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
16 . 10 . 86 Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias N ? L 293 / 227 ACORDO entre a Comunidade Económica Europeia e a Malásia sobre o Comércio de Produtos Têxteis f 1 ) ( ! ) Por razões materiais, o presente Acordo é publicado no Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias na língua em que foi negociado . A versão nas outras línguas será publicada posteriormente . ---pagebreak--- N ? L 293 / 228 Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 16 . 10 . 86 AGREEMENT between the European Economic Community and Malaysia on trade in textile products THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , of the one part , and THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA of the other part , DESIRING to promote , with a view to permanent cooperation and in conditions providing every security for trade , the orderly and equitable development of trade in textile products between the European Economic Community ( hereinafter referred to as 'the Community') and Malaysia , RESOLVED to take the fullest possible account of the serious economic and social problems at present affecting the textile industry in both importing and exporting countries , and in particular , to eliminate real risks of market disruption on the market of the Community and real risks of disruption to the textile trade of Malaysia , HAVING REGARD to the Arrangement regarding International Trade in Textiles ( hereinafter referred to as 'the Geneva Arrangement'), arid in particular Article 4 thereof; and to the conditions set out in the Protocol extending the Arrangement together with the Conclusions adopted on 22 November 1981 by the Textiles Committee , HAVING DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries : Transitional and final provisions Article 20 Article 19 This Agreement shall be drawn up in two copies in the1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Greek, Italian andthe month following the date on which the Contracting Bahasa Malaysia languages , each of these texts being equallyParties notify each other of the completion of the procedures authentic . ---pagebreak--- N ? L 293 / 234 Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 16 . 10 . 86 ANNEX I GROUP I A NIMEXE Table of equivalence Category CCT heading No code Description ( 1982 ) pieces / kg g / piece 1 55.05 55.05-13 , 19 , 21 , 25 , 27 , Cotton yarn , not put up for retail sale 29,33,35,37,41,45,46 , 48,52,58,61,65,67,69 , HAVING DECIDED to conclude this Agreement and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries : THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES : THE GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA : WHO HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS : SECTION I Article 2 Trade arrangements 1. This Agreement shall apply to trade in textile products of cotton , wool and man-made fibres originating in Malaysia which are listed in Annex I. Article 1 2. Classification of the products covered by this1 . The parties recognize and confirm that , subject to the Agreement is based on the nomenclature of the Commonprovisions of this agreement and without prejudice to their Customs Tariff and on the Nomenclature of Goods for therights and obligations under the General Agreement on External Trade Statistics of the Community and the StatisticsTariffs and Trade , the conduct of their mutual trade in textile of Trade between Member States ( NIMEXE ).products shall be governed by the provisions of the GenevaArrangement . 3. The origin of the products covered by this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in2 . In respect of the products covered by this Agreement , the Community .the Community undertakes not to introduce quantitativerestrictions under Article XIX of the General Agreement 1984 273 1985 287 1986 301 ---pagebreak--- N ? L 293 / 256 Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias 16 . 10 . 86 PROTOCOL A TITLE I in that country within the meaning of the relevant rules in CLASSIFICATION force in the Community . 3. However, the products in Group III may be imported Article 1 into the Community in accordance with the arrangements established by the Agreement on production of a declaration1. The competent authorities of the Community by the exporter on the invoice or other commercial document