CELEX: 51976PC0438
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Date: 1976-07-27
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concerning the application of Council of Ministers ACP-EEC Decision No 3/76, derogating from the definition of the concept of "originating products" to take account of the special situation of Mauritius in regard to certain textile products. (Submitted by the Commission to the Council)

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                   PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
         concerning the application of; Council of Ministers ACP-EEC
         Decision No 3/76 , derogating from the definition of the con­
         cept of " originating products " to take account of the special
         situation of Mauritius in regard to certain textile products .
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 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY NOTE
 ■ On    14.7.1976     the Council of Ministers ACP-EEC approved the text
! of Decision No     3/76 derogating from the definition of the concept of
 , " originating products " to take account of the special situation of
, Mauritius with regard to certain textile products .
' It is necessary to apply this text in the Community .
   As the date of application of Decision No     3/76 has been fixed for
   1 August 1976 , it is necessary to provide for the same date for the
; entry into force of this Regulation .
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   This is the reason for the attached draft .
 ---pagebreak--- j                             Proposal for a
'          Council Regulation ( EEC ) No     /76 of
! concerning the application of Council of Ministers ACP-EEC Decision No
       3/76 , derogating from the definition of the concept of "originating
! products" to take account of the special situation of Mauritius in
' regard to certain textile products .
    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 ,
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    Whereas the Council of Ministers ACP/EEC provided for by the Lome Con­
    vention between the European Economic Community and the African , Cari - ,
 , bbean and Pacific States , has adopted Decision No     3/76 derogating ,
    by applying Article 27 of Protocol No 1 of the Lome Convention , from
 : the concept of "originating products " for certain products of the
 'Mauritian textile industry ;
 • Whereas it is necessary , conforming to Article lb of the Convention ,
    to take the measures to bring this Decision into force ,
    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
    Article 1
    For the application of the Lome Convention between the European Econo-
  'mic Community and the African , Caribbean and Pacific States , Decision
    No   3/76 of the Council of Ministers AGP/EEC annexed to this Regulation
    is applicable in the Community .
    Article 2
    The Member States shall control their part of the quota according to
  ; their own appropriate provisions .
 ---pagebreak---   The Members States shall ensure that importers of the product in ques­
  tion established in their territory have free access to the shares al­
  located to them .
  The extent to which a Member State ; has used up its share shall be deter
  mined on the basis of the imports of the product in question entered
  with the customs authorities for home use .
  The Member States shall communicate to the Commission , at the latest
  by the fifteenth day of each month , the total of imports of these
. products , effected in the course of the previous mou .h .
  Article 3
  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 19 ; o and expire on
! 31 July 1977 .
iThis Regulation sahll be binding in its entirety and directly applicabl
  in all Member States .
  Done at Brussels ,                      For the Council
                                          The President
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 ---pagebreak--- Whereas Article 27 of Protocol No 1 to the Convention , concerning the
definition of the concept of " originating products " and methods of
administrative co-operation, provides for derogations from the rules
of origin, notably to facilitate the development of existing industries
or the creation of new industries ;
Whereas the ACP States have submitted a request from the Government of
Mauritius for a two-year derogation from the definition set out in the
said Protocol for textile products manufactured in that State ; whereas
a one-year derogation which could be extended for a further year if
necessary should - also satisfy this request ;
Whereas the Customs Co-operation Committee has adopted a report on the
said request , in accordance with Article 27 of Protocol No 1 ;
Whereas in order to take account of the special situation of Mauritius
and to enable the industrial sectors concerned to set up new industries
which necessitate derogations from the said Protocol for a period of
not more than two years , provision should be made for a derogation from
the definition set out in the said Protocol ;
Whereas the quantity covered by the derogation should be split up among
the Member States of destination,
 ---pagebreak--- HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                Article 1
       By way of derogation from the special provisions of List A in
\r.;:ex II to Protocol No 1 textile products manufactured in Mauritius
a'.d falling within tariff heading ex 55.09 "unbleached woven fabrics
of cotton" shall be considered as originating in Mauritius under the
conditions set out below..
                                Article 2
       This derogation shall cover a quantity of 832 tonnes of unbleached
woven fabrics of cotton falling within tariff heading ex 55.09 imported
into the Community between 1 August 1976 and 31 July 1977 , this quantity
being allocated as follows :
                                ( in tonnes )
       Germany                    224.64
       Bénélux                     83.2
       Prance                     158.08
       Italy                      116.48
       Denmark                     58.24
       Ireland                      8.32                   ,
       United Kingdom             183.04 .
                                Article 3
     . Movement certificates EUR 1 issued pursuant to this Decision shall
be endorsed with one of the following phrases :
- "marchandises originaires en vertu de la décision no       /16 du
   Conseil des Ministres ACP-CEE "
 ---pagebreak--- – ."Ursprungswaren gemäss Beschluös Kr.                        /76 des AKP-EWG
•    Ministerrates " .   ... . v,           -      ^ •- . ,• •
  - ««merci originàrie in \virtù della decisione N.                         /76 del
     Consiglio dei Ministri ACP-CEE"
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  - "goederen van oorsprong uit hoofde van Besluit nr .                         /76 van de
     ACS-EEG-Raad van Ministers "
  - "originating products by virtue of Decision No                          /76 of the
   ' ACP-EEC Cbuncii of Ministers "
  - "varer med oprindelsesstatus i henhold til AVS-EØF-ministerradets
     afgørelse nr.            /76 ".
        This , endorsement shall be entered under the heading "Remarks ".
                                       Article 4
        Mauritius shall ensure that exports to each of the Member States
  do hot exceed the quantities stipulated in Article 2 .
        The competent authorities of Mauritius shall forward to the
  Commission every three months a statement of the quantities in respect
  of which movement certificates EUR 1 have . been issued pursuant to this
  Decision, indicating the Member States of destination.
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                      . .     Article 5
     The ACP States , the Member States ana the Community shall each
take the measures required to implement this Decision,
                              Article 6
     This Decision shall enter into force on 1 August 1976 . .
     It shall be applicable until 31 July 1977 . The ACP-EEC Council
of Ministers may decide to extend it until 31 July 1978' should
examination reveal that this is necessary .
                          Done at Brussels , 14 July 1976
          The President of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers