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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(73)1198 final
Brusselsr20July1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
on"theimplementation ofDecisionNo46/73oftheAssociationCouncil
setupundertheConventionofAssociation "betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheAfricanand
MalagasyStatesassociatedwiththatCommunity
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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COM(73)1198final

EXPLANA TORY NOTE
Atthemeeting on15June 1973 ttheAssociation Council ,
setupunder theYaounde Convention ,agreed toformally approve ,
bywritten procedure thetext ofDecision No.^6/73derogating from
the definition ofthe concept of"originating products "totake
account ofthe special situation ofMauritius with regard tocertain
industrial textile products .
Since the text v/asagreed bytheAssociation Council atthat
meeting ,the decision must beimplemented inthe Community assoon
asitisformally approved bythe Council ofAssociation .
This Regulation effects this .

Proposai
for a
.logulotion (ESC)ofthcCouncil
ontheimplementation ofDecision No.46/73.ofthe
Association Council set upunder theConvention of
Association between theEuropean Economic Community
and theAfrican and Malagasy States associated with
that Community
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
and inparticular Article 113 thereof ;
HAVING REGARD totheproposal from theCommission ,
WHEREAS theAssociation Council set upunder theConvention ofAssociation
between theEuropean Economic Community and theAfrican andMalgasy
States associated with that Community hasadopted Decision No.46/73
derogating from thedefinition ofthe concept of"originating products "
totake account ofthespecial situation ofMauritius \tfith regard to
certain textile products ,
WHEREAS ,itisnecessary inaccordance with Article 46ofthesaid
Convention toimplement this Decision ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Artjicle _1
For thepurpose ofimplementing theConvention ofAssociation between
theEuropean Economic Community and theAfrican andMalgasy States

associated v.'ith that Community ,Decision No.H-6/73oftheAssociation
Council ,annexed tothis' Regulation shall apply intheCommunity .
Article 2
This Regulation snail enter into force onthethird dayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall apply from 1July 1973 -
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and directly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council ,
The President

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^ · ·-
DECISION No46/73OPTPH5 ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
OF
derogating .from thedefinition oftheconcept
of"originating products "for
theyears 1973 and 1974 inorder to
.take account ofthe special situation ofMauritius
with regard tocertain textile products
THEASSOCIATION COUNCIL,..' . .. •.
i
Having regard totheConvention ofAssociation -between
the Europes.h Economic Community and'the African andMalagasy
States associated with that Community ,signed atYaounde
on29July 1969/andinparticular Article 10(2)thereof ;
Having -regard -todraft presented bythe Commission ; ..
•♦•/*••

Whereas anAssociation Agreement concerning the Accession of
Mauritius tothe Convention ofAssociation was signed at
Port Louis on12May 1972 ;whereas that Agreement contains the
application toMauritius ofDecisions oftheAssociation
Council onthedefinition oftheconcept of"originating
products "andinparticular ,ofDecision No36/71;
Whereas ,however ,inorder totake into account the special
situation ofMauritius ,and inorder toenable the industries
concerned ,toadapt their production toconditions which comply
with thedefinition ofthe concept of"originating products ",
the definition contained inthe Decision referred toabove
should besuspended inrespect ofthat Associated State ,
HAS'DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :V '
Article 1
Inderogation from the special provisions inlist A-
annexed toDecision No36/71onthedefinition oftheconcept "
,of "originating products "and onthemethods ofadministrative
cooperation ,textile products manufactured inMauritius and
falling within tariff heading !Ios60.01 ,60.02 ,60.04 ,60.05 ,
61.01 ,61.02 ,61.03 /61.04 ,61.07 ,61.09 and61.10 shall be
considered asproducts originating inMauritius under the
conditions -,set out hereinafter .•■
Article 2
Thederogation shall ,fortheyears 1973 and 1974 be
■limited inthe amount entered hereunder inrespect ofeach of
the groups ofproducts concerned :
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TOTAL
60.01 Knitted orcrocheted fabric ,
not elastic nor rubberised ..
60.02 Gloves ,mittens andmitts ,
knitted orcrocheted ,not
elastic nor rubberised
60.04 Under garments ,knitted or'
crocheted ,not elastic
nor rubberised260
.50
200510 netrie tons
60.05 Outer garments ,,clothing -
accessories ,and other .
articles ,knitted or
crocheted not elastic nor
rubberised200 200 metric tons
61.01 Ken'sand boys' outer
•garments
61.02 Women 's,girls ,and infants *
outer garments
61.03 .Men'sandboys' under
■garments ,.including •
collars ,shirt fronts
and cuffs
61.04 Women 's,girls' and
infants' under garments120
120
120
'12b480 metric tons
61.07 Ties ,bow ties and cravats
61.09' Corsets ,corset-belts ,
suspender-belts ,brassieres ,
braces ,suspenders ,garters
andthelike (including
such articles ofknitted.'...' -,
orcrocheted fabric ),whether
ornot elastic
61.10 Gloves ,mittens ,mitts ,
stockings ,socks and
sockettes ,,not being knitted
orcrocheted goods25
20
60metric ton ?
15
1,250 metric tons
Ifthe amount fixed inthe table above hasnot been used upduring
1973 ,thequantities notused during that year may beused in
1974 totheextent of20%oftheamount fixed forthesame tariff
heading .

Article 3
Movement certificates A.Y.1 issued pursuant tothis
X
Decision shall bear one ofthefollowing entries :
"originating products byvirtue ofAssociation
Council Decision No46/73" " . '
"Ursprungs erZeugnisse imSinne desBeschlusses Nr46/73
des Assoziationsrates "
"merci originarie invirtù della decisione No46/73
del Consiglio diAssociazione "
"goederen van oorsprong uithoofde vanbesluit No46/73
van deAssociatieraad "
"marchandises reputees originaires envertu dela
décision No46/73duConseil d'Association "
"varev med oprindelsesstatus ihenhold tilAssocieringsrådets afgorelse nr46/73"
This entry shall beinred inkunder ,theheading
"observations ".
Article 4
TheAssociated States ,theMember States and the
Community shall berequired ,each .totheextent towhich they
areconcerned ,totalcs thenecessary steps toimplement
this Decision . . \ .

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Artide 5
This Decision shall enter into force on1July 1973 .
Itshall apply until 31December 1974 .
Done atPORT-LOUIS ,15June 1973
'The President ofthe Association Council
'Irene PSTRY
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