CommunitiesAppendix 9 Agreed Minute N° 5In the context of the settlement of the overshipment, which occurred in 1992 concerning the sublimit for cashmere pullovers in category 5, China undertakes to ensure improved regular supplies of cashmere raw materials in terms of qualities and prices to European producers of cashmere made-up products.The actual implementation of this undertaking as well as active action by China to combat fraud and transhipments of cashmere products will be taken into account by the European Community in defining the calendar and modalities for the resorption of quantities overshipped in 1992.As a first step in the resorption of the 1992 overshipments, whose magnitude will be determined on the basis of Community import statistics for 1992, an annual deduction of 45 000 pieces has been agreed for the years 1993, 1994 and 1995.Consultations will be held at the request of either party to review trade developments on this subject.For the Government of the People's Republic of ChinaFor the Council of the European CommunitiesAppendix 10 Agreed Minute N° 6In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile and clothing products, applied since 1 January 1989, as extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 8 December 1992, the Parties agreed that by derogation to the provisions of Article 4 (1) of the Agreement, the quantitative limits provided for in Annex III in respect of products of category 33 cover all imports including products declared to be for re-export outside the Community. Exports of these products will consequently be subject to the normal double-checking system.For the Government of the People's Republic of ChinaFor the Council of the European CommunitiesAppendix 11 Agreed Minute N° 7In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China on trade in textile and clothing products, applied since 1 January 1989, as extended by the exchange of letters initialled on 8 December 1992, China undertakes to limit its exports to the European Community of surgical dressing (CN code 3005 90 31) to the following quantities:1993 // 3 200 tonnes1994 // 3 360 tonnes1995 // 3 528 tonnes.Exports of these products will be made subject to normal double-checking system provisions of the Agreement.For the Government of the People's Republic of ChinaFor the Council of the European CommunitiesLetter N° 2 Sir,I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your your letter of . . ., which reads as follows:'Sir,1. I have the honour to refer to the consultations held from 2 to 5 December 1992 between our respective delegations for the purpose of amending the Agreement on trade in textile products between the European Economic Community and the People`s Republic of China applied since 1 January 1989 (hereinafter "the Agreement").2. As a result of these consultations, both Parties agreed to amend the following provisions of the Agreement:2.1. Annex I, Annex III and the Annex to Protocol E which set out the products concerned by the Agreement, the quantitative restrictions for exports and the OPT operations, respectively from the People's Republic of China to the European Economic Community, are replaced for the period 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1994 by Appendix 1, Appendix 2 and Appendix 3 of this letter, respectively.2.2. In Article 5 (1), the figure of 5 % is replaced by 2 %, with a possiblity of reaching 5 % after consultations in conformity with Article 16 (2).In Article 5 (2), the figure of 7 % is replaced by 5 %, with a possiblity of reaching 7 % after consultations in conformity with Article 16 (2).2.3. Article 6 (6) and Protocol C of the Agreement are deleted.2.4. Article 8 (1) and (2) are replaced by the following:"1. The quantitative limits established under this Agreement on imports into the Community of textile products of Chinese origin will not be broken down by the Community into regional shares.2. The Parties shall cooperate in order to prevent sudden and prejudicial changes in traditional trade flows resulting in regional concentration of direct imports into the Community.3. China shall monitor its exports of products under restraint or surveillance into the Community. Should a sudden and prejudicial change in traditional trade flows arise, the Community will be entitled to request consultations in order to find a satisfactory solution to those problems. Such consultations must be held within 15 working days of their being requested by the Community.4. China shall endeavour to ensure that exports of textile products subject to quantitative limits into the Community are spaced out as evenly as possible over the year due account being taken in particular of seasonal factors."2.5. Article 10 and all references to this Article in the Agreement are deleted.2.6. Article 15 (3) is replaced by the following:"The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 above shall, for all categories of products, be forwarded before the end of the month