CELEX: 51989PC0089
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Date: 1989-04-04
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of a exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania amending Annex II to the Protocol to the Agreement on trade in industrial products (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM ( 89)  89 final
                                                Brussels , 4 April 1989
                          Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
     «
               on the conclusion of the Agreement
               in the form of a exchange of letters
    between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic
    of Romania amending Annex II to the Protocol to the Agreement on
                      trade in industrial products
                   (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                 • EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . The Joint Committee between the European Economic Community
and the Socialist Republic of Romania/ which was established by
the Bucharest Agreement of 28 July 1980/ held its ei^ith meeting
in Bucharest on 21 and     22 November 1988 .
2 . Upon completion of the Joint Committee 's work the two delegations
agreed to recommend to their respective authorities a series of commercial
measures *
     The Community delegation 's recommendations involve inter alia the
following measure :
     - increasing for 1989 some of the amounts relating to products
       in Annex II to the Protocol to the Agreement ( voluntary restraints )
        ( See draft Regulation in Annex ).
       The adoption of this measure implies the amendment of the Protocol
        to the industrial Agreement . Moreover/ this protocol provides that
        amendments to the Annexes thereto should be notified by an exchange
       of letters between the two parties ( see Article 4 ( 2 ) ).
 3 . Consequently , in accordance with the recommendations of the EEC-Roman ;
 Joint Committee , the Commission proposes that the Council adopt the
 Regulation proposed in the annex1 .
 ---pagebreak---                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No
                                                    of
                  on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of tn exchange of letters
                  between the European Economic Community and the Socialist . Republic of
                  Romania amending Annex II to the Protocol annexed to the Agreement on trade
                                                  in industrial products
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.                         particular, of the relevant provisions of the Agreement on
                                                                  trade in industrial products,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 thereof.
                                                                                               Article J
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,               The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
                                                                   between the European Economic Community and the
                                                                   Socialist Republic of Romania amending Annex II to the
 Whereas the Joint Committee established by the Agree¬             Protocol annexed to the Agreement on trade in industrial
  ment between the European Economic Community and                 products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
  the Socialist Republic of Romania of 28 July 1980 (') met
  in Bucharest on 21 and 22 November 1988; whereas upon            The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
   completion of its work, it recommended inter alia an
irv ">ase in some of the amounts appearing in Annex II to                                      Article 2
  L Protocol on the application of Article 4 of the Agree¬
   ment between the European Economic Community and                The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
  the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in industrial         designate the person empowered to sign the -Agreement
   products (*) ;                                                   in order to bind the Community.
                                                                                               Article 3
   Whereas the said Protocol provides that amendments to
   the Annexes thereto recommended by the Joint                     The amendments referred to in Article 1 shall apply from
   Committee should be notified by an exchange of letters           the date of entry into force of the Agreement (’).
   between the two parties ;                                                        • •
                                                                                                Article 4
   Whereas , following the examination of the various aspects       This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
   of the measures recommended by the Joint Committee,               following its publication in the Official Journal of the
   action should be taken thereon, account being taken, in           European Communities.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels,
                                                                                   For the Council
                                                                                     The President
     -––-                                                             0 The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be
     0) OJ 'No L 352, 29. 12. 1980. p. 2.                        •       publiahed in the Official Journal of the European Communi-
     O DJ No L 352, 29. 12. 1980, p. 5.                                   tits by the General-Secretariat of the Council.
 ---pagebreak---                         ,               AGREEMENT                • •
in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community
and the Socialist Republic of Romania amending Annex II to the Protocol annexed to
                      the Agreement on Trade in Industrial Products
                                           Lttttr No l
Mt     Frans Andri essen
 Vice-president of the Cormrission of the European Comini ties
 Sir,
 At its meeting in Bucharest on 21 and 22 Novent>er1988 the Joint Committee ,, established by the
 Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania
 of 28 July 1980, recommended inter alia an increase in some of the amounts appearing in
 Annex 11 to the Protocol on the application of Article 4 of the Agreement between the European
 Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in industrial products.
 The recommended amendments are set out in the attached Annex, which replaces the corres¬
  ponding Annex to the Protocol.
  I have the honour to inform you that the Council of the European Communities has recorded its
  agreement on the implementation of the measures referred to above.
  I should be grateful for confirmation of your Government’s agreement with the contents of this
  letter.                                             _
  Please accept. Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
                                                                   On btbalf of the
                                                        Council of the European Communities
   To Mr loan UNGUR
   Minister for Foreign Trade and
   International Economic Cooperation of the
   Socialist Republic of Romania
 ---pagebreak---                                            Letter No 2
"The Ministe . I..r Foreign Trade and
International Economic Cooperation
of the Socialist Kepublic of Romania                                         •      '
Mr-. Vice-president,
 By your letter of today’s date , you informed me as follows :             .
     *At its meeting in Bucharest on 21 and 22 November 1988         the Joint Committee, established by
     the Agreement between tne European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of
     Romania of 28 July 1980, recommended inter alia an increase in some of the amounts
     appearing in Annex 11 to the Protocol on the application of Article 4 of the Agreement
     between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on
      trade in industrial products.
     The recommended amendments are set out in the attached Annex, which replaces the
      corresponding Annex to the Protocol.
      I have' the honour to inform you that the Council of the European Communities has
      recorded its agreement on the implementation of the measures referred to above.
      1 should be grateful for confirmation of your Government’s agreement with the contents of
      this letter.’
 I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the contents of your
 letter.
  Phase accept, Mr. Vice-president, the assurance of my highest consideration.
                                                             * For the Government
                                                      of the Socialist Republic of Romania
  To Mr      Frans rindri.essen
   Vice-president of the Commission •
  of the European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                                               ANNEX
                  Amendment of Annex n to the protocol c > ibe application of
                  Article 4 of the Agreement on trade la industrial products
                                   KWANIAN EXPORT PROGRAMME
Merber    Nimex Code       CM Code              Description                   Amount
State         1987          1988                                              envisagea
Ireland    94.04-11     ex 9404 21 CO  Mattresses of oellular plastics ,      8 -ЬОХДУЙ
                                       whether or not oovered
        ex 94.04-19     ex 9404 90 90  Artiolee of bedding , other than
                                       mattresses and sleeping bags , of
                                       pel lular plastioe
           94.04-30        9404 10 00  Mattress supports
Italy      27.07-39        2707 80 99 Aromatic hydrooarbon mixtures of        LIT 470
                                       which 62* or more by volume (inelud- million
                                       ing losses) distils at 230*0 by the
                                       ASIK D 66 method , for use other than
                                       as power or beating fuels , other
                                       benzole , toluole , xylole and
                                       napthalene
                        ex 2707 99 30 Sulphuretted toppings , other than thno*
                                       for use as power or heating fuels
           26.17-11        2818 il CO Sodlum hydrooclde Coaustio soda.)       LIT 470
           26.17-13        2816 12 00                                         million
        ex 28.46-90     ex 2840 30 00  Feroxnborates (perborates) of sodium   360 tonnes
           29.02-10        2903 30 10  Fluorides                              14 tonnes
        ек 29.02-21     ex 2903 11 00 Chloromethane (methyl chloride)         LIT 928
           29.02-31        2903 21 00 Unsaturatei chlorlnated derlvatives     nrilUcn
           29.02-33        2903 22 00 of aoyollo hydrocarbons
           29.02-38        2903 23 00
           29.02-36        2003 29 00
           29.02-38
           29.13-11        2914 11 00 Acetone                                 4 100
                                                                              tonnes
           29.18-17        2917 14 00 Malelo anhydride                        280 tonnes
           29.18-40        2917 38 00 Phthalio anhydride                      510 tonnes
        ex 29.19-65     ex 2017 34 10 Dllsoootyl orthophtbalatee             LIT 098
        ex 29.18-71     ex 2917 34 90 Dimethyl- and diethyl orthophthalatee million
           44.19-11        4410 10 10  Particle board and similar board of   9 000
           44.18- 21       4410 10 30 wood , whether or not agglomerated     tomes
           44.16-25        4410 1Ö 80 with resins or other organic kLniing
           44 . 18-29      4410 10 90 substances
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 2 -
Msmber KiiTiSx Code CK Code            Description                    Acount
g-cate    1967       1968                                             envisaged
        46.01-06    4604 31 10 Kraft paper and paperboard weighing    3 800
                    4601 39 10 180 g/m* or leas , for the xaanu-      tames
                               feature of paper Yarn of heading
                               No 8308 or of paper Yarn reinforced
                               with metal of heading No 8607
        46.01-07    4804 21 10 Sack kraft paper of which not lees than
        46.01-10    4604 29 10 60% by weight of the total fibre oontent
                               consists of ooniferous fibres obtained by
                               the ahemloal sulphate or eoda prooess
        46.01-20    4604 11 11 Kraftliner of vhloh not lees than 60% bY
        46.01-22    4604 11 18 weight of the total fibre oontent consists
        46.01-24    4604 11 19 of ooniferous fibres obtained bY the
        46.01-30    4604 19 11 ohsmioal sulphate or soda prooess
        46.01-32    4604 19 18
        46.01-34    4804 19 19
        48.01-36    4804 19 31
        48.01-38    4804 19 38
        48.01-39    4604 19 39
        48.01-40    4604 31 81 Other kraft paper and paperboard of Which
        48.01-42    4604 31 89 not less than 60% by weight of the total
        48.01-44    4604 39 81 fibre oontent consists of ooniferous fibres
        48.01-40    4604 39 89 obtained by the chemical sulphate or eoda
        48.01-80    4604 41 10 prooess
        48.01-81    4604 42 10
                    4604 49 10
                    4604 81 10
                    4604 82 10
                    4604 89 10
                    4609 90 00 Copying or transfer papers (Including ooated
                               or Impregnated paper for duplicator steaoils
                               or offset plates), other than oarbon paper
                               and self-oopy paper , whether or not printed
                               In rolls of a width exceeding 30 cm or in
                               rectangular (including square) sheets with
                               at least one side exceeding 36 am In unfolded
                               State
        48.01-48    4602 83 11 Kraft paper and paperboard for punch
                               oard stock , weighing more than 180 g/m2 ,
                               not containing fibres obtained by a
                               mechanical process or of which not more
                               than 10% by weight of the total fibre
                               oontent oonsists of such fibres
        70.04       7003 11 90 Cast glass and rolled glass (other     6 000
                    7003 19 90 than optloal glass ), In Sheets ,      tonnes
                    7003 20 10 whether or not having an absorbent or
                    7003 20 90 reflecting layer , but not otherwise
                               worked
 ---pagebreak---                                     3
Menter Nimesc Code
State     1987
                   071988
                       Code            Description                      Amount
                                                                        envisage!
        70.08      7004 10 30
                   7004 10 60
                               Drawn glass and blown glass (other
                   7004 10 ΘΟ
                               than optical glass), in Sheets ,
                               whether or not having an absorbent
                   7004 90 60  ot reflecting layer , but not other¬
                    7004 90 70 wise worked
                   7004 90 91
                   7004 90 93
                   7004 90 95
                   7004 90 99
        70.03      7005 10 10  Float glass and surface ground or
                   7008 10 31  polished glass , in sheets , whether
                   7005 10 33  or not having an absorbent or reflect¬
                   7008 10 91  ing layer , but not otherwise worked
                   7005 10 93
                   7005 10 95
                   7008 31 10
                   7005 21 20
                   7005 21 30
                   7005 21 40
                   7005 21 50
                   7005 21 90
                   7005 29 10
                   7005 29 31
                   7005 29 33
                   7005 29 35
                   7006 29 91
                   7006 29 93
                   7005 29 95
        70.07      7003 30 00  Cast glass and rolled glass , in profiles ,
                               whether or nor having an absorbent or
                               reflecting layer , hut not otherwise worked
                   7006 00 90  Glass (other than optoial glass ) of
                               heading No 7003 , 7004 or 7008 , bait ,
                               edge-worked , engraved , drilled , enamelled
                               or otherwise worked , hut not framed or
                               fitted with other materials
                   7008 00 11  Multiple-walled insulating units of glass
                   7008 00 19
                   7008 00 91
                   7008 00 99
                   7016 90 10  Leaded lights and the like
        76.03      7604 10  10 Aluminium bars , rods and profiles ,     390 tonnes
                   7604 10  80 other than hollow profiles
                   7604 29  10
                   7604 29  90
                   760? 11 00  Aluminium wire
                   7605 IS 10
                   7605 19 00
                   7*303 21 00
                   7605 29 10
                   7503 Z¿ 90
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 4 -
Hember   Nlmex Code    CN Code              Dssoription                  Æmount
State      1087         1088                                             anvteagsd
          70.03        7606 11 10  Aluminium plates , sheets and strip ,  1 300
                       7606 11 01  of & thldgteag exceeding 0,2 sen       tonnes
                       7806  11 93
                       7806  11 99
                       7606  12 10
                       7806  12 50
                       7606  12 91
                       7606  12 93
                       7806 12 99
                       7606 91 00
                       7806 92 00
          76.04        7607  11 10 Aluminium foil (whether or not         100 tonnas
                       7607  11 80 printed or backed with paper , paper-
                       7807  19 10 board , plastioe or similar backing
                       7807  19 90 materials) of a thickness (excluding
                       7607  20 10 any backing) not exceeding 0,2 mm
                       7607 20 90
       ©ζ 64.06     ex 6406  20 10 Engines of a bird used for the pro-   LIT B 323
                       8406  20 31 pulsion of vehicles of heeding        million
                       6406  20 35 N0 0701
                       6406  20 37
       ex 64.07     ex 8700  00 19 Chassis fitted with engines , for the
                    ex 8706 00 09  motor vehicles of handing No 6701
       ex 87 . OB   ex 6707 90 10  Bodies (including oabs), for the motor
                    ex 6707 90 90  vehicles of heading No 6701
       ex 67.06     6X 8706        Parts and accessories of the motor
                                   vehicles of heading No 6701