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. 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 Ministry of Economic Relations and Development of the Republic of Slovenia avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commission of the European Communities the assurance of its highest consideration.Agreed Minute No 5 In the course of the negotiations for the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia on trade in textile and clothing products held in Brussels on 14 and 15 July 1993, the two Parties agreed to hold consultations during the last quarter of 1993 in order to assess, on the ground of available import statistics, the opportunity to extend the double-checking provisions and the tariff regime provided for by Annexes II and V of the Agreement to categories 1, 2, 3, 15, 16 and 67.For the Government of the Republic of SloveniaFor the Council of the European CommunitiesAgreed Minute No 6 In the context of the negotiations of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia on trade in textile and clothing products held in Brussels on 14 and 15 July 1993, it was agreed that, should a cumulation of origin be introduced by the Community for the territories and Republics of the former Yugoslavia, the Parties will hold consultations to review the relevant provisions of the Agreement.For the Government of the Republic of SloveniaFor the Council of the European Communities
IMPORTS >POSIÇÃO NUMA TABELA>OPT QUOTAS >POSIÇÃO NUMA TABELA>PROTOCOL A TITLE I CLASSIFICATION Article 11. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform Slovenia of any changes in the combined nomenclature (CN) before the date of their entry into force in the Community.2. The competent authorities of the Community undertake to inform the competent authorities of Slovenia of any decisions relating to the classification of products subject to the present Agreement, within one month of their adoption at the latest. Such communication shall include:(a) a description of the products concerned;(b) the relevant category and the related CN codes;(c) the reasons which have led to the decision.3. Where a decision on classification results in a change of classification practice or a change of category of any product subject to the Agreement, the competent authorities of the Community shall provide 30 days' notice, from the date of the Community's communication, before the decision is put into effect. Products shipped before the date of entry into effect of the decision shall remain subject to the earlier classification practice, provided that the goods in the question are presented for importation into the Community within 60 days of that date.4. Where a Community decision on classification resulting in a change of classification practice or a change of categorization of any product subject to the Agreement affects a category subject to quantitative limits, the Contracting Parties agree to enter into consultation in accordance with the procedures described in Article 14 of the Agreement with a view to honouring the obligation under the second subparagraph of Article 2 (1) of the Agreement.5. In case of divergent opinions between Slovenia and the competent Community authorities at the point of entry into the Community on the classification of products covered by the present Agreement, classification shall provisionally be based on indications provided by the Community, pending consultations in accordance with Article 14 with a view to reaching agreement on definitive classification of the product concerned.TITLE II ORIGIN Article 21. Products originating in Slovenia for export to the Community in accordance with the arrangements set out in Title I of this Agreement shall be accompanied by a certificate of Slovenian origin conforming to the model annexed to this Protocol.2. The certificate of origin shall be certified by the competent Slovenian authorities 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. However, the products in Group III may be imported into the Community in accordance with the arrangements established by this Agreement on production of a declaration by the exporter on the invoice or other commercial document relating to the products to the effect that the products in question originate in Slovenia within the meaning of the relevant rules in force in the Community.4. The certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required for import of goods covered by a certificate of circulation EUR 1 or a form EUR 2 issued in accordance with the provisions of Protocol 1 of the Cooperation Agreement.Article 3The certificate of origin shall be issued only on application having been made in writing by the exporter or, under the exporter's responsibility, by his authorized representative. The competent Slovenian authorities shall ensure that the certificate of origin is properly completed and for this purpose they shall call for any necessary documentary evidence or carry out any check which they consider appropriate.Article 4Where different criteria for determining origin are laid down for products falling within the same category, the certificates or declarations of origin must contain a sufficiently detailed description of the goods on the basis of which the certificate was issued or the declaration drawn up.Article 5The 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 products shall not ipso facto cast doubt upon the statements in the certificate.TITLE III DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM Section I Exportation Article 61. The competent authorities of Slovenia shall issue an export licence in respect of all consignments from Slovenia of textile products subject to any definitive or provisional quantitative limits established under Article 8 of the Agreement, up to the relevant quantitative limits as may be modified by Articles 7, 10 and 12 of the Agreement, as well as of all consignments of textile products subject to a double-checking system without quantitative limits as provided for in Article 3 (3) and (4) of the Agreement.Article 71. For products subject to quantitative limits under this Agreement the export licence shall conform to Model 1 annexed to this Protocol and it shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory to which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community applies. However, where the Community has made recourse to the provisions of Articles 8 and 11 of the Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Agreed Minute No 1, or to the Agreed Minute No 2, the textile products covered by the export licences can only be put into free circulation in the region(s) of the Community indicated in those licences.2. limits introduced under this Article shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Protocol C.6. The provisions of this Article shall not apply where the percentages specified in paragraph 2 have been reached as a result of a fall in total imports into the Community, and not as a result of an increase in exports of products originating in Slovenia.7. In the event the provisions of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, the Community shall authorize the imports of products of the category concerned shipped from Slovenia before the request for consultation was submitted.Should the provisions of paragraph 2 or 4 be applied, Slovenia undertakes to issue export licences for products covered by contracts concluded before the introduction of the quantitative limit, up to the volume of the quantitative limit fixed.8. Up to the date of communication of the statistics referred to in Article 9 (6), the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply on the basis of the annual statistics previously communicated by the Community.Article 91. Slovenia shall supply the Commission with precise statistical information on all export licences issued for categories of textile products subject to quantitative limits established under this Agreement or to a double-checking system, expressed in quantities and in terms of value and broken down by Member States of the Community, as well as on all certificates issued by the competent Slovenian authorities for products referred to in Article 5 and subject to the provisions of Protocol B.2. The Community shall likewise transmit to the Slovenian authorities precise statistical information on import authorizations issued by the Community authorities and import statistics for products covered by the system referred to in Article 8 (2).3. The information referred to above shall, for all categories of products, be forwarded before the end of the month following the month to which the statistics relate.4. Upon request by the Community, Slovenia shall supply import statistics for all products covered by Annex I.5. Should it be found on analysis of the information exchanged that there are significant discrepancies between the returns for exports and those for imports, consultations may be initiated in accordance with the procedure specified in Article 14 of this Agreement.6. For the purpose of applying the provisions of Article 8, the Community undertakes to provide the Slovenian authorities before 15 April of each year with the preceding year's statistics on imports of all textile products covered by this Agreement, broken down by supplying country and Community Member State.Article 101. In view of ensuring the effective functioning of this Agreement, the Community and Slovenia agree to cooperate fully in order to prevent, to investigate and to take any necessary legal and/or administrative action against circumvention by transhipment, re-routing, false declaration concerning the country or place of origin, falsification of documents, false declaration concerning fibre content, quantities, description or classification of merchandise and by whatever other means. Accordingly, Slovenia and the Community agree to establish the necessary legal provisions and administrative procedures permitting effective action to be taken against such circumvention, which shall include the adoption of legally binding corrective measures against exporters and/or importers involved.2. Should the Community believe on the basis of information available that the present Agreement is being circumvented, the Community will consult with Slovenia with a view to reaching a mutually satisfactory solution. These consultations will be held as early as possible and at the latest within 30 days from the date of request.3. Pending the results of the consultations referred to in paragraph 2, Slovenia shall, as a precautionary measure, if so requested by the Community, take all necessary measures to ensure that, where sufficient evidence of circumvention is provided, adjustments of quantitative limits established under Article 8 liable to be agreed following the consultations referred to in paragraph 2 may be carried out for the quota year in which the request to open consultations in accordance with paragraph 2 was made, or for the following year if the quota for the current year is exhausted.4. Should the Parties be unable, in the course of the consultation referred to in paragraph 2, to reach a mutually satisfactory solution, the Community shall have the right:(a) where there is sufficient evidence that products originating in Slovenia have been imported in circumvention of the present Agreement, to set off the relevant quantities against the quantitative limits established under Article 8;(b) where sufficient evidence shows that false declaration concerning fibre content, quantities, description or classification of products originating in Slovenia has occured, to refuse to import the products in question;(c) Should it appear that the territory of Slovenia is involved in transhipment or re-routing of products not originating in Slovenia, to introduce quantitative limits against the same products originating in Slovenia if they are not already subject to quantitative limits, or to take any other appropriate measures.5. The Parties agree to establish a system of administrative cooperation to prevent and to address effectively all problems arising from circumvention in accordance with the provisions of Protocol A to this Agreement.Article 111. The quantitative limits established under this Agreement on imports into the Community of textile products of Slovenian origin will not be broken down by the Community into regional shares.2. The Parties shall cooperate in order to prevent sudden and prejudicial changes in traditional trade flows resulting in the provisions of Protocol A to this Agreement.Article 111. The quantitative limits established under this Agreement on imports into the Community of textile products of Slovenian origin will not be broken down by the Community into regional shares.2. The Parties shall cooperate in order to prevent sudden and prejudicial changes in traditional trade flows resulting in regional concentration of direct imports into the Community.3. Slovenia shall monitor its exports of products under restraint or surveillance into the Community. Should a sudden and prejudicial change in traditional trade flows arise, the Community will be entitled to request consultations in order to find a satisfactory solution to those problems. Such consultations must be held within 15 working days of their being requested by the Community.4. Slovenia shall endeavour to ensure that exports of textile products subject to quantitative limits into the Community are spaced out as evenly as possible over the year due account being taken in particular of seasonal factors.Article 12In the event of denunciation of this Agreement as provided for in Article 17 (4), the quantitative limits established pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced on a pro rata temporis basis unless the Contracting Parties decide otherwise by common agreement.Article 13Slovenia and the Community undertake to refrain from discrimination in the allocation of export licences and import authorizations or documents referred to in Protocols A and B.Article 141. Save where it is otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the consultation procedures referred to in this Agreement shall be governed by the following provisions:- any request for consultations shall be notified in writing to the other Contracting Party,- the request for consultations shall be followed, within a reasonable period and in any case not later than 15 days following the notification, by a report setting out the circumstances which, in the opinion of the requesting Party, justify the submission of such a request,- the Contracting Parties shall enter into consultations within one month of notification of the request at the latest, with a view to reaching agreement or a mutually acceptable conclusion within one further month at the latest,- the period of one month referred to above for the purpose of reaching agreement or a mutually acceptable conclusion may be extended by common accord.2. The Community may request consultations in accordance with paragraph 1 when it ascertains that during a particular year of application of the Agreement difficulties arise in the Community or one of its regions due to a sharp and substantial increase, by comparison to the preceding year, in imports of a given category of Group I.3. At the request of either of the Contracting Parties, consultations shall be held on any problems arising from the application of this Agreement. Any consultations held under this Article shall take place in a spirit of cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the differences between the Contracting Parties.TITLE II TARIFF REGIME Article 151. The import into the Community of products listed in Annex V and originating in Slovenia according to the provisions set out in Protocol 1 to the Cooperation Agreement shall be subject to the annual ceilings indicated in that Annex.2. As soon as a ceiling for the import of a category of products has been reached, the Community may reintroduce until the end of the concerned calendar year the levying of the customs duties actually applied in respect of imports of products originating in third countries.TITLE III FINAL PROVISIONS Article 16This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is applied and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty and, on the other hand, to the territory of the Republic of Slovenia.Article 171. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose. It shall be applicable until 31 December 1994. Thereafter, the application of all the provisions of this Agreement shall be extended automatically for a period of one more year up to 31 December 1995, unless either Party notifies the other at least six months before 31 December 1994 that is does not agree with this extension.2. This Agreement shall apply with effect 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 1993.3. Either Contracting Party may at any time propose modifications to this Agreement.4. Either Contracting Party may at any time denounce the Agreement provided that at least 60 days' notice is given. In that event, the Agreement shall come to an end on the expiry of the period of notice.5. The Contracting Parties agree to enter into consultations not later than six months before the expiration of the present agreement with a view to possibly concluding a new Agreement.6. The Annexes, Protocols, Agreed Minutes and letters exchanged or attached to this Agreement, shall form an integral part thereof.Article 18This Agreement shall be drawn up in two copies in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Slovenian languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.For the Government of the Republic of SloveniaFor the Council of the European CommunitiesANNEX I PRODUCTS of subsequent verification of certificates of origin, copies of the certificates as well as any export documents referring to them shall be kept for at least two years by the competent Slovenian authorities.6. Recourse to the random verification procedure specified in this Article must not constitute an obstacle to the release for home use of the products in question.Article 211. Where the verification procedure referred to in Article 20 or where information available to the competent authorities of the Community or of Slovenia indicates or appears to indicate that the provisions of this Agreement are being circumvented or infringed, the two Contracting Parties shall cooperate closely and with the appropriate urgency in order to prevent any such circumvention or infringement.2. To this end, the competent authorities of Slovenia shall, on their own initiative or at the request of the Community, carry out appropriate inquiries, or arrange for such inquiries to be carried out, concerning operations which are, or appear to the Community to be, in circumvention or infringement of this Protocol. Slovenia shall communicate the results, of these inquiries to the Community, including any other pertinent information enabling the cause of the circumvention or infringement, including the true origin of the goods to be determined.3. By agreement between the Community and Slovenia, officials designated by the Community may be present at the inquiries referred to in paragraph 2 above.4. Pursuant to the cooperation referred to in paragraph 1 above, the competent authorities of the Community and Slovenia shall exchange any information considered by either Contracting Party to be of use in preventing circumvention or infringement of the provisions of this Agreement. These exchanges may include information on the production of textile, products in Slovenia and on the trade in the type of products covered by this Agreement between Slovenia and third countries, particularly where the Community has reasonable grounds to consider that the products in question may be in transit across the territory of Slovenia prior to their importation into the Community. This information may include at the request of the Community copies of all available relevant documentation.5. Where sufficient evidence shows that the provisions of this Protocol have been circumvented or infringed, the competent authorities of Slovenia and the Community may agree to take the measures set out in Article 10 (4) of the Agreement, and any other measures as are necessary to prevent a recurrence of such circumvention or infringement.Annex to Protocol A, Article 2 (1) CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN >REFERÊNCIA A UMA IMAGEN>Annex to Protocol A, Article 7 (1): Model 1 EXPORT LICENCE FOR PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITS >REFERÊNCIA A UMA IMAGEN>Annex to Protocol A, Article 7 (3): Model 2 EXPORT LICENCE FOR PRODUCTS SUBJECT NOT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITS BUT DOUBLE-CHECKING >REFERÊNCIA A UMA IMAGEN>PROTOCOL B referred to in Article 5 Cottage industry and folklore products originating in Slovenia1. The exemption provided for in Article 5 in respect of cottage industry products shall apply to the following types of product only:(a) fabrics woven on looms operated solely by hand or foot, being fabrics of a kind traditionally made in the cottage industry of Slovenia;(b) garments or other textile articles of a kind traditionally made in the cottage industry of Slovenia obtained manually from the fabrics referred to above and sewn exclusively by hand without the aid of any machine;(c) traditional folklore products of Slovenia made by hand, in a list to be agreed between the Community and Slovenia.Exemption shall be granted in respect only of products covered by a certificate conforming to the specimen attached to this Protocol and issued by the competent authorities in Slovenia. These certificates must indicate the reasons justifying their issuance. The competent authorities of the Community will accept them after having checked that the products concerned have fulfilled the conditions established in this Protocol. The certificates concerning the products envisaged in (c) above must bear a stamp 'FOLKLORE' marked clearly. In the case of a difference of opinion between the Parties concerning the nature of these products, consultations shall be held within one month in order to resolve these differences.Should imports of any product covered by this Protocol reach proportions liable to cause problems within the Community, consultations with Slovenia shall be initiated as soon as possible, with a view to resolving the situation by the adoption if necessary of a quantitative limit, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of this Agreement.2. The provisions of Titles IV and V of Protocol A shall apply mutatis mutandis to the products covered by paragraph 1 of this Protocol.Annex to Protocol B CERTIFICATE OF COTTAGE INDUSTRY AND FOLKLORE 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