8. 4. 89 Official Journal of the. European Communities No L 95/37 COUNCIL DECISION of 20 February 1989 concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products (89/233/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 Republic of: the Philippines on trade in textile products, initialled on 28 June 1986, has been applied provisionally since 1 January 1987 in accordance with Decision 87/458/EEC (") in so far-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 categories to allow for the introduction of the harmonized system; Whereas following consultations between the Community and the Republic of the Philippines an Agreed Minute amending the quotas for categories 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 21 and 74 laid down in the Agreement was initialled on 24 October- 1988 ; Whereas pending completion of the procedures necessary - for the conclusion of the Agreement and the Agreed Minute, the Agreed- Minute should be applied provi- (*) OJ No L 255, 5. 9. 1987, p. 43. sionally with effect from-1 January 1988, provided it is applied likewise by the Republic of the Philippines, 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 Republic of the Philippines on trade in textile products. shall be applied: provisionally by the Community with effect from 1 January 1988, provided it is applied likewise by the Philippines. The text of the Agreed Minute is-attached -to this Decision. Article 2 The Commission is requested to seek the agreement of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines -on the provisional application of the Agreed Minute referred to in Article 1 and to notify the Council thereof. Done at Brussels, 20 February 1989.. For the Council The President F. FERNANDEZ ORDONEZ