Brussels, 05/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - This month, the Union opened additional import quotas for a number of textiles produced in third countries that are to take part in trade fairs in November. These are "special circumstances", the European Commission insists in the decision published in the Official Journal L215. Nonetheless, it explains, that "access to the additional quotas should be limited to products which have been exhibited by the exporting countries at the relevant fair and for the quantities agreed to by sales contracts, as certified by the competent authorities of the Member State in which the fair is taking place", in this case Germany, which also has to prevent "over-utilisation of the additional quotas". Beneficiaries are mainly Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia), as well as Belarus.