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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1568final ,
Brussels.20September1973
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDSCISION
acceptingtheextensionoftheLong-termArrangement
regardingInternational 'TradeinCottonTextiles
V
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1568final

EXPLANATORY MEKQRAinm
Atitsmeetingon23/24July1?73,theCouncilauthorizedtheCommis­
siontorepresent ;theCommunityinthenegotiations ontheextensionof
theLong-TernArrangementconcerningtheInternational Tradewith
cottontextiles(LTA)from30September1973»"thedateonwhichitis
currentlyduetoexpire,until31December1973*
Thesenegotiations wereheldon31July1973inGenevawithinthe
CottonTextilesCommittee,whichwassetup"bytheArrangenent ,andre­
sultedinaunanimousrecommendation fromtheCommitteethattheArrange­
mentbeextendeduntil31December1973tTheCommitteealsoapproved
thesuggestionbytheDirector-General ofGATTthat,inordertosimplify
theextensionprocedure,eachpartytotheLTAshouldsendhimaletter
referringtotherecommendation fromtheCottonTextilesCommitteeand
informinghimthatitacceptedtheextension.
TheCommission considersthatthisextensionoftheLTAisinthe
Community Tsinterests,andthereforerecommendstheCounciltoaccept
itbyadoptingtheannexedDecision *
ItisnotnecessaryfortheMemberStatesalsotoacceptthisexten­
sionoftheLTA.ItistruethatmostMemberStates-although notall-
becameatoiietimeoranotherpartiestotheLTA,whichenteredintoforce
on1October1962.However,alltheprovisionsofthisArrangement come
underthecommoncommercialpolicyandhenceparticipation thereinhas
sincetheendofthetransitional period,beenthesoleresponsibility
oftheComniinity.

RECGMMENDATI ONFOR ACOUNCIL LECISIOIT
'accepting theextension ofthe Long-terra Arrangement
regarding International Trade inCotton Textiles
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Comnunity ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ^
Having regard totheproposal from theCorxiission ,
Whereas thenegotiations within theCotton Textiles Committee between the
European Economic
/Community andtheother contracting parties totheLong-term Arrangement
regarding International Trade inCotton Textiles resulted intherecommen­
dation that thecontracting parties accept theextension until 31December
1973 ofthat Arrangement ,andwhereas this recommendation should beacted
uponj
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS i
Article 1
The .extension until 31December 1973 of ."theLong-term Arrangement regarding
International Trade inCotton Textiles ishereby accepted onbehalf ofthe
European Economic Community .
Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil shall designate theperson empowered tosign the
annexed declaration ofacceptance ,andshall confer onhimthepowers re­
quired inorder tobind theCommunity .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council

AOTJEX
TheDirector-General ,
DearSir,
FurthertothedecisionoftheCottonTextilesCommitteeatitsnee-
tingon31July1973torecommendthattheArrangementof1October1962
regardingInternational TradeinCottonTextiles,whichisduetoexpire
on30September1973inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle14
thereof,"beextendeduntil31December1973»Ihavethehonourtoinform
youthattheEuropeanEconomicCommunityacceptsthisextension.