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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)421 final
Brussels-23July1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
concerning theapplication ofDecision NooftheEEC-Morocco
Cooperation Councilof derogating fromcertainprovisions
concerning thedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginating productscon­
tainedintheCooperation AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheKingdomofMorocco
DECISION OFTHEEEC-MOROCCO COOPERATION COUNCIL
derogating fromcertainprovisions concerning thedefinition ofthe
conceptoforiginating productscontainedintheCooperation Agree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheKingdomofMorocco
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
î"1P'}?r
V.
C0M(81)421final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Présentation ofuequest
Recap onthasituation '
ByCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1604 /76of29June 1976 ,Morocco benef ittcJ •
»
from aderogation from thedefinition oftheconcept oforiginating
products fortheperiod 1July 1976 to31June 1977 inrespect of
certain textile products foraquantity of2,500 tonnes .This derogation
hasbeenrenewed three times^forthesameannual quantities .
Innote No2665 of26May 1981 theMoroccan representation tothe
European Communities presented anewrequest for aprolongation ofthe
derogation for2.500 tonnes ,proposed ascaling down ofthis quantity
which could befixed at2.000 tonnes for 1982 .Thereduction proposed
would then be10% £>erannum until 1985 when Morocco would renounce the
derogation .This request isjustified bythecontinuing inability of
theMoroccan making upindustry toobtain supplies ofcloth from the
local weaving industry .This should beable tosupply allneeds
within 5years ,when thetwoinvestment projects ,recently agreed to
bytheMoroccan Government ,fortheweaving ofpoplin arerealised .
Asthey agreed todoatthetime ofthelast negotiations onthis ,the
Moroccan authorities have tried toobtain supplies from Greece ,but
without success asthere were noGreek textiles available which are
suitable fortheMoroccan industry ,inparticular because oftheir
quality .
TheMoroccans ,inaddition ,saythat theuseofthepresent derogation
will notexceed 946tonnes from 1July 1980 to31March 1981 and that
this isparallel toalowuserate in1979 and 1980 ofthelevels .
fixed intheautolimitation Agreement intextile exports .Additional
statistics on'the useoftheder-ogation were supplied byMorocco on
30June 1981. *
(1)Regulation (EEC)No1390 /77of21June 1977 for 1July 1977
to30June 1978 .
Regulation (EEC)No528/79of 9March 1979 for 1July 1978
to30June 1980
Regulation (EEC)No3252 /80of12December 1980 for 1July 1980
to30June *1981 .

Opinion oftheServices oftheCommiss ion "•
TheServices oftheCommission feel that it'would beintheCommunities
interests torenew thederogation ,because %
(1)IfGreek cloth production does notatpresent satisfy theMoroccan
needs ,this isnotduetoitslack ofcornpetitivity buttoitslack of *
quality .This situation could change rapidly inapositive sense and
intheview oftheServices oftheCommission itisnotpossible to
ignore theopportunity ofopening this Community source ofsupply ,.
(2)Concerning outward processing trade ,from what theMoroccan authorities
have said ,itseems that there isatendency fortheuseofthis
system togrow inrelation toMoxocco ,especially from France .But
such atendency must begiven careful attention taking into account
thepurpose oftheCommunity policy on'this ,which istogive advantages
wherever possible totheuseofoutward processing vis-a-vis "normal "
imports .Ifthis tendency continues ,andexperience shows that this
evolution cannot produce itsfull effect inofeeyear ,itispossible
tothink about thepossibility ofoutward processing progressively
replacing thepresent trade covered bythederogation system .
»
(3)Among therange ofproducts covered bythederogation thesensitive
products arealready subject tolimitations inthecontext ofthe
textile Arrangement with Morocco -
Aperiod oftwoyears would seem torepresent areasonable one toallow for
thepossibilities ofbuying from Greece andfortheevolution ofthe
outward processing system inrespect ofMorocco to -crystallise .
Consequently itisproposed toextend thederogation foraperiod oftwo .
years onthebasis ofrfeduced quantities -1.200 tonnes forthefirst year
and900forthesecond ~andforamore limited range ofproducts ,those of
tariff headings 6i.01 ,61.02 and61,03 ,

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
concerningtheapplicationofDecisionNooftheEEC-Morocco Coopera­
tionCouncilof derogatingfromcertainprovisions
concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginatingproductscontainedin
theCooperationAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theKingdomofMorocco
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheEEC-Morocco CooperationCouncilset
upundertheCooperationAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomof
MoroccosignedinRabaton27April1976(')adopted,
pursuanttoArticle28ofProtocol2tothaiAgree­
ment,DecisionNoderogatingfromthedefini­
tionoftheconceptoforiginatingproductsofthe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheKingdomofMorocco;
Whereasitisnecessary,inaccordancewithArticle
44(2)oftheAgreement,totakethemeasuresrequired
toimplementthatDecision,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article!
DecisionNo2/HOoftheEEC-MoroccoCooperation
CouncilshallapplyintheCommunity .
ThetextoftheDecisionisattachedtothisRegula­
tion.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1July1981to30June1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12December1980.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
■J.BARTHEL
(')OJNoL264,27.9.1978,p.2.

DECISION OFTHEEEC-MOROCCOCOOPERATIONCOUNCIL
derogatingfj-omcertainprovisionsconcerningthedefining,u-""rd--peanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofMorocco
THEEEC-MOROCCO COOPERATION COUNCIL,
HavingregardtotheCooperationAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
KingdomofMoroccosignedinRabaton27April
1976('),hereinafterreferredtoasthe'CooperationAgreement',
WhereasArticle28ofProtocol2oftheCooperation
Agreementconcerningthedefinitionoforiginating
productsandmethodsofadministrativecooperation
statesthattheCooperationCouncilmaymakeany
changestothatProtocolnecessaryfollowingtheappli­
cationofitsprovisionsandtheireconomiceffect;
Whereas,inordertotakeaccountofthespecialsitua­
tioninMoroccoandtoenabletheindustrialsectors
concernedtoadapttheirproductiontotheconditions
requiredbyProtocol2,provisionshouldbemade,for
thebenefitofthisState,foraderogationfromcertain
provisionsconcerningthedefinitionsetoutinthat
Protocol,Art/de2
ThederogationreferredtoinArticle1concernsthe
followingquantitiesexportedfromMoroccoduringtneperiodssetoutbelow; 9
–IstJuly1981t030June1992:12G0;
tonnes,
–Istjuly1982to30june1983;9U0t0nnes
Artide3
ThecustomsauthoritiesoftheKingdomofMorocco
shallmakethearrangementsnecessarytocontrol
quantitativelytheexportofproductsreferredtoin
Article1andshallcommunicatetotheCommission
everythreemonthsthequantityofproductsinrespectofwhichmovementcertificatesEUR.1havebeen
issuedonthebasisofthisDecision.
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
BywayofderogationfromProtocol2andsubjectto
theconditionssetoutinthefollowingArticles,the
P.u«vLsions'iof.Li?1AannexedtothesaidProtocol
3PPXKJ^tHeproductsmanufacturedinMoroccoandfallingwithintariffheadings
61.01,61.02and61.03oftheCommonCustomsTariff
shallbereplacedbytheprovisionsinthetable
annexedheretoforthequantitiessetoutin
Article2ofthisDécision.Artide4
jTheKingdomofMorocco,theMemberStatesandthe
:CommunityshalleachtakethemeasuresrequiredtoimplementtnisDecision.
Artide5
TheDecisionshalltakeeffecton1July1981
Itshallapplyuntil30June1983.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheEEC-Morocco
CooperationCouncil
– ThePresident
(')OJNoL264,27.9.1978,p.2.

AXXEX
Producaobtained
Workingorprocrmnjtth·!donnoiconferihrtuna
oforiginatingproductsWorkingorprocewirgthatconfers
the»tât-jfciifori£tPitin£products
»hentheic!io»in^
conjitioniarerr.rtccr
heading
NoDeicnpticn
61.01Men'sandboys'outergarments Manufacture fromunbleached fabric
61.02Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garmentsf
Manufacture fromunbleached fabric
61.03Men'sandboys'undergarments,
includingcollars,shirtfrontsand
cuffs■Manufacture fromunbleachedfabric