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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)695 final
Brussels ,15December 1977
Proposai fora
COUCOU .REGULATION (SEC)
ontheapplication ofDecision .11/77oftheACP-EEC
Council of'Ministers derogating from theconcept of
"originating products "totake account ofthespecial
situation ,ofMauritius with regard tocertain products
ofthetextile industry
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(77 )695final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
On23November1977theCouncilofMinistersACP-EECapprovedthetext
ofDecisionNo11/77derogatingfromthedefinitionoftheconceptof
"originatingproducts"totakeaccountoftheparticularsituationof
Mauritiusforcertainproductsofthetextileindustry.
ThistexthastobeappliedintheCommunity.
Inaddition,asthedateofapplication ofDecisionNo11/77hasbeen
fixedon25November1977,itisnecessarytousethisdatefortheappl
cationofthisRegulation.
Thisisthesubjectoftheannexeddraft.

CouncilRegulation (EEC) onthe.
application ofDecision11/77oftheACP-EECCouncilofMinistersderoga­
tingfromtheconceptof"originatingproducts"totakeaccountofthe
specialsituationofMauritiuswithregardtocertainproductsofthe
textileindustry
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission/
WhereastheACP-EECCouncilofMinisterssetupundertheACP-EECConvention
ofLome(1)signedon28February1975,hereinaftercalled"theConvention",
adopted,pursuanttoArticle75oftheConvention,Decision11/76of
15July1976delegatingitscompetencetotheACP-EECCommitteeof
Ambassadors,
WhereastheACP-EECCommitteeofAmbassadors hasadopted,inapplication
ofthepowersdelegatedtoitbytheaboveDecision,DecisionNo11/77of
theACP-EECCouncilofMinistersof23November1977derogating fromthe
conceptof"originatingproducts"totakeaccountofthespecialsituation |
ofMauritiuswithregardtocertainproductsofthetextileindustry,'
Whereasitisnecessary,inaccordancewithArticle74(3)oftheConvention,
totakethemeasuresrequiredtoimplementthatDecision,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :'
Article 1
Decision11/77oftheACP-EECCouncilofMinistersannexedtothisRegula­
tionshallapplyintheCommunity.; .
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(1)OJNoL.25,30.1.1976,p.2 }
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Article2
MemberStatesshallmanagetheirsharesinthequotainaccordancewith
theirownrelevantprovisions. !
t !
MemberStatesshallensurethatlnportersoftheproductinquestion
established intheirterritoryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocated
tothem. j
TheextenttowhicheachMemberStatehasusedupitsshare.shallbedeter-
ίminedonthebasisoftheirrportsoftheproductsinquestionentered i
withthecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.\
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission,notlaterthanthefifteenth
dayofeachmonth,astatementofall'importsoftheproductsinquestion '
effectedduringthepreviousmonth. ,
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOffdcialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
■ ■!
Itshallapplyfrom25November1977until31July1978. j
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.i j
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable '
inallMemberStates. >
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DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
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ThePresident !

ANNEX
DECISION No11/77OFTHE ACP-EEC COUNCIL OFMINISTERS
OF23NOVEMBER 1977
derogating from the concept of"originating products "
totake account ofthe special situation ofMauritius
with regard tocertain products
ofthe textile industry
THE ACP-EEC COMMITTEE OFAMBASSADORS ,
Having regard totheACP-EEC Convention ofLom§signed on
28February 1975 hereinafter called "theConvention ",andin
particular Article 9(2 )thereof ,
Having regard toDecision No11/76oftheACP-EEC Council of
Ministers of15July 1976 onthedelegation ofcertain powers
totheACP-EEC Committee ofAmbassadors ,and inparticular
Article 1(1 )thereof ,
•Mí•«

Whereas Article 27ofProtocol No1totheConvention ,concerning
thedefinition ofthe concept of"originating products "and
methods ofadministrative co-operation ,states that derogations
from therules oforigin may bemade ,inparticular tofacilitate
thedevelopment ofexisting industries orthe creation ofnew
industries ; ,
Whereas the ACP States have submitted arequest from the
Government ofMauritius for a ,one-year derogation from the
definition set out inthe said Protocol fortextile products
manufactured inthat State ; -
Whereas ,inaccordance with Article 27ofProtocol No1,the
Customs Co-operation Committee has adopted areport onthe said
request ;
Whereas inorder totake account ofthe special situation of
Mauritius and toenable the industrial sectors concerned toset
upnewindustries which necessitate derogations from the said
Protocol for aperiod ofoneyear ,provision should bemade for
aderogation from thedefinition set out inthe said Protocol ;
Whereas anassurance hasbeen given that theproducts subject
tothis request for aderogation will meet therelevant criteria
laid down inProtocol No14atthe latest bytheendofthe
period ofthe said derogation ;
Whereas thequantity covered bythederogation should bebroken
down among theMember States ofdestination ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :

Article 1
Byway ofderogation from the special provisions ofList A
inAnnex IItoProtocol Noltunbleached cotton fabrics falling
within tariff heading Noex55-09 manufactured inMauritius 'from
non-originating yarn ,shall beconsidered asoriginating in
Maurit5.us subject tothefollowing conditions .
This derogation shall relate to400 tonnes ofunbleached
cotton fabrics falling within tariff heading Noex55.09
imported into theCommunity between 25November 1977 and
31July 1979 ,this quantity being broken-down asfollows :Article 2
intonnes
Federal Republic ofGermany
Bénélux
Prance
Italy
Denmark
Ireland
United Kingdom108
40
76
56
28
4
88
Article 3
Movement certificates EUR 1issued pursuant tothis
Decision shall bear one ofthe following entries :
-"marchandises originaires envertu deladécision n°11/77
duConseil des Ministres ACP-CEE ",

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-"Ursprüngen gemäss Beschluss Nr.11/77desAKP-EWG -
! Ministerrates ",
-"merci originarie invirtù della decisione n.11/77del
Consiglio deiministri ACP-EEC ",
-"goederen van oorsprong uit hoofde vanBesluit nr.11/77
van deACS-EEG-Raad van Ministers ",
-"originating products byvirtue ofDecision No11/77ofthe
ACF-EEC Council ofMinisters ",
1-"varer med0opnndelsesstatus ihenhold tilAVS-EØF -
ministerradets afgørelse nr.11/77".
■ i . . .
This entry shall bemade under theheading "Remarks ".
Article 4
The competent authorities ofMauritius shall ensure
Ithat exports toeach oftheMember States donot exceed the
Iquantities stipulated inArticle 2andshall forward tothe
, Commission every three months astatement ofthequantities
inrespect ofwhich movement certificates EUR 1have been
iissued pursuant tothis Decision ,indicating theMember States
ofdestination .
Article 5
The ACP States ,the Member States and the Community shall
]berequired ,each foritsownpart ,totake thenecessary steps
! !toimplement this decision .
'Article 6
\ .
This Decision shall enter into force on25November 1977 •
1 • Itshall apply until 31July 1978 .

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