CELEX: 21977A0218(03)
Language: en
Date: 1977-02-08 00:00:00
Title: Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in textiles

No L 47/ 18                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                18 . 2. 77
                                                      AGREEMENT
                  between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Korea on trade
                                                         in textiles
             THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
             of the one part,
             THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA,
             of the other part,
             DESIRING to ensure the orderly and equitable development of trade in textiles between
             the European Economic Community (hereinafter referred to as 'the Community') and the
              Republic of Korea,
             HAVING regard to the provisions of the Arrangement regarding international trade in textiles
             (hereinafter referred to as the 'Geneve Arrangement') and in particular Article 4 thereof,
             HAVE DECIDED, in a spirit of mutual cooperation and in conformity with the Geneva
             Arrangement, to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their Plenipoten­
             tiaries :
             THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
             THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA :
             WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS :
                        Article 1                                 accordance with the procedures in force in the Com­
                                                                  munity. The Community undertakes to respond
1 . The parties recognize and confirm that the                    within four weeks of its receipt to any request made
conduct of their mutual trade in textiles shall be                by the Republic of Korea for such re-allocation. It
governed by the provisions of this Agreement and                  is understood that any re-allocation so effected would
the Geneva Arrangement.                                           not need to be confined within any limits set in
                                                                  flexibility provisions established elsewhere in this
                                                                   Agreement.
2. This Agreement shall apply to trade in those
categories of textile products, originating in and
dispatched from the Republic of Korea, which are                                          Article 2
listed in Annexes I and II hereto .
                                                                  The Community undertakes, in respect of the
3 . The Republic of Korea agrees to establish and                 categories of textile products to which this
maintain quantitative limits on exports to the Com­               Agreement applies, and subject to the satisfactory
munity in accordance with the schedule set out in                 operation of this Agreement, not to introduce new
Annex I hereto.                                                   quantitative restrictions and to refrain from invoking
                                                                  the provisions of Article 3 of the Geneva Arrange­
                                                                  ment provided that exports to the Community of
4. Quantities of the quota shares set out in Annex I              such textile products originating in and dispatched
not taken up by a Member State of the Community                   from Korea do not exceed the quantitative limits
may be re-allocated to another Member State in                    established under the provisions of this Agreement.
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                        Article 3                              3 . In respect of the products set out in Annex II,
                                                               Korea will issue export authorizations and provide
1 . Imports into the Community of those textile                monthly returns to the Commission, showing by
products to which this Agreement applies which are             product, and by Member State, the quantities
for immediate re-export or for inward processing               covered by export authorizations issued to Korean
and subsequent re-export outside the Community                 exporters, in order to provide the Commission with
shall not <be subject to quantitative limits established       advance information on the development of trade
under this Agreement, provided they are entered as             by product and 'by region of the Community.
such under an administrative system of control in
force for this purpose within the Community.
                                                               4. The Community may request consultations with
                                                               a view to reaching agreement on an appropriate
2. In any case where Community authorities                     level of restraint for any product set out in Annex II
ascertain that imports described in paragraph 1                hereto, whenever, in the view of the Community,
above have been retained for consumption within                conditions in any of its markets are such that a
 the Community, the latter will notify the Government         limitation on further trade in any such product may
of the Republic of Korea on a quarterly basis of the           be necessary to eliminate real risks of market
amounts involved . The Republic of Korea shall in              disruption. The consultation procedure referred to
such cases and at the request of the Community,                in this paragraph will only be resorted to sparingly
charge such amounts against the quantitative limit             and in cases of substantial changes in Korea's exports
or limits in question for the current Agreement year           to the Community and will be implemented in a
or for the next following Agreement year.                      manner consistent with the principles and objectives
                                                               of the Geneva Arrangement.
3 . In any case where the competent authorities
within the Community ascertain under an adminis­              5 . The request for such a consultation shall be
trative system of control in force that imports of             accompanied within a reasonable period of time ( and
textile products to which this Agreement applies               in any case within 21 days), by a statement of the
have been charged against quantitative limits                  market conditions in the Community which, in the
established under this Agreement but subsequently              opinion of the Community, make necessary the
re-exported outside the Community, the competent               request for consultations. The statement shall include
authority concerned will inform the Korean                     data designed to demonstrate the existence of real
authorities of the quantities involved and authorize          risks of market disruption ( as defined in Annex A
imports of the same quantities which shall not be              to the Geneva Arrangement).
charged to the quantitative limits under the
Agreement.
                                                               6. Until such time as a mutually satisfactory
                                                               conclusion has been reached, Korea undertakes if
                                                              so requested by the Community, to limit the issue
                        Article 4
                                                              of export licences from the date on which the Com­
                                                              munity requests consultations, in order to ensure
1 . Both parties agree to enter promptly into                 that exports of the products in question to the region
consultations with each other at the request of either        or regions of the Community indicated by the Com­
and in conformity with the provisions of the Geneva           munity do not exceed, at an annual rate, the level
Arrangement, on any matter concerning their mutual             of 107% of the exports recorded in the 12 months
trade in textiles and in particular on any problems           ended two months before the date on which the
arising from the application of this Agreement.                request for consultations was made.
Consultations held under the provisions of this
Article shall be approached by both Parties in a spirit
of compromise and with a view to the conciliation             7. The Community shall admit imports of goods
of differences existing between them.                         which have been shipped from Korea before the
                                                              date on which the request for consultations was
                                                              made. In addition, the Community shall give full
2. In view of the desire of the Community and                 and sympathetic consideration to the treatment of
Korea to avoid, on the one hand, real risks of market         goods for which export authorizations have been
disruption in the Community and, on the other hand,           issued on the basis of bona fide contracts and letters
disruption to the textile trade of Korea, and having          of credit. Should, in the opinion of Korea, the
full regard to the need for equitable treatment of            application of these provisions give rise to
participating countries in the Geneva Arrangement,            difficulties causing hardship to the commercial
the following specific consultation procedures shall          interests involved, Korea may request consultations
apply to the products set out in Annex II to this             with the Community in accordance with the
Agreement.                                                    provisions of paragraph 1 above.
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8 . If an excessive product concentration of trade                  (b ) The ceiling for any specific category, as set
takes place in any category for which Community                          out in Annex I hereto, may be increased, on
ceilings are provided under this Agreement, or to                        a non-cumulative basis, by the transfer of
which this Article otherwise applies, which in the                       unused portions of quantitative limits
opinion of the Community creates real risk of                            ( ceilings) established for any other category
market disruption in respect of that product, the                        or categories up to the levels set out below.
Community may request consultations with Korea                           The table of equivalences listed in Annex IV
under the same conditions as those set out in para­                      shall be applied with regard to such transfers.
graphs 4 to 6 above.                                                     The maximum percentage (calculated by
                                                                         reference to the relevant recipient ceiling) by
                                                                         which any such ceiling may be exceeded shall
9 . If, in the opinion of the Community, imports into                    be :
the Community of products which, apart from their
fibre composition, are like products to products
                                                                         (i)    5 % of the ceiling in respect of categories
covered by this Agreement, and are in direct compe­
                                                                                4, 5 and 9 where the transfer is effected
tition with such like products, create risks of market
                                                                                by a corresponding reduction in any
disruption, the Community may request consulta­
tions with Korea under the same conditions as those                             from among the categories 1 , 2, 3 , 6, 7
                                                                                and 8 ;
 specified in paragraphs 4 to 6 above.
                                                                         (ii) 7 % of the ceiling in respect of categories
 10. Both parties shall consult as soon as possible                             4, 5 and 9 where the transfer is effected
within the 30 days following the communication of                               by a corresponding reduction in any from
the statement referred to in paragraph 5 above and                              among the said categories 4, 5 and 9 ;
 will make their best efforts to complete such consul­
 tations within 30 days of their commencement.                           (iii ) 7 % of the ceiling in respect of categories
                                                                                1 , 2, 3 , 6, 7 and 8, where the transfer is
 11 . In the event that the parties are unable to reach                         effected by a corresponding reduction in
 agreement during the consultations provided for in                             any from among the said categories 1 , 2,
 this Article, either of the parties may, as a party to                         3 , 6, 7 and 8 ;
the Geneva Arrangement, refer the matter to the
 Textiles Surveillance Body in accordance with Article                    (iv) 10 % of the ceiling in respect of categories
 11 (4) of the Geneva Arrangement. Either party                                  1 , 2, 3 , 6, 7 and 8, where the transfer is
 choosing to adopt such a course of action shall im­                            effected by a corresponding reduction in
 mediately notify the other of its intention.                                    any from among categories 4, 5 and 9.
 12. Consultations shall be held at the request of              2. Portions of any quantitative limit established
 Korea in order to review the need for the mainten­             under this Agreement which are not used during
 ance or modification of any quantitative limit                 any Agreement year may be carried over and added
 established under this Article, whenever market                to the corresponding quantitative limit in the follow­
 conditions which led to the establishment of such              ing Agreement year, within a limit of 10% of the
 quantitative limits no longer prevail.                         latter.
                          Article 5                             3 . Within a limit of 10 % of each of the quantitative
                                                                limits established under this Agreement, advance
 If, having regard to the provisions of the Geneva              deliveries may be authorized from the corresponding
 Arrangement, either Party considers that it is being           quantitative limit established for the following Agree­
                                                                ment year. Amounts delivered in advance shall be
 placed in an inequitable position in respect of trade
 in textiles as compared with a third country, that             deducted from the quantitative limits for the products
 Party may seek consultations with the. other with              in question for the following Agreement year.
  a view to taking appropriate remedial action .
                                                                4. The preceding flexibility provisions shall not, in
                                                                any given Agreement year, result in a quantitative
                           Article 6
                                                                limit for any category being exceeded by more than
                                                                15 % of the quantitative limit for that category for
 1 . (a ) Within any   one Agreement year, unused por­          that Agreement year.
          tions of       quantitative limits (ceilings)
          established   under this Agreement may be
          transferred  to another quantitative limit so         5 . The flexibility provisions contained in this Article
          established,   under the conditions set out           may be applied by the Republic of Korea only after
           below.                                                written notification to the Community.
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                           Article 7                            basis, precise statistical information of imports of
                                                                 such products into the Community.
Subject to agreed certification procedures, exports
of the following items from the Republic of Korea                                       Article 1 1
to the Community will not be subject to the
provisions of this Agreement :
                                                                 1 . Both Parties shall take all possible measures to
( a) tackwondo suits being hand-sewn specialist                  ensure that traditional channels and methods of trade
      sportswear garments whose characteristics include          between the Community and the Republic of Korea
      looseness of fit and the absence of any other than         are maintained .
      tie fastenings ;
                                                                 2. Should either of the Contracting Parties inform
(b ) fabrics, not exceeding 24 by 48 inches in size,             the other that the application of this Agreement has
      containing hand-embroidered or hand-painted                given rise to difficulties regarding the maintenance
      Korean scenes and used primarily as decorations            of existing commercial relations between importers
      or art objects ; and                                       in the Community and their suppliers in the Republic
(c) traditional Korean items, as defined in a Protocol           of Korea, the Parties agree to consult in accordance
      hereto.                                                    with the procedures set out in Article 4(1 ) above.
                                                                                        Article 12
                           Article 8
                                                                 This Agreement shall apply to the territories where
The Republic of Korea shall endeavour to ensure                  the Treaty establishing the European Economic Com­
that exports of all textile products for which quan­             munity applies, on the conditions established in the
titative limits may be established under this Agree­             said Treaty, and to the Republic of Korea.
ment are spaced out as evenly as possible over each
of the Agreement years, due account being taken,
in particular, of seasonal factors .                                                    Article 13
                                                                 1 . This Agreement shall enter into force on the first
                           Article 9                             day of the month following the date on which the
                                                                 Contracting Parties have notified each other of the
The two Parties agree to exchange all useful informa­            completion of the procedures necessary for the
tion concerning their mutual trade in textiles in                purpose. It shall remain in force until 31 December
                                                                  1977.
order to ensure the successiful implementation of
this Agreement.
                                                                 2. This Agreement shall apply with effect from
                                                                 1 January 1976 .
                           Article 10
                                                                 3 . Either Party may at any time propose modifica­
1 . The Parties agree that the quantitative limits
                                                                 tions to this Agreement or denounce it provided that
established under this Agreement shall be managed                notice is given at least 120 days before the expiry of
                                                                 any 12-month period ; in the latter event the Agree­
under a system of control, the details of which are
set out in Annex III to this Agreement.                          ment will come to an end at the expiry of the said
                                                                  12-month period.
2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 4              4. Annexes and Protocols to this Agreement shall
 (3 ) of this Agreement, the Republic of Korea there­            form an integral part thereof.
fore agrees to furnish the Community with precise
statistical information, on a quarterly basis, of all
export licences issued by the authorities of the                                        Article 14
Republic of Korea for all categories of textile exports
to the Community to which this Agreement applies.                This Agreement shall be drawn up in two copies in
                                                                 the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian
3 . The Community will likewise forward to the                   and Korean languages, each of these texts being
authorities of the Republic of Korea, on a quarterly             equally authentic.
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                                                                           ANNEX 1
                Products for which Korea will exercisc restraint towards the whole Community from the
                                                             entry into force of the Agreement
                 The Community hereby notifies Korea that the quantitative limits for the textile products
                                      listed below will be allocated between the Member States as follows :
  Cate­                CCT                                                                                                                    Quantitative limit
                                                                                                        Control       Community
   gory               heading                                    Description                              unit
    No                  No                                                                                                region
                                                                                                                                             1976            1977
    1          55.09                           Woven fabrics of cotton                                1 000 kg           D                  1968             2205
                                                                                                                         F                  1049              1208
               56.07                           W oven fabrics of man-made fibres :                                       I                  1 791             1821
                                                                                                                         BNL                1933              1943
                                                                                                                         UK                 1 7140 )          1 898 (')
                                                                                                                         IRL                    45               52
           ex A                                — Of synthetic textile fibres                                             DK                   497               500
                                                                                                                         EEC               8997              9627
                                               Within the limits specified for category
                                               No 1 , sub-limits as set out below are estab­
                                               lished for products falling within sub­
                                               category No 1A
    1 A    ex 55.09                            Woven fabrics of cotton:                               1 000 kg            D                   250               276
                                                                                                                         F                    160               176
                                               — Other than unbleached or bleached
                                                                                                                         I                    202               207
                                                                                                                          BNL                   91              100
               56.07                           Woven fabrics of man-made fibres :                                        UK                   253 (')           2650
                                                                                                                          IRL                   25               25
           ex A                                                                                                          DK                     27               30
                                               — Of synthetic textile fibres:
                                                    — Other than unbleached or bleached                                  EEC                1008              1079
    2          56.05                           Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous):               1 000 kg            D                2 533             2 586
                                                                                                                         F                    456               542
           ex A                                                                                                           I                   288               344
                                               — Of synthetic textile fibres                                              BNL                 313               362
                                                                                                                         UK                 1295              1378
           Nimexe:                                                                                                       IRL                    55               58
           56.05-12 to37                                                                                                  DK                  604               607
                                                                                                                         EEC               5 544             5 877
    3      ex 60.04                            Undergarments, knitted or crocheted:                   1000                D                2 838             3037
                                                                                                      units              F                 2466              2535
           Nimexe:                             — Shirts, T-shirts, undervests, singlets                                   I                   437               551
           60.04 ex 11 , 13, ex 24,                 and the like
                                                                                                                         BNL                1511              1 554
           ex 29, ex 35, 41 , ex
                                                                                                                          UK                1 708             1995
           45, ex 59, ex 70, ex 80
                                                                                                                         IRL                  195               196
                                                                                                                          DK                   145              176
                                                                                                                          EEC               9 300           10044
    4      ex 60.05                            Outer garments and other articles, knitted             1 000              D                 5240              5 643
                                               or crocheted:                                          units               F                   740               858
           Nimexe:                                                                                                        I                   450               591
                                               — Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, twinsets,                                BNL
           60.05-01 , 22 to 29                                                                                                              7 434             7 471
                                                    cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers
           31 to 39                                                                                                       UK              11860             11919
                                                                                                                          IRL                 295               301
                                                                                                                          DK                  281               307
                                                                                                                          EEC             26 300           27090
('; Within this limit a sub limit is established, in respect of the UK, for the subcategory 'fabrics of synthetic textile fibres', at a level of 20% of the limit for
      the whole of category 1 orl A , respectively.
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     Cate­                CCT                                                                                         Quantitative limit
                                                                                                Control   Community
     gory               heading                                 Description                      unit       region
      No                   No
                                                                                                                      1976            1977
       5    ex 61.01                            Men's and boys' outer garments:              1 000 pieces   D         1974           1994
                                                                                                            F            86             123
                                                                                                            I          535             571
            Nimexe: 61.01 ex 11 ,               — Raincoats of the overcoat type                            BNL        635             645
            ex 41 , ex 45, 49                                                                              UK          850             908
            ex 61.02                            Women's girls' and infants' outer garments:                IRL           49              50
                                                                                                            DK           22              26
            Nimexe:                             — Raincoats of the overcoat type                           EEC       4 151           4317
            61.02 ex 11 , ex 41 ,
            ex 43, 45, 47
       6    ex 61.01                            Men's and boys' outer garments:             1 000 pieces   D          1373           1426
                                                                                                           F           304 '           366
                                                                                                           I           206             249
            Nimexe:                             — Trousers, jeans, breeches and the like                   BNL         906             911
            61.01-61 to 69
                                                                                                           UK          987           1056
            ex 61.02                                                                                       IRL           34              38
                                               Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments:
                                                                                                           DK          190             194
            Nimexe:                             — Trousers, jeans, breeches and the like                   EEC       4 000          4240
            61.02 ex 91 to 99
      7     ex 61.01                            Men's and boys' outer garments:             1 000          D         2997           3014
                                                                                            pieces ( ! )   F           168             252
            Nimexe:                             — Suits                                                    I           100             150
            61.01-51 to 59, 71 to 79            — Jackets, blazers and the like                            BNL         821             873
                                                                                                           UK          8 75          1 137
                                                                                                           IRL          20               28
                                                     f
                                                                                                           DK          299             301
                                                                                                           EEC       5280           5 755
      8     ex 61.02                          Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments:  1 000 pieces   D         2 041          2194
                                                                                                           F           215             300
                                                                                                           I           212             293
            Nimexe:                             — Shirts and blouses
            61.02-83 to 89                                                                                 BNL       1979            1989
                                                                                                           UK        2140           2217
                                                                                                           IRL          30               36
                                                                                                           DK          383             391
                                                                                                           EEC       7000           7420
      9     ex 61.03                          Men's and boys' undergarments, including      1 000 pieces   D        20230         2033J
                                              collars, shirt fronts and cuffs:                             F           564             734
                                                                                                           I           570             737
           Nimexe:                                                                                         BNL       6119           6150
                                              — Shirts
            61.03-11 to 19                                                                                 UK        3 073          3 340
                                                                                                           IRL         121             131
                                                                                                           DK          323             352
                                                                                                           EEC      31000         31 775
( 1 ) One suit shall be reckoned as two pieces.
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                                                        ANNEX II
                  Products subject to special consultation procedures under the provisions of Article 4
                 CCT
               heading                                          Description
                  No
              51.04 A        Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous) including woven fabrics of
                             monofil or strip of heading No 51.01 or 51.02 :
                             Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres
           ex 60.02          Gloves, mittens and mitts , knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized :
                             — Gloves impregnated or coated with artificial plastic materials
                             — Other :
                                 — Of synthetic textile fibres
                                 — Of cotton
           ex 60.03          Stockings, other than women's stockings, under stockings, socks, ankle­
                             socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted , not elastic or rubberized
           ex 60.04          Undergarments , knitted or crocheted ,. not elastic or rubberized :
                             — Other than falling within category 3 of Annex I
           ex 60.05          Outer garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized :
                             — Other than falling within category 4 of Annex I
           ex 61.01          Men's and boys' outer garments :
                             — Other than falling within category 5, 6 or 7 of Annex I
           ex 61.02          Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments :
                             — Other than falling within category 5,6 or 8 of Annex I
            ex 61.03          Men's and boys' undergarments, including collars, shirt fronts and cuffs :
                              — Other than shirts
                61.04         Women's, girls' and infants' undergarments
                61.09         Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-belts, brassières, braces, suspenders, garters
                              and the like (including such articles of knitted or crocheted fabric), whether
                              or not elastic
                62.02         Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen ; curtains and other
                              furnishing articles
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                                                             ANNEX III
                             Agreed details of control system under the provisions of Article 10
           As agreed between the Parties in Article 10 of this Agreement, the administration of exports
           from Korea and imports into the EEC of those textile products to which this Agreement applies
           will be based on a system of control applied by the Government of the Republic of Korea and
           the competent authorities of the Community. The details agreed between the Parties are set
           out below .
           The competent authorities within the Community will, automatically and without delay, accept
           imports of the textile products referred to above on submission of the importer's application
           together with a certified copy of the export licence on the condition that each shipment of the
           products be accompanied by a certificate of export licences issued by the Government of the
           Republic of Korea.
           These export licences will be issued up to the total amount of the agreed ceiling.
           The export licences issued by the Government of the Republic of Korea in respect of products
           subject to restraint under this Agreement shall specify and contain :
           1 . destination ,
           2 . serial number,
           3. importer's name and address,
           4. exporter's name and address,
           5 . quantity in the units as designated in the Agreement, and, where the quantity is expressed
               other than in weight, the equivalent weight calculated in accordance with the table of equi­
               valences set out in Annex IV,
           6. category and description of product,
           7. certification by the Government of the Republic of Korea that the quantity has been debited
               against the agreed ceiling for exports to the Community or, where appropriate, is for
               immediate re-export or for inward processing and subsequent re-export outside the
               Community .
           The competent authorities within the Community will not raise difficulties in the event of a
           discrepancy between the weight indicated in the export licence and the shipment or import
           weight provided it is within reasonable limits.
           The competent authorities within the Community will deny entry to any shipment if any
           discrepancy exists between the actual category of the shipment and the category as indicated
           on the export licence.
           In the event of total or partial withdrawal of an export licence, the authorities of the Republic
           of Korea will notify the authorities of the Member States of the Community and the Commission
           of such total or partial withdrawal. The competent authorities of the Community will take the
           appropriate measures in accordance with existing administrative provisions.
           The Government of the Republic of Korea will supply the competent authorities within the
           Community, via te representatives of the Member States of the Community and directly to the
           Commission, with the periodic returns provided for in Article 10 of this Agreement, showing
           the details referred to in ( 1 ), (3 ), (4), (5 ) and (6) above, covered by the export licences issued
           against the quantitative limits for exports to the Community, as well as the allocation of these
           export licences amongst the Member States of the Community for all categories of textile
           exports to the Community or any of its Member States to which this Agreement applies.
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                                                         ANNEX IV
                      Table of equivalences agreed for the purpose of the application of Article 6
                                                      of this Agreement
               CCT
              heading                                      Description                            Equivalences
                No
           ex 60.04         Shirts, T-shirts and undervests, knitted or crocheted
                            The ceiling is established in units whereby one shirt, one
                            T-shirt and one undervest shall be reckoned as one unit,
                            whereas one singlet shall be reckoned as a half of a unit            6-4 items/kg
           ex 60.05         Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs and the like                        5-18 items/kg
           ex 61.01         Raincoats of the overcoat type                                      1*29 items/kg
           ex 61.02
           ex 61.01         Trousers , breeches and the like                                    2·47 items/kg
           ex 61.02
           ex 61.01         Suits , jackets , blazers and the like                               1-40 Nos/kg
           ex 61.02         Men's , boys', women's and girls' shirts                           5-55 items/kg
           ex 61.03         Women's, girls' and infants' shirts and blouses                    4·60 items/kg
           ex 60.02          Gloves                                                              11·5 pairs/kg
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                                                                       PROTOCOL
                       to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic
                                                            of Korea on trade in textiles
                  1 . Pursuant to Article 4 of this Agreement, consultations have been held between the
                      Parties regarding exports from the Republic of Korea to the Community of the
                      textile products listed below.
                  2. As agreed in the consultations mentioned above, the Republic of Korea shall limit
                      exports of the products listed below to the regions of the Community market and
                      to the quantitative limits indicated.
             CCT                                                                                                 Quantität ive limit
            heading                                      Description                    Control unit Community
              No                                                                                       region
                                                                                                                1976             1977
      51.04 A                       Woven        fabrics     of   man-made      fibres   1 000 m2      UK      14 000          14 980
                                    (continuous) including woven fabrics of               tonnes       BNL        350              374
                                    monofil or strip of heading No 51.01 or
                                    51.02 :
                                    — Of synthetic textile fibres
ex 60.02                            Gloves, mittens , mitts , knitted or croche­       1 000 pairs     F        2 750            2 819
 ( 1975 Nimexe :                    ted, not elastic or rubberized :
 60.02-40, 60)
                                    — Gloves impregnated or coated with
                                        artificials plastic materials
                                    — Other :
                                         Of synthetic textile fibres
 ex 60.03                           Stockings, other than women's stockings,            1 000 pairs    BNL     12 000           12 300
  ( 1975 Nimexe :                   socks , sockettes and the like , knitted or                        D C)    43 164          44 243
 60.03-25, 27                       crocheted, not elastic or rubberized                               F         1 500           1605
                                                                                                       DK          175              187
 ex 60.05                            Outer garments, knitted or crocheted,                 tonnes      UK          300             321
  ( 1975 Nimexe :                    other than jerseys, pullovers, slipovers,
  60.05-02 to 19                    twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets and
  60.05-41 to 98                     jumpers
  ex 61.04                           Women's, girls' and infants' undergar­            1 000 pieces     IRL         60               64
  ( 1975 Nimexe :                    ments :
  61.04-10)
                                     — Of synthetic textile fibres
  P) An additional quantity of 3 518 000 pairs is available for use in 1975/76.
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                                                     PROTOCOL
                   to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic
                                              of Korea on trade in textiles
1 . Pursuant to Article 7 of this Agreement and                Women's Jogori — A traditional Korean short
having regard to Article 12 (3 ) of the Geneva                 blouse for women extending to just below the bust
Arrangement, the Parties agree that the admission              with a tight bodice and long loose sleeves whose
into the Community without quantitative limits of              width at the elbow is greater than at the armhole
the products mentioned under (a ) and (b ) in Article 7        and at the wrist. It has a V-shaped neck with a white
of the Agreement and those defined in paragraph 3              fixed collar about 1-5 to 2-5 cm wide and a full­
of this Protocol shall be subject to the presentation          length front opening from bottom of the V-shaped
by the importer of a certificate issued by the Ministry        neck opening. The Jogori has no buttons, but some­
of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Korea,             times has fixed ties for closure of front opening. The
Seoul, and which shall specify and contain :                   garment is lined.
 ( a) name and address of manufacturer,                        Chima — A traditional Korean long skirt for
                                                               everyday wear. It is loose fitting and extends from
 (b ) name and address of exporter,                            above the bust to the ground or ankle. It has a full­
                                                               length side opening without buttons and extends
( c) name and address of importer within the Com­              above the bust without shoulder straps . It has a
      munity,                                                  pleated breast band and two fixed fastening ties
                                                               about 2 to 3 cm wide, made of the same fabric as the
                                                               breast band and attached at either side of the vertical
 ( d) description of goods ( name),                            opening. The garment is lined. The Chima has no
                                                               pockets.
 (e) quantity of goods (number of items),
                                                               Durumagi — A traditional Korean woman's dress
 ( f) name of ship or flight number,                           for everyday wear. It is an ankle length, ample,
                                                               formless garment with long and very wide sleeves
(g) port or airport of destination,                            which are wider at the elbow than at the armhole
                                                               and at the wrist. It has a V-shaped neck with a fixed
(h) certification that the above shipment consists of          collar about 1-5 to 2-5 cm wide, made of a fabric
      hand-sewn traditional Korean garments ( or art           different from the fabric of the dress itself and always
      objects) of the description mentioned under (d)          white. The Durumagi has a full-length front opening,
      above .                                                  without buttons . For closure of the dress it has two
                                                               ties about 5 to 7 cm wide and fixed to the outside
                                                               just below the neck, on either side of the front
                                                               opening. These ties are made of the same fabric as
2. The Parties agree that the competent authorities            the dress and they are so long that they reach the
within the Community may withhold authorization                bottom of the dress, one being slightly longer than
of imports of products accompanied by a certificate            the other. The Durumagi may have two inset side
as specified in paragraph 1 if, in their opinion, the          pockets at waist level . The dress is fully lined with
products concerned do not correspond to a definition           a fabric different from the outside fabric .
given in (a) or (b ) of Article 7 of this Agreement or
in paragraph 3 of this Protocol. If a further examina­         Men's Jogori — This is a short traditional Korean
tion confirms that the goods do not correspond to              man's jacket for everyday wear . It is loose fitting,
a definition mentioned above, their importation will           has a central front opening and long, loose sleeves
only be authorized on presentation by the importer             which are wider at the elbow than at the armhole
of an export licence of the type provided for in               and at the wrist. It has a V-shaiped neck with a white
Annex III, in which case the goods will be debited             collar about 1-5 to 2-5 cm wide and of a fabric dif­
to the appropriate quantitative limits.                        ferent from that of the garment. It has two attached
                                                               ties for fastening it. These are aibout 5 to 7 cm wide,
                                                               made of the same material as the jacket and fixed
3 . The Parties agree that the articles described here­        on either side of the front opening just below the
inafter shall fall under the provisions of Article 7 (c)       V-shaped collar. The Jogori has no pockets and is
of the Agreement, provided that they are sewn by               always fully lined with a fabric different from the
hand and made by a traditional handicraft industry :           outside fabric.
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Bajee — Traditional Korean men's long trousers .            of the jacket fastened by one or two buttons both
They are very loose, the width of the legs being            placed immediately below the bottom of the V­
smallest at the ankle and gradually increasing              shaped opening. It has no pockets, and no buttons,
upwards. The bajee have a waistband approximately           whether on the sleeves or elsewhere, other than those
20 cm wide. They have no front or side openings             already mentioned. It is lined with a fabric different
and no pockets. The trousers are fully lined with a         from the main fabric.
fabric different from the outside fabric. The space
between the outer fabric and the lining may be filled       Joki — This is a traditional Korean man's waistcoat.
with cotton . The bajee have no buttons.                    It is sleeveless with a collarless V-shaped neck
                                                            opening. The front opens from the neck to the
Magoja — This is a traditional Korean man's jacket          bottom of the waistcoat. It has four to six buttons,
for elegant use. It is approximately waist length,          and an outside front pocket on each side ; these
loose fitting, has a V-shaped neck opening without          pockets have neither flaps nor buttons. It is lined
a collar, a central front opening the entire length         with a fabric different from the outside fabric.