WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/255
18July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2983)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 2.17
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Administrative Arrangements withMacau
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification from theEuropean Commission
pursuant toparagraph 17ofArticle 2.TheTMB iscirculating thisnotification toWTO Members
fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/255
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European Commission
Directorate-General I
Brussels, 26September 1996
Dear Ambassador,
Iwould liketosubmit totheTextiles Monitoring Body theAdministrative Arrangements which
have been agreed between theEuropean Community andthePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh*,
Hong Kong, India, theRepublic ofIndonesia, theRepublic ofKorea, Macau**,theFederation of
Malaysia, Pakistan, Peru, theRepublic ofSingapore, SriLanka andtheKingdom ofThailand under
Article 2(17) oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing.
Ithasbeenagreed between theCommission andtheauthorities ofthecountries concerned that
these provisions should benotified jointly. Theoriginal textsofthese jointnotifications areattached.
Please accept, Ambassador, theassurance ofmyhighest consideration.
(Signed) Enrico GRILLO PASQUARELLI
Ambassador Szepesi
Chairman, Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
RuedeLausanne 154
CH-1211 Geneve 21
*Thisnotification waswithdrawn attherequest oftheEuropean Commission.
**This document contains theAdministrative Arrangements concluded with Macau. Administrative
Arrangements concluded withtheother Members listed above willbecirculated asseparate documents.G/TMB/N/255
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Brussels, 24July1996
Dear Ambassador,
Theundersigned representatives oftheEuropean Community andMacau would liketonotify
totheTextiles Monitoring Body oftheAdministrative Arrangements which havebeenagreed between
theEuropean Community andMacau under Article 2(17) oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing
(ATC) -thetextofwhich isattached.
Please accept, Ambassador, theassurance ofourhighest consideration.
(Signed) Mr.Correia (Signed) Mr.Grillo Pasquarelli
Representative ofMacau Representative ofthe
totheEuropean Communities European Community
Ambassador Szepesi
Chairman, Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
RuedeLausanne 154
CH-1211 Geneve 21G/TMB/N/255
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Provisions oftheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andMacau ontrade
intextile products, initialled inBrussels on19July1986, asamended bytheAgreement intheform
ofanExchange ofLetters amending theAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and
Macau ontradeintextile products, initialled inBrussels on27November 1992, which willbenotified
asadministrative arrangements under Article 2(17) oftheUruguay Round Textiles Agreement.
Article Description
Section 1:Trade Arrangements
Article 2(3) Determination oforigin ofcovered products
Article 4 Reimports afterOPT
Article 5 Cottage industries
Article 6 Imports toECforre-export afterprocessing
Article 9,asamended Exchange ofstatistical information
Article 10 Amendments toclassification
Article 11 Circumvention
Article 12,asamended Regional concentration
Article 16(1), asamended Consultations
Protocol A,asamended Classification,
Origin,
Double checking,
Export certificates,
Certificate oforigin, etc.,
Export certificate, etc.,
Administrative cooperation,
Specimen ofexport licence (textiles) Form 5,
Specimen ofcertificate oforigin
Protocol B Cottage industry
Protocol E,asamended OPToperations
Agreed Minute No.2(1992) Temporary specific management system
Agreed Minute No.3(1992) Regions withtraditionally small quotas
Agreed Minute No.4(1992) Regional concentration
Noteverbale (1992) Refers toAgreed Minute No.2(1992)G/TMB/N/255
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ANNEX
Administrative Arrangements between theEuropean Community andMacau
Thefollowing Annex reproduces infullforthebenefit ofMembers thetextsoftheprovisions
ofthebilateral agreement between theEuropean Economic Community andMacau, asamended, which
arereferred tobyreference toArticle numbers inthenotification oftheadministrative arrangements
totheTextiles Monitoring Body ("TMB") pursuant toparagraph 17ofArticle 2oftheAgreement
onTextiles andClothing ("ATC").
Where theprovisions referto"theAgreement" thereference istoaprovision ofthebilateral
agreement between theparties (andnottoarticles oftheATC).
Certain articles referred tointhetextsdonotform partoftheadministrative arrangements.
Theprovisions ofthese articles haveeither beennotified totheTMB (e.g.thequantitative limits in
question andtherelevant flexibility provisions) orareprovisions which arenotintended toformpart
oftheadministrative arrangements. These provisions havebeenidentified bywayoffootnotes and
itshould therefore benoted thatthefootnotes areintended forexplanation anddonotform partof
theprovisions themselves.G/TMB/N/255
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Article 2
3. Theorigin oftheproducts covered bythisAgreement shallbedetermined inaccordance with
therules inforce intheCommunity.
Anyamendment tothese rules oforigin shallbecommunicated toMacau andshallnothave
theeffect ofreducing anyquantitative limitestablished inAnnex II.1
Theprocedures forcontrol oftheorigin oftheproducts referred toabove arelaiddown in
Protocol A.
Article 4
Macau andtheCommunity recognize thespecial anddifferential character ofre-imports of
textile products intotheCommunity afterprocessing inMacau.
Provided thattheyareeffected inaccordance withtheregulations oneconomic outward
processing inforce intheCommunity, these re-imports arenotsubject tothequantitative limits set
outinAnnex IIwhen theyaresubject tothespecific arrangements laiddown inProtocol E.
Article 5
Exports ofcottage industry fabrics woven onhand- orfoot-operated looms, garments orother
articles obtained manually fromsuchfabrics andtraditional folklore handicraft products shallnotbe
subject toquantitative limits, provided thattheseproducts meettheconditions laiddown inProtocol B.
Article 6
1. Imports intotheCommunity oftextile products covered bythisAgreement shallnotbesubject
tothequantitative limits established inAnnex II2,provided thattheyaredeclared tobeforre-export
outside theCommunity inthesamestateorafterprocessing, within theframework oftheadministrative
system ofcontrol which exists within theCommunity.
However, therelease forhome useofproducts imported under theconditions referred toabove
shallbesubject totheproduction ofanexport licence issued bytheMacau authorities, andtoproof
oforigin inaccordance withtheprovisions ofProtocol A.
2. Where theCommunity authorities haveevidence thatimports oftextile products havebeen
setoffagainst aquantitative limit established under thisAgreement, butthattheproducts have
subsequently beenre-exported outside theCommunity, theauthorities concerned shallinform theMacau
authorities within fourweeks ofthequantities involved andauthorize imports ofidentical quantities
ofthesame products, which shallnotbesetoffagainst thequantitative limitestablished under this
Agreement forthecurrent orthefollowing year.
1These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
2These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.G/TMB/N/255
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Article 9
1. Macau undertakes tosupply theCommunity withprecise statistical information onallexport
licences issued bytheMacau authorities forallcategories oftextile products subject tothequantitative
limits established under thisAgreement.
TheCommunity shalllikewise supply theMacau authorities precise statistical information on
import authorizations ordocuments issued bytheCommunity authorities inrespect ofexport licences
andcertificates issued byMacau.
2. "Theinformation referred toinparagraph 1shall, forallcategories ofproducts, beforwarded
before theendofthemonth following themonth towhich thestatistics relate."
3. Macau alsoundertakes tosupply theCommunity withavailable statistical information onall
textile exports bycountry ofdestination.
TheCommunityshallsupplytheMacauauthoritieswithimportstatisticsforallproductscovered
bythesystem ofadministrative control referred toinArticle 8,paragraph 23andforproducts covered
byArticle 6,paragraph 1.
4. Theinformation referred toinparagraph 3shall, forallcategories ofproducts, betransmitted
before theendofthethirdmonth following thequarter towhich thestatistics relate.
5. Should itbefound onanalysis oftheinformation exchanged thatthere aresignificant
discrepancies between thereturns forexports andthose forimports, consultations maybeinitiated
inaccordance withtheprocedure specified inArticle 16.
6. Forthepurpose ofapplying theprovisions ofArticle 8,theCommunity undertakes toprovide
theMacau authorities before 15April ofeachyearwiththepreceding year'sstatistics onimports of
alltextile products covered bythisAgreement, broken down bysupplying country andCommunity
Member State.
Article 10
1. Should therebedivergent opinions between Macau andthecompetent Community authorities
atthepoint ofentry intotheCommunity ontheclassification ofproducts covered bythisAgreement,
classification shall provisionally bebased onindications provided bytheCommunity, pending
consultations inaccordance withArticle 16withaviewtoreaching agreement ondefinitive classification
oftheproduct concerned.
2. Iftheabove provisional classification results inprovisional debit against aquantitative limit
foracategory ofproducts other thanthecategory indicated ontheexport documents issued bythe
competent Macau authorities, theCommunity shallinform Macau ofsuchprovisional debit within
30days.
3. Theauthorities ofMacau shall beinformed ofanyamendment tothetariff andstatistical
nomenclatures inforce intheCommunity oranydecision, made inaccordance withtheprocedures
inforce intheCommunity, relating totheclassification ofproducts covered bythisAgreement.
3Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.G/TMB/N/255
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Anyamendment tothetariff andstatistical nomenclatures inforce intheCommunity orany
decision which results inamodification oftheclassification ofproducts covered bythisAgreement
shallnothavetheeffect ofreducing anyquantitative limitestablished inAnnex II.4
Theprocedures fortheapplication ofthisparagraph aresetoutinProtocol A.
Article 11
1. Macau andtheCommunity agree tocooperate fullyinpreventing thecircumvention ofthis
Agreement bytranshipment, rerouting orwhatever other means.
2. Where information available totheCommunity asaresult oftheinvestigations carried out
inaccordance withtheprocedures setoutinProtocol Aconstitutes evidence thatproducts ofMacau
origin subject toquantitative limits established under thisAgreement havebeentranshipped, rerouted
orotherwise imported intotheCommunity incircumvention ofthisAgreement, theCommunity may
request theopening ofconsultations inaccordance withtheprocedures described inArticle 16(1), with
aview toreaching agreement onanequivalent adjustment ofthecorresponding quantitative limits
established under thisAgreement.
3. Pending theresult oftheconsultations referred toinparagraph 2,Macau shallasaprecautionary
measure, ifsorequested bytheCommunity, make thenecessary arrangements toensure thatadjustments
ofquantitative limits liable tobeagreed following theconsultations referred toinparagraph 2,may
becarried outforthequota yearinwhich therequest toopen consultations inaccordance with
paragraph 2wasmade, orforthefollowing yearifthequota forthecurrent yearisexhausted, where
clear evidence ofcircumvention isprovided.
4. Should theparties beunable inthecourse ofconsultations toreach asatisfactory solution within
theperiod specified inArticle 16,theCommunity shall have theright, where clear evidence of
circumventionhasbeenprovided,todeductfromthequantitativelimitsestablishedunderthisAgreement
amounts equivalent totheproducts ofMacau origin.
Article 12
"1. ThequantitativelimitsestablishedunderthisAgreementonimportintotheCommunityoftextile
products ofMacau origin willnotbebroken down bytheCommunity intoregional shares.
2. TheParties shallcooperate inorder toprevent sudden andprejudicial changes intraditional
trade flows resulting inregional concentration ofdirect imports intotheCommunity.
3. Macau shallmonitor itsexports ofproducts under restraint intotheCommunity. Should a
sudden andprejudicial change intraditional tradeflows arise, theCommunity willbeentitled torequest
consultations inorder tofindasatisfactory solution tothose problems. Such consultations must be
heldwithin 15working daysoftheirbeing requested bytheCommunity.
4. Macau shallendeavour toensure thatexports oftextile products subject toquantitative limits
intotheCommunity arespaced outasevenly aspossible overtheyeardueaccount being taken in
particular ofseasonal factors."
4These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.G/TMB/N/255
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Article 16
"1. Savewhere itisotherwise provided forinthisAgreement, thespecial consultation procedures
referred tointhisAgreement shallbegoverned bythefollowing rules:
- Anyrequest forconsultations shallbenotified inwriting totheother party;
- therequest forconsultations shallbefollowed within areasonable period (andinany
casenotlaterthan15daysfollowing thenotification) byastatement setting outthe
reasons andcircumstances which, intheopinion oftherequesting Party, justify the
submission ofsucharequest;
- theParties shallenter intoconsultations within onemonth atthelatest ofnotification
oftherequest, withaviewtoreaching agreement oramutually acceptable conclusion
within onefurther month atthelatest."G/TMB/N/255
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PROTOCOL A
TITLE I
Classification
Article 1
1. Thecompetent authorities oftheCommunity undertake toinform Macau ofanychanges in
thetariff andstatistical nomenclatures before thedateoftheirentry intoeffect intheCommunity.
2. ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheCommunityundertaketoinformMacauofanydecisionsrelating
totheclassification ofproducts subject totheAgreement within onemonth oftheiradoption atthe
latest. Such communication shallinclude:
(a) Adescription oftheproducts concerned;
(b) therelevant category andtherelated tariff andstatistical references;
(c) thereasons which haveledtothedecision.
3. Where adecision onclassification results inachange ofclassification practice orachange
ofcategory ofanyproduct subject totheAgreement, thecompetent authorities oftheCommunity shall
provide 30daysnotice, fromthedateoftheCommunity 'scommunication, before thedecision isput
intoeffect. Products shipped before thedateofapplication ofthedecision shallremain subject tothe
earlier classification practice, provided thatthegoods inquestion arepresented forimportation into
theCommunity within 60daysofthatdate.
4. Where aCommunity decision onclassification resulting inachange ofclassification practice
orachange ofcategorization ofanyproduct subject totheAgreement affects acategory subject to
restraint, thetwoparties agree toenterintoconsultations inaccordance withtheprocedures described
inArticle 16(1) oftheAgreement withaviewtohonouring theobligation under thesecond subparagraph
ofArticle 10(3) oftheAgreement.
TITLE II
Origin
Article 2
1. Products originating inMacau forexport totheCommunity inaccordance withthearrangements
established bythisAgreement shallbeaccompanied byacertificate ofMacau origin conforming to
themodel annexed tothisProtocol.
2. Thecertificate oforigin shallbeissued bythecompetent governmental authorities ofMacau
iftheproducts inquestion canbeconsidered products originating inthatcountry within themeaning
oftherelevant rules inforce intheCommunity.
3. Thecertificate oforigin referred toinparagraph 1shallnotberequired forimport ofgoods
covered byacertificate oforigin Form AorForm APR completed inaccordance withtherelevant
Community rules inorder toqualify forgeneralized tariff preferences.G/TMB/N/255
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Article 3
Thecertificate oforigin shallbeissued onlyonapplication having beenmade inwriting by
theexporter or,under theexporter 'sresponsibility, byhisauthorized representative. Thecompetent
governmental authorities ofMacau shallensure thatthecertificate oforigin isproperly completed and
forthispurpose theyshallcallforanynecessary documentary evidence orcarry outanycheck which
theyconsider appropriate.
Article 4
Where different criteria fordetermining origin arelaiddown forproducts falling within the
same category, certificates oforigin shallcontain asufficiently detailed description ofthegoods to
enable thecriterion tobedetermined onthebasis ofwhich thecertificate wasissued.
Article 5
Thediscovery ofslight discrepancies between thestatements made inthecertificate oforigin
andthose made inthedocuments produced tothecustoms office forthepurpose ofcarrying outthe
formalities forimporting theproduct shallnotipsofactocastdoubt uponthestatements inthecertificate.
TITLE III
Double-Checking System forCategories ofProducts withQuantitative Limits
Section I
Exportation
Article 6
Thecompetent authorities ofMacau shallissueanexport licence inrespect ofallconsignments
from Macau oftextile products referred toinAnnex II5uptotherelevant quantitative limits asmay
bemodified byArticles 76,137and148oftheAgreement andoftextile products subject toanydefinitive
orprovisional quantitative limits established asaresult oftheapplication ofArticle 89oftheAgreement.
Article 7
"1. Theexport licence shallconform tothemodel annexed tothisProtocol anditshallbevalid
forexports throughout thecustoms territory towhich theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community isapplied. However, where theCommunity hasmade recourse totheprovisions of
5These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
6TheseprovisionsrelatetoflexibilitiesandhavebeennotifiedbytheEuropeanCommunitypursuanttoArticle2
oftheATC.
7Thisprovision related toproratacalculations intheevent ofdenunciation oftheAgreement.
8Thisprovision concerned asystem ofregional shares.
9Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.G/TMB/N/255
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Article 810inaccordance withtheprovisions oftheAgreed Minute No.1,ortotheAgreed Minute
No.2,thetextile products covered bytheexport licences canonlybeputintofreecirculation inthe
region(s) oftheCommunity indicated inthose licences."
Itmust certify interaliathatthequantity oftheproduct inquestion hasbeensetoffagainst
thequantitative limitprescribed forthecategory oftheproduct inquestion.
2. Each export licence shallonlycover oneofthecategories ofproducts listed inAnnex II11of
thisAgreement. Itmaybeusedforoneormore consignments oftheproducts inquestion.
3. Where theconversion rateprovided forinAnnex II12isapplied thefollowing notemust be
inserted inbox9oftheexport certificate: "conversion rateforgarments ofacommercial sizenot
exceeding 130cmistobeapplied".
Article 8
Thecompetent Community authorities mustbenotified forthwith ofthewithdrawal oralteration
ofanyexport licence already issued.
Article 9
1. Exports shallbesetoffagainst thequantitative limits established fortheyearinwhich shipment
ofthegoods hasbeeneffected, eveniftheexport licence isissued aftersuchshipment.
2. Forthepurpose ofapplying paragraph 1,shipment ofthegoods isconsidered tohavetaken
place onthedateoftheirloading ontotheexporting aircraft, vehicle orvessel.
Article 10
Thepresentation ofanexport licence, inapplication ofArticle 12,shallbeeffected notlater
than31March oftheyearfollowing thatinwhich thegoods covered bythelicence havebeenshipped.
Section II
Importation
Article 11
Importation intotheCommunity oftextile products subject toquantitative limits shallbesubject
tothepresentation ofanimport authorization ordocument.
Article 12
1. Thecompetent Community authorities shall issue suchimport authorization ordocument
automatically within fiveworking daysofthepresentation bytheimporter oftheoriginal ofthe
corresponding export licence.
10Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.
11These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
12These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.G/TMB/N/255
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"Theimport authorizations shallbevalidforsixmonths fromthedateoftheirissueforimports
throughout thecustoms territory towhich theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community isapplied. However, where theCommunity hasrecourse totheprovisions of
Article 813inaccordance withtheprovisions oftheAgreed Minute No.1,ortotheAgreed
Minute No.2,theproducts covered bytheimport licences canonlybeputintofreecirculation
intheregion(s) oftheCommunity indicated inthose licences."
2. Thecompetent Community authorities shallcancel thealready issued import authorization or
document ifthecorresponding export licence hasbeenwithdrawn.
However, ifthecompetent Community authorities havenotbeennotified ofthewithdrawal
orcancellation oftheexport licence untiltheproducts havebeenimported intotheCommunity, the
quantities involved shallbesetoffagainst thequantitative limitforthecategory andthequota year
inquestion.
Article 13
1. Ifthecompetent Community authorities findthatthetotalquantities covered byexport licences
issued byMacau foraparticular category inanyAgreement yearexceed thequantitative limitestablished
inAnnex II14forthatcategory, asmaybemodified byArticles 715,1316and1417oftheAgreement,
oranydefinitive orprovisional limitestablished under Article 818oftheAgreement, thesaidauthorities
maysuspend thefurther issue ofimport authorizations ordocuments. Inthisevent, thecompetent
Community authorities shallimmediately inform theauthorities ofMacau andthespecial consultation
procedure setoutinArticle 16oftheAgreement shallbeinitiated forthwith.
2. Exports ofMacau origin notcovered byMacau export licences issued inaccordance withthe
provisions ofthisProtocol mayberefused theissue ofimport authorizations ordocuments bythe
competent Community authorities.
However, iftheimport ofsuchproducts isallowed intotheCommunity bythecompetent
Community authorities, thequantities involved shallnotbesetoffagainst theappropriate quantitative
limits setoutinAnnex II19orestablished asaresult oftheapplication ofArticle 820oftheAgreement,
without theexpress agreement ofMacau andsaveasprovided forinArticle 11oftheAgreement.
13Thisprovision isrelated toa"basket exit" mechanism.
14These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
15These provisions relate toflexibilities andhave been notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant to
Article 2oftheATC.
16Thisprovision related toproratacalculations intheevent ofdenunciation oftheAgreement.
17Thisprovision concerned asystem ofregional shares.
18Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.
19These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
20Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.G/TMB/N/255
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FORM AND PRODUCTION OFEXPORT CERTIFICATES AND
CERTIFICATES OFORIGIN, AND COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 14
1. Theexport licence andthecertificate oforigin maycomprise additional copies dulyindicated
assuch. They shallbemade outinEnglish orFrench. Iftheyarecompleted byhand, entries must
beinkandinblock capitals.
These documents shallmeasure 210x297mm. Thepaper usedmustbewhite writing paper,
sized, notcontaining mechanical pulpandweighing notlessthan25g/m2.Eachpartshallhaveaprinted
guilloche-pattern background making anyfalsification bymechanical orchemical means apparent to
theeye.
Ifthedocuments haveseveral copies onlythetopcopywhich istheoriginal shallbeprinted
withtheguilloche-pattern background. Thiscopyshallbeclearly marked as"original" andtheother
copies as"copy". Only theoriginal shallbeaccepted bythecompetent authorities intheCommunity
asbeing valid forthepurposes ofexport totheCommunity inaccordance withthearrangements
established bythisAgreement.
2. Each document shallbearastandardized serial number, whether ornotprinted, bywhich it
canbeidentified.
Thisnumber shallbecomposed ofthefollowing elements:
- Twoletters identifying Macau asfollows: MO;
"- twoletters identifying theintended Member State ofcustoms clearance asfollows:
AT=Austria
BL=Benelux
DE=Federal Republic ofGermany
DK=Denmark
EL=Greece
ES=Spain
FI=Finland
FR=France
GB=United Kingdom
IE=Ireland
IT=Italy
PT=Portugal
SE=Sweden;
- aone-digit number identifying quota year, corresponding tothelastfigure inyear,
e.g.7for1987;
- atwo-digit number running consecutively from01to99identifying theissuing office;
- afive-digit number running consecutively from00001 to99999 allocated totheintended
Member State ofcustoms clearance."G/TMB/N/255
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Article 15
Theexport licence andcertificate oforigin maybeissued aftertheshipment oftheproducts
towhich theyrelate. Insuchcases theyshallbeareither theendorsement "délivré aposteriori" or
theendorsement "issued retrospectively".
Article 16
1. Intheevent oftheft, lossordestruction ofanexport licence oracertificate oforigin, theexporter
mayapply tothecompetent governmental authority which issued thedocument foraduplicate tobe
made outonthebasisoftheexport documents inhispossession. Theduplicate ofanysuchcertificate
orlicence soissued shallbeartheendorsement "duplicata".
2. Theduplicate must bearthedateoftheoriginal export licence orcertificate oforigin.
TITLE V
Administrative Cooperation
Article 17
TheCommunity andMacau shall cooperate closely toimplement theprovisions ofthis
Agreement. Tothisend,contacts andexchanges ofviews (including ontechnical matters) shallbe
facilitated bybothparties.
Article 18
Inorder toensure thattheAgreement isproperly applied, theCommunity andMacau shall
assist eachother inchecking theauthenticity andaccuracy ofexport licences andcertificates oforigin
issued ordeclarations made under thisProtocol.
Article 19
Macau shallsendtheCommission oftheEuropean Communities thenames andaddresses of
thegovernmental authorities competent fortheissueandverification ofexport licences andcertificates
oforigin together withspecimens ofthestamps usedbythese authorities. Macau shallalsonotify
theCommission ofanychange inthisinformation.
Article 20
1. Subsequent verification ofcertificates oforigin orexport licences shallbecarried outatrandom,
orwhenever thecompetent Community authorities havereasonable doubt astotheauthenticity ofthe
certificate orlicence orastoaccuracy oftheinformation regarding theproducts inquestion.
2. Insuchcases thecompetent authorities intheCommunity shallreturn thecertificate oforigin
orexport licence oracopythereof tothecompetent governmental authority inMacau giving, where
appropriate, thereasons offormorsubstance foranenquiry. Iftheinvoice hasbeensubmitted, such
invoice oracopythereof shallbeattached tothecertificate orlicence oritscopy. Theauthorities
shallalsoforward anyinformation thathasbeenobtained suggesting thattheparticulars given onthe
saidcertificate orlicence areinaccurate.G/TMB/N/255
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3. Theresults ofthesubsequent verifications carried outinaccordance withparagraphs 1and
2shallbecommunicated tothecompetent authorities oftheCommunity within three months atthe
latest. Theinformation communicated shallindicate whether, thedisputed certificate orlicence applied
tothegoods actually exported andwhether these goods areeligible forexport inaccordance withthe
arrangements established bythisAgreement. Theinformation shallalsoinclude, attherequest ofthe
Community, copies ofalldocumentation necessary todetermine thefactsfullyandinparticular the
trueorigin ofthegoods.
4. Forthepurpose ofsubsequent verification ofcertificates oforigin, copies ofthecertificates
aswellasanyexport documents referring tothemshallbekeptforatleasttwoyears bythecompetent
governmental authority inMacau.
5. Recourse totherandom verification procedure specified inthisArticle mustnotconstitute an
obstacle totherelease forhome useoftheproducts inquestion.
Article 21
1. Where theverification procedure referred toinArticle 20orwhere information available to
theCommunity ortoMacau indicates orappears toindicate thattheprovisions ofthisAgreement are
being contravened, bothparties shallcooperate closely andwithappropriate urgency toprevent such
contravention.
2. TothisendMacau shallonitsowninitiative orattherequest oftheCommunity, carry out
appropriate enquiries orarrange forsuchenquiries tobecarried outconcerning operations which are,
orappear totheCommunity tobeincontravention ofthisAgreement. Macau shallcommunicate the
results ofthese enquiries totheCommunity together withanyother pertinent information enabling
thetrueorigin ofthegoods tobedetermined.
3. ByagreementbetweenthecompetentCommunityauthoritiesandthecompetentMacauauthorities,
officials designated bytheCommunity maybepresent attheenquiries referred toabove.
4. Inpursuance ofthecooperation referred toparagraph 1,Macau andtheCommunity shall
exchange anyinformation considered byeither party tobeofuseinpreventing thecontravention of
theprovisions oftheAgreement. These exchanges mayinclude information ontextile production in
Macau andontradeintextile products ofakindcovered bythisAgreement between Macau andother
countries, particularly where theCommunity hasreasonable grounds toconsider thattheproducts in
question maybeintransit across theterritory ofMacau andprior totheir importation intothe
Community. Thisinformation shallinclude attherequest oftheCommunity copies ofallrelevant
documentation.
5. Where itisestablished thattheprovisions ofthisAgreement havebeencontravened, Macau
andtheCommunity mayagree totakesuchmeasures asarenecessary toprevent arecurrence ofsuch
contravention.G/TMB/N/255
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ANNEX TOPROTOCOL A.ARTICLE 2(1) Appendix III
1.Exporter (name, fulladdress, country)
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)ORIGINAL 2.No.
3.Quota year
Année contingentaire4.Category number
Numéro decatégorie
5.Consignee (name, fulladdress, country)
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)CERTIFICATE OFORIGIN
(Textile products)
______________________________
CERTIFICAT D'ORIGINE
(Produits textiles)
6.Country oforigin
Paysd'origine7.Country ofdestination
Paysdedestination
8.Place anddateofshipment -Means oftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement -Moyen detransport9.Supplementary details
Données supplémentaires
10.Marks andnumbers -Number andkindofpackages -DESCRIPTION OFGOODS
Marques etnuméros -Nombre etnature descolis-DESIGNATION DESMARCHANDISES11.Quantity1
Quantité112.FOB value2
Valeur f.o.b2
13.CERTIFICATION BYTHE COMPETENT AUTHORITY -VISA DEL'AUTORITE COMPETENTE
I,theundersigned, certify thatonlythegoods described above originated inthecountry shown inboxNo.6,inaccordance
withtheprovisions inforce intheEuropean Community.
Jesoussigné certifie quelesmarchandises désignées ci-dessus sontoriginaires dupaysfigurant danslacase6,conformément
auxdispositions envigueur danslaCommunauté européenne.
14.Competent authority (name, fulladdress, country)
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) At/A.................................. On/Le............................
(Signature) (Stamp -Cachet)
1Show theweight (kg.) andalsoquantity intheunitprescribed forcategory where other thannetweight /Indiquer lepoids netenkilogrammes ainsique
laquantité dansl'unité prévue pourlacatégorie sicetteunité n'estpaslepoids net.
2Inthecurrency ofthesalecontract /Dans lamonnaie ducontrat devente.G/TMB/N/255
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ANNEX TOPROTOCOL A.ARTICLE 7(1) Appendix IV
1.Exporter (name, fulladdress, country)
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)ORIGINAL 2.No.
3.Quota year
Année contingentaire4.Category number
Numéro decatégorie
5.Consignee (name, fulladdress, country)
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)EXPORT LICENCE
(Textile products)
______________________________
LICENCE D'EXPORTATION
(Produits textiles)
6.Country oforigin
Paysd'origine7.Country ofdestination
Paysdedestination
8.Place anddateofshipment -Means oftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement -Moyen detransport9.Supplementary details
Données supplémentaires
10.Marks andnumbers -Number andkindofpackages -DESCRIPTION OFGOODS
Marques etnuméros -Nombre etnature descolis-DESIGNATION DESMARCHANDISES11.Quantity1
Quantité112.FOB value2
Valeur f.o.b2
13.CERTIFICATION BYTHE COMPETENT AUTHORITY -VISA DEL'AUTORITE COMPETENTE
I,theundersigned, certify thatonlythegoods described above havebeencharged against thequantitative limitestablished for
theyearshown inboxNo.3inrespect ofthecategory shown inboxNo.4bytheprovisions regulating trade intextile
products withtheEuropean Community.
Jesoussigné certifie quelesmarchandises désignées ci-dessus ontétéimputées surlalimite quantitative fixée pourl'année
indiquée danslacase3pourlacatégorie désignée danslacase4danslecadre desdispositions régissant leséchanges de
produits textiles aveclaCommunauté européenne.
14.Competent authority (name, fulladdress, country)
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) At/A.................................. On/Le............................
(Signature) (Stamp -Cachet)
1Show theweight (kg.) andalsoquantity intheunitprescribed forcategory where other thannetweight /Indiquer lepoids netenkilogrammes ainsique
laquantité dansl'unité prévue pourlacatégorie sicetteunité n'estpaslepoids net.
2Inthecurrency ofthesalecontract /Dans lamonnaie ducontrat devente.G/TMB/N/255
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PROTOCOL B
1. Theexemption provided forinArticle 5oftheAgreement inrespect ofcottage industry products
shallapply onlytothefollowing products:
(a) Fabrics woven onhand- orfoot-operated looms, being fabrics ofakindtraditionally
made inthecottage industry ofMacau;
(b) garments orother textile articles ofakindtraditionally made inthecottage industry
ofMacau obtained manually fromthefabrics referred toabove andsewn exclusively
byhandwithout theaidofanymachine;
(c) traditional folklore textile products ofMacau made byhand inthecottage industry
ofMacau asdefined inalisttobeagreed between bothParties.
Exemption shall begranted onlyforproducts accompanied byacertificate issued bythe
competent Indonesian authorities inaccordance withthespecimen annexed tothisProtocol. Such
certificates shallstatetheground onwhich exemption isbased andshallbeaccepted bythecompetent
Community authorities provided thattheyaresatisfied thattheproducts concerned conform tothe
conditions setoutinthisProtocol. Certificates covering theproducts referred toinparagraph (c)above
shallbearaconspicuous stamp: "FOLKLORE". Incaseofdivergent opinion between Macau and
thecompetent Community authorities atthepoint ofentry intotheCommunity astothenature ofsuch
products, consultations shallbeheldwithin onemonth withaview toresolving suchdivergences.
Should imports ofanyoftheabove products reach suchproportions astocause difficulties tothe
Community, thetwoParties shallopenconsultations forthwith inaccordance withtheprocedure laid
down inArticle 16oftheAgreement withaviewtofinding aquantitative solution totheproblem.
2. Theprovisions ofTitleIVandVofProtocol Ashallapply "mutatis mutandis "totheproducts
referred toinparagraph 1ofthisProtocol.G/TMB/N/255
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ANNEX TOPROTOCOL B Appendix V
1.Exporter (name, fulladdress, country)
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)ORIGINAL 2.No.
CERTIFICATE inregard toHANDLOOMS, TEXTILE
HANDICRAFTS andTRADITIONAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS,
OFTHE COTTAGE INDUSTRY, issued inconformity withand
under theconditions regulating trade intextile products withthe
European Community
_______________________
CERTIFICAT relatif auxTISSUS, TISSES SUR METIERS A
MAIN, auxPRODUITS TEXTILES FAITS ALAMAIN, etaux
PRODUITS TEXTILES RELEVANT DUFOLKLORE
TRADITIONNEL, DEFABRICATION ARTISANALE, délivré
enconformité avecetsouslesconditions régissant leséchanges de
produits textiles aveclaCommunauté européenne.3Consignee (name, fulladdress, country)
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)
4.Country oforigin
Paysd'origine5.Country ofdestination
Paysdedestination
6.Place anddateofshipment -Means oftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement -Moyen detransport7.Supplementary details
Données supplémentaires
8.Marks andnumbers -Number andkindofpackages -DESCRIPTION OFGOODS
Marques etnuméros -Nombre etnature descolis-DESIGNATION DESMARCHANDISES9.Quantity
Quantité10.FOB value1
Valeur f.o.b1
11.CERTIFICATION BYTHE COMPETENT AUTHORITY -VISA DEL'AUTORITE COMPETENTE
I,theundersigned, certify thattheconsignment described above includes onlythefollowing textile products ofthecottage
industry ofthecountry shown inboxNo.4:
(a)fabrics woven onlooms operated solely byhand orfoot(handlooms)2;
(b)garments orother textile articles obtained manually from thefabrics described under (a)andsewn solely byhand without
theaidofanymachine (handicrafts)2;
(c)traditional folklore handicraft textile products made byhand, asdefined inthelistagreed between theEuropean Community
andthecountry shown inboxNo.4.
Jesoussigné certifie quel'envoi décrit ci-dessus contient exclusivement lesproduits textiles suivants relevant delafabrication
artisanale dupaysfigurant danslacase4:
a)tissus tissés surdesmétiers actionnés àlamain ouaupied(handlooms)2;
b)vêtements ouautres articles textiles obtenus manuellement àpartir detissus décrits sousa)etcousus uniquement àlamain
sansl'aided'unemachine (handicrafts)2;
c)produits textiles relevant dufolklore traditionnel fabriqués àlamain, comme définis danslalisteconvenue entre la
Communauté européenne etlepaysindiqué danslacase4.
12.Competent authority (name, fulladdress, country)
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) At/A.................................. On/Le............................
(Signature) (Stamp -Cachet)
1Inthecurrency ofthesalecontract /Dans lamonnaie ducontract devente.
2Delete asappropriate /Biffer la(les)mention(s) inutile(s).G/TMB/N/255
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PROTOCOL E
Reimports inthesense ofArticle 4,paragraph 2ofthisAgreement intotheCommunity of
products listed intheAnnex tothisProtocol shallbesubject totheprovisions oftheAgreement except
asspecifically provided forbytheparticular provisions setoutbelow:
1. Only reimports intotheCommunity subject tothespecific quantitative limits setoutinthe
annex tothisProtocol, asmaybemodified bytheapplication ofparagraphs 2and3shallbeconsidered
reimports inthesense ofArticle 4,paragraph 2.
2. Reimports notcovered bytheannex maybesubmitted tospecific quantitative limits following
consultations inaccordance withtheprocedures setoutinArticle 16oftheAgreement, provided the
products concerned aresubject tothequantitative limits established under Annex IItheAgreement.
3. TheCommunity may, atitsowndiscretion, andbearing inmind theinterest ofbothparties,
orintheframework ofarequest setoutinArticle 16oftheAgreement:
(a) Examine thepossibilities oftransfers between categories andadvance useorcarry-over
ofportions ofspecific quantitative limits from oneyeartoanother;
4. However,theCommunitymayautomaticallycarryouttheflexibilitiesinthesenseofparagraph3
uptothefollowing extent:
(a) Transfer between categories upto20percentoftheshare established forthecategory
towhich thetransfer ismade;
(b) carry overofspecific quantitative limits fromoneyeartoanother upto10.5percent
oftheshare fortheyearofactual utilization;
(c) advance useofspecific quantitative limits fromoneyeartoanother upto7.5percent
oftheshare fortheyearofactual utilization.
5. TheCommunityshallinformMacauofanymeasurestakenpursuanttotheprecedingparagraphs.
6. Debiting against aspecific quantitative limitreferred toinparagraph 1shallbecarried out
bythecompetent authorities oftheCommunity atthetimeofissuing theprior authorization provided
forbytheCommunity regulation oneconomic outward processing, Regulation (EEC) No.636/82.
Aspecific quantitative limitshallbedebited fortheyearinwhich aprior authorization isissued.
7. Acertificate oforigin shallbeissued forallproducts covered bythepresent Protocol byMacau
inaccordance withtheprovisions ofProtocol AoftheAgreement, bearing areference totheprior
authorization referred toinparagraph 6asevidence thattheprocessing operation described intheprior
authorization hasbeencarried outinMacau.
8. TheCommunity shallprovide Macau withthenames, addresses andthespecimens ofstamps
usedbythecompetent authorities oftheCommunity fortheissue oftheprior authorizations referred
toinparagraph 6.
9. Notwithstanding theprovisions ofparagraphs 1to8above Macau andtheCommunity will
continue toconsult together toseekamutually acceptable means toenable bothparties totakeadvantage
oftheOPTprovisions intheAgreement withaviewtoeffective development oftradeintextiles between
Macau andtheCommunity.G/TMB/N/255
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AGREED MINUTE NO.2
Notwithstanding Article 12,paragraph 1ofthisAgreement, forimperative technical or
administrative reasons ortofindasolution toeconomic problems resulting fromregional concentration
ofimports, orinorder tocombat circumvention andfraud oftheprovisions ofthisAgreement, the
Community willestablish foralimited period oftimeaspecific management system inconformity
withtheprinciples oftheInternal Market.
However, iftheparties areunable toreach asatisfactory solution during theconsultations
provided forinArticle 12,paragraph 3,Macau undertakes, ifsorequested bytheCommunity, torespect
temporary export limits forone,ormore regions oftheCommunity. Insuchacase, these limits shall
notpreclude theimportation intotheregion(s) concerned ofproducts which wereshipped fromMacau
onthebasisofexportlicencesobtainedbeforethedateofformalnotificationtoMacaubytheCommunity
about theintroduction oftheabove limits.
TheCommunityshallinformMacauofthetechnicalandadministrativemeasures,suchasdefined
intheattached Note Verbale, thatneedtobeintroduced bybothParties inorder toimplement the
above paragraphs inconformity withtheprinciples oftheInternal Market.
FortheGovernment FortheCouncil ofthe
ofMacau European Economic CommunityG/TMB/N/255
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AGREED MINUTE NO.3
Inthecontext oftheagreement between theEuropean Economic Community andMacau on
tradeintextiles andclothing products, initialled inBrussels on27November 1992, theParties agreed
thatMacau shallendeavour nottodeprive certain regions oftheCommunity which havetraditionally
hadrelatively small shares ofCommunity quotas ofimports ofproducts serving asinputs fortheir
processing industry.
TheCommunity andMacau further agreed toholdconsultations, should theneedarise, inorder
toavert anyproblems which might occur inthisrespect.
TheParties agreed thatthisAgreed Minute replaces thecorresponding Agreed Minute ofthe
Agreement onthissubject.
FortheGovernment FortheCouncil ofthe
ofMacau European Economic CommunityG/TMB/N/255
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AGREED MINUTE NO.4
Inthecontext oftheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andMacau on
trade intextiles andclothing products, applied since 1January 1987, asextended bytheExchange
ofLetters initialled on30July1991 andfurther extended bytheExchange ofLetters initialled on
27November 1992, Macau agreed that,from thedateofrequest forandpending theconsultations
referred toinArticle 12,paragraph 3,itshallcooperate bynotissuing export licences thatwould further
aggravate theproblems resulting fromtheregional concentration ofdirect imports intotheCommunity.
FortheGovernment FortheCouncil ofthe
ofMacau European Economic CommunityG/TMB/N/255
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NOTE VERBALE
TheDirectorateGeneralforExternalRelationsoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
presents itscompliments totheMinister ofCommercial Affairs ofMacau totheEuropean Communities
andhasthehonour torefertotheAgreement ontextile products negotiated between Macau andthe
Community applied since 1January 1987, asextended bytheexchange ofletters initialled on
30July1991 andasfurther extended bytheexchange ofletters of27November 1992.
TheDirectorate General wishes toinform theMinister thattheCommunity hasdecided toapply,
starting from1January 1993, theprovisions ofparagraph 1ofAgreed Minute No.2totheexchange
ofletters initialled on27November 1992. Consequently, thecorresponding provisions ofArticles 7
and12ofProtocol AtotheAgreement shallalsobeapplied asoftheabove date.
TheDirectorate General forExternal Relations avails itself ofthisopportunity torenew to
theMinister ofCommercial Affairs ofMacau totheEuropean Communities theassurance ofitshighest
consideration.