AGREEMENT in the form of an Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Bulgaria on trade in textile products

1. Consultations between delegations of the European Economic Community and the Republic of Bulgaria were held in Brussels on 21 November 1991 on the basis of a specific request made by the Republic of Bulgaria on 3 April 1991, in the context of the Phare programme, for greater access to the Community market in textile and clothing products.

2. Bulgaria accepted the autonomous offer of the Community for an improved access to the Community market and the following was agreed:

- in 1991 the quantitative limits for a certain number of categories listed in Annex II of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Bulgaria, initialled on 11 July 1986 and applied since 1 January 1987, will be increased by the quantities listed in the Annex attached to this Agreed Minute,

- in 1992 the quantitative limits for a certain number of categories listed in Appendix 1 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters modifying the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Bulgaria on trade in textile products, initialled on 21 November 1991 and applicable from 1 January 1992, will be increased by the quantities listed in the Annex attached to this Agreed Minute.

3. The two Parties agreed that the increases mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Agreed Minute are exceptional and constitute a contribution to the coordinated effort of the western countries in the 'Group of 24` aimed at helping the restructuring of the Bulgarian economy through, inter alia, improved access to the Community market. It is in this spirit that the additional quantities listed in the Annex to this Agreed Minute will be integrated into the existing textile agreement, as amended, between Bulgaria and the Community.

4. The two Parties agreed that the increases provided for in this Agreed Minute will be provisionally applied from 21 November 1991.

On behalf of

the Council of the European Communities

For the Government

of the Republic of Bulgaria

ANNEX

Increases in Community quantitative limits for Bulgaria for 1991 and 1992

(For practical reasons the description of the products is given in an abbreviated form)

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