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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)442 final
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i Brussels.8September 1976
PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCIL REGULAIION
amendingRegulation (EEC)No495/76concerning
importarrangements forcertaintextileproducts
originating inHongKong
(submitted bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
. . \J
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C0M(76)442final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.ByRegulation (EEC)No495/76of2March 1976 theCouncil established
import arrangements forcertain textile products originating inHong Kong
with aview totheapplication oftheAgreement negotiated between the
Community andHong Kong ontrade inthese products ,which wasformally
concluded byCouncil Regulation (EEC)No903/76of8April 1976 .
2.Articles 1(1)and2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No495/76refer toimports
"during 1976 and 1977"* However ,this wording does notaltogether comply
with theprinciple laid down bytheAgreement referred toabove andadopted
inArticle 1(4)oftheRegulation concerned ,according towhich thequant itive
limits refer toimports ofproducts exported during 1976 and 1977 *Itis
therefore necessary toamend thetext ofArticles l(l)and2(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No495/76asproposed inthedraft regulation annexed hereto .
3.On13and 14April 1976 consultations were held attherequest ofHong Kong
toestablish whether certain categories ofproduot referred tobytheAgreement
include babies *garments *Theresult ofthese consultations wasamutually
acceptable solution comprising :
(a)anagreed interpretation ofthetext oftheAgreement according towhich
(i)babies *garments areexoluded from Categories 3,6,8,9»10,11
and 13;
(ii)infants *andbabies *garments areexcluded from Category 4;
(iii)theCategory 5sub–item "infants *garments' *includes babies *
garments ;
(iv)Category 16includes shirts andlike articles forbabies ;
(v)theword "infants "inCategory 20includes babies andthis category
includes inparticular pyjamas andother night garments forbabies ;

("b)theamendment ofthequantitative limits fixed ,intheAgreement for
Categories 3,13»16and21.
4«During theconsultations itwasagreed that thetwoparties should apply
theabove conclusions without amending thatext oftheAgreement# Tothis
endtheCouncil hasonly toadapt theAnnexes toitsRegulation No495/76»
byadopting theregulation which isthe subject ofthis proposal .
5. .Inthepreamble andArticle 1oftheabovementioned textile Agreement
between theCommunity andHong Kong ,reference ismade totheArrangement
regarding International Trade inTextiles andinparticular totherights
deriving from it.Article 12(1)ofthis Arrangement excludes ,inter alia ,
products ofsilk orofflax .
Consequently »intheRegulation implementing theAgreement between the
Community andHong Kong ,the categories should bedefined insuch amanner asto
exclude these products .However ,theproduct descriptions andtheNimexe
codes appearing inAnnexes AandBtoRegulation (EEC)No495/76donot
indicate that they areexcluded ,andtherelevant adjustments areprovided
for intheregulation which isthe subject ofthis proposal .

PROPOSALFOR
ACOUNCILREGULATION
amendingRegulation(EEC)NO495/76concerningimport
arrangements forcertaintextileproductsoriginating
inHongKong
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
Havingregard,totheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasthetextofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No495/76of2March1976
concerningimportarrangements forcertaintextileproductsoriginatingin
HongKong^shouldspecifythatthequantitativelimitsforimports
laiddowntherebyrelatetoimportsofproductsexportedduring1w?6and
19775
WhereasinaccordancewithArticle4oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
2
EconomicCommunityandHongKongontradeintextileproductsconsultations
wereheldbetweenthepartiesconcerningtheitemscoveredbycertaincategories
ofproductscaughtbytheAgreementandthespecialarrangements forimports
intoIreland;whereasatthecloseoftheseconsultations mutuallyacceptable
solutionswereadoptedconcerningtheitemscoveredbycertainproductcategories ,
theadaptationofcertainquantitative limitsfixedbytheAgreementandthe
immediateremovalofcertainrestrictions imposedbyIreland;
WhereastheCommunityshouldimplementtheconclusionsoftheseconsultations ;
whereasitisthereforenecessarytomakecertainamendmentstothesaid
Regulation (EEC)No495/76;
IOJNoL59,6.3.1976,p.44.
*0JNoL108,26.4.1976,p.1.

Whereastakingir,toacctuii-;t/ieprovisionsofArticle12oftheAr-unguent
regardingInternational TradeinTextilesonwhichthesaid
AgreementbetweentheEECandHongKongisbased,thisAgreementdoesnot
applytotextileproductsofdilkorofflax;whereasitisneces&aryto
provideinRegulation(EEC)No495/76implementingtheabovementioned
Agreementthattheseproductsareexcluded,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.Articlel(l)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No495/76isherebyamendedas
follows:
"ImportsintotheCommunityofthetextileproductslistedinAnnexA
originatinginHongKongwhichareexportedfromthatterritoryin19.76and
1977shallbesubjecttothequantitivelimitsagreedfortheCommunity
withtheGovernmentofHongKongandsetoutinthatAnnex."
2.Article2(2)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO495/76isherebyamendedas
follows:
"IntheMemberStateslistedinAnnexB,importsofthetextileproducts
referredtoinparagraph 1whichareexportedfromHongKongin1976and
1977shallbesubjecttothequantitative limitssetoutinthatAnnex."
Article2
1*AnnexAtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No495/76isherebyreplacedbyAnnexA
tothisRegulation *
2.AnnexBtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO495/76is.herebyreplacedby
AnnexBtothisRegulation.

Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels.PortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXA
QuantitativelimitsreferredtoinArticle1
Cite-CCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1976)Description UnitsQuantitv
1976ivelimita
I1977
e*55.09
:\
56.0755.09-01;02;11;12
13;14;15;16;17;19
21;29;31;33;35;37
38;39;41;49;68
ex71;72;73;74;76
77;78
,56.07-ex01;ex03;04;
11:17;24;32IOtherwovenfabricsofcotton:
–Unbleached orbleached
Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres(discontin­
uousorwaste):
exA.Ofsygthetif,textilefibres:
–'Unbleachedorbleachedéquivalent
1000kg(a)26865.
(b)27032(b)
2ex55.09
56.0755.09-03;04;05;51
52;53;54;55;56;57
59;61;63;64;65;66
67;69;ex71;81;82
83;84;86;87;92;93
97
56.07-ex01;ex03;05
07;08;13;14;16;18
21;23;26;27;28;33
34;36Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
–Otherthanunbleachedandbleached
Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres(discontin­
uousorwaste):
exA.Ofsynthetictextilefibres:
–Otherthanunbleached and
bleachedéquivalent
1000kg(a!11455
(c)
i11214(c)
(a)Eauivalcniweightmeanttheweightobtainedondividingthetotalareaofthefabricinm'bytheaverageareaofthefabricinm1perkg.Forthispurposetheaverageareaperkgi»tobe
takenasfollows;
–wovenfabricsofcotton: 5mJperkg,–wo>enfabricsofsynthetictextilefibres(disconinuousorwaste):6m;perkg,–wovenfabricsofsynthetictextilefibres(continuous): 8in*perkg. '
(b)ThelimitsestablishedunderthiscategoryalsocoverinrespectoftheUnitedKingdomimportsoftheproductsfallingwithinCommonCustomsTariffheadingNo51.04:Wovenfabricsof
man-madefibres(continuous),includingwovenfabricsofmonofilorstripofheadingNo5101or51.02:exA.Wovenfabricsofsynthetictextilefibres–unbleachedorbleached,therebeingasub-limitfortheUnitedKingdomonproductsofCommonCustomsTariffsubheadings56.07exAand5104exA.
(c)Thelimitsestablishedunderthiscategoryalsocover»nrespectoftheUnitedKingdomimportsoftheproductsfallingwithinCommonCustomsTariffheadingNo51.04:Wovenfabricsofman-madefibres(continuous),includingwovenfabricsofmonofilorstripofheadingNo51.01or51.02:exA.wovenfabricsofsynthetictextilefibre*–otherthanunbleachedor
bleached,therebeingasub-limitfortheUnitedKingdomonproductsofCommonCustomsTariffsubheadings56.07exAand51.04exA.

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ί
Calf*
goryCCT
hejJing
NoNIMEXEcode
(1976)Désertption UnitsQuantiutivelimiti
1976 1977
ex60.04 orcrochetednot
60.04-t;13;ex24;
ex35;41;ex45;
ex59:ex70,ex80Undergarments ,knittedofcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized :
–Shirtsyundcrvests ,^T-shirts,,ingletsandthe
like,exceptbabiesgarmentotherthanofsilkornoi
orotherwastesilkoroj
flaxorramie1000
units(a)
S21539-24324
60.05
60.05-cx01;ex'22*,-
ex23",ex24;
ex'25,"ex29
31;32;33/34/
ex39
60.05
60.05-ex01,02
03;05;ex09;
11;13,*ex15;
!px16;ex,17î
Jpx19,"ex22;^Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor'000items
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
exA.Outergarmentsandclothingaccessories:
otherthanofsilkor
noilorotherwastesilt
.orofflaxorraisio
I–Jerseysandpullovers,slipovers,
twinsetscardigans,bedjacketsand>
jumperswiththeexceptionofI..
thosewhichformpartOXA
"combination eotof-I.–
categoryNo5andthose
whichareinfants *{
(includingbabies')garments29032332**4-
«X
i
101
•ex23;ex24;
jex25;ex29;
|4i;42;43;44;
ex49;51;52;
54;ex59;61;
62;ex69;71;
72;73;74;,|
ex75;78;ex79;
ex81;ex82;
ex83;ex84;
ex85Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knitted 1-OW-Kg
crocheted,hotelasticorrubberized :
exA.Outergarmentsandclothingac
cessories,other thanofsilk
ornoilorotherwastesilkor
offlaxorramie:
-Infants *(includingba­
bies')garments
p-Bathingcostumesandtrunks
»–Dresses
–SkirtsjJ;
1-000kg(c)j3233^2f3475(d)
».•i
inaac-1
•*–Combination
costumes)(b)sets(including
ex61.01
61.021
Men'sandboysoutergarments:' I000items
61.01-ex11
45:ex49ex41;ex–RaincoatsoftheovercoattypeOthftFi'h&nof.,silkornoilorotherwastesilkororrlaxorramie
Women'sgirls'andinfants'outergarments:
exB.Otherthanbabies'garments:
61,02-exII
I43;.ex
ipy4Q:ex41;ex45;ex47;RaincoatsoftheovercoattypeOtlLeTthanofsilkornoilorothrtrwafitftsilkorofflaxorramie2,895,1 2736"
(a)Shirts,undcrvestsandT-shirtsareregardedasauniteach;singletsareregardedashalfaunit.
(b)Aknittedcombinationsetconsistsoftwoorthreepieces,including•topgarmentandaknittedlowergarment,whicharecontractedfor,packed,consignedandsoldtogether.
(c)Thisweightistobetakenasthatofthetextilecomponentsofthegarmentsconcerned.
(d)Thelimitsestablishedunderthiscategoryalsocover,inrespectoftheUnitedKingdom,importsofallotheroutergarmentsandclothingaccessoriesclassifiedunderCCTheadingNo60.05
otherthanthosespecifiedundercategory5andcategoryA.

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i'
«
α^CCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
.(1976)Description|Unii-.QuMthuti
IV7(,jivtflimits
IV77
»;
7ex61.01
'I
I
l 16.0-1-51;53;55;
57ïex59i71;
l73;75;77;ex79
I■
I.. !
? :Mensandboysoutertariiuntsotherthanoxsilkornoil
orotherwastesilkorof
flaxorramie:
|-Suite
I-Jackets,blazersand
1thelikeiooo
units(a)12365,^
i1251V
i ,■
1 4
I
■Hex61.01
61.02
I I
IJ;6i.oi-6t;63,*65*,67
ex69
'K
's'
•*•>
6l.02-ex91",CX93*1
ex95;«x96;
ex98;ex99Mensandboysoutergarments :
–Trousers,breechesandthelike,Othei
thanofsilkornoilor
otherwastesilkorof
flaxo*ramie
Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments:
exB.Otherthanbabies'garments:
:–Trousers,;/including.jeanj
theIjJse,otherthan-©1silkornoil
orotherwastesilk
iorofflaxorramieΓ
1000pairs'
, i
;/,shorts52,597
!
and54¥26
!'
i •
!
9
»
1
161.02i
i 'I
I
1 1
i–- –1
61.02-ex41;
ex43;ex45;
ex47;ex49'
i
l
I ' !Women's,girls'andinfantsoutergarments:
exB.Otherthanbabies'garments:
–Coatsandjacketsexcept9Tti
ofsfIR_ornoilor
otherwastesilkor
offlaxorramie '
' I
l.I000items|
ctesof
I I
I602,3
category
I
I5088
No6,
io61.02 I1
I
|
I
•61.02-tø;65;66jj
67;ex69;71;
73;75;77;I
ex79 !Womens,girls'andinfantsoutergarments:
exB.Otherthanbabies'garments:
–DressesotherthanOf
silkornoilorothe
wastesilkoroffla
orramie •
-Skirts/includingdi
videdskirts_/other
thanofsilkornoil
orotherwastesilk
orofflaxorramiej
I000items
r
X
I12003
l13170
k
Iï
1161.02
-J61.02-83;85;87î
ex89Women'sgirls'andinfantsoutergarments
exB.Otherthanbabies'garments:
–Shirtsandblouses,Other
thanofsilkornoil
[orotherwastesilk
orofflaxorramie1000.items
I I
L i23880,Ï
1
i !
1...24963
}
I
12ex"61.01
61.03-11;15;«X19Mensandboys'undergarments,including
collars,shirtfrontsandcuffs:
–Shirts,otherthanofsilk
ornoilorotherwaste
silkorofflaxorramieI000items
I
ι
i66390 6510.)
a)Onesuitshallbereckonedastwoarticles.

i
Cite-
*<*7CCT
headtng
No
i.)ex61.03
ex61.04
462.02NIMEXScode
<1976)'
61.03-ex31;ex35;ex
39
6i.04rex11;ex15;
SX19Description
Mensandboysundergarments,including
collars,shirtfiontsandtuffs;
–Pyjamasandothernightgarments,Oth
thanofsilkornoilor
otherwastesilkorof
flaxorramie
Women's,girls'andinfantsundergarments:
–Pyjamas,nightdressesandothernight
garments,exceptbabies
garments,otherthanof
silkornoilorother
wastesilkorofflax
orramieUniuOu.nliunvclimiLl
f'6
I000lien»
er1t889,4'"i3^«,7
62.02-11,ex17,
^1;k3;ex^7î
ex65;71»73;
ex77Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchen
linen;curtainsandotherfurnishingarticles:
exB.Otherthannetcurtains:--Otherthanofsilkor
noilorotherwaste
silkorofflaxor
ramie:
-Bedlinen
-Tablelinen
-Toiletlinenand
kitchenlinenI000kg1977
6725,3 6588

ANNEXB
QuantitativelimitsreferredtoinArticle2
Cft-
gp*yCCT
h**Hing
NoNIM^XEcode
(197b)DescriptionMember
StateUnit*Qutniitativclimits
P76 1977
5ex60.0260.02
®X40
60
0l'
16es60.04
17fex61.01
61.0260.0*-<i
24;26;
29;3i:15ex
27;ex
3^;ex»33;ex
35;
ex*f-5;52;5^
56;ex59;
ex70;ex80Gloves,mittensandmitts,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
–Gloves,otherthanof
silkornoilorother
wastesilkorofflax
orramie,impregnated
orcoatedwithartifi­
cialplasticmaterials
-Other
-Ofsynthetictextile
fibres j-OfcottonBénélux
Francç.
Italy1000pairs2622
229
56k
Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,
no*jclajficorrubberized :
–Otherthanmen'sand
boys®drawersand
briefs^articlesof
categoryNo-3,andoth
thanofsilkornoil
orotherwastesilk
orofflaxorramieGermany,
United
.Kingdom
er2.540
222
.573
I000kg351
835379
7*3
!θ1·01-βχ
|βχΜ;αχι*ι
'ί»9ί"·9"■9
U5ÏMensandboysoutergarments:
–Waterproofgarmentsandraincoatsf
otherthanraincoatsoftheovercoat
typ*Ofoa««igoryNo6,United
Kingdoci
|61«02-ex
;exex
«χ«5;
exjandarticlesofsilkorj
|noil©fiberwastesilkj
Iorofflaxorrasaie|«
I i
!Womens,girlsandinfantsouter
)
f£?r"ry?r its:
1iiexB.OtSerthanbabies'garments:1000items686 I710
h7i-waterproofgarmentsand
raincoats/otherthanrain-•
coatsoftheovercoattype
ofcategoryNos
6and9»andarti-
c'»s.ofsilkor
noilorotherwas
silkorofflax
orramie
n|Y'l>rK'Vv'fo02-40ijcoveredh*»?h««f^tiricticv

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Cttr-
r*yfcctI
MMEXHcode
■(1976)Mvmbtff
Suie|Quantiu-iwchirtt»
Lhodmg
NoDcKrpiion Umti
1*7*
8»61.0
I61.01-21;œf29j'Men'sandboys'outer^amunts:
WorkJothingotherthan
IofailkornoilorUniteu
Kingdom
ιI000itemsj
"I2**53
(2iw
ι
( otherwastesilkof• I
iIofflaxorramie I I
■i!
46IX)2Women'sgirlsandinfants'outer,4
garments- j
61.02-21•ex23cxB.Otherthanbabiesgarments:1I
I
t–Workclothing,other
Ithanofsilkor
«» noilorotherwas I'
Iteflilkorofflax1
i
jorramie l1
ίI
; 1
IVex61.01 Mensandboysoutergarments:United I000itemsι
h70 4VI
61.01-31;35:–Articlesofapparelusedforsports.Kingdom
tex39otherth8Jiofsilkor1I
I noilorotherwasteI
Fsilkorofflaxorj
iI
ι
ι ramie ! I
i j1
I!
61.02Womens.girls*andinfants'outer
1
garments :t
1
exBOtherthanbal>ic.»garments :1
1
6102.Î1,32;–Articlesofapparelusedfor
3^;35;i|sportsfotherthan .I
ex37:ex30 ofsilkornoil
1orotherwastesilk
I !
I«■ II
I"orofflaxorra­! !ί
I
mie
£> J 1-. _ -
20Hex61.0161.01-ex41;Men'sandboys'outergarments:IUnitpd1000kg313130.13
ex45;ex49;–OtherthanarticlesOfIKingdom
91;93;95;97 ;categoryNos6,7,8,
iexyy17,1^and19and
articlesofsilkor■
I
noilorotherwaste
I
l silkorofflaxor
Iramae
ex61.0261.02-01;Women's,girls*andinfantsouter
ex09;51;53;Igarments:
!
i55;57;ex59;–Otherthanarticles Of
ex91;ex93;categoryNos6,8,9,
I
Iex95;ex96;.10,11,17,18 and19
i
Iex98;ex99andarticlesofsilkI
ί
I
1I
I ornoilorotherwasJ
I
! tesilkorofflax
1
– Lorramie
I i i
i
I.j
s.I [ i ■
i
t

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Cale-
t°*J1CCT
N1MEXCcode
(1976)DescriptionMrmbcr
SuieQiMntitAtivrUmiU
heading
No!U«tiu
lî/é 19"
ft 21ex61.0361.03-ex31;
ex35;ex39Men'sandboysunckrgarments,
includingcollars,^hirlfrontsand
cuffs:United
Kiuudom1000nem»k9k64762
t■
I
ex61.04I
i
jô1.04-ex11;
!ex15;ex19;
91;95;ex99–Otherthanshirts,pyjamasand
othernightgarmentsandar-
tidesofsilkor
noilorotherwaste
isilkorofflaxor
ramie
Women'sgirlsandinfonts*under
carments :
–Otherth,-oarticlesof
categoryNo13and
articlesofsilkor
noilorotherwaste
silkorofflaxor
ramiei
i..\
I