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GeneralSecretariatCOM(79)651Final
Brussels,16november1979.
FOROFFICIAL USEONLY
Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
authorizing theCommissiontooepnnegotiations
withGreecewithaviewtotheconclusion ofa
textilearrangement in1980
(presented bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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Explanatory memorandum
1.AtitsmeetinginDecember1977theCouncilestablishedglobalimport
ceilingsfor8ultra-sensitive textileproductsfromlow-costsupplier
countries,includingsomeMediterranean countriessuchasGreece.
2.InthecaseofGreece,oneoftheCommunity'smainsuppliersforthese
ultra-sensitive products,itwasnecessary,inordertoavoidhaving
totakerestrictive measures,toseekanarrangement compatiblewith
thespiritoftheAssociation Agreement.
3.Suchanarrangement wasconcludedinJuly1978andrenewedin1979after
CouncilapprovalatitsDecember1978meeting.As,inprinciple,(
GreecewillonlybecomeamemberoftheCommunityon1January1981,
itseemsindispensable torenewin1980thearrangementcurrentlyin
force,inordertopreservethecoherenceoftheCommunity'scommercial
textilespolicy.
A.Ithasemergedfromexploratoryconversations thattheGreekauthorities
willonlyacceptsucharenewalinexchangeforsubstantial improvements
inthestructureandeconomiccontentoftheexistingagreement.
5.Inaccordancewiththedeclaration concerningtextilesintheminutes
oftheCouncilof290ctober1979,theCommissionthereforefeelsit
necessarytoasktheCouncilforsupplementary directives.
Consequently,theCommission
recommendsthattheCounciladopton20November1979theattacheddraft
inordertoenablenegotiations withGreecetobeopenedasquicklyas
possible.Anyfurtherdelaymightaffectconsiderablytheresultsof
thenegotiations .

Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
authorizing theCommissiontooepnnegotiations withGreece
withaviewtotheconclusionofatextilearrangement in1980
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission,considering the
decisionsofcommercialpolicyadoptedbytheCouncilatitssessionof
19and20December1977;
WhereasGfeeceisoneofthemajorsuppliercountriestotheCommunityfor
mostofthetextileproductssubjecttooverallimportceilings;
Whereastheforthcoming accessionofGreecetotheCommunityrequires
thattheGreektextileindustrybeintegratedintotheCommunityinan
orderlyandcoordinated manner;
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS:
SoleArticle
TheCommissionisauthorizedtoopennegotiations withaviewtothe
conclusionofanarrangement concerningtextilesbetweentheEECandthe
HellenicRepublic.
TheCommissionshallconductthesenegotiations inconsultation withthe
SpecialCommitteesetupunderArticle113oftheTreatyinaccordance
withthedirectives annexedtothisDecision.
Brussels,FortheCounciI
ThePresident

ANNEX
IEcùnomicContent
Cat.Unit
23.700-23.950
^ 650-700
1000ρ27.500-28.500
1000ρ,13.000-14.000
ιηηαο χNEGOTIATION DIRECTIVES
IIBNL UK IRL DK
-5.9508.350-8.500 7.950-8.050 2.650-2.750 220-250 3.000-3.150 51.670-52.600
x 700-800 (1.850-1.950 , 25 120-140 5.500-5.800
-1.200 «\(1)
j7025ι-
!χ 2.:^0-2.500
■
χ χ4.600-4.800 1.350-1.500 40-50 400-430 38.500-39.500
>–6.500 χ■I
χ900-950 '100-120 : χ25.000-26.500
χΙχIxX 15 χ4.300-4.500
3-550 x 300-370 350-400 .40 Χν6.100-6.300
χ χ5.100-5.400 χ χ XI*
700-800removalof
400-500.restrictions
1.050-1.150 50
<1)Cats.2and3together
Xremovalofrestrictions3.150-3.500 !
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ANNEX (cont .)
TEXT
Adminis trative cooperation ;-renewal ofalltheprovisions inforce in1979 covering all
categories whether ornotthese aresubject tolimits .
-Consultation clause tobemaintained (par .6oftheMemorandum
ofJoint Action of7February 1979 )
b)Flexibility :carryover :10%ofnon-utilised 1979 quantities
Transfer :15%between cats ;2and3ontheonehand andamong cats .4,5and7
onthe other
c)Validity :Oneyear (from 1January 1980 to31December 1980 )