Proposal for a Council Decision on the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 02. 12. 1997 COM(97) 650 final 97/0342 (ACC) PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM ON TRADE IN TEXTILE AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS (presented by the Commission) SWH»*if1 * "!('« % ' i < r '> ,* _ J * ' I, , ' , « j I *• "l "if yy: , i, '--taJ *. <•'• ,. i--&\ EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM (1) In accordance with the Council negotiating directives of September 1997, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the existing Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products. This Agreement provides, on the one hand, for the removal of certain quantitative limits, the raising of other quantitative limits hitherto maintained by the Community on imports from Vietnam and the establishment of a double-checking system for certain products and, on the other hand, for better access for Community textile and clothing products to the Vietnamese market. (2) The Commission initialled this Agreement on 17 November 1997. (3) The Council is therefore invited to approve on behalf of the Community this proposal for a Council Decision on the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the existing Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products pending the formal conclusion of that Agreement on behalf of the Community. CO 1 ^ ' 3 * t &£ 'V. < PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM ON TRADE IN TEXTILE AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, in connection with the second sentence of Article 228(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled on 15 December 1992, as last amended on 1 August 1995; Whereas this Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1998 pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application of the Agreement by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on trade in textile and clothing products shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1998 pending its formal conclusion and subject to reciprocal provisional application of the Agreement by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, For the Council cif) AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM ON TRADE IN TEXTILE AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS INITIALLED ON 15 DECEMBER 1992, AS LAST AMENDED BY THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS INITIALLED ON 1 AUGUST 1995. fff^Si. a. % LETTER FROM THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Letter No 1 Sir, • 1. I have the honour to refer to the negotiations held from 29 to 31 September and from 27 to 29 October 1997 between our respective delegations with a view to amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on trade in textile and clothing products initialled on 15 December 1992 and applied from 1 January 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters initialled on 1 August 1995 (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement"). 2. As a result of those negotiations it was agreed to amend the Agreement as follows: 2. 1 The text of Article 3 is replaced by the following: "Article 3 1. Viet Nam agrees to limit its exports to the Community of products listed in Annex II to the amounts set out therein for each Agreement year. In the allocation of quantities for export to the Community, Viet Nam shall not discriminate against companies fully or partially owned by Community investors. 2. Exports of textile products set out in Annex II shall be subject to a double-checking system as specified in Protocol A. 3. In administering the quantitative limits referred to in paragraph 1, Viet Nam shall ensure that the Community textile industry benefits from utilisation of such limits. In particular, Viet Nam undertakes to reserve, as a priority, 30% of the quantitative limits for firms in that industry for a period of three months beginning on 1 January of each year. For this purpose, contracts made with such firms during the period in question and submitted to the Vietnamese authorities during the same period shall be taken into consideration. 4. To facilitate the implementation of these provisions, the Community shall provide the competent Vietnamese authorities, before 31 October of each year, with a list of interested manufacturers and processors and of the indicative quantity of products requested for each firm. To this end, the firms concerned must make direct contact with the relevant Vietnamese bodies during the period specified in paragraph 3, in order to verify what quantities are available under the reserve referred to in paragraph 3. 5. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, and without prejudice to the quantitative system applicable to products subject to the operations referred to in Article 4, the Community undertakes to suspend the application of quantitative restrictions currently in force in respect of products covered by this Agreement. 6. Exports of products referred to in Annex IV to the Agreement which are not subject to quantitative limits shall be subject to the double-checking system referred to in paragraph 2. " ft-, &£ 2. 2 The text of Article 7 is replaced by the following: Viet Nam shall ensure that the supply of raw silk and silk waste to Community industry shall be made at conditions not less favourable than to Vietnamese domestic users. " "Article 7 2. 3 The text of Article 9 is replaced by the following: "Article 9 1. In any Agreement year, advance use of a portion of the quantitative limit established in Annex II for the following year shall be authorised for each category of products up to 5% of the quantitative limit. for the current year. Amounts delivered in advance shall be deducted from the corresponding quantitative limit established for the following year. 2. Carryover to the corresponding quantitative limit for the following year of amounts not used during any given Agreement year shall be authorised for each product category up to 7% of the specific quantitative limit for the current year. 3. Transfers between categories A\ 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall be limited to 7% of the quantitative limit laid down for the category to which the transfer is made. Amounts may be transferred into any category in Groups II, III, IV and V from any category in Groups I, II, III, IV and V up to 7% of the specific quantitative limit laid down for the category to which the transfer is made. 4. The table of equivalence applicable to the transfers referred to above is given in Annex I to this Agreement. 5. The increase in any category of products resulting from the cumulative application of the provisions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above during an Agreement year must not exceed 17%. 6. The Vietnamese authorities shall give the Community prior notification of any recourse to the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above. " 2. 4 The text of Article 10 (2) is replaced by the following: "2. Where the Community finds that, under existing arrangements for administrative control, the level of imports of products in a given category covered by paragraph 1 originating in Viet Nam exceeds the preceding year's total volume of imports into the Community from all sources of products in that category by the following percentage: - 1 % for product categories in Group I, - 5 % for product categories in Group HA, - 2,5 % for product categories in Group MB, - 10 % for product categories in Group III, - 10 % for product categories in Group IV, - 10 % for product categories in Group V, it may request the opening of consultations in accordance with the procedure described in Article 17, with a view to reaching agreement on an appropriate restraint level for the products in that category. " Sk 3 ' • tf* 2. 5 The text of Article 19 (1 ) Is replaced by the following:. " 1. This agreement shall enter Into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Contracting Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose. It shall be applicable until 31 December 2000. Thereafter, its application shall be automaticaffy extended for a period of one year, unless either Party notifies the other by 30 June 2000 at the latest that it does not agree with the extension. In the event of extension of the Agreement up to 31 December 2001, the quantitative limits for the categories of products set out in Annex II and in the Annex to Protocol B for the year 2001 shall be the amounts set out in those annexes for the year 2000 increased by the percentage of growth applied for each category of products between the years 1999 and 2000. " 2. 6 Annex I to the Agreement is replaced by Annex A to this letter. 2. 7 Annex II to the Agreement is replaced by Annex B to this letter. 2. 8 Annex III to the Agreement is deleted. 2. 9 Annex IV to the Agreement is replaced by Annex C to this letter. 2. 10 The Annex to Protocol B of the Agreement is replaced by Annex D to this letter. 2. 11 Protocol C of the Agreement is replaced by Annex E to this letter. 2. 12 Annex I to the Protocol of Understanding concerning access to the Vietnamese market for products of the textile and clothing sector originating in the European Community attached to the Agreement initialled on 1 August 1995 is replaced by Annex F to this letter. 2. 13 An Agreed Minute on non-discrimination in the implementation of Article 3. paragraph 1 is attached in Annex G to this letter. 2. 14 An Agreed Minute on transitional measures in the implementation of Artic/e 3. paragraphs 3 and 4 during 1998 is attached in Annex H to this letter. 2. 15 An Agreed Minute on the conditions applicable to goods produced for the domestic market by companies operating in Viet Nam fully or partially owned by Community investors is attached in Annex J to this letter. 2. 16 An Agreed Minute on the establishment of an electronic link between the central licence the European Commission's central Vietnamese management system (SIGL) is attached in Annex K to this letter. licensing office and Minute on the implementation of the irrevocable duty reduction referred to in 4 of the Protocol of Understanding concerning access to the Vietnamese 4 J l /9 market for products of the textile and clothing sector originating in the European Community, attached to the Agreement initialled on 1 August 1995 is attached in Annex L to this letter. 2. 18 An Agreed Minute on consultations regarding categories 1, 2 and 3 is attached in Annex M to this letter. I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the above amendments. Should this be the case, this its accompanying Annexes, together with your written confirmation shall constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam have notified each other that the internal procedures necessary to this end have been completed. In the meantime, the amendments to the Agreement shall be applied provisionally from 1 January 1998, subject to reciprocity. letter and Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. For the Council of the European Union b si ANNEXA "ANNEX I PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 is not specifically mentioned, these products are to be taken to be made exclusively of wool or of fine hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres. Garments which are not recognizable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for women or girls are classified with the latter. Where the expression "babies' garments" is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and including commercial size 86. Category (1) Description CN-Code1997 (2) G R O UP I A Table of equivalence g/piece (4) pieces/kg (3) 1 Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale 5204 11 00 5205 13 00 5205 21 00 5205 26 00 5205 32 00 5205 35 90 5205 44 00 5206 1100 5206 15 10 5206 23 00 5206 31 00 5206 35 10 5206 43 00 ex 5604 90 00 5204 19 00 5205 14 00 5205 22 00 5205 27 00 5205 33 00 5205 41 00 5205 46 00 5206 12 00 5206 15 90 5206 24 00 5206 32 00 5206 35 90 5206 44 00 5205 11 00 5205 15 10 5205 23 00 5205 28 00 5205 34 00 5205 42 00 5205 47 00 5206 13 00 5206 2100 5206 25 10 5206 33 00 5206 4100 5206 45 10 5205 12 00 5205 15 90 5205 24 00 5205 31 0C 5205 35 10 ' 5205 43 00 5205 48 00 5206 14 00 5206 22 00 5206 25 90 5206 34 00 5206 42 00 5206 45 90 2 Woven fabrics of cotton, other than gauze, terry fabrics, pile fabrics, chenille fabrics, tulle and other net fabrics 5208 1110 5208 12 15 5208 12 95 5208 2110 5208 22 15 5208 22 95 5208 31 00 5208 32 19 5208 32 99 5208 42 00 5208 52 10 5209 11 00 5209 22 00 5209 39 00 5209 49 10 5209 59 00 5210 19 00 5210 29 00 5210 39 00 5210 5100 521112 00 521129 00 52114100 5211 49 90 5212 1110 5212 13 10 5212 15 10 5212 22 10 5212 24 10 ex 581100 00 5208 1190 5208 12 19 5208 12 99 5208 2190 5208 22 19 5208 22 99 5208 32 11 5208 32 91 5208 33 00 5208 43 00 5208 52 90 5209 12 00 5209 29 00 5209 41 00 5209 49 90 5210 1110 5210 2110 5210 3110 5210 4100 5210 52 00 521119 00 52113100 521142 00 5211 51 00 5212 1190 5212 13 90 5212 15 90 5212 22 90 5212 24 90 ex 6308 00 00 5208 12 11 5208 12 91 5208 13 00 5208 22 11 5208 22 91 5208 23 00 5208 32 13 5208 32 93 5208 39 00 5208 49 00 5208 53 00 5209 19 00 5209 31 00 5209 42 00 5209 5100 5210 1190 5210 2190 5210 3190 5210 42 00 5210 59 00 52112100 521132 00 521143 00 5211 52 00 5212 12 10 5212 14 10 5212 2110 5212 23 10 5212 25 10 5208 12 13 5208 12 93 5208 19 00 5208 22 13 5208 22 93 5208 29 00 5208 32 15 5208 32 95 5208 41 00 5208 51 00 5208 59 00 5209 21 00 5209 32 00 5209 43 00 5209 52 00 5210 12 00 5210 22 00 5210 32 00 5210 49 00 52111100 521122 00 521139 00 521149 10 5211 59 00 5212 12 90 5212 14 90 5212 2190 5212 23 90 5212 25 90 - h Kh9 2 a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5209 5209 5209 5210 5210 5210 5211 5211 5212 5212 5212 ex 5811 3100 32 19 32 99 42 00 52 10 31 00 42 00 51 00 31 90 42 00 59 00 41 00 49 90 1310 15 10 24 10 00 00 5208 32 11 5208 32 91 5208 33 00 5208 43 00 5208 52 90 5209 32 00 5209 43 00 5209 52 00 5210 32 00 5210 49 00 5211 31 00 5211 42 00 5211 51 00 5212 13 90 5212 15 90 5212 24 90 ex 6308 00 00 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5209 5209 5209 5210 5210 5211 5211 5211 5212 5212 5212 32 13 32 93 39 00 49 00 53 00 39 00 49 10 59 00 39 00 51 00 32 00 43 00 52 00 14 10 23 10 25 10 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5209 5209 5210 5210 5210 5211 5211 5211 5212 5212 5212 32 15 32 95 41 00 51 00 59 00 41 00 49 90 31 10 41 00 52 00 39 00 49 10 59 00 14 90 23 90 25 90 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (discontinuous or waste) other than narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics ( incl. terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics 5512 5512 5512 5513 5513 5513 5513 5513 5514 5514 5514 5514 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 ex 6308 11 00 29 10 99 90 12 00 21 30 29 00 39 00 49 00 19 00 29 00 39 00 49 00 12 10 1319 19 30 21 90 22 99 91 10 92 19 99 30 00 00 5512 5512 5513 5513 5513 5513 5513 5514 5514 5514 5514 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 19 10 29 90 11 10 13 00 21 90 31 00 41 00 11 00 21 00 31 00 41 00 11 10 12 30 13 91 19 90 22 11 29 10 91 30 92 91 99 90 5512 5512 5513 5513 5513 5513 5513 5514 5514 5514 5514 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5803 19 90 91 00 11 30 19 00 22 00 32 00 42 00 12 00 22 00 32 00 42 00 11 30 12 90 13 99 21 10 22 19 29 30 91 90 92 99 90 30 5512 5512 5513 5513 5513 5513 5513 5514 5514 5514 5514 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 ex 5905 21 00 99 10 11 90 21 10 23 00 33 00 43 00 13 00 23 00 33 00 43 00 11 90 13 11 1910 21 30 22 91 29 90 92 11 99 10 00 70 3 a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached 5512 5512 5513 5513 5513 5514 5514 5514 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 ex 5803 1910 99 10 21 90 31 00 41 00 21 00 31 00 41 00 11 30 13 19 21 30 29 30 92 19 90 30 5512 19 5512 99 5513 22 5513 32 5513 42 5514 22 5514 32 5514 42 5515 11 5515 13 5515 21 5515 29 5515 92 ex 5905 00 90 90 00 00 00 00 00 00 90 99 90 90 99 70 5512 5513 5513 5513 5513 5514 5514 * 5514 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 ex 6308 29 10 21 10 23 00 33 00 43 00 23 00 33 00 43 00 12 30 19 30 22 19 91 30 99 30 00 00 GROUP IB 5512 5513 5513 5513 5513 5514 5514 5514 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 29 90 21 30 29 00 39 00 49 00 29 00 39 00 49 00 12 90 19 90 22 99 91 90 99 90 4 5 Shirts. T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers and pullovers (other than of wool or fine animal hair), undervests and the like, knitted or crocheted 6105 10 00 6109 10 00 611030 10 6105 20 10 6109 90 10 6105 20 90 6109 90 30 6105 90 10 6110 20 10 6. 48 154 Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers (others than jackets and blazers), anoraks, wind-cheaters, waister jackets and the like, knitted or crocheted 4. 53 221 610110 90 6102 20 90 61101035 6110 10 98 6110 30 99 610120 90 6102 30 90 61101038 6110 20 91 610130 90 6110 10 10 61101091 6110 20 99 6102 10 90 6110 10 31 61101095 6110 30 91 ^ Qt 6 7 8 9 Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and trousers (incl. slacks); women's or girls' woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man made fibres; lower parts of track suits with lining, others than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6203 42 31 6203 43 19 6204 6110 6204 63 18 621142 42 6203 4190 6203 42 90 6203 49 50 6204 62 39 621133 42 6203 4110 6203 42 35 6203 49 19 6204 62 33 621132 42 6203 42 33 6203 43 90 6204 62 31 6204 69 18 621143 42 1. 76 568 Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres 5. 55 180 6106 10 00 6206 30 00 6106 20 00 6206 40 00 6106 90 10 6206 20 00 Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres 6205 10 00 6205 20 00 6205 30 00 4,60 217 GROUP II A Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; toilet linen and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, of terry towelling and woven terry fabrics, of cotton 5802 11 00 ex 6302 60 00 5802 19 00 20 Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted 6302 2100 6302 31 90 6302 22 90 -6302 32 90 6302 29 90 6302 39 90 6302 3110 22 , Yarn of staple or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale 5508 10 11 5509 2110 5509 3110 5509 4110 5509 5100 5509 59 00 5509 69 00 5509 99 00 Of which acrylic ex 5508 10 19 5509 32 90 5509 69 00 5508 10 19 5509 2190 5509 3190 5509 4190 5509 52 10 5509 6110 5509 9110 5509 1100 5509 22 10 5509 32 10 5509 42 10 5509 52 90 5509 6190 5509 9190 5509 12 00 5509 22 90 5509 32 90 5509 42 90 5509 53 00 5509 62 00 5509 92 00 5509 3110 5509 6110 5509 3190 5509 6 1 9 0' 5509 32 10 5509 62 00 Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for retail sale 5510 1100 5510 90 00 5508 20 10 5510 30 00 5510 12 00 5510 20 00 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or terry fabrics of cotton and narrow woven fabrics) and tufted textile surfaces, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres 580110 00 5801 24 00 5801 32 00 5801 36 00 58012100 5801 25 00 5801 33 00 5802 20 00 580122 00 5801 26 00 5801 34 00 5802 30 00 580123 00 5801 31 00 5801 35 00 22 a) 23 32 32 a) Of which:Cotton corduroy 5801 22 00 39 12 13 14 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, other than of terry towelling or a similar terry fabrics of cotton 6302 5190 6302 9190 6302 53 90 6302 93 90 6302 5110 6302 9110 ex 6302 59 00 ex 6302 99 00 GROUP II B Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, including stockings for varicose veins, other than products of category 70 61151200 61152090 6115 93 30 61151910 61159100 6115 93 99 61151990 61159200 6115 99 00 61152011 611593 10 Men's or boys' underpants and briefs, women's or girls' knickers and briefs, knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6107 1100 6108 22 00 6107 12 00 6108 29 00 6107 19 00 6108 2100 Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas) (of category 21) 24. 3 pairs 41 17 59 0. 72 1 389 tf 15 16 17 18 19 21 24 26 27 28 29 62011100 ex 6201 13 90 ex 6201 12 10 6210 20 00 ex 6201 12 90 ex 6201 13 10 Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas) (of category 21) ex6202 12 10 6204 3100 6210 30 00 6202 1100 ex 6202 13 90 6204 39 19 ex 6202 12 90 6204 32 90 ex 6202 13 10 6204 33 90 Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; men's or boys' track suits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or of man-nnade fibres 6203 1100 6203 2100 621132 31 6203 12 00 6203 22 80 621133 31 6203 19 10 6203 23 80 6203 19 30 6203 29 18 Men's or boys' jackets or blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6203 31 00 6203 32 90 6203 33 90 6203 39 19 Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted 6207 11 00 6207 29 00 6207 99 00 6207 19 00 6207 9110 6207 21 00 6207 9190 6207 22 00 6207 92 00 Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, night-dresses, pyjamas, négliges, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted 6208 11 00 6208 22 00 6208 9190 6208 19 10 6208 29 00 6208 92 10 6208 19 90 6208 9111 6208 92 90 6208 21 00 6208 9119 6208 99 00 Handkerchiefs, other than knitted or crocheted 6213 20 00 6213 90 00 Parkas; anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; upper parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man- made fibres ex620112 10 6201 91 00 ex 6202 12 90 6202 92 00 621142 41 ex 6201 12 90 6201 92 00 ex 6202 13 10 6202 93 00 621143 41 ex 6201 13 10 6201 93 00 ex 6202 13 90 621132 41 ex 6201 13 90 ex 6202 12 10 6202 9100 621133 41 Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 6107 22 00 6107 92 00 6107 29 00 ex 6107 99 00 6107 2100 6107 9190 6107 9110 Women's or girls' night-dresses, pyjamas, négliges, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 6108 3110 6108 32 90 6108 92 00 6108 3190 6108 39 00 6108 99 10 6108 32 11 ' 6108 9110 6108 32 19 6108 9190 Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6104 4100 6204 41 00 6104 42 00 6204 42 00 6104 43 00 6204 43 00 6104 44 00 6204 44 00 Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts 6104 5100 6204 5100 6104 52 00 6204 52 00 6104 53 00 6204 53 00 6104 59 00 6204 59 10 Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6103 4110 6103 43 10 6104 6110 6104 63 10 6103 4190 6103 43 90 6104 6190 6104 63 90 6103 42 10 6103 49 10 6104 62 10 6104 69 10 6103 42 90 6103 49 91 6104 62 90 6104 69 91 Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; women's or girls' track suits with lining, with an outer shell of an identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6204 1100 6204 2100 621142 31 6204 1200 6204 22 80 621143 31 6204 1300 6204 23 80 6204 19 10 6204 29 18 0. 84 1 190 0. 80 1 250 1. 43 700 59 2. 3 17 435 3. 9 257 3. 1 2. 6 - • 323 385 1. 61 620 1. 37 730 31 Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted 18. 2 55 h n. 0 68 73 76 77 78 83 6212 10 00 Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves, mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, and babies' stockings, socks and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category 88 61112090 ex 6209 20 00 61111090 ex 6209 10 00 61113090 ex 6209 30 00 ex61119000 ex 6209 90 00 Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of man- made textile fibres 6112 1100 6112 1900 6112 1200 Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 6203 22 10 6203 33 10 6203 43 11 621132 10 6203 23 10 6203 39 11 6203 43 31 621133 10 6203 29 11 6203 42 11 6203 49 11 6203 32 10 6203 42 51 6203 49 31 Women's or girls' aprons, smock overalls and other industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 6203 22 10 6203 33 10 6203 43 11 621142 10 6203 23 10 6203 39 11 6203 43 31 621143 10 Ski suits, other than knitted or crocheted ex 6211 20 00 6203 29 11 6203 42 11 6203 49 11 6203 32 10 6203 42 51 6203 49 31 Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77 6203 4130 6204 61 80 6204 63 39 62104000 621133 90 6203 42 59 6204 61 90 6204 63 90 62105000 62114100 6203 43 39 6204 62 59 6204 69 39 62113100 621142 90 6203 49 39 6204 62 90 6204 69 50 62113290 621143 90 Overcoats, jackets, blazers and other garments, including ski suits, knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 4, 5, 7, 13, 24, 26, 27, 28, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75 610110 10 6102 20 10 6103 33 00 6104 33 00 6114 10 00 610120 10 6102 30 10 ex 6103 39 00 ex 6104 39 00 6114 20 00 610130 10 6103 3100 6104 3 1 0 0. 6112 20 00 6114 30 00 6102 10 10 6103 32 00 6104 32 00 6113 00 90 1. 67 600 I I « 33 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, less than 3 m wide GROUP III A 34 35 5407 20 11 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, not knitted or crocheted, obtained from strip or the like 6305 32 81 6305 32 89 6305 33 91 6305 33 99 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, 3 m or more wide 5407 20 19 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other than those for tyres of category 114 5407 10 00 5407 42 00 5407 52 00 5407 61 30 5407 69 90 5407 74 00 5407 84 00 5407 94 00 5407 20 90 5407 43 00 5407 53 00 5407 61 50 5407 71 00 5407 81 00 5407 91 00 ex 5811 00 00 5407 30 00 5407 44 00 5407 54 00 5407 61 90 5407 72 00 5407 82 00 5407 92 00 ex 5905 00 70 5407 41 00 5407 51 00 5407 6110 5407 69 10 5407 73 00 5407 83 00 5407 93 00 35 a) Of which:Other than unbleached or bleached ex 5407 10 00 5407 43 00 5407 54 00 5407 69 90 5407 82 00 5407 93 00 ex 5407 20 90 5407 44 00 5407 61 30 5407 72 00 5407 83 00 5407 94 00 ex 5407 30 00 5407 52 00 5407 61 50 5407 73 00 5407 84 00 ex 5811 00 00 5407 42 00 5407 53 00 5407 61 90 5407 74 00 5407 92 00 ex 5905 00 70 36 Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres , other than those for tyres of category 114 *) %}>P 5408 10 00 5408 23 10 5408 32 00 ex 5905 00 70 • 5408 21 00 5408 23 90 5408 33 00 5408 22 10 5408 24 00 5408 34 00 5408 22 90 5408 31 00 ex 5811 00 00 36 a) Of which:Other than unbleached or bleached ex 540810 00 5408 23 90 5408 34 00 5408 2210 5408 24 00 ex 5811 00 00 5408 22 90 5408 32 00 ex 5905 00 70 37 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres 5516 1100 5516 2100 5516 24 00 5516 34 00 5516 44 00 5516 94 00 5516 12 00 5516 22 00 5516 3100 5516 4100 5516 9100 5803 90 50 5516 13 00 5516 23 10 5516 32 00 5516 42 00 5516 92 00 ex 5905 00 70 - 5408 23 10 5408 33 00 5516 14 00 5516 23 90 5516 33 00 5516 43 00 5516 93 00 37 a) Of which:Other than unbleached or bleached 5516 12 00 5516 23 10 5516 33 00 5516 44 00 ex 5803 90 50 5516 13 00 5516 23 90 5516 34 00 5516 92 00 ex 5905 00 70 5516 14 00 5516 24 00 5516 42 00 5516 93 00 5516 22 00 5516 32 00 5516 43 00 5516 94 00 38 A Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain fabric including net curtain fabric 6002 43 11 6002 93 10 38 B Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted 40 41 ex 6303 91 00 -ex 6303 92 90 ex 6303 99 90 Woven curtains ( including drapes, interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other furnishing articles), other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres ex 6303 92 90 6304 92 00 ex 6303 91 00 ex 6304 19 90 6304 19 10 ex 6304 99 00 Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, other than non textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 turns/m ex 6303 99 90 ex 6304 93 00 540110 11 5402 20 00 5402 39 10 5402 49 99 5402 59 90 5402 69 90 540110 19 5402 31 00 5402 39 90 5402 5100 5402 6100 ex5604 20 00 5402 10 10 5402 32 00 5402 49 10 5402 52 00 5402 62 00 ex 5604 90 00 5402 10 90 5402 33 00 5402 49 91 5402 59 10 5402 69 10 42 Yarn of continuous man-made fibres, not put up for retail sale 5401 20 10 Yarn of artificial fibres; yarn of artificial filaments, not put up for retail sale, other than single yarn of viscose rayon untwisted or with a twist of not more than 250 turns/m and single non textured yarn of cellulose acetate 5403 10 00 5403 33 90 5403 49 00 5403 20 10 5403 39 00 ex 5604 20 00 5403 20 90 5403 41 00 ex 5403 32 00 5403 42 00 43 46 47 48 49 50 Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of artificial staple fibres, cotton yarn, put up for retail sale 5204 20 00 5401 20 90 5511 30 00 5207 10 00 5406 10 00 5207 90 00 5406 20 00 5401 10 90 5508 20 90 Carded or combed sheep's or lambs' wool or other fine animal hair 5105 10 00 5105 30 90 5105 2100 5105 29 00 5105 30 10 Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool (woollen yarn) or of carded fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale 5106 10 90 5106 20 99 5106 20 11 5108 10 10 5106 10 10 5106 20 91 5106 20 19 5108 10 90 Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn) or of combed fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale 5107 10 90 5107 20 59 5108 20 90 5107 10 10 5107 20 51 5108 20 10 5107 20 10 5107 20 91 5107 20 30 5107 20 99 Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of combed fine animal hair, put up for retail sale 5109 10 10 5109 10 90 Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair 5109 90 10 5109 90 90 *> Itf 51111111 51111911 511119 91 511130 30 511190 93 51121911 5112 20 00 5112 90 10 51111119 51111919 511119 99 511130 90 511190 99 51121919 5112 30 10 5112 90 91 51111191 51111931 511120 00 511190 10 5112 1110 51121991 5112 30 30 5112 90 93 51111199 51111939 511130 10 511190 91 5112 1190 51121999 5112 30 90 5112 90 99 Cotton, carded or combed 5203 00 00 Cotton gauze 5803 10 00 Artificial staple fibres, including waste, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 5507 00 00 Synthetic staple fibres, including waste, carded, combed or otherwise ' processed for spinning 5506 10 00 5506 90 91 5506 20 00 5506 90 99 5506 30 00 5506 90 10 Yarn of synthetic staple fibres (including waste), put up for retail sale 55081090 55111000 55112000 Carpets, carpentines and rugs, knotted ( made up or not) 570110 10 5701 90 10 570110 91 5701 90 90 570110 93 570110 99 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, other than the carpets of category 58 5702 10 00 5702 32 10 5702 41 90 5702 51 00 5702 92 00 5703 20 11 5703 30 11 5703 30 91 5704 10 00 5705 00 39 5702 31 10 5702 32 90 5702 42 10 5702 52 00 ex 5702 99 00 5703 20 19 5703 30 19 5703 30 99 5704 90 00 ex 5705 00 90 5702 31 30 5702 39 10 5702 42 90 ex 5702 59 00 5703 10 10 5703 20 91 5703 30 51 57C3 90 10 5705 00 10 5702 31 90 5702 4110 5702 49 10 5702 91 00 5703 10 90 5703 20 99 5703 30 59 5703 90 90 5705 00 31 Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, Beauvais and the like, and needlework tapestries (e. g. petit point and cross stitch) made in panels and the like by hand 5805 00 00 Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp without weft, assembled by means of an adhesive, other than labels and similar articles of category 62 Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or crocheted), made from textile materials assembled from rubber thread ex 5806 10 00 5806 32 10 5806 20 00 5806 32 90 5806 3110 5806 39 00 5806 3190 5806 40 00 51 53 54 55 56 58 59 60 61 62 Chenille yarn (incl. flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other than metallized yarn and gimped horsehair yarn) 5606 00 91 5606 00 99 Tulle and other net fabrics but not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, hand or mechanically-made lace, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 5804 10 11 5804 10 19 5804 10 90 5804 21 10 Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not embroidered, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, woven 5807 10 10 5807 10 90 Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, pompons and the like 5808 10 00 5808 90 00 Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 5810 10 10 5810 92 10 5810 10 90 5810 92 90 5810 9110 5810 99 10 5810 9190 5810 99 90 63 Knitted or crocheted fabric of synthetic fibres containing by weight 5% or more elastomeric yarn and knitted or crocheted fabrics containing by weight 5% or more of rubber thread ex 6002 10 10 6002 10 90 ex 6002 30 10 5906 9100 6002 30 90 Raschel lace and long-pile fabric of synthetic fibres ex 6001 1000 6002 20 31 6002 43 19 <^ 12 «n. D 65 Knitted or crocheted fabric, other than those of categories 38 A and 63, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 5606 00 10 6001 29 10 5001 91 90 6001 92 90 6002 20 39 6002 41 00 6002 42 90 6002 43 39 6002 43 95 6002 92 30 6002 93 33 6002 93 99 ex 6001 10 00 6001 91 10 6001 92 10 6001 99 10 6002 20 50 6002 42 10 6002 43 31 6002 43 50 6002 43 99 6002 92 50 6002 93 35 6001 21 00 6001 91 30 6001 92 30 ex 6002 10 10 6002 20 70 6002 42 30 6002 43 33 6002 43 91 6002 91 00 6002 92 90 6002 93 39 6001 22 00 6001 91 50 6001 92 50 6002 20 10 ex 6002 3010 6002 42 50 6002 43 35 6002 43 93 6002 92 10 6002 93 31 6002 93 91 66 Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 630110 00 ex 6301 40 90 630120 91 ex 6301 90 90 630120 99 630130 90 10 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted GROUP III B 67 611110 10 6116 1020 6116 93 00. - 6 1 1 1 2 0 10 6116 1080 6116 99 00 61113010 61169100 ex 61119000 61169200 Knitted or crocheted clothing accessories other than for babies; household linen of all kinds, knitted or crocheted; curtains (incl. drapes) and interior blinds, curtain or bed valances and other furnishing articles knitted or crocheted; knitted or crocheted blankets and travelling rugs, other knitted or crocheted articles including parts of garments or of clothing accessories 5807 90 90 61178010 630130 10 6302 10 90 6303 12 00 ex 6305 20 00 ex 6305 39 00 6113 00 10. 6 1 17 80 90 630140 10 6302 40 00 6303 19 00 6305 32 11 ex 6305 90 00 6117 10 00 61179000 630190 10 ex 6302 60 00 6304 11 00 ex 6305 32 90 6307 10 10 6117 20 00 630120 10 6302 10 10 6303 1100 6304 91 00 6305 33 10 6307 90 10 67 a) Of which: Sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods, made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip 69 70 6305 32 11 6305 33 10 Women's and girls' slips and petticoats, knitted or crocheted 6108 1190 6108 19 10 6108 1110 6108 19 90 Panty-hose and tights of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex (6,7 tex) 61151100 61152019 Women's full length hosiery of synthetic fibres 611593 91 17 pairs 59 7. 8 30. 4 pairs 128 33 72 Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 9. 7 103 74 75 84 85 86 87 61123110 61124110 6211 11 00 61123190 61124190 6211 12 00 61123910 611249 10 61123990 61124990 Women's or girls' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits 1. 54. 650 6104 1100 6104 2100 ex 610419 00 ex 6104 29 00 Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suit 6104 13 00. 6104 23 00 6104 12 00 6104 22 00 6103 1100 6103 22 00 6103 12 00 6103 23 00 6103 19 00 6103 29 00 6103 2100 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6214 20 00 6214 30 00 6214 40 00 6214 90 10 Ties, bow ties and cravats other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6215 20 00 6215 90 00 Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspenders, garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted 6212 30 00 6212 20 00 6212 90 00 Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted ex 6209 10 00 6216 00 00 ex 6209 20 00 ex 6209 30 00 ex 6209 90 00 0. 80 1 250 17. 9 56 8. 8 114 h 13 &P 88 90 91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 Stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted; other clothing accessories, parts of garments or of clothing accessories other than for babies, other than knitted or crocheted ex 6209 10 00 6217 10 00 ex 6209 20 00 ex 6217 90 00 ex 6209 30 00 ex 6209 90 00 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, plaited or not 5607 41 00 5607 50 11 5607 49 11 5607 50 19 5607 49 19 5607 50 30 5607 49 90 5607 50 90 Tents 6306 21 00 6306 22 00 6306 29 00 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods of woven fabrics, other than made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip ex 6305 32 90 ex 6305 20 00 ex 6305 39 00 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps 5601 10 10 5601 22 10 5601 30 00 5601 10 90 5601 22 91 5601 21 10 5601 22 99 5601 21 90 5601 29 00 Felt and articles thereof, whether or not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings 5602 10 19 5602 2100 ex 5905 00 70 5602 10 31 5602 29 90 6210 10 10 Non-woven fabrics and articles of such fabrics, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 5602 10 39 5602 90 00 6307 90 91 * 5602 10 90 ex 5807 9010 5603 1110 5603 13 10 5603 9110 5603 93 10 ex 5807 90 10 ex 6301 40 90 6302 53 10 ex 6304 19 90 ex 6305 39 00 5603 1190 5603 13 90 5603 9190 5603 93 90 ex 5905 00 70 ex 6301 90 90 6302 93 10 ex 6304 93 00 6307 10 30 5603 12 10 5603 14 10 5603 92 10 5603 94 10 6210 10 91 6302 22 10 6303 92 10 ex 6304 99 00 ex 6307 90 99 5603 12 90 ' 5603 14 90 5603 92 90 5603 94 90 6210 10 99 6302 32 10 6303 99 10 ex 6305 32 90 Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope 5608 1111 5608 19 11 5608 19 91 5608 1119 5608 19 19 5608 19 99 5608 11 91 5608 19 31 5608 90 00 5608 11 99 5608 19 39 Other articles made from yam, twine, cordage, cables or rope , other than textile fabrics, articles made from such fabrics and articles of category 97 5609 00 00 5905 00 10 Textile fabrics coated with glim or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books and the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations 5901 10 00 5901 90 00 Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape 5904 10 00 5904 91 10 5904 91 90 5904 92 00 Rubberised textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted, excluding those for tyres 5906 10 10 5906 10 90 5906 99 10 5906 99 90 Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths, other than of category 100 5907 00 10 5907 00 90 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials 5903 10 10 5903 90 10 5903 10 90 5903 90 91 5903 20 10 5903 90 99 5903 20 90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, other than of synthetic fibres - ex 5607 90 00 109 Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds 6306 11 00 6306 39 00 6306 12 00 6306 19 00 6306 31 00 110 111 Woven pneumatic mattresses 6306 41 00 6306 49 00 Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic mattresses and tents Q 14 ChP 112 113 114 6306 91 00 6306 99 00 Other made up textile articles, woven, excluding those of categories 113 and 114 6307 20 00 ex 6307 90 99 Floor cloth, dish cloth and dusters, other than knitted or crocheted 6307 10 90 Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses 5902 10 10 5902 90 10 5909 00 90 59113111 591132 90 ' 5902 10 90 5902 90 90 5910 00 00 59113119 591140 00 5902 20 10 5908 00 00 591110 00 59113190 591190 10 5902 20 90 5909 00 10 ex 591120 00 591132 10 591190 90 GROUP IV 115 Flax or ramie yarn 5306 10 11 5306 10 50 5306 20 90 5306 10 19 5306 10 90 5308 90 11 117 Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie 5309 1111 5309 19 90 5309 29 90 5905 00 39 5309 1119 5309 2110 5311 00 10 5306 10 31 5306 20 11 5308 90 13 5309 1190 5309 2190 5803 90 90 53C6 10 39 5306 20 19 5308 90 19 5309 19 10 5309 29 10 5905 00 31 118 120 121 122 123 124 125A 125 B 126. 127A 127 B 128 129 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen of flax or ramie, other knitted or crocheted 6302 29 10 ex 6302 59 00 6302 39 10 6302 92 00 6302 39 30 ex 6302 99 00 6302 52 00 Curtains ( incl. drapes), interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other furnishing articles, not knitted or crocheted, of flax or ramie 6304 19 30 ex 6303 99 90 ex 6304 99 00 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax or ramie ex 5607 90 00 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, used, of flax, other than knitted or crocheted ex 6305 90 00 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or ramie, other than narrow woven fabrics 5801 90 10 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or ramie, other than knitted or crocheted ex 6214 90 90 Synthetic staple fibres 550110 00 550190 90 5503 20 00 5503 90 90 5505 10 70 550120 00 5503 10 11 5503 30 00 5505 10 10 5505 10 90 GROUP V 550130 00 5503 10 19 5503 40 00 ^ 5505 10 30 550190 10 5503 10 90 5503 90 10 5505 10 50 Synthetic filament yarn (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other than yarn of category 41 5402 41 00 5402 42 00 5402 43 00 Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut of synthetic materials 5404 10 10 5404 90 90 Artificial staple fibres 5502 00 10 5504 90 00 5404 10 90 ex 5604 20 00. 5404 90 11 ex 5604 90 00 5404 90 19 5502 00 40 5505 20 00 5502 00 80 5504 10 00 Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other than yarn of category 42 5403 3100 ex 5403 32 00 5403 33 10 Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut of artificial textile materials • 5405 00 00 ex 5604 90 00 Coarse animal hair, carded or combed 5105 40 00 Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 5110 00 00 - & 15 &P 130 A Silk yarn other than'yarn spun from silk waste 1 3 0B Silk yarn other than of category 130 A; silk-worm gut 5004 00 10 5004 00 90 5006 00 10 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 5005 00 10 5005 00 90 Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres 5006 00 90 ex 5604 90 00 5308 90 90 Paper yarn 5308 30 00 Yarn of true hemp 5308 20 10 Metallized yarn 5605 00 00 5308 20 90 Woven fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horse hair 5113 00 00 Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste 5007 20 11 5007 20 39 5007 20 61 5007 90 30 ex 5905 00 90 5007 10 00 5007 20 31 5007 20 59 5007 90 10 5803 90 10 5007 20 19 5007 20 41 5007 20 69 5007 90 50 ex 5 9 1 1 20 00 5007 20 21 5007 20 51 5007 20 71 5007 90 90 Woven pile fabric and chenille fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of silk, or of silk waste ex 5801 90 90 ex 5806 10 00 Woven fabrics of paper yarn and other textile fibres other than of ramie 5311 00 90 ex 5905 00 90 Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metallized yarn 5809 00 00 Knitted or crocheted fabric of textile material other than vvool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made fibres e x 6 0 0 1 10 00 6002 49 00 6 0 0 1 29 90 6002 99 00 6 0 0 1 99 90 6002 20 90 Travelling rugs and blankets of textile material other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made fibres ex 6301 90 90 Carpets and other textile floor coverings of sisal, of other fibres of the agave family or the Manila hemp ex 5702 39 90 ex 5705 00 90 ex 5702 49'90 ex 5702 59 00 ex 5702 99 00 144 Felt of coarse animal hair 5602 10 35 5602 29 10 145 146 A 146 B 146 C 147 148A Twine, cordage, ropes and cables plaited or not abaca (Manila hemp) or of true hemp 5607 30 00 ex 5607 90 00 Binder or baler twine for agricultural machines, of sisal or other fibres of the agave family ex 5607 21 00 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of sisal or other fibres of the agave family, other than the products of category 146 A ex 5607 21 00 5607 29 10 5607 29 90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading N° 5303 5607 10 00 Silk waste( incl. cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garnetted stock, other than not carded or combed 5003 90 00 Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading N° 5303 5307 10 90 5307 10 10 5307 20 00 148 B Coir yarn 5308 10 00 149 150 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of more than 150 cm 5310 10 90 ex5310 90 00 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of not more than 150 cm; Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres, other than used 5310 10 10 ex 5310 90 00 5905 00 50 6305 10 90 151 A Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir) 5702 20 00 I 6 151 B Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of jute or of other textile bast fibres, other than tufted or flocked 152 153 ex 5702 39 90 ex 5702 49 90 ex 5702 59 00 ex 5702 99 00 Needle loom felt of jute or of other textile bast fibres not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings 5602 10 11 Used sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading N* 5303 6305 10 10 154 Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling 5001 00 00 Raw silk (not thrown) 5002 00 00 Silk waste( incl. cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garnetted stock, not carded or combed 5003 10 00 Wool not carded or combed 5101 11 00 5101 30 00 5101 19 00 5101 21 00 5101 29 00 Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed 5102 10 10 5102 20 00 5102 10 30 5102 10 50 5102 10 90 Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock 5103 10 10 5103 20 99 5103 10 90 5103 30 00 5103 20 10 5103 20 91 Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair 5104 00 00 Flax, raw or processed but not spun: flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5301 10 00 5301 30 90 5301 21 00 5301 29 00 5301 30 10 Ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow, noils and waste, other than coir and abaca of heading N° 5304 5305 91 00 5305. 99 00 Cotton, not carded nor combed 5201 00 10 5201 00 90 Cotton waste (incl. yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5202 10 00 5202 91 00 5202 99 00 True hemp (cannabis sativa), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5302 90 00 5302 10 00 Abaca {Manila hemp or Musa Textilis Nee),ra\N or processed but not spun: tow and waste of abaca (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5305 21 00 5305 29 00 Jute or other textile bast fibres ( excl. flax, true hemp and ramie),,raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of jute or other textile bast fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5303 10 00 5303 90 00 Other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of such fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5304 90 00 5305 99 00 5304 10 00 5305 91 00 5305 11 00 5305 19 00 156 157 Blouses and pullovers knitted or crocheted of silk or silk waste for women ahd girls 6106 90 30 ex 6110 90 90 Garments, knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and 156 6101 90 10 ex 6103 39 00 ex 6104 39 00 6106 90 50 6109 90 90 6114 90 00 6101 90 90 6103 49 99 6104 49 00 6106 90 90 611090 10 6102 90 10 ex 6104 19 00 6104 69 99 ex 6107 99 00 ex 6110 90 90 6102 90 90 ex 6104 29 00 6105 90 90 6108 99 90 ex 6111 90 00 159 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or silk waste 6204 49 10 6206 10 00 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or silk waste «, 17 (^ 6214 10 00 Ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste 6215 10 00 160 161 Handkerchiefs of silk or silk waste 6213 10 00 Garments, not knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and category 159 620119 00 6203 19 90 6204 19 90 6204 59 90 6206 90 10 6211 49 00 620199 00 6203 29 90 6204 29 90 6204 69 90 6206 90 90 6202 19 00 6203 39 90 6204 39 90 6205 90 10 ex 6211 20 00 6202 99 00 6203 49 90 6204 49 90 6205 90 90 6211 39 00 IS §u? ANNEX B "ANNEX II Quantitative limits referred to in Article 3(1) Descriptions of the goods covered by the categories referred to in this Annex are given in Annex I Category Unit 1998 Quantitative limits 1999 2000 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 26 28 29 31 35 39 41 68 73 76 78 83 97 118 161 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces - 1000 pieces tonnes 1000 pairs 1000 pairs 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces tonnes tonnes 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 1000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 6. 600 2. 555 4. 175 2. 200' 9. 600 847 4. 596 2. 750 7. 750 400 300 810 215 14. 300 750 3. 250 250 2. 700 500 205 620 300 535 940 660 200 100 80 206 6. 798 2. 632 4. 300 2. 266 9. 888 868 4. 826 2. 805 7. 983 414 315 834 221 15. 015 773 3. 348 258 2. 781 525 211 648 311 562 987 680 206 104 82 212 7. 002 2. 711 4. 429 2. 334 10. 185 890 5. 067 2. 861 8. 222 428 331 859 227 15. 766 796 3. 448 265 2. 864 551 217 677 321 590 1. 036 700 212 107 85 219 §£ ANNEX C Products not subject to quantitative limits, but subject to the double-checking system referred to in Article 3(6) of the Agreement. "Annex IV Descriptions of the goods covered by the categories referred to in this Annex are given in Annex I to the Agreement. CATEGORIES 1, 2, 3, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 27, 32, 33, 36, 37, 90, 115, 117, 136, 156, 157, 159, 160. " CL (CUP "Annex to Protocol B Quantitative limits applicable to economic outward processing traffic ANNEX D Descriptions of the goods covered by the categories referred to in this Annex are given in Annex I Category Unit 1998 Quantitative limil 1999 ts 2000 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 15 18 21 26 31 68 76 78. 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces '-' 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pairs 1000 pieces 1000 pieces tonnes 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces tonnes - tonnes tonnes 707 539 504 944 2. 186 2. 312 680 204 255 1. 380 138 1. 243 102 328 246 749 571 534 1. 000 2. 318 2. 405 721 224 270 1. 518 146 1. 318 110 361 261 794 605 566 1. 060 2. 457 2. 501 764 247 286 1. 669 155 1. 397 117 397 276 21 <g*P ANNEX E "PROTOCOL C The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits introduced pursuant to Article 10 of the Agreement shall be determined as follows: For products in categories falling within Groups I, II, III, IV or V, the growth rate shall be fixed by agreement between the Parties in accordance with the consultation procedure established in Article 17 of the Agreement. " h. 2 a£ ANNEX F "ANNEX I Textile products referred to in paragraph 3 Description HS 4 or 6 digits FIBRES Synthetic filament Artificial filament YARNS Combed wool yarns Cotton Sewing Threads Cotton yarn >85% cotton Filament Sewing Threads, nprs Filament Sewing Threads, prs Man-made staple fibre sewing thread Yarn synthetic staple fibre, nprs, mixed with wool FABRICS Wool fabrics Woven fabrics of carded wool Woven fabrics of combed wool Cotton fabrics >85%, <200g/m2, dyed >85%, <200g/m2, yarn dyed >85%, <200g/m2, printed Woven fabrics >85% cotton, >200 g/m2 - dyed Woven fabrics >85% cotton, >200 g/m2 - yarn dyed Denim fabric > 85% cotton Jacquard fabrics >85% cotton Woven fabrics>85% cotton, >200g/m2 - printed Woven fabrics<85% cotton, <200g/m2 - printed Denim fabric < 85% cotton Jacquard fabrics < 85% cotton >85%, >200g/m2, printed Other <200g/m2, dyed, yarn dyed, printed- Other>200g/m2, dyed, yarn dyed, printed Woven fabrics of synthetic filament, dyed, yam dyed, printed Woven fabrics obtained from strip or the like >85% nylon filament, printed Other >85% textured polyester, dyed Other >85% textured polyester, printed >85% non textured, yarn dyed, printed Other >85% synth. filament printed <85% synth. filament, mix cotton printed 5402 10,20,31,33, 39, 41,42,43,49,51,52, 59,61,62,69 5403 10,20,31,33, 39, 41,42,43,49 5107 10,20 5204 11, 19,20 5205 12, 13, 22,23, 32, 42 5401 10,20 5406 10,20 5508 10,20 5509 31, 32, 52,61,91 5111 11, 19, 20, 30,90 5112 11, 19,20,30,90 32, 33, 39 42, 43, 49 52, 53, 59 32,39 43 5208 31, 5208 41, 5208 51, 5209 31, 5209 41, 5209 42 5209 49 5209 51, 5210 51, 5211 42 5211 49 5211 51, 5212 13, 5212 23, 52,59 52,59 52, 59 14, 15 24,25 5407 20 5407 44 5407 52 5407 54 5407 60 5407 74 5407 84 h 23 g^ Other <85% synth. filament, printed 5407 94 Woven fabrics of artificial filament, dyed, yarn dyed, printed >85% artificial filament, printed Other artif. filament fabrics, printed 5408 24 5408 34 Woven fabrics >85% synthetic staple fibre, printed Woven fabrics >85% synthetic staple fibre, printed 5512 19, 29, 99 Woven fabrics <85% synthetic staple fibre, printed and or mixed cotton < 170 g/m2 Polyester/cotton fabric, yarn dyed Polyester/cotton fabric, printed Woven fabrics <85% synthetic staple fibre, printed and or mixed cotton > 170 g/m2 Polyester/cotton fabric, dyed Polyester/cotton, fabric, printed 5513 31, 32, 33, 39 5513 4 1 , 4 2 , 4 3 , 49 5514 1 9 , 2 1 , 2 2 , 2 3 , 29 5514 4 1 , 4 2 , 4 3 , 49 Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres Polyester/viscose, printed Polyester staple/man-made filam, printed Polyester/wool Polyester/other, printed Acrylic/man-made filam, printed Acrylic/wool Acrylic/other, printed Other/man-made filam, printed Other/wool Other/other printed Artificial discontinuous fibre fabric Artificial discontinuous fibre fabric - unbleached or bleached Artificial discontinuous fibre fabric - printed Special fabrics, Special textile products Non woven Synthetic twine & ropes Knotted netting of twine Warp pile fabric, cut Tyre cord fabrics, polyester Textile fabrics impregnated Linoleum, other floor covering Wall-covering Rubberized textile fabric Other textile fabrics impregnated. Textile hose-piping Transmission, conveyor belts Textile for technical uses Knitted fabrics Other knitted fabrics, <30 cm + 5% elastom. Other knitted fabrics, >30 cm + 5% elastom. Other warp knitted fabrics, cotton Other warp knitted fabrics, synthetic 5515 11 5515 12 5515 13 5515 19 5515 21 5515 22 5515 29 5515 91 5515 92 5515 99 5516 11 5516 14, 24, 34, 44, 94 5603 5607 21,29,41,49,50, 90 5608 11, 19 5801 25, 35 5902 1 0 , 2 0 , 90 5903 5904 5905 5906 5907 5909 5910 5911 90 6002 10 6002 30 6002 42, 92, 99 6002 43, 93, 99 24 ®P MADE-UP Woven carpets of wool & man-made fibres * Tufted carpets Carpets of felt Other carpets Blankets Bed linen, knitted, printed cotton or man-made fibres Bed linen, nesol, cotton & flax or man-made fibres Table linen, cotton, flax or man-made fibres Toilet linen and kitchen linen of cotton fabric Other linen, cotton Curtains, blinds Other curtains, blinds Other furnishing articles Sacks and bags obtained from strips or the like 5702 31,32,39,41,42, 49,51,52,59,91,92, 99 5703 10, 20, 30, 90 5704 10,90 5705 6301 20, 30, 40, 90 6302 10,21,22 6302 31, 32, 39 6302 51, 52. 53, 59 6302 60 6302 91,92 6303 19,91 6303 11, 12, 92, 99 6304 19, 91, 92, 93, 99 6305 31, 32, 33 GARMENTS Men's overcoat Women's overcoat Men's suits, knitted Men's Trousers, knitted Women's suits, knitted Women's ensembles, knitted Women's Jackets, knitted Women's dresses, knitted Women's Skirts, knitted Women's Trousers, knitted Men's shirts, knitted Women's blouses, shirts, knitted Men's underwear Women's petticoat, nightdresses. T-shirts Jersey, pullover, cardigans Baby wear Tracksuits Panty hose, tights, <67 dtes Women's knee-length hosiery & other stocking Shawls, scarves, mufflers Ties, bow ties Men's overcoats Men's anoraks, wind-cheaters Women's overcoats Men's suits Men's ensembles Men's other jackets Men's Trousers Women's Suits Women's Ensembles Women's Jackets Women's Dresses wool 61 01 20,30 6102 20, 30 12 6103 11 42 6103 41 12 6104 11 6104 21 22 6104 31 32 6104 41 42 6104 51 52 62 6104 61 20 6105 10 20 6106 10 12 6107 11 19 6108 11 91,92 6109 10 611010 6111 10 611211 6115 11 611520 6117 10 611720 6201 11, 12, 6201 91, 92, 6202 11, 12, 32, 36, 39, 9 99 6203 11, 12, 6203 21, 22, 6203 31, 32, 6203 41,42, 6204 11, 12, 6204 21,22, 6204 31, 32, 6204 41 90 20, 20, 12 12, 91, 19, 32, 33 43, 49 13, 19 23, 29 33, 39 43, 44, 49 53,59 63,69 90 30, 40, 90 21, 91 21,22, 31, 30,90 30,90 19,41 92, 93, 99. 13, 19 93,99 13, 19, 31 1,92,93, 19 23,29 33, 39 43,49 13, 19 23,29 33, 39 fo 25 Q$ cotton synthetic artificial other Women's Skirts Women's Trousers Men's Shirts Women's Shirts Men's Slips Men's Pyjamas Women's petticoats Women's pyjamas Baby wear of wool and cotton Baby wear and clothing accessories of synthetic Special garments cotton Track Suits Lingerie Shawls, scarves, mufflers. Ties, bow ties & cravats, 6204 42 6204 43 6204 44 6204 49 6204 51, 52, 53, 59 6204 61, 62, 63, 69 6205 10, 20, 30, 90 6206 10, 20, 30, 40, 90 6207 11,19 6207 21, 22, 29, 91, 92 6208 11,19 6208 21, 22, 29, 91, 92 6209 10, 20 6209 30 6210 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 621111,12,20,32,33, 39,41,42,43. 49 6212 10, 20, 30, 90 6214 All HS6 digit lines 6215 All HS6 digit lines" fibers «7 26 e? ANNEX G Agreed Minute In the implementation of Article 3, Paragraph 1, of the Agreement, the government of Viet Nam shall follow a quota allocation policy which avoids discrimination against companies fully or partially owned by Community investors operating in Viet Nam. In order to increase transparency of the quota allocation policy, the government of Viet Nam will provide the Commission with the texts of. all relevant regulations and general administrative acts as promptly as they have been adopted. The Vietnamese government also undertakes to provide the Commission with statistics regarding quota allocation. The parties will decide upon content and format of such information. At the request of either party consultation may be held on specific matters related to quota allocation. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union ) 27 m ANNEX H Agreed Minute The two parties agree that, in order to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of Article 3 (3) and (4) with regard to the Agreement year 1998, and as a transitional measure, Viet Nam shall continue to reserve, as a priority, 30% of its quantitative limits for firms belonging to the Community textile industry for a period of 4 months beginning on 1 January 1998, on the basis of lists provided by the Community before 30 November 1997. For the subsequent Agreement years, the time limits set out by the present Agreement shall apply. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union ANNEX J Agreed Minute The Vietnamese delegation provided information on the régime applicable to industrial foreign investments. In this regard, it was noted that foreign investment licensing arrangements normally include export performance requirements. The delegation of Viet Nam confirmed that companies fully or partially owned by Community investors operating in Viet Nam are entitled to sell the portion of their production not bound to export on the domestic market without administrative restrictions or special taxation. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union 29 &J? ANNEX K Agreed Minute The two parties agree on the establishment of a textile licences electronic verification system through a computer link between the Ministry of Trade of Viet Nam and the European Commission covering exchange of data on export licences and import authorisations issued under the provisions of the present Agreement. Technical specifications for data exchange will be agreed upon by both parties through consultations, which will be held by January 1998. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union 30 ANNEX L Agreed Minute The two parties reviewed the state of implementation of the Protocol of Understanding concerning access to the Vietnamese market for products of the textile and clothing sector originating in the European Community attached to the agreement initialled on 1 August 1995. In particular, the Community delegation noted that the competent authorities of Viet Nam had established a tariff reduction schedule pursuant to paragraph 4 of the above mentioned Protocol of Understanding with regard to the priority products listed in Annex II to the Protocol and that tariff reductions according to the schedule had been implemented for 1996 and 1997. The delegation of Viet Nam informed the Community delegation that a decision on tariff reductions for the years 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 had been taken on 5 November 1997 and confirmed that the progressive and irrevocable tariff reduction schedule will proceed as provided by the above mentioned Protocol. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union ê4 3I ANNEX M Agreed Minute The two Parties agree that they will hold consultations in order to establish quantitative limits for categories 1, 2 and 3 in case imports into the Community of products pertaining to such categories originating in Viet Nam should reach 1. 500 tonnes, 2. 000 tonnes, 1. 000 tonnes respectively, in any Agreement year. Such consultations will be held within thirty days from the Community request. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union br - * CONFIDENTIAL Agreed Minute The two parties agree that transfers into any category may be made, after notification to the Community, up to 10% of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made, provided that an equivalent quantity is deducted from the corresponding quantitative limit established by the Community in respect of another ASEAN country. The two parties also agree that the increase in any category of products resulting from the cumulative application of the transfer referred to in the first paragraph and of the provisions of Article 9 (1), (2) and (3) of the Agreement during an Agreement year must not exceed 22% of the quantitative limit laid down for the category to which the transfer is made. Implementation of such transfers shall be subject to receipt of a corresponding notification from the ASEAN country accepting a deduction of the quantitative limit concerned. Such transfers shall be applicable for the year during which the notification is made. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union LETTER FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Letter No 2 Sir, I have the honour to ackhnowledge receipt of your letter of which reads as follows: « Sir, 1. I have the honour to refer to the negotiations held from 29 to 31 September and from 27 to 29 October 1997 between our respective delegations with a view to amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on trade in textile and clothing products initialled on 15 December 1992 and applied from 1 January 1993, as last amended by the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters initialled on 1 August 1995 (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement"). 2. As a result of those negotiations it was agreed to amend the Agreement as follows: 2. 1 The text of Article 3 is replaced by the following: "Article 3 1. Viet Nam agrees to limit its exports to the Community of products listed in Annex II to the amounts set out therein for each Agreement year. In the allocation of quantities for export to the Community, Viet Nam shall not discriminate against companies fully or partially owned by Community investors. 2. Exports of textile products set out in Annex II shall be subject to a double-checking system as specified in Protocol A. 3. In administering the quantitative limits referred to in paragraph 1, Viet Nam shall ensure that the Community textile industry benefits from utilisation of such limits. In particular, Viet Nam undertakes to reserve, as a priority, 30% of the quantitative limits for firms in that industry for a period of three months beginning on 1 January of each year. For this purpose, contracts made with such firms during the period in question and submitted to the Vietnamese authorities during the same period shall be taken into consideration. 4. To facilitate the implementation of these provisions, the Community shall provide the competent Vietnamese authorities, before 31 October of each year, with a list of interested manufacturers and processors and of the indicative quantity of products requested for each firm. To this end, the firms concerned must make direct contact with the relevant Vietnamese bodies during the period specified in paragraph 3, in order to verify what quantities are available under the reserve referred to in paragraph 3. 5. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, and without prejudice to the quantitative system applicable to products subject to the operations referred to in Article 4, the Community undertakes to suspend the application of quantitative restrictions currently in force in respect of products covered by this Agreement. 6. Exports of products referred to in Annex IV to the Agreement which are not subject to quantitative limits shall be subject to the double-checking system referred to in paragraph 2. " 34 (&f 2. 2 The text of Article 7 is replaced by the following: Viet Nam shall ensure that the supply of raw silk and silk waste to Community industry shall be made at conditions not less favourable than to Vietnamese domestic users. " "Article 7 2. 3 The text of Article 9 is replaced by the following: "Article 9 1. In any Agreement year, advance use of a portion of the quantitative limit established in Annex II for the following year shall be authorised for each category of products up to 5% of the quantitative limit for the current year. Amounts delivered in advance shall be deducted from the corresponding quantitative limit established for the following year. 2. Carryover to the corresponding quantitative limit for the following year of amounts not used during any given Agreement year shall be authorised for each product category up to 7% of the specific quantitative limit for the current year. 3. Transfers between categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall be limited to 7% of the quantitative limit laid down for the category to^which the transfer is made. Amounts may be transferred into any category in Groups II, III, IV and V from any category in Groups I, II, III, IV and V up to 7% of the specific quantitative limit laid down for the category to which the transfer is made. 4. The table of equivalence applicable to the transfers referred to above is given in Annex I to this Agreement. 5. The increase in any category of products resulting from the cumulative application of the provisions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above during an Agreement year must not exceed 17%. 6. The Vietnamese authorities shall give the Community prior notification of any recourse to the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above. " 2. 4 The text of Article 10 (2) is replaced by the following: "2. Where the Community finds that, under existing arrangements for administrative control, the level of imports of products in a given category covered by paragraph 1 originating in Viet Nam exceeds the preceding year's total volume of imports into the Community from all sources of products in that category by the following percentage: - 1 % for product categories in Group I, - 5 % for product categories in Group IIA, - 2,5 % for product categories in Group MB, - 10 % for product categories in Group III, - 10 % for product categories in Group IV, 10 % for product categories in Group V, it may request the opening of consultations in accordance with the procedure described in Article 17, with a view to reaching agreement on an appropriate restraint level for the products in that category. " % 35 ®$ 2. S Thé text of Article 19 (1 ) is replaced by the fallowing: "1. This agreement shall enter into force an the first day of the month following the date on which the Contracting Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose. It shall be applicable until 31 December 2000. Thereafter, its application shall be automatically extended for a period of one year, unless either Party notifies the other by 30 June 2000 at the latest that it does not agree with the extension. In the event of extension of the Agreement up to 31 December 2001, the quantitative limits for the categories of products set out in Annex II and In the Annex to Protocol B for the year 2001 shall be the amounts set out In those annexes for the year 2000 increased by the percentage of growth applied for each category of products between the years 1999 and 2000. " 2. S Annex I to the Agreement is replaced by Annex A to this letter. 2. 7 Annex II to the Agreement is replaced by Annex B to this letter. 2. 8 Annex III to the Agreement is deleted. 2. 9 Annex IV to the Agreement is replaced by Annex C to this letter. 2. 10 The Annex to Protocol B of the Agreement is replaced by Annex D to this letter. 2. 11 Protocol C of the Agreement is replaced by Annex E to this letter. 2. 12 Annex I to the Protocol of Understanding concerning access to the Vietnamese market for products of the textile and clothing sector originating in the European Community attached to the Agreement initialled on 1 August 1995 is replaced by Annex F to this letter. 2. 13 An Agreed Minute on non-discrimination in the implementation of Article 3, paragraph 1 is attached in Annex G to thfs letter. 2. 14 An Agreed Minute on transitional measures In the implementation of Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4 during 1998 is attached In Annex H to this letter. 2. 15 An Agreed Minute on the conditions applicable to goods produced for the domestic market by companies operating in Viet Nam fully or partially owned by Community investors is attached in Annex J to this letter. 2. 16 An Agreed Minute on the establishment of an electronic link between the central licence the European Commission's central Vietnamese management system (SIGL) is attached In Annex K to this letter. licensing office and paragraph"4 of the Protocol of Understanding concerning access to the. Vietnamese îute on the implementation of the irrevocable duty reduction referred to in 36 n ^ market for products of the textile and clothing sector originating in the European Community, attached to the Agreement initialled on 1 August 1995 is attached in Annex L to this letter. 2. 18 An Agreed Minute on consultations regarding categories 1, 2 and 3 is attached in Annex M to this letter. I should be obliged if you would confirm the agreement of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the above amendments. Should this be the case, this letter and its accompanying Annexes, together with your written confirmation shall constitute an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which the European Community and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam have notified each other that the internal procedures necessary to this end have been completed. In the meantime, the amendments to the Agreement shall be applied provisionally from 1 January 1998, subject to reciprocity. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. " I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the contents of your letter. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam ^ 37 "ANNEX I PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ANNEXA 1. When the constitutive material of the products of categories 1 to 114 is not specifically mentioned, these products are to be taken to be made exclusively of wool or of fine hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres. 2. Garments which are not recognizable as being garments for men or boys or as being garments for women or girls are classified with the latter. 3. Where the expression "babies' garments" is used, this is meant to cover garments up to and including commercial size 86. Category (1) Description CN-Code 1997 (2) GROUP I A Table of equivalence pieces/kg (3) g/piece (4) Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale 5204 19 00 5205 14 00 5205 22 00 5205 27 00 5205 33 00 5205 41 00 5205 46 00 5206 12 00 5206 15 90 5206 24 00 5206 32 00 5206 35 90 5206 44 00 5204 5205 5205 5205 5205 5205 5205 5206 5206 5206 5206 5206 5206 ex 5604 11 00 13 00 21 00 26 00 32 00 35 90 44 00 11 00 15 10 23 00 31 00 35 10 43 00 90 Q0 5205 11 00 5205 15 10 5205 23 00 5205 28 00 5205 34 00 5205 42 00 5205 47 00 5206 13 00 5206 21 00 5206 25 10 5206 33 00 5206 41 00 5206 45 10 5205 5205 5205 5205 5205 5205 5205 5206 5206 5206 5206 5206 5206 12 00 15 90 24 00 31 00 35 10 43 00 48 00 14 00 22 00 25 90 34 00 42 00 45 90 Woven'fabrics of cotton, other than gauze chenille fabrics, tulle and other net fabrics terry fabrics, pile fabrics, 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5209 5209 5209 5209 5209 5210 5210 5210 5210 5211 5211 5211 5211 5212 5212 5212 5212 5212 ex 5811 11 10 12 15 12 95 21 10 22 15 22 95 31 00 32 19 32 99 42 00 52 10 11 00 22 00 39 00 49 10 59 00 19 00 29 00 39 00 51 00 12 00 29 00 41 00 49 90 11 10 13 10 1510 22 10 24 10 00 00 5208 11 90 5208 12 19 5208 12 99 5208 21 90 5208 22 19 5208 22 99 5208 32 11 5208 32 91 5208 33 00 5208 43 00 5208 52 90 5209 12 00 5209 29 00 5209 41 00 5209 49 90 5210 11 10 5210 21 10 5210 31 10 5210 41 00 5210 52 00 5211 19 00 5211 31 00 5211 42 00 5211 51 00 5212 11 90 5212 13 90 5212 15 90 5212 22 90 5212 24 90 ex 6308 00 00 5208 12 11 5208 12 91 5208 13 00 5208 22 11 5208 22 91 5208 23 00 5208 32 13 5208 32 93 5208 39 00 5208 49 00 5208 53 00 5209 19 00 5209 31 00 5209 42 00 5209 51 00 5210 11 90 5210 21 90 5210 31 90 5210 42 00 5210 59 00 5211 21 00 5211 32 00 5211 43 00 5211 52 00 5212 12 10 5212 14 10 5212 21 10 5212 23 10 5212 25 10 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5209 5209 5209 5209 5210 5210 5210 5210 5211 5211 5211 5211 5211 5212 5212 5212 5212 5212 12 13 12 93 19 00 22 13 22 93 29 00 32 15 32 95 41 00 51 00 59 00 21 00 32 00 43 00 52 00 12 00 22 00 32 00 49 00 11 00 22 00 39 00 49 10 59 00 12 90 14 90 21 90 23 90 25 90 38 ®& / (o<^b s 2 a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached 5208 5208 5208 5208 5208 5209 5209 5209 5210 5210 5210 5211 5211 5212 5212 5212 ex 5811 31 00 32 19 32 99 42 00 52 10 31 00 42 00 51 00 31 90 42 00 59 00 41 00 49 90 13 10 15 10 24 10 00 00 5208 32 11 5208 32 91 5208 33 00 5208 43 00 5208 52 90 5209 32 00 5209 43 00 5209 52 00 5210 32 00 5210 49 00 5211 31 00 5211 42 00 5211 51 00 5212 13 90 5212 15 90 5212 24 90 ex 6308 00 00 5208 32 13 5208 32 93 5208 39 00 5208 49 00 5208 53 00 5209 39 00 5209 49 10 5209 59 00 5210 39 00 5210 51 00 5211 32 00 5211 43 00 5211 52 00 5212 14 10 5212 23 10 5212 25 10 5208 32 15 5208 32 95 5208 41 00 5208 51 00 5208 59 00 5209 41 00 5209 49 90 5210 31 10 5210 41 00 5210 52 00 5211 39 00 5211 49 10 5211 59 00 5212 14 90 5212 23 90 5212 25 90 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (discontinuous or waste) other than narrow woven fabrics, pile fabrics ( incl. terry fabrics) and chenille fabrics 5512 11 00 5512 29 10 5512 99 90 5513 12 00 5513 21 30 5513 29 00 5513 39 00 5513 49 00 5514 19 00 5514 29 00 5514 39 00 5514 49 00 5515 12 10 5515 13 19 5515 19 30 5515 21 90 5515 22 99 5515 91 10 5515 92 19 5515 99 30 ex 6308 00 00 5512 19 10 5512 29 90 5513 11 10 5513 13 00 5513 21 90 5513 31 00 5513 41 00 5514 11 00 5514 21 00 5514 31 00 5514 41 00 5515 11 10 5515 12 30 5515 1391 5515 19 90 5515 22 11 5515 29 10 5515 91 30 5515 92 91 5515 99 90 5512 19 90 5512 91 00 5513 11 30 5513 19 00 5513 22 00 5513 32 00 5513 42 00 5514 12 00 5514 22 00 5514 32 00 5514 42 00 5515 11 30 55*15 12 90 5515 13 99 5515 21 10 5515 22 19 5515 29 30 5515 91 90 5515 92 99 5803 90 30 5512 21 00 5512 99 10 5513 11 90 5513 21 10 5513 23 00 5513 33 00 5513 43 00 5514 13 00 5514 23 00 5514 33 00 5514 43. 00 5515 11 90 5515 13 11 5515 19 10 5515 21 30 5515 22 91 5515 29 90 5515 92 11 5515 99 10 ex 5905 00 70 3 a) Of which: Other than unbleached or bleached 5512 5512 5513 5513 5513 5514 5514 5514 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 ex 5803 19 10 99 10 21 90 31 00 41 00 21 00 31 00 41 00 11 30 13 19 21 30 29 30 92 19 90 30 5512 19 90 5512 99 90 5513 22 00 5513 32 00 5513 42 00 5514 22 00 5514 32 00 5514 42 00 5515 11 90 5515 13 99 5515 21 90 5515 29 90 5515 92 99 ex 5905 00 70 5512 5513 5513 5513 5513 5514 5514 5514 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 ex 6308 29 10 21 10 23 00 33 00 43 00 23 00 33 00 43 00 12 30 19 30 22 19 91 30 99 30 00 00 5512 5513 5513 5513 5513 5514 5514 5514 5515 5515 5515 5515 5515 29 90 21 30 29 00 39 00 49 00 29 00 39 00 49 00 12 90 19 90 22 99 91 90 99 90 GROUP IB 4 5 Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers and pullovers (other than of wool or fine animal hair), undervests and the like, knitted or crocheted 6105 10 00 6109 10 00 61103010 6105 20 10 6109 90 10 6105 20 90 6109 90 30 6105 90 10 6110 20 10 6. 48 154 Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers (others than jackets and blazers), anoraks, wind-cheaters, waister jackets and the like, knitted or crocheted 4. 53 221 610110 90 6102 20 90 61101035 6110 10 98 6110 30 99 610120 90 6102 30 90 61101038 6110 20 91 610130 90 6110 10 10 61101091 6110 20 99 6102 10 90 6110 10 31 61101095 6110 30 91 3<) gf • -''Lto%t 6 7 8 9 20 22 22 a) 23 32 Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and trousers (incl. slacks); women's or girls' woven trousers and slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man made fibres; lower parts of track suits with lining, others than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6203 42 31 6203 43 19 6204 6110 6204 63 18 621142 42 6203 4110 6203 42 35 6203 49 19 6204 62 33 621132 42 6203 4190 6203 42 90 6203 49 50 6204 62 39 621133 42 6203 42 33 6203 43 90 6204 62 31 6204 69 18 621143 42 1 76 568 Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, whether or not knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres 5. 55 180 6106 10 00 6206 30 00 6106 20 00 6206 40 00 6106 90 10 6206 20 00 Men's or boys' shirts, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, cotton or man-made fibres 6205 10 00 6205 30 00 6205 20 00 4,60 217 GROUP II A Terry towelling and similar woven terry fabrics of cotton; toilet linen and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, of terry towelling and woven terry fabrics, of cotton 5802 11 00 ex 6302 60 00 5802 19 00 Bed linen, other than knitted or crocheted 6302 2100 6302 31 90 6302 22 90 6302 32 90 6302 29 90 6302 39 90 6302 3110 Yarn of staple or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale 5508 10 11 5509 2110 5509 3110 5509 4110 5509 5100 5509 59 00 5509 69 00 5509 99 00 Of which acrylic ex 5508 10 19 5509 32 90 5509 69 00 5508 10 19 5509 2190 5509 3190 5509 4190 5509 52 10 5509 6110 5509 9110 5509 1100 5509 22 10 5509 32 10 5509 42 10 5509 52 90 5509 6190 5509 9190 5509 12 00 5509 22 90 5509 32 90 5509 42 90 5509 53 00 5509 62 00 5509 92 00 5509 3110 5509 6110 5509 3190 5509 6190 5509 32 10 5509 62 00 Yarn of staple or waste artificial fibres, not put up for retail sale 5510 1100 5510 90 00 5508 20 10 5510 30 00 5510 12 00 5510 20 00 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or terry fabrics of cotton and narrow woven fabrics) and tufted textile surfaces, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres 5801 10 00 5801 24 00 5801 32 00 5801 36 00 5801 21 00 5801 25 00 5801 33 00 5802 20 00 5801 22 00 5801 26 00 5801 34 00 5802 30 00 5801 23 00 5801 31 00 5801 35 00 32 a) Of which:Cotton corduroy 5801 22 00 39 12 13 14 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, other than of terry towelling or a similar terry fabrics of cotton 6302 5190 6302 91 90 6302 53 90 6302 93 90 6302 5110 6302 91 10 ex 6302 59 00 ex 6302 99 00 GROUP II B Panty-hose and tights, stockings, understockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, other than for babies, including stockings for varicose veins, other than products of category 70 61151200 61152090 6115 93 30 61151910 61159100 6115 93 99 61151990 61159200 6115 99 00 61152011 611593 10 Men's or boys' underpants and briefs, women's or girls' knickers and briefs, knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6107 1100 6108 22 00 6107 12 00 6108 29 00 6107 19 00. 6108 2100 Men's or boys' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas) (of category 21) 24. 3 pairs 41 17 59 0. 72 1 389 ^7 40 Q£ 15 16 17 18 19 21 24 26 27 28 29 62011100 ex 6201 13 90 ex 6201 12 10 6210 20 00 ex 6201 12 90 ex 6201 13 10 Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes; jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas) (of category 21) ex 6202 12 10 6204 31 00 6210 30 00 6202 11 00 ex 6202 13 90 6204 39 19 ex 6202 12 90 6204 32 90 ex 6202 13 10 6204 33 90 Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; men's or boys' track suits with lining, with an outer shell of a single identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6203 11 00 6203 2100 621132 31 6203 12 00 6203 22 80 621133 31 6203 19 10 6203 23 80 6203 19 30 6203 29 18 Men's or boys' jackets or blazers, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6203 3100 6203 32 90 6203 33 90 6203 39 19 Men's or boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted 6207 11 00 6207 29 00 6207 99 00 6207 19 00 6207 91 10 6207 21 00 6207 91 90 6207 22 00 6207 92 00 Women's or girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, night-dresses, pyjamas, négliges, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted 6208 1100 6208 22 00 6208 9190. 6208 19 10 6208 29 00 6208 92 10 6208 1990 6208 91 11 6208 92 90 6208 2100 6208 91 19 6208 99 00 Handkerchiefs, other than knitted or crocheted 6213 20 00 6213 90 00 Parkas; anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, other than, • knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres; upper-parts of tracksuits with lining, other than category 16 or 29, of cotton or of man- made fibres ex 6201 12 10 6201 91 00 ex 6202 12 90 6202 92 00 621142 41 ex 6201 12 90 6201 92 00 ex 6202 13 10 6202 93 00 621143 41 ex 6201 13 10 6201 93 00 ex 6202 13 90 621132 41 ex 6201 13 90 ex 6202 12 10 6202 9100 621133 41 Men's or boys' nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 6107 22 00 6107 92 00 6107 29 00 ex 6107 99 00 6107 2100 6107 9190 6107 9110 Women's or girls' night-dresses, pyjamas, négliges, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, knitted or crocheted 6108 3110 6108 32 90 6108 92 00 6108 3190 6108 39 00 6108 99 10 6108 32 11 6108 9110 6108 32 19 6108 9190 Women's or girls' dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6104 4100 6204 4100 6104 42 00 6204 42 00 6104 43 00 6204 43 00 6104 44 00 6204 44 00 Women's or girls' skirts, including divided skirts 6104 5100 6204 51 00 6104 52 00 6204 52 00 6104 53 00 6204 53 00 6104 59 00 6204 59 10 Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6103 4110 6103 43 10 6104 6110 6104 63 10 6103 4190 6103 43 90 6104 6190 6104 63 90 6103 42 10 6103 49 10 6104 62 10 6104 69 10 6103 42 90 6103 49 91 6104 62 90 6104 69 91 Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits; women's or girls' track suits with lining, with an outer shell of an identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6204 1100 6204 2100 6211 42 31 6204 12 00 6204 22 80 6211 43 31 6204 13 00 6204 23 80 6204 19 10 6204 29 18 0. 84 1 190 0. 80 1 250 1. 43 700 59 2. 3 17 435 3. 9 257 3. 1 2. 6 323 • 385 - 1. 61 620 1. 37 730 31 Brassières, woven, knitted or crocheted 18. 2 55 ®s ,/. / 1. 67 600 I I 68 73 76 77 78 83 33 34 35 6212 10 00 Babies' garments and clothing accessories, excluding babies' gloves, mittens and mitts of categories 10 and 87, and babies' stockings, socks and sockettes, other than knitted or crocheted, of category 88 6111 20 90 ex 6209 20 00 6111 10 90 ex 6209 10 00 6111 30 90 ex 6209 30 00 ex 6111 90 00 ex 6209 90 00 Track suits of knitted or crocheted fabric, of wool, of cotton or of man- made textile fibres 6112 1100 6112 1900 6112 1200 Men's or boys' industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 6203 22 10 6203 33 10 6203 43 11 621132 10 6203 23 10 6203 39 11 6203 43 31 621133 10 6203 29 11 ' 6203 42 11 6203 49 11 6203 32 10 6203 42 51 6203 49 31 Women's or girls' aprons, smock overalls and other industrial or occupational clothing, other than knitted or crocheted 6203 22 10 6203 33 10 6203 43 11 621142 10 6203 23 10 6203 39 11 6203 43 31 621143 10 Ski suits, other than knitted or crocheted ex 6211. 20 00 6203 29 11 6203 42 11 6203 49 11 6203 32 10 6203 42 51 6203 49 31 Garments, other than knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 26, 27, 29, 68, 72, 76 and 77 6203 4130 6204 61 80 6204 63 39 6210 40 00 621133 90 6203 42 59 6204 61 90 6204 63 90 6210 50 00 62114100 6203 43 39 6204 62 59 6204 69 39 62113100 621142 90 6203 49 39 6204 62 90 6204 69 50 621132 90 621143 90 Overcoats, jackets, blazers and other garments, including ski suits, knitted or crocheted, excluding garments of categories 4, 5, 7, 13, 24, 26, 27, 28, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75 610110 10 6102 20 10 6103 33 00 6104 33 00 6114 10 00 610120 10 6102 30 10 ex 6103 39 00 ex 6104 39 00 6114 20 00 610130 10 6103 3100 6104 3100 6112 20 00 6114 30 00 6102 10 10 6103 32 00 6104 32 00 6113 00 90 GROUP III A Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, less than 3 m wide 5407 20 11 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, not knitted or crocheted, obtained from strip or the like 6305 32 81 6305 32 89 6305 33 91 6305 33 99 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn obtained from strip or the like of polyethylene or polypropylene, 3 m or more wide 5407 20 19 Woven fabrics of synthetic fibres (continuous), other than those for tyres of category 114 5407 10 00 5407 42 00 5407 52 00 5407 61 30 5407 69 90 5407 74 00 5407 84 00 5407 94 00 5407 20 90 5407 43 00 5407 53 00 5407 61 50 5407 71 00 5407 81 00 5407 91 00 ex 5811 00 00 5407 30 00 5407 44 00 5407 54 00 5407 61 90 5407 72 00 5407 82 00 5407 92 00 ex 5905 00 70 5407 41 00 5407 51 00 5407 6110 5407 69 10 5407 73 00 5407 83 00 5407 93 00 35 a) Of which:Other than unbleached or bleached ex 5407 10 00 5407 43 00 5407 54 00 5407 69 90 5407 82 00 5407 93 00 ex 5407 20 90 5407 44 00 5407 61 30 5407 72 00 5407 83 00 5407 94 00 ex 5407 30 00 5407 52 00 5407 61 50 5407 73 00 5407 84 00 ex 5811 00 00 5407 42 00 5407 53 00 5407 61 90 5407 74 00 5407 92 00 ex 5905 00 70 36 Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres , other than those for tyres of category 114 42 £* 5408 10 00 5408 23 10 5408 32 00 ex 5905 00 70 5408 21 00 5408 23 90 5408 33 00 5408 22 10 5408 24 00 5408 34 00 5408 22 90 5408 3100 ex 5811 00 00 36 a) Of which:Other than unbleached or bleached ex 5408 10 00 5408 23 90 5408 34 00 5408 22 10 5408 24 00 ex 5811 00 00 5408 22 90 5408 32 00 ex 5905 00 70 37 Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres 5516 1100 5516 2100 5516 24 00 5516 34 00 5516 44 00 5516 94 00 551612 00 5516 22 00 5516 3100 5516 4100 5516 9100 5803 90 50 5516 13 00 5516 23 10 5516 32 00 5516 42 00 5516 92 00 ex 5905 00 70 5408 23 10 5408 33 00 5516 14 00 5516 23 90 5516 33 00 5516 43 00 5516 93 00 37 a) Of which:Other than unbleached or bleached 5516 12 00 5516 23 10 5516 33 00 5516 44 00 ex 5803 90 50 5516 13 00 5516 23 90 5516 34 00 5516 92 00 ex 5905 00 70 5516 14 00 5516 24 00 5516 42 00 5516 93 00 5516 22 00 5516 32 00 5516 43 00 5516 94 00 38 A Knitted or crocheted synthetic curtain fabric including net curtain fabric 6002 43 11 6002 93 10 38 B Net curtains, other than knitted or crocheted 40 41 ex 6303 91 00 ex 6303 92 90 ex 6303 99 90 Woven curtains ( including drapes, interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other furnishing articles), other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres ex 6303 91 00 ex 6304 19 90 ex 6303 92 90. 6304 92 00 ex 6303 99 90 ex 6304 93 00 6304 19 10 ex 6304 99 00 Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, other than non textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 turns/m 540110 11 5402 20 00 5402 39 10 5402 49 99 5402 59 90 5402 69 90 540110 19 5402 31 00 5402 39 90 5402 5100 5402 61 00 ex5604 20 00 5402 10 10 5402 32 00 5402 49 10 5402 52 00 5402 62 00 ex 5604 90 00 5402 10 90 5402 33 00 5402 49 91 5402 59 10 5402 69 10 42 Yarn of continuous man-made fibres, not put up for retail sale 5401 20 10 Yarn of artificial fibres; yarn of artificial filaments, not put up for retail sale, other than single yarn of viscose rayon untwisted or with a twist of not more than 250 turns/m and single non textured yarn of cellulose acetate 5403 10 00 5403 33 90 5403 49 00 5403 20 10 5403 39 00 ex 5604 20 00 5403 20 90 5403 41 00 ex 5403 32 00 5403 42 00 43 46 47 48 49 50 Yarn of man-made filament, yarn of artificial staple fibres, cotton yarn, put up for retail sale 5204 20 00 5401 20 90 5511 30 00 5207 10 00 5406 10 00 5207 90 00 5406 20 00 540110 90 5508 20 90 Carded or combed sheep's or lambs' wool or other fine animal hair 5105 10 00 5105 30 90 5105 2100 5105 29 00 5105 30 10 Yarn of carded sheep's or lambs' wool (woollen yarn) or of carded fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale 5106 10 90 5106 20 99 5106 20 11 5108 10 10 5106 10 10 5106 20 91 5106 20 19 5108 10 90 Yarn of combed sheep's or lambs' wool (worsted yarn) or of combed fine animal hair, not put up for retail sale 5107 10 90 5107 20 59 5108 20 90 5107 10 10 5107 20 51 5108 20 10 5107 20 10 5107 20 91 5107 20 30 5107 20 99 Yarn of sheep's or lambs' wool or of combed fine animal hair, put up for retail sale 5109 10 10 5109 10 90 Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or of fine animal hair 5109 90 10 5109 90 90 h 43 £i£ 51111111 51111911 51111991 511130 30 511190 93 51121911 5112 20 00 51129010 51111119 51111919 51111999 511130 90 511190 99 51121919 5112 30 10 51129091 51111191 51111931 51112000 511190 10 5112 1110 51121991 5112 30 30 51129093 51111199 51111939 51113010 511190 91 5112 1190 51121999 5112 30 90 51129099 Cotton, carded or combed 5203 00 00 Cotton gauze 5803 10 00 Artificial staple fibres, including waste, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 5507 00 00 Synthetic staple fibres, including waste, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning 5506 10 00 5506 90 91 5506 20 00 5506 90 99 5506 30 00 5506 90 10 Yarn of synthetic staple fibres (including waste), put up for retail sale 5508 10 90 551110 00 551120 00 Carpets, carpentines and rugs, knotted ( made up or not) 570110 10 570190 10 570110 91 570190 90 570110 93 570110 99 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, other than the carpets of category 58 5702 10 00 5702 32 10 5702 4190 5702 51 00 5702 92 00 5703 20 1*1 5703 30 11 5703 30 91 5704 10 00 5705 00 39 5702 31 10 5702 32 90 5702 42 10 5702 52 00. ex 5702 99 00 5703 20 19 5703 30 19 5703 30 99 5704 90 00 ex 5705 00 90 5702 31 30 5702 39 10 5702 42 90 ex 5702 59 00 5703 10 10 5703 20 91 5703 30 51 5703 90 10 5705 00 10 5702 31 90 5702 4110 5702 49 10 5702 91 00 5703 10 90 5703 20 99 5703 30 59 5703 90 90 5705 00 31 Tapestries, hand-made, of the type Gobelins, Flanders, Aubusson, Beauvais and the like, and needlework tapestries (e. g. petit point and cross stitch) made in panels and the like by hand 5805 00 00 Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp without weft, assembled by means of an adhesive, other than labels and similar articles of category 62 Elastic fabrics and trimmings (not knitted or crocheted), made from textile materials assembled from rubber thread ex 5806 10 00 5806 32 10 5806 20 00 5806 32 90 5806 31 10 5806 39 00 5806 31 90 5806 40 00 51 53 54 55 56 58 59 60 61 62 Chenille yarn (incl. flock chenille yarn), gimped yarn (other than metallized yarn and gimped horsehair yarn) 5606 00 91 5606 00 99 Tulle and other net fabrics but not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, hand or mechanically-made lace, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 5804 10 11 5804 10 19 5804 10 90 5804 21 10 Labels, badges and the like of textile materials, not embroidered, in the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, woven 5807 10 10 5807 10 90 Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece; tassels, pompons and the like 5808 10 00 5808 90 00 Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 5810 10 10 5810 92 10 5810 10 90 5810 92 90 5810 9110 5810 99 10 5810 9190 5810 99 90 63 Knitted or crocheted fabric of synthetic fibres containing by weight 5% or more elastomeric yarn and knitted or crocheted fabrics containing by weight 5% or more of rubber thread ex 6002 10 10 6002 10 90 ex 6002 30 10 5906 9100 6002 30 90 - • Raschel lace and long-pile fabric of synthetic fibres ex 6001 10 00 6002 20 31 6002 43 19 44 OP 65 Knitted or crocheted fabric, other than those of categories 38 A and 63, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 5606 00 10 6001 29 10 6001 91 90 6001 92 90 6002 20 39 6002 4100 6002 42 90 6002 43 39 6002 43 95 6002 92 30 6002 93 33 6002 93 99 ex 6001 10 00 6001 91 10 6001 92 10 6001 99 10 6002 20 50 6002 42 10 6002 43 31 6002 43 50 6002 43 99 6002 92 50 6002 93 35 6001 21 00 6001 91 30 6001 92 30 ex 6002 10 10 6002 20 70 6002 42 30 6002 43 33 6002 43 91 6002 91 00 6002 92 90 6002 93 39 6001 22 00 6001 91 50 6001 92 50 6002 20 10 ex 6002 3010 6002 42 50 6002 43 35 6002 43 93 6002 92 10 6002 93 31 6002 93 91 66 Travelling rugs and blankets, other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 630110 00 ex 6301 40 90 630120 91 ex 6301 90 90 630120 99 630130 90 10 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted GROUP III B 67 61111010 6116 1020 6116 93 00 61112010 6116 1080 6116 99 00 61113010 61169100 ex61119000 61169200 Knitted or crocheted clothing accessories other than for babies; household linen of all kinds, knitted or crocheted; curtains (incl. drapes) and interior blinds, curtain or bed valances and other furnishing articles knitted or crocheted; knitted or crocheted blankets and travelling rugs, other knitted or crocheted articles including parts of garments or of clothing accessories 5807 90 90 6117 80 10 630130 10 6302 10 90 6303 12 00 ex 6305 20 00 ex 6305 39 00 6113 00 10 6117 80 90 630140 10 6302 40 00 6303 19 00 6305 32 11 ex 6305 90 00 6117 10 00 6117 90 00 630190 10 ex 6302 60 00 6304 11 00 ex 6305 32 90 6307 10 10 6117 20 00 630120 10 6302 10 10 6303 11 00 6304 91 00 6305 33 10 6307 90 10 67 a) Of which: Sacks and bags of a kind used for the packing of goods', made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip 69 70 6305 32 11 6305 33 10 Women's and girls' slips and petticoats, knitted or crocheted 6108 1190 6108 19 10 6108 1110 6108 19 90 Panty-hose and tights of synthetic fibres, measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex (6,7 tex) 61151100 61152019 Women's full length hosiery of synthetic fibres 6115 93 91 17 pairs 59 7. 8 30. 4 pairs 128 33 72 Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 9. 7 103 74 75 84 85 86 87 61123110 61124110 6211 11 00 61123190 61124190 6211 12 00 61123910 611249 10 6112399b 61124990 Women's or girls' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits 6104 1100 6104 2100 ex 610419 00 ex 6104 29 00 Men's or boys' knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suit 6104 13 00 6104 23 00 6104 12 00 6104 22 00 6103 1100 6103 22 00 6103 12 00 6103 23 00 6103 19 00 6103 29 00 6103 2100 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6214 20 00 6214 30 00 6214 40 00 6214 90 10 Ties, bow ties and cravats other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 6215 20 00 6215 90 00 Corsets, corset-belts, suspender belts, braces, suspenders, garters and the like, and parts thereof, whether or not knitted or crocheted 6212 30 00 6212 20 00 6212 90 00 Gloves, mittens and mitts, not knitted or crocheted ex 6209 10 00 6216 00 00 ex 6209 20 00 ex 6209 30 00 ex 6209 90 00 1. 54 650 " 0. 80 1 250 17. 9 56 8. 8 114 1? 45 88 90 91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 Stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted; other clothing accessories, parts of garments or of clothing accessories other than for babies, other than knitted or crocheted ex 6209 10 00 6217 10 00 ex 6209 20 00 ex 6217 90 00 ex 6209 30 00 ex 6209 90 00 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of synthetic fibres, plaited or not 5607 41 00 5607 50 11 5607 49 11 5607 50 19 5607 49 19 5607 50 30 5607 49 90 5607 50 90 Tents 6306 2100 6306 22 00 6306 29 00 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods of woven fabrics, other than made from polyethylene or polypropylene strip ex 6305 39 00 ex 6305 32 90 ex 6305 20 00 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps 5601 10 10 5601 22 10 5601 30 00 5601 10 90 5601 22 91 5601 21 10 5601 22 99 5601 21 9b 5601 29 00 Felt and articles thereof, whether or not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings 5602 10 19 5602 21 00 ex 5905 00 70 5602 10 31 5602 29 90 6210 10 10 Non-woven fabrics and articles of such fabrics, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 5602 10 39 5602 90 00 6307 90 91 5602 10 90 ex 5807 90 10 5603 11 10 5603 13 10 5603 9110 5603 93 10 ex 5807 90 10 ex 6301 40 90 6302 53 10 ex 6304 19 90 ex 6305 39 00 5603 11 90 5603 13 90 5603 9190 5603 93 90 ex 5905 00 70 ex 6301 90 90 6302 93 10 ex 6304 93 00 6307 10 30 5603 12 10 5603 14 10 5603 92 10 5603 94 10 6210 10 91 6302 22 10 6303 92 10 ex 6304 99 00 ex 6307 90 99 5603 12 90 5603 14 90 5603 92 90 5603 94 90 6210 10 99 6302 32 10 6303 99 10 ex 6305 32 90 Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope and made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope 5608 1111 5608 19 11 5608 19 91 5608 1119 5608 19 19 5608 19 99 5608 11 91 5608 19 31 5608 90 00 5608 11 99 5608 19 39 Other articles made from yarn, twine, cordage, cables or rope , other than textile fabrics, articles made from such fabrics and articles of category 97 5609 00 00 5905 00 10 Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books and the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations 5901 10 00 5901 90 00 Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape 5904 10 00 5904 91 10 5904 91 90 5904 92 00 Rubberised textile fabric, not knitted or crocheted, excluding those for tyres 5906 10 10 5906 10 90 5906 99 10 5906 99 90 Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated or coated; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths, other than of category 100 5907 00 10 5907 00 90 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with preparations of cellulose derivatives or of other artificial plastic materials 5903 10 10 5903 90 10 5903 10 90 5903 90 91 5903 20 10 5903 90 99 5903 20 90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, other than of synthetic fibres ex 5607 90 00 109 Tarpaulins, sails, awnings and sunblinds 6306 11 00 6306 39 00 6306 12 00 6306 19 00 6306 31 00 110 111 Woven pneumatic mattresses 6306 4100 6306 49 00 Camping goods, woven, other than pneumatic mattresses and tents 46 - , Q$ y ù 6 c ^ j/ 112 113 114 6306 91 00 6306 99 00 Other made up textile articles, woven, excluding those of categories 113 and 114 6307 20 00 ex 6307 90 99 Floor cloth, dish cloth and dusters, other than knitted or crocheted 6307 10 90 Woven fabrics and articles for technical uses 5902 10 10 5902 90 10 5909 00 90 59113111 591132 90 5902 10 90 5902 90 90 5910 00 00 59113119 591140 00 5902 20 10 5908 00 00 591110 00 59113190 591190 10 5902 20 90 5909 00 10 ex 5911 20 00 591132 10 591190 90 GROUP IV 115 Flax or ramie yarn 5306 10 11 5306 10 50 5306 20 90 5306 10 19 5306 10 90 5308 90 11 117 Woven fabrics of flax or of ramie 5309 1111 5309 19 90 5309 29 90 5905 00 39 5309 1119 5309 2110 531100 10 5306 10 31 5306 20 11 5308 90 13 5309 1190 5309 2190 5803 90 90 5306 10 39 5306 20 19 5308 90 19 5309 19 10 5309 29 10 5905 00 31 118 120 121 122 123 124 125 A 125 B 126 127A 127 B 128 129 Table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen of flax or ramie, other knitted or crocheted 6302 29 10 ex 6302 59 00 6302 39 10 6302 92 00 6302 39 30 ex 6302 99 00 6302 52 00 Curtains ( incl. drapes), interior blinds, curtain and bed valances and other furnishing articles, not knitted or crocheted, of flax or ramie 6304 19 30 ex 6303 99 90 ex 6304 99 00 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of flax or ramie ' ex 5607 90 00 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, used, of flax, other than knitted or crocheted ex 6305 90 00 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of flax or ramie, other than narrow woven fabrics 5801 90 10 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, of flax or ramie, other than knitted or crocheted ex 6214 90 90 Synthetic staple fibres 5501 10 00 550190 90 5503 20 00 5503 90 90 5505 10 70 5501 20 00 5503 10 11 5503 30 00 5505 10 10 5505 10 90 GROUP V 5501 30 00 5503 10 19 5503 40 00 5505 10 30 5501 90 10 5503 10 90 5503 90 10 5505 10 50 Synthetic filament yarn (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other than yarn of category 41 5402 41 00 5402 42 00 5402 43 00 Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut of synthetic materials 5404 10 10 5404 90 90 Artificial staple fibres 5502 00 10 5504 90 00 5404 90 11 ex 5604 90 00 5404 10 90 ex 5604 20 00 5502 00 40 5505 20 00 5502 00 80 5404 90 19 5504 10 00 Yarn of artificial filaments (continuous) not put up for retail sale, other than yarn of category 42 5403 3100 ex 5403 32 00 5403 33 10 Monofilament, strip (artificial straw and the like) and imitation catgut of artificial textile materials • 5405 00 00 ex 5604 90 00 Coarse animal hair, carded or combed 5105 40 00 Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair 5110 00 00 •17 / 130 A Silk yarn other than yarn spun from silk waste 5004 0Q 10 5004 00 90 5006 00 10 130 B Silk yarn other than of category 130 A; silk-worm gut 131 132 133 134 5005 00 10 5005 00 90 Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres 5006 00 90 ex 5604 90 00 5308 90 90 Paper yarn 5308 30 00 Yarn of true hemp 5308 20 10 Metallized yarn 5605 00 00 5308 20 90 135 W o v en fabrics of coarse animal hair or of horse hair 136 5113 00 00 W o v en fabrics of silk or of silk waste 5007 20 11 5007 20 39 5007 20 61 5007 90 30 ex 5905 00 90 5007 10 00 5007 20 31 5007 20 59 5007 90 10 5803 90 10 5007 20 19 5007 20 41 5007 20 69 5007 90 50 ex 5911 20 00 5007 20 21 5007 20 51 5007 20 71 5007 90 90 137 W o v en pile fabric and chenille fabrics and narrow woven fabrics of silk, or of silk waste ex 5801 90 90 ex 5806 10 00 138 W o v en fabrics of paper yarn and other textile fibres other than of ramie 5 3 1 1 00 90 ex 5905 00 90 139 Woven fabrics of metal threads or of metallized yarn 5809 00 00 140 141 142 144 145 146 A 146 B 146 C 147 148 A Knitted or crocheted fabric of textile material other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made fibres ex 6001 10 00 6002 49 00 6 0 0 1 29 90 6002 99 00 6 0 0 1 99 90 6002 20 90 Travelling rugs and blankets of textile material other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or man made fibres ex 6301 90 90 Carpets and other textile floor coverings of sisal, of other fibres of the agave family or the Manila hemp ex 5702 39 90 ex 5705 00 90 ex 5702 49 90 ex 5702 59 00 ex 5702 99 00 Felt of coarse animal hair 5602 10 35 5602 29 10 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables plaited or not abaca (Manila hemp) or of true hemp 5607 30 00 ex 5607 90 00 Binder or baler twine for agricultural machines, of sisal or other fibres of the agave family ex 5607 21 00 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of sisal or other fibres of the agave family, other than the products of category 146 A ex 5607 21 00 5607 29 10 5607 29 90 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or braided, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading N° 5303 5607 10 00 Silk waste( incl. cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garnetted stock, other than not carded or combed 5003 90 00 Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading N° 5303 5307 10 90 5307 10 10 5307 20 00 148 B Coir yarn 5308 10 00 149 150 W o v en fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of more than 150 cm 5310 10 90 ex5310 90 00 W o v en fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of a width of not more than 150 c m; Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres, other than used 5310 10 10 ex 5310 90 00 5905 00 50 6305 10 90 151 A Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir) 5702 20 00 «s - m 151 B 152 153 154 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of jute or of other textile bast fibres, other than tufted or flocked ex 5702 49 90 ex 5702 30 90 ex 5702 59 00 ex 5702 99 00 Needle loom felt of jute or of other textile bast fibres not impregnated or coated, other than floor coverings 5602 10 11 Used sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading N° 5303 6305 10 10 Silkworm cocoons suitable for reeling 5001 00 00 Raw silk (not thrown) 5002 00 00 Silk waste( incl. cocoons unsuitable for reeling), yarn waste and garnetted stock, not carded or combed 5003 10 00 Wool not carded or combed 5101 11 00 5101 30 00 5101 19 00 5101 21 00 5101 29 00 Fine or coarse animal hair, not carded or combed 5102 10 10 5102 20 00 5102 10 30 5102 10 50 5102 10 90 Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock 5103 10 10 5103 20 99 5103 10 90 5103 30 00 5103 20 10 5103 20 91 Garnetted stock of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair 5104 00 00 Flax, raw or processed but not spun: flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5301 10 00 5301 30 90 5301 21 00 5301 29 00 5301 30 10 Ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow, noils and waste, other than coir and abaca of heading N° 5304 5305 91 00 5305 99 00 Cotton, not carded nor combed ^201,00 10 5201 00 90 Cotton waste (incl. yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5202 10 00 5202 91 00 5202 99 00 True hemp (cannabis sativa), raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5302 90-00 5302 10 00 Abaca (Manila hemp or Musa Textilis Nee),raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of abaca (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5305 21 00 5305 29 00 Jute or other textile bast fibres ( excl. flax, true hemp and ramie),,raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of jute or other textile bast fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5303 10 00 5303 90 00 Other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spun: tow and waste of such fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) 5304 90 00 5305 99 00 5304 10 00 5305 91 00 5305 11 00 5305 19 00 156 157 Blouses and pullovers knitted or crocheted of silk or silk waste for women and girls 6106 90 30 ex 6110 90 90 Garments, knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and 156 6101 90 10 ex 6103 39 00 ex 6104 39 00 6106 90 50 6109 90 90 6114 90 00 6101 90 90 6103 49 99 6104 49 00 6106 90 90 611090 10 6102 90 10 ex 6104 19 00 6104 69 99 ex 6107 99 00 ex 6110 90 90 6102 90 90 ex 6104 29 00 6105 90 90 6108 99 90 ex 6111 90 00 159 Dresses, blouses and shirt-blouses, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or silk waste 6204 49 10 6206 10 00 Shawls, scarves, mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like, not knitted or crocheted, of silk or silk waste / ''(/t-o*^ 6214 10 00 Ties, bow ties and cravats of silk or silk waste 6215 10 00 160 1 161 Handkerchiefs of silk or silk waste 6213 10 00 Garments, not knitted or crocheted, other than those of categories 1 to 123 and category 159 620119 00 6203 19 90 6204 19 90 6204 59 90 6206 90 10 621149 00 620199 00 6203 29 90 6204 29 90 6204 69 90 6206 90 90 6202 19 00 6203 39 90 6204 39 90 6205 90 10 ex 6211 20 00 6202 99 00 6203 49 90 6204 49 90 6205 90 90 6211 39 00 rr—) 50 £UJP ANNEX B "ANNEX II Quantitative limits referred to in Article 3(1) Descriptions of the goods covered by the categories referred to in this Annex are given in Annex I Category Unit Quantitative limil 1999 ts 2000 1998 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 26 28 29 31 35 39 41 68 73 76 78 83 97 118 161 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces tonnes 1000 pairs 1000 pairs 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces tonnes tonnes 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 1000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes 6. 798 2. 632 4. 300 2. 266 9. 888 868 4. 826 2. 805 7. 983 414 315 834 221 15. 015 773 3. 348 258 2. 781 525 211 648 311 562 987 680 206 104 82 212 7. 002 2. 711 4. 429 2. 334 10. 185 890 5. 067 2. 861 8. 222 428 331 859 227 15. 766 796 3. 448 265 2. 864 551 217 677 321 590 1. 036 700 212 107 85 219 6. 600 2. 555 4. 175 2. 200 9. 600 847 4. 596 2. 750 7. 750 400 300 810 215 14. 300 750 3. 250 250 2. 700 500 205 620 300 535 940 660 200 100 80 206 51 h ®A ANNEX C "Annex IV Products not subject to quantitative limits, but subject to the double-checking system referred to in Article 3(6) of the Agreement. Descriptions of the goods covered by the categories referred to in this Annex are given in Annex I to the Agreement. CATEGORIES 1, 2, 3, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 27, 32, 33, 36, 37, 90, 115, 117, 136, 156, 157, 159, 160. " 0£ ( [•Oc>j "Annex to Protocol B Quantitative limits applicable to economic outward processing traffic ANNEX D Descriptions of the goods covered by the categories referred to in this Annex are given in Annex I Category Unit 1998 Quantitative limits 1999 2000 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 15 18 21 26 31 68 76 78 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pairs 1000 pieces 1000 pieces tonnes 1000 pieces 1000 pieces 1000 pieces tonnes tonnes tonnes 707 539 504 944 2. 186 2. 312 680 204 255 1. 380 138 1. 243 102 328 246 749 571 534 1. 000 2. 318 2. 405 721 224 270 1. 518 146 1. 318 110 361 261 794 605 566 1. 060 2. 457 2. 501 764 247 286 1. 669 155 1. 397 117 397 276 £7 53 <P# ANNEX E "PROTOCOL C The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits introduced pursuant to Article 10 of the Agreement shall be determined as follows: For products in categories falling within Groups I, II, III, IV or V, the growth rate shall be fixed by agreement between the Parties in accordance with the consultation procedure established in Article 17 of the Agreement. " 5-1 çj ANNEX F "ANNEX I Textile products referred to in paragraph 3 Description HS 4 or 6 digits FIBRES Synthetic filament Artificial filament YARNS Combed wool yarns Cotton Sewing Threads Cotton yarn >85% cotton Filament Sewing Threads, nprs Filament Sewing Threads, prs Man-made staple fibre sewing thread Yarn synthetic staple fibre, nprs, mixed with wool" FABRICS Wool fabrics Woven fabrics of carded wool Woven fabrics of combed wool >200 g/m2 - dyed >200 g/m2 - yarn dyed Cotton fabrics >85%, <200g/m2, dyed >85%, <200g/m2, yarn dyed >85%, <200g/m2, printed Woven fabrics >85% cotton, Woven fabrics >85% cotton, Denim fabric > 85% cotton Jacquard fabrics >85% cotton Woven fabrics>85% cotton, >200g/m2 Woven fabrics<85% cotton, <200g/m2 Denim fabric < 85% cotton Jacquard fabrics < 85% cotton >85%, >200g/m2, printed Other <200g/m2, dyed, yarn dyed, printed Other >200g/m2, dyed, yarn dyed, printed printed printed 5402 10,20,31,33,39, 41,42,43,49,51,52, 59,61,62,69 5403 10,20,31,33,39, 41,42,43,49 5107 10,20 5204 11, 19,20 5205 12, 13,22,23,32, 42 5401 10,20 5406 10,20 5508 10,20 5509 31,32,52,61, 91 5111 11, 19,20,30,90 5112 11, 19,20,30,90 5208 31,32,33,39 5208 41,42,43,49 5208 51,52,53,59 5209 31,32,39 5209 41,43 5209 42 5209 49 5209 51,52,59 5210 51,52,59 521142 5211 49 5211 51,52,59 5212 13, 14, 15 5212 23, 24, 25 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament, dyed, yarn dyed, printed Woven fabrics obtained from strip or the like >85% nylon filament, printed Other >85% textured polyester, dyed Other >85% textured polyester, printed >85% non textured, yarn dyed, printed Other >85% synth. filament printed <85% synth. filament, mix cotton printed 5407 20 5407 44 5407 52 5407 54 5407 60 5407 74 5407 84 55 pf / ^ Other <85% synth. filament, printed 5407 94 Woven fabrics of artificial filament, dyed, yarn dyed, printed >85% artificial filament, printed Other artif. filament fabrics, printed 5408 24 5408 34 Woven fabrics >85% synthetic staple fibre, printed Woven fabrics >85% synthetic staple fibre, printed 5512 19,29, 99 Woven fabrics <85% synthetic staple fibre, printed and or mixed cotton < 170 g/m2 Polyester/cotton fabric, yarn dyed Polyester/cotton fabric, printed Woven fabrics <85% synthetic staple fibre, printed and or mixed cotton > 170 g/m2 Polyester/cotton fabric, dyed Polyester/cotton, fabric, printed 5513 31, 32, 33, 39 5513 4 1 , 4 2 , 4 3 , 49 5514 1 9 , 2 1 , 2 2 , 2 3 , 29 5514 41, 42, 43, 49 Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres Polyester/viscose, printed Polyester stapie/man-made filam, printed Polyester/wool Polyester/other, printed Acrylic/man-made filam, printed Acrylic/wool Acrylic/other, printed Other/man-made filam, printed Other/wool Other/other printed Artificial discontinuous fibre fabric Artificial discontinuous fibre fabric - unbleached or bleached Artificial discontinuous fibre fabric - printed Special fabrics, Special textile products Non woven Synthetic twine & ropes Knotted netting of twine Warp pile fabric, cut Tyre cord fabrics, polyester Textile fabrics impregnated Linoleum, other floor covering Wall-covering Rubberized textile fabric Other textile fabrics impregnated. Textile hose-piping Transmission, conveyor belts Textile for technical uses Knitted fabrics Other knitted fabrics, <30 cm + 5% elastom. Other knitted fabrics, >30 cm + 5% elastom. Other warp knitted fabrics, cotton Other warp knitted fabrics, synthetic 5515 11 5515 12 5515 13 5515 19 5515 21 5515 22 5515 29 551591 5515 92 5515 99 5516 11 5516 14, 24, 34, 44, 94 5603 5607 2 1 , 2 9 , 4 1 , 4 9 , 5 0, 90 5608 11, 19 5801 25, 35 5902 10, 20, 90 5903 5904 5905 5906 5907 5909 5910 5911 90 6002 10 6002 30 6002 42, 92, 99 6002 43, 93, 99 »? 56 ctf MADE-UP Woven carpets of wool & man-made fibres Tufted carpets Carpets of felt Other carpets Blankets Bed linen, knitted, printed cotton or man-made fibres Bed linen, nesol, cotton & flax or man-made fibres Table linen, cotton, flax or man-made fibres Toilet linen and kitchen linen of cotton fabric Other linen, cotton Curtains, blinds Other curtains, blinds Other furnishing articles Sacks and bags obtained from strips or the like GARMENTS Men's overcoat Women's overcoat Men's suits, knitted Men's Trousers, knitted Women's suits, knitted Women's ensembles, knitted Women's Jackets, knitted Women's dresses, knitted Women's Skirts, knitted Women's Trousers, knitted Men's shirts, knitted Women's blouses, shirts, knitted Men's underwear Women's petticoat, nightdresses. T-shirts Jersey, pullover, cardigans Baby wear Tracksuits Panty hose, tights, <67 dtes Women's knee-length hosiery & other stocking Shawls, scarves, mufflers Ties, bow ties Men's overcoats Men's anoraks, wind-cheaters Women's overcoats Men's suits Men's ensembles Men's other jackets Men's Trousers Women's Suits Women's Ensembles Women's Jackets Women's Dresses wool 57 5702 31,32,39,41,42, 49,51, 52,59,91,92, 99 5703 10,20, 30,90 5704 10,90 5705 6301 20, 30, 40, 90 6302 10, 21, 22 6302 31, 32, 39 6302 51, 52, 53, 59 6302 60 6302 91, 92 6303 19, 91 6303 11, 12, 92, 99 6304 19,91,92,93,99 6305 31, 32, 33 61 01 20, 30 6102 20, 30 61Q3 11, 12, 19, 32, 33 6103 41,42,43,49 6104 11, 12, 13, 19 6104 21,22,23,29 6104 31, 32, 33, 39 6104 41,42,43,44,49 6104 51, 52, 53, 59 6104 61,62,63,69 6105 10,20,90 6106 10,20,30,40,90 6107 11, 12,21, 91 6108 11, 19, 21, 22, 31, 91,92 6109 10, 90 6110 10, 20, 30, 90 6111 10,20, 30, 90 6112 11, 12 6115 11, 12, 19,41 6115 20,91,92,93,99- 6117 10 611720 6201 11, 12, 13, 19 6201 91, 92, 93,99 6202 11, 12, 13, 19, 31, 32, 36, 39, 91, 92, 93, 99 6203 11, 12, 19 6203 21, 22, 23. 29 6203 31, 32,33,39 6203 41,42,43,49 6204 11, 12, 13, 19 6204 21, 22, 23, 29 6204 31, 32, 33, 39 6204 41 cotton synthetic artificial other • Women's Skirts Women's Trousers Men's Shirts Women's Shirts Men's Slips Men's Pyjamas Women's petticoats Women's pyjamas Baby wear of wool and cotton Baby wear and clothing accessories of synthetic fibers Special garments cotton Track Suits Lingerie Shawls, scarves, mufflers. Ties, bow ties & cravats, 6204 42 6204 43 6204 44 6204 49 6204 51,52,53,59 6204 61, 62, 63, 69 6205 10, 20, 30, 90 6206 10, 20, 30, 40, 90 6207 11,19 6207 21, 22, 29, 91, 92 6208 11,19 6208 21, 22, 29, 91, 92 6209 10, 20 6209 30 6210 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 6211 11, 12, 20, 32, 33, 39,41,42,43,49 6212 10,20,30,90 6214 All HS6 digit lines 6215 All HS6 digit lines" b 58 &? ANNEX G Agreed Minute In the implementation of Article 3, Paragraph 1, of the Agreement, the government of Viet Nam shall follow a quota allocation policy which avoids discrimination against companies fully or partially owned by Community investors operating in Viet Nam. In order to increase transparency of the quota allocation policy, the government of Viet Nam will provide the Commission with the texts of all relevant regulations and general administrative acts as promptly as they have been adopted. The Vietnamese government also undertakes to provide the Commission with statistics regarding quota allocation. The parties will decide upon content and format of such information. At the request of either party consultation may be held on specific matters related to quota allocation. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union ^V » ®2 ANNEX H Agreed Minute The two parties agree that, in order to facilitate the implementation of the provisions of Article 3 (3) and (4) with regard to the Agreement year 1998, and as a transitional-measure, Viet Nam shall continue to reserve, as a priority, 30% of its quantitative limits for firms belonging to the Community textile industry for a period of 4 months beginning on 1 January 1998, on the basis of lists provided by the Community before 30 November 1997. For the subsequent Agreement years, the time limits set out by the present Agreement shall apply. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union 'LC***\ 60 ®$ ANNEX J Agreed Minute The Vietnamese delegation provided information on the régime applicable to industrial foreign investments. In this regard, it was noted that foreign investment licensing arrangements normally include export performance requirements. The delegation of Viet Nam confirmed that companies fully or partially owned by Community investors operating in Viet Nam are entitled to sell the portion of their production not bound to export on the domestic market without administrative restrictions or special taxation. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union *?s 61 @uP ANNEX K Agreed Minute The two parties agree on the establishment of a textile licences electronic verification system through a computer link between the Ministry of Trade of Viet Nam and the European Commission covering exchange of data on export licences and import authorisations issued under the provisions of the present Agreement. Technical specifications for data exchange will be agreed upon by both parties through consultations, which will be held by January 1998. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union 62 #*P ANNEX L Agreed Minute The two parties reviewed the state of implementation of the Protocol of Understanding concerning access to the Vietnamese market for products of the textile and clothing sector originating in the European Community attached to the agreement initialled on 1 August 1995. In particular, the Community delegation noted that the competent authorities of Viet Nam had established a tariff reduction schedule pursuant to paragraph 4 of the above mentioned Protocol of Understanding with regard to the priority products listed in Annex II to the Protocol and that tariff reductions according to the schedule had been implemented for 1996 and 1997. The delegation of Viet Nam informed the Community delegation that a decision on tariff reductions for the years 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 had been taken on 5 November 1997 and confirmed that the progressive and irrevocable tariff reduction schedule will proceed as provided by the above mentioned Protocol. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union f„i^ 63 QAF ANNEX M Agreed Minute The two Parties agree that they will hold consultations in order to establish quantitative limits for categories 1, 2 and 3 in case imports into the Community of products pertaining to such categories originating in Viet Nam should reach 1. 500 tonnes, 2. 000 tonnes, 1. 000 tonnes respectively, in any Agreement year. Such consultations will bé held within thirty days from the Community request. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union 64 CONFIDENTIAL Agreed Minute The two parties agree that transfers into any category may be made, after notification to the Community, up to 10% of the quantitative limit to which the transfer is made, provided that an equivalent quantity is deducted from the corresponding quantitative limit established by the Community in respect of another ASEAN country. The two parties also agree that the increase in any category of products resulting from the cumulative application of the transfer referred to in the first paragraph and of the provisions of Article 9 (1), (2) and (3) of the Agreement during an Agreement year must not exceed 22% of the quantitative limit laid down for the category to which the transfer is made. Implementation of such transfers shall be subject to receipt of a corresponding notification from the ASEAN country accepting a deduction of the quantitative limit concerned. Such transfers shall be applicable for the year during which the notification is made. For the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam For the Council of the European Union 65 &p ISSN 0254-1475 COM(97) 650 final DOCUMENTS EN 02 08 10 11 Catalogue number : CB-CO-97-657-EN-C ISBN 92-78-28324-X Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg u