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Date: 1985-10-23 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2887/85 of 20 May 1985 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on trade in textile products #Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on trade in textile products

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                                                (Act whose publication is obligatory)
                                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 2887 / 85
                                                          of 20 May 1985
                  concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
                                    the Federative Republic of Brazil on trade in textile products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                             in textile products is hereby approved on behalf of the
                                                                      Community .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community , and in particular Article 113                    The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation .
thereof,
Having     regard    to    the   recommendation      from   the
Commission ,                                                                                         Article 2
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic
                                                                      The President of the Council shall give the notification
Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on trade in
                                                                      provided for in Article 18 of the Agreement (').
textile products should be approved ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                                     Article 3
                             Article 1
                                                                      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
The Agreement between the European Economic                           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on trade              European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels , 20 May 1985 .
                                                                                         For the Council
                                                                                           The President
                                                                                         G. ANDREOTTI
                                                                      ( 1 ) The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published
                                                                            in the Official journal of the European Communities by the
                                                                            General Secretariat of the Council .
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                                                                AGREEMENT
                  between the European Economic Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on trade in
                                                                textile products
                  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
                  of the one part , and
                  THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL ,
                  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
                  Economic Community (hereinafter referred to as 'the Community') and the Federative Republic of Brazil
                  ( hereinafter referred to as 'Brazil'),
                  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 real
                  risks of market disruption on the market of the Community and real risks of disruption to the textile trade
                  of Brazil ,
                  HAVING REGARD to the Arrangement regarding International Trade in Textiles (hereinafter referred to
                  as 'the Geneva Arrangement'), and in particular Article 4 thereof, and to the conditions set out in the
                  Protocol extending the Arrangement together with the Conclusions adopted on 22 December 1981 by the
                  Textiles Committee ,
                  HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their
                  Plenipotentiaries:
                  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
                        Jean-Pierre Leng,
                        Director in the Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European
                        Communities ,
                        Special Representative for Textile Negotiations;
                  THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL :
                        Francisco de Paula de Almeida Nogueira Junqueira ,
                        Minister Counsellor ,
                        Acting Charge d'Affaires of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the European Communities ,
                  WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
                              Article 1                                     2.     The classification of the products covered by this
                                                                            Agreement is based on the nomenclature of the Common
1.     The Parties recognize and confirm that, subject to the               Customs Tariff and on the Nomenclature of Goods for the
provisions of this Agreement and without prejudice to their                 External Trade Statistics of the Community and the Statistics
rights and obligations under the General Agreement on                       of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE ).
Tariffs and Trade , the conduct of their mutual trade in textile
products shall be governed by the provisions of the Geneva
                                                                            3.     The origin of the products covered by this Agreement
Arrangement.                                                                shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in
2.     In respect of the products covered by this Agreement,                the Community.
the Community undertakes not to introduce quantitative
restrictions under Article XIX of the General Agreement on                  The procedures for control of the origin of the products
Tariffs    and   Trade     or     Article   3    of    the  Geneva          referred to above are laid down in Protocol A.
Arrangement .
3.     Measures having equivalent effect to quantitative
restrictions on the importation into the Community of the                                                  Article 3
products covered by this Agreement shall be prohibited .
                                                                           Brazil agrees for each Agreement year to limit its exports to
                              Article 2                                    the Community of the products described in Annex II to the
                                                                           limits set out therein .
1.     This Agreement shall apply to trade in textile products
of cotton , wool and man-made fibres originating in Brazil                 Exports of textile products set out in Annex II shall be subject
which are listed in Annex I.                                               to a double-checking system specified in Protocol A.
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                            Article 4                                 products , except Category 1 , of up to 2,5 % for Category 2
                                                                      and 5 % for other categories of the quantitative limit for the
                                                                      current Agreement year .
Brazil and the Community recognize the special and
differential character of re-imports of textile products into
the Community after processing in Brazil .                            3.      Transfers in respect of categories in Group I shall not
                                                                      be made from any category except as follows :
Such re-imports may be agreed outside the quantitative limits
established under this Agreement provided that they are               — transfers between Categories 2 and 3 and from Category
effected , in accordance with the regulations on economic                  1 to Categories 2 and 3 may be made up to 2,5 % for
outward processing in force in the Community .                             Category 2 and 5 % for Category 3 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 5 % of the quantitative limit for the category
                            Article 5                                      to which the transfer is made .
1.     Imports into the Community of textile products                 Transfers into any category in Groups II and III may be made
covered by this Agreement shall not be subject to the                 from any category or categories in Groups I , II and III up to
quantitative limits established in Annex II , provided that           5 % of the quantitative limit for the category to which the
they are declared to be for re-export outside the Community           transfer is made .
in the same state or after processing , under the administrative
system of control set up for this purpose within the
Community .                                                           4.      The table of equivalence applicable to the transfers
                                                                      referred to above is given in Annex I.
However , the release for home use of products imported
under the conditions referred to above shall be subject to the        5.      The increase in any category of products resulting from
production of an export licence issued by the Brazilian               the cumulative application of the provisions in paragraphs 1 ,
authorities and to proof of origin in accordance with the             2 and 3 during an Agreement year shall not exceed 15 % .
provisions of Protocol A.
                                                                      6.     Prior notification shall be given by the authorities of
2.     Where the Community authorities have evidence that             Brazil in the event of recourse to the provisions of paragraphs
imports of textile products have been set off against a               1 , 2 and 3 .
quantitative limit established under this Agreement , but that
the products have subsequently been re-exported outside the
Community , the authorities concerned shall inform the
Brazilian authorities within four weeks of the quantities
involved and authorize imports of identical quantities of the                                     Article 7
same products , which shall not be set off against the
quantitative limit established under this Agreement for the
current or the following year .                                       1.      Exports of textile products not listed in Annex II may
                                                                      be made subject to quantitative limits by Brazil on the
                                                                      conditions laid down in the following paragraphs .
                            Article 6                                 2.     Where the Community finds , under the system of
                                                                      administrative control set up , that the level of imports of
                                                                      products in a given category not listed in Annex II originating
1.     In any Agreement year , advance use of a portion of the        in Brazil exceeds , in relation to the preceding year's total
quantitative limit established for the following Agreement            imports into the Community from all sources of products in
year shall be authorized for each category of products except         that category , the following rates :
Category 1 , of up to 2,5 % for Category 2 and 5 % for other
categories of the quantitative limit for the current Agreement        — for categories of products in Group I : 0,5 % ,
year .
                                                                      — for categories, of products in Group II : 2,5 % ,
Amounts delivered in advance shall be deducted from the
corresponding quantitative limits established for the                 — for categories of products in Group III : 5,0 % ,
following Agreement year.
                                                                      it may request the opening of consultations in accordance
2.     Carryover to the corresponding quantitative limit for          with the procedure described in Article 16 , with a view to
the following Agreement year of amounts not used during               reaching agreement on an appropriate restraint level for the
any Agreement year shall be authorized for each category of           products in such category .
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 The Community shall authorize the importation of products              by contracts concluded before the introduction of the
of the said category shipped from Brazil before the date on             quantitative limit , up to the volume of the quantitative limit
 which the request for consultations was submitted .                    fixed .
3.      Pending a mutually satisfactory solution , Brazil               10 .     Up to the date of communication of the statistics
undertakes to limit exports of the products in the category             referred to in Article 9(6 ), the provisions of paragraph 2 of
concerned to the Community or to the region or regions of               this Article shall apply on the basis of the annual statistics
the Community market specified by the Community for a                   previously communicated by the Community .
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            11 .     The provisions of this Agreement which concern
during the calendar year preceding that in which imports                exports of products subject to the quantitative limits
exceeded the level resulting from the application of the                established in Annex II shall also apply to products for which
formula set out in paragraph 2 , and gave rise to the request           quantitative limits are introduced under this Article .
for consultation or 25 % of the level resulting from the
application of the formula set out in paragraph 2 , whichever
is the higher .
                                                                                                    Article 8
4.      Should the Parties be unable in the course of
consultations- to reach a satisfactory solution within the
period specified in Article 16 , the Community shall have the           1.      Where the Community ascertains that the level of
 right to introduce a definitive quantitative limit at an annual       imports in a given category of Group I subject to quantitative
level not lower than the level resulting from the application of       limits set out in Annex II exceeds in any Agreement year the
the formula set out in paragraph 2 , or 106 % of the level of          level of imports in the preceding year by 10 % of the level of
imports reached during the calendar year preceding that in             the quantitative limit set out in Annex II for the current
which imports exceeded the level resulting from the                    Agreement year , it may request with a view to avoiding
application of the formula set out in paragraph 2 and gave             palpable damage to domestic industry the opening of
rise to the request for consultations , whichever is the               consultations in accordance with the provisions described in
higher .                                                               Article 16 with a view to reaching agreement on :
                                                                       — the suspension , in whole or in part , of the provisions of
The annual level so fixed shall be revised upwards after                     Article 6 , or
consultations in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 16 , with a view to fulfilling the conditions set out in       — a modification of the quantitative limit set out in Annex II
paragraph 2 , should the trend of total imports into the.                    by the establishment of an ad hoc limit below the existing
Community of the product in question make this                               quantitative limit ;
necessary .
                                                                       as well as the corresponding equitable and quantifiable
5.      The limits introduced under paragraph 2 or paragraph           compensation which constitutes a mutually acceptable
4 may in no case be lower than the level of imports of                 solution .
products in that category originating in Brazil in 1980 .
                                                                       2.       The Community shall authorize the importation of
6.      Quantitative limits may also be established by the             products of the said category shipped from Brazil before
                                                                       the date on which the request for consultations was
Community on a regional basis in accordance with the                   submitted .
provisions of Protocol B.
                                                                       Pending a mutually satisfactory solution , Brazil undertakes
7.      The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits             for a period of one month from the date of notification of the
introduced under this Article shall be determined in
                                                                       request for consultations , to limit exports of the products in
accordance with the provisions of Protocol C.                          the category concerned to the Community or to the region
                                                                       or regions of the Community market specified by the
                                                                       Community to one-twelfth of the level of exports reached
8.      This Article shall not apply where the percentages             during the preceding calendar year .
specified in paragraph 2 have been reached as the result of a
fall in total imports into the Community , and not as the result
of an increase in exports of products originating in Brazil .          3.      A quantitative limit modified as a result of the
                                                                       application of paragraph 1 in any year preceding the final
                                                                       Agreement year shall be subject to a growth rate so as to
9.      Should paragraph 2 , 3 or 4 be applied , Brazil                ensure that the level of the quantitative limit set out in Annex
undertakes to issue export licences for products covered               II for the final Agreement year is regained in this year .
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 4.     Should the Parties be unable in the course of                                            Article 9
 consultations to reach a satisfactory solution within the
period specified in Article 16 , Brazil undertakes, if so             1.      Brazil undertakes to supply the Community with
 requested by the Community :                                        precise statistical information on all export licences issued by
                                                                     the Brazilian authorities for all categories of textile products
— to suspend , in whole or in part , the provisions of Article 6     subject to the quantitative limits established under this
     in respect of the Community or any of its regions for the       Agreement .
     category concerned , or
                                                                     The Community shall likewise forward to the Brazilian
— to modify the quantitative limit set out in Annex II for           authorities precise statistical information on import
     the category concerned so as to limit exports to the            authorizations or documents issued by the Community
     Community or any of its regions to 125 % of imports             authorities in respect of export licences and certificates issued
     attained during the preceding calendar year , or to the         by BraziL
     level of exports up to the date of the request for
     consultations plus the level of exports provided for            2.       The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall , for
     during the consultation period under paragraph 2 ,              all categories of products , be forwarded before the end of the
     whichever is the higher .                                       second month following the quarter to which the statistics
                                                                     relate .
Should this paragraph be applied , the Community                     3.      The Community shall forward to the Brazilian
undertakes to maintain an offer of equitable and quantifiable        authorities import statistics for all products covered by the
compensation .                                                       system of administrative control referred to in Article 7 ( 2 )
                                                                     and for products covered by Article 5 ( 1 ).
The application of the measures provided for in this                 4.      The information referred to in paragraph 3 shall , for
paragraph is limited to the year in which the measures are           all categories of products , be transmitted before the end of
taken .
                                                                     the third month following the quarter to which the statistics
                                                                     relate .
5.     Paragraph 1 shall not apply to a given category unless        5.      Should it be found on analysis of the information
the quantitative limits established in Annex II for the              exchanged that there are significant discrepancies between
Community for that category represent at least 2,5 % of total        the returns for exports and those for imports , consultations
Community imports during 1980 .                                      may be initiated in accordance with the procedure specified
                                                                     in Article 16 .
6.     Paragraph 1 shall not apply to a given category unless
                                                                     6.      For the purpose of applying Articles 7 and 8 , the
the level of imports originating in Brazil during the current
                                                                     Community undertakes to provide the Brazilian authorities
Agreement year represent at least 50 % of the quantitative
                                                                     before 15 April of each year with the preceding year's
limit set out in Annex II for that category in the Community
                                                                     statistics on imports of all textile products covered by this
as a whole or in any region or regions of the Community              Agreement , broken down by supplying country and
concerned .
                                                                     Community Member State .
7 . . Any limit modified in accordance with the provisions           7.     Brazil and the Community will exchange to the extent
of paragraphs 1 or 4 may in no case be lower than the level of       possible available statistical information on trade in textile
imports of products in that category originating in Brazil in        products .
1980 .
                                                                                                Article 10
8.     This Article shall also apply where the level referred to
in paragraph 1 is- exceeded in any of the Community's
regions . In such a case , the compensation referred to in           1.      Should there be divergent opinions between Brazil and
paragraphs 1 and 4 will concern the region or regions of the         the competent Community authorities at the point of entry
Community indicated in the Community's request for                   into the Community on the classification of products covered
consultations .                                                      by this Agreement , classification shall provisionally be based
                                                                     on indications provided by the - Community , pending
                                                                     consultations in accordance with Article 16 with a view to
9.     With a view to limiting recourse to paragraph 1 , Brazil      reaching agreement on definitive classification of the product
                                                                     concerned .
undertakes to inform the Community of any sharp and
substantial increase in the issue of export licences for any
category which is likely to lead to the fulfilment of the            2 . . If the above provisional classification results in
conditions required for the application of this Article .            provisional debit against a quantitative limit for a category of
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 products other than the category indicated on the export                                          Article 12
 documents issued by the competent Brazilian authorities , the
 Community shall inform Brazil of such provisional debit                1.     Brazil shall endeavour to ensure that exports of textile
 within 30 days .                                                       products subject to quantitative limits are spaced out as
                                                                       evenly as possible over an Agreement year , due account being
                                                                        taken , in particular, of seasonal factors .
 3.     The authorities of Brazil shall be informed of any
 amendment to the Common Customs Tariff or NIMEXE or
 any decision , made in accordance with the procedures in               2.     Should there be an excessive concentration of imports
 force in the Community , relating to the classification of            of any product within a category subject to quantitative
 products covered by this Agreement .                                  limits under this Agreement , the Community may request
                                                                       consultations in accordance with the procedure specified in
                                                                       Article 16 with a view to remedying this situation .
 Any amendment to the Common Customs Tariff or
 NIMEXE or any decision which results in a modification of
 the classification of products covered by this Agreement shall
 not have the effect of reducing any quantitative limit                                            Article 13
 established in Annex II .
                                                                       Should recourse be had to the denunciation provisions of
 The procedures for the application of this paragraph are set          Article 18 (4 ), the quantitative limits established in Annex II
 out in Protocol A.                                                    shall be adapted on a pro rata basis .
                                                                                                  Article 14
                            Article 11
                                                                       1.      For the purpose of the administration of this
                                                                       Agreement, the limits referred to in Article 3 shall be broken
.1 .    Brazil and the Community agree to cooperate fully              down by the Community into shares for each of its Member
in preventing the circumvention of this Agreement by                   States .
transhipment , re-routing or any other means .
                                                                       2.      Portions of the quantitative limits established in
2.     Where information available to the Community as a               Annex II not used in one Member State of the Community
result of the investigations carried out in accordance with the        may be re-allocated to another Member State in accordance
procedures set out in Protocol A constitutes evidence that             with the procedures in force in the Community .
products of Brazilian origin subject to quantitative limits
established under this Agreement have been transhipped ,               The Community undertakes to examine with care , and reply
re-routed or otherwise imported into the Community in                  within four weeks , to any request made for re-allocation by
circumvention of this Agreement, the Community may                     Brazil . Should such re-allocation be agreed to , the flexibility
request the opening of consultations in accordance with the           provisions set out in Article 6 shall continue to be applicable
procedures described in Article 16 , with a view to reaching           to the levels of the original allocation .
agreement on an equivalent adjustment of the corresponding
quantitative limits established under this Agreement .
                                                                       If, in the course of the application of this Agreement , Brazil
                                                                       finds that the breakdown of a limit established in Annex II
3.     Pending the result of the consultations referred to in         causes particular difficulties , it may request the opening of
paragraph 2 , Brazil shall as a precautionary measure , if            consultations in accordance with Article 16 with a view to
so requested by the Community , make the necessary                    reaching a mutually satisfactory solution .
arrangements to ensure that adjustments of quantitative
limits liable to be agreed following the consultations referred       3.      Should it appear in any given region of the Community
to in paragraph 2 may be carried out for the quota year in            that additional supplies are required , the Community may ,
which the request to open consultations in accordance with            where measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 are
paragraph 2 was made , or for the following year if the quota         inadequate to cover those requirements , authorize the
for the current year is exhausted , where clear evidence of           importation of amounts greater than those stipulated in
circumvention is provided .                                           Annex II .
4.     Should the Parties be unable in the course of
consultations to reach a satisfactory solution within the                                         Article IS
period specified in Article 16 , the Community shall have the
right, where clear evidence of circumvention has been
provided , to deduct from the quantitative limits established         1.      Brazil and the Community undertake to refrain from
under this Agreement amounts equivalent to the products of            discrimination in the allocation of export licences and import
Brazilian origin .                                                    authorizations of documents referred to in Protocol A.
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2.     In implementing this Agreement , the Parties shall take        3.     If necessary , at the request of either of the Parties and in
care to maintain the traditional commercial practices and             conformity with the provisions of the Geneva Arrangement ,
trade flows between the Community and Brazil .                        consultations shall be held on any problems arising from the
                                                                       application of this Agreement . Any consultations held under
3.     Should either Party find that the application of this          this Article shall be approached by both Parties in a spirit of
Agreement is disturbing existing commercial relations                 cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the difference
                                                                      between them .
between importers in the Community and suppliers in Brazil ,
consultations shall be started promptly , in accordance with
the procedure set out in Article 16 , with a view to remedying
this situation .                                                                                   Article 17
                                                                      This Agreement shall apply , on the one hand , to the
                                                                      territories in which the Treaty establishing the European
                           Article 16                                 Economic Community is applied and under the conditions
                                                                      laid down in that Treaty and , on the other hand , to the
1.     The special consultation procedures referred to in this        territory of Brazil .
Agreement , other than those referred to in paragraph 2 , shall
be governed by the following rules :
                                                                                                   Article 18
— any request for consultations shall be notified in writing
    to the other Party ,                                              1.     This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of
— the request for consultations shall be followed within a            the month following the date on which the Parties notify each
    reasonable period ( and in any case not later than 15 days        other of the completion of the procedures necessary for this
                                                                      purpose . It shall be applicable until 31 December 1986 .
    following the notification ) by a statement setting out the
    reasons and circumstances which , in the opinion of . the
                                                                      2.     This Agreement shall apply with effect from 1 January
    requesting Party, justify the submission of such a                1983 .
    request ,
— the Parties shall enter into consultations within one               3.     Either Party may at any time propose modifications to
    month at the latest of notification of the request , with a       this Agreement.
    view to reaching agreement or a mutually acceptable
    conclusion within one further month at the latest .               4.     Either 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
2.     The special consultation procedures referred to in             period of notice .
Article 8 shall be governed by the following rules :
                                                                      5.     The Annexes and Protocols to this Agreement shall
— any request for consultations shall be notified in writing
                                                                      form an integral part thereof.
    to the other Party , together with a statement setting out
    the reasons and circumstances which , in the opinion of
    the requesting Party , justify the submission of such a
    request ,                                                                                      Article 19
— the Parties shall enter into consultations within 1 5 days at       This Agreement shall be drawn up in two copies in the
    the latest of notification of the request , with a view to        Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Greek , Italian and
    reaching agreement or a mutually acceptable conclusion           Portuguese languages , each of these texts being equally
    within a further 15 days at the latest.                           authentic .
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             Til bekræftelse heraf har undertegnede befuldmægtigede underskrevet denne aftale .
             Zu Urkund dessen haben die unterzeichneten Bevollmächtigten ihre Unterschriften unter dieses
             Abkommen gesetzt .
             Εις πίστωση των ανωτέρω , οι υπογεγραμμένοι πληρεξούσιοι έθεσαν τις υπογραφές τους στην
             παρούσα συμφωνία .
             In witness whereof the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed this Agreement .
             En foi de quor5 les plénipotentiaires soussignés ont apposé leurs signatures au bas du présent
             accord .
             In fede di che , i plenipotenziari sottoscritti hanno apposto le loro firme in calce al presente
             accordo .
             Ten blijke waarvan de ondergetekende gevolmachtigden hun handtekening onder deze
             Overeenkomst hebben gesteld .
             Em fe do que os plenipotenciários abaixo assinados apuseram as suas assinaturas no final do
             presente acordo .
             Udfærdiget i Bruxelles , den ottende oktober nitten hundrede og femogfirs .
             Geschehen zu Brüssel am achten Oktober neunzehnhundertfünfundachtzig .
              Εγινε στις Βρυξελλες, στις οκτώ Οκτωβρίου χίλια εννιακόσια ογδόντα πέντε.
             Done at Brussels on the eighth day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and
             eighty-five .
             Fait à Bruxelles , le huit octobre mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-cinq .
             Fatto a Bruxelles , addì otto ottobre millenovecentottantacinque .
             Gedaan te Brussel , de achtste oktober negentienhonderdvijfentachtig.
             Feito em Bruxelas , aos oito de Outubro de mil novecentos e oitenta e cinco .
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             For Rådet for De europæiske Fællesskaber
             Für den Rat der Europäischen Gemeinschaften
             Για το Συμβούλιο των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων
             For the Council of the European Communities
             Pour le Conseil des Communautés européennes
             Per il Consiglio delle Comunità europee
             Voor de Raad van de Europese Gemeenschappen
             Pelo Conselhò das Comunidades Europeias
             For regeringen for Den føderative republik Brasilien
             Fur die Regierung der Föderativen Republik Brasilien
             Για την Κυβέρνηση της Ομοσπονδιακής Δημοκρατίας της Βραζιλίας
             For the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil
             Pour le gouvernement de la république fédérative du Brésil
             Per il governo della Repubblica federativa del Brasile
             Voor de Regering van de Federatieve Republiek Brazilië
             Pelo Governo da República Federativa do Brasil
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                                                                ANNEX I
                                                              GROUP I A
                                        NIMEXE                                                                           Table of equivalence
 Category     CCT heading No                code                                        Description
                                          ( 1982 )                                                                      pieces / kg     g/ piece
    1      55.05             55.05-13 , 19,21,25,27 ,             Cotton yarn , not put up for retail sale
                             29,33,35,37,41,45,46 ,
                             48,52,58,61,65,67,69 ,
                             72 , 78 , 92 , 98
    2      55.09                                                  Other woven fabrics of cotton :
                             55.09-03,04,05,06,07 ,                   Woven fabrics of cotton , other than gauze ,
                             08,09,10,11,12,13,14 ,                   terry fabrics , narrow woven fabrics , pile
                             15,16,17,19,21,29,32 ,                   fabrics , chenille fabrics , tulle and other net
                             34,35,37,38,39,41,49 ,                   fabrics :
                             51,52,53,54,55,56,57 ,
                             59 , 61 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 ,
                             68,69,70,71,72,73,74 ,
                             75,76,77,78,79,80,81 ,
                             82,83,84,86,90,91,92 ,
                             93 , 98 , 99
                             55.09-06,07,08,51,52 ,                   a ) Of which other than unbleached or
                             53,54,55,56,57,59,61 ,                       bleached
                             63,64,65,66,67,70,71 ,
                             80,81,82,83,84,86,90 ,
                             91 , 92 , 93 , 98 , 99
    3      56.07                                                  Woven         fabrics    of      man-made      fibres
           A                                                      ( discontinuous or waste):
                                                                  A. Of synthetic textile fibres :
                             56.07-01,04,05,07,08 ,                    Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres
                             10,12,15,19,20,22,25 ,                    ( discontinuous or waste ) other than narrow
                             29,30,31,35,38,39,40 ,                    woven fabrics , pile fabrics (including terry
                             41 , 43 ; 45 , 46 , 47 , 49               fabrics ) and chenille fabrics
                             56.07-01,05,07,08 , 12 ,                  a ) Of which other than unbleached or
                             15,19,22,25,29,31,35 ,                         bleached
                             38,40,41,43,46,47,49
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                                                                        GROUP I B
                                                      NIMEXE                                                                        Table of equivalence
 Category         CCT heading No                          code                                    Description
                                                        ( 1982 )                                                                   pieces / kg  g / piece
     4       60.04                                                        Under garments , knitted or crocheted , not elastic          6,48          154
             B I                                                          or rubberized :
               II a )
                     b)                     60.04-19 , 20, 22 , 23 , 24 ,    Shirts , T-shirts , lightweight fine knit roll , polo
                     c)                     26 , 41 , 50 , 58 , 71 , 79 ,    or turtle necked jumpers and pullovers ,
               IV b ) 1 aa )                89                               undervests and pullovers , undervests and the
                            dd )                                             like , knitted or crocheted, not elastic or
                         2 ee )                                              rubberized , other than babies' garments , of
                     d ) 1 aa )                                              cotton or synthetic textile fibres: T-shirts and
                            dd )                                             lightweight fine knit roll , polo or turtle necked
                         2 dd )                                              jumpers and pullovers , of regenerated textile
                                                                             fibres , other than babies' garments
     5       60.05                                                        Outer garments and other articles , knitted or             4,53         221
             A I                                                          crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
                 II b ) 4 bb ) 11 aaa )
                                   bbb )
                                   ccc )                                  A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                                   ddd )
                                   eee )    60.05-01,31,33,34,35 ,            Jerseys , pullovers , slip-overs , waistcoats ,
                                22 bbb )    36 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43        twinsets , cardigans , bed jackets and jumpers ,
                                   ccc )                                       knitted or crocheted , not elastic or
                                   ddd )                                       rubberized , of wool , of cotton or of
                                   eee )                                       man-made textile fibres
                                   fff)
     6       61.01                                                        Men's and boys' outer garments :                           1,76         568
             B V d) 1
                        2
                        3
                    e) 1
                        2
                        3
             61.02                                                        Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments :
             B II e ) 6 aa )
                           bb )                                           B. Other :
                          cc)
                                            61.01-62 , 64,66,72,74 ,          Men's and boys' woven breeches , shorts and
                                         ■ 76                                 trousers ( including slacks ): women's , girls'
                                                                              and infants' woven trousers and slacks , of
                                           61.02-66 , 68 , 72
                                                                              wool , of cotton or of man-made textile
                                                                              fibres
     7       60.05                                                        Outer garments and other articles , knitted or             5,55         180
             A II b ) 4 aa ) 22                                           crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
                                33
                                44                                        A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                          ,     55                                             II . Other
             61.02                                                        Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments :
             B II e ) 7 bb )                                              B. Other :
                          cc)
                           dd )
                                           '60.05-22 , 23 , 24 , 25           Blouses and shirt-blouses , knitted , crocheted
                                           61.02-78 , 82 , 84                 ( not elastic or rubberized ), or woven , for
                                                                              women , girls and infants , of wool , of cotton
                                                                              or of man-made textile fibres
     8       61.03                                                        Men's and boys' under garments , including                 4,60         217
             A                                                            collars , shirt fronts and cuffs :
                                            61.03-11 , 15 , 19               Men's and boys' shirts , woven , of wool , of
                                                                             cotton or of man-made textile fibres
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                                                              GROUP II A
                                           NIMEXE                                                                      Table of equivalence
 Category      CCT heading No                  code                                     Description
                                             ( 1982 )                                                                 pieces / kg    g / piece
    9      55.08                                                 Terry towelling and similar terry fabrics of
                                                                 cotton :
           62.02                                                 Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen and kitchen
           Bill a ) 1                                            linen ; curtains and other furnishing articles :
                                                                 B. Other :
                                 55.08-10 , 30 , 50 , 80              Woven cotton terry fabrics ; toilet and kitchen
                                 62.02-71
                                                                      linen of woven cotton terry fabrics
   20      62.02                                                 Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen and kitchen
           B I a)                                                linen ; curtains and other furnishing articles :
               c)                                                B. Other :
                              i
                                62.02-12 , 13 , 19                    Bed linen , woven
   22     56.05                                                  Yarn of man-made fibres ( discontinuous or
          A                                                      waste ), not put up for retail sale :
                                                                 A. Of synthetic textile fibres :
                                56.05-03,05,07,09 , 11 ,              Yarn of discontinuous or waste synthetic
                                13,15,19,21,23,25,28 ,                 fibres , not put up for retail sale :
                                32,34,36,38,39,42,44,
                                45 , 46 , 47
                                56.05-21,23,25,28,32 ,                a ) Of which acrylic
                                34 , 36
   23     56.05                                                  Yarn of man-made fibres ( discontinuous or
          B                                                      waste ), not put up for retail sale :
                                                                B. Of regenerated textile fibres :
                                56.05-51,55,61,65,71 ,               Yarn of discontinuous or waste regenerated
                                75 , 81 , 85 , 91 , 95 , 99          fibres , not put up for retail sale
   32     ex 58.04                                              Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics ( other
                                                                than terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of
                                                                cotton falling within heading No 55.08 and
                                                                fabrics falling within heading No 58.05 ):
                                58.04-07 , 11 , 15 , 18,41 ,        Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other
                                43,45,61,63,67,69,71 ,              than terry fabrics of cotton and narrow woven
                                75 , 77 , 78                        fabrics ), of wool , of cotton or of man-made
                                                                    textile fibres
                                58.04-63                            a ) Of which cotton corduroy
   39     62.02                                                 Bed linen ,. table linen , toilet linen and kitchen
          B II a )                                              linen ; curtains and other furnishing articles :
                c)                                              B. Other :
            Ilia ) 2
                c)
                                62.02-40 , 42 , 44 , 46 , 51 ,       Woven table linen , toilet and kitchen linen ,
                                59 , 65 , 72 , 74 , 77               other than of cotton terry fabric
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                                                              GROUP II B
                                             NIMEXE                                                                    Table of equivalence
 Category         CCT heading No                code                                  Description
                                              ( 1982 )                                                                 pieces / kg  g / piece
     12      60.03                                               Stockings , under stockings , socks , ankle-socks , 24,3 pairs           41
             A                                                   sockettes and the like , knitted or crocheted , not
             B I                                                 elastic or rubberized :
                II b )
             C                    60.03-11 , 19,20,27,30 ,          Other than women's stockings of synthetic
                                  90                                textile fibres
             D
     13      60.04                                               Under garments , knitted or crocheted , not elastic        17            59
             B IV b ) 1 cc)                                      or rubberized :
                         2 dd ) "
                    d ) 1 cc )    60.04-48 , 56 , 75 , 85           Men's and boys' underpants and briefs ,
                         2 cc )                                     women's , girls' and infants' ( other than
                                                                    babies') knickers and briefs , knitted or
                                                                    crocheted , not elastic or rubberized , of cotton
                                                                    or synthetic textile fibres
   14 A      61.01                                               Men's and boys' outer garments :                         1,0       1 000
             A I
                                  61.01-01                          Men's and boys' coats of impregnated , coated ,
                                                                    covered or laminated woven fabric falling
                                                                    within heading No 59.08 , 59.11 or 59.12
   14 B      61.01                                               Men's and boys' outer garments :                        0,72       1 389
             BV b ) 1
                        2   .
                                  61.01-41 , 42 , 44 , 46 , 47      Men's and boys' woven overcoats , raincoats
                        3                                           and other coats , cloaks and capes , other than
                                                                    those of category 14 A , of wool , of cotton or of
                                                                    man-made textile fibres
   15 A      61.02                                               Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments :             1,1         909
             B I a)                                              B. Other :
                                  61.02-05                           Women's , girls' and infants' coats of
                                                                     impregnated , coated , covered or laminated
                                                                     woven fabric falling within heading No
                                                                     59.08 , 59.11 or 59.12
   15 B      61.02                                               Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments :          0,84       1 190
             B II e ) 1 aa )                                     B. Other :
                          bb )
                          cc)
                       2 aa )     61.02-31,32,33,35,36 ,             Women's , girls' and infants' woven overcoats ,
                          bb )    37 , 38 , 40                       raincoats and other coats , cloaks and capes ;
                          cc)                                        jackets and blazers , other than garments of
                                                                     category 15 A , of wool , of cotton or of
                                                                     man-made textile fibres
    16       61.01                                               Men's and boys' outer garments :                        0,80       1 250
             BV c ) 1
                        2
                                  61.01-51 , 54 , 57                Men's and boys' woven suits ( including
                        3                                           coordinate suits consisting of two or three
                                                                    pieces , which are ordered , packed , consigned
                                                                    and normally sold together) of wool , of cotton
                                                                    or of man-made textile fibres , excluding ski
                                                                    suits
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                                             NIMEXE                                                                       Table of equivalence
 Category       CCT heading No                     code                                  Description
                                                 ( 1982 )                                                                pieces / kg    g/ piece
    17      61.01                                                 Men's and boys' outer garments :                         1,43            700
            B V a) 1
                      2
                                     61.01-34 , 36 , 37               Men's and boys* woven jackets ( excluding
                      3
                                                                      waister jackets ) and blazers of wool, of cotton
                                                                      or of man-made textile fibres
    18      61.03 '                                               Men's and boys' under garments , including
          . B                                                     collars , shirt fronts and cuffs :
            C
                                     61.03-51 , 55,59 , 81 » 85 ,    Men's and boys' woven under garments other
                                   ' 89 .                             than shirts , of wool , of cotton or of man-made
                                                                     textile fibres
    19      61.05                                                 Handkerchiefs :                                           59               17
            A
                                     61.05-20                     A. Of woven cotton fabric , of a value of more
                                                                        than 15 ECU / kg net weight
            B I                                                   B. Other :
              III
                                     61.05-30 , 99                      Handkerchiefs of woven fabric , of a value of
                                                                        not more than 15 ECU / kg net weight
   21       61.01                                                 Men's and boys' outer garments:                           2,3           435
            B IV
            61.02                                                 Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments :
            B II d )
                                                                  B. Other :
                                     61.01-29 , 31 , 32                Parkas , anoraks , windcheaters , waister
                                     61.02-25,26,28
                                                                       jackets and the like , woven, of wool , of cotton
                                                                       or of man-made textile fibres
   24       60.04                                                 Under garments , knitted or crocheted , not elastic       3,9           257
            B lV b ) Ibb )                                        or rubberized :
                  d ) 1 bb)
                                     60.04-47 , 73'                  Men's and boys' pyjamas , knitted or
                                                                     crocheted ,, of cotton or of synthetic textile
                                                                     fibres
            60.04                    60.04-51 ,. 53 , 81 , 83        Women's , girls' and infants" ( other than
            B lV b ) 2 aa )                                          babies') knitted or crocheted pyjamas and
                        bb)                                          nightdresses , of cotton or synthetic fibres
                  d). 2,aa )
                        bb )
   26       60.05                                                 Outer garments and other articles, knitted or            3,1            323
            All b ) 4 cc) 11                                      crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
                             22
                             33
                             44 -,
                                                                  A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                                                                       II . Other
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                                        NIMEXE                                                                Table of equivalence
 Category        CCT heading No              code                                Description
                                           ( 1982 )                                                          pieces / kg ' g/ piece
     26      61.02                                         Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments :
 (cont'd)    B II e ) 4 bb )
                        cc)                                B. Other :
                        dd )
                        ee )
                                60.05-45 , 46 , 47 , 48        Women's , girls' and infants' ( other than
                                                               babies') woven and knitted or crocheted
                                61.02-48 , 52 , 53 , 54        dresses of wool , of cotton or of man-made
                                                               textile fibres
     27      60.05                                         Outer garments and other articles , knitted or       2,6           385
             A II b ) 4 dd )                               crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
                                                           A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                                                               II . Other
             61.02                                         Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments :
             B II e ) 5 aa )
                        bb )                               B. Other :
                        cc)
                                60.05-51,52,54,58       .      Women's , girls' and infants' ( other than
                                                               babies') woven and knitted or crocheted
                                61.02-57 , 58 , 62             skirts , including divided skirts
     28      60.05                                         Outer garments and other articles , knitted or      1,61           620
             A II b ) 4 ee )                               crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
                                                           A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                                                               II . Other :
                                60.05-61 , 62 , 64                  Knitted or crocheted trousers ( except
                                                                    shorts) other than babies'
    29       61.02                                         Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments :      1,37          730
             B II e ) 3 aa )
                        bb )
                        cc )                               B. Other :
                                61.02-42 , 43 , 44             Women's , girls' and infants' ( other than
                                                               babies') woven suits and costumes ( including
                                                               coordinate suits consisting of two or three
                                                               pieces which are ordered , packed , consigned
                                                               and normally sold together), of wool , of
                                                               cotton     or. of man-made textile fibres ,
                                                               excluding ski suits
   30 A      61.04                                         Women's , girls' and infants' under garments :       4,0          250
             B I
                                61.04-11,13,18                Women's , girls' and infants' woven pyjamas
                                                              and nightdresses , of wool , of cotton or of
                                                              man-made textile fibres
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                                          NIMEXE                                                                       Table of equivalence
 Category       CCT heading No                code                                   Description
                                            ( 1982 )                                                                  pieces / kg    g / piece
  30 B     61.04                                              Women's, girls' and infants' under garments :
           B II
                                61.04-91,93,98                   Women's , girls' and infants' ( other than
                                                                 babies') woven under garments , other than
                                                                 pyjamas and nightdresses , of wool , of cotton
                                                                 or of man-made textile fibres
   31      61.09                                              Corsets , corset-belts , suspender-belts , brassieres ,   18,2              . 55
           D                                                  braces , suspenders , garters and the like ( including
                                                              such articles of knitted or crocheted fabrics )
                                                              whether or not elastic :
                               61.09-50                          Brassieres , woven , knitted or crocheted
   68      60.04                                              Under garments , knitted or crocheted , not elastic
          A I                                                 or rubberized :
             II a )
                 b)
                 c)
             III a )                                          A. Babies' garments ; girls' garments up to and
                 b)                                                including commercial size 86 :
                 c)
                 d)            60.04-02 , 03 , 04 , 06 , 07 ,      Babies' under garments of knitted or
                               08 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 14              crocheted fabrics , not elastic or rubberized
   73     60.05                                               Outer garments - and other articles , knitted or          1,67             600
          All b ) .3                                          crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
                                                              A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                                                                   II . Other :
                               60.05-16 , 17 , 19                       Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric ,
                                                                        not elastic or rubberized , of wool , of
                                                                        cotton or of man-made textile fibres
   76     61.01                                               Men's and boys' outer garments :
          B I
          61.02                                               Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments :
          B II a )
                                                              B. Other :
                               61.01-13 , 15 , 17 , 19           Men's and boys' woven industrial and
                                                                  occupational clothing: women's , girls' and
                               61.02-12 , 14                      infants' woven aprons , smock-overalls and
                                                                 other industrial and occupational clothing
                                                                 ( whether or not also suitable for domestic
                                                                 use ), of wool , of cotton or of man-made
                                                                 textile fibres
                       1
   78     61.01                                               Men's and boys' outer garments :
          All
          Bill                 61.01-09,24 , 25,26 , 81 ,       Men's and boys' woven bath robes , dressing
            V f) 1             92 , 95 , 96                   . gowns , smoking jackets and similar indoor
                 g)l .                                          wear , ski suits consisting of two or three pieces
                     2                                          and other outer garments , except garments of
                     3                                          categories 6 , 14 A , 14 B , 16 ,. 17 , 21 , 76 and
                                                                79 , of wool , of cotton or of man-made textile
                                                                fibres
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                                             NIMEXE                                                                              Table of equivalence
 Category        CCT heading No                 code                                       Description
                                              ( 1982 )                                                                          pieces / kg   g / piece
     81      61.02                                                Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments:
             B I b)
               II c)                                              B. > Other :
                  e) 8 aa )
                      9 aa )       61.02-07 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 85 ,      Women's , girls' and infants' woven bath
                        bb )       90 , 91 , 92                        robes , dressing gowns , bed jackets and similar
                        cc )                                           indoor wear and outer garments , except
                                                                       garments of categories 6,7 , 15A , 15B , 21 ,
                                                                       26 , 27 , 29 , 76 , 79 and 80 , of wool , of cotton
                                                                       or of man-made textile fibres
     83      60.05                                                Outer garments and other articles , knitted or
             All a )                                              crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
                  b ) 4 hh ) 11
                                22
                                33                                A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                                44                                     II . Other :
                         ijij ) 11                                          Outer garments , knitted or crocheted , not
                         kk ) 11   60.05-04,76,77,78,79 ,
                         11 ) 11   81 , 85 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91              elastic or rubberized , other than garments
                                22                                          of categories 5 , 7 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 71 , 72 , 73 ,
                                33
                                                                            74 and 75 , of wool , of cotton or of
                                                                            man-made textile fibres
                                44
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                                                          GROUP III A
                                         NIMEXE                                                                     Table of equivalence
 Category      CCT heading No               code                                   Description
                                          ( 1982 )                                                                 pieces / kg     g / piece
    33     51.04                                              Woven fabrics of man-made fibres ( continuous ),
           A III a )                                          including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling
                                                              within heading No 51.01 or 51.02:
                                                             A. Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres:
           62.03                                              Sacks and bags , of a kind used for the packing of
           BII b ) 1                                          goods :
                                                             B. Of other textile materials :
                                                                  II . Other :
                              51.04-06                                 Woven fabrics of strip or the like of
                                                                       polyethylene or polypropylene , less than
                              62.03-96                                 3 m wide ; woven sacks of such strip or the
                                                                       like
    34     51.04                                             Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous ),
           A III b )                                         including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling
                                                             within heading No 51.01 or 51.02 :
                                                             A. Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres :
                              51.04-08                            Woven fabrics of strip or the like of
                                                                  polyethylene or polypropylene , 3 m or more •
                                                                  wide
   35      51.04                                             Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous ),
           A IV                                              including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling
                                                             within heading No 51.01 or 51.02 :
                                                             A. Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres :
                              51.04-10 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 17 ,      Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres
                              18,21,23,25,27,28,32 ,              ( continuous ) other than those for tyres and
                              34 , 36 , 41 , 48                   those containing elastomeric yarn :
                              51.04-10 , 15 , 17 , 18 , 23 ,      a ) Of which other than unbleached or
                              25 , 27 , 28 , 32 , 34 , 48              bleached
   36      51.04                                             Woven fabrics of man-made fibres ( continuous ),
          Bill                                               including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling
                                                             within heading No 51.01 or 51.02 :
                                                             B. Woven fabrics of regenerated textile fibres :                *
                              51.04-55 , 56 , 58 , 62 , 64 ,     Woven fabrics of regenerated textile fibres
                              66,72,74,76,81,89,93 ,             ( continuous ) other than those for tyres and
                              94 , 97 , 98 .                     those containing elastomeric yarn :
                              51.04-55,58,62,64,72 ,             a ) Of which other than unbleached or
                              74 , 76 , 81 , 89 , 94 , 97 ,           bleached
                              98
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                                          NIMEXE                                                                       Table of equivalence
 Category       CCT heading No               code                                 Description
                                           ( 1982 )                                                                   pieces /kg   g/ piece
     37      56.07                                           Woven fabrics of man-made              fibres     ( dis­
             B                                               continuous or waste):
                                                             B. Of regenerated textile fibres :
                               56.07-50,51,55,56,59 ,            Woven fabrics of regenerated textile fibres
                               60,61,65,67,68,69,70 ,            ( discontinuous or waste) other than narrow
                               71,72,73,74,77,78,82 ,            woven fabrics, pile fabrics (including terry
                               83 , 84 , 87                      fabrics) and chenille fabrics :                                            V
                               56.07-50,55,56,59,61 ,            a) Of which other than unbleached or
                               65,67,69,70,71,73,74 ,                 bleached
                               77 , 78 , 83 , 84 , 87
   38 A      60.01                                           Knitted or crocheted fabric , not elastic or
             BI b ) 1                                        rubberized :
                                                             B. Of man-made fibres :
                               60.01-40                          Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain fabrics
                                                                 including net curtain fabric
   38 B      62.02                                           Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen and kitchen
             All                                             linen; curtains and other furnishing articles:
                               62.02-09                      A. Net curtains
    40       62.02                                           Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen and kitchen
             B IV a )                                        linen , curtains and other furnishing articles:
                   c)                                        B. Other :
                               62.02-83 , 85 , 89                Woven curtains ( other than net curtains ) and
                                                                 furnishing articles , of wool , of cotton or of
                                                                 man-made textile fibres
    41       ex 51.01                                        Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous), not put
             A                                               up for retail sale :
                                                             A. Yarn of synthetic textile fibres:
                               51.01-05,06,07,08,09 ,            Yarn of synthetic textile fibres (continuous),
                               10,12,20,22,24,27,29 ,             not put up for retail sale , other than
                               30 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 40 ,      non-textured single yarn untwisted or with a
                               45                                 twist of not more than 50 turns per metre
    42       ex 51.01                                        Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous), not put
             B                                               up for retail sale :
                                                             B. Yarn of regenerated textile fibres :
                               51.01-50,61,67,68,71 ,            Yarn of regenerated textile fibres
                               77 , 78 , 80                      ( continuous ), not put up for retail sale , other
                                                                 than single yarn of viscose rayon untwisted or
                                                                 with a twist of not more than 250 turns per
                                                                 metre and single non-textured yarn of any
                                                                 acetate
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                                         NIMEXE                                                                        Table of equivalence
 Category      CCT heading No               code                                    Description
                                          ( 1982 )                                                                    pieces / kg     g / piece
    43     51.03              51.03-10 , 20                  Yarn of man-made fibres (continuous) , put up for
                                                             retail sale                        x
    44     51.04                                             Woven fabrics of man-made fibres ( continuous ),
           All                                               including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling
                                                             within heading No 51.01 or 51.02 :
                                                             A. Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres:
                              51.04-05                             Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres
                                                                   ( continuous ), containing elastomeric yarn
    45     51.04                                             Woven fabrics of man-made fibres ( continuous ),
           B II                                              including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling
                                                             within heading No 51.01 or 51.02:
                                                             B. Woven fabrics of regenerated textile fibres :
                              51.04-54                            Woven fabrics of regenerated textile fibres
                                                                  ( continuous ), containing elastomeric yarn
    46     ex 53.05                                          Sheep's or lambs' wool or other animal hair, ( fine
                                                             or coarse), carded or combed :
                              53.05-10 , 22 , 29 , 32 , 39      Carded or combed sheep's or lambs' wool or
                                                                other fine anirftal hair
   47      53.06                                             Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool ( woollen
                                                             yarn ), not put up for retail sale
           53.08                                             Yarn of fine animal hair ( carded or combed ), not
           A                                                 put up for retail sale:
                              53.06-21,25,31,35,51 ,            Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool
                              55 , 71 , 75                      ( woollen yarn ) or of carded fine animal hair,
                                                                not put up for retail sale
                              53.08-11 , 15
   48      53.07                                             Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool ( worsted
                                                             yarn ), not put up for retail sale
           53.08                                             Yarn of fine animal hair ( carded or combed ), not
           B                                                 put up for retail sale :
                              53.07-02 , 08 , 12 , 18 , 30 ,    Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool
                              40 , 51 , 59 , 81 , 89            (worsted yarn) or of combed fine animal hair,
                                                                not put up for retail sale
                              53.08-21 , 25
   49     ex 53.10                                           Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool of horsehair or of
                                                             other animal hair ( fine or coarse ), put ujp for retail
                                                             sale :
                              53.10-11 , 15                     Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine
                                                                animal hair , put up for retail sale
   50      53.11              53.11-01 , 03 , 07 , 11 , 13 , Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine
                              17,20,30,40,52,54,58 ,         animal hair
                              72,74,75,82,84,88,91 ,
                              93 , 97
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                                           NIMEXE                                                                      Table of equivalence
 Category       CCT heading No                code                                   Description
                                            ( 1982 )                                                                  pieces / kg   g / piece
     51      55.04               55.04-00                       Cotton , carded or combed
     52      55.06               55.06-10 , 90                  Cotton yarn , put up for retail sale
     53      55.07               55.07-10 , 90                  Cotton gauze
    54       56.04                                              Man-made fibres ( discontinuous or waste ),
             B                                                  carded , combed or otherwise prepared for
                                                                spinning :
                                                                B. Regenerated textile fibres :      :
                                 56.04-21 , 23 , 28                 Regenerated textile fibres ( discontinuous or
                                                                    waste ), carded or combed
    55       56.04                                              Man-made fibres ( discontinuous or waste),
             A                                                  carded, combed or otherwise prepared for
                                                                spinning:
                                                                A. Synthetic textile fibres:
                                 56.04-11 , 13 , 15 , 16 , 17 ,     Synthetic textile fibres ( discontinuous or
                                 18                                 waste ), carded or combed
    56       56.06                                              Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or
             A                                                  waste ), put up for retail sale :
                                 56.06-11 , 15                     Yarn of synthetic textile fibres ( discontinuous
                                                                   or waste), put up for retail sale
     57      56.06                                              Yarn of man-made fibres ( discontinuous or
             B                                                  waste), put up for retail sale:
                                 56.06-20                          Yarn of regenerated textile fibres ( dis­
                                                                   continuous or waste ), put up for retail sale
     58      58.01               58.01-01 , 11 , 13 , 17 , 30 , Carpets , carpeting and rugs , knotted ( made up or
                                 80                             not)
     59      58.02                                              Other carpets , carpeting , rugs , mats and matting ,
             ex A                                               and 'Kelem', 'Schumacks' and 'Karamanie' rugs
                B                                               and the like ( made up or not ):
             59.02                                              Felt and articles of felt , whether or not
             ex A                                               impregnated or coated :
                                                                A. Felt in the piece or simply cut to rectangular
                                                                    shape :
                                 58.02-04 , 06 , 07 , 09 , 56 ,     Woven , knitted or crocheted , carpets ,
                                 61 , 65 , 71 , 75 , 81 , 85 ,      carpeting, rugs , mats and matting, and
                               . 90                                 'Kelem', 'Schumacks' and 'Karamanie' rugs
                                                                    and the like ( made up or not ); floor covering ,
                                 59.02-01 , 09                      of felt
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                                        NIMEXE                                                                    Table of equivalence
 Category     CCT heading No              code                                   Description
                                         (1982)                                                                  pieces / kg     g/ piece
   60     58.03                                             Tapestries , hand-made , of the type Gobelins ,
                                                            Flanders , Aubusson , Beauvais and the like , and
                                                            needleworked tapestries (for example, petit point
                                                            and cross stitch) made in panels and the like by
                                                            hand :
                             58.03-00                          Tapestries , hand-made
    61    58.05                                             Narrow woven fabrics , and narrow fabrics
          A I a)                                            (bolduc) consisting of warp without weft
                c)                                          assembled by means of an adhesive, other than
             II                                            goods falling within heading No 58.06:
          B
                             58.05-01,08,30,40,51 ,            Narrow woven fabrics not exceeding 30 cm in
                             59 , 61 , 69 , 73 , 77 , 79 ,     width with selvedges (woven, gummed or
                             90                                made otherwise) on both edges , other than
                                                               woven labels and the like ; bolduc
   62     58.06              58.06-10 , 90                 Woven labels , badges and the like, not
                                                           embroidered, in the piece , in strips or cut to shape
                                                           or size
          58.07                                            Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn),
                                                           gimped yarn (other than metallized yarn falling
                                                           within heading No 52.01 and gimped horsehair
                                                           yarn); braids and ornamental trimmings in the
                                                           piece; tassels , pompons and the like:
                             58.07-31 , 39 , 50 , 80          Chenille yarn (including flock chenille yarn ),
                                                              gimped yarn (other than metallized yarn and
                                                              gimped horsehair yarn); braids and
                                                              ornamental trimmings in the piece ; tassels ,
                                                              pompons and the like
          58.08              58.08-10 , 90                 Tulle and other net fabrics (but not including
                                                           woven , knitted or crocheted fabrics), plain
          58.09              58.09-11 , 19,21,31,35 ,      Tulle and other net fabrics (but not including
                             39 , 91,95,99                 woven , knitted or crocheted fabrics), figured;
                                                           hand or mechanically made lace, in the piece, in
                                                           strips or in motifs
          58.10              58.10-21,29,41,45,49 ,        Embroidery, in the piece , in strips or in motifs
                             51 , 55 , 59
   63     60.01                                            Knitted or crocheted fabric, not elastic or
          B I a)                                           rubberized :
                                                           B. Of man-made fibres:
          60.06                                            Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles thereof,
          A                                                elastic or rubberized (including elastic knee-caps
                                                           and elastic stockings ):
                                                           A. Fabric :
                             60.01-30                          Knitted or crocheted fabric, not elastic or
                                                               rubberized, of synthetic textile fibres ,
                             60.06-11 , 18                     containing elastofibres ; knitted or crocheted
                                                               fabric, elastic or rubberized
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                                          NIMEXE                                                                   Table of equivalence
 Category        CCT heading No               code                                  Description
                                            ( 1982 )                                                              pieces / kg  g / piece
     64      60.01                                             Knitted or crocheted fabric , not elastic or
             B I b) 2                                          rubberized : .
                     3
                                                               B. Of man-made fibres :
                                60.01-51 , 55                     Rachel lace and long-pile fabric ( imitation
                                                                  fur), knitted or crocheted , not elastic or
                                                                  rubberized , of synthetic textile fibres
     65      60.01                                             Knitted    or   crocheted      fabric , elastic or
             A                                                 rubberized :
             BI b ) 4
               II
                                60.01-01 , 10,62,64,65 ,         Other than those of categories 38 A , 63 and
             CI                 68,72,74,75,78,81,89 ,           64 , of wool , of cotton or of man-made textile
                                92 , 94 , 96 , 97                fibres
     66      62.01                                             Travelling rugs and blankets :
             A
             BI
                                62.01-10 , 20 , 81 , 85 , 93 ,   Travelling rugs and blankets , of wool , of
                                95                               cotton or of man-made textile fibres
               II a)
                  b)
                  c)
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                                                           GROUP III B
                                        NIMEXE                                                                         Table of equivalence
 Category       CCT heading No              code                                        Description
                                          ( 1982 )                                                                    pieces / kg    g/ piece
    10     60.02                                              Gloves , mittens and mitts , knitted or crocheted ,     17 pairs          59
           A                                                  not elastic or rubberized :
                               60.02-40                            Gloves , mittens         and mitts ,  knitted or
                                                                   crocheted , not          elastic or   rubberized ,
                                                                   impregnated or coated with artificial plastic
                                                                 . materials
                               60.02-50 , 60 , 70 , 80             Gloves , mittens and mitts , knitted or
                                                                   crocheted , not elastic or rubberized , other than
                                                                   impregnated or coated with artificial plastic
                                                                   materials
   67      60.05                                              Outer garments and other articles , knitted or
           A II b ) 5                                         crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
           B
           60.06                                              Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles thereof,
           B II                                               elastic or rubberized ( including elastic knee-caps
             III                                              and elastic stockings ):
                                                              B. Other :
                               60.05-93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 ,       Clothing accessories and other articles (except
                               98 , 99                              garments ), knitted or crocheted , not elastic or
                               60.06-92 , 96 , 98                   rubberized ; articles ( other than bathing
                                                                    costumes) of knitted or crocheted fabric ,
                                                                • elastic or rubberized of wool , of cotton , or of
                                                                    man-made textile fibres
                               60.05-97                             a ) Of which sacks and bags of a kind used for
                                                                         the packing of goods , made from
                                                                         polyethylene or polypropylene strip
   69      60.04                                              Under garments, knitted or crocheted , not elastic         7,8           128
          B IV b ) 2 cc)                                      or rubberized :
                                                              B. Of other textile materials :
                               60.04-54                             Women's , girls' and infants' knitted or
                                                                    crocheted petticoats and slips , of synthetic
                                                                    textile fibres , other than babies' garments
   70      60.04                                              Under garments , knitted or crocheted , not elastic      30,4             33
           B III                                              or rubberized :
                                                              B. Of other textile materials :
                               60.04-31 , 33 , 34                   Panty-hose ( tights )
   71      60.05                                              Outer garments and other articles, knitted or
          A II b ) 1                                          crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
                                                              A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                                                                    II . Other :
                                                                         b ) Other:
                                                                             1 . Babies' garments ; girls' garments
                                                                                 up to and including commercial
                                                                                 size 86 ;
                               60.05-06 , 07 , 08 , 09                           Babies' knitted outer garments , of
                                                                                 wool , of cotton or of man-made
                                                                                 textile fibres
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                                        NIMEXE                                                                      Table of equivalence
 Category        CCT heading No             code                                  Description
                                          ( 1982 )                                                                 pieces / kg   g/ piece
     72      60.05                                          Outer garments and other articles , knitted or            9,7         103
             A II b ) 2                                    crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
                                                           A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                                                                II . Other :
             60.06                                         Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles thereof,
             B I                                            elastic or rubberized ( including elastic knee-caps
                                                           and elastic stockings ):
                                                           B. Other :
                                60.05-11 , 13 , 15              Knitted swimwear
                                60.06-91
             61.01                                         Men's and boys' outer garments :
             B II
             61.02                                         Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments :
             B II b )                                      B. Other :
                                61.01-22 , 23                   Woven swimwear , of wool , of cotton or of
                                                                man-made textile fibres
                                61.02-16 , 18
    74       60.05                                         Outer garments and other articles , knitted or             1,54        650
             All b ) 4 gg) 11                              crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
                           22
                           33                              A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                           44                                   II . Other :
                                60.05-71 , 72 , 73 , 74              Women's , girls' and infants' ( other than
                                                                     babies') suits and costumes ( including
                                                                     coordinate suits consisting of two or three
                                                                     pieces which are ordered , packed ,
                                                                     consigned and normally sold together), of
                                                                     knitted or crocheted fabric , not elastic or
                                                                     rubberized , of wool , of cotton or of
                                                                     man-made textile fibres ,, excluding ski
                                                                     suits
    75       60.05                                         Outer garments and other articles , knitted or             0,80       1 250
             A II b) 4 ff)                                 crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :
                                                           A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                                                                II . Other :
                                60.05-66 , 68                        Men's and boys' suits ( including
                                                                     coordinate suits consisting of two or three
                                                                     pieces which are ordered , packed ,
                                                                     consigned and normally sold together), of
                                                                     knitted or crocheted fabric , not elastic or
                                                                     rubberized , of wool , of cotton or of
                                                                     man-made textile fibres , excluding ski
                                                                     suits
    77       60.03                                         Stockings , under stockings , socks , ankle-socks ,    .40 pairs        25
             B II a )                                      sockettes and the like , knitted or crocheted , not
                                                           elastic or rubberized :
                                60.03-24 , 26                  Women's stockings of synthetic textile fibres
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                                         NIMEXE                                                                     Table of equivalence
 Category      CCT heading No                code                               Description
                                           ( 1982 )                                                                pieces / kg     g/ piece
    80     61.02                                           Women's , girls' and infants' outer garments :
           A
                                                           A. Babies' garments; girls' garments up to and
                                                                including commercial size 86 :
           61.04                                           Women's, girls' and infants' under garments:
           A
                                                            A. Babies' garments; girls' garments up to and
                                                               including commercialsize 86 :
                                61.02-01 , 03                  Babies' woven garments of wool , of cotton or
                                                                of man-made textile fibres
                                61.04-01,09
    82     60.04                                           Under garments , knitted or crocheted , not elastic
           B IV a )                                        or rubberized :
                 c)                                        B. Of other textile materials :
                                60.04-38 , 60                  Under garments , other than babies', knitted
                                                               or crocheted , not elastic or rubberized , of
                                                               wool , of fine animal hair or of regenerated
                                                               textile fibres
   84      61.06              ,                            Shawls , scarves , mufflers , mantillas , veils and the
           B                                               like :
           C
           D
           E                    61.06-30 , 40 , 50 , 60 ~     Other than knitted or crocheted , of wool , of
                                                              cotton or of man-made textile fibres
   85      61.07                                           Ties , bow ties and cravats :                             17,9             56
           B
           C                    61.07-30 , 40 , 90            Other than knitted or crocheted , of wool , of
                                                              cotton or of man-made textile fibres
           D
   86      61.09                                           Corsets , corset-belts , suspender-belts, brassieres, >    8,8           114
           A                                               braces, suspenders , garters and the like (including
           B                                               such articles of knitted or crocheted fabric),
           C                                               whether or not elastic:
           E
                                61.09-20 , 30 , 40 , 80       Corsets , corset-belts, suspender-belts, braces,
                                                              suspenders , garters and the like ( including such
                                                              articles of knitted or crocheted fabric), other
                                                              than brassieres , whether or not elastic
   87      61.10                61.10-00                   Gloves , mittens , mitts , stockings , socks and
                                                           sockettes , not knitted or crocheted
   88      61.11                                           Made up accessories for articles of apparel (for
                                                           example , dress shields , shoulder and other pads ,
                                                           belts, muffs, sleeve protectors, pockets):
                                61.11-00                      Other than knitted or crocheted                                    -
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                                                             GROUP III C
                                            NIMEXE                                                                     Table of equivalence
 Category         CCT heading No               code                                    Description
                                             ( 1982 )                                                                 pieces/ kg    g/ piece
     90      ex 59.04                                           Twine , cordage , ropes and cables , plaited or
                                                                not :
                                 59.04-11 , 13 , 15 , 17 , 18      Twine , cordage , ropes and cables , of synthetic
                                                                   textile fibres , plaited or not
     91      62.04                                              Tarpaulins , sails , awnings , sunblinds , tents and
             A II                                               camping goods :
             B II
                                 62.04-23 , 73                     Tents
    92       51.04                                              Woven fabrics of man-made fibres ( continuous ),
             A I                                                including woven fabrics of monofil or strip falling
             B I                                                within heading No 51.01 or 51.02 :
             59.11                                              Rubberized textile fabrics , other than rubberized
             A III a )                                          knitted or crocheted goods :
                                                                A. Rubberized textile fabrics not comprised in B
                                                                     below :
                                                                     III . Other :
                                 51.04-03 , 52                             Woven fabrics of man-made textile fibres
                                                                           and rubberized textile woven fabrics , for
                                 59.11-15                                  tyres
    93       62.03                                              Sacks and bags , of a kind used for the packing of
             BI b)"                                             goods :
               II a )
                  b) 2                                          B. Of other textile materials :
                                 62.03-93 , 95 , 97 , 98
                  c)
                                                                     Sacks and bags , of a kind used for the packing
                                                                    of goods , of woven fabrics , other than made
                                                                     from polyethylene or polypropylene strip
    94       59.01               59.01-07 , 12 , 14 , 15 , 16 , Wadding and articles of wadding; textile flock
                                 18 , 21 , 29                   and dust and mill neps
     95      ex 59.02                                           Felt and articles of felt , whether or not
                                                                impregnated or coated :
                                 59.02-35,41,47,51,57 ,            Felt and articles of felt , whether or not
                                 59 , 91 , 95 , 97                 impregnated or coated , other than floor
                                                                   coverings
     96      59.03                                              Bonded fibre fabrics , similar bonded yarn fabrics ,
                                                                and articles of such fabrics , whether or not
                                 59.03-11 , 19 , 30
                                                                impregnated or coated :
                                                                   Other than clothing and clothing accessories
     97      59.05                                              Nets and netting made of twine , cordage or rope ,
                                                                and made up fishing nets of yarn , twine , cordage
                                                                or rope :
                                 59.05-11 , 21 , 29 , 91 , 99      Nets and netting made of twine , cordage or
                                                                   rope and made up fishing nets of yarn , twine ,
                                                                   cordage or rope
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                                          NIMEXE                                                                         Table of equivalence
 Category       CCT heading No               code                                      Description
                                           ( 1982 )                                                                     pieces / kg     g / piece
    98     59.06                                                 Other articles made from yarn , twine, cordage ,
                                                                 rope or cables , other than textile fabrics and
                                                                 articles made from such fabrics :
                               59.06-00                             Other articles made from yarn , twine ,
                                                                    cordage , rope or cables , other than textile
                                                                    fabrics , articles made from such fabrics and
                                                                    articles of category 97
    99     59.07                59.07-10 , 90                    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 fabrics for
                                                                 hat foundations and similar uses
   100     59.08               59.08-10 , 51 , 61 , 71 , 79      Textile fabrics impregnated , coated , covered or
                                                                 laminated with preparations of cellulose
                                                                 derivatives or of other artificial plastic
                                                                 materials
   101     ex 59.04                                              Twine , cordage , ropes and cables , plaited or
                                                                 not :
                               59.04-80                             Other than of synthetic textile fibres
  102      59.10               59.10-10 , 31 , 39                Linoleums and materials prepared on a textile
                                                                 base in a similar manner to linoleum , whether or
                                                                 not cut to shape or of a kind used as floor
                                                                coverings ; floor coverings consisting of a coating
                                                                 applied on a textile base , cut to shape or not
  103      59.11                                                 Rubberized textile fabrics other than rubberized
          A I                                                   knitted or crocheted goods :
             II
             III b )           59.11-11 , 14 , 17 , 20             Excluding fabrics for tyres
          B
  104      59.12                                                Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated ;
                                                                painted canvas being theatrical scenery , studio
                                                                back-cloths or the like :
                               59.12-00                            Textile fabrics , impregnated or coated , other
                                                                   than those of categories 99 , 100 , 102 and 103 ;
                                                                   painted canvas being theatrical scenery , studio
                                                                   back-cloths or the like
  105     59.13                59.13-01 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 19 ,   Elastic fabrics and trimmings (other than knitted
                               32 , 34 , 35 , 39                or crocheted goods ) consisting of textile materials
                                                                combined with rubber threads
  106     59.14                59.14-00                         Wicks, of woven , plaited or knitted textile
                                                                materials , for lamps , stoves , lighters , candles and
                                                                the like ; tubular knitted gas-mantle fabric and
                                                              . incandescent gas mantles
  107     59.15                59.15-10 , 90                    Textile hosepiping and similar tubing , with or
                                                                without lining , armour or accessories of other
                                                                materials
                                              >
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                                         NIMEXE                                                                       Table of equivalence
 Category         CCT heading No             code                                  Description
                                           ( 1982 )                                                                  pieces / kg   g/ piece
    108      59.16               59.16-00                    Transmission , conveyor or elevator belts or
                                                             belting , of textile material , whether or not
                                                             strengthened with metal or other material
    109      62.04                                           Tarpaulins , sails , awnings , sunblinds , tents and
             A I                                             camping goods :
             B I
                                 62.04-21 , 61 , 69             Woven     tarpaulins ,    sails ,  awnings     and
                                                                sunblinds
    110      62.04                                          Tarpaulins , sails , awnings , sunblinds, tents and
             A III                                           camping goods :
             B III
                                 62.04-25 , 75                  Woven pneumatic mattresses
    111      62.04                                          Tarpaulins , sails , awnings , sunblinds , tents and
             A IV                                            camping goods :
             B IV
                                 62.04-29 , 79                  Camping goods , woven , other than pneumatic
                                                                mattresses and tents
    112      62.05                                          Other made up textile articles (including dress
             A                                              patterns ):
             B
             D
             E                   62.05-01 , 10,30,93,95 ,       Other made up textile articles , woven ,
                                 99                             excluding those of categories 113 and 114
    113      62.05                                          Other made up textile articles ( including dress
             C                                              patterns ):
                                                            C. Floor cloths , dish cloths , dusters and the
                                                                 like :
                                 62.05-20                        Floor cloths , dish cloths , dusters and the like ,
                                                                 other than knitted or crocheted
    114      59.17               59.17-10,29,31,39,49 ,     Textile fabrics and textile articles of a kind
             A                   51,59,71,79,91 , 93,95 ,   commonly used in machinery or plant
             B II                99
             C
             D
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                                                              ANNEX II
              For practical reasons, the product descriptions used in Annex I are given in this Annex in abbreviated
                                                                 form
                                                       COMMUNITY LIMITS
                                                                                                                     Quantitative
     Category                                   Description                                      Units          Year     limits
                                                                                                                         EEC
         1        Cotton yarn not for retail sale                                               Tonnes          1983   27   644
                                                                                                                1984   27   671
                                                                                                                1985   27   699
                                                                                                                1986   27   727
         2        Cotton fabrics                                                               Tonnes           1983   16   893
                                                                                                                1984   16   977
                                                                                                                1985   17   062
                                                                                                                1986   17   148
                  a ) of which other than unbleached or bleached                               Tonnes           1983    3  072
                                                                                                                1984     3 087
                                                                                                                1985     3  102
                                                                                                                1986     3  118
         3        Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres                                            Tonnes           1983     1 350
                                                                                                               1984      1 377
                                                                                                               1985      1 405
                                                                                                               1986      1 433
         6        Men's and women's woven           trousers and men's shorts and           1 000 pieces       1983     1  935
                  breeches                                                                                     1984     1  983
                                                                                                               1985     2  033
                                                                                                               1986     2  084
         9        Cotton terry fabrics; toilet and kitchen linen of cotton terry               Tonnes          1983     4  304
                  fabrics                                                                                      1984     4  390
                                                                                                               1985     4  478
                                                                                                               1986     4  567
  i     13        Men's and boys' underpants and briefs , women's and girls' knickers       1 000 pieces       1983     4  842
                  and briefs                                                                                   1984     4  939
                                                                                                               1985     5  038
                                                                                                               1986     5  138
       20        Bed linen , woven                                                             Tonnes          1983     2  656
                                                                                                               1984     2  709
                                                                                                               1985     2  763
                                                                                                               1986     2  819
    24 and 25     Pyjamas and nightdresses knitted or crocheted of cotton or synthetic      1 000 pieces       1983     1  571
                  fibres                                                                                       1984     1  634
                                                                                                               1985     1  699
                                                                                                               1986     1  767
       31        Brassieres                                                                 1 000 pieces       1983     2 342
                                                                                                               1984     2 389
                                                                                                               1985     2 437
                                                                                                               1986     2 486
       39        Woven table linen , toilet and kitchen linen other than of cotton terry       Tonnes          1983     1  738
                 fabric                                                                                        1984     1  825
                                                                                                               1985     1  916
                                                                                                               1986     2  012
       46        Carded or combed sheep's or lambs' wool or other fine animal                  Tonnes          1983    9 787
                 hair                                                                                          1984   10 374
                                                                                                               1985   10 997
                                                                                                               1986   11 656
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                                                      REGIONAL LIMITS
                                                                                                           Quantitative
      Category                              Description                                   Units      Year     limits
                                                                                                               EEC
         4 F   Shirts , T-shirts                                                      1 000 pieces   1983        327
                                                                                                     1984        335
                                                                                                     1985        343
                                                                                                     1986        351
         UK    Shirts , T-shirts                                                      1 000 pieces   1983     2  271
                                                                                                     1984     2  326
                                                                                                     1985     2  381
                                                                                                     1986     2  438
       7 UK    Blouses and shirt-blouses , knitted and crocheted                      1 000 pieces • 1983        150
                                                                                                     1984        152
                                                                                                     1985        154
                                                                                                     1986        156
     24 and 25 Pyjamas and nightdresses , knitted or crocheted of cotton or synthetic
               fibres
          D     - of which nightdresses                                               1 000 pieces   1983        400
                                                                                                     1984        416
                                                                                                     1985        433
                                                                                                     1986        450
          F                                                                                          1983         25
                                                                                                     1984         26
                                                                                                     1985         27
                                                                                                     1986         28
      80 BNL   Babies' woven garments                                                    Tonnes      1983         96
                                                                                                     1984        102
                                                                                                     1985        108
                                                                                                     1986        114
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                                                              PROTOCOL A
                               TITLE I                                   established by the Agreement on production of a declaration
                                                                         by the exporter on the invoice or other commercial document
                        CLASSIFICATION
                                                                         relating to the products to the effect that the products in
                                                                         question originate in Brazil within the meaning of the
                                                                         relevant rules in force in the Community.
                             Article 1
                                                                         4.      The certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall
  1.     The competent authorities of the Community                      not be required for import of goods covered by a certificate
 undertake to inform Brazil of any changes in the Common                 of origin Form A or Form APR completed in accordance
 Customs Tariff or NIMEXE before the date of their entry                 with the relevant Community rules in order to qualify for
  into effect in the Community .                                         generalized tariff preferences .
 2.     The competent authorities of the Community
 undertake to inform Brazil of any decisions relating to the                                          Article 3
 classification of products subject to the Agreement within
 one month of their adoption at the latest . Such
 communication shall include :                                           Where different criteria for determining origin are laid down
                                                                         for products falling within the same category , certificates or
 ( a) a description of the products concerned ,                          declarations of origin shall contain a sufficiently detailed
                                                                         description of the goods to enable the criterion to be
 ( b ) the relevant category , tariff position or sub-position and       determined on the basis of which the certificate was issued or
       the NIMEXE code ,                                                 the declaration drawn up .
 ( c) the reasons which have led to the decision .
 3.     Where a decision on classification results in a change of                                     Article 4
 classification practice or a change of category of any product
 subject to the Agreement , the competent authorities of the
                                                                         The discovery of slight discrepancies between the statements
 Community shall provide 30 days' notice , from the date of              made in the certificate of origin and those made in the
 the Community's communication , before the decision enters
                                                                         documents produced to the customs office for the purpose of
into effect . Products shipped before the date of entry into             carrying out the formalities for importing the product shall
 effect of the decision shall remain subject to the earlier              not ipso facto cast doubt upon the statements in the
 classification practice , provided that the goods in question           certificate .
 are presented for importation into the Community within 60
days of that date .
                                                                                                      TITLE III
                             TITLE II
                                                                            DOUBLE CHECKING SYSTEM FOR CATEGORIES OF
                             ORIGIN                                               PRODUCTS WITH QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
                             Article 2                                                               Section I
1.      Products originating in Brazil for export to the
Community in accordance with the arrangements established                                           Exportation
by the Agreement shall be accompanied by a certificate of
Brazilian origin conforming to the model annexed to this
Protocol .                                                                                            Article 5
2.      The certificate of origin shall be issued by the                The competent authorities of Brazil shall issue an export
competent governmental authorities of Brazil if the products            licence in respect of all consignments from Brazil of textile
in question can be considered products originating in that              products referred to in Annex II , up to the relevant
country within the meaning of the relevant rules in force in            quantitative limits as may be modified by Articles 6 , 13 and
the Community .                                                         14 of the Agreement and of textile products subject to any
                                                                        definitive or provisional quantitative limits established as a
3.      However , the products in Group III may be imported             result of the application of Articles 7 and 8 of the
into the Community in accordance with the arrangements                  Agreement .
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                             Article 6                                 The import authorization or document shall be valid for six
                                                                       months .
1.      The export licence shall conform to the model annexed
to this Protocol . It must certify inter alia that the quantity        2.     The competent Community authorities shall cancel the
of the product in question has been set off against the                already issued import authorization or document if the
quantitative limit prescribed for the category of the product          corresponding export licence, has been withdrawn .
in question .
2.      Each export licence shall cover only one of the                However , if the competent Community authorities have not
categories of products listed in Annex II of the Agreement . It        been notified of the withdrawal or cancellation of the export
may be used for one or more consignments of the products in            licence until after the products have been imported into the
                                                                    r Community, the quantities involved shall be set off against
question .
                                                                       the quantitative limit for the category and the quota year in
                                                                       question .
                            Article 7
The competent Community authorities must be notified                                              Article 12
forthwith of the withdrawal or alteration of any export
licence already issued .                                               1.     If the competent Community authorities find that the
                                                                       total quantities covered by export certificates issued by Brazil
                                                                       for a particular category in any Agreement year exceed the
                            Article 8                                  quantitative limit established in Annex II for that category , as
                                                                       may be modified by Articles 6,13 and 14 of the Agreement ,
1.     Exports shall be set off against the quantitative limits        or any definitive or provisional limit established under
established for the year in which shipment of the goods has            Article 7 or 8 of the Agreement , the said authorities may
been effected , even if the export certificate is ussued after         suspend
such shipment .                                                        the further issue of import authorizations or documents . In
                                                                       this event , the competent Community authorities shall
2.     For the purposes of applying paragraph 1 , shipment             immediately inform the authorities of Brazil and the special
of the goods shall be deemed to have taken place on the date           consultation procedure set out in Article 16 of the Agreement
of their loading on to the exporting aircraft, vehicle or              shall be initiated forthwith . •
vessel .
                                                                       2.     Exports of Brazilian origin not covered by export
                                                                       certificates issued in accordance with this Protocol may be
                            Article 9                                  refused the issue of import authorizations or documents by
                                                                       the competent Community authorities .
The presentation of an export licence , in application of
Article 12 , shall be effected not later than 31 March of the          However, if the import of such products is allowed into the
year following that in which the goods covered by the licence          Community by the competent Community authorities , the
have been shipped .                                                    quantities involved shall not be set off against the appropriate
                                                                       quantitative limits set out in Annex II or established as a
                                                                       result of the application of Article 7 or 8 of the Agreement ,
                                                                       without the express agreement of Brazil , save as provided for
                                                                       in Article 11 of the Agreement .
                          Sectionll
                          Importation
                                                                                                  TITLE IV
                           Article 10
Importation into the Community of textile products subject               FORM AND PRODUCTION OF EXPORT CERTIFICATES
to quantitative limits shall be subject to the presentation of an           AND CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN, AND COMMON
import authorization or document.                                                               PROVISIONS
                           Article 11                                                             Article 13
1.     The competent Community authorities shall issue such            1.     The export certificate and the certificate of origin may
import authorization or document automatically within five             comprise additional copies duly indicated as such . They shall
working days of the presentation by the importer of the                be made out in English or French . If they are completed by
original of the corresponding export licence .                         hand , entries must be in ink and in block capitals .-
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These documents shall measure 210 x 297 mm . The paper                   document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the
used must be white writing paper, sized , not containing                 export documents in his possession . The duplicate of any
mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 25 g / m2 . Each              certificate so issued shall bear the endorsement 'duplicata'.
part shall have a printed guilloche-pattern background
making any falsification by mechanical or chemical means                 2.     The duplicate must bear the date of the original export
apparent to the eye .                                                    certificate or certificate of origin .
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 'copy'. Only the original shall be
accepted by the competent authorities in the Community as                                             TITLE V
being valid for the purposes of export to the Community
in accordance with - the arrangements established by the
Agreement .
                                                                                       ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
2.     Each document shall bear a standardized serial
number , whether or not printed , ' by which it can be
                                                                                                     Article 16
identified .
This number shall be composed of the following elements :                The Community and Brazil shall cooperate closely to
                                                                         implement the provisions of the Agreement . To this end ,
— two letters identifying Brazil as follows : BR ,                       contacts and exchanges of views ( including on technical
                                                                         matters ) shall be facilitated by both Parties .
—' two letters identifying country of destination as
     follows :
        BL      = Benelux                                                                            Article 17
        DE      = Germany
         DK     = Denmark                                                In order to ensure the proper application of the Agreement ,
        FR      = France                                                 the Community and Brazil shall assist each other in checking
        GB      = United Kingdom                                         the authenticity and accuracy of all documentation required
        GR      = Greece                                                 under the provisions of the Agreement .
        IE      = Ireland
        IT      = Italy
                                                                                                     Article 18
— a one-digit number identifying quota year, corresponding
     to the last figure in year, e.g. 3 for 1983 ,
                                                                         Brazil shall send the Commission of the European
— a two-digit number running consecutively from 01 to 99                 Communities the names and addresses of the governmental
     identifying issuing office ,                                        authorities competent for the issue and control of export
                                                                         certificates and certificates of origin together with specimens
— a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to                of the stamps used by these authorities . Brazil shall also
     99999 allocated to the country of destination .                     notify the Commission of any change in this information .
                             Article 14                                                              Article 19
The export certificate and certificate of origin may be issued           1 .. Subsequent verification of documentation required
after the shipment of the products to which they relate . In             under the Agreement shall be carried out at random , or
such cases they shall bear either the endorsement 'd£livr£(e ) a         whenever the competent authorities of either Party have
posteriori' or the endorsement 'issued retrospectively'.                 reasonable doubt as to the authenticity or accuracy of such
                                                                         documentation .
                                                                         2.     In such cases the competent authorities shall make
                             Article IS
                                                                         available relevant documentation or a copy thereof to the
                                                                         competent governmental authority in Brazil giving , where
1.     In the event of theft , loss or destruction of an export          appropriate , the reasons of form or substance for an enquiry .
certificate or a certificate of origin , the exporter may apply to       If the invoice has been submitted , such invoice or a copy
the competent governmental authority which issued the                    thereof shall be attached to the relevant document or its copy .
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The authorities shall also forward any information that has                                       Article 20
been obtained suggesting that the particulars given on the
said documents are inaccurate .
                                                                        1.    Where the verification procedure referred to in Article
                                                                        19 or where information available to the Community or to
3.     The results of the subsequent verifications carried              Brazil indicates, or appears to indicate , that the provisions of
out in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be                      the Agreement are being contravened , both Parties shall
communicated to the competent authorities of the other                  cooperate closely and with the appropriate urgency to
Party within three months at the latest together with any               prevent such contravention.
other pertinent information .
                                                                        2.    To this end , appropriate enquiries shall be carried out
                                                                        concerning operations which are or appear to be in
Should such verifications reveal systematic irregularities in
                                                                        contravention of the Agreement. The results of these
the use of declarations of origin , the Community may subject
                                                                        enquiries shall be communicated together with other
imports of the products in question to the provisions of
Article 2 ( 1 ).
                                                                        pertinent information enabling the true origin of the goods to
                                                                        be determined .
4.     For the purpose of subsequent verification of                    3.    Pursuant to the cooperation referred to in paragraph 1 ,
certificates of origin , copies of the certificates as well as any      Brazil and the Community shall exchange any information
export documents referring to them shall be kept for at least           considered by either partner to be of use in preventing the
three years by the competent governmental authority in                  contravention of the Agreement .
Brazil .
                                                                        4.    Where it is established that the Agreement has been
5.     Recourse to the random verification procedure                    contravened , Brazil and the Community may agree to take
specified in this Article must not constitute an obstacle to the        such measures as are necessary to prevent a recurrence of
release for home use of the products in question .                      such contravention .
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         t Exporter (name, full address, country)                                                                                                    2       No
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ORIGINAL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     3 Quota year                                   4 Category number
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Année contingentare                            Numéro de catégorie
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       5 Consignee (name, full address, country)                                                                                   EXPORT LICENCE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     (Textile products)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             LICENCE D'EXPORTATION
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     (Produits textiles)
                           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
                                                                     .
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     6 Country of origin                            7 Country of destination
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Pays d'origine                                 Pays de destination
(') Show net weight
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       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                                                                    11 Quantity (')        12 FOB Value (2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis - DÉSIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES                                                               Quantité (')           Valeur fob (2)
(?) in the currency of the sale contract Dans la monnaie du contrat de vente
                                                   -
                                                                                                                                                                                                    .
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      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 Economic 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 économique européenne.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      14 Competent authority (name , full address, country)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays)                                           At - A                                               , on - le
            (                    kg        )
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (Signature)                                 (Stamp - Cachet)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                                                                                      1 Exporter ( name , lull address, country)                                                             ORIGINAL                         2       No
                                                                                                                                                                                       Exportateur ( nom , adresse complète , pays)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               3 Quota year                                  4 Category number
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Annee contingentaire                          Numero de cat&gorie
                                                                                                                                                                                     5 Consignee ( name , full address, country)                                                                             CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
                                                                                                                                                                                       Destinataire ( nom, adresse complète, pays) '
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (Textile products)
                                                                                                                                                                                    w netantityweight
                                                                                                                                                                                                infor thecategory
                                                                                                                                                                                                            unit
                                                                                                                                                                                                            n netprescribed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ( where
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    kgwe ) other
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             andtha als                                                                      CERTIFICAT D'ORIGINE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (Produits textiles)
   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
                                                                                   .
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               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 ot packages - DESCRIPTION OF GOODS                                                               11 Quantity (')         1 2 FOB Value (2)
                                                                                                                                                                                       Marques et numéros - Nombre et nature des colis .- DÉSIGNATION DES MARCHANDISES                                                         Quantité (')             Valeur fob (')
                                                        -
 net weight
quantity in the unit prescribed for category where other than
                                                                                                                                              vente                 .
                                                                                                                                            Dans la monnaie du contrat de
                                                                                                                                                                                    13 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY - VISA DE L'AUTORITÉ COMPÉTENTE
                                                                                                                                                                                       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 Economic
                                                                                                                                                                                       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
                                                                                                                                                           -
                                                                                                                                                                                       économique européenne.
                                                                                                                                             In the currency of the sale contract
                                                                                                                                                                                    14 Competent authority ( name, lull address, country)
   and also
                                                                                                                                                                                       Autorité compétente ( nom , adresse complète, pays)                                     At - À                  :                           , on - le
      (                          kg           )
         (') Show net weight
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ( Signature )                              ( Stamp - Cachet )
                                                                                                                                               ()2
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                                                     PROTOCOL B
             Under Article 7 ( 6 ) of the Agreement , a quantitative limit may be fixed on a regional basis
             where imports of a given product into any region of the Community in relation to the amounts
             determined in accordance with paragraph 2 of the said Article 7 , exceed the following regional
             percentage :
                           Germany                                                       28,5 %
                           Benelux                                                       10,5 %
                           France                                                        18,5 %
                           Italy                                                          15  %
                           Denmark                                                         3  %
                           Ireland                                                         1  %
                           United Kingdom                                                23,5 %
                           Greece                                                          2  %
                                                     PROTOCOL C
             The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits introduced under Article 7 of the Agreement
             shall be determined as follows :
             for products in categories falling within Group I , II or III , the growth rate shall be fixed by
             agreement between the Parties in accordance with the consultation procedure established in
             Article 16 of the Agreement . Such growth rate may in no case be lower than the highest rate
             applied to corresponding products under bilateral agreements concluded under the Geneva
             Arrangement between the Community and other third countries having a level of trade equal to
             or comparable with that of Brazil .