NoL253/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.9.73
COMMISSION DECISION
of2August1973
autonomously increasingimportsintotheCommunityofcottontextilesformingthe
subjectofagreementsconcludedbetweentheEECandcertainnon-membercountries
ontradeincottontextiles
(73/271/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Thequantitativeceilingssetoutintheagreementson
tradeincottontextilesconcludedbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthefollowingcountries:
CountryDateof
SignatureExpiry
RepublicofKorea 29.3.197131.12.1973
Hong-Kong 22.7.197131.12.1973
RepublicofIndia 12.3.197130.9.1973
islamicRepublicofPakistan 12.3.197130.9.1973
faiwan 20.4.197130.9.1973
18.4.197331.12.1973HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1471/70(])of20July1970establishingacommon
procedurefortheautonomousincreaseofimports
intotheCommunityofproductssubjecttomeasures
ofvoluntaryrestraintbyexportingcountries;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1023/70(2)of25May1970establishingacommon
procedureforadministeringquantitativequotas,and
inparticularArticle11thereof;
WhereastheCommunityhasconcludedwiththe
RepublicofKorea(3),Hong-Kong (4),theRepublic
ofIndia(5),theIslamicRepublicofPakistan(6),
Taiwan(7)andtheFederativeRepublicofYugosla­
via(8)agreementsontradeincottontextiles;
Whereastheseagreementsprovideforthevoluntary
restraintonexportstoalevelagreedbetweenboth
parties;
WhereastheFederalRepublicofGermanyrecently
requestedtheCommissionthat,astemporaryeconomic
measuresunderitsenvisagedeconomicstabilization
plan,certainquantitativeceilingsprovidedforinthe
agreementsmentionedshouldbeincreasedtoallow
theimportofadditionalquantities;
TheQuotaAdministration Committee,whenithad
completeditswork,commentedfavourablyonthe
followingProposalformulatedbytheCommission
concerningtheincreasesintheCommunityquantitat­
iveceilingswhichtheFederalRepublicofGermany
wouldenjoy:
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheQuota
Administration Committee ,whichmeton11July
1973;FederativeRepublicof
Jugoslavia
are,from1January1973anduntiltheexpirydates
oftheseagreements,increasedautonomously ,upto
thelimitsindicatedintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,2August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
i1)OJNoL164,27.7.1970,p.41.
(2)OJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.1.
(3)OJNoL55,8.3.1971,p.12.
(4)OJNoL220,30.9.1971,p.23.
(5)OJNoL43,22.2.1971,p.2.
(6)OJNoL43,22.2.1971,p.32.
OOJNoL43,22.2.1971,p.22.
(8)OJNo.L182,5.7.1973,p.2.

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ANNEX
AutonomousincreaseinthequantitativeceilingslaiddownintheAgreementsconcludedbetween
theCommunityandcertainnon-membercountriesontradeincottontextiles
(Quantitiesinmetrictonsj
GROUPI
unbleached orbleachedcotton
fabricswhetherornotmercerizedGROUPII
othercottonfabrics,madeup
goodsandvariouscotton
goods
RepublicofKorea
ofwhich:from5504to6054
—forthedomestic
market from1504to2054
Hong-Kong from15760to17560
RepublicofIndia from4185to6185
[slamicRepublicofPakistan from3960to4460from1150to1480
Taiwan
ofwhich:from10010to10610from2350to2560
—forthedomestic
market from4010to4610
FederativeRepublicof
Yugoslavia
ofwhich:from14200to14400from3080to3480
—forthedomestic
market from10406to10606