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COMMISSION
OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
General SecretariatCOM(82)172 final
Brussels ,6AprU 19g2
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL REGULAIION (EEC)
onthe conclusion oftheAdditional Protocol tothe Agreement
between the European Economic Community andMalaysia
ontrade intextile products consequent on
the accession oftheHellenic Republic tothe Community
(submitted tothe Council bythe Commission )
C0M(82 )172 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
UndertheActofAccessionofGreecetotheEuropeanCommunities
(Article123),itwasagreedthattheCommunitywouldnegotiate
protocolsofadaptationtothebilateralagreementsontradein
textileproductsbetweentheCommunityandthirdcountries.
ByDecisionof1August1980theCouncilauthorisedtheCommission
toopennegotiations withMalaysiatoconcludeanagreementon
suchadaptation.
Inaccordance withthatCouncilDecisionandinconsultation with
theArticle113Committee,theCommissionconductednegotiations with
Malaysiafrom22.9.1980to17.12.1980.
Followingthenegotiations,adraftProtocolwasdrawnupextending
thetermsoftheoriginalbilateralagreementtotradebetween
MalaysiaandtheenlargedCommunity,thus(interalia)
-increasingtheexistingvoluntaryrestraintlevelsonexportstothe
wholeCommunitytonewagreedlevels,
-extendingtheexistingconsultation procedureswherebynewvoluntary
restraintmeasuresmaybeintroducedforcategoriesofproductsnot
atpresentsubjecttolimitation,wherecertainthresholdsare
exceeded,inrespectofboththewholeCommunityandGreece.
TheHeadsofDelegationinitialledthetextofthedraftProtocolon
17.12.1980havingnoteditcorrectlyrepresentedtheresultsofthe
negotiations .
TheProtocolhasalreadybeenimplemented byCouncilRegulation (EEC)
N°3553/80of22December1980(1)amendingtheexistingregime
established byRegulation (EEC)N°3059/78of21December1978(2).

5.TheCommissionconsidersthatthedraftProtocolembodiesanarrangement
whichisacceptabletotheCommunity.Itthereforerecommendsthatthe
ICouncil:
(i)approvetheProtocolbyadoptingtheRegulation,thedraftof
whichisannexedhereto;
(ii)pendingapprovaloftheProtocol,takethenecessarydecisions
inconnectionwiththesigningthereof.
(1)O.J.N®L381of31.12.1980,p.1.
(2)O.J.N°L365of27.12.1978,p.1.
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OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL
I
(Actswhosepublicationkobligatory)
RECOMWANDATION
ι·
COUNCILREGULATION (EEQ
ontheconclusionoftheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalaysia
ontradeintextileproductsconsequent on.theaccessionoftheHelleni
RepublictotheCommunity.
ontradeintextileproducts,
consequentontheaccessionoftheHellenic
RepublictotheCommunityisherebyapprovedoil
behalfoftheCommunity.THF.COUNCILOFTHEFUROPF.ANCOMMUNITIES ,
|ILivingregardto(heTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
loiiiomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromthe
Commission ,
Whereasiti,necessarytoapprovetheAdditional
ProtocoltotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCin.munityandMalaysia
ontradeintextileproductstotake
accountoftheaccessionoftheHellenic
RepublictotheCommunity/
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalaysia .•ThetextoftheProtocolitannexedtothiaRegulation.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshallgivethenotiticabon
providedforinArticle13oftheAdditionalProtocol(f).
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedajt1
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthi
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
(f)ThedateofentryintoforceoftheProtocolwillbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
CommunitiesbytheGeneralSecretariatoftheCouncil.

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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ofth?onepart,and ,
THEGOVERNMENT OFMALAYSIA ~
oftheotherpart,
CONSIDERING theaccessionoftheHellenicRepublictothe
EuropeanCommunities on1January1981
HAVINGREGARDtotheAgreement ,betweentheEuropeanEconoaic
CommunityandMalaysiainitialled on21December1977and
hereaftercalledthe"Agreement",
HAVEDECIDEDtodeterminebycommonaccordtheadjustments and
transitional measurestotheAgreementconsequent onthe
accessionoftheHellenicRepublictotheEuropeanEconoaic
Community
•ndTQCONCLUDETHISPROTOCOL:
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Article 1
Thetext of .the Agreement ashereby 1amended ,Including its
annexes *. protocols andexchange ofNotes forming an
integral part thereof mshall bedrawn upinGreek "andthat text
shall -beauthentic inthe same way astheoriginal texts *
Article 2
The Agreement shall bfamended asfollows :
T.Thelimits setoutinAnnex IIshatl beincreased tothe
quantities setoutinthe Annex hereto ,and
2.Article 6paragraph .2shall bereplaced J6ythefollowing :
"Where the Community finds ,under the system ofadministrative
control set up,th^t the level ofimports ofproducts ina .
given category notlisted inAnnex IIoriginating inMalaysia
exceeds ,inrelation to102 Xofthepreceding year'stotal
imports into theterritories within which theTreaty establishing
.the European Economic Community applied at31December 1980
ofproducts inthat category ,thefollowing rates :
.. * ' '
--forcategories ofproducts inGroup I,0,2 X;
–forcategories ofproducts inGroup II,1,2 X;
forcategories ofproducts inGroup III,IVorV,4X.
itmay request the opening ofconsultations inaccordance
witfc theprocedure described inArticle 14oftfns Agreement ,
with aview toreaching agreement onanappropriate restraint
"level fortheproducts insuch category ,"

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3.Article6,paragraph6oftheAgreementshallbereplaced
by,thefollowing:
■"InaccordancewiththeproceduressetourIntheprovisions
;ofparagraphs2and4-ofArticle6oftheAgreement,a
.quantitative limitmaybefixedon»regionalbasiswhere
.importsofagivenproductintoanyregionoffheCommunity
exceed,irtrelationtotheamountscalculatedbythefraction
100/102(onehundreddividedbyonehundredandtwo)ofthe
amounts/determinedinaccordancewithparagraph Zofthesaid
Article6thefollowingregionalpercentages :
Germany 28,5*
Bénélux 10,5X
France;18,5X
Italy 15X
Denmark 3X
Ireland 1X
U.K. «23,5X
Greece 2.X
4.Forthepurposeofcalculating "theprecedingyear'stotal
imports"referredtoin2.abovebothoif1980and(1981,
importsfromtheHellenicRepublicshallbethpserecordedin1980.
ArtrcLe3
-TheAnnexto:thisProtocolformsanintegralpartthereof.This
Protocolformsanintegralparto?theAgreement*.
Article4- >•
ThisProtocol ,shaltbeapprovedbythecontractingPartie?in
accordancewiththeirownprocedures.Itshallenterintoforce
on1stJanuary^981,providedthatthecontractingPartieshave
notifiedeachotherbeforethatdatethattheproceduresnecessary
\
tothisendhavebeencompleted.AfterthisdatetheProtocolshall
enterintoforceonthefirstdayofthesecondmonthfollowing
suchnotification . '- ,
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Article5
ThisProtocolisdrawnupinduplicate,intheDanish,Dutch,
English,French,German,Greek,ItalianandSahasaMalaysia
languages,eachofthosetextsbeingequallyauthentic.
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MV139/80
i 'TheMission ofMalaysia t6theEuropean Communities
presents itscompliments totheDirectorate-General for ; |.;
External Relations oftheCommission ofthe European
Commijnities andhas thehonour torefer totheAgreement
I .
between Malaysia and theCommunity ontrade intextile
products initialled on21December 1977 ,and totheAdditional
Protocol totheAgreement consequent onthe accession ofthe
Hellenic Republic totheCommunity initialled on17December
1980 .
! -
TheMission ofMalaysia wishes toinform the
Directorate-General that whilst awaiting thecompletion of
the necessary procedures for the conclusion and thecoming
»,into force oftheAdditional Protocol ,theMalaysian
Government isprepared toallow theprovisions ofthe
;iAdditional Protocol t<Japply defacto from 1stJanuary 1981
iftheCommunity isdisposed todolikewise .
TheMission ofMalaysia would like also topropose
that thepresent note andtheCommunity 'snote inreply shall
constitute anAgreement between theMalaysian Government and
theCommunity .
■ TheMission ofMalaysia tothe European Communities
avails itself ofthis opportunity torenew totheDirectorate­
»
General for External Relations ofthe Commission ofthe
Europe emCommunities theassurance ofitshighest ideration .
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BRUSSELS
30December 1980
Directorate-General for External Relations
Commission oftheEutopean Communities
Rue delaLoi 200 *
B1049 Brussels *psim

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TheDirectorate-General forExternal Relations ofthe Commission ofthe
European Communities presents Itscompliments totheMission ofMalaysia
totheEuropean Communities andhasthehonour torefer totheMission 's {'■
note of30December 1980,n°MV/139/80,reading asfollows :
"TheMission ofMalaysia tothe European Communities presents Its
-compliments totheDirectorate-General forExternal Relations ofthe
ki'Commission ofthe European Communities and has the honour torefer
tothe Agreement between Malaysia and the Community ontrade intextile
products initialled on21December 1977,andtotheAdditional Protocol
tothe Agreement consequent onthe accession oftheHellenic Republic
tothe Community Initialled on17December 1980 .
TheMission ofMalaysia wishes toInform theDirectorate-General that
whilst awaiting the completion ofthe necessary procedures forthe
conclusion andthe coming Into force oftheAdditional Protocol ,the
4 Malaysian Government 1sprepared toallow theprovisions ofthe
Additional Protocol toapply defacto from 1st January 1981 1fthe
Community 1sdisposed todolikewise .
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TheMissionof Malaysia would like «lsotopropose that thepresent
note and the Community 'snote Inreply shall constitute anAgreement
between theMalaysian Government and the Community .
TheMission ofMalaysia tothe ECavails Itself ofthis opportunity
torenew tothe Directorate-General for External Relations the assurance
ofItshighest consideration ". -
. TheDirectorate-General forExternal Relations has the honour toconfirm
tothe Mission ,ofMalaysia that It1sagreed onthecontent ofthe
i5'foregoing note andconsiders therefore that theexchange ofnotes
;constitutes anagreement between the Malaysian Government and the
,Community .
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opportunity torenew totheMission ofMalaysia tothe European
Communities theassurance ofItshighest consideration .
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