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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESCOM(81)767 final
Brussels.9December 1981
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Proposalfora
-COUNCILDECISION ONTHEIMPORTQUOTASTOBEOPENED .BYTHEMEMBER
STATESINRESPECTOFSTATE-TRADING COUNTRIES IN1982.
-COUNCILDECISION EXTENDING ANDMODIFYING FOR1982THECONFIDENTIAL
DECISION ONTHEAPPLICATION OFCOUNCILDECISION80/1278/EECONTHE
IMPORTQUOTASTOBEOPENEDBYTHEMEMBERSTATESINRESPECT OFSTATE-
TRADINGCOUNTRIES IN1981.
(SubmittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0MC81)767final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.UnderArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3286/80onimport
1arrangements inrespectofstate-trading countries,theCouncilmust
adopt,asitdoeseachyear,normallyby30November,onaproposalfrom
theCommission,the'changestobemadefor1982intheimportquotas
currentlyinforceinrespectofthethirdcountriesinquestion.
TheCouncilisalsorequiredtoadopt,eachyear,asecond(confidential )
decisioninvolvingcertainadditionalprovisionsnotcoveredbythefirst
decisionwhichconcerntheFederalRepublicofGermany,France,andthe
Beneluxcountries.
2.TheCommission,assistedbynationalexperts,hasaccordinglyundertaken
thetaskofcoordinating therequestsoftheMemberStatesconcerningthe
quotasfor1982.
3.ThemainpointscontainedintheCommissionproposal,inAnnexA,which
broadlytakesaccountoftheoutcomeofthispreparatory work,areas
follows:
(a)ingeneral,theincreasesarebetween0%and5%forquotasexpressed-
intermsofquantityandbetween5%and10%fortheotherquotas;
(b)fortextilequotas(notunderoutwardprocessingarrangements),only
certainquotasforGreeceareincreased;alltheothersarekeptatthe
1981level;
(c)withregardtooutwardprocessingtrafficintextileproducts,
onlytheimportquotasintotheFederalRepublicofGermanyhave
beenincreased.
10JNoL352,29.12.81,p.1.

2.-
4.Theseconddraftdecision,inAnnexB,concernsthe extensionfor
1982,ofthearrangement-withadjustments ofcertainquotasoftheconfi­
dentialCouncilDecisionof22December1980concerningmainlyquotasfor
importsoftextileproductsunderoutwardprocessingarrangements intothe
FederalRepublicofGermanyandFrance.
5.TheCommissionthereforeproposesthattheCouncil:
-adoptthetwodecisionsofwhichthedraftsappear'inAnnexesAandB;
-decidetopublishthedecisioncontainedinAnnexA.

ANNEXA
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION ONTHEIMPORTQUOTAS
TOBEOPENEDBYTHEMEMBERSTAJESINRESPECTOFSTATE-
TRADINGCOUNTRIES IN1982
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablising theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3286/80of4December1980onimport
1arrangements inrespectofState-trading countries,andinparticular thefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle3(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereascertainchangesshouldbemadeintheimportquotasfixedfor1981inrespect
?'ofState-trading countries *inaccordance withCouncilDecision80/1278/EEC
inordertoadapt-thesequotastotheforeseeable economicsituationin1982,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
0JNoL355,29/12/80,p.1
20JNoL376,31/12/80,p.1

Article 1
AnnexesItoXItoDecision80/1278/EECareherebyreplaced
bytheannexestothisDecision.
Article2
ThisDecisionshalltakeeffecton1January1982.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXB
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION EXTENDING ANDMODIFYING FOR1982
THEDECISION .OF22DECEMBER1980ONTHEAPPLICATION OF
DECISION80/1278/EEC.ONTHEIMPORTQUOTASTOBEOPENEDBYTHE
MEMBERSTATESINRESPECTOFSTATE-TRADING COUNTRIES IN1981.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3286/80of4December1980onimport
1arrangements inrespectofState-trading countries,andinparticularinthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle3(1)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereastheconfidential CouncilDecisionof22December1980concerningtheapplication
intheFederalRepublicofGermany,FranceandtheBeneluxcountriesof
CouncilDecision80/1278/EEC?shouldbeextendedandmodifiedfor1982,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
10JNoL353,29.12.1980,p.1
20JNoL376of31.12.1980,p.1

AHicle 1
Theconfidential CouncilDecisionof22December1980ishereby-
extendedfor1982.
Article2
AnnexesIandIItotheDecisionreferredtoinArticle1aresubstituted by
AnnexesIandIIofthepresentDecision.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicofGermany,theFrench
RepublicandtheBeneluxcountries.
«
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident