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1 RESRICED ArmrDAi ft/«bf»ipu /MI GENERAL AGREEMEN ON u June ARIFFS AND RADE s P ecial Distribution extiles Surveillance Body Original: English ARRANGEMEN REGARDING INERNAIONAL RADE IN EXILES Notification under Article : Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the EEC and Hong Kong he SB has received from the European Community a notification of an _ additional Protocol to the Article Agreement between the EEC and Hong Kong. his Protocol, which has been initialled consequent to the accession of Greece to the Community, came into de facto application on 1 January. he SB, pursuant to its procedure regarding bilateral agreements notified under Article, has examined the relevant documentation and is circulating the text of this Protocol to participating countries for their information.^ his notification has been supplied in English only. A French translation will be circulated as soon as possible. For original agreement and previous amendments, see COM.EX/SB/560 and 5. he observations by the SB on the additional Protocols notified by the EEC are contained in COM.EX/SB/66, 61 and 0.

2 Page HE COUNCIL OF HE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNIY of the one part, and HE GOVERNMEN OF HONG KONG of the other part/ CONSIDERING the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Communities on 1 January HAVING REGARO to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Hong Kong signed on 1 February 10 and hereafter called the "Agreement", HAVE DECIDED to determine by common accord the adjustments and transitional measures to the Agreement consequent on the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Economic Community end O CONCLUDE HIS PROOCOL S

3 Page Article 1 he text of the Agreement as hereby «mended, Including Its annexes and protocols and exchange of letters, forming an Integral part thereof, shall be drawn up in Greek and that text shall be authentic 1n the saae way as the original texts. Article he Agreement shall be amended as follows : 1. he and limits set out 1n Annex 1 shall be increased to the quantities set out in the Annex hereto, and * Article 6 paragraph and shall be replaced by the following :. he Community undertakes not to invoke the provisions of paragraph of this Article before the level of export authorizations for textile products mentioned in paragraph 1 in any category exceeds, in relation to Z of the preceding year's total imports into the territories within which the reaty establishing the European Economic Community applied at 1 December 10 of products in that category, the following rates : - for categories of products 1n Group X, 0. X for categories of products in Group 1, 1 X - for categories of products 1n Group,V or V,. he Community further undertakes not to invoke the provisions of this Article on a regional basis before the level of export authorizations for textile products mentioned in paragraph 1 in any category exceeds, in relation to the amounts calculated by the fraction 0/ (one hundred divided by one hundred and two)of the rates referred to in Paragraph, the following regional percentages :

4 Page Germany Benelux France Italy Ireland Denmark United Kingdom 1.S X.5 X 1.5 X 15 X 1 X X.5 X Greece X. For the purpose of calculating "the preceding year's total imports" referred to in. «cove, both of 10 and, import* from the Hellenic lepuolic shall be those recorded In 10. Article he Anne» to this Protocol forma an integral part thereof. M» Protocol forma v% Integral part of the Agreement. Article his Protocol shall be aooroved by the contracting Parties in accordance with their own procedures. It shall enter into force on 1st January, provided that the contracting Parties have notified each other before that date that the procedures necessary to th1«end have been completed. After this date the Protocol shall enter Into force on the f1r*t day of the second month following such notification. Article his Protocol is drawn up in duplicate, in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek and Italian languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

5 Page 5 ANNEX CA PRODUC YEAR, UNI EEC GREECE 1 Cotton yars, not for sale Cotton fabrics 1,1 1,11 0 L 1 a) of which : other than grey or bleached 11, 11,6 5 Fabrics of discontinuous Synthetic,16, 16 1 fa) of which ; other than grey or bleached,10, Kmttec shirts, singlet s,-shirts, sweater-shirts 00 p 5,5 6, 5 5 Jerseys, pull-overs 00 p,6, a) M *n ' s and women s wov*n trousers and men's shorts/breeches of which : trousers 00 p 00 p 5, 5,66,5, women's woven and knitted blouses 00 o 0, 1, 5 6 Men's woven shirts p,5 50,0 5 6 Cotton towelling,toi* let a-*d kitchen liner of cotton towelling 1,16 1,5 S * 11 Knitted gloves 00 pr 6,50 65, 0 1 Knitted stockings ana socks,other th.women's stockings of synth.yarr 00 pr,, Men's and women's knitted underpants, «nickers ana briefs 00 p 1,66, A woven men's coated coats 00 p,6,01 S 6

6 - Rage 6 ANNEX CA PRODUC YEAR UNI EEC GREECE 1 a Men's overcoats, raincoats and other coats cloaks and caoes 00 p,51,61 15 A woven women's coated coats. 00 p 1,1 1, 15 Woven women's overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and iackets 00 p,6, 16 Men's woven suits 00 sets,0,0 5 1 Men's woven jackets and blazers 00 p,, Men's woven underwear other than shirts,15, 1* Cotton handkerchiefs 00 p,6, ed linen Anoraks,windcheaters, men's and women's 00 p 1, 1, Yarn of discontinuous synthetic fibres not for retail sale Men's and women's knitted pyjama's and niqhtdresses wo^en and knitted dresses 00 p 00 p ,1 6,,6, woven and knitted skirts 00 p,5, <n1tted trousers 00 p,5,5 women's woven suits 00 sets,1,50 0 A Women's woven pyjamas and nightdresses 00 p,515,1 0 B Women's other woven underwear

7 ANNEX 1 Page CA P«OOUC YEAR UNI EEC GREECE 1 Brassieres 00 p 1,05 1,6 1 1 Woven pile fabrics anc chenille fabrics other th. terry fabr.,6 5, able linen, toilet and kitchen linen other th. from terry fabrics 1, 1, Narrow woven fabrics 1,1 1,55 j» Babies' under garments of knitted or crocheted fabrics Babies' knitted outerwear 6 Knitted swi«wear 00 p,, rack suits,knitted 00 sets 1,50 1,60 11 Women's knitted suits 00 sets 6 6 woven workwear,111, 5 1 of which 0 fen's,women's,boy's, girls',infan t s'woven Ctn robes etc. Men's/boy*s woven b. robes etc. except cats 6,1A-1B,16,1,1,6 and Babies'woven garments,06,6,6, Under garments,other tr.an cashes',knitted or crocets: 1,0 1,05 Omer knitted outerwear,000,11 Gloves,etc.other than knittec 1,1 1, -

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