ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS on trade in textile products between the European Community and Malaysia

NOTE VERBALE

The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Mission of Malaysia to the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products negotiated between Malaysia and the Community applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the Exchange of Letters initialled on 8 November 1991 and as further extended by the Exchange of Letters of 3 December 1992.

With a view to ensuring a smooth and efficient implementation of the Agreement on integration of the textiles and clothing sectors into GATT rules and disciplines negotiated within the framework of the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations, the Commission has the honour to inform the authorities of Malaysia that it intends to notify to the Textiles Monitoring Body the provisions, contained in the attached list, of the abovementioned Agreement on textile products as 'administrative arrangements` within the meaning of Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Textiles Agreement.

The Directorate-General would be grateful if your authorities could confirm as soon as possible their agreement on the details of this notification.

The Directorate-General for External Relations avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Mission of Malaysia to the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration.

Brussels, . . .

Provisions of the Agreement between the European Community and Malaysia on trade in textile products, initialled in Brussels on 28 June 1986, as amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Malaysia on trade in textile products, initialled in Brussels on 3 December 1992, which will be notified as administrative arrangements under Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Textiles Agreement

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Dear Mr . . . ,

I have the pleasure in making reference to the Commission's Note verbale dated 22 December 1993 regarding the notification of textiles provisions to the Textiles Monitoring Body (TMB).

I wish to confirm that Malaysia has no objection on the provisions of the Agreement between the European Community and Malaysia on trade in textile products initialled on 28 June 1986, as amended by the Agreement in the form of Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and Malaysia on trade in textile products initialled in Brussels, 3 December 1992, which will be notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body as administrative arrangements under Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Textile Agreement.

Yours sincerely,