PRODUCTS >REFERÊNCIA A UMA IMAGEN>PROTOCOL C The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits which may be introduced under Article 8 of the Agreement for the products covered by the Agreement shall be fixed by Agreement between the Parties in accordance with the consultation procedures established in Article 14 of the Agreement.Agreed Minute No 1 In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled at Brussels on 23 July 1993, the Parties agreed that Article 8 of the Agreement does not preclude the Community, if the conditions are fulfilled, from applying the safeguard measures for one or more of its regions in conformity with the principles of the internal market.In such an event, Slovenia shall be informed in advance of the relevant provisions of Protocol A to the Agreement to be applied, as appropriate.For the Government of the Republic of SloveniaFor the Council of the European CommunitiesAgreed Minute No 2 Notwithstanding Article 11 (1) of this Agreement, for imperative technical or administrative reasons or to find a solution to economic problems resulting from regional concentration of imports, or in order to combat circumvention and fraud of the provisions of this Agreement, the Community will establish for a limited period of time a specific management system in conformity with the principles of the internal market.However, if the Parties are unable to reach a satisfactory solution during the consultations provided for in Article 11 (3), Slovenia undertakes, if so requested by the Community, to respect temporary export limits for one or more regions of the Community. In such a case, these limits shall not preclude the importation into the region(s) concerned of products which were shipped from Slovenia on the basis of export licences obtained before the date of formal notification to Slovenia by the Community about the introduction of the above limits.The Community shall inform Slovenia of the technical and administrative measures, such as defined in the attached note verbale, that need to be introduced by both Parties in order to implement the above paragraphs in conformity with the principles of the internal market.For the Government of the Republic of SloveniaFor the Council of the European CommunitiesAgreed Minute No 3 In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled at Brussels on 23 July 1993, the Parties agreed that Slovenia shall endeavour not to deprive certain regions of the Community which have traditionally had relatively small shares of Community quotas of imports of products serving as inputs for their processing industry.The Community and Slovenia further agreed to hold consultations, should the need arise, in order to avert any problems which might occur in this respect.For the Government of the Republic of SloveniaFor the Council of the European CommunitiesAgreed Minute No 4 In the context of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia on trade in textile and clothing products, initialled at Brussels on 23 July 1993, Slovenia agreed that, from the date of request for and pending the consultations referred to in Article 11 (3), it shall cooperate by not issuing export licences that would further aggravate the problems resulting from the regional concentration of direct imports into the Community.For the Government of the Republic of SloveniaFor the Council of the European CommunitiesExchange of notes The Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Ministry of Economic Relations and Development of the Republic of Slovenia and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products between Slovenia and the Community initialled at Brussels on 23 July 1993.The Directorate-General wishes to inform the Ministry that whilst awaiting the completion of the necessary procedures for the conclusion and the coming into force of the Agreement, the Community is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de facto from the date of entry into force of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia, signed on 5 April 1993. This is on the understanding that either Party may at any time terminate this de facto application of the Agreement provided that 120 days' notice is given.The Directorate-General for External Economic Relations would be grateful if the Ministry would confirm its agreement to the foregoing.The Directorate-General for External Economic Relations avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Economic Relations and Development of the Republic of Slovenia the assurance of its highest consideration.Exchange of notes The Ministry of Economic Relations and Development of the Republic of Slovenia presents its compliments to the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commission of the European Communities and has the honour to refer to the Agreement on textile products between Slovenia and the Community initialled at Brussels on 23 July 1993.The Ministry of Economic Relations and Development of the Republic of Slovenia wishes to confirm to the Directorate-General that whilst awaiting the completion of the necessary procedures for the conclusion and the coming into force of the Agreement, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia is prepared to allow the provisions of the Agreement to apply de facto from the date of entry into force of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia signed on 5 April 1993. 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