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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Proposalfora (
VV COUNCILREGULATION'(EEC)
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maintainingthearrangements makingtheimportationintoItalyofcertainwovenfabricsofcottonandcertainwovenfabricsof
>synthetictextilefibresoriginatingintheKingdomofThailand
subjecttoauthorization
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
CCM(77)217final*

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.InaNoteVerbaleof24February1975theCommunityproposedtoThailand
thatnegotiations beopenedfortheconclusionofabilateralagreement
ontradeintextileproducts,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthe
Arrangement regardingInternational TradeinTextiles,andinparticular
Article4thereof.
Aninitialroundofnegotiations tookplacelastJanuary,following a
secondroundofnegotiations ,whichtookplacefrom25to29April1977,
thetwodelegations cametoanagreement.Adraftagreementbasedon
Article4oftheMFAwasinitialled on2May1977.
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2.Betweenthetworoundsofnegotiations ,giventhedisruption ofthe
marketinItalyinthesectorofwovenfabricsofcottonandwovenfabrics
ofsynthetictextilefibres-asituationwhichwasbeingworsenedbytheincrease
inimportsoftheproductsinquestionoriginating inThailand-theCommunity
hadtoadoptimmediateprotective measuresunderArticle12ofRegulation
(1)(EEC)No.1439/74.Accordingly,byCommission Regulation (EEC)No.
808/77of21April1977^^,amendedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No.
979/770f5.May1977^^,theimportationintoItalyofthe
productsinquestionoriginating inThailandweremadesubjecttoauthorization ,
theissueofauthorizations beingsuchthatimportsintheperiod1March1977
to31December1977donotexceed1,521,000 Kg.asregardswovenfabrics
ofcottonand2,141,000 Kg.asregardswovenfabricsofsynthetictextile
fibres(discontinuous orwaste),unbleachedorbleached.
3.Article12(6)ofRegulation 1439/74stipulatesthatmeasuresadopted
bytheCommission pursuanttothatArticlemustbefollowedwithinten
workingdaysbyaproposaltotheCouncilonappropriate measureswhich
couldbeadoptedbytheCounciltoreplacetheemergencymeasuresadopted
bytheCommission.
(1)
(2)
(3)O.J.N.L159,15.6.1974,p.1
O.J.No.L98,22.4.1977,p.8
O.J.No.L116,7.5.77,p.12

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Itmust bepointed outthat Commission Regulations adopted pursuant to
Article 12ofRegulation (EEC )No.1439 /74expire sixweeks following
their entry into force unless they areconfirmed bytheCouncil .
Inthis context theCommission proposes that theCouncil adopt this
proposal for aregulation ,,thepurpose ofwhich istoconfirm the
measures adopted bytheCommission regulationref erred toinpoint 2
above .
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Inview oftheagreement with Thailand which hasbeen negotiated
inthemeantime ,when theCouncil comes toadopt the import arrangements
fortextile products originating inthat country inimplementation of
that agreement (aproposal tothat effect will besubmitted bythe
Commission inthevery near future ),themeasures inquestion will be
incorporated inthearrangements soadopted .

Proposalfop
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No./77
of 1977
maintaining thearrangements makingtheimportation intoItalyof
certainwovenfabricsofcottonandcertainwovenfabricsofsynthetic
textilefibresoriginating intheKingdomofThailandsubjecttoauthorization
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1439/74of4June1974on
(1)commonrulesforimports,andinparticularArticle13thereof,
Afterconsultation withintheAdvisoryCommitteeestablished byArticle5
oftheaboveRegulation,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
(2)WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No.808/77of21April1977andamending
Regulation(EEC)No.979/77of5.5.7^^,theCommissionintroducedarrangements
makingtheimportation intoItalyofcertainwovenfabricsofcottonand
certainwovenfabricsofsynthetictextilefibresoriginating intheKingdom
ofThailandsubjecttoauthorization ;
Whereasthefactorswhichcausedthearrangements tobeintroduced have
persisted andwhereasitisaccordingly necessaryforthearrangements to
remaininforceuntil31December1977,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Thearrangements makingtheimportation intoItalyofcertainwoven
fabricsofcottonandcertainwovenfabricsofsynthetictextilefibres
originating intheKingdomofThailandsubjecttoauthorization ,as
adoptedbyRegulation (EEC)No.808/77of21April1977andamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No.979/77of5.5.1977,shallremainapplicable
until31December1977.
(1)O.J.No.L159,15.6.1974,p.1
(2)O.J.No.L98,22.4.1977,p.8
(3)O.J.No.L116,7.5.1977,p.12

Article2
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ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCounciI
ThePresident