CELEX: 51991PC0506
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute modifying the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile products

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                           C0MC91) 506 f i n a l
                                                           B r u s s e l s , 6 December 1991
                                        Proposal     for a
                                      COUNCIL DECISION
  concerning t h e p r o v i s i o n a l a p p l i c a t i o n of t h e Agreed Kinute
                  modifying the Agreement between
                  t h e European Economic Community
                                       and Romania
                     on t r a d e i n t e x t i l e products
                          ( p r e s e n t e d by t h e Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
   The attached draft decision of the Council concerns the
   adjustments to be made to the quantitative limits for
   textile categories 6, 7, 8, 17, 20, 26 and 29 of the
   Agreement on trade in textile products between the European
   Eoonomic Community and Romania initialled on 11 July 1986
   and applied provisionally since 1 January 1987, as well as
   the Exohange of Letters modifying the Agreement on trade in
   textile products between Romania and the European Economic
   Community, initialled on 20 September 1991 and applicable
   from 1 January 1992. These adjustments became necessary
   following Romania's request for increased market access for
   textiles under the PHARE action plan. They correspond to
   the negotiating directives which were approved by the
   Council on 7 October 1991.
2. The amendments are set out in the Agreed Hinute between the
   European Economic Community and Romania which was
   initialled on 9 October 1991 (attached to the draft Counoil
   decision).
3. The draft decision of the Counoil foresees the provisional
   entry into force of the adjustments referred to above as
   from 10 October 1991 provided it is applied likewise by
   Romania.
4. This proposal should be treated by the Council at the
   earliest possible oocaslon in order to enable the
   Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure that
   the amended provisions are properly administered.
 ---pagebreak---                              Proposal for a
                            flfflMflU P F C I S i Q N
concerning tt. provisional application of the Agreed Minute
                modifying the Agreement between
                the European Economic Community
                             .and Romania
                   on trade in textile produots
          THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.
          Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
          Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
          thereof,
          Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
          Whereas, pending the completion of the procedures
          necessary for its conclusion, the Agreement between the
          European Economic Community and ROMANIA-
                                    - initialled on 11 JULY «986, has
          been provisionally applied since 1 January 1987 in accor-
          dance, having regard to the Community, with Decision s
                                                       (2)
         87/536 /EECf) and                                 -
          Whereas that Agreeme^f provides for the possibility of
          adjustments to the quantitative limits ;
          Whereas ROMANIA             accepted the offer for improved
          market access which the Community made on the basis
          of a specific request submitted by ROMANIA            under
          the Phare action plan and it was agreed, in an Agreed
          Minute of9 OCTOBER 1991, to increase for i99iand 1992
          the Community quantitative limits of a number of catego-
          ries mentioned in Annex II to the aforementioned Agree-
          ment ;
          Whereas both parties agreed that the aforesaid quota
          increases are exceptional and intended to contribute to
          the co-ordinated effort of the 'Group of 24' industrialized
          countries, to facilitate the restructuring of Romania's
          (') OJ No L 316 du 7-11 1987 p. 1
          (2) 0J N°                      , P
 ---pagebreak---                                                              V
      . economy through, i mer a I in, improved access to
the Community's markets ;
Whereas it was agreed that the said Agreed Minute will be
applied provisionally as from 10 OCTOBER 1991 pending
the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclu-
sion, provided that there is a reciprocal provisional appli-
cation on the part of the contracting party,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                        Sole Article
The Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between
the European Economic Community and ROMANIA
                       ' on trade in textile products shall
be applied provisionally as from 1j> OCTOBER 1991
pending its formal conclusion, provided that there is a
reciprocal provisional application on the part of the
contracting party.
The text of the Agreed Minute is attached to this
 Decision.
 Done at Brussels,
                              For the Council
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                             AGREED MINUTE
1.  Consultations between    delegations   of   the  European   Economic
    Community and Romania were held in Brussels on 9 October 1991 on
    the basis of a specific request made by Romania on 4 April 1991, in
    the context of the PHARE programme, for greater access to the
    Community market in textile and clothing products.
2.  Romania accepted the autonomous offer of the Community for an
    improved access to the Community market and the following was
    agreed:
         In 1991 the quantitative limits for a certain number of
        categories listed in Annex II of the Agreement between the
        European Economic Community and Romania, initialled on 11 July
        1986 and applied since 1 January 1987, will be increased by the
        quantities listed in the annex attached to this Agreed Minute.
         In 1992 the quantitative limits for a certain number of
        categories listed in Appendix 1 of the Agreement in the form of
        an Exchange of Letters modifying the Agreement between the
        European Economic Community and Romania on trade in textile
        poducts, initialled on 20 September 1991 and applicable from 1
        January 1992, will be increased by the quantities listed in the
        annex attached to this Agreed Minute.
3.  The two Parties agreed that the increases mentioned in paragraph 2
    of this Agreed Minute are exceptional and constitute a contribution
    to the coordinated effort of the countries in the "Group of 24"
    aimed at helping the restructuring of the Romanian economy through,
    inter alia, improved access to the Community market.lt is in this
    spirit that the additional quantities listed in the annex to this
    Agreed Minute will be integrated        into the existing textile
    agreement, as amended, between Romania and the Community.
4.  The two Parties agreed that the increases provided for in this
    Agreed Minute will be provisionally applied from 10 October 1991.
                                       Brussels, 9 October 1991
Delegation of Romania         Delegation of the European
                              Economic Community
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                                 ANNEX
Increases In Community Quantitative limits for Romania for      1991 and
mi
 (For practical reasons the description of the products in this annex
                   is given in an abbreviated form).
  CATEGORY     DESCRIPTION              UNIT      INCREASES IN THE
                                                  QUANTITATIVE
                                                         LIMITS
                                                   1991      1992
     6        WOVEN TROUSERS            1000         150     150
                                        PIECES
     7        BLOUSES                   1000
                                        PIECES        60      60
     8        SHIRTS, OTHER THAN        1000
              KNITTED                   PIECES       350     350
    17        MEN'S OR BOYS'            1000
              JACKETS OTHER THAN        PIECES        50      50
              KNITTED
     20       BED LINEN OTHER THAN
              KNITTED                   TONNES       100     100
    26        DRESSES                   1000
                                        PIECES       100     100
                                                  REGIONAL
                                                  LIMITS
    29        SUITS AND ENSEMBLES                      1991   1992
              OTHER THAN
              KNITTED                  TONNES      FR    50     50
                                                   IT    50     50
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