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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)43 final .
Brussels ,7February 1979
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
derogating from certain provisions concerning thedefinition
oftheconcept 'originating products contained
intheInterim Agreement and intheAgreement onCooperation
between theEuropean Economic Community
arid theKingdom ofMorocco
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM (79)43final .

EXPLANATORY NOTE ,
'^ ,
I.Présentation oftherequest :
a)Background :since1July1976theKingdomofMaroccohas .
fromaderogationtothedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginating
productsfortextileproductsmadeinMoroccoofheadings61.01/
• * ■ι
■'61.02,61.03and61.04ofthecommoncustomstariff,withasix
monthquotaof'1250'tonnes.
4
b>Inaletterdated9June1978theGovernment oftheKingdomof
Moroccoputtothe;Commission,viatheirAmbassadorinBrussels,
arequestforthederogationtobeextendedfortheseproductsfor.
,threeyears..'_ ■ . "
II.OoinionoftheCommission
TheCommission hascarriedoutcertaif>enquirieswiththeaimofdetermining
'ifitwaspossibletousegreyclothofCommunity,AlgerianorTunisian
origin,toestablishtheproblemsinvolvedintheuseofthiscloth
(quality,price,etc.)landtomonitortheprogressmadetodatewiththe
' *
intentiontosetupalocalweavingindustryandtheextensionof
^existingunits. i'
ItseemsthatthereisapriceprobleminusingCommunityclothanda
qualityprobleminusingclothfromtheotherMaghreb ,countries,'
Concerningtheprogressmadetoestablish alocalweavingindustry,
despiteoftheagreementoftheMoroccanGovernment;theplanstoset'
upaweavingplantwith600employeesatSettathasnotbeenrealized.
Otherenterprises havehoweverexpressedtheirinterestinsetting

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upplants'fortheproductionofclothforshirtsandtheIndustrial
Development Office "isstudyingsuchaproject.Theexistingfacilities
havebeenextendedandhaveincreasedtheircapacitybyuseofatotal
investmentof38.UmillionsofDirhamsin1977asagainst8.8million
in1976.
Inaddition,aspinningindustryhasalsobeensetupintendedasthe
baseforawholeweavingindustry.Production hasincreosedfrom-
215,272spindlesofcontinuousthreadand9,656"openended"spindles
in1976to277,824 .spindlesofcontinuousthreadand9,856"openended"
spindlesin1977.Theincreaseinproductionofcontinuousthread
concernsonlythefinecombedthreadwhich,itishoped,willbeusedin
thecontextoftheprojectofsettingupaweavingindustryatpresent
understudyinMorocco.
Inviewoftheabove,theCommissionfeelsthatanextensiontotheDerogation
for-theperiod1July1978to30June1980for,aquantityof2,500tonnesper
yearwouldbesufficienttoensurethatMoroccanindustrycancontinueto
operateuntilitiscapableofsupplyingaproductcorresponding totne
provisionsofProtocolNo.2totheAgreement.

PBOPOSAL FORA.
COUNCILRECULATION (EEC)
derogating fromcertainprovisionsconcerningthedefinition-
oftheconceptof'originatingproducts'containedintheInterimAgreement
andintheAgreementonCooperation,betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheKingdomofMorocco
■THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES .■,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticleJ13
thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasanAgreementonCooperation
(')betweentheEuropean
^EconomicCommunityamitheKingdomofMorocco
wav-signedinRabaton27AprilI¥76;
VClienasinordertotakeaccountofMorocco'sspecial ■
situ.ilmnand10enabletheindustriesconcernedto
adapt:!ieirprc<duction'totheconditionsrequiredby
theProtocolonthedefinitionoftheconceptof'origi­
natingproducts'annexedtothoseAgreements,itis
.necessarytoprovideforthatStateaderogationfrom
certainprovisionsconcerningthedefinitionsetoutin
thatProtocol,
HASAIMM'li.l)THISREGULATION :
AtiuU/ -'
IWwayofderogationfromtheProtocolsonthedefini­
tionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'andon
methodsofadministrarative cooperation,annexedto
theAgreementonCooper-'
afionbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheKingdomofMorocco,andsubjecttothe
conditionssetoutinthefollowingArticles,theprovi-
sumsoflist*AannexedtothesaidProtocolswhich
applytotextileproductsmanufactured *inMorocco
andfadingwithinheadingNos6J.0I,61.02,61.03
»nj61'i4oftheCommonCustomsTariff,shallbe
soj-picmented bytheprovisionsinthetableannexedhcieto..Artide2
ThederogationreferredtoinArticleIconcernsthe
followingamounts:
–,fro«1.7.1978to30.6.1979,2500 tonnes
~frot1.7.1979to30.6.1980,2500 tonnes.
\ArtiiUJ
TheI;UR.Imovementcertificatesissueduruh-rthis
Regulationshallbeendorsedwithoneofthe
followingphrases:
–"IEXTIIEDEROGATION' ,–AUWEICHUNGFCJKTEXTILWAREN' ,–'DEROGATION TEXTILES'.–'DEROGATESSII.r,–AEVC-IIKINGVOORTEXTIEI.PRODUKTEN' .–UNDTAGELSESBESTEMMELSER EORTHK-
STILS!Ol\.
Theendorsementshallbeinsertedinbox7"Remarks'.
' Artnit4
·. Λ
Everythreemonth*thecustomsAuthoritiesofthe
KingdomofMoroccoshallcommunicate tothe
Commissionthequantitiesoft^eproductsforwhich
thecertificatesmentionedinArticle3havebeen
issued.IheCommissionshallforwardthisinforma­
tiontotheMemberStates.
\*.Artititi
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1S72.
Itshallapplyuntil30Juno1980.
hisRegubconshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
Doneat
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