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Date: 1981-05-27
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 3517/80 establishing ceilings and Community surveillance of imports of certain products originating in Malta (1981) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                               Proposal for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3517/80 establishing
                ceilings and Community surveillance of imports of
                certain products originating in Malta               ( 1981 )
                   ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
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 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The provisions of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the
Community and Malta provide for the establishment of ceilings in respect of
Community imports of certain textile products. The term of validity of this
Protocol , which expired on 31 December 1980, was extended until
30 June 1981 by Regulation (EEC) N° 3508/80 extending the term of validity
of    the   arrangements     applicable  to    trade   with    Malta  beyond
31 December 1980 .    _    .  ■
On the basis of Regulation (EEC) N° 3508 /80, the~ Council has adopted
Regulation (EEC) N° 3517/80 establishing ceilings for and Community
surveillance of imports of certain ( textile) products originating in Malta.
The latter Regulation covers the period 1 January to 30 June 1981 and the
ceilings fixed therein are equal to 50 % of the annual ceilings.
By a new Regulation, the Council has extended the term of validity of the
abovementioned Regulation (EEC) N° 3508/80 until 31 December 1981 . It is
therefore necessary to extend also the term of validity of Regulation (EEC)
N° 3517/80 until this date and to increase the ceilings to the annual ceilings
provided for in the Additional Protocol.
This is the objective of the Proposal annexed hereto.
 ---pagebreak---                                      Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
         amending Council Regulation ( EEC ) N° 3517/ 80 establishing ceilings
         for and Community surveillance of imports of certain products
         originating in Maita ( 1981 ).
THE COUNCIL OF 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, on the basis of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3308/ 80 of 22 December 1980
extending the term of validity of the arrangements applicable to trade with
                                        (1)
Malta beyond 31 December 1980'              , the Council adopted Regulation ( EEC )
No 3517 / 80       ;   whereas tne latter Regulation is valid until 3u June 1981
and the ceilings established therein are equal to 50% of tne annual ceilings
provided for in the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an
association between the European Economic Community and Malta ^;
Whereas the period of validity of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3508 / 80 was extended
                                                                          (4)
until 31 December 1981 by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No               /81     ; whereas it
therefore necessary to extend the period of validity of Regulation ( EEC )
N° 3517/80 to the same date and to increase the ceilings fixed therein to
the annual ceilings provided for in the abovementioned Additional Protocol ,
 ( 1 ) OJ N° L 367, 31.12.1980, p. 86
 ( 2) O j N° L 370, 31.12.1980 , p. 12
 ( 3) 03 N° L 30^, 29.11.1977, p. 2
  ( 4) OJ N° L
 ---pagebreak---        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                             , Article 1
       RegHlation (EEC) N" 3517/80 is hereby amended as foUous :
       1.   In Article 1(1),                       " 30 3une 1981 " shall be replaced by
           " 31 December 1981"
       2.   The Annex shall be replaced by the following :
                                               " ANNEX                         .
                               List of products subject to import ceilings in 1981
               cci                                                                 NIMEXE
Serial No     heading                           Description   ·                       code  Level of ceiling
                No
                                                                                               (tonnes )
     1           2                                  J                    ·              4          5 ,
 IMI           55.05  Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale                        55.05-
                                                                                              Ceiling
                                                                                    all Nos   suspended
 I M 2         55.09  Other woven fabrics of cotton                                  55.09-
                                                                                    all Nos       120
 I M 3         56.04  Man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), carded,                       Ceiling
                      combed or otherwise prepared for spinning                      56.04-
                                                                                   all Nos    suspended
 1 M 4         60.05  Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted ,
                      not elastic                                            '      60.05-
                                                                                                  262
                                                                                   all Nos
 I M 5         61.01  Men's and boys' outer garments                                61.01-
                                                                                   all Nos
                                                                                                  991 ··
 ---pagebreak---                                    Article 2
This Regulation snail enter into force on the third day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply with effect from I JuL l yl98i .
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
      in all Member States .
      Done at Brussels ,
                                                For the Council
                                                The President