ARCHIVESHISTORIQUES
DELACOMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEEDES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM(73)1143
Vol.1973/0205

Disclaimer
Conformément aurèglement (CEE, Euratom) n°354/83 duConseil du1erfévrier 1983
concernant l'ouverture aupublic desarchives historiques delaCommunauté économique
européenne etdelaCommunauté européenne del'énergie atomique (JOL43du15.2.1983,
p.1),telquemodifié par lerèglement (CE, Euratom) n°1700/2003 du22septembre 2003
(JOL243du27.9.2003, 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 andtheEuropean Atomic Energy Community (OJL43,15.2.1983, p.1),as
amended byRegulation (EC, Euratom) No1700/2003 of22September 2003 (OJL243,
27.9.2003, p.1),this fileisopen tothepublic. Where necessary, classified documents inthis
filehave been declassified inconformity with Article 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.

COMMISSION O?THE..EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)1143final
Brussels,6July1973
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION.
onparticipation inthenegotiations toconcludeamultilateral
arrangementregardingtradeintextilesofcotton,wooland
man-madefibresTandtoextendtheLong-TermArrangement
regardingInternational TradeinCottonTextiles
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1143final

EXPLANATORY MMORA1TDUM
Itisnearlytwoyearssincediscussions "beganinGATTontheproblems
arisingfromtheinternational tradeintextilesandtextilegoodsofcotton,
woolandman-madefibres.AWorkingParty,setupwithinGATTettheendof
June1972,hasjustsubmittedtheresultsofitsworktotheGATTCouncil,
withaviewtoconcludingamultilateral arrangement regardingtradein
theseproducts.
InordertoenabletheGATTCounciltostartnegotiations toconclude
amultilateral arrangementatitssessionattheendofJuly,andtherefore
wellinadvanceoftheGATTsessioninTokyo,theConmunitymustbeina
positiontoagreeonthatoccasiontotheopeningofthecontemplated nego­
tiationsandtotakeparttherein.
Tothisend,theCommissionherebypresentstotheCounciltheannexed
Recommendation foraDecision.
Inthisconnectionitmustbepointedoutthat:
1.Thenegotiationswillbebasedonthedocument^embodyingthereport
drawnupfortheGATTCouncilbytheWorkingPartyonTradeinTextiles,
entitled"Pointstobetakenintoconsideration inseekingpossiblesolu­
tionstotheproblemsarisingintheinternational textiletrade".
Thisreport,whichcoversnearlyallthepointslikelytoboputforward
intheprocessofdrawingupthetextofanagreement,oftenincludesal­
ternatives (inparentheses )representingthedifferingapproachesofthe
contractingpartiestothesolutionsenvisaged.Agreatmanyofthese
divergencesareofapurelytextualorlegalnature,andshouldthus
automatically disappearduringthenegotiation ofthetextofanAgreement.
./.
Doc.TEX/fy/29revised.

-2-
However ,inarelatively limited number ofcases these different texts
reflect profound differences ofopinion ,inregard towhich theCouncil
ofMinisters will becalled upon todefine itsposition .
However ,inview oftheextremely short time between nowandtheendof
July ,thedirectives annexed totheRecommendation foraDecision are ,
forthepresent ,confined tothegeneral line emerging from theprepara­
tory work andreflected inthebasio GATT document ,while proposing that
theCouncil reserve theright todraw updirectives oncertain specifio
problems subsequently andinsufficient time toenable thenegotiations
tobeconcluded not later than 31December 1973 *
2.Since ,theLong-Term Arrangement regarding International Trade inCotton
Textiles expires on30September 1973 »ashort extension (until 31December
1973 )ofthis arrangement ,without amendments ,hasbeen contemplated
within GATT toenable thenegotiations aimed atamultifibre arrangement
tobeconcluded meanwhile .
Tothis end ,theRecommendation from theCommission totheCouncil pro- '
vides that theCommission beauthorized totake part inthenegotiations
ontherenewal oftheLTAinitspresent form andfortheperiod mentioned .
These negotiations ,which will take place within theCotton Textile Com­
mittee ,should also beheld before theend ofnext July .
3.Some ofthebilateral agreements onthecotton textile trade concluded by
theCommunity with non-member countries under Article 4oftheLTA e:q?ire
on30September next .Inview ofthecontemplated extension oftheLong -.
Term Arrangement (until 31December 1973 )»provision should bemade for
these agreements tobeextended until thesame date .This matter isalso
dealt with intheRecommendation foraDecision (Article 3)*_____ •/.
*These areagreements concluded bytheCommunity withIndia ,Pakistan ,
Egypt ,Japan andTaiwan .(Theagreement with Taiwan ,which expires on
30September ,will bereplaced byanidentical unilateral settlement ).

-3-
*
* *
For"thereasonsofurgencyalreadymentioned,"theCommissionhereby
presentstheannexedRecommendation foraDecisiontotheCouncilandrequests
thatitbereferredtothelatterforaDecisionatitsmeetingon23/24
July1973.

EECOMENDATI OHFORACOUNCILDECISION
onparticipation inthenegotiations toconcludea
multilateral arrangementregardingtradeintextiles
ofcotton,woolandman-madefibres,andtoextendthe
Long-TermArrangementregardingInternational Tradein
CottonTextiles
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission ;
Whereas,a3aresultoftheworkcarriedoutbytheGATTWorkingPartyon
TradeinTextiles,negotiations shouldopenshortlybetweentheparties
represented onthatWorkingPartyinordertoreachby31December1973
amultilateral arrangementregardingtheinternational tradeintextiles
andtextilegoodsofcotton,woolandman-madefibres;
WhereastheLong-TermArrangementregardingInternational TradeinCotton
Textiles,whichenteredintoforceon1October1972,expireson30Sep­
tember1973;
Whereasnegotiations areto,beopenedwithintheCottonTextileCommittee
witha.viewtoa,shortrenewal .ofthisarrangement ;
WhereasitisintheCommunity'sinteresttotakepartinthesenegotiations
/■

-2-
Wnereas theCommunity has concluded agreements ontrade incotton textiles
with non-Hmember countries intheframework oftheabovementioned Long-Term
Arrangement ;whereas some ofthese agreements expire on30September 1973 j
whereas theprovisions ofthese agreements should bemaintained inforce
until thedate towhich theLong-Term Arrangement isextended ,butnot
later than 31December ;
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS ;
Article 1
TheCommission ishereby authorized totake part inthenegotiations
toconclude amultilateral arrangement regarding theinternational trade in
textiles andtextile goods ofcotton ,wool andman-made fibres ,inaccor­
dance with the directives annexed hereto .
Article 2
^TheCommission ishereby authorized totake partmthenegotiations
ontherenewal oftheLong-Term Arrangement regarding International Trade
inCotton Textiles .
Article 3
TheCommission ishereby authorized tonegotiate ,with those non-
member countries with which theCommunity hasconcluded agreements ontrade
incotton textiles which areduetoexpire on30September 1973 »"themain­
tenance inforce until 31December 1973 oftheprovisions ofsuch agreements .
Article 4
Intheconduct ofthese negotiations theCommission shall beassisted
bythe special committee provided forinArticle 113oftheTreaty .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

ÂN1IEX
NegotiatingDirectives
Conclusionofamultilateral arrangement regardinginternational
tradeintextilesonthe"basisofGATTdocumentTEX/.'l/29revised,the
reportdrawnupfortheGATTCouncilbytheWorkingPartyonTradein
Textiles.
TheCouncilreservestherighttodrawup,wherenecessary,specific
directives onthissubjectinordertoenablethenegotiations tobeconcluded
notla,terthan31December1973*