No L 281/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 10. 90 - (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 8 October 1990 concerning the provisional application of the Agreed Minute amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on trade in textile products (90/503/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 the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on trade in textile products, initialled on 31 May 1986, has been provisio- nally applied since 1 January 1987 in accordance, having regard to the Community, with Decision 87/459/EEC () ; Whereas that Agreement provides for the possibility of re-examining quantitative adjustments to the quotas for certain categories, in order to allow for the introduction of the harmonized system ; Whereas, following consultations between the Commu- nity and Sri Lanka, an Agreed Minute modifying the quotas on products of categories 6, 7, 8 and 21 provided for in the Agreement was initialled on 6 March 1990; Whereas, pending the completion of the procedures necessary for the conclusion of the Agreement and the other Agreed Minutes, the Agreed Minute of 6 March 1990 should be applied provisionally, with effect from 1 January 1990, provided that there is reciprocal provisional application on the part of the Democratic Socialist Repu- blic of Sri Lanka, () OJ No L 255, 5. 9. 1987, p. 85. HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 Pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its conclusion, the Agreed Minute of 6 March 1990 amen- ding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on trade in textile products shall be applied provi- sionally in the Community, with effect from 1 January 1990, provided that there is reciprocal provisional applica- tion on the part of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The text of the Agreed Minute is attached to this Deci- sion. ' Article 2 The Commission is invited to seek the agreement of the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on the provisional application of the Agreed Minute referred to in Article 1 and to notify the Council thereof. Done at Luxembourg, 8 October 1990. For the Council The President E. RUBBI