ARCHIVES HISTORIQUES
DELACOMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEEDES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM(82)436
Vol.1982/0143

Disclaimer
Conformément aurèglement (CEE, Euratom) n°354/83 duConseil du1erfévrier 1983
concernant l'ouverture aupublic des archives historiques delaCommunauté économique
européenne etdelaCommunauté européenne del'énergie atomique (JOL43du15.2.1983,
p.1),telque modifié parlerèglement (CE, Euratom) n°1700/2003 du22septembre 2003
(JO L243du27.9.2003, p.1),cedossier estouvert aupublic. Lecaséchéant, lesdocuments
classifiés présents dans cedossier ontétédéclassifiés conformément àl'article 5dudit
règlement.
Inaccordance with Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No354/83 of1February 1983
concerning theopening tothepublic ofthehistorical archives oftheEuropean Economic
Community and theEuropean Atomic Energy Community (OJ L43,15.2.1983, p.1),as
amended byRegulation (EC, Euratom) No1700/2003 of22September 2003 (OJ L243,
27.9.2003, p.1),thisfileisopen tothepublic. Where necessary, classified documents inthis
filehave been declassified inconformity withArticle 5oftheaforementioned regulation.
InÜbereinstimmung mitderVerordnung (EWG, Euratom) Nr.354/83 desRates vom 1.
Februar 1983 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft undderEuropäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI. L43vom 15.2.1983,
S.1),geändert durch dieVerordnung (EG, Euratom) Nr.1700/2003 vom 22.September 2003
(ABI. L243vom 27.9.2003, S.1),istdiese Datei derÖffentlichkeit zugänglich. Soweit
erforderlich, wurden dieVerschlusssachen indieser Datei inÜbereinstimmung mitArtikel 5
dergenannten Verordnung freigegeben.

COM(82)436 final
COMMISSION Brussels ,20July 1982
OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOROFFICIAL USE ONLY
RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
concerning theconclusion oftheAgreement intheform ofexchanges
ofconfidential letters between theEuropean Economic Community and
theRepublic ofIndia ontrade incoir products
(submitted tothe Council bythe Commission :
rnM(82 )436 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. On10December 1979 theCouncil took adecision authorising the
Commission toopen negotiations with India for the conclusion ofan
agreement ontrade incoir products .Inaccordance with this decision
and inconsultation with theArticle 113 Committee ,the Commission
conducted negotiations with India inSeptember 1980 .
Following these negotiations ,adraft agreement wasinitialled on
1October 1980 .The Commission regards this draft ,onwhich .the
Article 113 Committee delivered afavourable opinion ,asanacceptable
result for the Community .
2. Arecommendation for aCouncil regulation ontheconclusion ofthi
1
Agreement has been presented bythe Commission totheCouncil .Two
exchanges ofconfidential letters form part ofthe Agreement .
,K#
Inview ofthespecial nature ofthese texts ,itisproposed that they
%
beconcluded bymeans ofaseparate act.
The Commission therefore recommends that the Council adopt the decision
thedraft ofwhich isattached inthe Annex .
*
 *
Also attached ,tor the Council 'sinformation ,isanexchange ofNotes
Verbales ontheapplication oftheprovisions ofconfidential letter No
of COM

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
concerning the conclusion ofthe Agreement inthe form ofexchanges .of
confidential letters between the European Economic Community and
the Republic ofIndia ontrade incoir products
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard tothe Recommendation from the Commission ,
Whereas the Agreement inthe form ofexchanges ofconfidential letters between
the European Economic Community and the Republic ofIndia ontrade incoir
products should beapproved ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS : ;
%
Article 1
The Agreement inthe form ofexchanges ofconfidential letters between the
European Economic Community and the Republic ofIndia ontrade incoir products
ishereby approved onbehalf ofthe Community .
Thetext ofthe Agreement isannexed tothis Decision .
m Article 2
ThePresident ofthe Council shall notify theother Contracting Party ofthe
completion oftheprocedures required fortheentry into force ofthe
Agreement .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President

Exchange of Confidential letters N° 1
A.Letter from the Community .
Sir-
Concluding thenegotiations conducted between the Government ofIndia
andthe European Economic Community which have led this daytothesigning
ofthe Agreement concerning thetrade incoir products ,Ihave the honour ,
with reference toArticle 3ofthe Agreement ,toconfirm that both Parties
have agreed that ithas been decided that thequantitative restriction for
mats andmatting ofcoir inforce inFrance will beapplied intheperiod of
the agreement atthelevel indicated below : s(tons )
Coir mats andmatting (1):•1981
17001982
1950
Ifadditional demand should arise ,the Community will notobject tothis
limit being increased onthe understanding that theadditional quantities
shall bedetermined onthebasis ofmutual agreement between both Parties .
Ishould begrateful ifyou would kindly confirm your agreement to
the contents ofthis letter .
Please accept ,Sir, the assurances ofmyhighest consideration .
(1)Onbehalf oftheCouncil ofthe European
Communities
SIV- C(τ
r.TCR'RKCJLDFVRIPIIIM
58.02 Oiher carpets ,carpeting ,run«,mat «and mailing ,
AND "Kclcm ","SCIIUUI.-K LS"anj "Karamanic "rug·
and thelike (made upornot):
A Carpets ,carpeting ,rup*,mars andmatring :
58.02-11
1
•♦1
aCoir mats andmatting ,andtufted carpets ,carpeting
and rugs :
«
Coir mats andmalting ,other than tufted....
4 "

Exchange ofConfidential tetters N° 1
B.Letter from India
Sir.
Ihave the honour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter oftoday /
worded asfollows :
'Concluding thenegotiations conducted between the Government ofIndia
andthe European Economic Community which have led this daytothesigning
ofthe Agreement concerning thetrade incoir products ,Ihave the honour ,
with reference toArticle 3ofthe Agreement ,toconfirm that both Parties
have agreed that ithas been decided that thequantitative restriction for
mats andmatting ofcoir inforce InFrance will beapplied intheperiod of
the agreement atthe level indicated below :
(tons )
1981 1982
Coir mats andmatting (1): 1700 1950
Ifadditional demand should arise ,the Community will notobject tothis
limit being increased ontheunderstanding that theadditional quantities
shall bedetermined onthebasis ofmutual agreement between both Parties .
%
Ishould begrateful ifyou would kindly confirm your agreement to
the contents ofthis letter
Ihave the honour toconfirm toyou myagreement tothe contents of
that letter .
Please accept ,Sir,the assurancesof myhighest consideration .
Forthe Government ofthe Republic ofIndia
(1)
'NIM (XI err
rcfcrcAC· OncriptM * ,
58.02 Other carpet· ,carpeting ,rug«, «nat»anj mattine ,
anti "Kclcm "/"SchumacUs "and "Karamanic *rug*
and (helike (made upornot):
λ Carpets ,carpeting ,rugs,mats andmatting :
58.02-11I
*Coir mats andmatting ,andtufted carpet· ,carpeting
rugs :
Coir matt endmilling ,other than tufted... A

Exchanqeofconfidentiat lettersN°2
r
A.LetterfromtheCommunity
Sir-
Withreferencetothenegotiations conductedbetweentheGovernment
ofIndiaandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunitywhichhaveledthisday
tothesigningoftheAgreementconcerningthetradeincoirproducts
fortheperiod1.1.1981-31.12.1982,Ihavethehonourtoinformyou
that,concerningtheyear1980,theimportpossibilities forcoirmats1
(1)andmattinginFrancearefixedatthelevelof1500tons.The
quantitiesforwhichimportlicenceshavealreadybeenissuedagainst
theprovisional 1980quotaof1155tons,willbedeductedfromtheabove
mentionedlevelof1500tons.Exceptionally ,unusedquantitiesofthis
levelnotexceeding100tonsmaybecarriedoverandaddedtothe
quantitative limitsfixedfortheyear1981intheframework "ofthe
abovementionedAgreement.
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldkindlyconfirmyouagreement
tothecontentsofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassurancesof myhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCounciloftheEuropean
Communities
(1)
\<1N:MfKt
«ul·CCT
NtfcruútSfiritftCéJIWrifKM
58.02 Oihtrorpcii,carpeting,rum,■«>"inJmatting,
an>i"Kd.m'j"Schumack»"and"Karamaai«9rug·
•adikelike(madeuporeoi):
Λ Carpet»,carpeting,rug»,mat»andmatting:
UJtt-ll«
ΛCoirma»andmatting,andtuftedcarpet«,ctrpcuog
¿ndrugs:
Coifm*ti**dother(hemtufted.·..

Exchange ofConfidential letters N°2
B.Letter from India
Sir.
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter oftoday ,
worded asfollows :
"with reference tothenegotiations conducted between the Government
ofIndia and the European .Economic Community which have ledthis day
tothe signing ofthe Agreement concerning thetrade incoir products
fortheperiod 1,1.1981 -31.12.1982 ,Ihave the honour toinform you
that,concerning the year 1980,the import possibilities forcoir mats ,
andnatting inFrance are fixed atthelevel of 1S00 tons .The
quantities forwhich import licences have already been issued against
theprovisional 1980 quota of 1155 tons,will bededucted from the above
mentioned level of 1500 tons .Exceptionally ,unused quantities ofthis
level not exceeding 100 tons may becarried over and added tothe
quantitative limits fixed forthe year 1981 inthe framework ofthe
above .ment ioned Agreement .
«
Ishould begrateful ifyou would kindly confirm you agreement
tothe contents ofthis letter ."
Ihave the honour toconfirm toyou myagreement tothe contents of
that letter .
Please accept ,Sir,the assurances ofmyhighest consideration .
Forthe Government ofthe Republic ofIndia
;1:
Ρ1NiMfXS
wCCT
M·»«
SLCi
-Other carpet· ,orpciina ,rum ,>"*(· *njmatting .
knJ "Kclom "^*^chumsckt "and ntgt
4&ti thelike (made uporaot)i
A•Carpet· ,carpeting ,rug»,mad andmatting :
S4UU.llι
•
SCoir mati andmatting ,andtufted carpet· ,CA/peieg
$adruge
Coirmuts emitmsui *ιχ,«ti#rihmujttd ..·./¡