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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels.10flovember1976*
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COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
concerningimportarrangements forcertaintextileproductsorigi­
natinginMACAO
(submittedtotheCounciltortheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY MMORABDIM
1*ByaDecision of16June 1975# theCouncil authorized theCommission
toopen negotiations with Macao fortheconclusion ofanagreement on
trade intextile products *
2*Inaccordance with this Council Decision andinconsultation with the
Article 113Committee ,theCommission held negotiations with Macao on
24and 25September 1975 *
Following these negotiations ,adraft Agreement wasdrawn upandinitialled
toytheHeadB ofDelegation on27September 1975 *TheCommission has
submitted totheCouncil arecommendation foraregulation concluding this
Agreement ^•
3.The -draft Agreement provides inparticular forvoluntary restraint to
beapplied byMacao authorities ,within agreed quantitative limits ,to
exports ofcertain textile products totheCommunity ,andsupervision by
theCommunity toensure that these limits areobserved *
Inorder toenable this supervision tobecarried out ,this proposal for
aregulation envisages theadoption ofarrangements making theimportation
into theCommunity oftheproducts inquestion subject toquantitative
limits *
4*Theinitialled Agreement naturally concerns only products originating
inandcoming from Macao * TheMacao authorities therefore apply voluntary
restraint only inrespect ofdirect exports totheCommunity *This
products falling within thecategories covered bytheAgreement and
originating inMacao maybefreely exported totheCommunity viaother third
countries * TheCommunity canoppose indirect imports ofthis kind ,since
theAgreement only requires ittoadmit produots originating inandcoming
from Macao which areaccompanied byexport licences complying with the
provisions oftheAgreement * Since indirect imports ofthis kind run
counter totheobjective oftheagreement ,theimport arrangements adopted
bytheCommunity must beapplied toproduots originating inMacao irrespective
ofwhere they come from *
5*Itisproposed that theCommunity 'squantitative limits beadministered
according totheprocedure foradministering Community quantitative quotas
established byRegulation (EEC)No1023/70,inparticular Article 11thereof *
Under this procedure ,theCouncil must fixtheoriteria according towhich
thequantitative limits will beallocated *
These allocation criteria arethose which have guided thepreliminary work
carried outwithin theCouncil with aview totheadoption ofthedecisions
relating totheopening ofbilateral negotiations tinder theArrangement
regarding International Trade inTextiles *Allocation 2will therefore be
based onthese oriteria andinpartioul&r ontheresults ofthework already
undertaken *
Doc .S7334 /76 (COMER 90).
This allocation will bethesubject ofaseparate regulation tobeadopted
bytheCommission ,likewise onthebasis ofRegulation n°1023 /70.

6.TheAgreement negotiated provides fortheautomatic and imraediato
acceptance "bytheCommunity authorities ofimports subject toaceiling
onproduction bythoimportor ofanexport licence issuod "bytheMacao
authorities ,certifying that thequantities inquestion have "been
charged against theagreed ceiling . Asregards administration "bythe
Community ,this stipulation -means that theMember StatoB *authorities
areobliged togrant import licences ,automatically andimmediately ,on
production ofarequest accompanied byanexport licence ,provided that
theagreed limits areobserved *
7»Inorder toenable theobjectives oftheAgreement tobefulfilled
assoon aspossible ,theCommission proposes that theCouncil adopt the
regulation thedraft ofwhich isannexed attheearliest possible date .

PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION
concerning Import arrangements forcertain textile products
originating inMacao
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Econonio Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas ,inthecontext oftheArrangement regarding International Trade
inTextiles ,theEuropean Economic Community andMacao have negotiated
anAgreement ontrade intextile produots ;whereas theCommission has
submitted totheCounoil arecommendation foraRegulation concluding
that Agreement ;
Whereas ,forthepurpose ofapplying theAgreement whioh hasbeen negotiated ,
import arrangements fortheproducts inquestion should beadopted ;
Whereas theAgreement requires theCommunity toadmit imports ofcertain
textile produots within quantitative limits ,theobservance ofwhich will
beguaranteed byanagreed system ofbilateral checking ;
Whereas ,appropriate provisions applicable intheCommunity should therefore
beadopted fortheduration oftheAgreement ,inoluding thecriteria for
theallocation ofthequantitative limits agreed with Macao ;
Whereas ,beoause oftheconsiderable disparities between theconditions
currently governing imports oftheproducts concerned into theMember States
andbecause oftheparticular sensitivity oftheCommunity 'stextile industry ,
standardization ofthese import conditions canonly beachieved progressively ;
whereas thecriterion tobeadopted fortheallocation oftheCommunity
quantitative limits should therefore bethegradual adjustment ofthe
quantities admitted under current import conditions tomarket supply
requirements ;
Whereas steps should betaken toensure that there isnoevasion ofthe
objectives oftheAgreement byindirect imports ofproduots originating in
Maoao >
Whereas thequantitative limits laid down intheAgreement apply toexports
from Maoao ,andwhereas thegoods imported therefore should becharged
against thequantitative limit fixed fortheyear inwhioh these goods were
exported from Maoao ;

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Whereas forcertain textile products ,theAgreement provides fora
consultation procedure enabling safeguard measures tobeadopted where
there isareal risk ofmarket disruption ;whereas ,inaccordance with
this procedure ,Macao hasundertaken toapply voluntary restraint in
respect ofits exports ofcertain textile products tocertain Member
States ;whereas theobservance ofthese quantitative limits will be
guaranteed byanagreed system ofbilateral checking ;
Whereas ,tothis end ,quantitative limits should befixed forimports of
these products into theMember States inquestion ,anddetailed rules
6hould belaid down fortheir administration bytheMember States ;
Whereas theAgreement provides that those products which enter the
Community 'scustom territory under inward processing orother temporary
importation arrangements andarere-exported therefrom intheir original
state orafter processing should notbecharged against theagreed
quantitative limits ;
Whereas ,account being taken oftheprovisions ofArticle 12ofthe
Arrangement regarding International Trade inTextiles ,onwhich the
abovementioned Agreement between theEuropean Economio Community and
Macao isbased ,this Agreement does notapply totextile products of
silk orofflax orramie ;
Whereas theCommunity andMacao have agreed that incertain cases the
quantitative liiaits fortheperiod 1.10.1975 "to31*12.1977 should be
established bytaking into account ,thecarry-over ofunutilized quan­
titative limits valid under the rules ineffect until 30.9.76 .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Article 1
1.Imports into theCommunity ofthetextile products listed inAnnex A,
originating inMacao andexported between 1October 1975 an(*31December 1977 1
shall besubject tothequantitative restrictions agreed between the
Oramunity andMacao andsatoutinthat Annex .
2.These quantitative limits shall beallocated among theMember States
inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inCouncil Regulation (EEC)
No1023/70of25May1970 establishing acommon procedure foradministering
quantitative quotas tandinparticular inArticle 11thereof ,insuch away
astoensure theexpansion andorderly development oftrade intextiles and
topermit amounts tobecarried over orbrought forward from oneyear to
another .
However ,theallocation shall bemade onthebasis oftheimport volumes
admitted under theconditions currently applied intheMember States and
shall provide forannual rates ofincrease that areappreciably higher for
those Member States whose import volumes arerelatively the lowest ,in
order toalign them gradually with market supply requirements .
3.Thecompetent authorities oftheMember StateB conoemed shall ,within
thequantitative limits prescribed ,automatically authorize theimport of
theproducts referred toinparagraph 1immediately upon production bythe
importer oftheoriginal oftheexport licence issued bytherelevant
Macao authorities andcontaining thedetails setoutinAnnex C.
'OJNoL124?8.6.1970 ,p.1.

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4*Authorized imports shall becharged against thequantitative limits
valid fortheyear during which theproducts were taken aboard inMacao
forexport totheCommunity *
5.Products which enter theCommunity 'scustoms territory under inward
processing orother temporary importation arrangements andarere-
exported therefrom intheir original state orafter processing shall not
hecharged against thequantitative limits referred toinparagraph 1*
Article 2
1*Notwithstanding paragraphs 2,3and4»imports into theCommunity of
thetextile products listed inAnnex Boriginating inMacao shall notbe
subject toquantitative restrictions .
2.IntheMember States specified inAnnex B,imports ofthetextile
products referred toinparagraph 1andexported from Macao between
1October 1975 and 31December 1977 shall besubjeot tothequantitative
limits stated inthat Annex *
3*Thequantitative limits referred toinParagraph 2maybemodified
acoording totheprocedure laid downbyRegulation (EEC)No1023/70,and
inparticular Article 11thereof .
4.Paragraphs 3,4and 5ofArticle 1shall apply tothequantitative
restrictions referred tointhis Article .
Article 3
Imports into theCommunity ofthetextile products referred tobelow ,
originating .inMacao andaccompanied byacertificate issued andendorsed
bytherelevant from this territory andcontaining thedetails setoutin
Annex D,shall notbesubjeot toquantitative restrictions :
(i)cotton handloom fabrics ofthecottage industry ,containing not
■orethan 5%tyweight ofman-made fibres ,being fabrics which are
both traditionally ofthekind woven onhandlooms andactually woven
onaloom forwhioh themotive power isprovided entirely bythe
operators (that iswhere thethree primary movements ofweaving ,
namely shedding ,picking andbeating ,areinduoed byhand orfoot
andnoother Bource ofpower isused )}
(ii)handmade goods made upbythecottage industry from such handloom
cotton fabrics ;
(iii)jerseys andpull-overs knitted byhand from wool yarns without useofmachine ;
(iv)traditional Maoao folklore handioraft textile products out,sewn ,
orotherwise fabricated byhand inoottages whioh areunits ofthe
cottage industry *
Repartição Provinoial deServiços deEconomia deMaoao *

Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into foroe onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities *
This Regulation shall feebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States *
Done atBrussels . For the COTITIC il
The President

ANNEX A:QUANTITATIVE LIMITS REFERRED TOINARTICLE 1
Category CCTheading
NoΝΙΜΞΧΞ
code (1976 )DescriptionLevel ofquantitative limits
"1,000 nieces
1.10.75 -31.12.76 19 77
Γτ- ex61.01 Men'sandboys' outer garments :•'^ 11.980.000 -
61.01-61 163; –Trousers (including jeans ),breeches andthe
65;67:ex69 like ,other than ofsilk orwaste silk orof
flax orramie
61.02 Women s,girls' andinfants' outer garments :
ex.BOther than babies garments :
61.02-ox 91; –Trousers (including jeans ),breeches andthe
ex93;ex95; like ,other than ofsilk orwaste silk orof
ex96;ex98; flax orramie
ex99
I*

ANNEXB:QUANTITATIVE LIMITSREFERREDTOINARTICLE2
iCate-i
igorie{
•–oih-2–I-CCT
heading
n°
ex60.04CodeNIMEXE
C1976)
60.04-ex11;13;j
ex24;ex29;ex35 {
41;ex45;ex59;J
ex70;ex80 !
■i–descriptîon
Undergarments ,knittedorcrocheted,
notelasticorrubberized :
-Shirts,ubdervests,T-shirts,sin­
gletsandthelike,otherthanof
silkornoilor"otherwastesilkor
offlaxorramieMember
Statej_.[Levelofauantitativelimits
j011sTÏ9757Î976 jTTTT~
France pieces (3) 1.800.000 (3)
-60-.05-
61.0260.05~01;22;23 ;
24;25;ex29;31 ;
33;34;ex39©uter-garmefvts-andotherarticleskirHf-t-&en«-lux-
tedorcrocheted,notelasticnorrub-!France
berized: I
exA.Outergarmentsandotherarticles!:
-Jerseys,pull-overs,slip-overs,!
twinsets,cardigans,bedjacketsand!
jumpers,otherthanofsilkorwaste!
silkorofflaxorramie !
61.02-83;85;87 ;
ex89Women's,girls'andinfantsoutergar­
ments:
exB.Otherthanbabies'garments:
-Shirtsandblouses,otherthanof
silkornoilorotherwastesilk
orofflaxorramieFrance
ex61.03! !Men'çanrlhnvs'm
61.03-11;15;ex
ex19Mensandboys'undergarments,in­
cludingcollars,shirtsfrontsand
cuffs:
-Shirts,otherthanofsilkornoil
orotherwastesilkorofflaxor
ramieBénélux
France
Royaume-
Uni-, 1J"600.000
piècesj2.200.000(1)
(1)513.500
1.900.400
pieces'1.600.000 (1)1.369.700
piecesi400.000(2)
2.459.200(2)
(3)342.500
2.631.400
2.030.000 (3)
ex61.03
61.03-ex(31;35 ;
39)Mensandboys'undergarments,inclu­
dingcollars,shirtsfrontsandcuffs:
-Pyjamas,otherthanofsilkornoil
orotherwastesilkorofflaxor
ramieFrance piecesi?.014.000(2)2.155.000

p.2
ANNEXB-;QUANTITATIVE LIMITSREFERREDTOINARTICLE2
"cate-1CCT
gory!heading
i_o'.a Inuinui
i i
I INIMEXECode––– -iDescription iMember
StateUnitsLevelofquantital
■1975/1976ivelimits [–––H
1977i
i
ι
7!61.05
ι
ι
I
II
6TÏ05-30Handkierchiefs
exB.other:
-ofcotton«
Bénélux
Italy
France1000
kgp–––––––––––––––I
90(1)
273,3(1)•
83,3(2)
(73,4
-222,8
85,0
ι
ι
i
iX I
8!62.02
ιI 1
62.02-11;41;43;i
47:71;73;81;l!
Bedlinen,tablelinen,toilet
Linenandkitchenlinen,curtains
andotherfurnishingarticles:
exB.otherthannetcurtains :
-ofcottonΠ––––––––
Italy 1000
kg1
320(1)■:!273,9 !
ι
ι
I I
I
(1)Thequantitativerestrictionsestablished bythepresentRegulationenterintoeffectfrom1October1976andthefirst
quota-period runsfromthe1October1976untillthe31December1976.
(2)Thequantitativerestrictions established bythepresentRegulationenterintoeffectfrom1.1.1976andthefirst
quota-period istheyear1976.
(3)Thequantitativerestrictions established bythepresentRegulationenterintoeffectfrom1.10.1976andthefirst
quota-period runsfromthe1October1976untillthe31December1977.

ASTTEDC C
Details referred toinArtiole 1(3 )
Theexport licences issued bythe'Repartição Provincial deServiços
deEconomia deMacao "forproducts covered bythis Regulation shall
specify orcontain :
1*thedestination ,andinpartioular theMember State forwhich
thegoods areintended :
2»the sériai ntunber :
3*thename andaddress oftheimporter ;
4*thename andaddress oftheexporter ;
5.thenetweight ,inkilograms ortonnes ,andthevalue ofthe
produots oovered bythelicenoe ;
6.thecategory against which theproduot haBbeen charged bythe
Macao authorities and thedescription oftheproduct ;
7*acertificate totheeffect that thequantity inquestion has
been oharged against theMember State ofdestination 'sshare of
theagreed oeiling forexports totheCommunity ,or,where
appropriate ,that thequantity isintended forimmediate re-export
orforre-export after processing ,from theCommunity ;
8*theyear when theproducts were exported ,that iswhen they were
taken aboard inMacao forexport totheCommunity

AMEX D
Certification referred "toinArticle 3
Thecertificate issued "bythe"Repartipao Provincial deService
deEconomia deMacao "fortheproducts referred toinArticle 3
ofthis Regulation shall oontain :
Thefollowing heading :
"Certificate inrespect ofcotton handloom fabrics and handmade products
Name and address ofmanufacturer .
Name andaddress ofexporter *
Fame andaddress ofimporter within theCommunity *
Description ofgoods *
Quantity (intonnes oritems )*
Name ofvessel orflight number *
Port orairport ofdestination *
Thefollowing certification :
"This istocertify that theabove shipment consists of:
(i)"cotton handloom fabrics (asdefined inArticle 4*l(i )ofthe
Agreement ^)containing notmore than 5$byweight ofman-made
fibres ,"or
(ii)"handmade goods made upbythecottage industry from cotton handloom
fabrics "(asdefined inArticle 4*l(i )oftheAgreement tor
(iii)"jerseys andpull-overs knitted byhandfrom wool yarns without use
ofmachine ";
(iv)"traditional Haoao folklore handicraft textile produots cut,
sewn orotherwise fabricated byhand inoottages which areunits
oftheoottage Industry ?
Signed
Theconditions referred toarethose setoutInArtiole 3ofthis Regulation