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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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PROPOSALFORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
concerningtheapplicationof;CouncilofMinistersACP-EEC
DecisionNo3/76,derogatingfromthedefinitionofthecon­
ceptof"originatingproducts"totakeaccountofthespecial
situationofMauritiusinregardtocertaintextileproducts.
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(SubmittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
■On14.7.1976 theCouncilofMinistersACP-EECapprovedthetext
!ofDecisionNo3/76derogating fromthedefinitionoftheconceptof
,"originating products"totakeaccountofthespecialsituationof
,Mauritiuswithregardtocertaintextileproducts.
'ItisnecessarytoapplythistextintheCommunity.
Asthedateofapplication ofDecisionNo3/76hasbeenfixedfor
1August1976,itisnecessarytoprovideforthesamedateforthe
;entryintoforceofthisRegulation.
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Thisisthereasonfortheattacheddraft.

j Proposal fora
' Council Regulation (EEC )No /76of
!concerning theapplication ofCouncil ofMinisters ACP-EEC Decision No
3/76,derogating from thedefinition oftheconcept of"originating
!products "totake account ofthespecial situation ofMauritius in
'regard tocertain textile products .
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
•Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
1
Whereas theCouncil ofMinisters ACP/EECprovided forbytheLome Con­
vention between theEuropean Economic Community and theAfrican ,Cari - ,
,bbean andPacific States ,hasadopted Decision No 3/76derogating ,
byapplying Article 27ofProtocol No1oftheLome Convention ,from
:the concept of"originating products "forcertain products ofthe
'Mauritian textile industry ;
•Whereas itisnecessary ,conforming toArticle lboftheConvention ,
totake themeasures tobring this Decision into force ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
For theapplication oftheLome Convention between theEuropean Econo -
'mic Community and the African ,Caribbean and Pacific States ,Decision
No 3/76oftheCouncil ofMinisters AGP/EECannexed tothis Regulation
isapplicable intheCommunity .
Article 2
TheMember States shall control their part ofthequota according to
;their ownappropriate provisions .

TheMembers States shall ensure that importers oftheproduct inques­
tion established intheir territory have free access tothe shares al­
located tothem .
The extent towhich aMember State ;hasused upits share shall bedeter
mined onthebasis oftheimports oftheproduct inquestion entered
with the customs authorities for home use .
The Member States shall communicate tothe Commission ,atthelatest
bythefifteenth dayofeach month ,the total ofimports ofthese
.products ,effected inthe course oftheprevious mou .h.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on1August 19;oandexpire on
!31July 1977 .
iThis Regulation sahll bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicabl
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President

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... OF14JULY 1976
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Whereas Article 27ofProtocol No 1totheConvention ,concerning the
definition ofthe concept of"originating products "andmethods of
administrative co-operation ,provides forderogations from the rules
oforigin ,notably tofacilitate thedevelopment ofexisting industries
orthe creation ofnew industries ;
Whereas theACP States have submitted arequest from the Government of
Mauritius foratwo-year derogation from thedefinition set out inthe
said Protocol fortextile products manufactured inthat State ;whereas
aone-year derogation which could beextended for afurther year if
necessary should -also satisfy this request ;
Whereas theCustoms Co-operation Committee has adopted areport onthe
said request ,inaccordance with Article 27ofProtocol No 1;
Whereas inorder totake account ofthespecial situation ofMauritius
andtoenable theindustrial sectors concerned tosetupnew industries
which necessitate derogations from thesaid Protocol for aperiod of
notmore than twoyears ,provision should bemade foraderogation from
thedefinition setoutinthesaid Protocol ;
Whereas thequantity covered bythederogation should besplit upamong
theMember States ofdestination ,

HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
Bywayofderogation from thespecial provisions ofList Ain
\r.;:ex IItoProtocol No 1textile products manufactured inMauritius
a'.dfalling within tariff heading ex55.09 "unbleached woven fabrics
ofcotton "shall beconsidered asoriginating inMauritius under the
conditions set out below ..
Article 2
This derogation shall cover aquantity of832tonnes ofunbleached
woven fabrics ofcotton falling within tariff heading ex55.09 imported
into theCommunity between 1August 1976 and 31July 1977 ,this quantity
being allocated asfollows :
(intonnes )
Germany 224.64
Bénélux 83.2
Prance 158.08
Italy 116.48
Denmark 58.24
Ireland 8.32 ,
United Kingdom 183.04 .
Article 3
.Movement certificates EUR 1issued pursuant tothis Decision shall
beendorsed with oneofthefollowing phrases :
-"marchandises originaires envertu deladécision no
Conseil des Ministres ACP-CEE "/16du

–."Ursprungs waren gemäss Beschluös Kr. /76desAKP-EWG
•Ministerrates " . ... .v, - ^•-.,••
-««merci originàrie in\virtù della decisione N. /76del
Consiglio deiMinistri ACP-CEE "
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-"goederen vanoorsprong uithoofde vanBesluit nr. /76van de
ACS-EEG-Raad van Ministers "
-"originating products byvirtue ofDecision No /76ofthe
'ACP-EEC Cbuncii ofMinisters "
-"varer medoprindelsesstatus ihenhold tilAVS-EØF-ministerradets
afgørelse nr. /76".
This ,endorsement shall beentered under theheading "Remarks ".
Article 4
Mauritius shall ensure that exports toeach oftheMember States
dohot exceed the quantities stipulated inArticle 2.
Thecompetent authorities ofMauritius shall forward tothe
Commission every three months astatement ofthequantities inrespect
ofwhich movement certificates EUR 1have .been issued pursuant tothis
Decision ,indicating theMember States ofdestination .

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. . Article 5
TheACPStates ,theMember States anatheCommunity shall each
take themeasures required toimplement this Decision ,
Article 6
This Decision shall enter into force on 1August 1976 . .
Itshall beapplicable until 31July 1977 .TheACP-EEC Council
ofMinisters may decide toextend ituntil 31July 1978' should
examination reveal that this isnecessary .
Done atBrussels ,14July 1976
The President ofthe ACP-EEC Council ofMinisters