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COMMISSION
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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Genero!Secretoria *COM(81)685final
Brussels,24November1981
FOROFFICIALUSEONLY
Recommendation fora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC).
ontheconclusion oftheAdditional Protocoltothe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theEasternRepublicofUruguayontradeintextile
productsconsequent ontheaccessionofthe
HellenicRepublictotheCommunity
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(81)685final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.UndertheActofAccessionofGreecetotheEuropeanCommunities
(Article123),itwasagreedthattheCommunitywouldnegotiate
protocolsofadaptation tothebilateral agreements ontradein
textileproductsbetweentheCommunity andthirdcountries.
2.ByDecisionof1August1980theCouncilauthorised theCommissionto
opennegotiations withUruguaytoconcludeanagreementonsuch
adaptation .
3.Inaccordance withthatCouncilDecisionandinconsultation withthe
Article113Committee,theCommission conductednegotiations withUruguay
from22Septemberto22December1980.
Followingthenegotiations ,adraftProtocolwasdrawnupextendingthe
termsoftheoriginalbilateral agreementtotradebetweenUruguayand
theenlargedCommunity,thus(interalia)
-extendingtheexistingconsultation procedures wherebynewvoluntary
restraint measures maybeintroducedforcategoriesofproductsnot
atpresentsubjecttolimitation,wherecertainthresholds areexceeded,
inrespectofboththewholeCommunity andGreece.
TheheadsofDelegationinitialled thetextofthedraftProtocolon
22December1980havingnoteditcorrectlyrepresented theresultsof
thenegotiations .
A.TheProtocolhasalreadybeenimplemented byCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No3553/80of22December1980(1)amendingtheexistingregimeestablished
byRegulation (EEC)No3059/78of21December1978(2).

5.TheCommissionconsidersthatthedraftProtocolembodiesanarrangement
whichisacceptabletotheCommunity.Itthereforerecommendsthatthe
Council:
Ci)approvetheProtocolbyadoptingtheRegulation,thedraftof
whichisannexedhereto;
(ii)pendingapprovaloftheProtocoltakethenecessarydecisions
inconnectionwiththesigningthereof.
(1)O.J.NoL381of31.12.1980,p.1
(2)O.J.NoL365of27.12.1978,p.1

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL
(Actswhosepublicationitobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusionoftheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityand-theEastern Republic ofUruguay
ontradeintextileproductsconsequent ontheaccessionoftheHellenic
RepublictotheCommunity.
ontradeintextileproducts
consequentontheaccessionoftheHellenic
RepublictotheCommunityisherebyapprovedon
behalfoftheCommunity .THKCOUNC11OFTHKFUROPF.ANCOMMUNITIES ,
Havingrc-K.irdtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
fi'iiMMiiicOunmimiry ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromthe
Commission ,ThetextoftheProtocolisannexedtothisRegulation.
Vherca*iti.necessarytoapprovetheAdditional
Pri'tocol:o(heAgreementbetweentheEuropean
K.'onoinicC>>n.munityandtheEastern
Republic ofUruguay
ontradeintextileproductstotake
accountoftheaccessionoftheHellenic
RepublictotheCommunity,Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilshallgivethenotilication
providedforinArticle4oftheAdditionalProtocol(f).
HASADOPTH)THISREGULATION :
ArticleI
TheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEastern
Republic ofUruguayArticle.?
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
(})ThedateofentryintoforceoftheProtocolwillbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
CommunitiesbytheGeneralSecretariatoftheCouncil.

AdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEastern
RepublicofUruguayontradeintextileproducts
consequent ontheaccessionoftheHellenic
RepublictotheCommunity
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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEEASTERNREPUBLIC OFURUGUAY
oftheotherpart,
CONSIDERING theaccessionoftheHellenicRepublicto
theEuropeanCommunities on1January1981
HAVINGREGARDtotheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheEasternRepublicofUruguayandhereaftercalledthe"Agreement",
signedon28January1980.
HAVEDECIDEDtodeterminebycommonaccordtheadjustments and
transitional measurestotheAgreementconsequent ontheaccession
oftheHellenicRepublictotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andTOCONCLUDETHISPROTOCOL:
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Article 1
ThetextoftheAgreement asherebyamended,includingitsannex.
protocolsandexchangeofnotesforminganintegralpartthereof,
shallbedrawnupinGreekandthattextshallbeauthenticinthe
samewayastheoriginaltexts.
■WheretheCommunityfinds,underthesystemofadministrative
controlsetup,thatthelevelofimportsofproductsina
givencategorylistedintheAnnexoriginating inUruguayexceeds,
inrelationto102%oftheprecedingyear'stotalimportsinto
theterritories withinwhichtheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
EconomicCommunityappliedat31December1980orproductsinthat
category,thefollowingpercentages :
-forcategories ofproductsinGroupI, 0*22
-forcategories ofproductsinGroupII, 1,5X
-forcategories ofproductsinGroupIII,IVorV4X
itmayrequesttheopeningofconsultations inaccordance withthe
procedurespecifiedinArticle5oftheAgreement,withaviewto
reachingagreement onasuitableleveloflimitationforproducts
inthatcategory.Article 2
TheAgreementshallbeamendedasfollows:
1.Protocol C,paragraph 2,shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
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2. Protocol C,paragraph 6totheAgreement shall bereplaced by
the following :
'Quantitative limits onaregional basis may beintroduced
only where imports ofagiven product into anyregion of
theCommunity exceed ,inrelation totheamounts calculated
bythefraction 100/102 (onehundred divided byonehundred
and two )ofthe amounts determined inaccordance with
paragraph 2,the following regional percentages :
Germany 28.5 X
Benelux 10.5 X
France 18.5 X
Italy 15 X
Denmark 3 X
Ireland 1 X
U.K. 23.5 X
Greece 2 X
3. Forthepurpose ofcalculating 'the preceding year 'stotal imports'
referred tpin1. above both of1980 ahd 1981 ,imports from
theHellenic Republic shall bethose recorded in1980 .
Article 3
This Protocol forms anintegral part oftheAgreement .
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Article 4
This Protocol shall beapproved bythecontracting Parties in
accordance with their ownprocedures .Itshall enter info force
on1stJanuary 1981 ,provided that thecontracting Parties have
notified each other before that date that theprocedures necessary
tothis endhave been completed .After this date theProtocol shall
enter into force onthefirst day ofthesecond month following
such notification .
This Protocol isdrawn upinduplicate ,intheDanish ,D^tch ,English ,
French ,German ,Greek ,Italian andSpanish languages ,each ofthese
texts being equally authentic .Article 5
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EXCHANGE OFNOTES
TheMission oftheRepublic ofUruguayto theEuropean
Communities presents Itscompliments tothe Directorate-General for
External Relations oftheCommission ofthe European Communities and
has thehonour torefer totheAgreement intextile products
negotiated between theRepublic ofUruguay andtheCommunity ,
Agreement consequent ontheaccession oftheHellenic Republic tothe
Community initialled on21December 1980 .
TheMission oftheRepublic ofUruguay wishes toinform
theDirectorate-General that whilst awaiting thecompletion ofthe
necessary procedures for theconclusion and thecoming into force ofthe
Additional Protocol ,the Uruguayan Government isprepared toallow the
provisions oftheAdditional Protocol toapply defacto from 1stJanuary
1961 iftheCommunity isdisposed todolikewise .
propose that thepresent note and theCommunity 'snote inreply shall
constitute anAgreement between theUruguayan Government andtheCommunity .
TheMission oftheRepublic ofUruguay avail ?itself ofthis
opportunity torenew totheDirectorate-General forExternal Relations
theassurance ofitshighest consideration .signed on28January 1980 ,andtotheAdditional Protocol tothe
TheMission oftheRepublic ofUruguay would like also to
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The Directorate-General forExternal Relation ?oftheCommission
presents itscompliments totheMission oftheRepublic ofUruguay
totheEuropean Communities and has thehonour torefer totheMission 's
note oftoday reading asfollows :
"TheMission oftheRepublic ofUruguay totheEuropean
Communities presents itscompliments tothe Directorates-General forExternal
Relations ofthe Commission ofthe European Communities and has the honour
torefer totheAgreeirsnt intextile products negotiated between the
Republic ofUruguay andtheCommunity signed on28January 1980 ,andto
theAdditional Protocol totheAgreement consequent ontheaccession ofthe
Hellenic Republic totheCommunity initialled on December 1980
TheMission oftheRepublic ofUruguay wishes toinform the
Directorate-General that whilst awaiting thecompletion ofthenecessary
procedures fortheconclusion and thecoming into force oftheAdditional
Protocol ,theUruguayan Government isprepared toallow theprovisions of
\
theAdditional Protocol toapply defacto from 1stJanuary 1981 ifthe
Community isdisposed todolikewise . ,
TheMission oftheRepublic ofUruguay would like also to
propose that thepresent note and theCommunity 'snote inreply shall
constitute anAgreement between theUruguayan Government andtheCommunity .
TheMission oftheRepublic ofUruguay avails itself ofthis
opportunity torenew tothe Directorate-General forExternal Relations the
assurance oifitshighest consideration ."
The Directorate ofExternal Relations has the honour .toconfirm
totheMission oftheRepublic ofUruguay that itisagreed onthe
content oftheforegoing note andconsiders therefore that theexchange of
notes constitutes anagreement between the Uruguayan Government andthe
Community .
TheDirectorate-General forExternal delation *avails itself of
this opportunity torenew totheMission oftheRepublic ofUruguay to
theEuropean Communities theassurance ofitshighest consideration .
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COMMISSION
DES
COMMUNAUTES EUROPEENNESCONFIDENTIAL-NOTFORPUBLICATION
.22ndDecember1980
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HorstG.KRENZLER
Directeur M,rGustavoMAGARINOS
Ambassador
EmbassyoftheEasternRepublic
ofUruguay
AvenueLouise-437
1050BRUSSELSI
I·YourExcellency,
•IhavethehonourtorefertotheAgreement betweenthe
Community andUruguayconcerning tradeintextileproductswhichwas
signedon28January1980,totheAdditional ProtocoltothatAgreement
consequent ontheaccessionoftheHellenicRepublictotheCommunity
whichwasinitialled today,andinparticulartoparagraph 6ofProtocol
C(asamended)totheAgreement. ,
MayIassurethat,intheeventoftheprovisions ofthat
paragraphhavingtobeappliedbytheCommunityinrespectofimports
intotheHellenicRepublictotheproductsofCategory46(Nimexe
headings(1980):53.05-10;53.05-22;53.05-29;53.05-32;53.05-39)),
theannualllvelwhichwouldbestatedintherequestforconsultation
wouldhaveregardtothevolumeofexportsfromUruguaytotheHellenic
Republic1978and1979,adjustedby{inappropriate growthrate.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhigh
consideration .
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