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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)18final
Brussels,10February1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION'(EEC)
repealingCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1823/76
onruleswherebyimportsintotheBenelux
countriesofcottonyarnnotputupforretail
sale,originatinginMexico,aresubjectto
importauthorization
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)18final

EXPLANATORY MEEORANJXJM
Inviewofthetrendin1975andintheearlymonthsof1976of
importsintotheBeneluxcountriesofcottonyarn(BTN55«05)from
Mexico,safeguardmeasuresweretaken "bytheCommunityauthorizing
theBenluxcountriestomakeimportsoftheproductsinquestionorigi­
natinginMexicosubjecttothegrantingofauthorizations !thelatter
beingissuedwithingivenquantitativelimits(l).Thesemeasureswere
takenwithoutprejudicetothepursuitandoutcomeoftheconsultations
andnegotiations alreadyembarkeduponbetweentheCommunityandMexico
undertheprovisionsoftheArrangementregardingInternational Trade
inTextiles.
Followingfurtherconsultations ,whichtookplaceduring
November1976,theCommunityfoundthat,inviewoftherecenttrend
ofMexicanexportsofcottonyarnontothemarketoftheBenelux
countriesandinviewofthesatisfactory assurancesgivenbythe
Mexicanauthoritiesregardingthefuturedevelopmentoftheseexports,
particularly tothemerketconcerned,themeasuresinquestioncould
berepealed.
Thisisthepurposeoftheproposalforaregulationannexed
hereto,whichtheCommissionherebysubmitstotheCounciladoption*
(l)CommissionRegulation(EBC)NO1369/76(OJNo155,16.6.1976)and
CouncilRegulation(EB3)NOI823/76-OJNoL203,29.71976).

Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION
repealing Regulation (EEC)TTO1823/76maintaining ineffect
therules whereby imports into theBenelux
countries ofcotton yarn notputupforretail
sale ,originating inMexioo ,aresubject toimport •
authorization
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1439/74of4June 1974 on
common rules forimports (l),andinparticular Artiole 15.thereof ,
Thecommittee setupunder Article 5thereof having been consulted ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas byRegulation (EEC)NO1823/76(2)theCouncil maintained ineffect
foroneyear therules ,established bytheCommission asinterim pro­
tective measures byRegulation (EEC)NO1369/76(3),whereby imports into
theBenelux countries ofcotton yarn notputupforretail sale ,original -
ting inMexico ,aresubjeot toauthorization ;
Whereas theabove measures were adopted without prejudice tothe holding
and the results ofconsultations undertaken inthis connection between the
Community andMexico ;
Whereas ,following consultations between theCommunity andMexico ,
itappears that inview oftherecent development oftrade
inthegoods concerned andthesatisfactory assurances regarding its
future given bytheMexican authorities ,the import authorization rules
referred toabove should berepealed ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(1)OJNoL159,15.6.1974 ,p.l
(2)OJNoL203,29.7.1976 ,p.2
(3)OJNoL155,16.6.1976 ,p.ll

Article1
Regulation(EEC)Ho1823/76isherebyrepealed.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities *
ThisRegulationshallhebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident