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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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PROPOSALFORACOUNCILDECISION
AMENDING!THEQUOTASFORTHEIMPORTATIONINTOTHE
UNITEDKINGDOMOFTEXTILEPRODUCTSFROMHUNGARY
(CommissionCommunication *totheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MMORAfflXM
X.On17October1978theBritishGovernment,inacoordanoewith
Article}ofCouncilDecision75/ZlO/EECof2?March1975^unilateral
importarrangementsinrespectofstate-tradingcountris,notified
theotherMemberStatesandtheCommissionofitsdesireforthefollowing
amendmentstobemadeasanexceptionalmeasurefor1978only,tothe
arrangementsappliedintheUnitedKingdominrespectofimportsfrom.
Hungary-underCouncilDecision78/545/EEConimportarrangementsforcertain
textileproduotooriginatinginstate-tradingcountries;
(i)category2(a)*onincreaseinthesub-ceilingforwovenfabricsof
cottonotherthanunbleachedorbleachedfrom62tonnes
to•••••tonnes
(ii)category3(a)anincreaseinthesub-ceilingforwovenfabricsof
man-madefibresotherthanbleachedofunbleachedfrom
25tonnesto•••••tonnes.
2.TheUnitedKingdom'srequestcallsforthefollowingcomments;
(i)thereasonfortherequestisthatwhen,inJune,theCounciladopted
Deoision78/545/EEC,mentionedabove,firmordershadalreadybeen
placedbyBritishimportersforamountslargerthanthoseprovidedfor
inthisDecision ?
(ii)theincreasesareexceptionalandwillthereforenotbeextendedauto­
maticallynextyear|
(iii)theincreasesinthesub-oeilingsreferredtowilltakeplaoewithin
twoquotasofwhichthetotalamountsremainunchanged®
3einthesecircumstances theCommissioncouldhavedecideditself,
inaccordancewithArticle5"(l)Deoision75/210/UMi,onthemeasure
desiredbytheUnitedKingdom«,,
1)OJL99,21*4*1975,P®7
(2)OJL168,26,601978,P*le

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However ,inaccordance with thefirst indent ofArticle 7ofthe
Deoision ,asnegotiations ontextile matters between Hungary andthe
Community have been authorized ,only theCouncil maydeoide onthe
measure inquestions
This iswhythematter isbeing brought before theCouncil *
4* Aooordingly ,theCommission proposes that theCounoil :
(i)adopt theannexed draft deoision ;
(ii)authorize itspublication intheOffioial Journal oftheEuropean
Communities .
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3 COUNCIL DECISION
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amending th®quotas fortheimportation into theUnited Kingdom of
textile products originating inHungary
THECOUNCIL OPTEEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from the Ccsraniseion ,
Whereas theUnited Kingdom ,inaccordance with Article 3ofCouncil
Decieion 75/210/EECof27March 1975 onunilateral import arranged !enta
inr®Bpeot ofState-trading countries (l),hasrequested anamendment of
theimport arrangements with regard toHungary resulting from
Council Decision 78/545/EECof12June 1978 onimport arrangements for
certain textile products originating inState –trading countries (2)}
Whereas themeasures desired bythat Member State should beadopted )
Whereas on1Jand18October 1977 theCouncil authorized negotiation ofa
textile agreement with Hungary j whereas consequently inaccordance
withArticle 7ofDecision 75/210/EECKsssbar States asaynolonger implement
measures amending their import arrangements inrespect ofHungary andPoland
aBregards thetextiles sector without aprior decision being
adopted bytheCouncil inaccordance with Article 113oftheTreaty .
(1)OJNoL99s21.4ol975î p.7.
(2)OJHoL168,2606.1978 ,,p.1.
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Article1
Asanexceptionalmeasure,intheAnnextoCouncilDecision78/545/EECthe
amountsforthefollowingsub-ceilings areamendedfor1978asfollows:
Category ThirdCountry MemberStateoiû new
2(a)Hungary UnitedKingdom 62t.230t.
3(a)Hungaiy UnitedKingdom 25t.145t.
Artiole2
ThisDeoisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom.
Doneat PortheCounoil
ThePresident