The so called crisis emanated from the full entry into force on 20 July 2005 of the agreement reached with China in June 2005. Some EU importers, acting in good faith and having ordered goods several months beforehand, were caught by surprise. On 5 September, both parties (the EU and China) unblocked the goods imported beyond the agreed limits. China accepted some flexibility in the management of the quantitative limits (transfer of quantities, advance use of 2006 quantities), on the one hand, while the EU agreed to a limited increase in quantities, on the other. Since then, the agreement has been carefully and smoothly managed in a spirit of excellent cooperation between both Chinese and Commission administrations.