this opportunity to renew to the Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration. Exchange of Notes The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Note of 19 July 1986 regarding the Agreement on trade in textile products between Macao and the Community initialled on 19 July 1986. The Directorate-General wishes to confirm that whilst awaiting the completion of the necessary procedures for the conclusion and the coming into force of the Agreement, the Community is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de facto from 1 January 1987. The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European Communities avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration. Informação relativa ao Acordo entre a Comunidade e Macau sobre o comércio de produtos têxteis Nos termos do artigo 2º da decisão do Conselho de 11 de Dezembro de 1986 relativa à aplicação provisória do Acordo com Macau sobre o comércio de produtos têxteis, a Comissão comunicou ao Conselho o acordo formulado a este respeito por aquele país parceiro, em 19 de Dezembro de 1986. ANNEX I LIST OF PRODUCTS 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 animal hair, of cotton or of man-made fibres. 2. Garments which are not recognizable as being garments for men or boys or as garments for women or girls are classified with the latter. 3. Where the expression "babies" garments' is used, this is meant also to cover girls' garments up to and including commercial size 86. GROUP I A >PIC FILE= "T0050007"> >PIC FILE= "T0050008"> GROUP I B >PIC FILE= "T0050009"> GROUP II A >PIC FILE= "T0050010"> GROUP II B >PIC FILE= "T0050011"> >PIC FILE= "T0050012"> >PIC FILE= "T0050013"> >PIC FILE= "T0050014"> GROUP III A >PIC FILE= "T0050015"> >PIC FILE= "T0050016"> >PIC FILE= "T0050017"> >PIC FILE= "T0050018"> GROUP III B >PIC FILE= "T0050019"> >PIC FILE= "T0050020"> >PIC FILE= "T0050021"> >PIC FILE= "T0050022"> ANNEX II For practical reasons the product descriptions used in Annex I are given in the present Annex in abbreviated form COMMUNITY LIMITS >PIC FILE= "T0050023"> >PIC FILE= "T0050024"> REGIONAL LIMITS >PIC FILE= "T0050025"> PROTOCOL A TITLE I CLASSIFICATION Article 1 1. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform Macao of any changes in the tariff and statistical nomenclatures before the date of their entry into effect in the Community. 2. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform Macao of any decisions relating to the classification of products subject to the Agreement within one month of their adoption at the latest. Such communication shall include: (a) a description of the products concerned; (b) the relevant category and the related tariff and statistical references; (c) the reasons which have led to the decision. 3. Where a decision on classification results in a change of classification practice or a change of category of any product subject to the Agreement, the competent authorities of the Community shall provide 30 days' notice, from the date of the Community's communication, before the decision is put into effect. Products shipped before the date of application of the decision