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AGREED MINUTE

1. Delegations of the European Community and the Kingdom of Thailand met in Brussels on 23 and 24 March 1988, in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the Agreement on trade in textiles initialled on 28 June 1986.

2. The two parties discussed Thailand's request that, in order to resolve certain problems of management, the special quantities 4 S (expressed in tonnes) established by the Agreed Minute between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand of 10 April 1987 be merged with the category 4 quantitative limits (expressed in pieces).

3. It was agreed that the said special quantities will be merged with the normal category 4 limits, on the basis of the conversion factor of 6,48 pieces per kilogram set out in Annex I of the Agreement, for the years 1988 to 1991.

4. Accordingly, the two sides agreed that the quantitative limits for category 4, as set out in Annex II of the Agreement and as amended by the Agreed Minute of 10 April 1987, are to be modified as follows:

1.2.3.4 // // // // // Category // Unit // Year // EEC limit // // // // // 4 // 1 000 pieces // 1988 // 15 394 // // // 1989 // 16 167 // // // 1990 // 16 975 // // // 1991 // 17 824 // // // //

5. The provisions of this Agreed Minute shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date of its signature. They shall apply with effect from 1 January 1988.

Brussels, 25 March 1988

1.2 // Head of Delegation of the Kingdom of Thailand // Head of Delegation of the European Economic Community