Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES
Date: 1991-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: international trade, textile product, trade agreement

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

COMC9D453  final 

Brussels, 18 November  1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF AGREEMENTS 

BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND CERTAIN 

THIRD COUNTRIES ON  INTERNATIONAL TRADE  IN TEXTILES 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1. The Council  Decision of  14 May  this year  authorized  the Commission  to 
negotiate  the renewal  of  the bilateral  textile agreements  for  12 months 
(1992) at  the same time as the protocol  extending  the MFA  for a period of 
17 months from  1 August  1991  to 31 December  1992. 

2. The Council  Decision of  21 September  this year  approved  the Decision 
concluding  the Protocol  extending  the MFA adopted  by the Textiles Committee 
on 31 July 1991. 

3. The Commission  has negotiated and  initialled the renewal  of  identical 
bilateral  textiles agreements with  third countries, a  list of which  is 
annexed  to the Decision. 

4.  In accordance with  the Council  Decision, an  inter-regional  margin of 
manoeuvre  has been  introduced at a rate of 40% for 1992. 

5. Nevertheless, as regards Hungary, Poland  and Czechoslovakia, and  in 
accordance with  the Council  Mandate of 8 July  this year,  improved  economic 
terms have been negotiated  in consultation with  the Article 113 Committee. 

These agreements under  the MFA are temporary  for  1992 pending  the 
conclusion of a textiles protocol  to the Association Agreements. 

6. Consequently,  it  is proposed  that  the Council  approve  the draft  Decision 
concerning  the provisional  application from  1 January  1992 on behalf of  the 
Community. 

PROPOSAL  FOR A COUNCIL  DECISION ON THE PROVISIONAL 
APPLICATION OF AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN  ECONOMIC  COMMUNITY 
AND CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ON  INTERNATIONAL  TRADE  IN TEXTILES 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to the Treaty establishing  the European  Economic  Community, 
and  in particular  Article  113 thereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the Commission, 

Whereas  the Commission  has negotiated on behalf of  the Community  agreements 
on  trade  in textile products with  certain  third countries; 

Whereas  these agreements should  be applied on a provisional  basis  from 
1 January  1992 pending  the completion  of procedures  required  for  their 
conclusion, subject  to reciprocal  provisional  application by  the partner 
countries, 

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 

So Ie Article 

The agreements on  the trade  in textile products, a  list of which  is 
annexed, shall  be applied on a provisional  basis from  1 January  1992 
pending  their  formal  conclusion, subject  to reciprocal  provisional 
application by  the partner  countries. 

The Commission  is requested  to  inform  those countries of  this Decision and 
to obtain  their  agreement, which  it will  communicate  to the Council. 

Done at Brussels, 

For  the Council 

The President 

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