2001/214/EC: Council Decision of 26 February 2001 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of an Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on arrangements in the area of market access for textile and clothing products, and authorising its provisional application
Date: 2001-02-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Sri Lanka, clothing, market access, protocol to an agreement, signature of an agreement, textile product

20.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 80/11

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 February 2001

on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of an Agreement in the form of a
Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka on arrangements in the area of market access for textile and clothing
products, and authorising its provisional application

(2001/214/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, in conjunc-
tion with the first and second subparagrah of Article 300(2)
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

the
The Commission has negotiated on behalf of
Community a bilateral Agreement
in the form of a
Memorandum of Understanding on trade in textile prod-
ucts with Sri Lanka.

The Agreement
Understanding was initialled on 5 December 2000.

in the form of a Memorandum of

The Agreement in form of a Memorandum of Under-
standing should be signed on behalf of the Community.

In order to allow its benefits to accrue to both Parties
immediately following the relevant notifications to the
WTO, it is appropriate to apply this Agreement on a
provisional basis as from 1 December 2000 pending
completion of the relevant procedures for its formal
conclusion, subject to reciprocity,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date the President of
the Council
is hereby authorised to designate the persons
empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community, the

Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding
on trade in textile products with Sri Lanka.

The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision.

Article 2

Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement in the form of a Memor-
andum of Understanding shall be applied on a provisional basis
from 1 December 2000 pending the completion of the proced-
ures for its formal conclusion.

Article 3

The Commission,

1.
in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation 3030/93 of 12
October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile
products from third countries (1), may modify the application
of
the double-checking system for certain products, after
consultations with Sri Lanka under Point 7 of the Memor-
andum of Understanding.

2.
The Commission shall re-apply the quota regime in the
event of the failure on the part of Sri Lanka to fulfil the
obligations covered by Points 2 and 6 of the Memorandum of
Understanding in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 17 of Regulation No 3030/93.

Done at Brussels, 26 February 2001.

For the Council

The President

A. LINDH

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993. Regulation as

last amended by Council

Regulation (EC) No 824/97 (OJ L 119, 8.5.97, p. 1).