# Council Decision of 28 May 1996 on the conclusion of administrative arrangements on trade in textile products between the European Community and certain members of the World Trade Organization (96/415/EC), Paragraph 7: Exchange of statistical information


1. Hong Kong undertakes to supply the Community with precise statistical information on all export licences issued by the Hong Kong authorities for all categories of textile products subject to the quantitative limits established under Article 2 of the ATC. Hong Kong shall set out in its periodical statistical reports the maximum export levels for each category subject to a quantitative limit established under Article 2 of the ATC and the rate of utilization of these levels.
2. The Community shall likewise transmit to the Hong Kong authorities precise statistical information on import documents issued by the Community authorities in respect of export licences issued by Hong Kong. This information shall, for all categories of products, be transmitted before the end of the second month following the quarter to which the statistics relate.
3. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall, for all categories of products, be forwarded before the end of the month following the month to which the statistics relate.
4. The Community shall transmit to the Hong Kong authorities import statistics for products covered by Article 5 (1) of these administrative arrangements.
5. The information referred to in paragraph 4 shall, for all categories of products, be transmitted before the end of the third month following the quarter to which the statistics relate.
6. Should it be found on analysis of the information exchanged above 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 12 of these administrative arrangements. Any such consultations shall be resolved on the basis of the agreed descriptions of the products set out in the notification under Article 2 (1) of the ATC.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1996/415/schedule/ANNEX II/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1996-415/schedule-ANNEX II/paragraph-7
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