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RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
AMENDING ITSDECISION AUTHORISING THECOMMISSION
TOOPENNEGOTIATIONS WITHGREECEWITHAVIEWTO
CONCLUDING ATEXTILEARRANGEMENT IN1980
(presented bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
COM(79)755final

EXPLANATORY HEMORAHDUM
1.TheCouncil meeting of20November 19T9authorized theCommission to
open negotiations with Greece with aview toconcluding anarrangement
fortextiles in1980 .
2.TheCommission haspursued negotiations ,inconsultation with the 113
Committ jc-(Textiles )within theframework ofCouncil directives .
3.Atthis stage ofthenegotiations ,these directives ,andinparticular
their economic content ,would notappear incertain respects tobe
capable ofsecuring theagreement ofGreece .
4.TheCommission accordingly recommends theCouncil toadopt ,on
18December 1979j "theannexed draft ,amending these directives in
such awayastoarrive atacompromise acceptable toGreece ,paving
theway toapositive outcome tothenegotiations .

Recommendation foraCouncil Decision amending itsDecision
authorising theCommission toopen negotiations with Greece
with aview toconcluding atextile arrangement inI9S0
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113,
Having regard totheRecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas theCouncil adopted decisions oncommercial policy atitsmeetings
held on19and 20December 197?;
Whereas Greece isoneofthemajor supplier countries totheCommunity of
most ofthetextile products subject toglobal import ceilings ;
Whereas thepending accession ofGreece totheCommunity requires that
theGreek textile industry beintegrated into theCommunity rapidly and inan
orderly manner :
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sole Article
Thedirectives set out intheAnnex tothe Council Decision of
20November 1979 >authorizing theCommission toopen negotiations with
Greece with aview totheconclusion ofatextile arrangement in1980 arehereby
amended inaccordance with attached Annex .
Brussels . For the Council

Annex .
IEconomie content direetives
Un" D F I BNL UK XRL M œo
.:"ry_,979245°°w6o7om87,o"; 55«
1tonnes J *'
levelI98O 650 ' 650
2tonnes1 " 1«5(ÎJ9^Ti^T –
level1980 X 2201k– 265
3tonneso"ry"1979«301100^x 280^ 25 x~TjS
level1980 50 90 25
Icarry–i . » 1000p.ove/'979t.4400 240 ~~
levelI98O *365 20 ® ® 0 440
1400carry- – –. .
51000dover979 26110
level1980 000 X X X 1100 100 X
6lOOOpJover 979 . ^" 4500
.level1980 a a X X 20 X_ 36carry- –J––––––4–––––4–––––
7 1,80* fi30X 450430 40 120630
:1 44
13,ooop-:ie:, * *xxx xxlevel19B0
carry- ■■■
20tonnesover 1979 "
level1980 XXX XX
càïry= 1
22tonnesover 1979 , j ,5ôc
level1930 x 85° 550 x 1250 !x X
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Note
(1)Possible clause forrevising September levels inthelight ofutilisation ofglobal ceilings
(2)Sub-limit of4500tonnes forcounts above 40nM.
(3)Sub-limit of650tonnes fordenim fabric .
(4)Sub-limit of1650tonnes fordenim fabric .
(5)Sub-limit of750tonnes forwoven fabrics other thanunbleached .
(6)Sub–limit of920tonnes fordenim fabric .
IITEXT
Withdrawal ofadministrative cooperation inthecase ofcategories 16,26,27,28,31.