ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS on trade in textile products between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand

NOTE VERBALE

The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Mission of the Kingdom of Thailand to the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products negotiated between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Community applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the Exchange of Letters initialled on 9 October 1991 and as further extended by the Exchange of Letters of 17 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 the Kingdom of Thailand 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 the Kingdom of Thailand to the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration.

Brussels, . . .

Provisions of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on trade in textile products, initialled 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 the Kingdom of Thailand on trade in textile products, initialled in Brussels, on 17 December 1992, which will be notified as administrative arrangements under Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Textiles Agreement

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NOTE VERBALE

The Mission of Thailand to the European Communities presents its compliments to the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commission of the European Communities and with reference to the Mission's Note No 250/2537 dated 15 February 1994, concerning the consideration by the Thai authorities on the notification to the Textile Monitoring Body of the administrative arrangement provisions under the existing Agreement on textile products between Thailand and the Community as last extended by the Exchange of Letters of 17 December 1992, has the honour to inform the latter that the Thai authorities concerned wish to propose some modifications to the notification to the Textile Monitoring Body suggested by the Directorate-General's Note verbale No 020836 dated 22 December 1993 as follows:

1. omit Article 16 (1) as amended regarding consultations due to the fact that the MFA provides a provision on consultations which is more flexible in terms of the period of consultation, and

2. add Article 7 (except paragraph 5) regarding flexibility of quota administration.

The Mission of Thailand avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commission of European Communities the assurances of its highest consideration.

Brussels, . . .

NOTE VERBALE

The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Mission of Thailand to the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Mission's Note verbale No 997/2537 dated 5 July 1994 concerning the administrative arrangements to be notified under Article 2 (17) of the WTO Textiles and Clothing Agreement.

The Directorate-General confirms its agreement to the two amendments to the draft notification annexed to the Directorate-General's Note verbale No 20836 dated 22 December 1993, which the Mission of Thailand has proposed.

The Directorate-General avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Mission of Thailand the assurance of its highest consideration.

Brussels, . . .