Parties.3. Should it appear in any given region of the Community that additional supplies are required, the Community may, where measures taken pursuant to paragraph 2 are inadequate to cover those requirements, authorize the importation of amounts greater than those stipulated in Annex III.Article 111. China undertakes to take such measures as are required to make possible the export of the minimum annual quantities laid down in Annex IV of the products listed in that Annex. The Parties will examine each year the possibilities of increasing these quantities in the light of the needs of Community industry and China's export possibilities.2. In administering exports of the products referred to in paragraph 1, China undertakes to give favourable consideration, taking into account its export possibilities, to request from the Community textile industry with a view to meeting its needs.For this purpose, the Community may submit to the Chinese authorities before the end of each year a list of interested manufacturers and processors and, if possible, the quantities of products requested by each of the firms in question.3. The Contracting Parties are agreed that transactions in the products listed in Annex IV shall be carried out in accordance with Articles 8 and 9 of the Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement taking account of market practice and normal trade flows.III. Imports into ChinaArticle 121. In return for the increased opportunities for the export of Chinese textile products to the Community, China shall encourage and facilitate the importation on its market of textile products originating in the Community listed in annexes I and II. To this end China will take such measures as are necessary to avoid exacerbating and if possible to reduce, during the period of application of the Agreement, the disequilibrium in its textile trade balance with the Community.2. Where a need for additional supplies arises, and in particular a need leading to the diversification of imports of textile products into China, preference will be given to imports of products originating in the Community referred to in paragraph 1 and offered on terms meeting the conditions set out in Articles 8 and 9 of the Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement.Article 131. The two Parties agree to examine the trend of trade in textile products and garments each year, in the framework of the consultations provided for in Article 16 and on the basis of the statistics referred to in Article 15.2. If the Community finds that the provisions of Article 12 paragraph 2 of this Agreement place it in an unfavourable position as compared with a third country, it may requestconsultations with China in accordance with the procedure specified in Article 16 with a view to taking appropriate action consistent with the rights and obligations under the Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement.IV. Common provisionsArticle 141. The classification of the products covered by this Agreement is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff of the Community (hereinafter called the 'combined nomenclature', or in abbreviated form 'CN').Any amendment to the combined nomenclature (CN) made in accordance with the procedures in force in the Community, concerning categories of products covered by this Agreement or any decision relating to the classification of goods shall not have the effect of reducing any quantitative limit introduced pursuant to this Agreement.2. The origin of the products covered by this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.Any amendment to these rules of origin shall be communicated by China and shall not have the effect of reducing any quantitative limit established in Annex III.The procedures for control of the origin of the products referred to above are laid down in Protocol A.Article 151. China shall supply the Community with precise statistical information on all export licences issued for categories of textile products subject to the quantitative limits set out in Annex III, expressed in quantities and in terms of value and broken down by Member State of the Community, as well as on all certificates issued by the Chinese authorities for products referred to in Article 4 paragraph 3 and subject to the provisions of Protocol B.2. The Community shall likewise transmit to the Chinese authorities precise statistical information on import authorizations or documents issued by the Community authorities and import statistics for products covered by the system referred to in Article 6 paragraph 2.3. The information referred to above shall, for all categories of products, be transmitted before the end of the second month following the quarter to which the statistics relate.4. Upon request by the Community, China shall supply import statistics for all products covered by Annexes I and II.5. Should it be found on analysis of the information exchanged that there are significant discrepancies between the returns for exports and those for imports, consultations may be initiated in accordance with the procedure specified in Article 16 of this Agreement.6. For the purpose of applying the provisions of Article 6, the Community undertakes to provide the Chinese authorities before 15 April of each year with the preceding year's statistics on imports of all textile products covered by this Agreement, broken down by supplying country and Community Member State.Article 161. A Textile Committee (hereinafter referred to as the