CELEX: 51977PC0236
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Date: 1977-05-27
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) maintaining in force the arrangements subjecting to authorization imports into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted under garments originating in the Republic of India (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                              Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
      maintaining in force the arrangements subjecting to authorization
      imports into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted
      under garments originating in the Republic of   India
               ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission )
CCM(77) 236 final .
 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1^    In the bilateral Agreement on trade in textile products between India
and the Community , provision is made for consultations to be held , at the
Community 's request , in the event that conditions in the Community 's market
give rise to real risks of market disruption . One product to which such
a procedure may be applied is men 's knitted " T-shirts" ( BTN ex 60.04 ).
2.    The Community invoked this procedure with regard to the United
Kingdom market , by a note verbale delivered to the Indian Mission in Brussels ,
on 4 November 1976 .    Inconclusive consultations were held with the Indian
authorities in New Delhi in January 1977 .       On this occasion the Community
delegation formally requested the Indian authorities to exercise restraint
on India 's exports of the product in question to the United Kingdom , in
terms of Article 5 , paragraph 5 of the bilateral Agreement .
3.    Such export restraint will only be effective if backed up by an
import control system as foreseen in the bilateral Agreement .
      In order to avoid that the restraint be circumvented pending the
continuation of consultations with India , the Commission decided to
introduce this import control under the provisions of Article 12
of Regulation ( EEC ) No . 1439 / 74 , adopting Regulation ( EEC ) No .
842/77 of 25 April 1977^. The import regime established by this
Regulation is in conformity with the specific provisions of Article
5 of the said Agreement concerning the level of the restraint , the
 period of applicability and the principle that the restraint is based on
 export licences issued by the Indian authorities .
 (1 ) O.J. No . L 103 , 27.4.1977, p. 22
 ---pagebreak--- 4.   On 2 to 4 May 1977 consultations were continued on this matter between
the Community and India without an agreement ueing reached;    tne Indian
position being that the conditions for application of safeguard measures
are not fulfilled .
     The Commission finds , however , as do the British authorities , that
the statistical data presented by the United Kingdom demonstrate that
imports from India of T-shirts , if liberalised , could cause severe
damage to the Community industry and that therefore the conditions for
applying safeguard measures according to the provisions of Article 5
of the bilateral Agreement are fulfilled .
 A   Accordingly , the Commission proposes that the Council decide ,
by adopting the draft Regulation proposed hereunder , to maintain in
force the provisional safeguard measures mentioned under point 3 above
which will expire six weeks after their entry into force , that is on
8 June 1977, unless th^are confirmed by the Council .
 ---pagebreak---                    PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL      REGULATION  ( EEC ) No .       / 77
                                     of           1977
 •  maintaining in force the arrangements subjecting to authorization imports
    into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted under garments
                          originating in the Republic of India
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Communities ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No . 1439 / 74 of 4 June 1974 on
                            (1 )
common rules for imports         , and in particular Article 13 thereof ,
After consultation within the Advisory Committee established by Article 5
of the above regulation ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                      C2 )
Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No . 842 / 77 of 25 April 1977       , introduced
arrangements for the authorization of imports into the United Kingdom of certain
knitted or crocheted undergarments originating in the Republic of India ;
Whereas the factors which caused the arrangements to be introduced have
persisted and whereas it is accordingly necessary for the arrangements to
remain in force until 31 December 1977 ;
Whereas it is necessary for the administration of the above-mentioned
arrangements to lay down a more complete definition of the specific
products concerned ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                          Article 1
1.    The arrangements for the authorization of imports into the United
Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted undergarments originating in
the Republic of India , adopted by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 842 / 77, shall remain in
force until 31 December 1977 .
(1)    O.J. No . L 159 , 15.6.1974 , p. 1
(2)    O.J. No . L 103 , 27.4.1977, p. 22
 ---pagebreak---      For the purpose of Regulation ( EEC ) No . 842 / 77 the product
description "T-shirts " shall be understood to mean :
"  A lightweight garment of the vest type , not of wool , with cap sleeves
  short sleeves , without pockets or collar or front or back opening ,
not shaped or fashioned which may be suitable for wear by either sex .
                             Article 2
This regulation shall enter into force the day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                For the Council
                                                    The President