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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)487final.
Brussels,12October1977
•DRAFTFORACOUNCILDECISION ACP-EEC
RequestfromtheGovernmentofMauritius
foraderogationfromtheconceptof
'originating products'inrespectof
unbleached wovenfabricsofcotton
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(77)487final

•';•.,v^r'andurn
I.THESITUATION
»
Byvirtue_ofACP-CZSCouncilofMinistersDecision3/76of14July
1976,which-enteredinto forceon1August1976,Mauritiuswasgranted
aderogationfromtheconceptof'originating products'forunbleached
wovenfabricsofcottonmanufactured fromnon-originating yarn.The
derogation,validforoneyearandrenewable,oncertainconditions ,for
afurtheryear,coveredaquantityof832tonnestobeallocatedamong
theMemberStates*Reunionwasexcludedfromthescopeoftheabove,
decision.
Theaimofthederogation wastofacilitatethecreationofanew
industry;theprofitsearnedfromthesaleofunbleachedcottonfabrics
intheCommunityweretobereinvestedinitiallyinableachingarid
printingplantandtheninaspinningmill,thusallowingMauritiusto
buildupovertwoyearsanintegratedproductionunitwhoseoutputwould
fullysatisfythecriteriagoverningtheoriginoftextileproducts.
Itappearsthatinthecourseoftheyearofapplication ofthe
Decisiononly170ofthe832tonnescoveredbythederogationwereactually
exportedtotheCommunity.Thiswouldseemtobetheresultofteething
troubleswiththeweavingplantcausedpartlybyproblemswithstaff
qualifications andpartlybythelackoftransportforconveyingsupplies
totheplantandfordespatchingfinishedgoods.
II.REQUESTFORANEXTENSION
AtthethirdACP-EECCustomsCooperation Committeqmeetingon
22March1977theACPChairmansubmittedarequestforanextension,while
theMauritianRepresentative referredtothetermsofthederogationin
force,pointingoutthatitcouldbethesubjectofafurtherdecision,
alsovalidforoneyearandcoveringthesamequantityintheeventofthis
stillbeingprovedtobenecessary.
III.OPINIONOFTHECOMMISSION' 3DEPARTT-SI^S
DespitethefactthatCommunitypolicy011textilesiscurrently
beingrevised,"itwouldseemthatinviewofthean.urances,ifnot
undertakings ,,alreadygiven,thisrequestcanr.ots"-rborejected.

Onthissubj'-vyH,theMauritiangovernmenthasconiirmed,throughits
missionin.Lmseels ,thatthespinningmillswould "beoperativebythe
statedtime-•thatis^tosaythesecondhalfof1978andthat,asa
result,theproducts' .constituting thepresentrequestforderogation
wouldcomplyentirelywiththerulesoforiginforeseeninthespecial
provisioninListA.Given"thequantitiesactuallyexported,however,
theinitialquantityshould "bereducedto400tandtomakeitclear
thatundernocircumstances couldthedecisionbefurtherextended.
The400tshouldbeallocatedamongtheMemberStatesinthesame
proportions aswereusedintheoriginalDecision,andReunionshould ■
againbeexcludedfromthescopeoftheprovisions.
TheCommissionaccordingly proposesthefollowingdraftdecision
oftheACP-EECCouncilofMinisters.

Decision ofthe ACP-EEC Council ofMinisters of
derogating from theconcept of'originating products' totake account of
the special sanation ofKauritius with regard tocertain products of
the textile 'industry
.THE !ACP-EEC COUNCIL OPMINISTERS .
*
Having regard tothe-ACP-EECConvention ofLome signed on28February 1975 >
hereinafter called 'theConventions andinparticular Article 9(2)thereof
Whereas Article 27ofProtocol No1totheConvention ,concerning the
definition ofthe concept of'originating products' andmethods ofadminis­
trative cooperation ,states "that derogations from therules oforigin may "bemade ,
inparticular 'tofacilitate thedevelopment ofexisting industries
orthe creation ofnew industries ;
Whereas theACP States have submitted arequest from the Government of
Mauritius foraone-year derogation from thedefinition set out inthe
said Protocol fortextile products manufactured inthat State ;
Whereas ,inaccordance with Article 27ofProtocol No1,theCustoms Cooperation
■_Committee hasadopted areport onthesaid request ;
Whereas inorder totake account ofthe special situation ofKauritius
"andtoenable the industrial sectors concerned tosetupnew industries
which necessitate derogations from the said Protocol foraperiod ofone
year ,provision should bemade foraderogation from thedefinition set out
inthe said Protocol ;
Whereas anassurance hasbeen given that theproducts subject "tothis request for '
aderogation will meet therelevant criteria laid down inProtocol No1,.atthei^latest bytheendoftheperiod ofthesaid derogation ;
Whereas thequantity covered bythederogation should bebroken down among the
Member States ofdestination ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
Bywayofderogation from the special provisions inList AinAnnex IIto
Protocol No1,unbleached ootton fabrics falling within tariff heading Noex55*09
manufactured inKauritius ,from non-originating yarn ,shall beconsidered as
originating inMauritius subject tothefollowing conditions *
conditions .
Article 2
This derogation shall relate to400tonnes ofunbleached ootton fabrics falling
within tariff heading Noex55*09 imported into the
Comr-unity between and ,this quantity being allocated
asfollows :
Germany . 108tonnes
Benelux AC"
France _ lb
Italy 56
Denmark .• 28
Ireland 4
United Kingdom 88

2.
Article3
Movementcertificates EUR1issuedpursuant -tothisDecisionshallbeen
oneofthefollowingendossements s
-"marchandi-aa originaires envertudeladécisionn° duConseil
desministres ACP-CEE".
–"Ursprungswaren gemässBeschlussNr«desAKP-EWGMinisterrates "t
-"mercioriginarieinvirtùdelladeoisionen.delConsigliodei
ministriACP-CEE".
-"goederenvanoorspronguithoofdevanBesluitnr.vande
ACS-EEGRaadvanMinisters".
-'briginating productsbyvirtueofDeoisionNooftheACP-EEC
CouncilofMinisters".
-"varermedoprindelsesstatus ihenholdtilAVS-EpF-ministerradets
afgørelsenr.
Thisendorsementshallbeenteredundertheheading'Remark^"*
Article4
MauritiusshallensurethatexportstoeachoftheMemberStatesdonot#
exceedthequantitiesstipulatedinArticle2*
Thecompetentauthorities ofMauritiusshallforwardtotheCommission
everythreemonthsastatementofthequantitiesinrespectofwhich
movementcertificates EUR1havebeenissuedpursuanttothisDeoision,
indicatingtheMemberStatesofdestination.
Article5
TheACPStates,theMemberStatesandtheCommunityshalleachtakethe
measuresnecessarytoimplementthisDecision*
Article6
ThisDeoisionshallenterintoforoeon
Itshallapplyuntil
DoneatBrussels. ThePresidentofthe
ACP-EECCounoilofMinisters