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2008/939/EC: Council Decision of 8 December 2008 on the signing and the provisional application of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Co


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13.12.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 335/39


COUNCIL DECISION

of 8 December 2008

on the signing and the provisional application of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products

(2008/939/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters to extend for one year the existing Agreement and Protocols on trade in textile products with the Republic of Belarus, with some adjustments of the quantitative limits.

(2)

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be applied on a provisional basis as of 1 January 2009, pending the completion of procedures required for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the Republic of Belarus.

(3)

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be signed on behalf of the Community,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products initialled on 1 April 1993, as last amended and extended by the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 19 October 2007 on behalf of the Community subject to its conclusion.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2009, pending its formal conclusion.

Article 3

1.   If the Republic of Belarus fails to respect paragraph 2.4 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, the quota for 2009 will be reduced to the levels applicable in 2008.

2.   The decision to implement paragraph 1 shall be taken in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1).

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 December 2008.

For the Council

The President

B. KOUCHNER


(1)  OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1.


AGREEMENT

in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products

Sir,

1.   I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products initialled on 1 April 1993, as last amended and extended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 19 October 2007 (hereafter referred to as the ‘Agreement’).

2.   In view of the expiry of the Agreement on 31 December 2008 and in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Agreement, the European Community and the Republic of Belarus agree to extend the duration of the Agreement, for a further period of one year, subject to the following amendments and conditions:

2.1.

The text of Article 19(1) of the Agreement shall read as follows:

‘This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose. It shall be applicable until 31 December 2009.’

2.2.

Annex II which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of Belarus to the European Community is replaced by Appendix 1 to this Letter.

2.3.

The Annex to Protocol C which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of Belarus to the European Community after OPT operations in the Republic of Belarus is replaced for the period of 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 by Appendix 2 to this letter.

2.4.

Imports into Belarus of textile and clothing products of European Community origin shall be subject in 2009 to custom duties not exceeding those provided for the year 2003 in Appendix 4 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus initialled on 11 November 1999, which is amended by Appendix 3 to this letter. The amendment concerns only tariff lines 5407 72, 5606 00 10, 5905 00, 5906 91, 6309 00, 6310 10 and 6310 90. In 2009, tariffs applied by Belarus for these products will be as follows: 5407 72 — 4 %, 5606 00 10 — 0 %, 5905 00 — 4 %, 5906 91 — 0 %, 6309 00 — 20 %, 6310 10 — 20 %, 6310 90 — 20 %.

In the case of non-application of these rates the Community will have the right to reintroduce for the period of the Agreement remaining unexpired on a pro-rata basis the levels for quantitative restrictions applicable for 2008 as specified in the Exchange of Letters initialled on 19 October 2007.

3.   The European Community and Belarus recall their agreement to enter into consultations not later than six months before the expiration of the present Agreement with a view to possibly concluding a new agreement.

4.   Should the Republic of Belarus become a Member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) before the date of the expiry of the Agreement, the agreements and rules of the WTO shall be applied from the date of the Republic of Belarus' accession to the WTO.

5.   I should be obliged if you could kindly confirm the acceptance of your Government of the foregoing. Should this be the case, this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which the Parties have notified each other that the legal procedures necessary to this end have been completed. In the meantime, it shall be applied provisionally from 1 January 2009 on the condition of reciprocity.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the European Community

Appendix 1

‘ANNEX II

Belarus

Category

Unit

Quota as from 1 January 2009

Group IA

1

tonnes

1 586

2

tonnes

6 643

3

tonnes

242

Group IB

4

T pieces

1 839

5

T pieces

1 105

6

T pieces

1 705

7

T pieces

1 377

8

T pieces

1 160

Group IIA

20

tonnes

329

22

tonnes

524

Group IIB

15

T pieces

1 726

21

T pieces

930

24

T pieces

844

26/27

T pieces

1 117

29

T pieces

468

73

T pieces

329

Group IIIB

67

tonnes

359

Group IV

115

tonnes

420

117

tonnes

2 312

118

tonnes

471

T pieces

:

thousand of pieces.’

Appendix 2

‘ANNEX TO PROTOCOL C

Category

Unit

As from 1 January 2009

4

1 000 pieces

6 610

5

1 000 pieces

9 215

6

1 000 pieces

12 290

7

1 000 pieces

9 225

8

1 000 pieces

3 140

15

1 000 pieces

5 387

21

1 000 pieces

3 584

24

1 000 pieces

922

26/27

1 000 pieces

4 492

29

1 000 pieces

1 820

73

1 000 pieces

6 979’

Appendix 3

‘Appendix 4

Maximum rates of duties applicable for imports into the Republic of Belarus of textile products from the European Community

CN code

Rate of duty %

2000

2001

2002

2003

2009

5001 00

4

4

4

4

4

5002 00

4

4

4

4

4

5003 00

4

4

4

4

4

5004 00

4

4

4

4

4

5005 00

4

4

4

4

4

5006 00

4

4

4

4

4

5007 10

4

4

4

4

4

5007 20

4

4

4

4

4

5007 90

4

4

4

4

4

5101 11

4

4

4

4

4

5101 19

4

4

4

4

4

5101 21

4

4

4

4

4

5101 29

4

4

4

4

4

5101 30

4

4

4

4

4

5102 11

4

4

4

4

4

5102 19

4

4

4

4

4

5102 20

4

4

4

4

4

5103 10

4

4

4

4

4

5103 20

4

4

4

4

4

5103 30

4

4

4

4

4

5104 00

4

4

4

4

4

5105 10

4

4

4

4

4

5105 21

4

4

4

4

4

5105 29

4

4

4

4

4

5105 31

4

4

4

4

4

5105 39

4

4

4

4

4

5105 40

4

4

4

4

4

5106 10

4

4

4

4

4

5106 20

4

4

4

4

4

5107 10

4

4

4

4

4

5107 20

4

4

4

4

4

5108 10

4

4

4

4

4

5108 20

4

4

4

4

4

5109 10

4

4

4

4

4

5109 90

4

4

4

4

4

5110 00

4

4

4

4

4

5111 11

15

12

10

8

8

5111 19

15

12

10

8

8

5111 20

15

12

10

8

8

5111 30

15

12

10

8

8

5111 90

15

12

10

8

8

5112 11

15

12

10

8

8

5112 19

15

12

10

8

8

5112 20

15

12

10

8

8

5112 30

15

12

10

8

8

5112 90

15

12

10

8

8

5113 00

0

0

0

0

0

5201 00

0

0

0

0

0

5202 10

0

0

0

0

0

5202 91

0

0

0

0

0

5202 99

0

0

0

0

0

5203 00

0

0

0

0

0

5204 11

5

5

5

4

4

5204 19

5

5

5

4

4

5204 20

5

5

5

4

4

5205 11

5

5

5

4

4

5205 12

5

5

5

4

4

5205 13

5

5

5

4

4

5205 14

5

5

5

4

4

5205 15

5

5

5

4

4

5205 21

5

5

5

4

4

5205 22

5

5

5

4

4

5205 23

5

5

5

4

4

5205 24

5

5

5

4

4

5205 26

5

5

5

4

4

5205 27

5

5

5

4

4

5205 28

5

5

5

4

4

5205 31

5

5

5

4

4

5205 32

5

5

5

4

4

5205 33

5

5

5

4

4

5205 34

5

5

5

4

4

5205 35

5

5

5

4

4

5205 41

5

5

5

4

4

5205 42

5

5

5

4

4

5205 43

5

5

5

4

4

5205 44

5

5

5

4

4

5205 46

5

5

5

4

4

5205 47

5

5

5

4

4

5205 48

5

5

5

4

4

5206 11

5

5

5

4

4

5206 12

5

5

5

4

4

5206 13

5

5

5

4

4

5206 14

5

5

5

4

4

5206 15

5

5

5

4

4

5206 21

5

5

5

4

4

5206 22

5

5

5

4

4

5206 23

5

5

5

4

4

5206 24

5

5

5

4

4

5206 25

5

5

5

4

4

5206 31

5

5

5

4

4

5206 32

5

5

5

4

4

5206 33

5

5

5

4

4

5206 34

5

5

5

4

4

5206 35

5

5

5

4

4

5206 41

5

5

5

4

4

5206 42

5

5

5

4

4

5206 43

5

5

5

4

4

5206 44

5

5

5

4

4

5206 45

5

5

5

4

4

5207 10

5

5

5

4

4

5207 90

5

5

5

4

4

5208 11

14

12

10

8

8

5208 12

14

12

10

8

8

5208 13

14

12

10

8

8

5208 19

14

12

10

8

8

5208 21

14

12

10

8

8

5208 22

14

12

10

8

8

5208 23

14

12

10

8

8

5208 29

14

12

10

8

8

5208 31

14

12

10

8

8

5208 32

14

12

10

8

8

5208 33

14

12

10

8

8

5208 39

14

12

10

8

8

5208 41

14

12

10

8

8

5208 42

14

12

10

8

8

5208 43

14

12

10

8

8

5208 49

14

12

10

8

8

5208 51

14

12

10

8

8

5208 52

14

12

10

8

8

5208 59

14

12

10

8

8

5209 11

14

12

10

8

8

5209 12

14

12

10

8

8

5209 19

14

12

10

8

8

5209 21

14

12

10

8

8

5209 22

14

12

10

8

8

5209 29

14

12

10

8

8

5209 31

14

12

10

8

8

5209 32

14

12

10

8

8

5209 39

14

12

10

8

8

5209 41

14

12

10

8

8

5209 42

14

12

10

8

8

5209 43

14

12

10

8

8

5209 49

14

12

10

8

8

5209 51

14

12

10

8

8

5209 52

14

12

10

8

8

5209 59

14

12

10

8

8

5210 11

14

12

10

8

8

5210 19

14

12

10

8

8

5210 21

14

12

10

8

8

5210 29

14

12

10

8

8

5210 31

14

12

10

8

8

5210 32

14

12

10

8

8

5210 39

15

12

10

8

8

5210 41

14

12

10

8

8

5210 49

14

12

10

8

8

5210 51

14

12

10

8

8

5210 59

14

12

10

8

8

5211 11

14

12

10

8

8

5211 12

14

12

10

8

8

5211 19

14

12

10

8

8

5211 20

14

12

10

8

8

5211 31

14

12

10

8

8

5211 32

14

12

10

8

8

5211 39

14

12

10

8

8

5211 41

15

12

10

8

8

5211 42

14

12

10

8

8

5211 43

14

12

10

8

8

5211 49

14

12

10

8

8

5211 51

15

12

10

8

8

5211 52

14

12

10

8

8

5211 59

14

12

10

8

8

5212 11

14

12

10

8

8

5212 12

14

12

10

8

8

5212 13

14

12

10

8

8

5212 14

14

12

10

8

8

5212 15

14

12

10

8

8

5212 21

14

12

10

8

8

5212 22

14

12

10

8

8

5212 23

14

12

10

8

8

5212 24

14

12

10

8

8

5212 25

14

12

10

8

8

5301 10

4

4

4

4

4

5301 21

4

4

4

4

4

5301 29

4

4

4

4

4

5301 30

4

4

4

4

4

5302 10

4

4

4

4

4

5302 90

4

4

4

4

4

5303 10

4

4

4

4

4

5303 90

4

4

4

4

4

5305 00

4

4

4

4

4

5306 10

5

5

5

4

4

5306 20

5

5

5

4

4

5307 10

4

4

4

4

4

5307 20

4

4

4

4

4

5308 10

4

4

4

4

4

5308 20

4

4

4

4

4

5308 90

4

4

4

4

4

5309 11

9

9

8

8

8

5309 19

9

9

8

8

8

5309 21

9

9

8

8

8

5309 29

9

9

8

8

8

5310 10

9

9

8

8

8

5310 90

9

9

8

8

8

5311 00

9

9

8

8

8

5401 10

4

4

4

4

4

5401 20

4

4

4

4

4

5402 11

10

10

10

10

10

5402 19

10

10

10

10

10

5402 20

10

10

10

10

10

5402 31

10

10

10

10

10

5402 32

10

10

10

10

10

5402 33

10

10

10

10

10

5402 34

10

10

10

10

10

5402 39

10

10

10

10

10

5402 44

0

0

0

0

0

5402 45

0

0

0

0

0

5402 46

0

0

0

0

0

5402 47

10

10

10

10

10

5404 48

0

0

0

0

0

5402 49

0

0

0

0

0

5402 51

0

0

0

0

0

5402 52

10

10

10

10

10

5402 59

0

0

0

0

0

5402 61

0

0

0

0

0

5402 62

0

0

0

0

0

5402 69

0

0

0

0

0

5403 10

4

4

4

4

4

5403 31

10

10

10

10

10

5403 32

4

4

4

4

4

5403 33

4

4

4

4

4

5403 39

4

4

4

4

4

5403 41

4

4

4

4

4

5403 42

4

4

4

4

4

5403 49

4

4

4

4

4

5404 11

5

5

5

5

5

5404 12

5

5

5

5

5

5404 19

5

5

5

5

5

5404 90

5

4

4

4

4

5405 00

5

4

4

4

4

5406 00

4

4

4

4

4

5407 10

9

8

8

8

8

5407 20

9

8

8

8

8

5407 30

9

8

8

8

8

5407 41

9

8

8

8

8

5407 42

9

8

8

8

8

5407 43

9

8

8

8

8

5407 44

9

8

8

8

8

5407 51

9

8

8

8

8

5407 52

9

8

8

8

8

5407 53

9

8

8

8

8

5407 54

9

8

8

8

8

5407 61

9

8

8

8

8

5407 69

9

8

8

8

8

5407 71

9

8

8

8

8

5407 72

9

8

8

8

4

5407 73

9

8

8

8

8

5407 74

9

8

8

8

8

5407 81

9

8

8

8

8

5407 82

9

8

8

8

8

5407 83

9

8

8

8

8

5407 84

9

8

8

8

8

5407 91

9

8

8

8

8

5407 92

9

8

8

8

8

5407 93

9

8

8

8

8

5407 94

9

8

8

8

8

5408 10

9

8

8

8

8

5408 21

9

8

8

8

8

5408 22

9

8

8

8

8

5408 23

9

8

8

8

8

5408 24

9

8

8

8

8

5408 31

9

8

8

8

8

5408 32

9

8

8

8

8

5408 33

9

8

8

8

8

5408 34

9

8

8

8

8

5501 10

4

4

4

4

4

5501 20

5

5

5

5

5

5501 30

5

5

5

5

5

5501 40

4

4

4

4

4

5501 90

4

4

4

4

4

5502 00

4

4

4

4

4

5503 11

0

0

0

0

0

5503 19

0

0

0

0

0

5503 20

0

0

0

0

0

5503 30

5

5

5

5

5

5503 40

0

0

0

0

0

5503 90

0

0

0

0

0

5504 10

4

4

4

4

4

5504 90

4

4

4

4

4

5505 10

5

5

5

5

5

5505 20

5

5

5

5

5

5506 10

4

4

4

4

4

5506 20

4

4

4

4

4

5506 30

4

4

4

4

4

5506 90

4

4

4

4

4

5507 00

4

4

4

4

4

5508 10

4

4

4

4

4

5508 20

4

4

4

4

4

5509 11

5

5

5

4

4

5509 12

5

5

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6204 33

25

18

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12

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25

18

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12

12

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25

18

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25

18

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12

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25

18

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12

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25

18

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25

18

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25

18

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25

18

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25

18

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25

18

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25

18

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25

18

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25

18

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6204 69

25

18

12

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6205 20

25

18

12

12

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25

18

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

6206 10

25

18

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25

18

12

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25

18

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25

18

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12

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25

18

12

12

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6207 11

25

18

12

12

12

6207 19

25

18

12

12

12

6207 21

25

18

12

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12

6207 22

25

18

12

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

6208 11

25

18

12

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

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25

18

12

12

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25

18

12

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12

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25

18

12

12

12

6209 20

25

18

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

6210 10

25

18

12

12

12

6210 20

25

18

12

12

12

6210 30

25

18

12

12

12

6210 40

25

18

12

12

12

6210 50

25

18

12

12

12

6211 11

25

18

12

12

12

6211 12

25

18

12

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6211 20

25

18

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25

18

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25

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25

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25

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25

18

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25

18

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25

18

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25

18

12

12

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6212 20

25

18

12

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

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25

18

12

12

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6213 20

25

18

12

12

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25

18

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25

18

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25

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25

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25

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25

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25

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25

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25

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25

18

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25

18

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25

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6301 10

25

18

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25

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25

18

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6301 40

25

18

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25

18

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6302 10

25

18

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6302 21

25

18

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6302 22

25

18

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25

18

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25

18

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25

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18

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25

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18

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25

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25

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25

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25

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6305 10

4

4

4

4

4

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4

4

4

4

4

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4

4

4

4

4

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18

15

12

12

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5

4

4

4

4

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5

4

4

4

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6306 12

25

18

12

12

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25

18

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25

18

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12

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12

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12

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12

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12

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6307 10

25

18

12

12

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25

18

12

12

12

6307 90

25

18

12

12

12

6308 00

25

18

12

12

12

6309 00

25

18

12

12

20

6310 10

25

18

12

12

20

6310 90

25

18

12

12

20’

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of … which reads as follows:

1.   I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on trade in textile products initialled on 1 April 1993, as last amended and extended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 19 October 2007 (hereafter referred to as the “Agreement”).

2.   In view of the expiry of the Agreement on 31 December 2008 and in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Agreement, the European Community and the Republic of Belarus agree to extend the duration of the Agreement, for a further period of one year, subject to the following amendments and conditions:

2.1.

The text of Article 19(1) of the Agreement shall read as follows:

“This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose. It shall be applicable until 31 December 2009.”

2.2.

Annex II which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of Belarus to the European Community is replaced by Appendix 1 to this Letter.

2.3.

The Annex to Protocol C which sets out the quantitative restrictions for exports from the Republic of Belarus to the European Community after OPT operations in the Republic of Belarus is replaced for the period of 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 by Appendix 2 to this Letter.

2.4.

Imports into Belarus of textile and clothing products of European Community origin shall be subject in 2009 to custom duties not exceeding those provided for the year 2003 in Appendix 4 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus initialled on 11 November 1999, which is amended by Appendix 3 to this letter. The amendment concerns only tariff lines 5407 72, 5606 00 10, 5905 00, 5906 91, 6309 00, 6310 10 and 6310 90. In 2009, tariffs applied by Belarus for these products will be as follows: 5407 72 — 4 %, 5606 00 10 — 0 %, 5905 00 — 4 %, 5906 91 — 0 %, 6309 00 — 20 %, 6310 10 — 20 %, 6310 90 — 20 %.

In the case of non-application of these rates the Community will have the right to reintroduce for the period of the Agreement remaining unexpired on a pro-rata basis the levels for quantitative restrictions applicable for 2008 as specified in the Exchange of Letters initialled on 19 October 2007.

3.   The European Community and Belarus recall their agreement to enter into consultations not later than six months before the expiration of the present Agreement with a view to possibly concluding a new agreement.

4.   Should the Republic of Belarus become a Member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) before the date of the expiry of the Agreement, the agreements and rules of the WTO shall be applied from the date of the Republic of Belarus' accession to the WTO.

5.   I should be obliged if you could kindly confirm the acceptance of your Government of the foregoing. Should this be the case, this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which the Parties have notified each other that the legal procedures necessary to this end have been completed. In the meantime, it shall be applied provisionally from 1 January 2009 on the condition of reciprocity.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.’

I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the content of your letter.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of the Republic of Belarus