CELEX: 51991PC0507
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute modifying the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Bulgaria on trade in textile products

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                          COM(91)507 final
                                          Brussels, 6 December 1991
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                               Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL DEÇiglQN
      concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute
                    modifying the Agreement between
                    the European Economic Community
                                 and Bulgaria
                      on trade in textile products
                       (presented by the Commission)
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                  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
   The attached draft decision of the Council concerns the
   adjustments to be made to the quantitative limits for
   textile categories 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the Agreement on trade
   in textile products between the European Economic Community
   and Bulgaria initialled on 11 July 1986 and applied
   provisionally since 1 January 1987, as well as the Exchange
   of Letters modifying the Agreement on trade in textile
   products between Bulgaria and the European Economic
   Community, initialled on 21 November 1991 and applicable
   from 1 January 1992. These adjustments became necessary
   following Bulgaria's request for increased market access
   for textiles under the PHARE action plan. They correspond
   to the negotiating directives which were approved by the
   Council on 7 October 1991.
2. The amendments are set out in the Agreed Minute between the
   European Economic Community and Bulgaria which was
   initialled on 21 November 1991 (attached to the draft
   Council decision).
3. The draft decision of the Council foresees the provisional
   entry into force of the adjustments referred to above as
   from 21 November 1991 provided it is applied likewise by
   Bulgaria.
4. This proposal should be treated by the Council at the
   earliest possible occasion in order to enable the
   Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure that
   the amended provisions are properly administered.
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                                      COUNCIL DECISION
                                       of
c o n c e r n i n g the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the
A g r e e m e n t between the European E c o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y and      REPUBLIC Of
                                 BULGARIA
                                                 on trade in textile products
                          THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
                          Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                          Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
                          thereof,
                          Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                          Whereas, pending the completion of the procedures
                          necessary for its conclusion, the Agreement between the
                          European Economic Community and BULGARIA
                                                  ".:• initialled on 11 JULY «986, has
                          been provisionally applied since 1 January 1987 in accor-
                          dance, having regard to the Community, with Decision s
                          87/49$/EEC('); a nd                        <2>.
                          Whereas that Apreemej^f provides for the possibility of
                          adjustments to the quantitative limits ;
                          Whereas BULGARIA             accepted the offer for improved
                           market access which the Community made on the basis
                          of a specific request submitted by BULGARIA            under
                           the Phare action plan and it was agreed, in an Agreed
                           Minute of .21 November 1991 t 0 increase for 1991 and 1992
                           the Community quantitative limits of a number of catego-
                           ries mentioned in Annex II to the aforementioned Agree-
                           ment ;
                           Whereas both parties agreed that the aforesaid quota
                           increases are exceptional and intended to contribute to
                           the co-ordinated effort of the 'Group of 24' industrialized
                           countries, to facilitate the restructuring of BULGARIA'S
                           (') OJ No L 287, 9. 10. 1987, p. 89.
                           ( 2 ) OJ N° L                 ,  p.
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       - economy through, inter alia, improved access to
the Community's markets;
Whereas it was agreed that the said Agreed Minute will be
applied provisionally as from 21 NOVEMBER 1991 pending
the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclu-
sion, provided that there is a reciprocal provisional appli-
cation on the part of the contracting party,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                        Sole Article
The Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between
the European Economic Community and BULGARIA
                       * on trade in textile products shall
be applied provisionally as from 2^pvEH8EJ? 1991
 pending its formal conclusion, provided that there is a
 reciprocal provisional application on the part of the
 contracting party.
 The text of the Agreed Minute is attached to this
 Decision.
 Done at Brussels,
                              For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                               AGREED MINUTE
1.  Consultations    between  delegations   of  the   European  Economic
    Community and the Republic of Bulgaria were held in Brussels on 21
    november 1991 on the basis of a specific request made by the
    Republic of Bulgaria on 3 April 1991, in the context of the PHARE
    programme, for greater access to the Community market in textile
    and clothing products.
2.  Bulgaria   accepted the autonomous offer of the Community for an
     improved  access to the Community market and the following was
    agreed:
         In 1991 the quantitative limits for a certain number of
         categories listed in Annex II of the Agreement between the
         European Economic Community and Bulgaria, initialled on 11 July
         1986 and applied since 1 January 1987, will be increased by the
         quantities listed in the annex attached to this Agreed Minute.
         In 1992 the quantitative limits for a certain number of
         categories listed in Appendix 1 of the Agreement in the form of
         an Exchange of Letters modifying the Agreement between the
         European Economic Community and Bulgaria on trade in textile
         poducts, initialled on 21 November 1991 and applicable from 1
         January 1992, will be increased by the quantities listed in the
         annex attached to this Agreed Minute.
3.  The two Parties agreed that the increases mentioned in paragraph 2
    of this Agreed Minute are exceptional and constitute a contribution
    to the coordinated effort of the countries in the "Group of 24"
    aimed at helping the restructuring of the Bulgarian economy
    through, inter alia, improved access to the Community market.lt is
     in this spirit that the additional quantities listed in the annex
    to this Agreed Minute will be integrated into the existing textile
    agreement, as amended, between Bulgaria and the Community.
4.  The two Parties agreed that the increases provided for in this
    Agreed Minute will be provisionally applied from 21 November 1991.
                                        Brussels, 21 November 1991
Delegat ion of the             Delegation of the European
Republic of Bulgaria           Economic Community
 ---pagebreak---                                   ANNEX
INCREASE OF EEC QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA FOR
                              1991 AND 1992
For practical reasons the product description used in the Annex are
                       given in abbreviated form
                                                 Increase of EEC
Category      Description               Units        Iimits
                                                  1991      1992
    2         Woven fabr ics of         tonnes     500     500
              cotton
   4         T-shirts                   1000
                                        pieces     150      150
   5         Pullovers                  1000
                                        pieces     750     750
   6         Woven trousers             1000
                                        pieces     100      100
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