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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
s
COM(77)390final.
Brussels,28July1977
PROPOSAI,FORACOUNCILREGULATION
relatingtoimportarrangements forcertaintextileproducts
\ *
originatinginJapan
(submittedtotheCounciltoytheCommission)
CGM(77)390final

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
1o Byadecision of10July 1975 theCoubcil authorized theCommission to
open negotiations with Japan forthedonclusion ofanagreement ontrade in
textile products inthecontext oftheArrangement regarding International
Trade inTextiles .
Inaccordance with the Council decision referred toabove and inconsul­
tations with theArticle 113 Committee ,the Commission conducted negotiations
with Japan inthemonths ofJuly ,November and December 1975 »
2. Asaresult ofthose negotiations ,adraft agreement was drawn upand
initialled bythe Heads ofthe Delegations on12December 1975 »
Thepurpose ofthis proposal for aregulation istoadopt theprovi­
sions required fortheapplication oftheagreement .(1)
3« The agreement takes account oftheparticular structure oftrado
intextiles between theCommunity andJapan (exports oftextiles from the
Community toJapan areapproximately double Japanese exports oftextiles
totheCommunity )andmakes provision ,inparticular ,for t
-reciprocal rights andobligations sothat anorderly andequitable develop­
ment oftrade bayberealised ,inconformity with theprovisions ofthe
Geneva Arrangement ;
-aconsultation procedure fc(ranyproblem which mayarise intrade intex­
tiles between theCommunity andJapan ;
-self-restraint (following consultations held within ,theframework described
above )atagreed levels onexports ofspecific categories oftextiles pro­
ducts totheCommunity orcertain ofitsmarkets ;
-anundertaking bytheCommunity toterminate allunilateral quantitative
restrictions andanyexisting measures having equivalent' effect asepeedcly
aspossible and^inany caee by31March 1977 ;
(1)Thesigning oftheAgreement took place the9July 1976 ;itwaspublished
inthe .OJN°L219of12August 1976 .

-'anundertaking bytheCommunity nottohave recourse tothesafeguard
clauses oftheGeneva Arrangement forthecategories ofproducts for
whidh quantitative limits areprovided ,provided that such agreed limits' ,
are respected .
4. Asaresult ofconsultations described above ,theParties are
agreed thet theJapanese authorities will introduce voluntary restriant of
exports ofcertain textile products totheCommunity ortocertain Member
States *
\
Asthis isameasure voluntarily restraining exports totheCommu­
nity taken bytheautorities oftheexporting country ,provision should be
■made forfollowing the trend ofthecorresponding imports into theCommunity
and for'ascertaining whether theagreed limits arebeing observed .
The agreement negotiated stipulates that imports which are the
subject ofvoluntary restraint shall beaccepted bytheCommunity authorities
onpresentation ofanexport licence drawn upinaccordance with agreed
detailed rules andissued bytheJapanse authorities .This stipulation means
that the authorities oftheMember States are obliged toadmit imports of
products which are the subject ofvoluntary restraint automatically onsub­
mission ofanapplication accompanied bythe export licence referred toabove .
The attached proposal for aRegulation fixes onthe basis ofthe
provisions made between the ■Community and Japan within the framework ofthe
negotiated Agreement ,theimport arrangements intheCommunity for -certain
textile products originating inJapan .
'The Regulation concluding theAgreement having been adopted ,theCommission
proposes that theCouncil adopts thepresent Regulation asspeedily aspossible .

PROPOSAI ,FORA'COUNCÏL REGULATION
relating toimport Arrangements forcertain textile
products originating inJapan
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community andJapan ,inthecontext of
theArrangement regarding International Trade inTextiles ,have con- •
(1)eluded anAgreement ontrade intextile products i
'whereas , ^ccordan"ce~with the^decLarations made bytheCommunity and"Japan
during thenegotiation 5theprovisions ofthis Agreement hadalready been
applied inadvance oftheconclusion ofthenegotiations ;
Whereas import arrangements should therefore beadopted fortheproducts
inquestion inorderto permit implementation oftheAgreement negotiated ,
andwhereas such arrangements should beputinto force immediately ;
Whereas theAgreement provides fortheabolition ofallquantitative
restrictions assoon aspossible after itsconclusion andinanycase
by31March 1977 ;
CI;)-OJNo.L 219 '12.8:1976 ,,p.1
/.

\
Whereas theAgreement provides for aconsultation procedure for tha
purpose ofresolving anyproblem relating totrade intextile products
between the twoParties ;whereas inthe context ofthat procedure it
hasbeen agreed that Japan will subj'ect its exports ofcertain textile
produota totheCommunity orcertain Member States tomeasures ofvoluntary
restraint ,tobeadministered bytheJapanese authorities andapplied in
accordanoe with the rules ofthe two Parties ;
Whereas the quantitative limits inquestion and the detailed rules for
administering them should thereof befixed ;
Whereas provision should bemade forproduots brought into the customs
territory oftheCommunity under inward'processing ortemporary admission
arrangements and reexported from that territory inthe same state orafter
processing not tocount against the quantitative limits referred toabove .
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION : " ' '
V ..Article 1 . ■ '
/ .L.T,_1 .T_^_, -,- j
> ' I ' i
J^ithoutprejudicetoArticles2and3,importsintotheCommunityoftextileproduct'
of-Chapters ..51...to62inclusiveof.theCommonCustomsTariff,-originatinginJapan,I
shallnotbesubject ..to.quantitative -restrictions.-– .

Articleo
ImportsintotheCommunityoftextileproductslistedinAnnexAand
originatinginJapan,shallbesubject,;durinq1977,tothe
Communityquantitative limitssetoutinthatlist*
amongtheMemberStates
TheCommunityquantitativequotasshalltoeallocated^inaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddown"byRegulationi[EEG)No*1023/70»inparticular
Article11thereof,inouchawayastoensuretheexpansionandorderly
developmentoftradeintextilesand-topermitcarryoverandanticipation
frorayeartoyear.
Theallocationshall "bemade,however,onthebasisoftheimportvolumes
admittedontheconditionscurrentlyappliedintheMemberStatesandshall
provideforannualratesofincreasethatareappreciablyhigherforthe\
'MenberStateswhoseimportvolumesarerelativelythelowestinGuchaway;
toadaptthembyprogressivestagestomarketsupplyrequirements .
TherelevantauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesconcernedshall,automatical!
andwithoutdelay,authorizetheentryintofreecirculationoftheproduct
referredtoinparagraph 1uponpresentation bytheimporterofaoextifled
oopyofanexportlicencegrantedbytheJapaneseauthorities coxiformingto
thespecifications satoutinAnnex3„.

k*Products brought into thecustoms territory oftheCommunity under
theinward processing traffic system ortemporary admission arrange­
ments nndreexported from that territory vithout further processing
orafter undergoing working shall notbesetoffagainst thequantita­
tive limits refex*rod toinparagraph 1® •
Article 3
1.InthsMember States indicated inthelist inAnnex c*imports of
textile products included inthat list andoriginating inJapan
shall besubject ,in1976 and1977 *tothequantitative limits set
outinthat list . [
2.Thequantitative limits maybeadjusted inaccordance with the
procedure laid down inArticle 11ofRegulation (EEC)Ko1023/70.
_____ Article j^(3)and (h)shall *apply tothequantita­
tive limits referred tointhis Article .
, '. , • ' ' v I
-Article è-
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal pftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding in .itsentirety anddirectly applicable
inailKember States . , .
Done atBrussels , ■For theCouncil
The ^reeiaect .

ANNEXA
CommunifyccfllnM
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,'I„„ .:-1 ,1977SîJH
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„J.Mwovenfabricsofmm-madefibres(contin-
•oos),includingvovfnfjbriciofmonofil
Ofttripofhradin/No51.01or5|J)2:
C*A.Ofsyntheticirxtitefibre*
(««footnerfn)
wovenfabricsofconon
tyovenfabricsofmin-m>d«fibiw:
"•A-"*TT>inrtnTrtiife-f.trciI000kg
1000teD
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UK
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UK
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5«
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363
1*21
5000
«500
i200
im
I7O0
I500
1800
I000
15fOO
(1)Fortheyear1977thecoverageforCategory 1isNimexe-
Nos.05,07,21,23,ex25(polyamid.heavierthan70g/m
andpolyester,heavierthan100'g/m2butligherthan200g/m
27,32and34.

.ANNEXB
CERTi.nCA.TS OFEXPORTFROMJAPAN
pate_
CcrtificnleNo.ofLxportto•
Eui'nfxvmEconomieCommunity
( )
ExprvtLicenceNo.
1.•V:\mer>fExportcr
nmcofImporter
3.I:emNo.&Descnption ..
A.-Quantity..'
IherebycertifythattheabovementionedcargoofJapaneseoriginformspart
ofandhasbeendebitedfromtheexporttjuotatoth$EuropeanEconomicCommunity
( )
\
Signature ;
Title:

jCategory
1No
I1 '
!rr "*VV i.
Heading NoDescription Member .
StateCon 1;roi
UnitQuantotafn
j19?ô Ijelimit
.197? j
53.0 ?
(Ninexe
.11,.19)Yarn ofcomb.?d shesps orlambs' wool (worsted
yarn )notput upforretail sale?KG T 7501,000
S2 i
i58.04 Voven pile fabrics and chenilj.e faoncsF
IT 310
213350
225
58.05
(Kitnexe
«51,•59,
i.61,<69)
iNarrow woven fabrics ,andnarrow fabrics
(bolduc )consisting ofvarp without weft as­
sembled bymeans ofemadhesive ,other than
goods falling within heading No.52.06BNL T 140 160
3b
'
*
i
?
i53.05
.(ailnimexes
other than
16)Idem
[ ' .
t - '.ÏÏK Ti
150 |
i
I
I180 j
ôjc51.Cl
ex61.02Raincoats oftheovercoat typ^r Pièces j
!15-nonth nerioa
1.1.1975 to31.3.19 ??
600,000