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COMMISSION OFTH£EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)722 final
Brussels/10December1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No3059/78oncommonrulesforimports
ofcertaintextileproductsoriginating inthirdcountries'
/
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(79)722final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM\
CouncilRegulation (EEC)N°3059/78of21December .1978,laying
downcommonrulesforimportsintotheCommunityofcertaintextile
productsoriginating in.certainthirdcountries,providesfora
procedureenablingtheCommissionactingontheopinionofthe
TextileCommitteetoadministerthetextileagreementswithsuch ,
thirdcountries..'
Inconnection withthediscussions intheCouncilonaCommission
proposal(C0M(79)468 )putforwardonAugust101979withinthe
frameworkofthatprocedure (thematternothavingbeensettled
attheleveloftheCommissionactingwiththeCommittee)doubts'
wereexpressedonthequestionwhetherchangesintheallocationof
CommunityquotasbetweenMemberStatesaresubjecttothatprocedure.
Asaconsequence theCounciladoptedtheCommission'sproposal,
substituting Article113forRegulation (EEC)n°3059asalegal
basis..
TheCommissionremainsoftheviewthattheCommitteeprocedure
providedforbyRegulationn°3059/78asitstandsappliesfor
changesintheallocationofCommunityquotasandthatsuchaprocedure
,isnecessarytoenabletheCommunitytocomplywiththeobligations
enteredintovis-a-visthethirdcountriesconcerned.Suchobligations
aresummarisedintheExplanatory MemorandumtoCommissionproposal
C0M(79)468ofAugust101979.
•Y
Inordertoprecludeanydoubtsinthefuture,theCommission
proposestotheCounciltoamendRegulation (EEC)n°3059/pursuant
tothefollowingproposal.

Proposalfora
CouncilRegulation (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)N°3059/78•
oncommonrulesforimportsofcertaintextileproducts
originating inthirdcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
tandinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission; -
Whereascommonrulesforimportsofcertaintextileproductsoriginating
inthirdcountries havebeenlaiddownbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°
3059/78(2), vaslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)N°
2143/79(2);
I ■' '
WhereastheCommunity hasgivenundertakings tothesupplyingcountries,
referredtoinArticle 1ofRegulation EECNo3059/78,toadjusttheallocation
oflimitsamongtheMemberStatesandtoestablishefficient andspeedy
proceduresforadjustingthe.allocations insuchawayastoensure
optimumutilization ;
Whereasitappearsdesirabletomakeclearthattheprocedureprovided
forbyArticle15ofRegulation N°3059/78appliesfortheadjustmentof'
suchallocations followingrequeststothateffectfromsupplyingcountries;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(1)O.J.N°L365,27December1978,p.1
(2)O.J.N°L248,,2October1979,p.1

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Article 1
InArticle7(1),ofRegulation (EEC)No3059/78,thewordsintroduced
pursuanttoArticleT1"shallbedeleted. \
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
itspublication in,theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates."
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident