CELEX: 51977PC0389
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Date: 1977-07-20
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL maintaining the arrangements for the authorisation of imports into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted articles originating in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                         COM(77)389 final.
                                                         Brussels . July 20 . 1977
                                Proposal for a
                        REGULATION (EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
           maintaining the arrangements for the authorisation of
           imports into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or
           crocheted articles originating in the Islamic Republic
                                  of Pakistan
                     ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
CCM177 ) 389 final .
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.  By Note Verbal e dated 4 Maroh 1977 "the Community asked Pakistan
to enter into consultations "based on Artiole 3(3 ) of the Geneva
Arrangement in order to put an end to the disruption of the United
Kingdom market caused "by imports of knitted or crocheted shirts from
a number of non-member countries , including Pakistan.
2 . The first stage of consultations took place on 14 April 1977 *
These consultations failed to result in an agreement since the
Pakistan side was unable to accept that imports from Pakistan were
the cause of disruption of the United Kingdom market within the
meaning of the MPA. Consequently , the Pakistan authorities deny
that there is any need to impose restraints on the trade in question.
3 . United Kingdom imports of knitted or crocheted shirts from Pakistan
rose by approximately 500 000 items in 1975 "to 1 700 000 in 1 97 6
and to 1 300 000 in the first quarter of 1977 . Total imports of
this product from all non-member countries increased by 26.1 million
items in 1974 to reach 32.2 million in 1976 , which resulted in a
considerable decrease in national production .
Furthermore , these products from Pakistan are offered for sale on
the United Kingdom market at particularly low prices .
4.  This situation was examined on 13 May 1977 by the Advisory
Committee set up under Regulation (EEC ) NO 1439/74 on common rules
for imports . In the course of the meeting the United Kingdom
Delegation asked for the immediate adoption of unilateral import
restraints under Article 3(5 ) of the MPA , without waiting for a
further stage of consultations .
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  The Commission representative proposed that unilateral measures should "be
  adopted only if the second stage of the consultations failed to produce
  an agreement with Pakistan ;  the other delegations approved this proposal .
 A second stage of consultations accordingly took place on 13 May 1977 »
 "but the Pakistan position remained unchanged .
  5.   In view of the urgency of the situation the Commission therefore
  invoked Article 12 of the above-mentioned Council Regulation No 1439/74
  and introduced arrangements for the authorization of imports into the
 United Kingdom of the products in question originating in Pakistan ,
 subjecting the issue of the import authorizations to quantitative limits
 in order to ensure that for the period from April to 31 December 1977
 the total volume of imports should not exceed 1 282 500 items ;   this
 figure reflects the criteria laid down in Annex B to the Arrangement
 regarding International Trade in Textiles for restraining imports
 folliwng market disruption .
 6.    Article 12(6 ) of Regulation 1439/74 stipulates that measures adopted
"by the Commission pursuant to that Article must he followed within ten
working days of their entiy into force "by a proposal to the Council on
 appropriate measures which could he taken "by the Council to replace the
 emergency measures adopted "by the Commission .
It should he pointed out that Commission regulations adopted under
Article 12 of Regulation (EEC ) 1439/74 expire six weeks after their entry
 into force unless they are confirmed by the Council .
Since    the circumstances which led the Commission to adopt emergency
measures remain unchanged , the Commission proposes that the Council adopt
the attached regulation, which is designed to confirm the measures adopted
by the Commission Regulation referred to under 5 above .
 ---pagebreak---                           Proposal for a
                   Council Regulation (EEC ) No   /77
                           of
maintaining the arrangements for the authorization of imports into the
United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted articles originating in *
the Islamic Republio of Pakistan
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) NO 1439/74 OF 4 June 1974 ON
common -rules for imports^, and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Consultations having taken place within the Advisory Committee set up
under Article 5      "the abovementioned Regulation ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the Commission has introduced "by Regulation (EEC ) NO 1285/77 of
16 June 1977    arrangements for the authorization of imports into the
United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted articles originating in the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan ;.
Whereas the factors which justified the introduction of these arrangements
still persist ;   whereas the arrangements should therefore remain in force
until 31 December 1977 ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
X0J No L 159 , 15.6.1974 , P. 1 .
20J No L 148, 16.6. 1977 , P. 14
 ---pagebreak---                                 Article 1
The arrangements for the authorization of imports into the United Kingdom
of certain knitted or crocheted articles originating in the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan adopted "by Regulation (EEC ) No 1285/77 shall remain
applicable until 31 December 1977 .
                                Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 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 Brus sel s .                                        For the Council
                                                            The Président