memorandum understand european commun democrat socialist republ sri lanka arrang area market access textil cloth product initial brussel decemb deleg european commun democrat socialist republ sri lanka met octob novemb view discuss improv access respect market parti textil cloth product democrat socialist republ sri lanka agre bind tariff textil cloth rate shown column annex make notif effect world trade organis sri lanka agre consult european commun prior make notif appli rate shown column lower rate import duti shown column annex sri lanka undertak appli rate higher rate shown column import sri lanka european commun appli rate shown column higher rate import duti shown column sri lanka agre reduc rate bound rate set column european commun agre confirm sri lanka commun notif provid point effect provis paragraph implement sri lanka european commun suspend applic quantit restrict forc respect import textil cloth product sri lanka respect categori parti agre european commun retain reappli quota regim level applic year question event sri lanka fail fulfil oblig contain point agreement european commun agre consult sri lanka pursuant point exercis prejudic point parti agre product set annex subject procedur provid doubl check system set articl annex iii council regul eec doubl check system introduc confirm sri lanka commun notif provid point effect parti agre product subject doubl check system review propos consult pursuant point parti agre refrain adopt tariff measur hinder trade textil cloth product context parti agre quantit limit introduc product refer point event european commun exercis reappli quota regim pursuant point parti agre balanc present agreement form packag mutual concess freeli extend parti depend full faith implement term memorandum understand result parti agre consult period order ensur proper implement memorandum understand addit parti agre consult request parti aspect memorandum understand event european commun seek exercis contain point european commun provid sri lanka detail alleg failur write consult view remedi failur question held dai written request parti agre event parti agre remedi action dai start consult european commun proce point parti agre cooper fulli respect notif world trade organis bodi notif made jointli parti agre parti agre memorandum understand prejudic possibl seek mutual concess market access trade partner sector parti agre memorandum understand prejudic right invok wto disput settlement understand agre minut declar annex memorandum understand form integr part parti agre agreement form memorandum understand enter forc dai month dai parti notifi intern procedur end complet meantim appli provision condit reciproc annex gt tabl gt annex product subject doubl check system categori agre minut context agreement form memorandum understand trade textil cloth product european commun democrat socialist republ sri lanka initial brussel decemb refer point thereof parti record understand tariff barrier relat form hindranc trade sector includ limit matter addit duti import sale product eu origin excess custom duti set agreement tax equival effect higher duti tax impos product sale equival domest good technic regul standard conform assess certif rule procedur practic purpos requir formal inform minimum import price requir custom valuat rule procedur practic give rise barrier trade rule procedur practic pre shipment inspect discriminatori transpar excess lengthi imposit custom control clearanc good shipment subject pre shipment inspect excess burdensom costli arbitrari rule procedur practic certif origin product requir direct shipment good countri origin countri destin automat discretionari licens requir automat licens rule procedur practic impos disproportion burden restrict effect import requir practic mark label descript composit product descript manufactur product formul applic form discriminatori compar domest product unduli long custom clearanc delai excess burdensom excess costli custom procedur includ inspect requir unnecessari restrict effect import subsidi caus injuri eu textil cloth industri declar context agreement form memorandum understand trade textil cloth product european commun democrat socialist republ sri lanka agre minut thereto initial brussel decemb refer reintroduct quota event failur sri lanka fulfil oblig refer point parti declar commit made tariff barrier bilater commit enter parti independ multilater commit applic parti consequ parti agre applic provis pure bilater natur parti agre bilater commit intend multilater commit place higher standard oblig level commit enter multilater context