accordance with the procedures described in Article 14 (1) of this Agreement with a view to agreeing necessary adjustments to the appropriate quantitative limits established in Annex II and mitigating any disruptive effects which might arise from such a Community decision.TITLE IIORIGINArticle 21. Products originating in Hong Kong for export to the Community in accordance with the arrangements established by this Agreement shall be accompanied by a certificate of Hong Kong origin conforming to the model annexed to this Protocol.2. The certificate of Hong Kong origin shall be issued by the competent governmental authorities of Hong Kong if the products in question can be considered products originating in that country within the meaning of the relevant rules in force in the Community.3. Certificates of Hong Kong origin shall contain a full and detailed description of the goods. In particular, certificates of Hong Kong origin shall indicate:- in respect of clothing, shipments where the articles in question are incomplete or unfinished;- in respect of fabrics, including knitted or crocheted fabric and products of categories 95 and 96, shipments where the products in question are dyed, printed, impregnated or coated,- and in respect of products of categories 19, 20, 38B, 39, 40 and 84, shipments where the articles in question are embroidered.4. The certificate of Hong Kong origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required for import of goods covered by a certificate of origin Form A completed in accordance with the relevant Community rules in order to qualify for generalized tariff preferences.Article 3The discovery of slight discrepancies between the statements made in the certificate of origin and those made in the documents produced to the customs office for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for importing the product shall not ipso facto cast doubt upon the statements in the certificate.TITLE IIIDOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM FOR CATEGORIES OFPRODUCTS WITH QUANTITATIVE LIMITSSection IExportationArticle 4The competent authorities of Hong Kong shall issue an export licence in respect of all consignments from Hong Kong of textile products referred to in Annex II, up to the relevant quantitative limits as may be modified by Articles 6, 12 and 14 of the Agreement and of textile products subject to any definitive or provisional quantitative limits established as a result of the application of Article 7 of the Agreement.Article 51. 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 only cover one of the categories of products listed in Annex II of the Agreement.Article 6The competent Community authorities must be notified forthwith of the withdrawal or alteration of any export licence already issued.Article 71. 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 isued after such shipment.2. For the purposes 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 8The presentation of an export licence, in application of Article 10 below, shall be effected not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the export licence have been shipped.Section IIImportation Article 9Importation into the Community of textile products subject to quantitative limits shall be subject to the presentation of an import authorization or document.Article 101. 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 about 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 and Hong Kong shall be informed as soon as possible.Article 111. If the competent Community authorities find that the total quantities covered by export licences issued by Hong Kong for a particular category in any Agreement year exceed the quantitative limit established in Annex II for that category, as may be modified by Articles 6, 12 and 14 of the Agreement, or any definitive or provisional limit established under Article 7 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 Hong Kong and the special consultation procedure set out in Article 14 (1) of the Agreement shall be initiated forthwith.2. Exports of Hong Kong origin not covered by Hong Kong export licences issued in accordance with the provisional of this Protocol may be refused the issue of import authorization or documents by the competent Community authorities.However if the import of such products is