being applied , the Philippines undertakes to issue export Community or any of its regions to 125% of importscertificates for products covered by contracts concluded attained during the preceding calendar year , or to thebefore the introduction of the quantitative limit , up to the level of exports up to the date of the request forvolume of the quantitative limit fixed . consultations plus the level of exports provided for during the consultation period under paragraph 2 ,10 . Up to the date of communication of the statistics whichever is the higher .referred to in Article 10(6 ), the provisions of paragraph 2 ofthis Article shall apply on the basis of the annual statistics Should the provisions of this paragraph be applied , thepreviously communicated by the Community . Community undertakes to maintain an offer of equitable and quantifiable compensation .11 . The provisions of this Agreement which concernexports of products subject to the quantitative limits The application of the measures provided for in thisestablished in Annex II shall also apply to products for which paragraph is limited to the year in which the measures arequantitative limits are introduced under this Article. taken . ---pagebreak--- 29 . 8 . 86 Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias N ? L 245 / 515. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to a the returns for exports and those for imports , consultationsgiven category unless the quantitative limits established in may be initiated in accordance with the procedure specifiedAnnex II for the Community for that category represent at in Article 17 .least 2,5% of total Community imports during 1980 . 6. For the purpose of applying the provisions of Article 86. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to a and 9 , the Community undertakes to provide the Philippinegiven category unless the level of imports originating in the authorities before 15 April of each year with the precedingPhilippines during the current agreement year represents at year's statistics on imports of all textile products covered byleast 50 % of the quantitative limit set out in Annex II for that this Agreement, broken down by supplying country andcategory in the Community as a whole or in any region or Community Member State .regions of the Community concerned .