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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1169/76
of17May1976
concerningimportarrangements forcertaintextileproductsoriginatingin
Brazil
Whereas,withtheexceptionoftheproductscovered
byCategory2ofthetableinAnnexA,thoseproducts
whichentertheCommunity'scustomsterritoryunder
•inwardprocessingorothertemporaryadmission
arrangements andarere-exportedtherefromintheir
originalconditionorafterprocessingshouldnotbe
setoffagainsttheabovementioned quantitativelimits,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,inthecontextofthearrangementregarding
internationaltradeintextiles,theEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandBrazilhavenegotiatedanAgreement
ontradeintextileproducts;whereastheCommission
hassubmittedtotheCouncilarecommendation fora
RegulationconcludingthatAgreement ;
Whereas,forthepurposeofapplyingtheAgreement
whichhasbeennegotiated,importarrangements for
theproductsinquestionshouldbeadoptedandput
intoforceimmediately ;
WhereastheAgreementrequirestheCommunityto
admitimportsofcertaintextileproductswithin
quantitativelimits,theobservanceofwhichwillbe
guaranteedbyanagreedsystemofbilateralchecking ;
Whereastheappropriateprovisionsfor1976and1977
shouldthereforebeadopted,includingthecriteriafor
theallocationofthequantitativelimitsagreedwith
Brazil;
Whereas,becauseoftheconsiderable disparities
betweentheconditionsnowgoverningimportsofthe
productsconcernedintotheMemberStatesand
becauseoftheparticularsensitivityoftheCommu­
nity'stextileindustry,standardization oftheseimport
conditionscanonlybeachievedprogressively ;
whereasthecriteriontobeadoptedfortheallocation
oftheCommunityquantitativelimitsshouldtherefore
bethegradualadjustmentoftheamountsadmitted
undercurrentimportconditionstothesupplyrequire­
mentsofthemarket;
Whereasimportsshouldbesetoffagainstthequantita­
tivelimitsfixedfortheyearinwhichthegoodswere
exportedfromBrazil;Article1
1.During1976and1977importsintotheCommu­
nityofthetextileproductslistedinAnnexAandorig­
inatinginBrazilshallbesubjecttothequantitative
limitsagreedwithBrazilandsetoutinthatAnnex,
andtothepresentationofanexportcertificateissued
bytheauthoritiesofthatcountry.
2.Thesequantitativelimitsshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStatesinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1023/70of25May1970establishing acommonproce­
dureforadministering quantitativequotas('),andin
particularinArticle11thereof,insuchawayasto
ensuretheexpansionandorderlydevelopment of
tradeintextilesandtopermitamountstobecarried
overorbroughtforwardfromoneyeartoanother.
However,theallocationshallbemadeonthebasisof
theimportvolumesadmittedundertheconditions
currentlyappliedintheMemberStatesandshall
provideforannualratesofincreasethatareappreci­
ablyhigherforthoseMemberStateswhoseimport
volumesarerelativelythelowest,inordertoalign
themgraduallywiththesupplyrequirements ofthe
market.
3.ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
concernedshall,withinthequantitativelimitspres­
(')OJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.1.

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cribed,automatically authorizetheimportofthe
productsreferredtoinparagraph 1immediatelyupon
productionbytheimporterofanexportcertificate
issuedbythecompetentauthoritiesofBraziland
containingthedetailssetoutinAnnexB.However,
thisexportcertificatewillnotberequiredforgoods
takenaboardinBrazilbefore1June1976.
4.Authorizedimportsshallbesetoffagainstthe
quantitativelimitsvalidfortheyearduringwhichthe
productsweretakenaboardinBrazilforexport.
5.Withtheexceptionoftheproductscoveredby
Category2ofthetableinAnnexA,productswhich
entertheCommunity'scustomsterritoryunder
inwardprocessingorothertemporaryadmission
arrangements andarere-exportedtherefromintheir
originalconditionorafterprocessingshallnotbesetoffagainstthequantitativelimitsreferredtoinpara­
graph1.
Article2
ThemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationshall
replacethoselaiddownbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No790/76of6April1976amendingthe
interimmeasuresestablishedbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3355/75withregardtoimportsof
certaintextileproductsoriginatingintheFederal
RepublicofBrazil(').
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20May
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.VOUEL
(')OJNoL92,7.4.1976,p.18.

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ANNEXA
QuantitativelimitsreferredtoinArticle1
Cate­
goryCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1975)Description UnitsQuantitative
1976ivelimits
1977
155.05 Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale 1000kg26500 28090
2ex55.09
55.09-01 ;02;11;1.2
13;14;15;16;17;19
21;29;31;33;35;37
38;39;41;49;68;ex
71;72;73;74;76;77
78Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
—Unbleached orbleached1000kg15000 15450
3ex55.09
55.09-03 ;04;05;51
52;53;54;55;56;57
59;61;63;64;65;66
67;69;ex71;81;82;
83;84;86;87;92;93
97Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
—Otherthanunbleached andbleached1000kg2850 3021
4ex62.02
62.02-11
-41,43,47
-71,73Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchen
linen;curtainsandotherfurnishingarticles:
exB.Otherthannetcurtains :
—Bedlinen:
—Ofcotton
—Tablelinen:
—Ofcotton
—Toiletlinenandkitchenlinen:
—Ofcotton1000kg6000 6360

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ANNEXB
DetailsreferredtoinArticle1(3)
TheexportcertificateissuedbytheBrazilianauthorities(')forproductscoveredbythisRegulation
shallspecifyorcontain:
1.thedestination ,andinparticulartheMemberStatetowhichthegoodsaredestined;
2.theordernumber;
3.thenameandaddressoftheimporter;
4.thenameandaddressoftheexporter;
5.thenetweight,inkilogrammesorinmetrictons,andthevalueoftheproductscoveredbythe
certificate ;
6.thecategoryagainstwhichtheproducthasbeendebitedbytheBrazilianauthoritiesandthe
descriptionoftheproduct;
7.acertificatetotheeffectthatthequantityinquestionhasbeendebitedagainsttheshareofthe
MemberStatetowhichitisbeingsentoftheagreedceilingforexportstotheCommunity ,or,
whereappropriate ,thatthequantityisforimmediatere-export,orforre-exportafterprocessing ,
outsidetheCommunity ;
8.theyearduringwhichtheproductswereexported,thatis,weretakenaboardinBrazilforexport
totheCommunity .
(!)CartciradeComercioExterior(CACEX).