2002/877/EC: Council Decision of 5 November 2002 on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, and provisional application of an Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil on arrangements in the area of market access for textile and clothing products

• Articles: 4

Article 1

Subject to possible conclusion at a later date the President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign, on behalf of the European Community, the Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding on trade in textile products with Brazil.

Article 2

Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding shall be applied on a provisional basis pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 3

1. The Commission, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), may modify the application of the double-checking regime for certain products, after consultations with Brazil under paragraph 6 of the Memorandum of Understanding.

2. In the event of the failure on the part of Brazil to fulfil the obligations covered by paragraphs 2 and 5 of the Memorandum of Understanding or of its additional agreed minute, the Commission shall re-apply the quota regime in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 17 of Regulation 3030/93.

Article 4

This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 5 November 2002.

For the Council

The President

T. Pedersen

(1) OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 797/2002 (OJ L 128, 15.5.2002, p. 29).