WORLD TRADE G/TMB/N/260
18July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3007)
Original: English Textiles Monitoring Body
AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 2.17
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Administrative Arrangements withSingapore
TheTextiles Monitoring Body hasreceived anotification from theEuropean Commission
pursuant toparagraph 17ofArticle 2.TheTMB iscirculating thisnotification toWTO Members
fortheirinformation.G/TMB/N/260
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European Commission
Directorate-General I
Brussels, 26September 1996
Dear Ambassador,
Iwould liketosubmit totheTextiles Monitoring Body theAdministrative Arrangements which
have been agreed between theEuropean Community andthePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh,*
HongKong,India,theRepublicofIndonesia,theRepublicofKorea,Macau,theFederationofMalaysia,
Pakistan, Peru, theRepublic ofSingapore,**SriLanka andtheKingdom ofThailand under Article 2(17)
oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing.
Ithasbeenagreed between theCommission andtheauthorities ofthecountries concerned that
these provisions should benotified jointly. Theoriginal textsofthese jointnegotiations areattached.
Please accept, Ambassador, theassurance ofmyhighest consideration.
(Signed) Enrico GRILLO PASQUARELLI
Ambassador SZEPESI
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
154ruedeLausanne
CH-1211 Geneva 21
*Thisnotification waswithdrawn attherequest oftheEuropean Commission.
**This document contains theAdministrative Arrangements concluded with Singapore. Administrative
Arrangements concluded withtheother Members listed above willbecirculated asseparate documents.G/TMB/N/260
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Brussels, 25September 1996
Dear Ambassador,
Theundersigned representatives oftheEuropean Community andtheRepublic ofSingapore
would liketonotify totheTextiles Monitoring Body oftheAdministrative Arrangements which have
beenagreed between theEuropean Community andtheRepublic ofSingapore under Article 2(17) of
theAgreement onTextiles andClothing (ATC) -thelineofwhich isattached.
Itshould bedulynoted thatcertain ofthese arrangements weremodified following themost
recent agreement between theEuropean Community andtheRepublic ofSingapore ontradeintextile
products, which wasconcluded on30December 1994 inorder totakeintoaccount theaccessions of
theRepublic ofAustria, theRepublic ofFinland andtheKingdom ofSweden totheEuropean
Community.
Please accept, Ambassador, theassurance ofourhighest consideration.
(Signed) (Signed)
Representative oftheRepublic ofSingapore Representative oftheEuropean Community
totheEuropean Communities
H.E. Mr.EngFong Pang Mr.Enrico Grillo Pasquarelli
Mission oftheRepublic ofSingapore Head ofUnit
totheEuropean Communities
Ambassador SZEPESI
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
World Trade Organization
Centre William Rappard
154ruedeLausanne
CH-1211 Geneva 21G/TMB/N/260
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Provisions oftheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic
ofSingapore ontrade intextile products, initialled inBrussels, on28June1986, asamended bythe
Agreement intheform ofanExchange ofLetters, amending theAgreement between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheRepublic ofSingapore ontradeintextile products, initialled inBrussels,
on26November 1992, which willbenotified asadministrative arrangements under Article 2(17) of
theUruguay Round Textiles Agreement.
Article Description
Section 1:Trade arrangements
Article 2(3) Determination oforigin ofcovered products
Article 4 Reimports after OPT
Article 5 Cottage industries
Article 6 Imports toECforre-export after processing
Article 9,asamended Exchange ofstatistical information
Article 10 Amendments toclassification
Article 11 Circumvention
Article 12,asamended Regional concentration
Article 16(1), asamended Consultations
Protocol A,asamended Classification,
Origin,
Double-checking,
Export certificates,
Certificate oforigin etc.,
Export certificate etc.,
Administrative cooperation,
Specimen ofexport licence (textiles) Form 5,
Specimen ofcertificate oforigin
Protocol B Cottage industry
Protocol E,asamended OPT operations
Agreed Minute No.2(1992) Temporary specific management system
Agreed Minute No.3(1992) Regions withtraditionally small quotas
Agreed Minute No.4(1992) Regional concentration
Note verbale (1992) Refers toAgreed Minute No.2(1992)G/TMB/N/260
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ANNEX
Administrative Arrangements between the
European Community andSingapore
ThefollowingAnnexreproducesinfullforthebenefitofMembersandthetextsoftheprovisions
ofthebilateral agreement between theEuropean Economic Community andSingapore asamended,
which arereferred tobyreference toArticle numbers inthenotification oftheadministrative
arrangements totheTextiles Monitoring Body ("TMB") pursuant toparagraph 17ofArticle 2ofthe
Agreement onTextiles andClothing ("ATC").
Where theprovisions referto"theAgreement" thereference istoaprovision ofthebilateral
agreement between theparties (andnottoarticles oftheATC).
Certain Articles referred tointhetextsdonotformpartoftheadministrative arrangements.
Theprovisions ofthese articles haveeither beennotified totheTMB (e.g.thequantitative limits in
question andtherelevant flexibility provisions) orareprovisions which arenotintended toformpart
oftheadministrative arrangements. These provisions havebeenidentified bywayoffootnotes and
itshould therefore benoted thatthefootnotes areintended forexplanation anddonotform partof
theprovisions themselves.G/TMB/N/260
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Article 2
3. Theorigin oftheproducts covered bythisAgreement shallbedetermined inaccordance with
therules inforce intheCommunity.
Anyamendment totheserulesoforigin shallbecommunicated toSingapore andshallnothave
theeffect ofreducing anyquantitative limitestablished inAnnex II1.
Theprocedures forcontrol oftheorigin oftheproducts referred toabove arelaiddown in
Protocol A.
Article 4
Singapore andtheCommunity recognize thespecial anddifferential character ofreimports
oftextile products intotheCommunity afterprocessing inSingapore.
Provided thattheyareeffected inaccordance withtheregulations oneconomic outward
processing inforce intheCommunity, these reimports arenotsubject tothequantitative limits set
outinAnnex IIwhen theyaresubject tothespecific arrangements laiddown inProtocol E.
Article 5
Exports ofcottage industry fabrics woven onhand- orfoot-operated looms, garments orother
articles obtained manually fromsuchfabrics andtraditional folklore handicraft products shallnotbe
subject toquantitative limits, provided thattheseproducts meettheconditions laiddown inProtocol B.
Article 6
1. Imports intotheCommunity oftextile products covered bythisAgreement shallnotbesubject
tothequantitative limits established inAnnex II2provided thattheyaredeclared tobeforre-export
outside theCommunity inthesamestateorafterprocessing, within theframework oftheadministrative
system ofcontrol which exists within theCommunity.
However, therelease forhome useofproducts imported under theconditions referred toabove
shallbesubject totheproduction ofanexport certificate issued bytheSingapore authorities, andto
proof oforigin inaccordance withtheprovisions ofProtocol A.
2. Where theCommunity authorities haveevidence thatimports oftextile products havebeen
setoffagainst aquantitative limit established under thisAgreement, butthattheproducts have
subsequently been re-exported outside theCommunity, theauthorities concerned shall inform the
Singapore authorities within fourweeks ofthequantities involved andauthorize imports ofidentical
quantities ofthesame products, which shallnotbesetoffagainst thequantitative limitestablished
under thisAgreement forthecurrent orthefollowing year.
1These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
2These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.G/TMB/N/260
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Article 9
1. SingaporeshallsupplytheCommunitywithprecisestatisticalinformationonallexportcertificates
issued bytheSingapore authorities forallcategories oftextile products subject tothequantitative limits
established under thisAgreement.
TheCommunity shall likewise supply totheSingapore authorities withprecise statistical
information onimport authorizations ordocuments issued bytheCommunity authorities inrespect
ofexport certificates issued bySingapore.
2. "Theinformation referred toinparagraph 1shall, forallcategories ofproducts, beforwarded
before theendofthemonth following themonth towhich thestatistics relate."
3. TheCommunityshallsupplytotheSingaporeauthoritiesimportstatisticsforallproductscovered
bythesystem ofadministrative control referred toinArticle 83andforproducts covered byArticle 6(1).
4. Theinformation referred toinparagraph 3shall, forallcategories ofproducts, betransmitted
before theendofthethirdmonth following thequarter towhich thestatistics relate.
5. Should itbefound onanalysis oftheinformation exchanged thatthere aresignificant
discrepancies between thereturns forexports andthose forimports, consultations maybeinitiated
inaccordance withtheprocedure specified inArticle 16.
6. Forthepurpose ofapplying theprovisions ofArticle 84,theCommunity undertakes toprovide
theSingapore authorities before 15April ofeachyearwiththepreceding year'sstatistics onimports
ofalltextile products covered bythisAgreement, broken down bysupplying country andCommunity
Member States.
7. Singapore andtheCommunity willonrequest andtotheextent possible exchange available
statistical information ontrade intextile products.
Article 10
1. Incaseofdivergent opinions between Singapore andthecompetent Community authorities
atthepoint ofentry intotheCommunity ontheclassification ofproducts covered bythisAgreement,
classification shall provisionally bebased onindications provided bytheCommunity, pending
consultations inaccordance withArticle 16withaviewtoreaching agreement ondefinitive classification
oftheproduct concerned.
2. Iftheabove provisional classification results inprovisional debit against aquantitative limit
foracategory ofproducts other thanthecategory indicated ontheexport documents issued bythe
competent Singapore authorities, theCommunity shallinform Singapore ofsuchprovisional debitwithin
30days.
3. Theauthorities ofSingapore shallbeinformed ofanyamendment tothetariff andstatistical
nomenclatures inforce intheCommunity oranydecision, made inaccordance withtheprocedures
inforce intheCommunity, relating totheclassification ofproducts covered bythisAgreement.
3Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.
4Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.G/TMB/N/260
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Anyamendment tothetariff andstatistical nomenclatures inforce intheCommunity orany
decision which results inamodification oftheclassification ofproducts covered bythisAgreement
shallnothavetheeffect ofreducing anyquantitative limitestablished inAnnex II.5
Theprocedures fortheapplication ofthisparagraph aresetoutinProtocol A.
Article 11
1. Singapore andtheCommunity agree tocooperate fullyinpreventing thecircumvention ofthis
Agreement bytranshipment, re-routing orwhatever other means.
2. Where information available totheCommunity asaresult oftheinvestigations carried out
inaccordance withtheprocedures setoutinProtocol Aconstitutes evidence thatproducts ofSingapore
origin subject toquantitative limits established under thisAgreement havebeentranshipped, re-routed
orotherwise imported intotheCommunity incircumvention ofthisAgreement, theCommunity may
request theopening ofconsultations inaccordance withtheprocedures described inArticle 16,with
aview toreaching agreement onanequivalent adjustment ofthecorresponding quantitative limits
established under thisAgreement.
3. Pending theresult oftheconsultations referred toinparagraph 2,Singapore shall asa
precautionary measure, ifsorequested bytheCommunity, make thenecessary arrangements toensure
thatadjustments ofquantitative limits liable tobeagreed following theconsultations referred toin
paragraph 2,maybecarried outforthequota yearinwhich therequest toopen consultations in
accordance withparagraph 2wasmade, orforthefollowing yearifthequota forthecurrent yearis
exhausted, where clear evidence ofcircumvention isprovided.
4. Should theparties beunable inthecourse ofconsultations toreach asatisfactory solution within
theperiod specified inArticle 16,theCommunity shall have theright, where clear evidence of
circumventionhasbeenprovided,todeductfromthequantitativelimitsestablishedunderthisAgreement
amounts equivalent totheproducts ofSingapore origin.
Article 12
"1. ThequantitativelimitsestablishedunderthisAgreementonimportintotheCommunityoftextile
products ofSingapore origin willnotbebroken down bytheCommunity intoregional shares.
2. TheParties shallcooperate inorder toprevent sudden andprejudicial changes intraditional
trade flows resulting inregional concentration ofdirect imports intotheCommunity.
3. Singapore shall monitor itsexports ofproducts under restraint orsurveillance intothe
Community. Should asudden andprejudicial change intraditional trade flows arise, theCommunity
willbeentitled torequest consultations inorder tofindasatisfactory solution tothose problems. Such
consultations must beheldwithin 15working daysoftheirbeing requested bytheCommunity.
4. Singapore shallendeavour toensure thatexports oftextile products subject toquantitative limits
intotheCommunity arespaced outasevenly aspossible overtheyeardueaccount being taken in
particular ofseasonal factors."
5These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.G/TMB/N/260
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Article 16
"1. Savewhere itisotherwise provided forinthisAgreement,
1. Thespecial consultation procedures referred tointhisAgreement shallbegoverned bythe
following rules:
- Anyrequest forconsultations shallbenotified inwriting totheother party;
- therequest forconsultations shallbefollowed within areasonable period (andinany
casenotlaterthan15daysfollowing thenotification) byastatement setting outthe
reasons andcircumstances which, intheopinion oftherequesting Party, justify the
submission ofsucharequest;
- theParties shallenter intoconsultations within onemonth atthelatest ofnotification
oftherequest, withaviewtoreaching agreement onamutually acceptable conclusion
within onefurther month atthelatest."G/TMB/N/260
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PROTOCOL A
TITLE I
Classification
Article 1
1. Thecompetent authorities oftheCommunity undertake toinform Singapore ofanychanges
inthetariff andstatistical nomenclatures before thedateoftheirentry intoeffect intheCommunity.
2. Thecompetent authorities oftheCommunity undertake toinform Singapore ofanydecisions
relating totheclassification ofproducts subject totheAgreement within onemonth oftheiradoption
atthelatest. Such communication shallinclude:
(a) Adescription oftheproducts concerned;
(b) therelevant category andtherelated tariff andstatistical references;
(c) thereasons which haveledtothedecision.
3. Where adecision onclassification results inachange ofclassification practice orachange
ofcategory ofanyproduct subject totheAgreement, thecompetent authorities oftheCommunity shall
provide 30daysnotice, fromthedateoftheCommunity 'scommunication, before thedecision isput
intoeffect. Products shipped before thedateofapplication ofthedecision shallremain subject tothe
earlier classification practice, provided thatthegoods inquestion arepresented forimportation into
theCommunity within 60daysofthatdate.
4. Where aCommunity decision onclassification resulting inachange ofclassification practice
orachange ofcategorization ofanyproduct subject totheAgreement affects acategory subject to
restraint, thetwoparties agree toenterintoconsultations inaccordance withtheprocedures described
inArticle 16(1) oftheAgreement withaviewtohonouring theobligation under thesecond subparagraph
ofArticle 10(3) oftheAgreement.
TITLE II
Origin
Article 2
1. Products originating inSingapore forexport totheCommunity inaccordance with the
arrangements established bythisAgreement shallbeaccompanied byacertificate ofSingapore origin
conforming tothemodel annexed tothisProtocol.
2. Thecertificate oforigin shallbeissued bythecompetent governmental authorities ofSingapore
iftheproducts inquestion canbeconsidered products originating inthatcountry within themeaning
oftherelevant rules inforce intheCommunity.
3. Thecertificate oforigin referred toinparagraph 1shallnotberequired forimport ofgoods
covered byacertificate oforigin Form AorForm APR completed inaccordance withtherelevant
Community rules inorder toqualify forgeneralized tariff preferences.G/TMB/N/260
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Article 3
Where different criteria fordetermining origin arelaiddown forproducts falling within the
same category, certificates ordeclarations oforigin shallcontain asufficiently detailed description
ofthegoods toenable thecriterion tobedetermined onthebasis ofwhich thecertificate wasissued
orthedeclaration drawn up.
Article 4
Thediscovery ofslight discrepancies between thestatements made inthecertificate oforigin
andthose made inthedocuments produced tothecustoms office forthepurpose ofcarrying outthe
formalities forimporting theproduct shallnotipsofacto doubt upon thestatements inthecertificate.
TITLE III
Double-Checking System forCategories ofProducts withQuantitative Limits
Section I
Exportation
Article 5
Thecompetent authorities ofSingapore shall issue anexport certificate inrespect ofall
consignments fromSingapore oftextile products referred toinAnnex II6uptotherelevant quantitative
limits asmaybemodified byArticles 77,138and149oftheAgreement andoftextile products subject
toanydefinitive orprovisional quantitative limits established asaresult oftheapplication ofArticle 810
oftheAgreement.
Article 6
"1. Theexport licence shallconform tothemodel annexed tothisProtocol anditshallbevalid
forexports throughout thecustoms territory towhich theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community isapplied. However, where theCommunity hasmade recourse totheprovisions of
Article 811inaccordance withtheprovisions oftheAgreed Minute No.1,ortotheAgreed Minute
No.2,thetextile products covered bytheexport licences orexport certificates canonlybeputinto
freecirculation intheregion(s) oftheCommunity indicated inthose licences orcertificates."
6These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
7TheseprovisionsrelatetoflexibilitiesandhavebeennotifiedbytheEuropeanCommunitypursuanttoArticle2
oftheATC.
8Thisprovision related toproratacalculations intheevent ofdenunciation oftheAgreement.
9Thisprovision concerned asystem ofregional shares.
10Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.
11Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.G/TMB/N/260
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Itmustcertify interaliathatthequantity oftheproduct inquestion hasbeensetoffagainst
thequantitative limitprescribed forthecategory oftheproduct inquestion.
2. Each export certificate shallonlycover oneofthecategories ofproducts listed inAnnex II12
ofthisAgreement. Itmaybeusedforoneormore consignments oftheproducts inquestion.
3. Where theconversion rateprovided forinAnnex II13isapplied thefollowing notemust be
inserted inbox9oftheexport certificate: "conversion rateforgarments ofacommercial sizenot
exceeding 130cmistobeapplied".
Article 7
Thecompetent Community authorities mustbenotified forthwith ofthewithdrawal oralteration
ofanyexport certificate already issued.
Article 8
1. Exports shallbesetoffagainst thequantitative limits established fortheyearinwhich shipment
ofthegoods hasbeeneffected, eveniftheexport certificate isissued aftersuchshipment.
2. Forthepurpose ofapplying paragraph 1,shipment ofthegoods isconsidered tohavetaken
place onthedateoftheirloading ontotheexporting aircraft, vehicle orvessel.
Article 9
Thepresentation ofanexport certificate, inapplication ofArticle 11,shallbeeffected notlater
than31March oftheyearfollowing thatinwhich thegoods covered bythecertificate havebeenshipped.
Section II
Importation
Article 10
Importation intotheCommunity oftextile products subject toquantitative limits shallbesubject
tothepresentation ofanimport authorization ordocument.
Article 11
1. Thecompetent Community authorities shall issue suchimport authorization ordocument
automatically within fiveworking daysofthepresentation bytheimporter oftheoriginal ofthe
corresponding export certificate.
"Theimport authorizations shallbevalidforsixmonths fromthedateoftheirissueforimports
throughout thecustoms territory towhich theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
isapplied. However, where theCommunity hasrecourse totheprovisions ofArticle 814inaccordance
12These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
13These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
14Thisprovision isrelated toa"basket exit" mechanism.G/TMB/N/260
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withtheprovisions oftheAgreed Minute No.1,ortotheAgreed Minute No.2,theproducts covered
bytheimport licences canonlybeputintofreecirculation intheregion(s) oftheCommunity indicated
inthose licences."
2. Thecompetent Community authorities shallcancel thealready issued import authorization or
document ifthecorresponding export certificate hasbeenwithdrawn.
However, ifthecompetent Community authorities havenotbeennotified ofthewithdrawal
orcancellation oftheexport certificate untilaftertheproducts havebeenimported intotheCommunity,
thequantities involved shallbesetoffagainst thequantitative limitforthecategory andthequota year
inquestion.
Article 12
1. IfthecompetentCommunityauthoritiesfindthatthetotalquantitiescoveredbyexportcertificates
issued bySingapore foraparticular category inanyAgreement yearexceed thequantitative limit
established inAnnex IIforthatcategory, asmaybemodified byArticles 715,1316and1417ofthe
Agreement, oranydefinitive orprovisional limitestablished under Article 818oftheAgreement, the
saidauthorities maysuspend thefurther issue ofimport authorizations ordocuments. Inthisevent,
thecompetent Community authorities shallimmediately inform theauthorities ofSingapore andthe
special consultation procedure setoutinArticle 16oftheAgreement shallbeinitiated forthwith.
2. Exports ofSingapore origin notcovered bySingapore export certificates issued inaccordance
withtheprovisions ofthisProtocol mayberefused theissue ofimport authorizations ordocuments
bythecompetent Community authorities.
However, iftheimport ofsuchproducts isallowed intotheCommunity bythecompetent
Community authorities, thequantities involved shallnotbesetoffagainst theappropriate quantitative
limits setoutinAnnex II19orestablished asaresult oftheapplication ofArticle 820oftheAgreement,
without theexpress agreement ofSingapore saveasprovided forinArticle 11oftheAgreement.
FORM AND PRODUCTION OFEXPORT CERTIFICATES AND CERTIFICATES
OFORIGIN, AND COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 13
1. Theexport certificate andthecertificate oforigin maycomprise additional copies dulyindicated
assuch. They shallbemade outinEnglish orFrench. Iftheyarecompleted byhand, entries must
beinkandinblock capitals.
15These provisions relate toflexibilities andhave been notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant to
Article 2oftheATC.
16Thisprovision related toproratacalculations intheevent ofdenunciation oftheAgreement.
17Thisprovision concerned asystem ofregional shares.
18Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.
19These limits arethose notified bytheEuropean Community pursuant toArticle 2oftheATC.
20Thisprovision related toa"basket exit" mechanism.G/TMB/N/260
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These documents shallmeasure 210x297mm. Thepaper usedmustbewhite writing paper,
sized, notcontaining mechanical pulpandweighing notlessthan25g/m2.Eachpartshallhaveaprinted
guilloche-pattern background making anyfalsification bymechanical orchemical means apparent to
theeye.
Ifthedocuments haveseveral copies onlythetopcopywhich istheoriginal shallbeprinted
withtheguilloche-pattern background. Thiscopyshallbeclearly marked as"original" andtheother
copies as"copy". Onlytheoriginal shallbeaccepted bythecompetent authorities intheCommunity
asbeing valid forthepurposes ofexport totheCommunity inaccordance withthearrangements
established bythisAgreement.
2. Each document shallbearastandardized serial number, whether ornotprinted, bywhich it
canbeidentified.
Thisnumber shallbecomposed ofthefollowing elements:
- Twoletters identifying Singapore asfollows: SG,
"- twoletters identifying theintended Member State ofcustoms clearance asfollows:
AT=Austria
BL=Benelux
DE=Federal Republic ofGermany
DK=Denmark
EL=Greece
ES=Spain
FI=Finland
FR=France
GB=United Kingdom
IE=Ireland
IT=Italy
PT=Portugal
SE=Sweden"
- aone-digit number identifying quota year, corresponding tothelastfigure inyear,
e.g.7for1987,
- atwo-digit number running consecutively from01to99identifying theissuing office,
"- afive-digit number running consecutively from00001 to99999 allocated totheintended
Member State ofcustoms clearance."
Article 14
Theexport certificate andcertificate oforigin maybeissued aftertheshipment oftheproducts
towhich theyrelate. Insuchcases theyshallbeareither theendorsement "délivré aposteriori" or
theendorsement "Issued retrospectively".
Article 15
1. Intheevent oftheft, lossordestruction ofanexport certificate oracertificate oforigin, the
exporter mayapply tothecompetent governmental authority which issued thedocument foraduplicateG/TMB/N/260
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tobemade outonthebasis oftheexport documents inhispossession. Theduplicate ofanysuch
certificate orcertificate soissued shallbeartheendorsement "duplicata".
2. Theduplicate must bearthedateoftheoriginal export certificate orcertificate oforigin.
TITLE V
Administrative Cooperation
Article 16
TheCommunity andSingapore shallcooperate closely toimplement theprovisions ofthis
Agreement. Tothisend,contacts andexchanges ofviews (including ontechnical matters) shallbe
facilitated bybothparties.
Article 17
Inorder toensure thattheAgreement isproperly applied, theCommunity andSingapore shall
assist eachother inchecking theauthenticity andaccuracy ofexport certificate andcertificates oforigin
issued ordeclarations made under thisProtocol.
Article 18
Singapore shallsendtheCommission oftheEuropean Communities thenames andaddresses
ofthegovernmental authorities competent fortheissue andverification ofexport certificates and
certificates oforigin together withspecimens ofthestamps usedbythese authorities. Singapore shall
alsonotify theCommission ofanychange inthisinformation.
Article 19
1. Subsequent verification ofcertificates oforigin orexport certificates shallbecarried outat
random, orwhenever thecompetent Community authorities havereasonable doubt astotheauthenticity
ofthecertificate orastoaccuracy oftheinformation regarding theproducts inquestion.
2. Insuchcases thecompetent authorities intheCommunity shallreturn thecertificate oforigin
orexport certificates oracopythereof tothecompetent governmental authority inSingapore giving,
where appropriate, thereasons offormorsubstance foranenquiry. Iftheinvoice hasbeensubmitted,
suchinvoice oracopythereof shallbeattached tothecertificate orcopies thereof. Theauthorities
shallalsoforward anyinformation thathasbeenobtained suggesting thattheparticulars given onthe
saidcertificates areinaccurate.
3. Theresults ofthesubsequent verifications carried outinaccordance withparagraphs 1and2
shallbecommunicated tothecompetent authorities oftheCommunity within threemonths atthelatest
together withanyother pertinent information.
4. Forthepurpose ofsubsequent verification ofcertificates oforigin, copies ofthecertificates
aswellasanyexport documents referring tothemshallbekeptforatleasttwoyears bythecompetent
governmental authority inSingapore.
5. Recourse totherandom verification procedure specified inthisArticle mustnotconstitute an
obstacle totherelease forhome useoftheproducts inquestion.G/TMB/N/260
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Article 20
1. Where theverification procedure referred toinArticle 19orwhere information available to
theCommunity ortoSingapore indicates orappears toindicate thattheprovisions ofthisAgreement
arebeing contravened, bothparties shallcooperate closely andwithappropriate urgency toprevent
suchcontravention.
2. Tothisend,appropriate inquiries shallbecarried outifnecessary, concerning operations which
are,orappear tobeincontravention ofthisAgreement. Theresults ofthese enquiries shall be
communicated together withother pertinent information.
3. Byagreement between theCommunity andSingapore, officials designated bytheCommunity
maybepresent attheenquiries referred toinparagraph 2.
4. Inpursuance ofthecooperation referred toparagraph 1,Singapore andtheCommunity shall
exchange anyinformation considered byeither party tobeofuseinpreventing thecontravention of
theprovisions oftheAgreement. These exchanges mayinclude information ontextile production in
Singapore andontrade intextile products ofakindcovered bythisAgreement, between Singapore
andother countries, particularly where theCommunity hasreasonable grounds toconsider thatthe
products inquestion maybeintransit across theterritory ofSingapore prior totheirimportation into
theCommunity. Thisinformation shallinclude attherequest oftheCommunity copies ofallrelevant
documentation.
5. Where itisestablished thattheprovisions ofthisAgreement havebeencontravened, Singapore
andtheCommunity mayagree totakesuchmeasures asarenecessary toprevent arecurrence ofsuch
contravention.G/TMB/N/260
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ANNEX TOPROTOCOL A,ARTICLE 2(1) Appendix III
1.Exporter (name, fulladdress, country)
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)ORIGINAL 2.No.
3.Quota year
Année contingentaire4.Category number
Numéro decatégorie
5.Consignee (name, fulladdress, country)
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)CERTIFICATE OFORIGIN
(Textile products)
______________________________
CERTIFICAT D'ORIGINE
(Produits textiles)
6.Country oforigin
Paysd'origine7.Country ofdestination
Paysdedestination
8.Place anddateofshipment -Means oftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement -Moyen detransport9.Supplementary details
Données supplémentaires
10.Marks andnumbers -Number andkindofpackages -DESCRIPTION OFGOODS
Marques etnuméros -Nombre etnature descolis-DESIGNATION DESMARCHANDISES11.Quantity1
Quantité112.F.o.b. value2
Valeur f.o.b.2
13.CERTIFICATION BYTHE COMPETENT AUTHORITY/VISA DEL'AUTORITE COMPETENTE
I,theundersigned, certify thatthegoods described above originated inthecountry shown inboxNo.6,inaccordance withthe
provisions inforce intheEuropean Community.
Jesoussigné certifie quelesmarchandises désignées ci-dessus sontoriginaires dupaysfigurant danslacase6,conformément
auxdispositions envigeur danslaCommunauté européenne.
14.Competent authority (name, fulladdress, country)
Autorite compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) At/..................................... On/Le ..............................
(Signature) (Stamp -Cachet)
1Show theweight (kg.) andalsoquantity intheunitprescribed forcategory where other thannetweigh/Indiquer lepoids netenkilogrammes ainsique
laquantité dansl'unité prévue pourlacatégorie sicetteunité n'estpaslepoids net.
2Inthecurrency ofthesalecontract/Dans lamonnaie ducontrat devente.G/TMB/N/260
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ANNEX TOPROTOCOL A,ARTICLE 7(1) Appendix IV
1.Exporter (name, fulladdress, country)
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)ORIGINAL 2.No.
3.Quota year
Année contingentaire4.Category number
Numéro decatégorie
5.Consignee (name, fulladdress, country)
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)EXPORT LICENCE
(Textile products)
______________________________
LICENCE D'EXPORTATION
(Produits textiles)
6.Country oforigin
Paysd'origine7.Country ofdestination
Paysdedestination
8.Place anddateofshipment -Means oftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement -Moyen detransport9.Supplementary details
Données supplémentaires
10.Marks andnumbers -Number andkindofpackages -DESCRIPTION OFGOODS
Marques etnuméros -Nombre etnature descolis-DESIGNATION DESMARCHANDISES11.Quantity1
Quantité112.F.o.b. value2
Valeur f.o.b.2
13.CERTIFICATION BYTHE COMPETENT AUTHORITY/VISA DEL'AUTORITE COMPETENTE
I,theundersigned, certify thatthegoods described above havebeencharged against thequantitative limitestablished forthe
yearshown inboxNo.3inrespect ofthecategory shown inboxNo.4bytheprovisions regulating trade intextile products
withtheEuropean Community.
Jesoussigné certifie quelesmarchandises désignées ci-dessus ontétéimputées surlalimite quantitative fixée pourl'année
indiquée danslacase3pourlacatégorie désignée danslacase4danslecadre desdispositions régissant leséchanges de
produits textiles aveclaCommunauté européenne.
14.Competent authority (name, fulladdress, country)
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) At/A .................................... On/Le ..............................
(Signature) (Stamp -Cachet)
1Show theweight (kg.) andalsoquantity intheunitprescribed forcategory where other thannetweight/Indiquer lepoids netenkilogrammes ainsique
laquantité dansl'unité prévue pourlacatégorie sicetteunité n'estpaslepoids net.
2Inthecurrency ofthesalecontract/Dans lamonnaie ducontrat devente.G/TMB/N/260
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PROTOCOL B
1. Theexemption provided forinArticle 5oftheAgreement inrespect ofcottage industry products
shallapply onlytothefollowing products:
(a) Fabrics woven onhand- orfoot-operated looms, being fabrics ofakindtraditionally
made inthecottage industry ofSingapore;
(b) garments orother textile articles ofakindtraditionally made inthecottage industry
ofSingapore obtained manually fromthefabrics referred toabove andsewnexclusively
byhandwithout theaidofanymachine;
(c) traditional folklore textile products ofSingapore made byhandinthecottage industry
ofSingapore asdefined inalisttobeagreed between bothparties.
Exemption shall begranted onlyforproducts accompanied byacertificate issued bythe
competent Singapore authorities inaccordance withthespecimen annexed tothisProtocol. Such
certificates shallstatetheground onwhich exemption isbased andshallbeaccepted bythecompetent
Community authorities provided thattheyaresatisfied thattheproducts concerned conform tothe
conditions setoutinthisProtocol. Certificates covering theproducts referred toinparagraph (c)above
shallbearaconspicuous stamp: "FOLKLORE". Incaseofdivergent opinion between Singapore and
thecompetent Community authorities atthepoint ofentry intotheCommunity astothenature ofsuch
products, consultations shallbeheldwithin onemonth withaview toresolving suchdivergences.
Should imports ofanyoftheabove products reach suchproportions astocause difficulties tothe
Community, thetwoParties shallopenconsultations forthwith inaccordance withtheprocedure laid
down inArticle 16oftheAgreement withaviewtofinding aquantitative solution totheproblem.
2. Theprovisions ofTitleIVandVofProtocol Ashallapply "mutatis mutandis "totheproducts
referred toinparagraph 1ofthisProtocol.G/TMB/N/260
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ANNEX TOPROTOCOL B Appendix V
1.Exporter (name, fulladdress, country)
Exportateur (nom, adresse complète, pays)ORIGINAL 2.No.
CERTIFICATE inregard toHANDLOOMS, TEXTILE
HANDICRAFTS andTRADITIONAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS,
OFTHE COTTAGE INDUSTRY, issued inconformity withand
under theconditions regulating trade intextile products withthe
European Community
_______________________
CERTIFICAT relatif auxTISSUS, TISSES SUR METIERS A
MAIN, auxPRODUITS TEXTILES FAITS ALAMAIN, etaux
PRODUITSTEXTILESRELEVANTDUFOLKLORE
TRADITIONNEL, DEFABRICATION ARTISANALE, délivré
enconformité avecetsouslesconditions régissant leséchanges de
produits textiles aveclaCommunauté européenne.3Consignee (name, fulladdress, country)
Destinataire (nom, adresse complète, pays)
4.Country oforigin
Paysd'origine5.Country ofdestination
Paysdedestination
6.Place anddateofshipment -Means oftransport
Lieuetdated'embarquement -Moyen detransport7.Supplementary details
Données supplémentaires
8.Marks andnumbers -Number andkindofpackages -DESCRIPTION OFGOODS
Marques etnuméros -Nombre etnature descolis-DESIGNATION DESMARCHANDISES9.Quantity
Quantité10.F.o.b. value1
Valeur f.o.b.1
11.CERTIFICATION BYTHE COMPETENT AUTHORITY/VISA DEL'AUTORITE COMPETENTE
I,theundersigned, certify thattheconsignment described above includes onlythefollowing textile products ofthecottage
industry ofthecountry shown inboxNo.4:
(a)fabrics woven onlooms operated solely byhand orfoot(handlooms)2;
(b)garments orother textile articles obtained manually from thefabrics described under (a)andsewn solely byhand without
theaidofanymachine (handicrafts)2;
(c)traditional folklore handicraft textile products made byhand, asdefined inthelistagreed between theEuropean Community
andthecountry shown inboxNo.4.
Jesoussigné certifie quel'envoi décrit ci-dessus conient exclusivement lesproduits textiles suivants relevant delafabrication
artisanale dupaysfigurant danslacase4:
a)tissus tissés surdesmétiers actionnés àlamain ouaupied(handlooms)2;
b)vètements ouautres articles textiles obtenus manuellement àpartir detissus décrits sousa)etcousus uniquement àlamain
sansl'aided'unemachine (handicrafts)2;
c)produits textiles relevant dufolklore traditionnel fabriqués àlamain, comme définis danslalisteconvenue entre la
Communauté européenne etlepaysindiqué danslacase4.
12Competent authority (name, fulladdress, country)
Autorité compétente (nom, adresse complète, pays) At/A .................................... OnLe ...............................
(Signature) (Stamp -Cachet)
1Inthecurrency ofthesalecontract/Dans lamonnaie ducontrat devente.
2Delete asappropriate/Biffer la(les)mention(s) inutile(s).G/TMB/N/260
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PROTOCOL E
Reimports inthesense ofArticle 4,paragraph 2ofthisAgreement intotheCommunity of
products listed intheAnnex tothisProtocol shallbesubject totheprovisions oftheAgreement except
asspecifically provided forbytheparticular provisions setoutbelow:
1. Only reimports intotheCommunity subject tothespecific quantitative limits setoutinthe
annex tothisProtocol, asmaybemodified bytheapplication ofparagraphs 2and3shallbeconsidered
reimports inthesense ofArticle 4,paragraph 2.
2. Reimports notcovered bytheannex maybesubmitted tospecific quantitative limits following
consultations inaccordance withtheprocedures setoutinArticle 16oftheAgreement, provided the
products concerned aresubject tothequantitative limits established under Annex IItotheAgreement.
3. TheCommunity may, atitsowndiscretion, andbearing inmind theinterest ofbothparties,
orintheframework ofarequest setoutinArticle 16oftheAgreement:
(a) Examine thepossibilities oftransfers between categories andadvance useorcarry-over
ofportions ofspecific quantitative limits from oneyeartoanother.
4. However,theCommunitymayautomaticallycarryouttheflexibilitiesinthesenseofparagraph3
uptothefollowing extent:
(a) Transfer between categories upto20percentoftheshare established forthecategory
towhich thetransfer ismade;
(b) carry-over ofspecific quantitative limits fromoneyeartoanother upto10.5percent
oftheshare fortheyearofactual utilization;
(c) advance useofspecific quantitative limits fromoneyeartoanother upto7.5percent
oftheshare fortheyearofactual utilization.
5. TheCommunity shall inform Singapore ofanymeasures taken pursuant tothepreceding
paragraph.
6. Debiting against aspecific quantitative limitreferred toinparagraph 1shallbecarried out
bythecompetent authorities oftheCommunity atthetimeofissuing theprior authorization provided
forbytheCommunity regulation oneconomic outward processing, Regulation (EEC) No.636/82.
Aspecific quantitative limitshallbedebited fortheyearinwhich aprior authorization isissued.
7. Acertificate oforigin shall beissued forallproducts covered bythepresent Protocol by
Singapore inaccordance withtheprovisions ofProtocol AoftheAgreement, bearing areference to
theprior authorization referred toinparagraph 6asevidence thattheprocessing operation described
intheprior authorization hasbeencarried outinSingapore.
8. TheCommunity shallprovide Singapore withthenames, addresses andthespecimens ofstamps
usedbythecompetent authorities oftheCommunity fortheissue oftheprior authorizations referred
toinparagraph 6.
9. Notwithstanding theprovisions ofparagraphs 1to8above Singapore andtheCommunity will
continue toconsult together toseekamutually acceptable means toenable bothparties totakeadvantage
oftheOPTprovisions intheAgreement withaviewtoeffective development oftradeintextiles between
Singapore andtheCommunity.G/TMB/N/260
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AGREED MINUTE NO.2
Notwithstanding Article 12,paragraph 1ofthisAgreement, forimperative technical or
administrative reasons ortofindasolution toeconomic problems resulting fromregional concentration
ofimports, orinorder tocombat circumvention andfraud oftheprovisions ofthisAgreement, the
Community willestablish foralimited period oftimeaspecific management system inconformity
withtheprinciples oftheInternal Market.
However, iftheparties areunable toreach asatisfactory solution during theconsultations
provided forinArticle 12,paragraph 3,theCommunity mayalsointroduce temporary limits forone
ormore ofitsregions. Insuchacase,theselimits shallnotpreclude theimportation intotheregion(s)
concerned ofproducts which were shipped from Singapore onthebasis ofexport licences obtained
before thedateofformal notification toSingapore bytheCommunity about theintroduction ofthe
above limits.
TheCommunity shallinform Singapore ofthetechnical andadministrative measures, such
asdefined intheattached NoteVerbale, thatneedtobeintroduced bybothParties inorder toimplement
theabove paragraphs inconformity withtheprinciples oftheInternal Market.
FortheGovernment ofthe FortheCouncil ofthe
Republic ofSingapore European Economic CommunityG/TMB/N/260
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AGREED MINUTE NO.3
Inthecontext oftheagreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic
ofSingapore ontrade intextiles andclothing products, initialled inBrussels on26November 1992,
theParties agreed thatSingapore shallendeavour nottodeprive certain regions oftheCommunity
which havetraditionally hadrelatively small shares ofCommunity quotas ofimports ofproducts serving
asinputs fortheirprocessing industry.
TheCommunity andSingapore further agreed toholdconsultations, should theneedarise,
inorder toavert anyproblems which might occur inthisrespect.
TheParties agreed thatthisAgreed Minute replaces thecorresponding Agreed Minute ofthe
Agreement onthissubject.
FortheGovernment ofthe FortheCouncil ofthe
Republic ofSingapore European Economic CommunityG/TMB/N/260
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AGREED MINUTE NO.4
Inthecontext oftheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheRepublic
ofSingapore ontrade intextiles andclothing products, applied since 1January 1987, asextended by
theExchange ofLetters initialled on25October 1991andfurther extended bytheExchange ofLetters
initialled on26November 1992, Singapore agreed that,fromthedateofrequest forandpending the
consultations referred toinArticle 12,paragraph 3,itshallcooperate bynotissuing export licences
thatwould further aggravate theproblems resulting fromtheregional concentration ofdirect imports
intotheCommunity.
FortheGovernment ofthe FortheCouncil ofthe
Republic ofSingapore European Economic CommunityG/TMB/N/260
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NOTE VERBALE
TheDirectorateGeneralforExternalRelationsoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
presents itscompliments totheMission oftheRepublic ofSingapore totheEuropean Communities
andhasthehonour torefertotheAgreement ontextile products negotiated between theRepublic of
Singapore andtheCommunity applied since 1January 1987, asextended bytheexchange ofletters
initialled on25October 1991andasfurther extended bytheExchange ofLetters of26November 1992.
TheDirectorate-General wishes toinform theMission oftheRepublic ofSingapore thatthe
Community hasdecided toapply, starting from1January 1993, theprovisions ofparagraph 1ofAgreed
Minute No.2totheExchange ofLetters initialled on26November 1992. Consequently, the
corresponding provisions ofArticles 6and11ofProtocol AtotheAgreement shallalsobeapplied
asoftheabove date.
TheDirectorate-General forExternal Relations avails itself ofthisopportunity torenew to
theMission oftheRepublic ofSingapore totheEuropean Communities theassurance ofitshighest
consideration.
Brussels, 26November 1992