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COMMISSION .GFTHE .EUROPaAN
COM(75)608 final
Brussels ,1December 1975
PROPOSAL FOEACOUNCIL DECISION EXTENDING ,INRESPECT OP
THEUNITED KINGDOM ,THETIME LIMIT PROVIDED FORINTHEACT
OPACCESSION FORRETAINING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON
IMPORTS OPFLAX ORRAMIE YARN INRESPECT OPSTATE-TRADING
COUNTRIES
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
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EXPLAÎTATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Accordingtothefirstsubparagraphofparagraph3(c)of
ChapterVIinAnnexVIItotheActofAccessiontheUnitedKingdom
aridIrelandmay,notwithstanding CouncilRegulation(EEC)No.109/70^,
retainquantitative restrictions onimportsfromstate-trading coun­
triesofflaxorramieyarn,whetherornotputupforretailsale.
Inthesecondsubparagraphofparagraph3(c)ofChapterVI
inthesameAnnextotheActofAccessionitisst4t6dthattheabove
timelimitmay,ifnecessary,beextendedbydecisionoftheCouncil
actingbyqualifiedmajority,onaproposalfromtheCommission,up
toandincluding31Decenber1977*
2.On23October1975"theUnitedKingdomGovernmentinformedthe
Commissionthatitwishedtoretainthequantitative restrictions
inquestionuntil31December1977inviewofthedifficultiesstill
beingexperienced bythetextileindustryconcernedintheUnited
Kingdom.
3.InviewoftheabovetheCommissionbelievesthattheextension
ofthetimelimitinquestion,asdesiredbytheUnitedKingdomGovern­
ment,maybeconsideredfavourably.
4.TheCommissionthereforeproposesthattheCounciladoptthe
decisionofwhichadraftisattachedhereto.
l)SecO.J.No.L19of26January1970,p.1

PROPOSAL FOR
ACOUNCILDECISIONEXTENDIMSUTRESPECT 'OPTHE^UNITED KINGDOM,
THETIME"LIMITJPftOVIDED' FOR".^EIT-CCH32*ACTOPAC-C'SSSIOITFOR RE-/
TAIKING .'.^/iNTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS'' GSTBIPOBTS .OPPLAXT.OK.'BllCtE
YARNINRESPECTOP''STATSM^C'lNG 'COUNTRIES
THEOOULICILOFTHEEUHOH?uiIICOIŒITIES.
HavingregardtotheActofAccession,andinparticularthesecond
subparagraphofparagraph3(c)ofChapterVIinAnnexVIIthereto;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasthefirstsubparagraphofthesaidparagraph3(c)entitles
theUnitedKingdomandIreland,notwithstanding ooranonrulesfor'importa
No.109/70^of19December1969establishingcommonrulesforimports
fromstate-trading countries,toretainquantitativerestrictions
uptoandincluding31December1975onimportsfromstate-trading
countriesofflaxorramieyarn,notputupforretailsale(CCT
headingNo54^03)andflaxorramieyarnputupforretailsale
(CCThoadingNo54.04);
Whereasinviewoftheeconomicdifficultiesstillbeingexperienced
bytheUnitedKingdominthisindustry,theabovetimelimitshould
beextendeduptoandincluding31December1977inrespectofthat
MemberState;■
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
l)O.J.No.L19,26January1970,p.1

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SOLE ARTICLE .' .
Thetime limit specified inthefirst subparagraph ofparagraph
3(c)of .Chapter VIinAnnex VIItotheActofAccession isherety
extended inrespect oftheUnited Kingdom from 31December 1975 to'
31December 1977 *
This Decision isaddressed totheUnited Kingdom .
Done at
For the Councxl
The Président