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

NOTE VERBALE

The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Minister for Commercial Affairs of Macao and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products negotiated between Macao and the Community applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the Exchange of Letters applied since 1 January 1992 and as further extended by the Exchange of letters of 27 November 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 Macao 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 Minister for Commercial Affairs of Macao the assurance of its highest consideration.

Brussels, . . .

Provisions of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Macao on trade in textile products, initialled in Brussels on 19 July 1986, as amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Macao on trade in textile products, initialled in Brussels on 27 November 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 Minister for Commercial Affairs of Macao to the European Communities and the Member States presents his compliments to the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commission of the European Communities and, with reference to Note verbale No 20824 dated 22 December 1993 concerning the implementation of the Agreement on trade in textile products in accordance with GATT rules, has the honour to inform the Directorate-General of the Macao authorities' agreement on notification of the provisions of the Agreement to the Textiles Monitoring Body as 'administrative arrangements` within the meaning of Article 2 (17) of the GATT Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.

The Minister for Commercial Affairs of Macao avails himself of this opportunity to renew to the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commission of the European Communities the assurance of his highest consideration.

Brussels, . . .