IIIDOUBLE CHECKING SYSTEM FOR CATEGORIES OFPRODUCTS WITH QUANTITATIVE LIMITSSection IExportationArticle 6The competent authorities of China shall issue an export licence in respect of all consignments from China of textile products referred to in Annex III, up to the relevant quantitative limits as may be modified by Articles 5, 9 and 10 of the Agreement and of textile products subject to any definitive or provisional quantitative limits established as a result of the application of Article 6 of the Agreement.Article 71. The export licence shall conform to the model annexed to this Protocol. It must certify inter alia that the quantity of the product in question has been set off against the quantitative limit prescribed for the category of the product in question.2. Each export licence shall cover only one of the categories of products listed in Annex III of this Agreement. It may be used for one or more consignments of the products in question.3. Where the conversion rate provided for in Annex III is applied the following note must be inserted in box 9 of the export licence: 'conversion rate for garments of a commercial size not exceeding 130 cm is to be applied'.4. Where the provisions of Article 3 (2) and Annex III of the Agreement concerning quantities reserved for industry are applied, the following note must be inserted in box 9 of the export licence: 'quantitites reserved for industry'.Article 8The competent Community authorities must be notified forthwith of the withdrawal or alteration of any export licence already issued.Article 91. Exports shall be set off against the quantitative limits established for the year in which shipment of the goods has been effected, even if the export licence is issued after such shipment.2. For the purpose of applying paragraph 1, shipment of the goods is considered to have taken place on the date of their loading on to the exporting aircraft, vehicle or vessel.Article 10The presentation of an export licence, in application of Article 12, shall be effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the licence have been shipped.Section IIImportationArticle 11Importation into the Community of textile products subject to quantitative limits shall be subject to the presentation of an import authorization or document.Article 121. The competent Community authorities shall issue such import authorization or document automatically within five working days of the presentation by the importer of the original of the corresponding export licence.The import authorization or document shall be valid for six months.2. The competent Community authorities shall cancel the already issued import authorization or document if the corresponding export licence has been withdrawn.However, if the competent Community authorities have not been notified of the withdrawal or cancellation of the export licence until after the products have been imported into the Community, the quantities involved shall be set off against the quantitative limit for the category and the quota year in question.Article 131. If the competent Community authorities find that the total quantities covered by export licences issued by China for a particular category in any Agreement year exceed the quantitative limit established in Annex III for that category, as may be modified by Articles 5, 9 and 10 of the Agreement, or any definitive or provisional limit established under Article 6 of the Agreement, the said authorities may suspend the further issue of import authorizations or documents. In this event, the competent Community authorities shall immediately inform the authorities of China and the special consultation procedure set out in Article 16 of the Agreement shall be initiated forthwith.2. Exports of Chinese origin not covered by Chinese export licences issued in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol may be refused the issue of import authorizations or documents by the competent Community authorities.However, if the import of such products is allowed into the Community by the competent Community authorities, the quantities involved shall not be set off against the appropriate quantitative limits set out in Annex III or established as a result of the application of Article 6 of the Agreement, without the express agreement of China.TITLE IVFORM AND PRODUCTION OF EXPORT LICENCES AND CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN, AND COMMON PROVISIONSArticle 141. The export licence and the certificate of origin may comprise additional copies duly indicated as such. They shall be made out in English or French. If they are completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in block capitals.These documents shall measure 210×297 mm. The paper used must be white writing paper, sized, not containing mechanical pulp and weighing not less than 25 g/m². Each part shall have a printed guilloche-pattern background making any falsification by mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye.If the documents have several copies only the top copy which is the original shall be printed with the guilloche-pattern background. This copy shall be clearly marked as 'original' and the other copies as 'copy'. Only the original shall be accepted by the competent authorities in the Community as being valid for the purposes of export to the Community inaccordance with the arrangements established by this Agreement.2. Each document