CELEX: 21986A1231(07)
Language: da
Date: 1986-04-08 00:00:00
Title: Aftale mellem Det europæiske økonomiske Fællesskab og Hongkong om handel med tekstilvarer

Nr . L 388 / 2                                       De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende                                           31 . 12 . 86
                                                                    AFTALE
               mellem Det europæiske økonomiske Fællesskab og Hongkong om handel
                                                            med tekstilvarer (M
               ( ! ) Af materielle årsager offentliggøres denne aftale i De Europæiske Fællesskabers Tidende på det sprog , hvorpå
                     forhandlingerne har været ført . Udgaverne på de øvrige sprog offentliggøres på et senere tidspunkt .
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                                                               AGREEMENT
                    between the European Economic Community and Hong Kong on trade in textile products
               THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
               of the one part , and
               THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG ,
               of the other part ,
               RECOGNIZING the importance of trade in textile products between the European Economic Community
               ( hereinafter referred to as the 'Community') and Hong Kong ,
               HAVING REGARD to the Arrangement regarding International Trade in Textiles and in particular Article 4
               thereof, and to the Protocol extending the said Arrangement together with the conclusions adopted on 22
               December 1981 by the Textiles Committee , which Arrangement , Protocol and Conclusions are hereinafter
               referred to as the 'Geneva Arrangement',
               HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries ,
               THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
              THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG :
              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
                                                                        Customs Tariff and on the Nomenclature of Goods for the
1.     The parties recognize and confirm that , subject to the          External Trade Statistics of the Community and the Statistics
provisions of this Agreement and without prejudice to their             of Trade between Member States ( NIMEXE ).
rights and obligations under the General Agreement on
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
                                                                         shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in
Arrangement .
                                                                        the Community and the procedures for control of the origin
                                                                        of the products set out in Protocol A.
2.     In respect of the products covered by this Agreement ,
the Community undertakes not to introduce quantitative
restrictions under Article XIX of the General Agreement
                                                                                                     Article 3
on    Tariffs  and     Trade    or Article     3   of the Geneva
Arrangement .
                                                                         Hong Kong agrees to restrain its exports to the Community
                                                                         of the products described in Annex II to the limits set out
3.     Measures having equivalent effect to quantitative                therein for each Agreement year .
restrictions on the importation into the Community of the
products covered by this Agreement shall be prohibited .                 Exports of textile products set out in Annex II shall be subject
                                                                         to a double-checking system specified in Protocol A.
                              Article 2
                                                                                                     Article 4
1.     This Agreement shall apply to trade in textile products           Hong Kong and the Community recognize the special and
of cotton , wool and man-made fibres which originate in                  differential character of reimports of textile products into the
Hong Kong and are listed in Annex I.                                     Community after processing in Hong Kong .
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Such reimports may be provided for outside the quantitative       4.      The increase in any category of products resulting from
limits established under this Agreement provided that they        the cumulative application of the provisions in paragraphs 1 ,
are effected in accordance with the regulations on economic       2 and 3 above during an Agreement year shall not exceed the
outward processing in force in the Community .                    following limits :
                                                                  — for categories of products in Group I 10% ,
                             Article 5
                                                                  — for categories of products in Groups II and III 11% .
1.     Exports to the Community of textile products covered
by this Agreement shall not be subject to the quantitative        5.      Prior notification shall be given by the authorities of
limits established in Annex II , provided that the export         Hong Kong in the event of recourse to the provisions of
licence certifies that the products concerned are for re-export   paragraphs 1 , 2 and 3 above .
outside the Community in the same state or after
processing .                                                      6.      Hong Kong shall provide the Community with export
                                                                  data showing the amounts of carryover available in any
2.     Where the competent authorities in the Community           Agreement year . If substantial statistical differences exist
have evidence that products exported from Hong Kong and           between the export data from which the amount to be carried
set off by Hong Kong against a quantitative limit established     over is calculated and the Community's data the Community
in Annex II have been subsequently re-exported outside the        may , within the first 120 days of the following Agreement
Community , the authorities concerned shall notify Hong           year , request consultations in accordance with the
Kong of the quantities involved . Upon receipt of such            procedures referred to in Article 15 ( 1 ) on the amounts
notification , Hong Kong may authorize exports for the            involved . Any such request shall be accompanied by full
current or the following Agreement year of identical              particulars of the alleged statistical differences . Where such a
quantities of products , within the same category , which shall   request is made , the portions carried over shall not be used
not be set off against the quantitative limits established in     until the parties have completed consultations . If no such
Annex II .                                                        request is made within a 120-day period , the portion carried
                                                                  over shall be presumed to have been calculated correctly .
                             Article 6
                                                                                              Article 7
 1.    In any one Agreement year advance use of a portion of
the quantitative limit established for the following
Agreement year may be agreed following consultations in            1.     Given the desire of both parties to eliminate real risks
accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 15 ( 1 ),    of market disruption , and in view of the well-established and
for each category of products between 1 % and 5 % of the           effective Hong Kong system of export authorization , the
quantitative limit for the current Agreement year . Amounts        following procedures shall apply .
delivered    in    advance    shall  be  deducted    from     the
corresponding quantitative limits established for the              2.     Exports of textile products described in the categories
following Agreement year .                                         listed in Annex I which are not subject to quantitative limits
                                                                   in Annex II shall be subject to the issue of export
2.     Carryover to the corresponding quantitative limit for       authorizations .
the following Agreement year of amounts not used during
any one Agreement year may be agreed following
                                                                   3.     In respect of textile products covered by export
consultations in accordance with the procedures referred to
                                                                   authorization mentioned in paragraph 2 above , the
in Article 15 ( 1 ) for each category of product between 1 %
                                                                   Community may request consultations in accordance with
and 5 % of the quantitative limit for the currrent Agreement
                                                                   the procedure described in Article 15 ( 1 ) with a view to
year .
                                                                   establishing a quantitative limit .
 3.    Transfers in respect of categories in Group I shall not
 be made from any categories except as follows :                   4.     Until a mutually acceptable conclusion has been
                                                                   arrived at by means of such consultation , Hong Kong
 — transfers between categories 2 and 3 may be made for any        undertakes , if so requested , to suspend from the date of
     Agreement year up to 3,5 % of the quantitative limit for      receipt of the request for consultation , the issue of export
     the category to which the transfer is made ,                  authorizations for the product or products in any category
                                                                   concerned , and to inform the Community forthwith of the
 — transfers between categories 4 , 5,6,7 and 8 may be made
     for any Agreement year up to 3,5% of the quantitative         level of quantities covered by export authorizations issued at
     limit for the category to which the transfer is made .        the time of suspension . The Community shall accept exports
                                                                   from Hong Kong of the product or products concerned in
 Transfers into any category in Groups II and III may be made      respect of export authorizations issued prior to the receipt of
 from any category or categories in Groups I , II and III for any  the request for suspension .
 Agreement year up to 5 % of the quantitative limit for the
 category to which the transfer is made .                           5.     Should the parties be unable in the course of
                                                                    consultations held in accordance with the provisions of
 The table of equivalence applicable to such transfers is given     paragraph 3 to reach a mutually acceptable solution , Hong
 in Annex I to this Agreement .                                     Kong undertakes , if so requested by the Community , to limit
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exports of the product or products in the category in question       the quantities covered by the export authorizations
for the Agreement year in which the request for consultations        mentioned in paragraph 1 which are issued under the System
is made to an annual level not lower than the highest of the         to Hong Kong exporters . Such data on export authorizations
following :                                                          shall be provided by the Hong Kong authorities promptly in
                                                                     such detail and as frequently as the Community may
( a ) the level of imports into the Community in 1980 of             reasonably request .
      products originating in Hong Kong in that category ;
( b ) the level resulting from the application of paragraph 8        12 .     In the implementation of the provisions of this Article
      below ;                                                        Hong Kong shall notify the Community immediately upon
                                                                     receipt of any application for an export authorization in an
( c ) the level resulting from the application of paragraph 9        exceptionally large amount .
      below ;
                                                                     13 .     The Hong Kong authorities undertake to notify the
( d ) 106% of the level of exports reached during the                Community of any changes to the Export Authorization
      calendar year preceding that in which the level of export      System having a direct effect on the implementation of this
       authorizations issued by Hong Kong exceeded the level         Agreement . Where necessary , consultations may be
      resulting from the application of paragraphs 8 and 9 and       requested under Article 15 ( 1 ) of this Agreement .
      gave rise to the request for consultations ; or
( e ) the level of export authorizations already issued at the       14 .     The provisions of this Agreement which concern
      time of suspension .                                           exports of products subject to the quantitative limits
                                                                     established in Annex II shall also apply to products for which
6.      The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits           quantitative limits are introduced under this Article .
introduced under this Article shall be determined during the
course of the consultations referred to in paragraph 3
above .                                                                                         Article 8
7.      The provisions of this Article may be invoked by the         1.     Where the Community ascertains that the level of
Community at a regional level .                                      imports in a given category of Group I subject to quantitative
                                                                     limits set out in Annex II exceeds in any Agreement year the
8.      The Community undertakes not to invoke the                   level of imports in the preceding year by 10 % of the level of
provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article before the level of        the quantitative limit set out in Annex II for the current
export authorizations for textile products mentioned in              Agreement year , it may request the opening of consultations
paragraph 2 in any category exceeds , in relation to the             in accordance with the provisions described in Article 15(1 )
preceding year's total imports into the Community of                 of the Agreement with a view to reaching agreement on :
products in that category , the following rates :
                                                                     — the suspension , wholly or in part , of the provisions of
— for categories of products in Group I 0,2% ,                            Article 6 , or
— for categories of products in Group II 1 ,0 % ,                    — a modification of the quantitative limit set out in Annex II
— for categories of products in Group III 3,0% .                          by the establishment of an ad hoc limit below the existing
                                                                          quantitative limit ,
9.      The Community further undertakes not to invoke the           — as well as the corresponding equitable and quantifiable
provisions of this Article on a regional basis before the level           compensation .
of export authorizations for textile products mentioned in
paragraph 2 in any category exceeds the following regional           2.     The Community shall authorize the importation of
percentages of the levels referred to in paragraph 8 :
                                                                     products of the said category shipped from Hong Kong
         Germany                                  28,5% ,            before the date on which the request for consultations was
         Benelux                                  10,5% ,            submitted .
         France                                   18,5% ,
         Italy                                     15,0%             Pending a mutually satisfactory solution , Hong Kong
         Denmark                                   3,0% ,            undertakes for a period of one month from the date of
         Ireland                                   1 ,0 % ,          notification of the request for consultations to restrain
         United Kingdom                           23,5% ,            exports of the products in the category concerned to the
         Greece                                    2,0% .            Community or to the region or regions of the Community
                                                                     market specified by the Community to one-twelfth of the
 10 .     Up to the date of communication of the statistics          level of exports reached during the preceding calendar
referred to in Article 9(6 ), the provisions of paragraph 2 as       year .
qualified by paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Article shall apply on
the basis of the annual statistics previously communicated by        3.     A quantitative limit modified as a result of the
the Community .                                                      application of paragraph 1 in any year preceding the final
                                                                     Agreement year shall be subject to a growth rate so as
 11 .     In order to facilitate forecasts of Hong Kong's future     to ensure that the level of the quantitative limit set out in
export trends , Hong Kong undertakes to supply the                   Annex II for the final Agreement year is regained in that
 Community with half-monthly statistical returns showing             year .
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4.      Should the Parties be unable in the course of               Hong Kong shall set out in its periodical statistical reports the
consultations to reach a satisfactory solution within the           maximum export levels for each category subject to a
period specified in Article 15 ( 1 ) of the Agreement , Hong        quantitative limit and the rate of utilization of these
Kong undertakes , if so requested by the Community :                levels .
— to suspend wholly or in part , the provisions of Article 6 in     2.       The Community shall likewise supply to the Hong
    respect of the Community or any of its regions for the          Kong authorities precise statistical information on import
    category concerned , or
                                                                    documents issued by the Community authorities in respect of
— to modify the quantitative limit set out in Annex II for the      export licences issued by Hong Kong .
    category concerned so as to restrain exports to the
    Community or any of its regions to 125% of imports              3.       The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2
    attained during the preceding calendar year , or to the         shall , for all categories of products , be transmitted before the
    level of exports up to the date of the request for              end of the second month following the quarter to which the
    consultations plus the level of exports provided for            statistics related .
    during the consultation period under paragraph 2 ,
    whichever is the higher .                                       4.       The Community shall transmit to the Hong Kong
                                                                    authorities import statistics for all products covered by
In the event that the provisions of this paragraph are applied ,    Article 7 , and for products covered by Article 5(1 ).
the Community undertakes to maintain an offer of equitable
and quantifiable compensation .                                     5.       The information referred to in paragraph 4 shall , for
                                                                    all categories of products , be transmitted before the end of
The application of the measures provided for in this                the third month following the quarter to which the statistics
paragraph is limited to the year in which the measures are          relate .
taken .
                                                                    6.      For the purpose of applying the provisions of Article 7
5.     The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to a           and Article 8 , the Community undertakes to provide the
given category unless the quantitative limits established in        Hong Kong authorities before 15 April of each year with the
Annex II for the Community for that category represent at           preceding year's statistics on imports of all textile products
least 1 % of total Community imports during 1980 .                  covered by this Agreement , broken down by the supplying
                                                                    country and Community Member States .
6.     The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to a
given category unless the level of imports originating in Hong      7.      Should it be found on analysis of the information
Kong during the current Agreement year represent at least           exchanged above that there are significant discrepancies
50% of the quantitative limit set out in Annex II for that          between the returns for exports and those for imports ,
category in the Community as a whole or in any region or            consultations may be initiated in accordance with the
regions of the Community concerned .                                procedure specified in Article 15 of this Agreement .
7.     Any limit modified in accordance with the provisions         Any such consultations shall be resolved on the basis of the
of paragraph 1 or 4 may in no case be lower than the level of       agreed descriptions of the products contained in Annex I.
imports of products in that category originating in Hong
Kong in 1980 .
                                                                    8.      Hong Kong also undertakes to supply the Community
                                                                    with statistical information on all textile exports by country
8.     The provisions of the Article also apply where the level     of destination . This information shall be transmitted before
referred to in paragraph 1 is exceeded in any of the                the end of the third month following the quarter to which the
Community's regions . In such a case the compensation               statistics refer .
referred to in paragraphs 1 and 4 will concern the region or
regions of the Community indicated in the Community's
request for consultations .
                                                                                                 Article 10
9.     With a view to limiting recourse to paragraph 1 of this
Article , Hong Kong undertakes to inform the Community of           1.      The authorities of Hong Kong shall be informed of any
any sharp and substantial increases in the issue of export          amendment to the Common Customs Tariff or NIMEXE or
licences for any category which is likely to lead to the            any decision , made in accordance with the procedures in
fulfilment of the conditions required for the application of        force in the Community , relating to the classification of
the present Article .                                               products covered by this Agreement .
                                                                    Any amendment to the Common Customs Tariff or Nimexe
                           Article 9                                or any decision which results in a modification of the
                                                                    classification of products covered by this Agreement shall not
1.     Hong Kong undertakes to supply the Community with            have the effect of reducing Hong Kong's ability to use the
precise statistical information on all export licences issued by    quantitative limits established in Annex II .
the Hong Kong authorities for all categories of textile
products subject to the quantitative limits established under       The procedures for the application of this paragraph are set
this Agreement .                                                    out in Protocol A.
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 2 . In case of divergent opinions between Hong Kong and              subject to quantitative limits established in Annex II , the
 the competent Community authorities at the point of entry            Community may request consultations in accordance with
 into the Community on the classification of products covered         the procedure specified in Article 1 5 of this Agreement with a
 by the present Agreement , consultations in accordance with          view to remedying this situation .
 Article 15(1 ) shall be held with a view to reaching agreement
 on the appropriate classification of the products concerned
 and to resolving any difficulties arising therefrom .                                             Article 13
 For this purpose , the authorities of Hong Kong shall be
                                                                      1.     For the purpose of the administration of this
 informed by the competent authorities of the Community as            Agreement , the limits referred to in Article 3 are broken
 soon as a case of divergent opinions on the classification of
products arises .                                                     down into shares for each of the Community's regions as set
                                                                      out in Annex II .
Pending agreement on the appropriate classification and in
                                                                      2.    The Community undertakes to examine with care and
order to avoid disruption to trade , the products in question
shall be imported on the basis of the classification indicated       reply within four weeks to any request by Hong Kong for a
                                                                     portion of any quantitative limit established in Annex II not
by the competent Community authorities at the point of
                                                                     used in one region of the Community to be re-allocated to
entry , in conformity with the provisions of this
                                                                      another region .
Agreement .
                                                                     If, in the course of the application of the Agreement Hong
                                                                     Kong finds that the breakdown of a limit established in
                            Article 1 1                              Annex II causes particular difficulties , it may request the
                                                                     opening of consultations in accordance with the procedure
 1.    Hong Kong and the Community agree to cooperate                specified in Article 15 with a view to reaching a mutually
fully in preventing the circumvention of the present                 satisfactory solution .
Agreement by transhipment , re-routeing or whatever other
means .
                                                                     3.     Should it appear in any given region of the Community
                                                                     that additional supplies are required , the Community may ,
2.     Where information available to the Community as a             where measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 above are
result of the investigations carried out in accordance with the      inadequate to cover those requirements , authorize the
procedures set out in Protocol A constitutes evidence that           importation of amounts greater than those stipulated in
products of Hong Kong origin subject to quantitative limits          Annex II .
established under this Agreement have been transhipped ,
re-routed or otherwise imported into the Community in
circumvention of this Agreement , the Community may                                                Article 14
request the opening of consultations in accordance with the
procedures described in Article 15 ( 1 ) of this Agreement with
a view to reaching agreement on an equivalent adjustment of          Hong Kong and the Community undertake to refrain from
the corresponding quantitative limits established under the          discrimination in the allocation of export licences and import
Agreement .                                                          documents respectively .
3.     Should the parties be unable in the course of
consultations to reach a satisfactory solution within the                                          Article 15
period specified in Article 15 ( 1 ) of the Agreement the
Community shall have the right , where clear evidence of             1.     The special consultation procedures referred to in this
circumvention has been provided , to deduct from the                 Agreement shall be governed by the following rules :
quantitative limits established under this Agreement
amounts equivalent to the products of Hong Kong origin .             — any request for consultations shall be notified in writing
                                                                         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
                            Article 12
                                                                         request ,
1.     Hong Kong shall endeavour to ensure that exports of           — the Parties shall enter into consultations within 1 5 days at
textile products subject to quantitative limits are spaced out           the latest of notification of the request , with a view to
as evenly as possible over an Agreement year , due account               reaching agreement or a mutually acceptable conclusion
being taken , in particular , of seasonal factors .                      within a further 15 days at the latest .
2.     Export data shall be provided by the Hong Kong                2.     If necessary , at the request of either of the Parties and in
authorities promptly in such detail and as frequently as the         conformity with the provisions of the Geneva Arrangement ,
Community may reasonably request . If, on the basis of such          consultations shall be held on any problems arising from the
export data , the Community has evidence that there is a             application of this Agreement . Any consultations held under
sharp and substantial increase in the concentration of               this Article shall be approached by both Parties in a spirit of
exports , other than a concentration attributable to normal          cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the differences
seasonal factors , of particular products in any one category        between them .
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                          Article 16                              3.    Either Party may at any time propose modifications to
                                                                  this Agreement .
This Agreement shall apply , to the territories within which
the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community           4.    Either Party may at any time denounce this Agreement
is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty ,    provided that at least 90 days' notice is given . In that event
on the one hand , and to the territory of Hong Kong on the        the Agreement shall come to an end on the expiry of the
other hand .                                                      period of notice .
                                                                  5.    The Annexes and Protocols to this Agreement and the
                          Article 1 7                             Declarations and Exchanges of Letters accompanying it shall
                                                                  form an integral part thereof.
1.     This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of
the month following the date on which the Contracting
Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures
                                                                                             Article 18
necessary for this purpose . It shall be applicable until 31
December 1986 .
                                                                  This Agreement shall be drawn up in two copies in the
2.     This Agreement shall apply with effect from 1 January      Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Greek and Italian
1983 .                                                            languages , each of these texts being equally authentic .
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                                                                        ANNEX I
               The NIMEXE code in the third column is for the internal purposes of the Community .
               Goods classified in Annex I and of a mixture of two or more textile materials are to be classified as if consisting
               wholly of that one textile material which predominates in weight over any other single textile material .
                                                                      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 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ,       terry fabrics , narrow woven fabrics , pile
                                        16,17,19,21,29,32,34 ,                fabrics , chenille fabrics , tulle and other net
                                        35,37,38,39,41,49,51 ,                fabrics :
                                        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 the like , knitted or crocheted ,
                             dd )                                             not elastic or rubberized , other than babies'
                         2 ee )                                               garments , of cotton or synthetic textile fibres ;
                     d ) 1 aa )                                               T-shirts and lightweight fine knit roll , polo or
                             dd )                                             turtle necked jumpers and pullovers , of
                          2 dd )                                              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 ) 1 1 aaa )
                                     bbb )                                 A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :
                                     ccc )
                                     ddd ) 60.05-01 , 31 , 33 , 34 , 35 ,      Jerseys , pullovers , slip-overs , waistcoats ,
                                     eee ) 36 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43         twinsets , cardigans , bedjackets and jumpers ,
                                 22 bbb )                                       knitted or crocheted , not elastic or
                                     ccc )                                      rubberized , of wool , of cotton or of
                                     ddd )                                      man-made textile fibres
                                     eee )
                                     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
              All 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
                                                                                ( not elastic or rubberized ), or woven , for
                                            61.02-78 , 82 , 84                  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 :
                                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 :
                III a ) 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
             B V 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 , 39 , 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             61.01-51 , 54 , 57                Men's and boys ' woven suits ( including
                        2
                        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
             BV 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
                                                                    jackets and the like , woven , of wool , of cotton
                                 61.02-25 , 26 , 28                 or of man-made textile fibres
     24      60.04                                              Under garments , knitted or crocheted , not elastic       3,9            257
             B IV b ) 1 bb )                                    or rubberized :
                   d ) 1 bb )
                                 60.04-47 , 73                     Men's and boys' pyjamas , knitted or
                                                                   crocheted , of cotton or of synthetic textile
                                                                   fibres
             B IV b ) 2 aa )     60.04-51 , 53 , 81 , 83           Women's , girls' and infants' ( other than
                         bb )                                      babies') knitted or crocheted pyjamas and
                   d ) 2 aa )                                      nightdresses , of cotton or synthetic fibres
                         bb )
                                                                Outer garments and other articles , knitted or            3,1            323
     26      60.05
             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
             All 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
             All 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 night dresses , 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 night dresses , 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)                                               Babies' under garments of knitted or
                                 60.04-02 , 03 , 04 , 06 , 07 ,
                    d)                                               crocheted fabrics , not elastic or rubberized
                                 08 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 14
    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
     78       61.01                                              Men's and boys' outer garments :
              All
                                 61.01-09 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 81 ,     Men's and boys' woven bath robes , dressing
              A III
                                 92 , 95 , 96                      gowns , smoking jackets and similar indoor
                 V f) 1                                            wear , ski suits consisting of two or three pieces
                     g) 1                                           and other outer garments , except garments of
                        2
                        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 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 , 15 A , 15 B , 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 60.05-04 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 ,          Outer garments , knitted or crocheted , not
                          kk ) 11
                          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
             B II 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 , 41 ,           bleached
                                48
     36      51.04                                             Woven fabrics of man-made fibres ( continuous ),
             B III                                             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 :
                               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
     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 animal 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 up 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
             BI 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 , not elastic or
             A                                                  rubberized :
             B I b) 4
               II
                                 60.01-01 , 10 , 62 , 64 , 65 ,   Other than those of categories 38 A , 63 and
             C I
                                 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              60.02-50 , 60 , 70 , 80           Gloves , mittens and mitts , knitted or
             B                                                    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
                                                                   rubberized ; articles ( other than bathing
                                60.06-92 , 96 , 98                 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
            A II 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 6f 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 commercial size 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
             B I b)                                            goods :
               II a )
                  b) 2                                         B. Of other textile materials :
                  c)
                                62.03-93 , 95 , 97 , 98              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
                                                               impregnated or coated :
                                59.03-11 , 19 , 30                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 the full description of the products in this Annex , see column 4 of Annex I.
                    For the purposes of the provisions of Article 6 , a sublimit within a category or a footnote limit set out in Annex II
                    shall be considered as a category .
                    Spaces for Member States' quota shares for 1984 to 1986 will be completed in respect of each region showing
                    positive annual growth .
                                                         COMMUNITY RESTRAINT LEVELS
  Cat.                  Product                 Year       Unit          EEC        D         F        I       BNL        UK        IR     DK       GR
    2    Cotton fabrics                                  tonnes
                                                1983                   13 184       737       591      721       405    10 158       450     81       41
                                                1984                   13 197
                                                1985                   13 210
                                                1986                   13 224
 ( 2A )  of which : other than grey or                   tonnes
         bleached
                                                1983                   11 380       636       510      622       350     8 766       389     70       37
                                                1984                   11 391
                                                1985                   11 403
                                                1986                   11 414
    3    Fabrics       of     discontinuous              tonnes
         synthetic fibres
                                                1983                   10 995     1 710     1 329      413       645     6 580       134    167       17
                                                1984                   11 006
                                                1985                   11 017
                                                1986                   11 028
   3A    of which : other than grey or                   tonnes
         bleached
                                                1983                     7 367    1 193       929      288       423     4 308         94   119       13
                                                1984                     7 374
                                                1985                     7 382
                                                1986                     7 389
    4    Knitted shirts , singlets , T-shirts ,       1 000 pieces
         sweater-shirts
                                                1983                   24  277    9 003       737      680     2 140    10 883       144    604       86
                                                1984                   24  398
                                                1985                   24  520
                                                1986                   24  643
    5    Jerseys , pull-overs                         1 000 pieces
                                                1983                   26 000    10 621       606      583     2 154    11 160         50   729       97
                                                1984                   26 130
                                                1985                   26 261
                                                1986                   26 392
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                 *
   Cat.                   Product                Year      Unit      EEC        D         F         I      BNL         UK       IR      DK        GR
     6      Men's and women's woven                   1 000 pieces
            trousers and men's shorts and
            breeches
                                                1983                50 129   19 946       856       737    3 084    22 814        76   2 456       160
                                                1984                50 380
                                                1985                50 632
                                                1986                50 885
    6A      of which : trousers                       1 000 pieces
                                                1983                42 000   15 214       745       605    2 488    20 465        68   2 270       145
                                                1984                42 210
                                                1985                42 421
                                                 1986               42 633
     7      Women's     woven     and  knitted        1 000 pieces
            blouses
                                                 1983               28 777   17 215       510       594    2 488      7 312       27     607         24
                                                 1984               28 921
                                                 1985               29 065
                                                 1986               29 211
      8     Men's woven shirts                        1 000 pieces
                                                 1983               45 912   18 908       544    1 349     3 020    20 227         55  1 776          33
                                                 1984               46 142
                                                 1985               46 372
                                                 1986               46 604
     9      Cotton    towelling , toilet and             tonnes
            kitchen     linen     of    cotton
            towelling
                                                 1983                1 384      207         54        58       49       975         3      32          6
                                                 1984                1 419
                                                 1985                1 454
                                                 1986                1 490
     10     Knitted gloves                             1 000 pairs
     +
                                                 1983               67 108   13 930     1 354    1 527     5 453    42 899       255   1 645          45
     11
                                                 1984               68 450                                             (a)
                                                 1985               69 818
                                                 1986               71 214
     12     Knitted stockings and socks ,              1 000 pairs
            other than women's stockings of
            synthetic yarn
                                                 1983                7 831    2 256     1 105        199      784     1 019        15  2 435          18
                                                 1984                8 026
                                                 1985                8 227
                                                 1986                8 431
     13      Men's   and    women's    knitted         1 000 pairs
             underpants , knickers and briefs
                                                 1983               73 790   26 533     2 839     1 470   21 443     13 402        78  7 963          62
                                                 1984               74 527
                                                 1985               75 271
                                                 1986               76 024
( a ) The following sublimit applies in respect of impregnated or coated gloves within the quantitative limit for the UK : 17 000 000 pairs . The annual
        growth rate for this sublimit will be 2 % .
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  Cat.                  Product               Year       Unit      EEC        D     F        I      BNL    UK   IR     DK       GR
  14A     Woven men's coated coats                  1 000 pieces
                                              1983                 2 857    1 207    196     194     271    874    16    90         9
                                              1984                 2 914
                                              1985                 2 973
                                              1986                 3 032
  14B     Men's overcoats , raincoats and           1 000 pieces
          other coats , cloaks and capes
                                              1983                 2 672    1 217    145     119     227    797     8   153         6
                                              1984                 2 726
                                              1985                 2 781
                                              1986                 2 836
  15A     Woven women's coated coats                1 000 pieces
                                              1983                 1  274      598     80    105      149   284     5    49         4
                                              1984                 1  301
                                              1985                 1  327
                                              1986                 1  351
  15B     Woven      women's      overcoats ,       1 000 pieces
          raincoats and other coats , cloaks
          and capes
                                              1983                 4 884    3 273    158     143      387   780    10   122        11
                                              1984                 4 980
                                              1985                 5 079
                                              1986                 5 179
   16     Men's woven suits                           1 000 sets
                                              1983                 2 374    1 396    165        66    284   421      6    29         7
                                              1984                 2 409
                                              1985                 2 444
                                              1986                 2 480
   18     Men's woven underwear other                   tonnes
          than shirts
                                              1983                 3 298     1 522   192      112     345 1 029    13      80        5
                                              1984                  3 380
                                              1985                  3 464
                                              1986                  3 550
    19    Cotton handkerchiefs                       1 000 pieces
    +
                                              1983                76  310  20 992  4 275  23 058   19 556 7 061  330    734      304
    89                                         1984               77   837
                                              1985                79  395
                                               1986               80   983
    21     Anoraks , windcheaters , men's            1 000 pieces
           and women's
                                               1983               14 416     6 854    432      256  1 182 4 834     19   819        20
                                               1984               14 561
                                               1985               14 707
                                               1986               14 856
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 Cat.                Product             Year      Unit     EEC     D       F      I     BNL   UK   IR    DK     GR
  24    Men's    and  women's    knitted      1 000 pieces
  +     pyjamas and nightdresses
  25
                                         1983               6 417 1 539     501    219  2 107 1 677    14  337      23
                                         1984               6 514
                                         1985               6 611
                                         1986               6 710
  26    Woven and knitted dresses             1 000 pieces
                                         1983               8 977 3 969     445    344  1 110 2 903    23  175       8
                                         1984               9 067
                                         1985               9 158
                                         1986               9 250
  27    Woven and knitted shirts              1 000 pieces
                                         1983               7 718 3 989     280    318    947 1 917   22   226      19
                                         1984               7 873
                                         1985               8 030
                                         1986               8 191
  28    Knitted trousers                      1 000 pieces
                                         1983               2 983 1 457     133      88   301   939     8   51       6
                                         1984               3 058
                                         1985               3 136
                                         1986               3 215
  29    Women's woven suits                     1 000 sets
                                         1983               2 295 1 213       72     69   228   676     6   25       6
                                         1984               2 353
                                         1985               2 411
                                         1986               2 473
 30A    Women's woven pyjamas and             1 000 pieces
        nightdresses
                                         1983               8 946 5 066     449    391    964 1 949    21   92      14
                                         1984               9 170
                                         1985               9 400
                                         1986               9 636
  31    Brassieres                            1 000 pieces
                                         1983              14 765 6 232   1 514    484  3 198 2 353    31  933      20
                                         1984              15 134
                                         1985              15 512
                                         1986              15 900
  32    Woven pile fabrics                        tonnes
                                         1983               5 365   408     411    267    181 3 673  307    52      66
                                         1984               5 499
                                         1985               5 637
                                         1986               5 778
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     Cat.                 Product               Year       Unit      EEC      D          F        I      BNL     UK        IR      DK        GR
      39    Table linen , toilet and kitchen             tonnes
            linen other than from terry
            fabrics
                                               1983                 1  212     199         72       89     296    486          4      28        38
                                               1984                 1  236
                                               1985                 1  261
                                               1986                 1  286
      61    Narrow woven fabrics                         tonnes
                                               1983                 1  293    213          75     190       59    735          4      12         5
                                               1984                 1  344
                                               1985                 1 396
                                               1986                 1 452
     68    Babies' knitted underwear                     tonnes
                                              1983                    637     124       102         24    102    254          6      22          3
                                               1984                   653
                                              1985                    669
                                              1986                    685
     71    Babies' knitted outerwear                    tonnes
                                              1983                    291       83        21        18      29   123          2      11          4
                                              1984                    302
                                              1985                    313
                                              1986                    325
     72    Knitted swimwear                          1 000 pieces
                                              1983                11 287    5 296       530      532    1 780  2 553        46      538        12
                                              1984                11 739                                 (a)
                                              1985                12 209
                                              1986                12 698
     73    Track suits , knitted                      1 000 sets
                                              1983                 1 624      731         86       67     182    498         11      38        11
                                              1984                 1 639
                                              1985                 1 655
                                              1986                 1 671
     74    Women's knitted suits                      1 000 sets
                                              1983                    974     400         54       42       74   362          4      27        11
                                              1984                 1 013
                                              1985                 1 052
                                              1986                 1 093
     76    Woven workwear                               tonnes
                                              1983                 3  364   1 197       235      188      131  1 455        12      117        29
                                              1984                 3  448
                                              1985                 3  534
                                              1986                 3  622
( a ) The limit for Benelux includes woven swimwear . The following sublimit applies in respect of woven swimwear within the quantitative limit for
       Benelux : 262 000 pieces at an annual growth rate of 6 % .
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 Cat.                  Product             Year      Unit     EEC     D      E       I    BNL   UK   IR    DK       GR
 78     Men's and women's other outer              tonnes
  +     garments , woven
  81
                                           1983              7 636  3 477    372     302   701 2 274   43   431        36
                                           1984              7 826
                                           1985              8 021
        of which :                         1986              8 222
 78     Men's other outer garments ,               tonnes
        woven
                                           1983              4 195  1 629    191     200   355 1 490   33   273        24
                                           1984              4 300
                                           1985              4 407
                                           1986              4 518
  80    Babies' woven garments                     tonnes
                                           1983                863    311      46      46   90   329     7   29         5
                                           1984                898
                                           1985                935
                                           1986                971
  82    Knitted underwear of wool or               tonnes
        regenerated fibres
                                           1983              1 117    474      80      46  212   214    10   76         5
                                           1984              1 162
                                           1985              1 207
                                           1986              1 256
  83    Other knitted outerwear                    tonnes
                                           1983              2 184    421    122     101   218 1 271     7   35         9
                                           1984              2 239
                                           1985              2 295
                                           1986              2 352
  87    Gloves , etc. , other than knitted         tonnes
                                           1983              1 434    435    224       64  152   498    13   43         5
                                           1984              1 492
                                           1985              1 552
                                           1986              1 615
  17
  20
        Men's and boys' jackets
        Bedlinen
                                           1983
                                           1984
                                           1985
                                           1986
                                                1 000 pieces
                                                   tonnes
                                                                   I         106
                                                                             112
                                                                             119
                                                                             126               |
                                           1983                                                  338
                                           1984                                                  358
                                           1985                                                  380
                                           1986                                                  403
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   Cat.                 Product               Year        Unit        EEC      D         F    I BNL  UK  IR DK       GR
   30B    Women's and girl's woven                      tonnes
          underwear other than nightwear
                                              1983                                                  40,0
                                              1984                                                  41,2
                                              1985                                                  42,4
                                              1986                                                  43,7
     69   Women's and girls' knitted                 1 000 pieces
          petticoats of synthetic fibres
                                              1983                                     140
                                              1984                                     148
                                              1985                                     157
                                              1986                                     166
    109   Tarpaulins , sails , awnings and              tonnes
          sunblinds
                                              1983                                    202(a )
                                              1984                                     214
                                              1985                                    227
                                              1986                                     241
( a ) of which 83,4 tonnes for sails other than surfboards , at an annual growth rate of 7% .
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                                                             PROTOCOL A
                             TITLE I                                 by this Agreement shall be accompanied by a certificate of
                       CLASSIFICATION
                                                                     Hong Kong origin conforming to the model annexed to this
                                                                     Protocol .
                            Article 1
                                                                     2.     The certificate of Hong Kong origin shall be issued by
                                                                     the competent governmental authorities of Hong Kong if the
1.      The competent authorities of the Community                   products in question can be considered products originating
                                                                     int that country within the meaning of the relevant rules in
undertake to inform Hong Kong of any changes in the
Common Customs Tariff or NIMEXE before their entry into              force in the Community .
effect in the Community .
                                                                     3.     Certificates of Hong Kong origin shall contain a full
2.      The competent authorities of the Community                   and detailed description of the goods . In particular ,
undertake to inform Hong Kong of any Community decision              certificates of Hong Kong origin shall indicate :
adopted in accordance with the procedures in force in the            — in respect of clothing , shipments where the articles in
Community and relating to the classification of products                  question are incomplete or unfinished ,
subject to the present Agreement within one month of such
decision being adopted at the latest . Such communication            — in respect of fabrics , including knitted or crocheted fabric
shall include :                                                           and products of categories 95 and 96 , shipments where
                                                                          the products in question are dyed , printed , impregnated
( a ) a description of the products concerned ;                           or coated ,
( b ) the relevant category , tariff position or sub-position and    — and in respect of products of categories 19 , 20 , 38B , 39 ,
      the NIMEXE code ;                                                   40 and 84 , shipments where the articles in question are
                                                                          embroidered .
( c ) the reasons which have led to the decision .
3.      Where a Community decision on classification results         4.      The certificate of Hong Kong origin referred to in
in a change of classification practice or a change of                paragraph 1 shall not be required for import of goods
categorization of any product subject to the present                 covered by a certificate of origin Form A completed in
                                                                     accordance with the relevant Community rules in order to
Agreement , the competent authorities of the Community
shall provide 30 days' notice , from the date of the                 qualify for generalized tariff preferences .
Community's communication , before the decision comes
into effect .
Products shipped before the date of the entry into effect of the                                  TITLE III
decision shall remain subject to the earlier classification
practice , provided that the goods in question are presented         DOUBLE - CHECKING           SYSTEM      FOR     CATEGORIES        OF
for importation into the Community within 60 days of that                      PRODUCTS WITH QUANTITATIVE LIMITS
date .
                                                                                                  Section I
4.      Where a Community decision on classification                                            Exportation
resulting in a change of classification practice or a change of
categorization of any product subject to the present
Agreement affects a category subject to restraint , the                                           Article 3
Community undertakes to enter into consultations without
delay in accordance with the procedures described in                 The competent authorities of Hong Kong shall issue an
Article 15 ( 1 ) of this Agreement with a view to agreeing           export licence in respect of all consignments from Hong
necessary adjustments to the appropriate quantitative limits          Kong of textile products referred to in Annex II up to the
established in Annex II and mitigating any disruptive effects         relevant quantitative limits as may be modified by Articles 6 ,
which might arise from such a Community decision .                    8 and 13 of the Agreement and of textile products subject to
                                                                      any definitive or provisional quantitative limits established as
                                                                      a result of the application of Articles 7 and 8 of the
                                                                      Agreement .
                             TITLE II
                              ORIGIN                                                              Article 4
                                                                      1.     The export licence shall conform to the model annexed
                             Article 2                                to this Protocol . It must certify inter alia that the quantity of
                                                                      the product in question has been set off against the
 1.     Products originating in Hong Kong for export to the           quantitative limit prescribed for the category of the product
 Community in accordance with the arrangements established            in question .
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2.     Each export licence shall only cover one of the                                            Article 10
categories of products listed in Annex II of this
Agreement .                                                            1.     If the competent Community authorities find that the
                                                                       total quantities covered by export certificates issued by Hong
                                                                       Kong for a particular category in any Agreement year exceed
                             Article 5                                 the quantitative limit established in Annex II for that
                                                                       category , as may be modified by Articles 6 , 8 and 13 of the
The competent Community authorities must be notified                   Agreement , or any definitive or provisional limit established
forthwith of the withdrawal or alteration of any export                under Article 7 or 8 of the Agreement , the said authorities
licence already issued .                                               may suspend the further issue of import documents . In this
                                                                       event , the competent Community authorities shall
                                                                       immediately inform the authorities of Hong Kong and the
                             Article 6                                 special consultation procedure set out in Article 15 ( 1 ) of the
                                                                       Agreement shall be initiated forthwith .
1.     Exports shall be set off against the quantitative limits
established for the year in which shipment of the goods has            2.     Exports of Hong Kong origin not covered by export
been effected , even if the export certificate is issued after such    licences issued by Hong Kong in accordance with the
shipment .                                                             provisions of this Protocol may be refused the issue of
                                                                       appropriate import documents by the competent
2.     For the purposes of applying paragraph 1 , the date of          Community authorities .
shipment of the goods is considered to be the date of their
loading on to the exporting aircraft , vehicle or vessel .             However , if the import of such products is allowed into the
                                                                       Community by the competent Community authorities , the
                                                                       quantities involved shall not be set off against the appropriate
                             Article 7
                                                                       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 Hong Kong .
The presentation of an export licence , in application of
Article 8 below , shall be effected not later than 31 March of
the year following that in which the goods covered by the
licence have been shipped .
                                                                                                   TITLE IV
                                                                       FORM AND PRODUCTION OF EXPORT CERTIFICATES
                             Section II                                AND      CERTIFICATES       OF    ORIGIN     AND      COMMON
                                                                                                 PROVISIONS
                           Importation
                                                                                                  Article 1 1
                             Article 8
Importation into the Community of textile products subject             1.     The export licence and the certificate of Hong Kong
to quantitative limits shall be subject to the presentation of         origin may comprise additional copies duly indicated as such .
appropriate import documents .                                         They shall be made out in English or French . If they are
                                                                       completed by hand , entries must be in ink and in
                                                                       printscript .
                             Article 9
                                                                       These documents shall measure 210x292 mm . The paper
                                                                       used must be writing paper weighing not less than
1.     The competent Community authorities shall issue such
                                                                       25 g / m2 .
import documents automatically within five working days of
the presentation by the importer of the original of the                Only the original , clearly marked 'original' shall be accepted
corresponding export licence .                                         by the competent authorities in the Community as being valid
                                                                       for the purposes of export to the Community in accordance
Import documents shall be valid for six months .                       with the arrangements established by this Agreement .
2.     The competent Community authorities shall cancel the
                                                                       2.     Each export licence and certificate of Hong Kong
already issued import documents if the corresponding export
licence has been withdrawn .
                                                                       origin shall bear a serial number , whether or not printed , by
                                                                       which it can be identified .
However , if the competent Community authorities have not
been notified about the withdrawal or cancellation of the              The number for the export licence shall be standardized and
export licence until after the products have been imported             composed of the following elements :
into the Community , the quantities involved shall be set off          — two letters identifying Hong Kong as follows : HK ,
against the quantitative limit for the category and the quota
year in question and Hong Kong shall be informed as soon as            — two letters identifying country of destination as
possible .                                                                 follows :
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     BL = Benelux ,                                                  licences and certificates of Hong Kong origin together with
     DE = Federal Republic of Germany ,                              specimens of the stamps used by these authorities . Hong
                                                                     Kong shall also notify the Commission of any change in this
     DK = Denmark ,                                                  information .
     FR = France ,
     GB = United Kingdom ,
     GR = Greece ,                                                                               Article 16
     IE    = Ireland ,
     IT = Italy ,                                                    1.     Verification of certificates of Hong Kong origin or
                                                                     export licences shall be carried out at random by the Hong
— a single-digit number identifying quota year ,                     Kong authorities .
     corresponding to the last figure in the respective
     Agreement year , e . g . 3 for 1983 ,                           2.     The competent Community authorities may request
— two spaces identifying the particular issuing office               subsequent verification of certificates of Hong Kong origin or
     concerned ,                                                     export licences at random or whenever they have reasonable
                                                                     doubt as to the authenticity of such certificates or licences or
— a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to            as to the accuracy of the information regarding the products
     99999 allocated to the respective destination .                 in question .
                                                                     In such cases the competent authorities in the Community
                             Article 12                              shall return the certificate of Hong Kong origin or export
                                                                     licence , or a copy thereof to the Hong Kong authorities ,
The export licence and certificate of Hong Kong origin may           giving , where appropriate , the reasons for an inquiry . If the
be issued after the shipment of the products to which they           invoice has been submitted , such invoice shall be attached to
relate . In such cases they shall bear either the endorsement        the certificate or licence or its copy . The authorities shall also
'delivrée a posteriori' or the endorsement 'issued                   forward any information that has been obtained suggesting
retrospectively'.                                                    that the particulars given on the said certificate or licence are
                                                                     inaccurate .
                             Article 13                              3.     Should the results of the random verification referred
                                                                     to in paragraph 1 above reveal serious contravention of the
1.      In the event of theft , loss or destruction of an export     provisions of this Agreement , the Hong Kong authorities
licence or a certificate of Hong Kong origin , the exporter may      shall notify the competent Community authorities of the
apply to the competent governmental authority which issued           results .
the document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of
the export documents in his possession . The duplicate of any        Where the competent Community authorities have requested
such     certificate  or  licence   so  issued   shall bear   the
                                                                     verification under paragraph 2 above , the results of such
endorsement 'duplicata'.                                             verification shall be communicated to the competent
                                                                     Community authorities within three months at the latest .
2.      The duplicate must bear the date of the original export      The information communicated shall indicate whether the
licence or certificate of Hong Kong origin .
                                                                     disputed certificate or licence applies to the goods actually
                                                                     exported and whether these goods are eligible for export in
                                                                     accordance with the arrangements established by this
                                                                     Agreement . Where the competent Community authorities so
                              TITLE V                                request , the information communicated shall also include
                                                                     copies of such other available documentation as may
                ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION                           facilitate the full determination of the facts and , in particular ,
                                                                     the true origin of the goods .
                             Article 14                              4.     For the purpose of subsequent verification of
                                                                     certificates of Hong Kong origin and export licences , copies
The Community and Hong Kong shall cooperate closely to               of these together with relevant supporting documentation
implement the provisions of this Agreement . To this end ,           required to be lodged with the Hong Kong authorities for the
contacts and exchanges of views ( including on technical             issue of such certificates or licences shall be kept for a period
matters ) shall be facilitated by both parties , in particular to    of at least two years by the Hong Kong authorities .
establish the authenticity and accuracy of documentation
required under the provisions of the Agreement .
                                                                                                 Article 1 7
                             Article 15
                                                                      1.    Where the verification procedure referred to in
Hong Kong shall send the Commission of the European                  Article 16 or where information available to the Community
Communities the names and addresses of the governmental              or to Hong Kong indicates or appears to indicate that the
authorities competent for the issue and verification of export       provisions of this Agreement are being contravened , both
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parties shall cooperate closely and with the appropriate           3.    In pursuance of the cooperation referred to in
urgency to prevent such contravention .                            paragraph 1 , Hong Kong and the Community shall exchange
                                                                   any available information considered by either partner to be
2.     To this end , Hong Kong shall , on its own initiative or    of use in preventing the contravention of the provisions of
at the request of the Community , carry out appropriate            this Agreement .
inquiries or arrange for such inquiries to be carried out
concerning operations which are or appear to be in                 4.    Where it is established to the satisfaction of both
contravention of the Agreement . Hong Kong shall                   parties that the provisions of this Agreement have been
communicate the results of these inquiries to the Community        contravened , Hong Kong and the Community agree to take
together with such other available information as may              all reasonable measures to prevent a recurrence of such
facilitate the determination of the true origin of the             contravention .
goods .
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---  EXPORTER (Full Name & Address)
                                                                                               Certificate No .
 CONSIGNEE ( If required )
                                                                                    GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG
                                                                                        CERTIFICATE OF
                                                                                    HONG KONG ORIGIN
 Carrier                           Port of Loading                     Date of Departure        Country of Destination
 Port of Discharge                 Final Destination . If on Carriage                           Factory Number
                                                                            (on or about)
                                              Number and Type of Packages &                        Quantity or Weight      Brand Names or
         Mark(s) & Number(s )
                                                    Description of Goods                        ( in words and figures)     Labels ( if any)
                              I hereby certify that the goods described above were made in Hong Kong .
                                                                                    for Director of Trade Industry and Customs
ORIGINAL — WHITE                            CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED
DUPLICATE - YELLOW
TRIPLICATE - LIGHT BLUE                                                                                                         TIC 16 ( Rev .)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                      EXPORT LICENCE (TEXTILES) FORM 5                                                                                                                 Audit . No .
       Exporter                                                                                               Date ot Receipt and Receipt No.
       ( Name &                                                                                                                                                                            HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
       Address )                                                                                                                                                                  Import    and   Export   Ordinance       (Cap . 60)
                                                                                                                                                                                  Import and Export (General ) Regulations
                                                                                                              Date of Issue and Licence No .
       Textile Controls
        Registration No.
       (Where applicable)                             Tel . No .
       Consignee                                                                                              Issue o ' this licence is approved .
                                                                                                                                           for Director of Tråde
                                                                                                                                   MANUFACTURER'S DECLARATION
                                                                                                                        I.
                                                                                                                 principal official of
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Stamps
                                                                                                                               ( Name and Address of Manufacturer's Co .)
                                                                                                                                                                          hereby declare
                                                                                                                 that I am the manufacturer of the goods in respect of which this
                                                                                                                 application is made. * *1 further declare that I am supplying the
                                                                                                                 quotas for the goods covered by this application in accordance
                                                                                                                 with Conditions ( 5 ) & ( 6 ) overleaf .
                                                                                                                                       * * Delete if not applicable .
                                                                                                                 * * Textile Controls Registration
        Departure Date                                      Country of Final Destination
                                                                                                                 No
                                                            C. O. / Form A No.                                   Tel . No
        Vessel Flight No .
                                                                                                                 Date                                          Signature and Chop
           FOR CONDITIONS OF ISSUE
              PLEASE SEE OVERLEAF
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    cif . value
                                                               No . of                       Full Description of Goods                                  No . of Units
                                                                                                                                                                                     Value fob
                    Mark(s ) and Number(s )                                                                                                                                              HK S                   in currency of
                                                             packages               ( State Country of Origin of raw materials )
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    payment
                                                                                                                                                                                   Total Amount                 Total Amount
Item
       Category / Sub-Category                 Name of Quota/ Export                        Quota Reference            Quantity Shipped
 No .
          or Commodity Item                  Authorization / Permit Holder                    ( see * below)               in Quota Units
                Code No .
                                                                                                                                                                           EXPORTER'S DECLARATION
                                                                                                                                                     I,
                                                                                                                                                     principal official of
                                                                                                                                                                       ( Name and Address of Exporter's Co.)
                                                                                                                                                     hereby declare that I am the exporter of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          packages
                                                                                                                                                     of goods in respect of which this application is made and that the
                                                                                                                                                     particulars given herein are true . *1 further declare that I am supplying
                                                                                                                                                     the quotas for the goods covered by this application in accordance
                                                                                                                                                     with Conditions (5) & (6 ) overleaf .
                                                                                                                                                                              • Delete if not applicable .
               Insert here : — Type of Quota Export Authorization Number. Swing Transfer or A-Type
               Transfer Number or Quota Permit Number as appropriate.
                                                                                                                                                      Date ...
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Signature and Chop
      TIC 353A ( Rev . 1982)                                                       CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED
 ---pagebreak--- CONDITIONS OF ISSUE OF THIS LICENCE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING :
( 1)"The triplicate must be surrendered to the Shipping or Airline Company , and returned by their agent to the Trade
      Department together with the relevant manifest , within fourteen days after the day on which the goods are exported as
      required by Section II of the Import and Export Ordinance . Cap . 60 .
(2) The exporter must file an Export Declaration in respect of items on this licence .
(3) This licence is valid for twenty-eight days from the date of issue , unless otherwise stated .
(4) The exporter and manufacturer declared on this licence must comply with the conditions governing the allocation and
      utilization of quota , as stipulated in the quota allocation certificate issued to quota holders and in Notices to exporters
      issued by the T rade Department from time to time . The companies concerned should contact the Enquiry Section of the
      Trade Department if information on these conditions is required .
(5) The company supplying the quotas for the goods covered by this licence must :
      Either (a ) receive payment from the buyer for the order; and
              (b) make payment to the manufacturer for the order;
        or (c) perform the terminal process for the manufacture of the goods in question .
(6) For the purpose of 5(a) and (b) above , payment shall be evidenced in a form other than cash . For the purpose of 5(c)
      above , terminal processes are those processes which change the nature , shape and utility of the goods . The criteria for
      terminal processes are laid down by the Trade Department . If you are in any doubt about the existing criteria , please
      consult the Trade Department .
IMPORTANT WARNING
 Breach of any of the conditions of issue renders this licence null and void and any company guilty of such a breach is liable
to prosecution and heavy penalties under the Import and Export Ordinance . In addition the Director of Trade reserves the
 right to cancel any balance of quota/permit remaining unshipped at the time and the company may be rendered ineligible
to receive further allocations .
 EXPLANATORY NOTES:
( 1 ) This form must be submitted in quadruplicate .
(2) Provided there are no complications , the licence will be ready for collection two clear working days ( i.e . excluding
      Sundays and public holidays) after the date upon which the form is received .
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                                                        PROTOCOL B
             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 Groups I , II and III , the growth rate shall be fixed by
             agreement between the Parties in accordance with the consultation procedure established in Article
             15 ( 1 ) 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 Hong Kong .