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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(80)477 final
Brussels .19th July 1980
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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
ONARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM
OFCERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS
ORIGINATING INTHE ARAB REPUBLIC OFEGYPT
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
C0M(80 )477 final
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCommission'sproposalforaCouncilRegulation annexedproposesto
submittoaquantitative limitation ,theimportsintotheUnitedKingdom
ofcertaintextileproducts(T-shirtsandtablelinen)originating in
Egypte. •-y
Thelimitations havebeennegotiatedintheframeworkofthebi'lateral
agreement EC/Egyptonthetradeincertaintfextileproductsconcluded
undertheMultifibre Agreement (MFA).Thequantities indicatedinthis
regulation havemettheagreementofthethirdcountry.
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OntheInternallevel,Regulation (EEC)N®3059/78oftheCouncildated
21December1978oncommonrulesforimportsofcertaintextileproducts
originating incertainthirdcountries/includingEgypt,setsoutin
Articles11and15theproceduresfortheintroduction ofsuchlimitations .
.4
ForCategory9(tablelinen)thelevelof300tonneshasbeenacceptedby
EgyptandbytheUnitedKingdom.
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AsregardsCategory4(T-shirts)/thelimitationlevelagreedbyEgypton
thebasisofacompromisesolution,suggestedbytheCommissionrepresentative
(575000+125000piecesonanexceptionalbasistor1980)hasnotmetthe
agreementoftheUnitedKingdom,whichinsistsonalowerlevel(450000
pieces).
Intheabsenceofanagreement,theCommunitymustconsiderunilateral
measures.Wishingtoavoidsuchmeasureswithacountrylinkedtothe
Communitybyacooperation agreementandtakingintoaccountthe'
reasonablelevelagreedbyEgypt,theCommission hassubmittedthe
compromisesolutiontotheTextileCommitteeestablished ~byRegulation
3059/78.TheCommissionproposalfissupportedbytheDanish,German,
IrishandItaliandelegations.TheFrench,BelgianandDutchdelegations
abstainedandtheUnitedKingdomrejectedtheproposal.

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IntheabsenceofafavourableopinionoftheCommittee,theCommission
isobligedtosubmittheproposaltotheCouncil,whohastoactwithin
onemonth.'ShouldtheCouncilfailtotakeadecisionwithintheabove
timelimit,theCommissionwilladopltheproposedmeasures.
ArapiddecisionisnecessaryconsideringthattheEgyptianexportsare
suspendedforthemomentattheCommunity'srequestandthatafterthe
conclusionoftheconsultations,thissuspensioncannolongerbe
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imposedonEgypt.

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No
of •
onarrjigementsforimportsintotheUnitedKingdomof
certaintextileproductsoriginating intheArabRepublicof
Egypt
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, ~
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,/
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3059/78of21December1978on
i
commonrulesforimportsofcertaintextileproductsoriginating inthird
m (2) • I■i«t.•> t.4l«n\U//countries,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2143/79,andin
particularArticles11and15thereof,
WhereasArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No3059/78laysdowntheconditions
onwhichquantitative limitsmaybeestablished;whereasimportsintothe
ArabRepublicofEgyptofshirts,T-shirts,,lightweightroll,poloorturtle-
neckedjumpersandpullovers,undervestsandthetike,knittedorrubberized,
otherthanbabies'garments,ofcotton(Category4)andofwovencotton
terryfabrics,toilet-andkitchenlinenofwovencottonterryfabrics
«
(Category9)originating intheArabRepublicofEgypthaveexceededthe
respectivelevelsreferredtoinparagraph3ofthesaidArticle11;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph 5ofthesaidArticle11,theArab
Republic'of Egyptwasnotifiedon5.3.1980ofrequestsforconsultations ;
\whereas,followingthoseconsultations,itisdesirabletomaketheproducts
inquestionsubjecttoquantitative limitsfortheyears1980to1982;
Whereasparagraph13ofthesaidArticle11ensuresthatquantitative Limits
areobservedbymeansofadouble-checking systeminaccordancewithAnnexV
toRegulation (EEC)No3059/78;
WhereastheproductsinquestionexportedfromtheArabRepublicofEgypt
between1January1980andthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation
mustbesetoffagainstthequantitative limitfor1980; i
(1)0JNoL365,27.12.1978,p.1
(2)0JNoL248,2.10.1979,p.1

2.-
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
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ImportationintotheUnitedKingdomoftheCategoriesofproductsoriginating
intheArabRepublicofEgyptspecifiedintheAnnexheretoshallbesubject
tothequantitative limitsgiveninthatAnnexandtotheprovisionsof
Article2(1).
Article2
1.ProductsasreferredtoinArticle1,shippedfromtheArabRepublicof
EgypttotheUnitedKingdombeforethedateofentryintoforceofthis
»
Regulation/andnotyetreleasedforfreecirculation,shallbesoreleased -
subjecttothepresentation ofabillofladingorothertransportdocument
provingthatshipmentactuallytookplacebeforethatdate.
2.ImportsofproductsshippedfromtheArabRepublicofEgypttothe
UnitedKingdomaftertheentryintoforceofthisRegulationshallbe
subjecttothedouble'-checking systemdescribedinAnnexVtoRegulation
(EEC)'No3059/78.
3.Forthepurposesofapplyingtheprovisionsofparagraph2,thequantities
ofproductsshippedfromtheArabRepublicofEgyptonorafter1January1980
andreleasedforfreecirculationshallbesetoffagainstthequantitative
limitestablished for1980.

3.-
Article3
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ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities . ,
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Itshallapplyuntil31December1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
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DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil

ν ANNEX
CategoryCCT
heading
No.
60.04
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<1980)
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23;7.1;79;
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55.08
62.02
BIIIa)1
55.08-10;
30;50;80;
62.02-71Description
Undergarments,knittedorcro-.
cheted,notelasticorrubber­
ized: •*
••m
Shirts,T-shirts,lightweight *
fineknitroll,poloorturtle
neckedjumpersandpullovers,
undervestsandthelike,knit­
tedorcrocheted,notelastic
orrubberized;otherthanba­
bies*garmentsofcotton
Terrytowellingandsimilarter-'
ryfabricsofcotton:
Bedlinen,table-linen,toilet
linenandkitchenlinen;curtains
andotherfurnishingarticles:
B.Other:-~
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,Wovencottonterryfabrics; jtoiletandkitchenlinenof i
wovencottonterryfabricsMember
States
UK
UKUnits
1000
pièces
tonsQuantitative limitfrom
1Januaryto31December
1980
575(1)1
3001981
598
3181982
622
337
(1)Anadditionalquantityof125000pieceshasbeenfixedfortheyear1980