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COMMISSION OPTHE!EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)36 final.
Brussels,26January1978.
PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILREGULATION
makingtheimportationintotheCommunityoftextileproductsoriginating
incertainthird,countriessubjecttoauthorization andquantitative limitation
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CC"(78)36final

EXPLANATORY JE-IORAITDUH
1.Before1January1978importsoxcertaintextileproductsinto
theCommunityoriginatingincertainthirdcountrieswerecontrolledby
Communityimportarrangements .Inparticulartextiletradewithmany
thirdcountrieswasregulatedbythepreviousArrangementregarding
International TradeinTextiles('TheArrangement')acceptedbyCouncil
Decision(EEC)No214/74(l).BothwithinthetermsofthisArrangement
andunderanumberofbilateralagreementsnegotiatedwithcertainofits
adherentstheCommunitytookmeasuresenablingquantitative restrictions
tobeappliedtotextileexportsfromthosecountries.Measureshaving
similareffectwerealsoappliedinrelationtootherthirdcountries.
2.TheCommunityregulations didnotestablishspecificquantitative
limitsbeyondtheendof1977»whenthepreviousArrangement expired.
3.TheCommunityviewwasthattheArrangement hadfailedinat
leastoneofitsaims,nanalytopreventmarketdisruptioninimporting
countriesinthatduringitsfouryearsofapplicationsubstantialinjury
hasbeencausedtoCommunityprocedures.
AsaresulttheCommunitywasnotpreparedtorenewtheArrangement
forafurtherperiodunlessadequatesafeguardswereprovidedthatexports
fromcertainthirdcountrieswouldbestabilisedatalevelbasedonthat
realisedin1976*
WiththisaimtheCommunityundertookbilateralnegotiations with
certaincountries(includingsomenotpartiestotheArrangement )to
concludeagreementsorarremgements wherebythisstabilisation wouldbe
achievedandatthesametimeatleastap-rtoftheCommunitymarketwould
besetasidefordevelopingcountries.
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(1)OJïïoL118,30.4.1974.P.1

4-TheArrangementhasbeenrenewedon"behalfoftheCommunity
foraperiodoffouryearscommencingon1January1978onthebasis
thatthetermsoftheArrangement weresubordinated totheprovisions
ofthebilateralagreementsnegotiatedwithothercountriesparties
totherenewedArrangement.Suchbilateralagreementswouldbeconcluded
bothwithinthetermsoftheArrangement andofaGATTworkingdocument
COH/TEX/w/47enablingdeparturestobemadebytheCommunityfromthe
Arrangementitself.
5.Suchnegotiations aresubstantially completedandwithcertain
exceptionsagreementhasbeenreachedbothonthequantitative restrictions
talcingeffecton1January1978and.onthetextofalegalinstrument
regulatingtextiletradeforthenextfiveyears.
6.Theproposedlegalinstrumentscontaintermswherebythethird
countrieswillrestricttheirexportsoftheproductsinquestiontothe
agreedquantitative limits.Suchlimitsareadministered byasystemof
double-checking (asinpreviousbilateraltextileagreements)andorigin
controlwherebyimportauthorisations aregrantedautomatically against
exportlicencesuptotheagreedlimits.Underallbutthreeofthebilateral
agreementsboththedouble-checking systemandtheorigincontrolwillbe
suspendeduntil31March1978topermitthenecessaryadministrative
arrangements tobecompleted.Duringsuchperiodimportsfromthecountries
inquestionislimitedto40$of"theagreedquantities.
7.Underthetermsofthenewbilateralagreementsorarrangements
textileproductsshippedbefore1January1978maybeimportedintothe
Communityasfollows:
-productsunderquotain1977"totheextentsuchquotaremainsunused,
atanytime;
-productsnotunderquotain19771tipto31March1978.

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8.Thoughinnocaseshavethenecessaryformalities been
completedbythepartiesforputtingintoforcedejureofsuch
agreementsitistheintentiontoapplythemdefactofrom1January
1973 "thebasisthatrenewaloftheArrangementissubjecttothe
agreementsbeinginforce.Pendingformaladoptionoftheagreements ,
andinviewofthelackofCommunitylegislationeffectiveon
1January1978,theCommissionfeltiturgentthatmeasuresbetaken
topermittheoperationofthebilateralagreementsandpreventlikely
disruptionofthemarket.ByRegulation (ZEC)ITo3019/l977the
Commissionthereforetookmeasurestocontrolimportsoftheproducts
inquestionfromthecountrieswithwhomnegotiations hadbeenheld,
and,byaDecisionof19January1978allocatedthequantitative
limitsestablishedfortheCommunitybetweentheMemberStates.
9.ThemeasuresadoptedbytheCommissioncanthereforeberegarded
as:
(a)Permanentfor1973andinimplementation ofabilateralagreement,
inthecaseofcountriesvrithwhomnegotiations havebeencompleted
andwherethedouble-checking system'andorigincontrolwillbein
operationon1January1978.
(b)Transitional andinimplementation ofabilateralagreement,inthe
caseofcountriesvri-thwhomnegotiations havebeencompleted,butthe
double–checkingsystemandorigincontrolarenotinoperationuntil
31March1978.Hereimportsarelimitedto4-0$quotauntil
thatdate.
(c)Transitional andinimplementation ofabilateralagreement,.,inthe
caseofproductsexportedbefore1January1978.
(d)Provisionalinthecaseofcountrieswithwhomnegotiationsarestill
continuingandwhichultimatelyreachasuccessfuloutcomein1973.
Heretherewillbenodouble-checking systembefore31March1978snd
inroortsarealsolimitedto40/°oftheproposedquotauntilthaudate.
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(e)Permanentfor1978inthecaseofcountrieswithwhomnegotiations
arestillcontinuingbutwhichfailtoreachasuccessfuloutcone
in1978.Heretherewillbenodouble-checking systematall,and
againimportsarelimitedto40$oftheproposedquotauntil
'31March1978.Afterthisdo,tesuchothermeasuresmaybetakenas
arefeltdesirable.
10..Onthebasisoftheemergencyprocedureprovidedforin
Article12ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)Ho1439/74andinArticle7of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)HOIO9/7O,theCommissionadoptedRegulation
No3019/lland.theDecisionreferredtoabove.
TheseCommissionregulations expiresixweeksfollowingtheir
entryintoforceonJanuary1978unlesstheyareconfirmedbytheCouncil.
Consequently theCommissionproposesthattheCounciladopt
theRegulationproposedhereunderconfirmingthemeasuresadoptedbythe
Commission .

ProposalforaCouncilRegulation
makingtheimportationintotheCommunityoftextileproductsoriginatingin
certainthirdcountriessubjecttoauthorization andquantitative limitation
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEMCOIILIUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1439/4of4June1974on-
commonrulesforimports(l),andinparticularArticle13thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)Ho109/70of19December1969
establishing commonrulesforimportsfromStatetradingcountries(2)
andinparticularArticle8thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasbyRegulation (.EEC)No3019/77°f30December1977(4)"the
CommissionmadetheimportationintotheCommunityoftextileproducts
originatingincertainthirdcountriessubjecttoauthorisation ;
WhereasbyDecisionof19January1978theCommissionallocatedamong
theMemberStatesthequantitativequotasestablishedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3019/77of3D-December1977?
Whereasthegroundsjustifyingtheintroductionofthesemeasureshave
persistedandwhereasitisaccordinglynecessaryforthemeasuresto
remaininforceuntilDecember1978;
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(1)0JNoL159,15.6.1974
(2)0JNoL19,26.6.1970
(3)0JNoL357,31.12.1977

Whereas,subjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulationandotherCommunity
measureseitherinforcenoworwhichmaybeadoptedinthefuture,the
suppression andsuspensionofquantitative limitsonimports,madein
compliancewiththeArrangement RegardingInternational TradeinTextiles,
ismaintained ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION

Article1
Thearrangements fortheauthorisation ofimportsintotheCommunity
oftextileproductsoriginatingincertair .thirdcountriesadoptedby
Regulation (EEC)N°3019/77shallremainapplicableuntil31December1978*
Article2
Thequantitative limitsonimportsestablished inArticle2of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)N°3019/77of30December1977areallocated
amongtheMemberStatesassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article3
Theauthorities oftheMemberStatesshallauthoriseuptothe
amountofthelimitslaiddownintheAnnextheimportoftheproducts
referredtointheCommissionRegulation(EEC)N°3019/77of30December1977
inconformitywiththeprovisionsofthatRegulation.
Article4
ExceptfortheprovisionsofthisRegulationandofotherCommunity
measureseitherinforceorwhichmaybeadopted,importsofthetextile
productslistedinAnnexAofRegulation(EEC)N°3019/77arenotsubject
toquantitative restriction .
Article5
TheregimelaiddownbythisRegulationshallhaveeffectfrom
1Januaryto31December1978*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,FortheCouncil,
ThePresident