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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)457 final
Brussels.12September1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
openinganadditionalquotafortheimportationintotheUnited
Kingdomofoutergarmentsandclothingaccessoriesoriginating
inHungary
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
■A/ Λ
C0MC78)457final

EXPLANATO RY_MIMORAOTUM
1.On17August 1978 "theUnited Kingdom Government ,inaccordance with
Artiole 3ofCouncil Decision 75/210/eECof27March 1975onunilateral
1import arrangements inrespect ofState-trading countries ,notified the
other Member States andtheCommission ofitsdesire forthefollowing
amendment tobemade tothearrangements applied intheUnited Kingdom
inrespect ofimports from Hungary :
\ " '
exceptional opening ofanadditional quota of110000pieces of
outer garments andclothing accessories :jerseys ,pullover ?,
slip-overs ,twinsets ,cardigans ,bed-jackets andjumpers ,knitted
orcrocheted ,notelastic norrubberized ,ofwool ,ofcotton or
ofmart-made textile fibres (CCTex60.05 A).
■' ' I
2.TheUnited Kingdom 'srequest calls forthefollowing comments :>.
■ ■,• ■ ,■ ' ■ ■ _ i ■
theadditional quota requested isexceptional andwill therefore
notbeextended automatically next year ;
theadditional quota isinresponse tomarket requirements following
increased demand .
OJNoL99.21.4.1975

3.SincetheUnitedKingdom'srequestdoesnotposeanyparticuar
economicproblems,theCommissioncouldhavedecideditself,inaccordance
withArticle5(0"ofDecision75/210/EEConthemeasuredesiredbythe
UnitedKingdom.
However,inaccordancewiththefirstindentofArticle7oftheDecision,
asnegotiationsontextilemattersbetweenHungaryandtheCommunityhave
beenauthorizedonlytheCouncilmaydecideonthemeasureinquestion.
ThisiswhythematterisbeingbroughtbeforetheCouncil.
4.Accordingly,theCommissionproposesthattheCouncil:^
adopttheannexeddraftdecision;
authorizeUspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL DECISION
OPENING ASADDITIONAL QUOTA FOR TIE IMPORTATION INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM
OPOUTER GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES ORIGINATING INHUNGARY
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Council Decision 78/545/EEC of12June 1978 supplements for1978 the
2. . . .. - 'import quotas laid down byDecision 77/809/EEC ,establishes inter alia
fortheUnited Kingdom ,initsAainex relating toHungary ,aquota
of120000pieces ofouter garments andclothing accessories :jerseys , ■
pullovers ,slip-overs ,.twinsets ,cardigans ,bed-jackets andjumpers ,
knitted orcrocheted ,notelastic norrubberized ,ofwool ,ofcotton or
ofman-made textile fibres :
iwhereas ,inaccordance with Article 3ofCouncil Decision 75/210/EECof27March 1975
United Kingdom hasrequested thegranting ,bywayofexception for1978 ,
ofanadditional quota fortheimportation of110000pieces ofouter
garments andclothing accessories :jerseys ,pullovers ,slip–overs ,
twinsets ,cardigans ,bed–jackets andjumpers ,knitted orcrocheted ,not
elastic norrubberized ,ofwool ,ofcotton orofman-made textile
fibres :
JojNoL168,26.6.1978 ,p.1.
OJNoL360,31.12.1977 ,p.1
JGJNoL99,21.4.1975 .P.7*

WhereastheUnitedKingdom'srequestposesnoparticulareconomic
problemsandthemeasuresdesiredbythatMemberStateshouldtherefore
beadopted;
/ ' _ .
WhereastheCouncilhasauthorizedthenegotiation ofatextileagreement
withHungary;'whereas,consequently ,inaccordancewithArticle^of
CouncilDecision75/210,^220,«MemberStatesmaynolongerimplementmeasures
amendingtheirimportarrangements applyingtoHungaryasregardstextile
productswithoutapriordecisionbeihg"adoptedbytheCouncilinaccordance
withArticle113.oftheTreaty,
•HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
Article 1'. 1'
*. I•Y»ATÛ_„1»TheUnitedKingdomshallopenbywayofexceptionfor197"an
additionalquotafortheimportation of110000piecesof
outergarmentsandclothingaccessoriesfallingwithinCCTsubheading
ex60.05A:jerseys,pullovers,slip–overs,twinsets,cardigans,
bed–jacketsandjumpers,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticnorrubberized,
ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextilefibres,originatinginHungary.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom*
Doneat*FortheCouncil
ThePresident