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REGULATION (EEC)No2992/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of10November1975
concludingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofIndiaontradeintextileproductsandlayingdownprovisionsforits
application
togetherwithaspecialconsultation procedure
enablingsafeguardmeasurestobeadoptedwhere
thereisariskofmarketdisruption;whereas,in
accordancewiththisprocedure,Indiahas
undertakentoapplyvoluntaryrestraintinrespectof
itsexportstocertainMemberStates;whereasthe
voluntaryrestraintinquestionwillbeadministered
inaccordancewiththesystemofdoublechecking
providedforintheAgreement;
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytoretain
provisionallyquantitativerestrictionsonimportsof
theseproductsintotheMemberStatesconcerned,to
suspendquantitative restrictionsintheother
MemberStatesandsubsequently toreplacethese
variousmeasuresbyliberalization measureswhich
willbeuniformthroughouttheCommunity ;
Whereasproductsbroughtintothecustomsterritory
oftheCommunityundertheinwardprocessing
trafficsystemortemporaryentryarrangements and
re-exportedfromthatterritorywithoutfurther
processingorafterundergoingworkingshouldnot
besubjecttotheCommunityquantitativequotasor
tothevoluntaryrestraintmeasuresadoptedin
respectofexportstocertainMemberStates,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing .the
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1023/70(*)of25May1970establishingacommon
procedureforadministeringquantitativequotas,and
inparticularArticle2thereof;
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission ;
WhereastheAgreementnegotiatedbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
Indiaontradeintextileproductsshouldbe
included;
WhereastheCommunity isobligedunderthe
Agreementtopermittheimportofcertaintextile
productswithinquantitativelimitstowhichIndia
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 ;
WhereastheAgreementprovidesinrespectofcertain
othertextileproductsforthesuspensionbythe
CommunityofthequantitativeimportrestrictionsHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofIndiaontradein
textileproductsisherebyconcludedonbehalfofthe
Community .
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothis
Regulation .
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshallnotifytheother
ContractingPartythat,asregardstheCommunity,
theproceduresnecessaryfortheentryintoforceof
theAgreementhavebeencompleted . (!)OJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.1.

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Article3
1.ImportsintotheCommunityofthetextile
productssetoutbeloworiginatinginandcomingfromIndiashallbesubjecttoCommunity
quantitativequotasandthevolumesofthequotas
for1975,1976and1977areshownforeachofthese
products:
Volume
(in'metrictons) CCT
headingNoDescription
1975 1976 1977
55.09
ofwhich
ex55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton
Wovenfabricsofcottonotherthan
unbleachedorbleached34940
350037390
375040000
4000
ex61.02 Women'scottonshirtsandblouses 954954 1014
ex62.02 Cottonhouseholdlinen 759280158544
Howeverthevolumeofthequotasfixedfor1975
arereducedbytheamountofimportsaffectedin
thatyearbeforetheentryintoforceofthe
Agreement .
2.Thequotasshallbeallocated,inaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle11of
Regulation (EEC)No1023/70,insuchawayasto
ensuretheexpansionandorderlydevelopment of
tradeintextilesandtopermitcarryoverand
anticipationfromyeartoyear.
Theallocationshallbemade,however,onthebasis
oftheimportvolumesadmittedontheconditions
currentlyappliedintheMemberStatesandshall
provideforannualratesofincreasethatare
appreciablyhigherfortheMemberStateswhose
importvolumesarerelativelythelowestinsucha
wayastoadaptthembyprogressivestagesto
marketsupplyrequirements .3.Importauthorizations shallbegrantedin
accordancewiththesystemofdoublechecking
definedinAnnexVtotheAgreement .
4.Productsbroughtintothecustomsterritoryof
theCommunityundertheinwardprocessingtraffic
systemortemporaryentryarrangements andre­
exportedfromthatterritorywithoutfurther
processingorafterundergoingworkingshallnotbe
setoffagainstthequotasprovidedforinparagraph1.
Article4
1.ImportsintotheCommunityofthetextile
productssetoutbeloworiginatinginandcoming
fromIndiashallnotbesubjecttoquantitative
restrictionsexceptthatfor1975,1976and1977
importsintotheMemberStatesindicatedonthe
tablebelowshallbelimitedtothequantities
indicatedinthetable.
QuantitiesCCT
headingNo Description MemberState
1975 1976 1977
55.08
ex60.04
ex61.03
ex61.05Terrytowellingandsimilarterry
fabrics,ofcotton
T-shirts
Men'scottonshirts
CottonhandkerchiefsUnited
Kingdom
France
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom450
metrictons
2250000
units
663960
units
4344933
dozen481
metrictons
2407500
units
710437
units
4649078
dozen515
metrictons
2575990
units
760167
units
4974512
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(i)cottonhandloomfabricsofthecottageindustry,
containingnotmorethan5°/obyweightof
manmadefibres,beingfabricswhichareboth
traditionallyofthekindwovenonhandlooms
andactuallywovenonaloomforwhichthe
motivepowerisprovidedentirelybythe
operators (thatiswherethethreeprimary
movementsofweavingnamelyshedding,
pickingandbeating,areinducedbyhandor
footandnoothersourceofpowerisused);
(ii)goodsmadeupbythecottageindustryfrom
suchcottonhandloomfabrics;
(iii)traditionalIndianfolklorehandicrafttextile
productscut,sewnorotherwisefabricatedby
handincottageswhichareunitsofthecottage
industry.However,thequantitiesfixedfortheyear1975shall
bereducedbytheamountofimportseffectedinthat
yearbeforetheentryintoforceoftheAgreement .
2.Importauthorizations shallbeissuedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
concernedinaccordancewiththesystemofdouble
checkingdefinedinAnnexVtptheAgreement .
3.Productsintroducedintothecustomsterritory
oftheCommunityundertheinwardprocessing
trafficsystemortemporaryentryarrangementsand
re-exportedfromthatterritorywithoutfurther
processingorafterundergoingworkingshallnotbe
setoffagainstthequantitiesprovidedforin
paragraph1.
4.Thequantitiesprovidedforunderparagraph1
maybeadaptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
providedforinArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No
1023/70.
Article5
ImportsintotheCommunityofthetextileproducts
referredtobelow,originatinginandcomingfrom
Indiaandaccompaniedbyacertificateissuedand
endorsedbytherelevantIndianauthoritiesin
accordancewithAnnexIVtotheAgreement,shall
notbesubjecttoquantitativerestrictions :Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingthatofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Articles3,4and5shallapplyfromthedateofentry
intoforceoftheAgreement .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.MARCORA