provisions of this Appendix have been

circumvented or infringed, the competent authorities of the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia and the Community may agree to take the measures set out in Article 10(4) of the

Agreement, and any other measures as are necessary to prevent a recurrence of such

circumvention or infringement.

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Specimen of Certificate of Origin referred to in Article 2(1) of Appendix A

1. Exporter (name, full address, country)

ORIGINAL

2. N°

Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)

3. Quota year

4. Category number

5. Consignee (name, full address, country)

Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)

Année contingentaire

Numéro de catégorie

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

(Textile products)

___________________________

CERTIFICAT D’ORIGINE

(Produits textiles)

6. Country of origin

7. Country of destination

Pays d’origine

Pays de destination

8. Place and date of shipment – Means of transport

9. Supplementary details

Lieu et date d’embarquement – Moyen de transport

Données supplémentaires

10. Marks and numbers – Number and kind of packages – DESCRIPTION OF GOODS

Marques et numéros – Nombre et nature des colis – DESIGNATION DES

MARCHANDISES

11.
Quantity(1)

12.
value(2)

FOB

Quantité

Valeur

fob

13. CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY – VISA DE L’AUTORITE COMPETENTE

I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above originated in the country shown in box No 6 in accordance with the provisions in

force in the European Community.

Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus sont originaires du pays figurant dans la case 6, conformément aux
dispositions en vigueur dans la Communauté européenne.

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14. Competent authority (name, full address, country)

At – A ……………………, on – le…………………………………

Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays)

(1) Show net weight (kg) and also quantity in the unit prescribed for category where other than net weight – Indiquer le poids net
en kilogrammes ainsi que la quantité dans l’unité prévue pour la catégorie si cette unité n’est pas le poids net.

(2) In the currency of the sale contract – Dans la monnaie du contrat de vente.

(Signature)

(Stamp - cachet)

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Specimen of Export Licence referred to in Article 7(1) of Appendix A, Model 1

1. Exporter (name, full address, country)

ORIGINAL

2. N°

Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)

3. Quota year

4. Category number

5. Consignee (name, full address, country)

Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)

Année contingentaire

Numéro de catégorie

EXPORT LICENCE

(Textile products)

___________________________

LICENCE D’EXPORTATION

(Produits textiles)

6. Country of origin

7. Country of destination

Pays d’origine

Pays de destination

8. Place and date of shipment – Means of transport

9. Supplementary details

Lieu et date d’embarquement – Moyen de transport

Données supplémentaires

10. Marks and numbers – Number and kind of packages – DESCRIPTION OF GOODS

Marques et numéros – Nombre et nature des colis – DESIGNATION DES
MARCHANDISES

11.
Quantity(1)

Quantité(1)

12. FOB
Value(2)

Valeur fob(2)

13. CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY – VISA DE L’AUTORITE COMPETENTE

I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above have been charged against the quantitative limit established for the year shown
in box No 3 in respect of the category shown in box No 4 by the provisions regulating trade in textile products with the European Community.

Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus ont été imputées sur la limite quantitative fixée pour l’année indiquée dans
la case 3 pour la catégorie désignée dans la case 4 dans le cadre des dispositions régissant les échanges de produits textiles avec la
Communauté européenne.

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14. Competent authority (name, full address, country)

At – A ……………………, on – le…………………………………

Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays)

(Signature)

(Stamp - Cachet)

(1) Show net weight (kg) and also quantity in the unit prescribed for category where other than net weight – Indiquer le poids net
en kilogrammes ainsi que la quantité dans l’unité prévue pour la catégorie si cette unité n’est pas le poids net.

(2) In the currency of the sale contract – Dans la monnaie du contrat de vente.

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Specimen of Export Licence referred to in Article 7(3) of Appendix A, Model 2

1. Exporter (name, full address, country)

ORIGINAL

2. N°

Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)

3. Export year

4. Category number

5. Consignee (name, full address, country)

Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)

Année d’exportation

Numéro de catégorie

EXPORT LICENCE

(Textile products)

___________________________

LICENCE D’EXPORTATION

(Produits textiles)

6. Country of origin

7. Country of destination

Pays d’origine

Pays de destination

8. Place and date of shipment – Means of transport

9. Supplementary details

Lieu et date d’embarquement – Moyen de transport

Données supplémentaires

NON-RESTRAINED TEXTILE CATEGORY

CATEGORIE TEXTILE NON LIMITEE

10. Marks and numbers – Number and kind of packages – DESCRIPTION OF GOODS

Marques et numéros – Nombre et nature des colis – DESIGNATION DES

MARCHANDISES

11.
Quantity(1)

12.
value(2)

FOB

Quantité(1)

fob(2)

Valeur

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13. CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY – VISA DE L’AUTORITE COMPETENTE

I, the undersigned, certify that the goods described above originated in the country shown in box No 6 in accordance with

the provisions in force in the bilateral Agreement with the European Community.

Je soussigné certifie que les marchandises désignées ci-dessus sont originaires du pays figurant dans la case 6
conformément aux dispositions en vigueur dans l’Accord bilatéral avec la Communauté européenne.

14. Competent authority (name, full address, country)

At – A ……………………, on – le…………………………………

Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays)

(1) Show net weight (kg) and also quantity in the unit prescribed for category where other than net weight – Indiquer le poids net
en kilogrammes ainsi que la quantité dans l’unité prévue pour la catégorie si cette unité n’est pas le poids net.

(2) In the currency of the sale contract – Dans la monnaie du contrat de vente.

(Signature)

(Stamp - cachet)

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APPENDIX B

COTTAGE INDUSTRY AND FOLKLORE PRODUCTS

ORIGINATING IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

1.

The exemption provided for in Article 5 of this Agreement in respect of cottage

industry products shall apply to the following types of product only:

(a)

fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand or foot, being fabrics of a kind

traditionally made in the cottage industry of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;

(b)

garments or other textile articles of a kind traditionally made in the cottage industry of

the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia obtained manually from the fabrics referred to

above and sewn exclusively by hand without the aid of any machine;

(c)

traditional folklore products of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia made by

hand, in a list to be agreed between the Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia.

Exemption shall be granted in respect only of products covered by a certificate

conforming to the specimen annexed to this Appendix and issued by the competent authorities

in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. These certificates must indicate the reasons

justifying their issuance. The competent authorities of the Community will accept them after

having checked that the products concerned have fulfilled the conditions established in this

Appendix. The certificates concerning the products envisaged in indent ( c ) above must bear

a stamp 'FOLKLORE' marked clearly. In the case of a difference of opinion between the

Parties concerning the nature of these products, consultations shall be held within one month

in order to resolve these differences.

Should imports of any product covered by this Appendix reach proportions liable to
cause problems within the Community, consultations with the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia shall be initiated as soon as possible, with a view to resolving the situation by the
adoption if necessary of a quantitative limit, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 14 of this Agreement.

The provisions of Parts IV and V of Appendix A shall apply mutatis mutandis to the

2.
products covered by paragraph 1 of this Appendix.

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1. Exporter (name, full address, country)

Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)

3. Consignee (name, full address, country)

Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)

Annex to Appendix B

ORIGINAL

2. N°

CERTIFICATE in regard to HANDLOOMS, TEXTILE HANDICRAFTS
and TRADITIONAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS, of the COTTAGE
INDUSTRY, issued in conformity with and under the conditions
regulating trade in textile products with the European Community

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CERTIFICAT relatif aux TISSUS TISSES SUR METIERS A MAIN,
aux PRODUITS TEXTILES FAITS A LA MAIN, et aux PRODUITS
TEXTILES RELEVANT DU FOLKLORE TRADITIONNEL, DE
FABRICATION ARTISANALE, délivré en conformité avec et sous les
conditions régissant les échanges de produits textiles avec la
Communauté européenne.

4. Country of origin

5. Country of destination

Pays d’origine

Pays de destination

6. Place and date of shipment – Means of transport

7. Supplementary details

Lieu et date d’embarquement – Moyen de transport

Données supplémentaires

8. Marks and numbers – Number and kind of packages – DESCRIPTION OF GOODS

9. Quantity

Marques et numéros – Nombre et nature des colis – DESIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES

Quantité

10.
value(1)

FOB

Valeur

fob(1)

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11. CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY – VISA DE L’AUTORITE COMPETENTE
I, the undersigned, certify that the consignment described above includes only the following textile products of the cottage industry of the country shown in box
N° 4 :
a) fabric woven on looms operated solely by hand or foot (handlooms) (2)
b) garments or other textile articles obtained manually from the fabrics described under a) and sewn solely by hand without the aid of any machine
(handicrafts) (2)
c) traditional folklore handicraft textile products made by hand, as defined in the list agreed between the European Community and the country shown in box
N° 4.

Je soussigné certifie que l’envoi décrit ci-dessus contient exclusivement les produits textiles suivants relevant de la fabrication artisanale du pays figurant dans
la case 4 :
a) tissus tissés sur des métiers actionnés à la main ou au pied (handlooms) (2)
b) vêtements ou autres articles textiles obtenus manuellement à partir de tissus décrits sous a) et cousus uniquement à la main sans l’aide d’une machine

(handicrafts) (2)

c) produits textiles relevant du folklore traditionnel fabriqués à la main, comme définis dans la liste convenue entre la Communauté européenne et le pays
indiqué dans la case 4.

12. Competent authority (name, full address, country)

At – A …………………………, on – le…………………………………

Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays)

(Signature)

(Stamp - Cachet)

(1) In the currency of the sale contract – Dans la monnaie du contrat de vente.

(2) Delete as appropriate – Biffer la (les) mention(s) inutile(s).

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APPENDIX C

The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits which may be introduced under Article 8 of

this Agreement for the products covered by this Agreement shall be fixed by agreement

between the Parties in accordance with the consultation procedures established in Article 14

of this Agreement.

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PROTOCOL OF UNDERSTANDING ON MARKET ACCESS

In the context of the Agreement on trade in textile products between the European

Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia initialled in Brussels on 2

December 1999, the Parties recorded their mutual understanding on the following matters:

1.

Customs duties applicable in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to textile

and clothing products shall not be increased during the validity of the Agreement.

2.

The Parties agree not to introduce any non-tariff barriers during the validity of the

Agreement.

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR TRADE

Directorate D - Sectoral trade questions, market access
Negotiation and management of textile agreements; footwear and other industries

Brussels, 2 December 1999
D1/RP/nf D(99) 39.054

H.E. Mr Jovan Tegovski
Ambassador,
Head of the Mission of the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
to the European Union
Av. de Tervuren, 128
B – 1150 Brussels

Dear Mr Ambassador,

In respect of the recent negotiations for the renewal of the existing Agreement on trade in
textile products between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, the undersigned, negotiator on behalf of the European Commission, has the
honour to inform you as follows:

Negotiations for the renewal of the existing Agreement on trade in textile products between
the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have been
successfully concluded. The Agreement includes Annexes I, II and III, Appendixes A, B and
C as well as a Protocol of Understanding on Market access.

This text, agreed upon by both sides, is attached to this letter.

I would appreciate if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that the text
attached hereto corresponds to what was agreed and can therefore be deemed to be established
as authentic and definitive.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you, Mr. Ambassador, the assurances of my
highest consideration.

Fernando Perreau de Pinninck
Head of Unit

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

MISSION
OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
BRUSSELS

Brussels, December 2, 1999

Dear Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated December, 2, 1999, which
reads as follows:

Negotiations for the renewal of the existing Agreement on trade in textile products between
the European Community and the Republic of Macedonia have been successfully concluded.
The Agreement includes Annexes I, II and III, Appendixes A, B and C as well as a Protocol
of Understanding on Market access.

This text, agreed upon by both sides, is attached to this letter.

I hereby confirm the content of your letter. I also confirm that the text attached to your letter
correspond to what was agreed and can therefore be deemed to be established as authentic and
definitive.

However, I declare that the Republic of Macedonia does not accept the denomination used for
my country in the above mentioned documents having in view that the constitutional name of
my country is the Republic of Macedonia.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you the assurances of my highest consideration.

Head of Mission

Jovan Tegovski
Ambassador

Mr. Fernando Perreau de Pinninck
European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade

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