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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No116/77
of18January1977
concerningimportarrangements forcertaintextileproductsoriginatingin
Macao
guardmeasurestobeadoptedwherethereisrealrisk
ofmarketdisruption ;whereas,inaccordancewith
thisprocedure,Macaohasundertakentoapplyvolun­
taryrestraintinrespectofexportsofcertaintextile
productstocertainMemberStates;whereascompli­
ancewiththesequantitativelimitswillbeguaranteed
byasystemofbilateralchecking;
Whereas,tothisend,quantitativelimitsshouldbe
fixedforimportsoftheseproductsintotheMember
Statesanddetailedruleslaiddownfortheiradministra­
tionbytheMemberStates;
WhereastheAgreementprovidesthatthoseproducts
whichentertheCommunity'scustomsterritoryunder
inwardprocessingorothertemporaryimportation
arrangementsandre-exportedtherefromintheirorig­
inalstateorafterprocessingshouldnotbecharged
againsttheagreedquantitativelimits;
Whereas,accountbeingtakenofArticle12ofthe
Arrangementregardinginternationaltradeintextiles,
onwhichtheAgreementisbased,thelatterdoesnot
applytotextileproductsofsilk,offlaxoroframie;
WhereastheCommunityandMacaohaveagreedthat
incertaincasesthequantitativelimitsfortheperiod1
October1975to31December1977shouldbeesta­
blishedbytakingintoaccountthecarry-overofun­
utilizedquantitativelimitsvalidforthepreceding
periodundertherulesineffectuntil30September
1976,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,inthecontextoftheArrangementregarding
internationaltradeintextiles,theEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandMacaohavenegotiatedanAgree­
mentontradeintextileproducts;whereasthe
Commission hassubmittedtotheCouncilarecom­
mendationforaRegulationconcludingthatAgree­
ment,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Agreement';
Whereas,forthepurposeofimplementing theAgree­
ment,importarrangements mustbeadoptedforthe
productsinquestion;
WhereastheAgreementrequirestheCommunityto
admitimportsofcertaintextileproductswithinthe
quantitativelimitslaiddown,compliancewithwhich
willbeguaranteedbyasystemofbilateralchecking;
Whereasappropriateprovisionsapplicableinthe
Communityshouldthereforebeadoptedforthedura­
tionoftheAgreement ,includingcriteriaforthealloca­
tionofthequantitativelimitsagreedwithMacao;
Whereas,inviewoftheconsiderabledisparities
existingbetweentheconditionscurrentlygoverning
importsoftheproductsconcernedintotheMember
Statesandinviewoftheparticularsensitivityofthe
Community'stextileindustry,standarization ofthese
importconditionscanonlybeachievedprogressively ;
whereasthecriteriontobeadoptedfortheallocation
oftheCommunityquantitativelimitsshouldtherefore
beinparticularthegradualadjustmentofthequanti­
tiesadmittedundercurrentimportconditionsto
marketsupplyrequirements ;
Whereasstepsshouldbetakentoensurethatthereis
noevasionoftheobjectivesoftheAgreementbyindi­
rectimportsofproductsoriginatinginMacao;
Whereasthequantitativelimitslaiddownbythe
AgreementapplytoexportsfromMacao;whereasthe
goodsimportedshouldthereforebechargedagainst
thequantitativelimitfixedfortheperiodinwhich
thesegoodswereexportedfromMacao;
Whereas,forcertaintextileproducts,the.'^ivi-ment
providesforaconsultationprocedureenablingsafe­HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ImportsintotheCommunity ofthetextile
productslistedinAnnexA,originatinginMacaoand
exportedbetween 1October1975and31December
1977,shallbesubjecttothequantitativelimitsagreed
betweentheCommunityandMacaoandsetoutin
thatAnnex.
2.Thequantitativelimitsshallbeallocatedamong
theMemberStatesinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1023/70
of25May1970establishingacommonprocedurefor
administering quantitativequotas('),andinparticular
inArticle11thereof,insuchawayastoensurethe
expansionandorderlydevelopmentoftradeintextiles
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andtopermitamountstobecarriedoverorbrought
forwardfromoneyeartoanother.
However,theallocationshallbemadeonthebasisof
theimportvolumesadmittedundertheconditions
currentlyappliedintheMemberStatesandshall
provideforannualratesofincreasewhichareappreci­
ablyhigherforthoseMemberStateswhoseimport
volumesarerelativelythelowest,insuchawaythat
thisallocationisgraduallyalignedwithmarketsupply
requirements .
3.ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
concernedshall,withinthequantitativelimitspre­
scribed,automatically authorizetheimportofthe
productsreferredtoinparagraph 1immediatelyupon
productionbytheimporteroftheoriginalofthe
exportlicenceissuedbythecompetentMacaoauthori­
tiesandcontainingthedetailssetoutinAnnexC.
4.Authorizedimportsshallbechargedagainstthe
quantitativelimitsvalidfortheperiodduringwhich
theproductsweretakenaboardwithintheterritoryof
MacaoforexporttotheCommunity .
5.ProductswhichentertheCommunity'scustoms
territoryunderinwardprocessingorothertemporary
importationarrangements andarere-exportedthere­
fromintheiroriginalstateorafterprocessingshall
notbechargedagainstthequantitativelimitsreferred
toinparagraph 1.
Article2
1.Saveasotherwiseprovidedinparagraphs2and
3,importsintotheCommunityofthetextileproducts
listedinAnnexBandoriginatinginMacaoshallnot
besubjecttoquantitativerestrictions .
2.IntheMemberStatesspecifiedinAnnexB,
importsofthetextileproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph1andexportedfromMacaobetween 1October
1975and31December1977shallbesubjecttothe
quantitativelimitsgiveninthatAnnex.Thesequantitativelimitsmaybemodifiedaccording
totheprocedurelaiddownbyRegulation (EEC)No
1023/70,andinparticularArticle11thereof.
3.Paragraphs3,4and5ofArticle1shallapplyto
thequantitativelimitsreferredtointhisArticle.
Article3
ImportsintotheCommunityofthetextileproducts
referredtobelow,originatinginMacaoandaccompa­
niedbyacertificatewhichisissuedandendorsedby
thecompetentauthoritiesofMacaoandcontainsthe
detailssetoutinAnnexD,shallnotbesubjectto
quantitativerestrictions :
(a)cottonhandloomfabricsofthecottageindustry,
containingnotmorethan5%byweightofman­
madefibres,beingfabricswhicharebothtradition­
allyofthekindwovenonhandloomsandactually
wovenonaloomforwhichthemotivepoweris
providedentirelybytheoperators(thatiswhere
thethreeprimarymovementsofweaving,namely
shedding,pickingandbeating,areinducedby
handorfootandnoothersourceofpoweris
used);
(b)handmadegoodsmadeupbythecottageindustry
fromsuchcottonhandloomfabrics;
(c)jerseysandpulloversknittedbyhandfromwool
yarnswithoutuseofamachine;
(d)traditionalMacaofolklorehandicrafttextile
productscut,sewn,orotherwisefabricatedby
handincottageswhichareunitsofthecottage
industry.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18January1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
AnthonyCROSLAND

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ANNEXA
QuantitativelimitsreferredtoinArticle1
Category
NoCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
0*76)Quantitativelimits(1000items)
Description1.10.1975to
31.12.19761977
1ex61.01
61.01-61 ;63;
65;67;ex69Men'sandboys'outergarments :
—Trousers(includingjeans),breeches
andthelike,otherthanofsilkorwaste
silkorofflaxorramie13561 11980
61.02
61.02-ex91;ex
93;93;ex95;
ex96;ex98;ex
99;Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments :
exB.Otherthanbabiesgarments :
—Trousers (includingjeans),
breechesandthelike,other
thanofsilkorwastesilkorof
flaxorramie

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ANNEXB
QuantitativelimitsreferredtoinArticle2
Cate­
goryNoCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1976)DescriptionMember
StatesUnitsQuantitativelimits
1975/76 1977
2ex60.04
60.04-ex11;13;
ex24;ex29;ex
35;41;ex45;
ex59;ex70;ex
80Undergarments ,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubber­
ized:
—Shirts,undervests ,T-shirts,sin­
gletsandthelike,otherthanof
silkornoilorotherwastesilk
orofflaxorramieFrance Items (3)1800000(3)
360.05
60.05-01 ;22;
23;24;25;ex
29;31;32;33;
34;ex39;Outergarmentsandotherarticles,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized :
exA.Outergarmentsandother
articles:
—Jerseys,pullovers,slip­
overs,twinsets,cardi­
gans,bed-jackets and
jumpers,otherthanof
silkornoilorother
wastesilkorofflaxor
ramieBenelux
FranceItems 600000(')
2200000(')513600
1900400
461.02
61.02-83 ;85;
87;ex89Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments :
exB.Otherthanbabies'garments :
—Shirtsandblouses,other
thanofsilkornoilor
otherwastesilkorof
flaxorramieFrance Items
\1600000(1)1369700
5ex61.03
61.03-1 1;15;
ex19Mensandboys'undergarments,
includingcollars,shirtfrontsand
cuffs:
—Shirts,otherthanofsilkornoil
orotherwastesilkorofflaxor
ramieBenelux
France
United
KingdomItems 400000(-')
2459200(-')
(3)342500
2631400
2030000(3)
6ex61.03
61.03-ex31;
ex35;ex39Men'sandboys'undergarments,
includingcollars,shirtfrontsand
cuffs:
—Pyjamas,otherthanofsilkor
noilorotherwastesilkorof
flaxorramieFrance Items 2014000(-)2155000

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Cate­
goryNoCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1976)DescriptionMember
StatesUnitsQuantitative limits
1975/76 1977
761.05
61.05-30Handkerchiefs :
exB.Other:
—OfcottonBenelux
Italy
France1000kg90.0(')
273.3C)
83.3(2)73.4
222.8
85.0
862.02
62.02-11 ;41;
43;47;71;73;
81Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinen
andkitchenlinen,curtainsand
otherfurnishingarticles:
exB.Otherthannetcurtains :
—OfcottonItaly 1000kg3200(1 273.9
(')ThequantitativerestrictionsestablishedbythisRegulationenterintoeffecton1October 197SandthefirstquotaperiodrunsfromIOctober1975to31December1976.
(!)ThequantitativerestrictionsestablishedbythisRegulationenterintoeffectonIJanuary1976andthefirstquotaperiodistheyear1976,
(3)ThequantitativerestrictionsestablishedbythisRegulationenterintoeffectonIOctober1976andthefirstquotaperiodrunsfromIOctober1976to31December1977.

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ANNEXC
DetailsreferredtoinArticle1(3)
TheexportlicencesissuedbythecompetentMacaoauthorities(')forproductscoveredbythisRegu­
lationshallspecifyorcontain:
1.thedesignation ,andinparticulartheMemberStateforwhichthegoodsareintended;
2.theserialnumber;
3.thenameandaddressoftheimporter;
4.thenameandaddressoftheexporter;
5.thenetquantityintheunitsspecifiedinAnnexesAandBtothisRegulation,andthevalueofthe
productscoveredbythelicence;
6.thecategoryagainstwhichtheproductshavebeenchargedbythecompetentMacaoauthorities
andthedescriptionoftheproducts;
7.adeclarationtotheeffectthatthequantityinquestionhasbeenchargedagainsttheMember
Stateofdestination'sshareoftheagreedceilingforexportstotheCommunity ,or,whereappro­
priate,thatthequantityisintendedforimmediatere-exportfromtheCommunityorforre-export
fromtheCommunityafterprocessing ;
8.theyearduringwhichtheproductswereexported,thatiswhentheyweretakenaboardwithinthe
territoryofMacaoforexporttotheCommunity .
(')RenammoProvincialdeServilo?,deEconomiadeMacao.

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ANNEXD
CertificatereferredtoinArticle3
ThecertificateissuedbythecompetentMacaoauthorities(')fortheproductsreferredtoinArticle3
ofthisRegulationshallcontain:
1.thefollowingheading(2):
'CertificateinrespectofcottageindustrytextileproductsreferredtoinArticle6oftheAgreement
betweentheEECandMacaoontradeintextileproducts';
2.nameandaddressofthemanufacturer ;
3.nameandaddressoftheexporter;
4.nameandaddressoftheimporterwithintheCommunity ;
5.descriptionofgoods;
6.quantity{intonnesoritems);
7.nameofvesselorflightnumber;
8.portorairportofdestination ;
9.thefollowingdeclaration (3):
'Thisistocertifythattheaboveshipmentconsistsof:
—cottonhandloomfabrics(asdefinedinArticle6oftheAgreement)containingnotmorethan
5%byweightofman-madefibres,
—handmadegoodsmadeupbythecottageindustryfromcottonhandloomfabrics(asdefinedin
Article6oftheAgreement),
—jerseysandpulloversknittedbyhandfromwoolyarnswithoutuseofamachine,
—traditionalMacaofolklorehandicrafttextileproductscut,sewnorotherwisefabricatedbyhand
incottageswhichareunitsofthecottageindustry.
Signed '
(')Reparti<;àoProvincialdeServicesdeFconomiadeMacao.
(-)TheproductsreferredtoarethosesetoutinArticle?ofthisRegulation .
(3)ThedefinitionreferredtointhefirsttwoindentsisthatsetoutinArticle1ofthisRegulation .