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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(77)242final.
Brussels,31May1977•
Proposalfora
•COUNCILREGULATION (ESO)
maintaining theinterimprotectivemeasures
withregardtoimportsintotheUnitedKingdom
ofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandofcotton
yarn,notputupforretailsale,originating
intheRepublicofIndia
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(77)242final

Explanatory Memorandum
1.TheUnitedKingdomhastraditionally appliedrestrictions onimports
ofcottonyarnfromalargenumberofcountriesincludingIndia.Under
thetermsoftheMultifibre Arrangementallrestrictions appliedinrespect
ofpartiestothatArrangement mustbephasedoutby31.3.1977,unless
theyhavebeenreplacedbyanewrestriction established underabilateral
agreementorunderasafeguardprocedureaccordingtoArticle3ofthe
Arrangement .
ThebilateralAgreementbetweentheCommunityandIndiaontradein
textilesconcludedin1975doesnotprovideforrestraint oncottonyarn.
Accordingly theU.K.restriction shouldbephasedoutby31.3.1977.
2.TheBritishauthoritiesfelt,however,thattheelimination ofthis
restraintwouldcreateagreatriskfortheBritishspinningindustryand
theythereforerequested,inDecember1976,thattheCommunityinitiatea
safeguardprocedureunderArticle3oftheM.F.A.
TheU.K.'srequestwasdiscussedintheCouncil'sWorkingPartyon
textileson21.12.1976 whichdecided,inprinciple,thatconsultations
shouldbeengagedwithIndiaunderthetermsofArticle3ofthe
M.F.A.
3.Adetailedexamination oftheU.K.'srequestwasundertaken ina
workingpartychairedbyarepresentative oftheCommission on16March1977.
TheU.K.delegation submitteddatashowingthatimportsfromIndia
hadrisenfrom742in1975to6,198in1976andthattheseimportswere
effectedatpricessubstantially lowerthanpricesforimportsfrom
themajorityofotherorigins.
Inviewofthesefactsthedecisionof21.12.1976 wasconfirmed.
4.On23March1977theCommunityforwardedtoIndiaarequestfor
consultations underArticle3,paragraph 3oftheArrangement andon6April1977
theCommunityrequestedimmediatecooperation fromIndiaundertheterms
ofArticle3,paragraph6oftheM.F.A.Nosuchcooperation washowever
obtained.

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5.Inthesecircumstances theCommissiondecided,afterconsultations \
intheAdvisoryCommitteesetupunderRegulation (EEC)No.1439/74,
toadoptinterimprotectivemeasuresaccordingtotheprocedureprovided
forunderArticle12ofthesaidRegulation (EEC)No.1439/74by «
adoptingRegulation (EEC)No.841/1977of25April1977.
6.On2to4May1977consultations werecontinuedonthismatter
betweentheEECandIndiawithoutanagreementbeingreached;theIndian
positionbeingthatthetemporarymeasuresintroduced bytheCommission
arecontrarytotheprovisionsofArticle2.2oftheMultifibreArrangement.
TheCommunityhastakentheviewthattheadoptionoftheserestraints
isinconformitywiththeMultifibreArrangement andtheCommission
thereforeproposesthattheprovisional measureswhichexpiresix
weeks-followingtheirentryintoforceunlesstheyareconfirmedby
theCouncil,becontinueduntiltheendof1977.
Thesaidconsultations withIndiaon2-4Maymadeitclearthat
thelevelofthequotaintroduced bythesaidRegulation No.841/1977
islowerthantheminimumlevelprovidedforintheMFAtakinginto
accountthequotaapplicableforimportsintotheUnitedKingdomofthe
goodsintheperiod1.1.1976to30.3.1977.
7.Article12(6)ofRegulation No.1439/76stipulatesthatmeasures
adoptedbytheCommissionpursuanttothatArticlemustbefollowedwithin
tenworkingdaysbyaproposaltotheCouncilonappropriate measures
totakeoverfromtheemergencymeasuresadoptedbytheCommission.
InthiscontexttheCommissionproposes,takingintoaccounttheoutcome
oftherenewedconsultations withIndiaasmentionedunderpoint6above,
thattheCouncilreplacetheprovisbnalmeasuresintroducedbyRegulation
No.841/1977byadoptingthedraftRegulationattachedwhichprovides
forthemaintenance oftheimportrestraintuntil31December1977while
modifyingthequotalevelsoastorespecttherulesoftheMFA.'

PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )No.
of 1977
maintaining theinterim protective measures with regard toimports
into theUnited Kingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland of
cotton yarn ,notput upforretail sale ,originating intheRepublic
ofIndia
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard tothetreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No.1439 /74ofJune 1974 oncommon
rules forimports (1)and inparticular Article 13thereof .
After consultation within theAdvisory Committee established byArticle
5oftheabove Regulation ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
(2)Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC )No.841/77of25April 1977 established
interim protective measures with regard toimports into theUnited Kingdom
ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland ofcotton yarn ,notput upforretail
sale ,originating intheRepublic ofIndia ;
Whereas consultations have taken place between theCommunity andIndia ;
Whereas thefactors which caused theprotective measures have persisted and
whereas theprotective measures should therefore remain
inforce until 31December 1977 ;
Whereas ,taking into account thelevel ofthequota applied toimports into
theUnited Kingdom ofthegoods concerned intheperiod 1January 1976 to
30March 1977 andtheprovisions oftheArrangement onInternational Trade
inTextiles *thelevel ofthequota introduced bythesaid Regulation (EEC)
No.841/77 should beincreased ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.Theinterim protective measures with regard toimports into theUnited
Kingdom ofGreat Britain andNorthern Ireland ofcotton yarn ,notputup
forretail sale ,originating intheRepublic ofIndia ,adopted byRegulation
(EEC)No.841/77andasamended byparagraph 2,shall remain applicable until
31December 1977 .
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2.ThequantitylaiddowninArticle1,paragraph2ofRegulation (EEC)
No.841/77shallbemodifiedfrom5.500metrictonsto6,292metrictons.
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Article2
Thisregulationshallenterintoforcethedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournal.
Thisregulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallmemberStates.
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