restraint 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, and in accordance with Article 14 (1). 4. Hong Kong 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."2.6. Article 12 is deleted. 2.7. The following is added at the beginning of Article 14 (1): "1. Save where it is otherwise provided for in this Agreement, . . ."2.8. The second sentence of Article 16 (1) is replaced by the following: "Is shall be applicable until 31 December 1994. Thereafter, the application of all the provisions of this Agreement shall be automatically extended for a period of one more year up to 31 December 1995, unless either Party notifies the other at least six months before 31 December 1994 that it does not agree with this extension. However if the Agreement on trade in textiles and clothing products resulting from the Uruguay Round GATT trade negotiations is concluded and enters into force at an earlier date, this Agreement shall be automatically terminated as of the date agreed for the implementation of the results of the Uruguay Round GATT trade negotiations."2.9. The first sentence of Article 5 (1) of Protocol A is replaced by the following: "1. The export licence shall conform to the model annexed to this Protocol and it shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is applied. However, where the Community has made recourse to the provisions of Article 7 in accordance with the provisions of the Agreed Minute No 1, or to the Agreed Minute No 2, the textile products covered by the corresponding export licences can only be put into free circulation in the region(s) of the Community indicated in those licences."2.10. The second indent of Article 10 (1) of Protocol A to the Agreement is replaced by the following: "The import authorizations shall be valid for six months from the date their issue for imports throughout the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is applied. However, where the Community has recourse to the provisions of Article 7 in accordance with the provisions of the Agreed Minute No 1, or to the Agreed Minute No 2, the products covered by the corresponding import licences can only be put into free circulation in the region(s) of the Community indicated in those licences."2.11. The second and fifth indents of Article 12 (2)Protocol A are replaced by the following: "- two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as follows: . . . ""- a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the intended Member State of customs clearance."2.12. Agreed Minute No 1 set out in Appendix 2 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 2.13. Agreed Minute No 2 set out in Appendix 3 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 2.14. Agreed Minute No 3 set out in Appendix 4 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 2.15. Agreed Minute No 4 set out in Appendix 5 to this letter shall form an integral part of the Agreement. 3. The Parties agreed that this Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the day on which the Parties have notified each other that the legal procedures necessary to this end have been completed. The Parties also agreed that this Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters and the amendments hereby to the Agreement of 1987, as extended, shall be applied provisionally from 1 January 1993. 4. I should be obliged if you kindly confirm the acceptance of your Government of the foregoing. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration`. I have the honour to confirm that my Government is in agreement with the contents of your letter. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. For the Government of Hong KongAppendix 1 ANNEX II(The full product descriptions of the categories listed in this Annex are to be found in Annex I to the Agreement)>POSIÇÃO NUMA TABELA>Appendix 2 Agreed Minute N° 1In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Hong Kong on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled in Brussels on 3 November 1992, the Parties agreed that Article 7 of the Agreement does not preclude the Community, if the conditions are fulfilled, from applying the safeguard measures referred to in Article 7 for one