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2. The reports and the opinions of the Committee shall be communicated to the Commission and 
the Member States participating. The Commission shall forward these opinions to CREST and to 
the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SCAR). 
3. The Committee shall consist of the persons responsible for coordinating the Member States' 
contributions to the project, a delegate from the Commission responsible for the latters's contri­
bution and the project leader. Each member may be accompanied by experts. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the indication of the origin of certain 
textile products imported from third countries 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 17 December 1981) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, particularly Article 113 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the disparity between the Member States' 
rules on the indication of the origin of textile and 
clothing products from third countries is liable to 
hinder trade in these products, both as regards their 
admission to the common market and as regards their 
movement in the Community after being put into free 
circulation in a Member State; 
Whereas it is necessary, in order to put right this 
situation, to lay down common rules for origin 
indications; whereas such rules will enhance the 
transparency of the Community's external trade in 
this sector, while at the same time improving the 
functioning of the internal market; 
Whereas, however, textile and clothing products 
produced by outward processing should be exempt 
from the provisions of this negotiation, since specific 
provision is made for such products under Regulation 
(EEC) No ...; 
Whereas, so as to reduce formalities to the minimum 
that is necessary, checking of the origin indication 
should be carried out only by the Member State 
where the products in question are put into free 
circulation; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. Subject to the following provisions of this Regu­
lation, articles of clothing and finished textile 
products set out in the Annex to this Regulation 
which are imported from third countries shall not be 
put into free circulation in a Member State unless 
they bear an indication of their country of origin. 
2. The origin of the products referred to in 
paragraph 1 shall be determined in accordance with 
the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
802/68 of 27 June 1968, concerning the common 
definition of the concept of the origin of goods (') 
and of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 749/78 
of 10 April 1978 on the determination of the origin 
of textile and clothing products and its 
amendments (2). 
3. This Regulation shall not apply to the products 
in question made by outward processing traffic in 
accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No ... 
Article 2 
Checking of the origin indication required by this 
Regulation shall only be carried out by the Member 
State in whose territory the articles covered by this 
Regulation are put into free circulation, whatever the 
final destination of these articles. 
O OJ No L 148, 23. 6. 1968. 
O OJ No L 101, 14. 4. 1978. 
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Article 3 Article 4 
1. The origin indication shall be affixed to the 
product itself, or, in the case of articles which are 
separately wrapped, the origin indication may be 
shown on the wrapping. 
2. The indication of origin shall be displayed in 
typographic characters which are easily legible and 
clearly visible. They shall be clearly separated from 
any other indication or information with the 
exception of trade marks and trade-names. However 
if the trade mark or trade-name comprises in noun, 
adjective or root form any indication which could be 
confused with the indication of origin, the indication 
of the trade-mark or trade-name should be clearly 
separate. 
3. Two or several products which are habitually 
offered for sale as one unit may be provided with 
only one indication of origin. The indication shall be given in a language generally 
used in international trade for labelling purposes or in 
that or those of the country in which the product is 
put into free circulation. 
Article 5 
The Commission shall determine such measures for 
the application of this Regulation as may be 
necessary. 
Article 6 
This Regulation comes into force on ... (a date six 
months after adoption). 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
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ANNEX 
List of textile products to which this Regulation applies 
Common 
Custom Tariff 
heading No 
60.02 
60.03 
60.04 
60.05 
60.06 
61.01 
61.02 
61.03 
61.04 
61.05 
61.06 
61.07 
61.09 
61.10 
62.01 
62.02 NIMEXE code 
1982 
60.02 - 40 to 80 
60.03- 11 to 90 
60.04 - 02 to 90 
60.05-01 to 99 
60.06 - 91 
61.01-01 to 98 
61.02-01 to 94 
61.03- 11 to 89 
61.04-01 to 98 
61.05 - 20 to 99 
61.06- 10 to 90 
61.07- 10 to 90 
61.09 - 20 to 80 
61.10-00 
62.01 - 10 to 99 
62.02 - 01 to 89 Description 
Knitted or crocheted goods 
Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted, not 
elastic or rubberized 
Stockings, under stockings, socks, ankle-socks, 
sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, not 
elastic or rubberized 
Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or 
rubberized 
Outer garments and other articles, knitted or 
crocheted, not elastic or ruberized 
Knitted or chrocheted fabrics and articles thereof, 
elastic or rubberized (including elastic knee-caps and 
elastic stocking): 
Other: Bathing costumes 
Apparel and clothing accessories 
Men's and boys' outer garments 
Women's and girls' and infants' outer garments 
Men's and boys' under garments, including collars, 
shirt fronts and cuffs 
Women's, girls' and infants' under garments 
Handkerchiefs 
Shawls, scarves, muffles, mantillas, veils and the like 
Ties, bow ties and cravats 
Corsets, corset belts, suspender-belts, brassieres, 
braces, suspenders, garters and the like (including 
such articles of knitted and crocheted fabric) whether 
or not elastic 
Shoes, mittens, mitts, stockings, socks and sockettes, 
not being knitted or crocheted goods 
Other made up textile articles 
Travelling rugs and blankets 
Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen; 
curtains and other furnishing articles