COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(92) 89 final 
Brussels, 16 March 1992 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulations (EEC) Nos 3877/91 and 3878/91 
opening and providing for the administration 
of Community tariff quotas for certain hand made products 
and certain handwoven fabrics, pile and chenille 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Regulations (EEC) Nos 3877/91 and 3878/91 opening and providing for 
the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain hand made 
products and certain handwoven fabrics, pile and chenille renewed 
for 1992 the tariff measures accorded each year in respect of hand 
made products originating in certain developing countries. 
2. Brazil exports products similar to those from the other countries 
listed in annex to the regulations. Following a request from the 
Brazilian authorities, it is proposed to include Brazil in the list 
of countries entitled to the tariff quotas. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulations (EEC) No 3877/91 and 3878/91 opening and providing 
for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain hand made 
products and certain handwoven fabrics, pile and chenille (1992) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in 
particular Article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 3877/91 and 3878/911 opened 
Community tariff quotas for 1992 in respect of certain hand made 
products from a number of countries; whereas the quotas are reserved 
for products accompanied by a certificate recognized by the competent 
Community authorities conforming to one of the models annexed to the 
Regulations; whereas certificates must in addition be issued by 
recognized authorities in the country of manufacture, certifying that 
the goods in question are hand made; 
Whereas the Brazilian authorities have applied to benefit from these 
tariff measures, whereas they have sent the Commission of the European 
Communities the name of the authority empowered to endorse the 
necessary certificates and have indicated their willingness to comply 
with all obligations under the Regulations; 
Whereas it has been established that certain products originating in 
Brazil have characteristics similar to products from other developing 
countries covered by Regulations (EEC) Nos 3877/91 and 3878/91; 
whereas the said Regulations should accordingly be amended to cover 
products from Brazil as well, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulations (EEC) Nos 3877/91 and 3878/91 are hereby amended as 
follows: 
The following text is added to the end of Annex III and the end of 
Annex 11: 
in the column marked "country of manufacture": BrasiI 
BrasiIien 
BrasiIien 
Bpa£iAla 
BraziI 
BresiI 
Brasile 
BraziIie 
BrasiI 
The following text is added to the end of Annex III and the end of 
Annex II in the column marked "competent authority": 
Conselho Nacional de Associacoes 
Comerciais - CONASC SCS - Ed. Paldcio do Comercio 
I andar 70318 - Brasilia DF 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 April 1992. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
The President 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. Budget heading: Chapter 12, Article 120 
2. Legal basis: Article 113 of the Treaty 
Name of tariff measures: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) 
amending Regulations (EEC) Nos 3877/91 and 3878/91 opening and 
providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for 
certain hand made products and certain handwoven fabrics, pile and 
chenilie. 
Aim-, to give Brazil entitlement to certain tariff measures. 
5. Method of caleu I at ion/loss of revenue: 
This will not affect measures adopted for 1992, but simply extends 
the list of countries entitled to the annual tariff quotas (the 
quota volumes remain the same). 

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