CELEX: 51977PC0319
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-04
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) maintaining the arrangements for the authorization of imports into the United Kingdom of certain articles of clothing, originating in Macao (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                        COM(77)319 final.
                                                    Brussels . 4 July 1977
                   PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
             maintaining the arrangements for the authorization
                of imports into the United Kingdom of certain
                 articles of clothing , originating in Macao
                                                /.
             ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
                           \
COM(77) 319 final
 ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.        Following a sharp increase in imports into the United Kingdom
of jackets , blazers , blouses and shirts from several non-Member countries
and in particular Macao , the United Kingdom asked the Commission in
December 1976 to enter into consultations with that country in order
to limit the imports in question .
2.        The United Kingdom 's request was examined by a working party made
up of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a represen­
tative of the Commission .
          This examination revealed that overall imports of the products
in question had increased substantially and that they now accounted for
a very considerable share of the market in these products in the Member
State in question . This trend has resulted in a substantial drop in
national production and employment in that sector .
           The examination also showed that the trend of imports did not
 at this stage warrant the placing of restrictions on imports of the pro­
 ducts in question into other regions of the Community from Macao .
           At the close of the examination , the Commission representative
 proposed that the request of the Member State in question should be met ,
 to which the other delegations agreed .
 3. -      The request for consultations was made in a Note Verbale dated
 28 January 1977 to the Portuguese Mission pursuant to Article b ( 2) of
 the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Macao on trade
 in textile products .
 k.        Consultations with Macao began on 21 March 1977 and ended on the
  same day with the initialling of a note in which Macao stated that it
 was prepared to exercise voluntary restraint in respect of the exports
  in question as from 1 April 1977 . The authorities of Macao are to limit
  its exports to a level which is such that the volume of exports for the
  ttfeole of " 577 resssdns within agreed limits .
 ---pagebreak--- 5*       The effectiveness of this voluntary restraint arrangement de­
pends * however , on the Community introducing a system of import licences *
A system of this kind is necessary not only for checking whether Macao
keeps to the agreed limits but also in order to prevent exporters from
evading export controls by sending goods to the Community via an inter­
mediate destination exports to which are not subject to control *
6*       In order to prevent the businessmen concerned from evading the
restrictions by exporting goods in advance , the Commission decided to
introduce the import arrangements mentioned under 5 by adopting Begulation
( EEC ) No 1176/ 77 of 31 . May 1977 under the emergency procedure laid down
in Article 12 of Begulation ( EEC ) No 1^39/7^*
7*       Article 12 ( 6 ) of Begulation ( EEC ) No . 1^39/7^ states that measures
adopted by the Commission pursuant to that Article must be followed
within ten working days by a proposal to the Council on appropriate
measures which could be taken by the Council to replace the emergency
measures adopted by the Commission .
         It should be pointed out that Commission regulations adopted under
Article 12 of Begulation ( EEC ) No 1^39/7^ expire six weeks after their
entry into force unless they are confirmed by the Council .
         The Commission accordingly proposes that the Council adopt the
regulation , the proposal for which is attached and which is designed
to provide confirmation of the measures adopted by the Commission Be-
gulation referred to under 6 above .
 ---pagebreak---                 Proposal for Council Begulation ( EEC ; So
                            of            1977
          maintaining the arrangements for the authorization of
          imports into the United Kingdom of eertain articles
          of clothing , originating in Macao
TBI COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COKHUKITItS ,
Earing regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Earing regard to Council Begulation (EEC) Ho 1 ^39/7 of V June 197**
on common rules for imports1 *, and in particular Article 12 thereof ,
Consultations haring taken place within the Adrisory Committee set up
under Article 5 of the aforementioned Begulation ,
 Earing regard to the proposal from the Coamission ,
                                                                          2)
 Whereas the Commission has introduced by Begulation (EEC ) Ho 1176          ,
 arrangements for the authorization of imports into the United Kingdom of
 men 's and boys' jackets , blazers and like articles and women 's , girls'
 and infants' blouses and shirts , originating in Macao j
 Vhereas the factors which justified the introduction of these arrangement ,
 still persist $ whereas the arrangements should therefore remain in force
 until 31 March 1978 J
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  fro. H.C.O up to 31 E.o.»t.r 19771 wh.r... c.rt.in of th... good. .r.
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                                                                        • • ♦/ • • •
  1 ) 0J No L 159 » 15.6.197^, P» 1
   2^ 0J Ho L 137, 3.6.1977, p. 21                                               4
 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION i
                              Article 1
        The arrangement® for the authorization of imports into the united
Kingdom of men 's and boys' jackets , blazers and like articles and
women 's , girls' and infants' blouses and shirts , originating in Macao ,
adopted by Regulation (EEC ) Ho 1176/ 77        , shall remain applicable
until 31 March 1978 *
                              Article 2
         This Regulation shall enter into force on
         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States *
 Don® at Brussels ,                               For the Council
                                                  The President