12. 1. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 9/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 71/91 of 10 January 1991 amending Annexes III and IVa to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 with regard to certain textile products originating in Hong Kong (categories 5, 73 and THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establxshlng the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 “of 22 December 1986 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3143/90 (%, and in particular Article 17 thereof, Whereas, with a view to the introduction of the combined nomenclature, the Community has negotiated with Hong Kong an Agreed Minute modifying the quantitative limits for categories S, 73 and 74 products provided for in the Agreement between the EEC and Hong Kong on trade in textiles ; Whereas the Council has decided, by Decision 90/174/EEG (°), that this Agreed Minute should be applied provisionally from 1 _]anuary 1989 pending its formal conclusion ; Whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Annexes III ‘and IVa to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Annexes III and IVa to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 are hereby amended for Hong Kong accordance with the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1989. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 January 1991. () OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1986, p. 42. () OJ No L 302, 31. 10. 1990, p. 31. () OJ No L 96, 12. 4. 1990, p. 84. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President