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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COMÍ??)11final.
Brussels,28January1977*
DRAFTCOUNCILDECISION(EEC)
concludingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
thePortugueseRepublicconcerningtheexportofcertaintextile
productsontheUnitedKingdommarket
PROPOSALFORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
concludingtheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andthePortugueseRepublicconcerningtariffquotasforcertain
paperproducts
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)11final.)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thepurposeoftheexchangeof annexed ;Lhedraft
decisionisthatPortugalshouldconfirmthevoluntaryrestraint
ceilingfor1977onitsexportsofcertaintextileproductstothe
UnitedKingdommarket.
Inaccordance withthe1976arrangements itisalsonecessa­
rytoconfirmtheCommunity'sintentionduring1977ofavoidingthe
application oftheCCTintheeventoftheseceilingsbeingexceeded.

117
concluding theAgreement between theEuropean Eoonomio Community
andthePortuguese Republic oonoerning theexport ofcertain textile
products ontheUnited Kingdom market
THE COUNCIL OFTHk EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,and inparticular Article 113thereof .
Whereas itisnecessary toconclude theAgreement inthe form of
anexchange .ofletters relat ingtoArticle 3oftheInterim Agreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andthePortuguese Republic
andArticle 3oftheAdditional Protocol ,both signed inBrussels
on20September 1976 ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
/
»
Article 1.
TheAgreement intheforn ofanexchange ofletters relating

toArticle3oftheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandthePortugueseRepublicandArticle3oftheAdditional
ProtocolisherebyconcludedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisDecisidn.
Article2.
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignate
thepersonempoweredtosigntheAgreementreferredtoinArticle1withthe
effectofbindingtheCommunity.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil,
ThePresident

cLetterN°1.
/
•EXCHANGE OFLETTERSRELATING TO
ARTICLE3OFTHEINTERIMAGREEMENT
ANDARTICLE3OFTNEADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
Sir.
Inthecourseoftheconsultations heldconcerningPortuguese
exportsoftextileproductstotheUnited'Kingdommarket,1twas
agreedthatPortugal wouldtakethenecessarymeasurestoensurethat
ItsexportstotheUnitedKingdom1n1977ofthefollowingproducts
donotexceedthelevels'indicatedbelow:
CommonCustoms Description Volumein
TariffheadingN° tonnes
55.05 Cottonyarn-notputupforretail
sale 5.850
56.07 Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres
(discontinuous orwaste) 3.500
60.04. Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,
,notelasticnorrubberized 2.000
60.05 Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticnor
rubberized 1.230
61.01 Men'sandboy'soutergarments 2*525
61.02 Women's,girls' ?yid-infants'outer
garmente ••"r-••660

61.03 . 1-ifcn 'u-.i.l usià' vrgar:.ont3 ,iiiclu-iing
collars ,shirt fronts andcuff3 933
62.02 Bedlinen ,table linen ,toilet linen and
kitchen linen ;curtains andother furnish­
ingarticles 8.9CO
Ishould begratbful ifyou "would indicate theagreement ofyour
Government tothe foregoing .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration <■
Onbehalf ofthe Council
oftheEuropean Cocr.ronit ic-::

LetterN°2.
'EXCHANGE OFLETTERSRELATING TO
ARTICLE3OFTHEINTERIMAGREEMENT
ANDARTICLE3OFTNEADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
Sir.
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletter
oftoday'sdatewordedasfollows:
."Inthecourseoftheconsultations heldconcerningPortuguese
exportsoftextileproductstotheUnitedKingdommarket,itwas
agreedthatPortugalwouldtakethenecessarymeasurestoensurethat
itsexportstotheUnitedKingdomin1977ofthefollowingproducts
donotexceedthelevelsindicatedbelow:
CommonCustoms Description Volumein
la£2ffheadingN°_ __ _tonnes
55.05 Cottonyarn-notputupforretail
sale 5.850
56.07 Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres
(discontinuous orwaste) 3.500
60.04 Undergarrrfeits,knittedorcrocheted,
notelasticnorrubberized 2.000
è
60.05–Outergarmentsandotherarticles,
knittedtarcrocheted,notelasticnor
rubberized 1.230
61.01 Men'sandboy'soutergarments 2.525
61.02 Women's,girls'andinfanta'outer
garments 660

61.03 Men'sandboys'undergarment's,including
collars,shirtfrontsandcuffs 995
62,02 Bedlinen,tablclinen,toiletlinencjvl
kitchenlinen;curtainsandoilierfurnish­
ingarticles 8.900
Ishouldb^gratefulifyouwouldindicatetheagreementofyour
Governmenttotheforegoing".
IhavethehonourtoindicatethoagreementofmyGovernmentto
theforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,thecussuranceofn\vhighestcone::.'Is-Mion.
FortheGovernment ofthe
PortugueseRepublic

joiimissionofthe
EuopeanCommunities
Directorate general
for
ExternalRelations
ê
0
YourExcellency,
Intheexchangeoflettersdated ,Portugalundertook
totakethenecessary measurestoensurethatitsexportsofcertain
textileproductstotheUnitedKingdomin1977didnotexceedthe
levelsfixedintheexchangeofletters.
Forthoseproducts,inparticular,inrespectofwhichPortugal
takesthenecessarymeasurestoensurethatitsexportstpthe
UnitedKingdomduring19779I0notexceedacertainlevel,theCommunity
confirmsitsintentionof'avoiding,asfaraspossible,theadoption
ofmeasureslikelytoaggravatethedifficulties referredtobytrie
Portuguese Delegation.
Tothisend,theCommunityisreadytoholdimmediateconsulta-
1
tionswithPortugalbeforeIntroducingthirdcountrydutiesinaccor­
dancewithArticle2<1)ofProtocoltotheAgreementbetweenthe
Community andPortugal.
Please'accept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighest
'/
consideration .
Director-General

ECPLANATORT MEMORANDUM
Thepurposeof"theexchangeoflettersannexedtothedraftregulation
istogivePortugalconfirmation oftheCommunity'sagreementtoincrease
thevolumeofthetariffquotasopenedbyDenmarkforimportsofcertain
productsofthepapferindustryfromPortugal.

Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No /77
concluding theAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Portuguese Republic concerning "tariff quotas forcertain paper products
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Whereas itisnecessary toconclude theAgreement intheform ofan
exchange ofletters relating toArticle 4(3)oftheInterim Agreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andthePortuguese Republic and
Article 4(3)oftheAdditional Protocol ,both signed inBrussels on
20September 197
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
TheAgreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters relating toArticle 4\3)
oftheInterim Agreement between theEuropean Eoonomic Community andthe
Portuguese Republio andArticle 4(3)oftheAdditional Protocol ishereby
concluded onbehalf oftheCommunity .
Thetext oftheAgreement isannexed tothis Regulation .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorised todesignate theperson
empowered tosign theAgreement referred toinArtiole 1andtoconfer on
•t
himpowers herequires tobind theCommunity .

Article3
ThisRegulationshalleaterir+oforcethedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationsh»llbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates*
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

LetterNo1
EXCHANGEOFLETTERS
relatingtoArticle4(3)oftheEEC-PortugalInterimAgreementand
Article4(3)ofth^EEC-PortugalAdditionalProtocol
Sir,
IhavethehonourtorefertotherequestmadebythePortuguese
DelegationatthesixthmeetingoftheEEC-Portugal JointCommittee
foranincreaseinthevolumeofthezero-dutytariffquotasopenedfor
PortugalbyDenmarkundertheterseofArticle4(3)oftheEEC-Portugal ,interim
AgreementandArticle4(3)„oftheEEC-Portugal,AdditionalProtocol.
Iwouldinformyouthat,fortheperiod 1January1977"to
31December1983,Denmarkcanopentheannualzero-dutytariffquotas
indicatedbelowforthefollowingproductsoriginatinginPortugalt
CCT
headingn° Description ]
iVolume
intonnes
48.01.. ι
Paperaftdpaper-board (including
cellulosewadding),machine-made ,
inrollsorsheets:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboard: |3000
exIIOther
-kraftliner
exE.Other:
Biblepaper,manifold(thin
typing)paper,otherprinting
•paperandwritingpapercontain­
ingnotmorethan5$ofmechani­
calwoodpulp4000
Paperandpaperboardconsistingof
twoormorelayersofdifferent
composition (duplex,triplex,
multiplex *etc.)
■0
exchapter48
9Pape.-?andpanerboard ;articlesof
paperpulp,ofpaperorofpaper
board,withtheexceptionof
-Productsfallingwithinsubheading48.01A(newsprint)

-2-
CCT
N°' DescriptionI
iVolume
Iintonnée
-Kraftlinerfallingwithinsubheading
ex48.01CII
-Productsfallingwithinsubheading
48.OIE(other)
-Productsfallingwithinsubheading
48.09
149.03 Children'spicturebooksandpainting
books 70
49.05 Kapsandh.yirographicandsimilar
chartsofallkinds,includingatlases,
wallmapsandtopographical plans,
■printed:
A.Printedglobes(terrestrialor
celfestial)
49.07 Unusedpostage,revenueandsimilar
stampsofcurrentornewissueinthe
countrytowhichtheyaredestined;
stamp-impressed paper;banknotes,
stock,shareandbondcertificates
andsimilardocumentsoftitles;
chequebooks:
A.Postage,revenueandsimilar
stamps
49.08
!C.Other:
IIOther
Transfers(Deealcomaniaç )
49.09 Picturepostcards,Christmasand
otherpicturegreetingcards,
printedbyanyprocess,withor
withouttrimmings
49.10 Calendarsofanykind,orpaperor
paperboard ,includingcalendarblocks
«i
49.11 Otherprintedmatter,includingprinted
picturesandphotographs :
B.Other
k
Ishouldoegratefulifyouwouldindicatetheagreementofyour
Governmenttotheforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
» OnbehalfoftheCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities

I
I
!EXCHANGEOPLETTERS
relatingtoArticle4(3)oftheEBC–PortugalInterimAgreementand
Artiole4(3)oftheEEC-PortugalAdditionalProtocol.
ir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday"gdate
ordedasfollows:
"IhavethehonourtorefertotherequestcadebythePortugese
DelegationatthesixthmeetingoftheEEC-Portugal JointCommittee
foranincreaseinthevolumeofthezero-dutytariffquotasopenedfor
PortugalbyDenmarkundertHetermsofArtiole4(3)oftheEEC-Portugal ,Interim
AgreementandArticle4(3),.oftheEEC-Portugal.
Iwouldinformyouthat,fortheperiod 1January1977"to
31December1983,Denmarkoanopen'theannualzero-dutytariffquotas
indicatedbelowforthefollowingproductsoriginatinginPortugal:
CCT
headingn° Descriptionvolume
intonnes
43.01
.
IPaperandpaper-board (including
cellulosewadding),machine-made ,
inrollsorsheets:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboardt
13000
exIIOther
-kraftliner
exE.Other:
Biblepaper,manifold(thin
typing)paper,otherprinting
paperandwritingpapercontain­
ingnotmorethan5?®ofmechani-
'calwoodpulp4000
Paperand^paperboard consistingof
twoormorelayersofdifferent
'composition (duplex,triplex, I
multiplexeto.)Φ
ι
exchapter48
9Paperandpaperboard ;articlesof
paperpulp,ofpaperorofpaper
board,withtheexceptionof-Productsfallingwithinsubheading
480OIA(newsprint)

CCT
49.0}
49.05
49.03
49.0?
49.10
49«UDescription
-Kraftlinerfallingwithinsubheading
ex48.01CII
-Productsfallingwithinsubheading
48C01S(other)
-Productsfallingwithinsubheading
48.09
Children'spicturebooksandpainting
books
Kapsandhydrographio andciniilar
chartsofallkinds,includingatlases,
wallmapsandtopographical plans,
printed:
A.Printedglobes(terrestrialor
celestial)
Unusedpostage,revenueandsimilar
stampsofcurrentornewissueinthe
countrytowhichtheyaredestined;
stamp-impressed paper;banknotes,
stock,shareandbondcertificateo
andsimilardocumentsoftitles;
chequebooks:Voluae
intocnes
70
AoPostage,
stampsrevenueandsimilar
C.Other:
IIOther
•Transfers(Decalcomanias )-
Picturepostcards,Christmasand
otherpicturegreetingcards,
printedbyanyprocess,withor
withouttrimmings
Calendarsofanykind,orpaperor
paperboard,includingcalendarblocks
Otherprintedmatter,includingprinted
picturesandphotographs :
B«Other
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldindicatetheagreementofyour
Governmenttoth®foregoimg,"
»
IhavethehonourtoindicatetheagreementofmyGovernmenttothe
foregoing#
Pleaseacoept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
Ψ
FortheGovernment ofthe
PortugueseRepublio