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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
li ',TheCouncilestablishedglobalceilingsforimports
ofeighthighly-sensitive textileproducts,oneofwhichwascottonyarn,
originatinginlow-costsupplyingcountries,includingEgyptandother
Mediterranean suppliers.
2.WhereEgyptisconcerned,compliancewiththeceilingsentails
seekingavoluntaryrestraintarrangement oncottonyarncompatiblewith
thespiritoftheEEC–EgyptCooperation Agreement,sincetheagreement
liberalizesthatproduct.
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3.Itwasnotpossibletoconcludesuchanarrangementfor197"or1979•
however,andtheCommissionaccordinglynotifiedEgyptofthelimitsto
beobservedtoavoidapplication ofthesafeguardolauseunderthe"Interim
Agreement(for1978)andtheCooperationAgreement(for1979)*
4.FollowingexchangesofviewswhichtookplaceinBrusselsattheend
of1979andthebeginningof1980,Egyptindicatedthatitwasprepared
toconcludeatwo-yearvoluntaryrestraintarrangement (1980and1981,
plus'the-possibility ofanextensionfor1982)forcottonyarn,inreturn
forimprovedaccesstotheCommunitymarketforthatproduct.
Egypt'srequestforimprovedaccessismotivatedinteraliabythe
reorientation ofitstradeflowsfromEasttoWest,followingthefundamental
switchinthecountry'sforeignpolicy.Hencetheoutcomeofthe
negotiations couldinvolveacertainoverstepping ofthelimitssetout
inthedirectivesadoptedbytheCouncilinDecember1977*
5.TheCommissionthereforeconsidersitneoessarytoasktheCouncil
foradditionaldirectives,inaccordancewiththestatementontextiles
enteredintheCouncilminutesof29October1979*
Itaccordingly recommendsthattheCounciladopttheannexeddraft
directives,inorderthatnegotiations withEgyptmaybeopenedassoon
aspossible.Anyfurtherdelaycouldappreciablyaffecttheoutcomeof
thenegotiations *

Recommendation foraCouncil Decision authorizing
theCommission toopen negotiations with the
Arab Republic ofEgypt fortheconclusion ofa
nrulti annual voluntary restraint arrangement for
cotton yarn
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,,
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas theCouncil hasadopted commercial policy decisions inrespect
oftextiles ;
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Whereas Egypt ,which hasconcluded aCooperation Agreement with the
Community ,isoneofitsmajor suppliers ofcotton yarn ;
Whereas Egypt isprepared toconolude avoluntary restraint arrangement
with theCommunity toensure theorderly growth ofexports ofcotton yarn
totheCommunity market ,
HA3 DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sole Article
TheCommission ishereby authorized toopen negotiations forthe
conclusion ofanarrangement regarding textiles (cotton yarn )between
theEconomio Community andtheArab Republio ofEgypt *

TheCommissionshallconductthesenegotiations inconsultation with
theSpecialCommitteeprovidedforinArticle113oftheTreatyand
inaccordance withthedirectives annexedtothisDecision.
Brussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident

KHDOTIATINO DIRECTIVES
I.ECONOMICCONTENT
PROWGTjCOTTONYARN(CATEGORYl)UNITJTonnes
D PI BNL UK IRL M EEC
i960 5.0002.500 5002.350 700 150 800t
12.000
t
I
I1981 5.0002.500 5002.350 700 150 800 12.000

XI.ENACTINGTERMS
(a)Validity:twoyears(198Oand1981)withpossibilityofextensionfor1982
rb)Administrative
Cooperation :Introduction ofappropriateprovisionsascontainedinthearrangements withGreece
Portugal,andSpain
(a)ClauseprovidingforadaptationofthearrangementtotakeaccountofGreece'saccession.