referred to in Article 10(6 ), the provisions of paragraph 2 of consultations plus the level of exports provided for ---pagebreak--- 16 . 10 . 86 Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias N ? L 293 / 231 during the consultation period under paragraph 2 , 3. Malaysia will , to the extent possible , transmit to the whichever is the higher . Community available statistical information on textile exports by country of destination . Should the provisions of this paragraph be applied , the Community undertakes to maintain an offer of equitable and The Community shall transmit to the Malaysian authorities quantifiable compensation . import statistics for all products covered by the system of administrative control referred to in Article 8 ( 2 ) and for The application of the measures provided for in this products covered by Article 6(1 ). paragraph is limited to the year in which the measures are taken . 4. The information referred to in paragraph 3 shall , for all categories of products , be transmitted before the end of 5. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to a the third month following the quarter to which the statistics relate . given category unless the quantitative limits established in Annex II for the Community for that category represent at least 2,5% of total Community imports during 1980 . 5. Should it be found on analysis of the information exchanged that there are significant discrepancies between
Ireland 1 %, United Kingdom 23,5% , Greece 2 %. PROTOCOL D The annual growth rate for the quantitative limits introduced under Article 8 of the Agreement shall be determined as follows : for products in categories falling within Group I , II , III , the growth rate shall be fixed by agreement between Parties in accordance with the consultation procedure established in Article 17 of the Agreement. Such growth rate may in no case be lower than the highest rate applied to corresponding products under bilateral agreements concluded under the Geneva Arrangement between the Community and other third countries having a level of trade equal to or comparable with that of Malaysia . ---pagebreak--- N ? L 293 / 270 Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 16 . 10 . 86 Joint declaration concerning batik fabrics and products thereof A. The Community and Malaysia agree that handicraft batik is produced by a traditional process by which colours and shades are added to a bleached or white fabric . The process is carried out by hand in three stages namely : ( a ) waxing ( application of wax by hand to the fabric); ( b ) dyeing / painting ( application of colour either by the traditional cottage method of dyeing or by hand painting); ( c) de-waxing ( boiling the fabric to remove the wax). The three stages of the process are repeated on the fabric for each of the colours or shades of the design . B. The Parties hereby further agree to the following arrangements : 1. The competent Community authorities will accept as traditional folklore handicraft textile 70 60.04 Under garments , knitted or crocheted , not elastic 30,4 33 B III or rubberized : B. Of other textile materials : 60.04-31 , 33 , 34 Panty-hose ( tights ) 71 60.05 Outer garments and other articles , knitted or A II b ) 1 crocheted , not elastic or rubberized : A. Outer garments and clothing accessories : II . Other : b ) Other : 1 . Babies' garments ; girls' garments up to and including commercial size 86 ; 60.05-06 , 07 , 08 , 09 Babies' knitted outer garments , of handicraft products shall not be subject to quantitativelimits , provided that these products meet the conditions laid 4. The table of equivalence applicable to the transfersdown in Protocol B. referred to above is given in Annex I. 5. The increase in any category of products resulting from Article 6 the cumulative application of the provisions in paragraphs 1 , 2 and 3 above during an Agreement year shall not exceed1. Imports into the Community of textile products 15% .covered by this Agreement shall not be subject to thequantitative limits established in Annex II , provided that they 6. Prior notification shall be given by the authorities ofare declared to be for re-export outside the Community in the Malaysia in the event of recourse to the provisions ofsame state or after processing , under the administrative paragraphs 1 , 2 and 3 .system of control set up for this purpose within theCommunity . Article 8However, the release for home use of products importedunder the conditions referred to above shall be subject to theproduction of an export licence issued by the Malaysian 1. Exports of textile products not listed in Annex II mayauthorities and to proof of origin in accordance with the be made subject to quantitative limits by Malaysia on theprovisions of Protocol A. conditions laid down in the following paragraphs .2. Where the Community authorities have evidence that 2. Where the Community finds , under the system ofimports of textile products have been set off against a administrative control set up , that the level of imports ofquantitative limit established under this Agreement , but that products in a given category not listed in Annex II originatingthe products have subsequently been re-exported outside the in Malaysia exceeds , in relation to the preceding year's totalCommunity , the authorities concerned shall inform the imports into the Community from all sources of products inMalaysian authorities within four weeks of the quantities that category , the following rates :involved and authorize imports of identical quantities of thesame products , which shall not be set off against the — for categories of products in Group I 0,5 % ,quantitative limit established under this Agreement for the — for categories of products in Group II 2,5% ,current or the following year . 60.05-66 , 68 Men's and boys' suits ( including coordinate suits consisting of two or three pieces which are ordered , packed , consigned and normally sold together ), of knitted or crocheted fabric , not elastic or rubberized , of wool , of cotton or of man-made textile fibres , excluding ski suits 77 60.03 Stockings , under stockings , socks , ankle-socks , 40 pairs 25 B II a ) sockettes and the like , knitted or crocheted , not elastic or rubberized : 60.03-24 , 26 Women's stockings of synthetic textile fibres ---pagebreak--- N ? L 293 / 250 Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 16 . 10 . 86