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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
/ COM(76)496 final .
, Brussels .24September 1976 .
Proposal fora
COUNCIL DECISION
»
provisionally extending inadvance for 1977 the
import quotas laid down for1976 byCouncil Decision
75/788/EEC inrespect ofthePeople 'sRepublic ofChina
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(76 )496final .

EXPLANATORY NOTE
1. Inconformity with Council Deoision 75/210/EECof2JMaroh 1975 ,"the
Council adopts each year ,before the30november ,theimport quotas toheopened
bytheMember States inrespect ofvarious State trading oountries forthe
following year .
IfnoCouncil Decision hasbeen adopted bythat date ,theexisting
import quotas areautomatically extended onaprovisional basis forthe
following year :theCouncil then adopts thedefinitive quotas before the
following 1stMarch .
2. Asregards C^sa ,anumber ofMember States recently expressed the
wish tobeallowed publish thequotas for1977 before theCanton Trade Fair ,
which lasts from mid-October until mid *November ,sothat theCommunity firms
know theimport possibilities for1977 into their respective oountries from
China ,before attending theFair which isavery important event forthepurpose
ofconcluding trade agreements with China .
3. Inview oftheadvisability ofmeeting thewishes oftheMember
States inthis case ,theCommission feels that theadoption ofthequotas in
question canbeachieved byanearly (inrelation tothespecified date of
30November )extension onaprovisional basis ofthecurrent quotas ofallthe
Member States inrespect ofChina :theadvantage ofthis measure isthat on
theonehand alltheMember States will beable totake part intheCanton
Trade Fair under thesame conditions ,andontheother hand ,themeasure will
notprejudge thedefinitive quota arrangements which theCouncil will adopt
for1977 onaproposal from theCommission next autumn .
Since inthis proposal theCommission envisages anumber oftechnical
adjustments forcertain quotas inthetextile sector ,soastoimprove the
economic coordination possibilities forimports ofanumber ofparticularly
sensitive products ,itwould beadvisable that inthegranting ofimport
authorisations forthese same quotas inrespect ofChina ,theMember States
already take into account this aimsoastoavoid prejudging thepossibility
ofadjusting these quotas inthefuture .

TothisendtheCommissionreservestherighttoprovideorally
theprecisedetailsduringtheexaminationofthepresentproposalwithin
theTradeQuestionsWorkingGroupoftheCouncil.
4.AsrequestedbyanumberofMemberStates,theCouncilandCommission
couldmoreover,"byajointdeclarationintheminutesatthetimeofadoption
ofthepresentdecision,agree-thatthedefinitivequotaarrangement which
willbeadoptedinrespeotofChinenextautomn,willnotbemorerestrictive
thantheoneinforcefor1976andextendedonaprovisionalbasisfor1977*
5*TheCommissionthereforeproposesthattheCounciladoptthedecision
andthedeclarationfortheminutesaslaiddowninAnnexesIandIIrespectively

ANNEXI
COUNCILDECISION
provisionally extendinginadvancefor1977the
importquotaslaiddownfor1976byCouncilDecision
75/788/EECinrespectofthePeople'sRepublicof
China
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,underArticle8ofCouncilDecision75/210/EEConunilateral
(1)importarrangements inrespectofstate-trading countries ,theCouncil
shouldnormallyadoptby30November1976thechangestobemadeforthe
year1977totheimportquotaslistedintheAnnexestoCouncilDecision
75/788/EECof18December1975amendingfor1976theimportquotaslaid
(2).. ...downbythefirst-named Decision,andwhereaslf-noCouncilDecision
hasbeenadoptedbythatdate,theexistingimportquotasaretobe
extendedonaprovisional basisforthefollowingyear;
Whereas,however,theCantonTradeFair-whichbytraditionis
particularly important asregardstheconclusionofcommercial contracts
betweenCommunityfirmsandimportandexportundertakings ofthePeople's
RepublicofChina-startsinmid-October,andwhereasitistherefore
advisablethattheimportquotastobeopenedinrespectofthatcountry
for1977belaiddownbeforetheCantonTradeFair;
()0JNoL99,21.4.1975,p.7
<2)OJNoL332,29.12.1975,p.1

-2-
Whereas,however,itisadvisableatthisstagethattheimportquotas
inquestionbeadoptedonaprovisionalbasis,byanadvanceextension
oftheimportquotascurrentlyinforce,thisbywayofderogationfrom
Article8,secondparagraph,firstsentence,ofCouncilDecision75/210/EEC
andsubjecttosuchamendmentsastheCouncilmaymakeontheadoptionof
theimportquotasfor1977inrespectofallstate-trading countries;
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
Article 1
BywayofderogationfromArticle8,secondparagraph,firstsentence,of
Decision75/210/EEC,theprovisionalextensionfor1977oftheimportquotas
assetoutinAnnexXtoDecision75/788/EECconcerningthePeople'sRepublic
ofChinashalltakeeffectonthedateofentryintoforceofthieoecision .
Suchextensionshallbewithoutprejudicetoanychangesoradjustments
tothesaidquotasthattheCouncilmayconsidernecessaryupontheadoption
pursuanttotheaforesaidArticle8oftheimportquotasfor1977inrespect
ofallstate-trading countries.
Importsunderthequotasextendedasaforesaidmaynotbeeffected
before1January1977.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXII
DRA_F2
JointDeclaration oftheCouncilandtheCommission
tobeincludedintheminutes
TheCouncilandtheCommission herebyagree,eachinrespectofitsown
particular areaofcompetence,thatthedefinitive quotastobeadopted
for1977inrespectofChinapursuanttoArticle8ofDecision75/210/EEC
willnot,takenoverall,bemorerestrictive asregardstheireffective
scopethanthosefor1976.