Official Journal L 340 , 24/12/2003 P. 0059 - 0060 

 

Dates:

of document:   17/12/2003

of effect:   00/00/0000; Entry into force See Pt 4

of effect:   01/01/2004; Provisional application See Pt 4

of signature:   00/00/0000

end of validity:   31/12/2004; See Pt 2.2

 

Author:

European Community ; Tajikistan

 

Subject matter: External relations ; Commercial policy ; Textiles

Directory code: 11401000

EUROVOC descriptor: bilateral agreement ; EC trade agreement ;

textile product ; Tajikistan

 

Legal basis:

102E133................... Adoption

102E300-P2L1FR1........... Adoption

Amendment to:

294A0517(18)...... Amendment..... Replacement ANN 1 from 01/01/2004

294A0517(18)...... Amendment..... Amendment ART 20.1 from 01/01/2004

294A0517(18)...... Extended validity till 31/12/2004

Subsequent related instruments:

Relation...... 303D0901..........

 

 

 

 

Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters

between the European Community and the Republic of Tajikistan

amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and

the Republic of Tajikistan on trade in textile products initialled

in Brussels on 16 July 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the

form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 27 October 1999

 

A. Letter from the Council of the European Union

Sir,

1. I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European

Economic Community and the Republic of Tajikistan on trade in

textile products initialled on 16 July 1993, as last amended by the

Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 27

October 1999 (hereafter referred to as "the Agreement").

2. In view of the expiry of the Agreement on 31 December 2003 and in

accordance with Article 20(4) of the Agreement, the European

Community proposes to extend the duration of the Agreement, for a

further period of one year, subject to the following amendments and

conditions:

3. Should the Republic of Tajikistan become a member of the World

Trade Organisation before the date of expiry of the Agreement, the

provisions of Articles 2(2) to (6), 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 to 19,

Protocol A, Protocol B, Protocol C, Agreed Minute No 1, Agreed

Minute No 2, Agreed Minute No 3 and Agreed Minute No 4 shall

continue to be applicable as administrative arrangements within the

meaning of Article 2(17) of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing.

4. I should be obliged if you could kindly confirm your Government's

acceptance of the foregoing. Should this be the case, this Letter

together with its Appendix and your Letter of Acceptance will

constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters which

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 2004 on

conditions of reciprocity.

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

 

For the Council of the European Union

Appendix 1

 

Annex I to the Agreement between the European Community and the

Republic of Tajikistan on trade in textile products initialled on 16

July 1993, containing the category and goods descriptions for

textiles products, is replaced by Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No

3030/93(1). It is understood that, without prejudice to the rules

for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording of

the description of goods is considered to be of indicative value

only, since the products covered by each category are determined

within that Annex by CN codes. Where there is an "ex" symbol in

front of a CN code, the products covered in each category are

determined by the scope of the CN code and by that of the

corresponding description.

 

(1) In 2002 this Annex was published in OJ L 357, 31.12.2002.

 

B. Letter from the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan

Sir

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of ... which

reads as follows:

"Sir

1. I have the honour to refer to the Agreement between the European

Economic Community and the Republic of Tajikistan on trade in

textile products initialled on 16 July 1993, as last amended by the

Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters initialled on 27

October 1999 (hereafter referred to as 'the Agreement').

2. In view of the expiry of the Agreement on 31 December 2003 and in

accordance with Article 20(4) of the Agreement, the European

Community proposes to maintain in force the Agreement, for a further

period of one year, subject to the following amendments and

conditions:

2.1. Annex I, which sets out the products referred to in Article 1

of the Agreement, shall be replaced by Appendix 1 to this Letter.

2.2. The text of Article 20(1), second and third sentences, of the

Agreement shall be replaced by the following:'It shall be applicable

until 31 December 2004.'

2.3. Textile categories 3, 4, 5 and 7 shall be exempted from the

double-checking system referred to in Article 2(3) of the Agreement

and specified in Protocol A. If, in a given year, the levels of

imports of products of these textile categories exceed the rates

specified in Article 5(2) of the Agreement, the double-checking

system will be automatically reintroduced for these categories.

3. Should the Republic of Tajikistan become a member of the World

Trade Organisation before the date of expiry of the Agreement, the

provisions of Articles 2(2) to (6), 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 to 19,

Protocol A, Protocol B, Protocol C, Agreed Minute No 1, Agreed

Minute No 2, Agreed Minute No 3 and Agreed Minute No 4 shall

continue to be applicable as administrative arrangements within the

meaning of Article 2(17) of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing.

4. I should be obliged if you could kindly confirm your Government's

acceptance of the foregoing. Should this be the case, this Letter

together with its Appendix and your Letter of Acceptance will

constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters which

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 2004 on

conditions 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 Tajikistan