12. 4. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 96/87 COUNCIL DECISION . of 2 April 1990 concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People’s Republic of China on trade in textile products (90/17S/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in . particular - Article 113 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, pending completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreement between the European Economic Community. and the People’s. Republic of China ‘on trade in textile products, initialled on 9 December 1988, has been applied provisionally since 1 January 1989 in accordance with Decision 88/656/EEC (%) insofar as the Community is concerned; Whereas that Agreement provides for the possibility of re-examining, in_ the light of recent trade developments, the quantitative adjustments to be made to the quotas for certain textile categories to allow for the introduction of the harmonized system ; Whereas, following consultations between the Commu- nity and the People’s Republic of China, an Agreed Minute amending the quotas for categories 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, . 10, 16, 21, 27, 67 and 73 laid down in the Agreement was initialled on.15 December 1989 ; Whereas, pending completion of the procedures necessary for the conclusion -of the Agreement and the-Agreed Minute, the Agreed Minute should be applied provisio- () OJ No L 380, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1. nally with effect from 1 January 1990 provided it is applied likewise by the People’s Republic of China, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : Article 1 Pending completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between. the European- Economic community and the People’s Republic of china on trade in textile products- shall be applied provisionally in the Community with effect from 1 January 1990, provided it is applied likewise - by the People’s Republic of china.- The text of the. Agreed Minute is attached to- this Deci- sion. : Article 2 The Commission is requested to seck the agreement of the Governement of the People’s Reublic of China on the provisional application of the Agreed Minute referred to . in. Article -1 -and to notify the Council thereof. Done- at Luxembourg, 2 April 1990. For the Council The President G. COLLINS