CELEX: 51988PC0768
Language: en
Date: 1988-12-15
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Philippines on trade in textile products (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM ( 88 ) 768 final
                                                 Brussels , 15 December 1988
                            Proposai for a
                           COUNCIL DECISION
  concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the
  Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Philippines on
                          trade in textile products
                    (presented by the Commission )
                               Ш                    Ш
 ---pagebreak---                                  COUNCIL DECISION
  concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the
  Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Philippines 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 completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion
the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of
the Phil i ppines on trade in textile products , initialled on 28 June 1986 ,
has been applied provisionally since 1 January 1987 in accordance with the
Council Decision of 11 December 1986 , in so far as the Community is
concerned ;
Whereas that Agreement provides for the possibility of re-examining , in the
light of recent trade developments , the adjustments to be made to the
quantitative limits for certain categories to allow for the introduction of
the Harmonized System ;
Whereas following consultations between the Community and the Philippines
an Agreed Minute amending the quantitative limits for categories 4 , 5 , 6 ,
7 , 8 , 15 , 16 , 21 and 74 laid down in the Agreement was initialled on
24 October 1988 ;
Whereas perding completion of the procedures necessary for the conclusion
of the Agreement and the Agreed Minute , the Agreed Minute should be applied
provisionally with effect from 1 January 1988 , provided it is applied
likewise by the Philippines ,
HAS DECIDEE AS POLICWS :
                                     Article 1
Pending completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion , the
Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products
shall be applied provisionally by the Community with effect from 1 January
1988 , provided it is applied likewise by the Philippines .
The text of the Agreed Minute is attached to this Decision .
                                     Article 2
The Commission is requested to seek the agreement of the Government of the
Philippines on the provisional application of the Agreed Minute referred to
in Article 1 and to notify the Council thereof .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                    For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                                          AGREED MINUTE
        1 . Delegations of the EEC and the Republic of the Philippines met in Brussels
        on 27-29 June and         24 October 1988 in accordance with the provisions of Ar­
        ticle 16 of the Agreement on trade in textiles initialled on 28 June 1986 , in
        order to examine the latter 's request for an adjustment of the quantitative
        restrictions on certain products affected by the new definition of suits and
        ensembles following the implementation of the Harmonised System .
        2 . The two parties agreed that the quantitative limits set out in Annex II of
        the Agreement are adjusted as follows :
        1 , 000 pieces
        EEC   limits                1988                1989         1990          1991
        Cat . 4                  12,293                12,846      13,424         14,028
        cat . 5                    5,639                5,921        6,217         6,528
        cat. 6                     4,674                4,931        5,200         5,488
         cat. 7                    3,362                3,496        3,636         3,781
         cat . 8                   4,173                4,319        4,470         4,626
         cat. 15                   1,315                1,394        1,478         1,567
         cat. 21                   3,879                4,112        4,359         4,621
         Regional limits
         cat. 16      France             5                    5           6              6
         cat. 74     UK              - 109                 118          127            137
         The Community quantitative limits set out above are allocated among the regions
         of the Community as follows :
cat . 4       D          £      2            BNL    UK       IRL    DK      GR      ES
1988      3,128        3,842   796         1,256   2,375        53  624     60      124
1989      3,223        3,929   941         1,324   2,479        61  637     68      140
1990      3,317        4,031 1,068         1,382   2,600        70  651     77      171
1991      3,415        4,138 1,208         1,456   2,728        80  667     87      182
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    cat . 5       D         _F   _I_ BNL         UK   IRL          DK GR    ES,   PT
,   1988    1 , 919        842  418  663     1 , 209  42         414  28    84    20
    1989    1,962          933  475  681     1,249    46         423  34    92    26
    1990    2,011      1 , 030  536  698     1 , 287  50         432  38  105     30
    1991    2,058      1 , 136  601  715     1 , 323  53         441  42  125     34
  cat. 6
  1988      2,152          486  246  879         617   20        116  43    93    22
  1989      2,201          548  305  898         652   23        120  48  110     26
  1990      2,251          616  370  917         695   26        124  53  118     30
  1991      2,309          689  440  935         735   30    Λ   129  59  127     35
  cat. 7
  1-5         1,287        686  272  290         659   15      ■   87 14    44      8
  1989        1 , 309      725  303  300         675   17    ;     91 17    49    10
  1990        1,333        762  337  310         693   19          95 19    56    12
  1991        1,356        799  374  320         711   21          99 21    66    14
                                                                                          i:
  cat . 8                                                                                ■Ü
                                                                                         $
  1988        1 , 655      783  487  529         451     50      106  18    78    16
  1 989       1 , 688      812  517  542         474     52      109  21    86    18
  1 990       1,720        843  549  555         496     54      111  24    97    21 *
  1991        1,756        876  583  568         520     56      114  27  102     24
  cat. 1 5
  1988            440      116  109  1 21        431        8      24 13    45      8
   ./ 89          451      155  126  1 29        439        9      28 15    53       9
                                                                                  . .i
  1990            462      155  145  138         447      10       32 17    61    H
  1991            475      178  166  146         454      11       35 19    70    13
                                                                                      >
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   cat. 21                                                                            ?
  1988         1,593        559  237 373          793     29      111  25 133     26
                                                                                      i
  1989         1,621        612  279 395          841     31      116 29  157
                                                                                  3J
  1990         1 , 652      665  322  419         893     36      12B 34  18î     36
  1991                           371  444         948     36      131  39  208    41
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3 . The adjusted quantitative Limits set out in paragraphe 2 incorporate the
interim additional quantities for categories A , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 15 and 21 for the
year 1988 set out in the Agreed Minute of 29 June 1988 .
A. Transfers may be carried out , upon notification by the authorities of the
Philippines , from the reserved additional quantities agreed for France and
the United Kingdom to the adjusted regional quotas for categories 16 and 7A
respectively , up to the full amount of the origional regional quotas for the
latter categories .
5 . The provi s ions of the Agreed Minute shall enter into force on the first
day of the month following the date of its signature . They shall apply with
effect from 1 January 1988 .
 Head of Delegation of                             Head of Delegation of
 the European Ec rtnrt"> ic Community              the Republic of the Philippines
                                                    Brussels ,   ^2A   October 1988
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