2001/935/EC: Council Decision of 17 December 2001 on the signing, on behalf of the Community, and provisional application of an Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on transitional arrangements in the field of market access for textile and clothing products
Date: 2001-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Pakistan, clothing, interim agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, textile product, trade agreement (EU)

L 345/80

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

29.12.2001

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 17 December 2001

on the signing, on behalf of the Community, and provisional application of an Agreement in the
form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan on transitional arrangements in the field of market access for textile and
clothing products

(2001/935/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 subparagraph 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 Pakistan.

The Agreement
Understanding was initialled on 15 October 2001.

in the form of a Memorandum of

The Agreement
Understanding should be signed on behalf of
Community.

in the form of a Memorandum of
the

In order to allow its benefits to accrue to both Parties
immediately following the relevant notifications to the
World Trade Organisation, it is appropriate to apply this
Agreement on a provisional basis as from 1 December
2001 pending completion of the relevant procedures for
its formal conclusion, subject to reciprocity,

Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on trans-
itional arrangements in the field of market access for textile
and clothing products on behalf of the Community subject to
its conclusion.

The text of the Agreement is attached 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
as from 1 December 2001 pending the completion of the
procedures for its formal conclusion.

Article 3

reapply the quota levels at

The Commission shall
those
formerly applicable in the event of the failure on the part of
Pakistan to fulfil the obligations covered by points 2 and 4 of
the Memorandum of Understanding in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for
imports of certain textile products from third countries (1).

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2001.

Article 1

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of a
Memorandum of Understanding between the European

For the Council

The President

A. NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1809/2001 (OJ L 252, 20.9.2001, p. 1).