# 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 8: Amendments to classification


1. The authorities of Hong Kong shall be informed of any amendment to the combined nomenclature or any decision, made in accordance with the procedures in force in the Community, relating to the classification of products covered by these administrative arrangements. Any such amendment or any decision which results in a modification of the classification of products covered by these administrative arrangements shall not have the effect of reducing Hong Kong's ability to use the quantitative limits established under Article 2 of the ATC. The procedures for the application of this paragraph are set out in Protocol A.
2. In the case of divergent opinions between Hong Kong and the competent Community authorities at the point of entry into the Community on the classification of products subject to quantitative limits established under Article 2 of the ATC, consultations in accordance with Article 12 (1) of these administrative arrangements shall be held with a view to reaching agreement on the appropriate classification of the products concerned and to resolving any difficulties arising therefrom. For this purpose, the authorities of Hong Kong shall be informed by the competent authorities of the Community as soon as a case of divergent opinions on the classification of products arises. Pending agreement on the appropriate classification and in order to avoid disruption to trade, the products in question shall be imported on the basis of the classification indicated by the competent Community authorities at the point of entry, in conformity with the provisions of these administrative arrangements.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1996/415/schedule/ANNEX II/paragraph/8 (the official version)
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