ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS on trade in textile products between the European Community and the People's Republic of Bangladesh

NOTE VERBALE

The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Mission of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products negotiated between the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Community applied since 1 January 1987, as extended by the Exchange of Letters applied since 1 January 1992, as amended by the Exchange of Letters initialled on 9 October 1992, and as further extended by the Exchange of Letters of 17 December 1992.

With a view to ensuring a smooth and efficient implementation of the Agreement on integration of the textiles and clothing sectors into GATT rules and disciplines negotiated within the framework of the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations, the Commission has the honour to inform the authorities of the People's Republic of Bangladesh that it intends to notify to the Textiles Monitoring Body the provisions, contained in the attached list, of the abovementioned Agreement on textile products as 'administrative arrangements` within the meaning of Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Textiles Agreement.

The Directorate-General would be grateful if your authorities could confirm as soon as possible their agreement on the details of this notification.

The Directorate-General for External Relations avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Mission of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration.

Brussels, . . .

Provisions of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of Bangladesh on trade in textile products, initialled in Brussels, on 16 July 1986, as amended by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of Bangladesh on trade in textile products, initialled in Brussels on 17 December 1992, which will be notified as administrative arrangements under Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Textiles Agreement

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NOTE VERBALE

The Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh presents its compliments to the Directorate-General for External Relations of the European Commission and, with reference to the Commission's Note verbale No 020831 dated 22 December 1993, has the honour to confirm the agreement of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the Commission's proposal to notify to the Textile Monitoring Body the provisions of the Bangladesh-EC Textile Agreement referred to in their above Note verbale as 'administrative arrangements` within the meaning of Article 2 (17) of the Uruguay Round Textile Agreement.

The Embassy of Bangladesh avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Directorate-General for External Relations of the European Commission the assurances of its highest consideration.

Brussels, . . .