products in a given category not listed in Annex II or III previously communicated by the Community.originating in the USSR exceeds , in relation to the precedingyear's total imports into the Community from all sources of 10 . The provisions of this Agreement which concernproducts in that category , the following rates : exports of products subject to the quantitative limits established in Annex II shall also apply to products for which— 2,4 % for categories of products in group II , quantitative limits are introduced under this Article .— 8 % for categories of products .in group III ,it may request the opening of consultations in accordance Article 7with the procedure described in Article 18 of this Agreement,with a view to reaching agreement on an appropriate 1. The Community and the USSR agree to cooperate fullyrestraint level for the products in such category . in preventing the circumvention of this Agreement by transhipment , re-routing or whatever other means .3. Pending a mutually satisfactory solution , the USSRundertakes , from the date of notification of the request for 2. Where information available to the Community as aconsultations , to suspend or limit at the level indicated by the result of the investigations carried out in accordance with theCommunity exports of the category of products in question procedures set out in Protocol A constitutes evidence thatto the Community or to the region or regions of the products of USSR origin subject to quantitative limits orCommunity market specified by the Community. consultation levels established under this Agreement have been transhipped , re-routed or otherwise imported into theThe Community shall authorize the importation of products Community in circumvention of this Agreement, theof the said category shipped from the USSR before the date Community may request the opening of consultations inon which the request for consultations was submitted . accordance with the procedures described in Article 18 , with a view to reaching agreement on an equivalent adjustment of4. Should the Contracting Parties be unable in the course the corresponding quantitative limits or consultation levelsof consultations to reach a satisfactory solution within the established under this Agreement.period specified in Article 18 (2 ), the Community shall havethe right to introduce a definitive quantitative limit at an 3. Pending the result of the consultations referred to in