CELEX: 51977PC0354
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-13
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) maintaining the arrangements for the authorization of imports into Benelux, France, Germany and the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted articles of clothing originating in the Republic of Singapore (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                            COM(77)354 final.
                                                            Brussels , 13 July 1977
                     PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
               maintaining the arrangements for the authorization of
               imports into Benelux, Prance , Germany and the United
               Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted articles of
               clothing originating in the Republic of Singapore
                      ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
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CCI (77) 354 final .
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                 Explanatory Memorandum
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1.     Following a sharp increase in imports into France and the United
Kingdom of knitted or crocheted shirts and like articles of clothing
from several non-member countries and in particular Thailand , the
Philippines and Singapore , the two Member States in question asked the
Commission in September and October 1976 to enter into consultations
with those three countries in order to limit the imports concerned.
2.     The requests were examined by a working party made up of repre­
sentatives of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the
Commission*
       This examination revealed that the problems raised by France and
the United Kingdom also existed in other regions of the Community and
in particular in Germany and the Benelux countries .
       The examination also showed that overall imports of the articles
in question had increased sharply and substantially in 1976 and that
imports from Singapore had made a large contribution to this trend.
       At the close of the examination , the Commission representative
proposed that consultations should be entered into with Singapore pur­
suant to Article 5(1 ) of "the Agreement between the Community and the
Republic of Singapore on trade in textile products , with a view to
Singapore exercising voluntary restraint in respect of exports of
the products in question to the Community as a whole .
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3.       The request for consultations was made in a Note Verbale of
the Directorate–General for External Relations on 18 October 1976 .
A first round took place in Singapore from 3 to 7 February 1977 and
a second round in Brussels on 31 March and 1 April 1977 ended with
a mutually acceptable solution.
         During these consultations the Community agreed to limit the
restrictions to certain regions of the Community , namely Benelux,
Prance , Germany and the United Kingdom.
4.      The effectiveness of this voluntary restraint arrangement de­
pends , however , on the Community introducing a system of import autho­
rizations. A system of this kind is necessary not only for checking
whether Singapore keeps to the agreed limits but also in order to pre­
vent exporters from evading export controls by sending goods to the
Community via an intermediate destination , exports to which are not
subject to control .
5.       In order to prevent evasion of the restrictions by means of
advance exports , the Commission decided to introduce, the import arran­
gements mentioned under 4 by adopting Regulation (EEC ) Ho 121i /70 of
6 June 1977 ( l ) under the prooedure laid down in Article 12 of Regulation
(EEC ) No 1439/74.
6.       Article 12 ( 6 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 1439/74 states that measures
adopted by the Commission pursuant to that Article must be followed within
ten working days of their entry into force 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.
                                                                   • /• • •
( 1 ) OJ n° L 140 du 8.6.1977 , p. 17
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      It should be pointed out in this context that Commission regulations
adopted under Article 12 of Regulation (EEC ) Ho 1439/74 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 Regu­
lation referred to under 5 above .
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 ---pagebreak---                 Proposal for Council Regulation (EEC ) No
                              of
       maintaining the arrangements for the authorization of imports
       into Germany , Benelux , Prance and the United Kingdom of certain
       knitted or crocheted articles of clothing originating in the
       Republic of Singapore
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUORFEAN 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 ( l ), and in particular Article 13 thereof ,
Consultations having taken place within the Advisory Committee set up
under Article 5 of the abovementioned Regulation ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the Commission has introduced by Regulation (EEC ) No 1217/77 of
6 June 1977 ( 2 ) arrangements for the authorization o£ imports into
Benelux , France , Germany and the United Kingdom of certain knitted or
crocheted articles of clothing originating in the Republic of Singapore ;
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 :
( 1 ) OJ n° L 159 , 15.6.1974 , p. 1
( 2 ) OJ n° L 140 , 8.6.1977 , p. 17
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                            Article 1
      ' - G arrangements for the authorization of imports into Benelux ,
F"   je , Germany and. the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted
 ^ticles of clothing originating in the Republic of Singapore , adopted
by Regulation (EEC ) No 1217/77 , shall remain applicable until 31 Decem­
ber 1977 .
                            Article 2
      This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 July 1977 •
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and d :
applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                 For the C-
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