Division NOTE VERBALE

The Minister for Commercial Affairs of Macao to the European Communities and the Member States presents his compliments to the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commission of the European Communities and, with reference to Note verbale No 20824 dated 22 December 1993 concerning the implementation of the Agreement on trade in textile products in accordance with GATT rules, has the honour to inform the Directorate-General of the Macao authorities' agreement on notification of the provisions of the Agreement to the Textiles Monitoring Body as ‘administrative arrangements’ within the meaning of Article 2 (17) of the GATT Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing.

The Minister for Commercial Affairs of Macao avails himself of this opportunity to renew to the Directorate-General for External Economic Relations of the Commission of the European Communities the assurance of his highest consideration.

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