Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products
Date: 1999-12-29
Institutions: Belarus, European Community
Subjects: Belarus, agreement (EU), textile product, trade agreement

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AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between
the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products

A. Letter from the Council of the European Union

Sir,

1.

2.

2.1.

2.2.

2.3.

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

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

Annex I which sets out the products referred to in Article 1 of the Agreement is replaced by
Appendix 1 to this letter.

Annex II which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of Belarus to the
European Community is replaced by Appendix 2 to this letter.

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

2.4.

The second and third sentences of Article 19(1), shall be replaced by the following text:

‘It shall be applicable until 31 December 2003.’

2.5.

Imports into Belarus of textile products from the Community shall be subject to the maximum rates
of imports duties as set out in Appendix 4.

3.

4.

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

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

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

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

For the Council of the European Union

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Appendix 1

Annex I to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products
initialled on 1 April 1993, containing the category and goods descriptions for textile products, is replaced by Annex I to
Regulation (EC) No 3030/93 (1). It is understood that without prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the
Combined Nomenclature, the wording of the description of goods is considered to be of indicative value only, since the
products covered by each category are determined, within that Annex by CN codes. Where there is an ‘ex’ symbol in front
of a CN code, the products covered in each category are determined by the scope of the CN code and by that of the
corresponding description.

(1) This Annex was last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1072/1999 (OJ L 134, 28.5.1999, p.1).

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Appendix 2

ANNEX II

Belarus

Category

Unit

Quota level
1998

Quota level
1999

New quota
level 1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Group I A

Group I B

Group II A

Group II B

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

20

22

23

39

12

13

15

16

21

24

tonne

1 205

1 247

1 290

1 335

1 381

1 430

tonne

3 021

3 127

3 280

3 395

3 514

3 638

tonne

169

1 000 pieces

733

1 000 pieces

622

1 000 pieces

325

1 000 pieces

437

1 000 pieces

426

tonne

tonne

tonne

tonne

tonne

265

247

284

181

143

175

766

650

340

456

445

277

256

299

190

150

370

506

475

190

900

800

700

700

800

290

265

315

199

180

197

941

836

732

730

836

303

275

332

209

189

204

211

983

1 027

874

766

762

873

317

285

349

219

198

913

801

795

912

331

295

368

230

208

1 000 pairs

4 190

4 399

4 618

4 848

5 090

5 344

1 000 pieces

2 026

2 087

2 250

2 318

2 388

2 459

1 000 pieces

538

563

603

1 000 pieces

89

1 000 pieces

562

1 000 pieces

433

26/27

1 000 pieces

672

1 000 pieces

151

1 000 pieces

162

29

73

83

94

588

455

702

157

169

187

tonne

95

98

127

800

141

700

600

850

300

250

150

837

149

732

630

888

312

261

155

876

157

766

663

928

324

272

160

917

166

802

696

969

337

284

165

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Belarus

Category

Unit

Quota level
1998

Quota level
1999

New quota
level 1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Group III A

Group III B

Group IV

33

36

37

50

67

74

90

115

117

118

tonne

tonne

tonne

tonne

tonne

1 000 pieces

tonne

tonne

tonne

tonne

278

846

331

90

240

231

141

63

639

298

291

892

347

95

252

241

148

66

671

313

305

950

364

114

265

289

155

69

800

350

319

334

350

1 002

1 056

1 114

382

120

278

302

163

72

840

368

400

127

292

315

171

76

882

386

419

134

307

328

179

79

926

406

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Appendix 3

ANNEX TO PROTOCOL C

Category

Unit

2000

2001

2002

2003

4

5

6

7

8

12

13

15

16

21

24

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

3 397

4 740

5 783

4 290

1 428

3 158

332

3 628

5 062

6 176

4 582

1 525

3 395

346

3 875

5 406

6 596

4 893

1 629

3 650

361

4 139

5 774

7 045

5 226

1 739

3 924

376

1 000 pieces

2 479

2 647

2 827

3 020

1 000 pieces

573

608

645

684

1 000 pieces

1 847

1 972

2 106

2 249

1 000 pieces

26/27

1 000 pieces

29

73

83

74

1 000 pieces

1 000 pieces

tonnes

1 000 pieces

391

1 997

951

3 596

500

636

417

2 133

1 009

3 840

522

674

446

2 278

1 070

4 102

545

715

476

2 433

1 135

4 381

569

759

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

Appendix 4

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

5001 00

5002 00

5003 10

5003 90

5004 00

5005 00

5006 00

5007 10

5007 20

5007 90

5101 11

5101 19

5101 21

5101 29

5101 30

5102 10

5102 20

5103 10

5103 20

5103 30

5104 00

5105 10

5105 21

5105 29

5105 30

5105 40

5106 10

5106 20

5107 10

5107 20

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5108 10

5108 20

5109 10

5109 90

5110 00

5111 11

5111 19

5111 20

5111 30

5111 90

5112 11

5112 19

5112 20

5112 30

5112 90

5113 00

5201 00

5202 10

5202 91

5202 99

5203 00

5204 11

5204 19

5204 20

5205 11

5205 12

5205 13

5205 14

5205 15

5205 21

4

4

4

4

4

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

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CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

5205 22

5205 23

5205 24

5205 25

5205 26

5205 27

5205 28

5205 31

5205 32

5205 33

5205 34

5205 35

5205 41

5205 42

5205 43

5205 44

5205 45

5205 46

5205 47

5205 48

5206 11

5206 12

5206 13

5206 14

5206 15

5206 21

5206 22

5206 23

5206 24

5206 25

5206 31

5206 32

5206 33

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5206 34

5206 35

5206 41

5206 42

5206 43

5206 44

5206 45

5207 10

5207 90

5208 11

5208 12

5208 13

5208 19

5208 21

5208 22

5208 23

5208 29

5208 31

5208 32

5208 33

5208 39

5208 41

5208 42

5208 43

5208 49

5208 51

5208 52

5208 53

5208 59

5209 11

5209 12

5209 19

5209 21

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

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CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

5209 22

5209 29

5209 31

5209 32

5209 39

5209 41

5209 42

5209 43

5209 49

5209 51

5209 52

5209 59

5210 11

5210 12

5210 19

5210 21

5210 22

5210 29

5210 31

5210 32

5210 39

5210 41

5210 42

5210 49

5210 51

5210 52

5210 59

5211 11

5211 12

5211 19

5211 21

5211 22

5211 29

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

5211 31

5211 32

5211 39

5211 41

5211 42

5211 43

5211 49

5211 51

5211 52

5211 59

5212 11

5212 12

5212 13

5212 14

5212 15

5212 21

5212 22

5212 23

5212 24

5212 25

5301 10

5301 21

5301 29

5301 30

5302 10

5302 90

5303 10

5303 90

5304 10

5304 90

5305 11

5305 19

5305 21

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

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CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

5305 29

5305 91

5305 99

5306 10

5306 20

5307 10

5307 20

5308 10

5308 20

5308 30

5308 90

5309 11

5309 19

5309 21

5309 29

5310 10

5310 90

5311 00

5401 10

5401 20

5402 20

5402 31

5402 32

5402 33

5402 39

5402 41

5402 42

5402 43

5402 49

5402 51

5402 52

5402 59

5402 61

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

10

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

0

0

10

0

0

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

10

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

0

0

10

0

0

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

10

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

0

0

10

0

0

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

10

10

10

10

10

0

0

10

0

0

10

0

0

5402 62

5402 69

5403 10

5403 20

0

0

4

4

0

0

4

4

0

0

4

4

0

0

4

4

5403 31

10

10

10

10

5403 32

5403 33

5403 39

5403 41

5403 42

5403 49

5404 10

5404 90

5405 00

5406 10

5406 20

5407 10

5407 20

5407 30

5407 41

5407 42

5407 43

5407 44

5407 51

5407 52

5407 53

5407 54

5407 60

5407 61

5407 69

5407 71

5407 72

5407 73

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

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CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

5407 74

5407 81

5407 82

5407 83

5407 84

5407 91

5407 92

5407 93

5407 94

5408 10

5408 21

5408 22

5408 23

5408 24

5408 31

5408 32

5408 33

5408 34

5501 10

5501 20

5501 30

5501 90

5502 00

5503 10

5503 20

5503 30

5503 40

5503 90

5504 10

5504 90

5505 10

5505 20

5506 10

5506 20

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

4

5

5

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

4

5

5

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

4

5

5

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

5

5

4

4

0

0

5

0

0

4

4

5

5

4

4

5506 30

5506 90

5507 00

5508 10

5508 20

5509 11

5509 12

5509 21

5509 22

5509 31

5509 32

5509 41

5509 42

5509 51

5509 52

5509 53

5509 59

5509 61

5509 62

5509 69

5509 91

5509 92

5509 99

5510 11

5510 12

5510 20

5510 30

5510 90

5511 10

5511 20

5511 30

5512 11

5512 19

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

9

9

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

29. 12. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 336/37

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

5512 21

5512 29

5512 91

5512 99

5513 11

5513 12

5513 13

5513 19

5513 21

5513 22

5513 23

5513 29

5513 31

5513 32

5513 33

5513 39

5513 41

5513 42

5513 43

5513 49

5514 11

5514 12

5514 13

5514 19

5514 21

5514 22

5514 23

5514 29

5514 31

5514 32

5514 33

5514 39

5514 41

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

5514 42

5514 43

5514 49

5515 11

5515 12

5515 13

5515 19

5515 21

5515 22

5515 29

5515 91

5515 92

5515 99

5516 11

5516 12

5516 13

5516 14

5516 21

5516 22

5516 23

5516 24

5516 31

5516 32

5516 33

5516 34

5516 41

5516 42

5516 43

5516 44

5516 91

5516 92

5516 93

5516 94

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

L 336/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

29. 12. 1999

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

CN code (1)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

CN code (1)

5601 10

5601 21

5601 22

5601 29

5601 30

5602 10

5602 21

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5602 29

10

5602 90

5603 00

5603 11

5603 12

5603 13

5603 14

5603 91

5603 92

5603 93

5603 94

5604 10

5604 20

5604 90

5605 00

5606 00

5607 10

5607 21

5607 29

5607 30

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

5607 41

20

20

20

20

5607 49

5607 50

5607 90

5608 11

5608 19

5608 90

5

5

8

4

4

4

5

5

8

4

4

4

5

5

8

4

4

4

5

5

8

4

4

4

5609 00

5701 10

5701 90

5702 10

5702 20

5702 31

5702 32

5702 39

5702 41

5702 42

5702 49

5702 51

5702 52

5702 59

5702 91

5702 92

5702 99

5703 10

5703 20

5703 30

5703 90

5704 10

5704 90

5705 00

5801 10

5801 21

5801 22

5801 23

5801 24

5801 25

5801 26

5801 31

5801 32

4

25

8

25

8

8

25

8

8

25

8

8

8

8

8

25

25

25

25

25

25

8

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

15

15

18

18

4

18

8

18

8

8

18

8

8

18

8

8

8

8

8

18

18

18

18

18

18

8

18

18

15

15

15

15

15

12

12

15

15

4

12

8

12

8

8

12

8

8

12

8

8

8

8

8

12

12

12

12

12

12

8

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

29. 12. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 336/39

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

5801 33

5801 34

5801 35

5801 36

5801 90

5802 11

5802 19

5802 20

5802 30

5803 10

5803 90

5804 10

5804 21

5804 29

5804 30

5805 00

5806 10

5806 20

5806 31

5806 32

5806 39

5806 40

5807 10

5807 90

5808 10

5808 90

5809 00

5810 10

5810 91

5810 92

5810 99

5811 00

5901 10

18

18

15

15

18

18

18

18

18

18

15

15

18

18

18

18

15

15

18

15

15

15

18

18

18

15

15

18

15

15

15

15

4

15

15

12

12

15

15

15

15

15

15

12

12

15

15

15

15

12

12

15

12

12

12

15

15

15

12

12

15

12

12

12

12

4

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

4

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

4

5901 90

5902 10

5902 20

5902 90

5903 10

5903 20

5903 90

5904 10

5904 91

5904 92

5905 00

5906 10

5906 91

5906 99

5907 00

5908 00

5909 00

5910 00

5911 10

5911 20

5911 31

5911 32

5911 40

5911 90

6001 10

6001 21

6001 22

6001 29

6001 91

6001 92

6001 99

6002 10

6002 20

6002 30

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

9

4

4

4

9

9

9

9

9

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

8

8

8

8

8

L 336/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

29. 12. 1999

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

6002 41

6002 42

6002 43

6002 49

6002 91

6002 92

6002 93

6002 99

6101 10

6101 20

6101 30

6101 90

6102 10

6102 20

6102 30

6102 90

6103 11

6103 12

6103 19

6103 21

6103 22

6103 23

6103 29

6103 31

6103 32

6103 33

6103 39

6103 41

6103 42

6103 43

6103 49

6104 11

6104 12

6104 13

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

6104 19

6104 21

6104 22

6104 23

6104 29

6104 31

6104 32

6104 33

6104 39

6104 41

6104 42

6104 43

6104 44

6104 49

6104 51

6104 52

6104 53

6104 59

6104 61

6104 62

6104 63

6104 69

6105 10

6105 20

6105 90

6106 10

6106 20

6106 90

6107 11

6107 12

6107 19

6107 21

6107 22

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

29. 12. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 336/41

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

6107 29

6107 91

6107 92

6107 99

6108 11

6108 19

6108 21

6108 22

6108 29

6108 31

6108 32

6108 39

6108 91

6108 92

6108 99

6109 10

6109 90

6110 10

6110 20

6110 30

6110 90

6111 10

6111 20

6111 30

6111 90

6112 11

6112 12

6112 19

6112 20

6112 31

6112 39

6112 41

6112 49

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

6113 00

6114 10

6114 20

6114 30

6114 90

6115 11

6115 12

6115 19

6115 20

6115 91

6115 92

6115 93

6115 99

6116 10

6116 91

6116 92

6116 93

6116 99

6117 10

6117 20

6117 80

6117 90

6201 11

6201 12

6201 13

6201 19

6201 91

6201 92

6201 93

6201 99

6202 11

6202 12

6202 13

25

25

25

25

25

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

L 336/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

29. 12. 1999

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

6202 19

6202 91

6202 92

6202 93

6202 99

6203 11

6203 12

6203 19

6203 21

6203 22

6203 23

6203 29

6203 31

6203 32

6203 33

6203 39

6203 41

6203 42

6203 43

6203 49

6204 11

6204 12

6204 13

6204 19

6204 21

6204 22

6204 23

6204 29

6204 31

6204 32

6204 33

6204 39

6204 41

6204 42

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

6204 43

6204 44

6204 49

6204 51

6204 52

6204 53

6204 59

6204 61

6204 62

6204 63

6204 69

6205 10

6205 20

6205 30

6205 90

6206 10

6206 20

6206 30

6206 40

6206 90

6207 11

6207 19

6207 21

6207 22

6207 29

6207 91

6207 92

6207 99

6208 11

6208 19

6208 21

6208 22

6208 29

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

29. 12. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 336/43

CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

6208 91

6208 92

6208 99

6209 10

6209 20

6209 30

6209 90

6210 10

6210 20

6210 30

6210 40

6210 50

6211 11

6211 12

6211 20

6211 31

6211 32

6211 33

6211 39

6211 41

6211 42

6211 43

6211 49

6212 10

6212 20

6212 30

6212 90

6213 10

6213 20

6213 90

6214 10

6214 20

6214 30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

6214 40

6214 90

6215 10

6215 20

6215 90

6216 00

6217 10

6217 90

6301 10

6301 20

6301 30

6301 40

6301 90

6302 10

6302 21

6302 22

6302 29

6302 31

6302 32

6302 39

6302 40

6302 51

6302 52

6302 53

6302 59

6302 60

6302 91

6302 92

6302 93

6302 99

6303 11

6303 12

6303 19

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

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12

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12

12

12

12

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12

12

12

12

12

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CN code (1)

CN code (1)

Rate of duty %

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2000

2001

2002

2003

6303 91

6303 92

6303 99

6304 11

6304 19

6304 91

6304 92

6304 93

6304 99

6305 10

6305 20

6305 31

6305 32

6305 33

6305 39

6305 90

6306 11

6306 12

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

4

4

4

4

18

5

5

25

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

4

4

4

4

15

4

4

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

4

4

4

12

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

4

4

4

4

12

4

4

12

12

6306 19

6306 21

6306 22

6306 29

6306 31

6306 39

6306 41

6306 49

6306 91

6306 99

6307 10

6307 20

6307 90

6308 00

6309 00

6310 10

6310 90

25

25

25

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

(1) The product descriptions corresponding to the CN codes listed in this Appendix can be found in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p.

1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/1999 (OJ L 278, 28.10.1999, p. 1).

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Appendix 5

Exchange of notes

The Directorate-General for Trade of the Commission of the European Community presents its compli-
ments to the Mission of the Republic of Belarus and has the honour to refer to the Agreement between the
European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products initialled on 1 April 1993, as
last amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 11 November 1999.

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

The Directorate-General for Trade would be grateful
confirm its agreement to the foregoing.

if the Mission of the Republic of Belarus would

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B. Letter from the Government of the Republic of Belarus

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date which reads as follows:

‘Sir,

1.

2.

2.1.

2.2.

2.3.

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

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

Annex I which sets out the products referred to in Article 1 of the Agreement is replaced by
Appendix 1 to this letter.

Annex II which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of Belarus to
the European Community is replaced by Appendix 2 to this letter.

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

2.4.

The second and third sentences of Article 19(1), shall be replaced by the following text:

“It shall be applicable until 31 December 2003.”

2.5.

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

3.

4.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For the Government of the Republic of Belarus