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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
maintaininginforcetheimportarrangements inthe
Communityforshirtsand"blousesoriginating inthe
RepublicIndia
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)COM(77)131final.
Brussels,4April1977«
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SCFLANATORY KEXORANDITM
Sinceearly197°theCommunityhasheldconsultations withIndiacon­
cerningthesharpandsubstantialriseinimportsofcottonshirtsnr.d
1blouseswhichhastakenplacethroughouttheCommunity.Further
^roundsofconsultations havebeenheldthisyearinNewDelhiandin
\\Brusselswithoutamutuallysatisfactorysolutionyetbeingreached.
Thesituationintheiiiropennshirt-making industrymeanwhilecontinues .
todeteriorate andisaggravatedbymassiveimportsofcottonshirtsand
blousesfromIndia(l).
Apredominantproportionoftheproductsinquestionarecertifiedby
theIndianauthorities asbeing"goodsmadeupbythecottageindustry
from^/such7cottonhandloomfabrics".Inprinciple,suchproducts
shouldbefreefromquantitative limitunderthebilateralAgreement
ontradeintextilesproductsbetweenIndiaandtheCommunity.A,
smallerproportionoftheproductsinquestionareindustrially made
andsubjecttotheprovisionsoftheAgreementfortheestablishment of
quantitative limits.Duetotechnicaldevelopments inthemanufacture
andproductionofoottonshirtsandblousesinthehandloomsectorof
theIndiantextileindustry,itisnolongerpossibleforCommunity
authoritiestoestablishwhetheragivenproductisorisnotinconformity
withthecriteriaoftheAgreementi.e.thatitismadeupby^the
cottageindustry"from"cottonhandloomfabrics".Ihedistinction
betweentheseproductsandthosemadebynormalindustrialmanufacturing
processeshasthereforebecomeinoperable.
*
Takingintoaccountthepresentimpossibility offindingamutually
acceptablesolutionwithIndiaandgiventhemassivequantitiesofgoods
involvedwhichthreatenirreparable damagetotheEuropeanclothing
industries,themostappropriatecourseofactionistosubjectcotton
shirtsandblousestoquantitative limitwithoutdistinction astotheir
manufacture .
(l)Communityimportsofwomen'scottonshirtsandblouses
'000pieces 197510,093
1976 27,226
Communityimportsofmen'scottonshirts
'COOpieces 1975 6»917
1976 21,596

This,withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofthebilateralAgreement <
concerningindustrially-ciadeproductsproperlylicensedassuchbythe
Indianauthorities .
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No56l/77(*)wastaJcenon16.3.1977to
meettheurgencyofthesituation.TheCommission'sproposalfora
CouncilRegulationtoextendthemeasuresmentionedaboveisannexed
hereto.Itissubmittedinconformitywiththerequirements ofArticle13
ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO1439/74of6June1974*Inthesecircum­
stancestheCouncilisinvitedtoadopttheproposedRegulationwithin
thesixweekperioddatingfromtheentryintoforceoftheCommission
Regulationreferredtoabove.
(1)OJNoL71.18.3.1977 »P.29

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EES)
maintainingmforce"theimportarrangementsin"the
Communityforshirtsandblousesoriginatinginthe
RepublicofIndia
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO1439/74of4June1974on•
commonrulesforimports(l)and,inparticularArticle13thereof;
Afterconsultationwithinthe.AdvisoryCommitteeestablishedbyArticle5
ofthatRegulation ;
1·
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No56l/77(2)of16March1977(2)
establishedrulesconcerningimportarrangements intheCommunityfor
shirtsandblousesoriginatingintheRepublicofIndia;
Whereasthefactorswhichjustifiedtheestablishment oftheserulesstill
exist;whereastheyshouldconsequently bemaintainedineffectuntil
Whereasthesemeasuresarewithoutprejudicetothepursuitandthe
outcomeofconsultations betweentheCommunityandtheRepublicofIndia;
whereastheymaybeadaptedinthelightoftheresultsofsuchconsul–31.12.1977 ;
tations.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION S
&OJNoL159,15.6.1974,P.1
OJNoL71.18.3.1977 »P.29

Article1
TheruleswherebyimportsintotheCommunityofshirtsand"blouses,ofcotton,
originatingintheRepublicofIndiaaremadesubjecttoauthorisation ,
whichwereadoptedbyRegulation(EEC)NO56L/77,shallremainapplicable,■
subjeottotheprovisionsofArticle2hereof,until31December1977*
Article2
ThequantitativelimitssetoutinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)NO561/77
shallbereplacedasfollows:
Category
NoNimexe
CodeDescriptionofgoodsQuantityin'000
pieces(1977)
161.02-82 Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments:
–Blousesandshirtblousesofcotton(l)26684
261.03-15 Men'sandboys*undergarments,inclu­
dingcollars,shirtfrontsandouffs;
–Shirtsofcotton18862
ThequantitativelimitssetoutintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No56l/77shallbereplacedbythosesetoutintheAnnextothisRegulation.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
(l)SofarasIrelandisconcerned,thiscategoryshallbedeemedtoinclude
produotofallingwithinNioexeCodoox61.04-ox95,naaclysiirtoof
cotton*

Annex
•iQuantitative limits established under Article 1
forcotton shirts and "blouses originating inIndia
Çategory
NoCCT
heading
No .Nimexe
Code Description ofgoodsMember
States of
destinationQuantity in
•000 units
(1977 )
61.02 61.02 -
ex02Women 's,girls' andinfants *
outer garments :
–Blouses and shirt blouses
ofcotton (l)D 8218
Ρ 2501
I 1529
BNL 3699
UK 8301
IRL 412
m. 2024
EEC 26684
D 74,65
Ρ 795
I 2389
BNL 2307
UK 5450
IRL 108
LK 348
EEC 1886261.03 61.03 -
15Men'sandboys 1undergarments ,
including collars ,shirt
fronts and cuffs :
–Shirts ofcotton
Thequantitative limits setoutabove shall apply toimports ofcotton
shirts andblouses without distinction astotheprocess bywhich they
have been manufactured .Within these limits ,thequantitative limits
atpresent applied (2)inrespect ofindustrially made products ofthe
same cateaories shall remain inforce .
(1)SofarasIreland isconcernedn this category shall bedeemed toinclu­
deproducts falling within Nimexe Code ex6l.04-ex 95,namely shirts
ofcotton
(2)These limits aresetoutinArticles 3and4ofCouncil Regulation
(EEC)No2992/75of10November 1975 ,0JNoL297»17.11.1975 and
Annex AtoCommission Regulation (EEC)No3364/75of23December
1975 ,OJNo333 ,30.12.1975 .