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REGULATION (EEC)No2993/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of10November1975
concludingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheIslamic
RepublicofPakistanontradeintextileproductsandlayingdownprovisionsforits
application
enablingsafeguardmeasurestobeadoptedwhere
thereisariskofmarketdisruption;whereas,in
accordancewiththisprocedure,Pakistanhas
undertakentoapplyvoluntaryrestraintinrespectof
itsexportstocertainMemberStates;whereasthe
voluntaryrestraintinquestionwillbeadministered
inaccordancewiththesystemofdoublechecking
providedforintheAgreement ;
Whereasproductsbroughtintothecustomsterritory
oftheCommunityundertheinwardprocessing
trafficsystemortemporaryentryarrangementsand
re-exportedfromthatterritorywithoutfurther
processingorafterundergoingworkingshouldnot
besubjecttotheCommunityquantitativequotasor
tothevoluntaryrestraintmeasuresadoptedin
respectofexportstocertainMemberStates,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1023/70(x)of25May1970establishingacommon
procedureforadministeringquantitativequotas,and
inparticularArticle2thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereastheAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheIslamic
RepublicofPakistanontradeintextileproducts
shouldbeconcluded;
WhereastheCommunity isobligedunderthe
Agreementtopermittheimportofcertaintextile
productswithinquantitativelimitstowhichPakistan
undertakestoadherebyapplyingvoluntaryrestraint
inrespectofitsexportstotheCommunity ;whereas
itisthereforenecessarytointroduceCommunity
quantitativequotas,tofixthevolumethereoffor
1975,1976and1977andtoestablishthecriteriafor
theirallocation,withaccountbeingtakenofthe
systemofdoublecheckingprovidedforinthe
Agreement;
Whereasinviewoftheconsiderabledisparitiesin
theconditionstowhichimportsoftheproductsin
questionintotheMemberStatesarecurrently
subject,andinviewoftheparticularlysensitive
natureofthetextileindustryintheCommunity,the
standardization oftheseimportconditionscanonly
beachievedbyprogressivestages;whereasthese
quotasshouldbeallocatedtakingintoaccount,in
particular,thefactthatthevolumesadmittedunder
thepresentimportconditionsarebeingadaptedby
progressivestagestomarketsupplyrequirements ;
WhereastheAgreementprovidesinrespectof
anothertextileproductforthesuspensionbythe
Communityofthequantitativeimportrestrictions
togetherwithaspecialconsultationprocedureArticle1
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheIslamicRepublicofPakistanon
tradeintextileproductsisherebyconcludedon
behalfoftheCommunity .
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothis
Regulation .
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshallnotifytheother
ContractingPartythat,asregardstheCommunity ,
theproceduresnecessaryfortheentryintoforceof
theAgreementhavebeencompleted.
Article3
1.ImportsintotheCommunityofthetextile
productssetoutbeloworiginatinginandcoming
fromPakistanshallbesubjecttoCommunity
quantitativequotasandthevolumesofthequotas
for1975,1976and1977areshownforeachofthese
products: <*)OJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.1.

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(inmetrictons)
1975 1976 1977
55.09 Otherwovenfabricsofcotton 170381823019510
ofwhich
ex55.09 Wovenfabricsofcotton,other
thanunbleachedorbleached 1002 1040 1075
ex62.02 Bedlinen,toiletlinenand
kitchenlinen,ofcotton 1750 18732004
Tariff,originatinginandcomingfromPakistan,
shallnotbesubjecttoquantitativerestrictions.Howeverthevolumeofthequotasfixedfor1975
«rereducedbytheamountofimportsaffectedin
thatyearbeforetheentryintoforceofthe
Agreement .
Article52.Thequotasshallbeallocated,inaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle11of
Regulation (EEC)No1023/70,insuchawayasto
ensuretheexpansionandorderlydevelopmentof
tradeintextilesandtopermitcarryoverand
anticipationfromyeartoyear.ImportsintotheCommunityofthetextileproducts
referredtobelow,originatinginandcomingfrom
Pakistanandaccompaniedbyacertificateissuedand
endorsedbytherelevantPakistaniauthoritiesin
accordancewithAnnexIItotheAgreement,shall
notbesubjecttoquantitativerestrictions :Theallocationshallbemade,however,onthebasis
oftheimportvolumesadmittedontheconditions
currentlyappliedintheMemberStatesandshall
provideforannualratesofincreasethatare
appreciablyhigherfortheMemberStateswhose
importvolumesarerelativelythelowestinsucha
wayastoadaptthembyprogressivestagesto
marketsupplyrequirements .
3.Importauthorizations shallbegrantedin
accordancewiththesystemofdoublechecking
definedinAnnexIIItotheAgreement.(i)cottonhandloomfabricsofthecottageindustry,
containingnotmorethan5°/obyweightsof
man-madefibres;beingfabricswhichareboth
traditionallyofthekindwovenonhandlooms
andactuallywovenonaloomforwhichthe
motivepowerisprovidedentirelybythe
operators(thatiswherethethreeprimary
movementsofweavingnamelyshedding,
pickingandbeating,areinducedbyhandor
footandnoothersourceofpowerisused);4.Productsbroughtintothecustomsterritoryof
theCommunityundertheinwardprocessingtraffic
systemortemporaryentryarrangements andre­
exportedfromthatterritorywithoutfurther
processingorafterundergoingworkingshallnotbe
setoffagainstthequotasprovidedforinparagraph1.(ii)goodsmadeupbythecottageindustryfrom
suchcottonhandloomfabrics;
Article4
(iii)traditionalPakistanifolklorehandicrafttextile
productscut,sewnorotherwisefabricatedby
handincottageswhichareunitsofthecottage
industry.ImportsintotheCommunityofcottontablelinen
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Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthatofitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Articles3,4and5shallapplyfromthedateofentryintoforceoftheAgreement .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10November1975.
'FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.MARCORA