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Document 11994N127

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FOUR : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES - TITLE V : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES CONCERNING SWEDEN - CHAPTER 4 : External relations including Customs Union - Article 127

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11994N127

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FOUR : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES - TITLE V : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES CONCERNING SWEDEN - CHAPTER 4 : External relations including Customs Union - Article 127

Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0043


Article 127

1. As from 1 January 1995, the Kingdom of Sweden shall apply:

(a) the Arrangement of 20 December 1973 regarding International Trade in Textiles as amended or extended by the Protocols of 31 July 1986, 31 July 1991, 9 December 1992 and 9 December 1993 or the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing resulting from the Uruguay Round GATT trade negotiations, if the latter is in force at the date of accession;

(b) the bilateral textile agreements and arrangements concluded by the Community with third countries.

2. Protocols to the bilateral agreements and arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 shall be negotiated by the Community with the third countries concerned in order to provide for an appropriate adjustment of the quantitative limits on imports of textile and clothing products into the Community in a way which takes into account the existing trade patterns between Sweden and its supplier countries.

3. Should the protocols referred to in paragraph 2 not have been concluded by 1 January 1995, the Community shall take measures designed to deal with this situation and concerning the necessary transitional adjustments to ensure that the agreements are implemented by the Community.

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