CELEX: 51978PC0735
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Date: 1978-12-19
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 265/78 on the Importation of textile products originating in certain third countries (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM(78 ) 735 final .
                                                Brussels , 19 December 1978
                            Proposal for a
                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 265 / 78 on the Importation of textile
          products originating in certain third countries
           ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . Ety" Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 265/78 of 7 February 1978 * "t *16
Council made the importation into the Community of textile products
originating in certain third countries subject to common rules for
authorization and quantitative limitation , following the negotiation
of agreements to that effect with the countries in question .      The
Annex to the Council Regulation establishes the distribution of the
Community limits for 1978 among the Member States .
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2.    A number of the non-member countries concerned ( Romania , Philippines ,
Thailand , Singapore , South Korea, Hong Kong) have officially asked
for the distribution figures to be amended to bring them more in line
with those countries' export opportunities on the various regional
markets of the Community .
3.    Ihe Commission and the Member States have examined these
requests in the appropriate committees .     Some of the changes have
been accepted by the Community and it is therefore necessary to amend
the distribution figures published in the Annex to Council Regulation
(EEC ) No 265/78 . Accordingly , the attached proposal for a
regulation is hereby submitted to the Council for adoption as soon
as possible .
 1 0J L 42 of 11.2.1978.
 ---pagebreak---                            Proposal for
                        Council Regulation (EEC )
                  amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 265/ 78 on
                 the importation of textile products originating
                           in certain third countries
 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 ,
 Whereas agreements on trade in textile products covering the period
      1 January 1978 to 31 December 1982 have been negotiated between
 the Community and certain third countries , which under the terms of
 these agreements , have accepted quantitative limitation of their exports
 of certain textile products to the Community for the period in
 question }
 Whereas , pending the formal conclusion of these agreements and the
 completion of the procedures required for their entry into force ,
 the Council , by Regulation (EEC ) Ho 265/78^, has
 made the importation into the Community of textile products
 originating in certain third countries subject to common rules for
 authorization and quantitative limitation , until 31 December 1978 ;
Whereas following the request of the third countries concerned, the
 Community has accepted        certain changes in the distri­
bution between            Member States of the quantitative limits
 for 1978 set out in Regulation (EEC ) Ho 265/78 }
Whereas the Community should give effect to these changes and
the Annex to Regulation ( EEC) No 265/ 78 must be amended accordingly,
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  OJ L 42 , 11.2.1978 , p. 1 .
 ---pagebreak---                                Article 1
The Annex to Regulation ( EEC ) No 265/ 78 is hereby amended as
indicated in the Annex hereto .
                               Article 2
lhia Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
Done at Brussels .                                    For the Council
                                                      The President
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        l«.ry     bcidinf        (1>7I)                       Description               THJrd coontrîei  Suit*       Unlu      1 . 1 . io n . xt
         No         No
                                                                                                                                       1*7 »
                   SS.09                        Other woven fabrics ol cotton :         Thailand           D        Tonne*          4.691
                                                                                                           F                             564
                           55.09-01 ;     02      Woven fabrics of cotton, other              D             I
                                                  than gauze, terry fabrics, narrow                                                 4.623
                           0 ); 04 ; 05 ; II                                                             BNL
                                                  woven fabrics, pile fabrics,                                                      1.250
                           12 ; 13 ; 14 ; 15                                                              UK
                           16 ;
                           29 ;
                                17 ;
                                II ;
                                     19 ;
                                     33 ;
                                          21
                                          35
                                                  chenille fabrics, tutte and other
                                                  net fabrics
                                                                                                          IRL
                                                                                                          DK
                                                                                                                                    1.4g
                                                                                                                                    1.326
                           37 ; 38 ; 39 ; 41
                           49 ; 51 ; J2 ; 53
                                                                                                         EEC                     14.052
                           54 ; 55 ; 56 ; 57
                           59 ; 61 ; 63 ; 64
                           65 ; 66 ; 67 ; 61
                           69 ; 70 ; 71 ; 72
                           73 ; 74 ; 76 ; 77 (
                           78 ; 81 ; «2 ; 83 ;
                           84 ; 86 ; 87 ; 92 ;
                           93 ; 97
                ex <0.04                        Under garments, knitted or crochet­      Thailand            D    1 000 pieces
                                                ed, not elastic or rubberized :                              F                      1.742
                                                                                                              I                    2.507
                           <0.04-01 ; 05 ;         Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine                     BNL                            178
                           13 ; 18 ; 28 ; 29 ;     knit roll, polo or turtle necked
                           30 ; 41 ; 50 ; 58       jumpers and pullovers, under-
                                                   veitt and the like, knitted or
                                                                                                           UK
                                                                                                           IRL
                                                                                                           DK
                                                                                                                                   2-%
                                                   crocheted , not clastic or rubber­
                                                                                                           EEC
                                                                                                                                        312-
                                                   ized, other than babies' gar­                                                   7-526
                                                   ments, of cotton or synthetic
                                                   textile fibres ; T-shirts and light­
                                                   weight fine knit roll, polo or
                                                   turtle necked jumpers and pull­
                                                   overs of regenerated textile
                                                   6bres
                ex <0.05 A                       Outer garments and other articles,     Thailand              D    1000 pieces     1.666
                                                knitted or crocheted, not clastic                             F                         122
                                                 or rubberized :                                               I
                                                                                                                                          94
                                                                                                           BNL
                                                 A. Outer garments tnd clothing                             UK
                                                                                                                                    . 621
                            <0.05-01 ; 27 ;
                                                     accessories :
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                                                                                                            IRL
                                                                                                            DK
                                                                                                                                   1,9*I378
                            28 ; 29 ; 30 ; 33 ;      twin&ets, cardigans, bed-jackets                      EEC
                            36 ; 37 j 38             and jumpers, knitted or crochet­                                             4.886
                                                     ed, not elastic or rubberized,
                                                     of wool, of cotton or of man­
                                                     made textile fibres
          il    «χ <0.02                         Cloves, mittens and mitts, knit­        Philip­              D     1 000 pain         490
                                                 ted or crocheted, not clastic or        pines                 F
                                                                                                                                       439
                                                 rubberized :                                                   1
                                                                                                                                          90
                                                                                                           BNL
                            <0.02-50 ;     <0 ;     Gloves, mittens and mirrs,                               UK
                            70 ; «0                 knitted or crocheted , not elastic                      IRL
                                                    or rubberized , other than those                         DK
                                                    of category tO, of wool, of
                                                    cotton or of man-made textile                           EEC                 2.350
                                                    fibres
( lj The quantitative limits prescribed in the Annfcx • include fabrics of synthetic fibres
;    (discontinuous or waste ) of categoiy 3 ; within these quantitative limits the following
     flub-limita apply to cotton fabrics of categoiy 2 .
                                                              D                3.195
                                                              Ρ                  266
                                                              I               2.123
                                                             BNL                 665
                                                              UK                 714
                                                             IRL                   44
                                                              DK              1.150
                                                            CEE                8.157
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                                                 ankle-socks ,    sockettes  and  the                            F                                 4.700
                                                 like, knitted or crocheted, no ;                                 I                                8.707
                                                 clastic or rubberized :                                       BNL                               13.600
                                                                                                                UK                            • 6.060
                         <0.03-1 !; 19i             Other than women's stockings                                IRL                                      101
                         15 : 27 : J0 ; 90          of synthetic textile fibres                                  DK
                                                                                                                                                         920
                                                                                                                EEC                              84.774
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                                                                                                                  F             pieces                    91
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                                                    impregnated, coated, covered                                  I                                      107
                                                    or laminated woven fabric fall *                            BNL                                      193
                                                     ing within heading No 59.01,                                 IJK                                    796
                                                     59.1 ! or 59.12
                                                                                                                IRL                                         9
                                                                                                                  DK                                      73
                                                                                                                 EEC                               2.383
                                                                                                             I
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                       I
     14 »  ! ex <1.01                             Men s and boys* outer garments :           South Korea           D         1 000 piece*                848
                                                                                          I                         F                                     22,5
                         < 1.01 -41 1 42 ;            Men 's and boys* woven over­                                  I                                     22
                         44 ; «; 47                  coats, raincoats and other coats,                           BNL                                     386
                                                     cloaks and capes, other than '                               UK
                                                     those of category 14 A , of wool,                                                                   579
                                                                                                                 IRL
                                                     of cotton or of man-made textile                            DK       !
                                                      fibres                                                                                              29
                                                                                                                 EF.C                               1.886,5
     15 A    U <1.02 B                            Women's girls' and infants' outer Hong Kong                       D        1 000 pieces                573
                                                  garments :                                                        F                                     38
                       I
                                                                                                                     I                                    62-
                                                   B. Other :                                                    BNL                                     130
                         < 1.02-05                      Women's, girts' and infants*                              UK
                                                        coats of impregnated, coated,                             IRL                                    "î
                                                        covered or laminated woven                                DK                                      44
                                                        fabric falling withm heading
                                                        No 59.08. 59.11 or 59.12                                 EEC                               I.063
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                                                              B. Other :                                           BNL                                15
                                       ( 1.02-31 ; 32 ;          Women's, girls' and infants'                      UK                               298
                                                                 woven      overcoats ,  raincoats                 IRL                           '     2
                                        33 ; 35 ; 3<; 37 1
                                                                  and other coats, cloaks and                      DK                              • 10
                             1          39 ; 40
                                                                 capes ; jackets and blazers,                      EEC                              525
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                                                                  other than garments of categ­
                                                                  ory 15 A, of wool, of cotton or
                                                                  of man>made textile fibres
                17       ex < 1.01                            Men's and boys' outer garments :      South Korea I    5    1 000 pieces I            456
                                        < 1.01-34 ;   3<J       Men's and boys* woven jackets
                                                                                                                     π
                                                                                                                                                      ?0
                                        37                      and blazers, of wool, of cotton                    BNL                         •     175
                                                                or of man-made textile fibres                       UK
                                                                                                                   IRL
                                                                                                                    DK
                                                                                                                                                1.^1
                                                                                    «
                                                                                                                                                     159
                                                                                                                   EEC                           2.123
    ,     ♦ I
  1
                21       cx < 1.01                            Men's and boys outer g-micU*.          South Korca     D    1 000 pieces          3.442
    I                                                                                                O               F                               655
                                                                                                                      I
                                                              Women's, girls* and infants' outer
                         cx < 1.02 B
                                                              garments :
                                                                                                                   BNL
                                                                                                                    UK
                                                                                                                                                 1.65?
                                                              B. Other :                                            IRL                                   6
                                                                                                                    DK                              '554
                                        < 1.01-29 ;   31 ;         Parkan, anoraks, windcheaters
                                        32                         and the like, woven, of wool,                    FFC                          8.800
                                                                   of cotton or of man-made
                                        <1X12-25 ;    26 i         textile 6bres
                                        21
                                                           I
      1
                25       ex <0.04                             Under garments, knitted or            Philip­          D    1 000 pieces
                                                              crocheted, not elastic or rubberi­                     F
                                                                                                                                                 248
                                                              sed :                                 pines            I                              il
                                                                                                                   BNL
                                        <0.04-21 ;
                                        51 ; 53
                                                      25 ;       women s, girls' and infants'
                                                                (other than babies') knitted or
                                                                                                                    UK
                                                                                                                   IRL
                                                                                                                                                    S
                                                                crocheted pyjamas and night
                                                                dresses, of cotton or synthetic
                                                                                                                   DK
                                                                                                                   EEC
                                                                                                                                                     t
                                                                fibre.
                                                                                                                                                350
              . 2*       ex <0.05 A H                         Outer garments and other articles,   Philip­           D    1 000 pièces         401
                                                              knitted or crocheted, not elastic    ' pinea           F
                                                                                                                                                   36
                                                              or rubberized :                                        I
                                                              A. Outer garment, and clothing
                                                                                                                   BNL
                                                                                                                    UK
                                                                                                                                                   »
                                                                  accessories :
                                                                  H. Other
                                                                                                                   IRL
                                                                                                                    DK         l
                                                                                                                                               21g
                                                            I
                                                                                                                                                     9
                                                                                                                   EEC
                         cx < 1.02 B                          Women',, girh' and infant," outer                                           1.714
                     I                                        garment,:                                                              s
                                                              B. Other :
                                        <0.05-41 ;                Women's, girls' and infants'
                                        43 ; 44                   (other than babies') woven and
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                                                                                                                    I
                                                          Women's, girls* and infants                                                             39
                                61.04-11 J     13 ;                                                               BNL
                                                                                                                                                  32
                                11                        woven pyjamas and night dres­
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                                                                                                                   UK
                                                                                                                  IRL
                                                                                                                   DK
                                                                                                                                                 h
                                                                                                                                                   9
                                                                                                                  EEC                    1.714
                                                       Corsets, corset-belts, suspender-         Philip­            D       I 000 piccci
        31     ex < 1.09
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                                                       garters and the like (including
                                                       such articles of knitted or
                                                                                                 pines
                                                                                                                  BNL
                                                                                                                      I
                                                                                                                                               %
                                                       crocheted fabric), whether or not                           UK                    1*478
                                                       clastic :                                                   IRL
                                <1.09-50                  Brassieres, woven, knitted or
                                                                                                                   DK                            â
                                                          crocheted                                                EF.C                  4.250
                                                                            (
         55 !     56.04 A                               Man-made fibres ( discontinuous          Romania 0 )        D          Tonnes    3.130
                                                       or wj\te), carded, combed or                                  F                   1.844
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                                                                                                                   BNL
                                                        k. Synthettc textile fibres ;
                                                                                                                                               473
                                                                                                                    UK
                                                                                                                   1RL
                                                                                                                                               753
                                56.04-11 ;      13 ;         Synthetic textile fibres (dis­                                                        3
                                 15 : 16 ; 17 ; 1»           continuous or waste), carded                          DK
                                                                                                                                                 32
                                                             or combed                                             EEC
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        71
                                                                                                                      F                            245      - •
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                                                                                                                                          . Éu)
                                                                                                                      I
                                25 ; 26 ;       92 ;       robes , dressing powns, smoking                         BNL
      i
                                94 ; 96                    jackets and similar indoor wear                          UK.
                                                           and other outer garments , ex­                          IRL
                                                           cept garments of categories 6,                           DK                                 2
                                                           HA , MB, Ifi, 17 , 21 , 76 and 79,
                                                                                                                   EEC                         1.072
                                                           of wool, of cotton or of man­
                                                           made textile fibres
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          »        < 1.02 A                              women s, girls1 and infants* outer       Hong Kong             D       Tonnes
                                                        garments :                                                      F
                                                                                                                        I
                ex < 1.04
                                                         A. Babies' garments
                                                         Women's, girls* and infants' under
                                                                                                                    BNL
                                                                                                                      UK
                                                                                                                                                   A
                                                                                                                                                   303
                                                                                                                      IRL                               1
                                                        garments :                                                    DK
                                                                                                                                                     19
                                 < 1.02-01 ; 03             Babies' woven garments of                               EEC                            613
                                                            wool, of cotton or of man-made
                                                            textile fibres
                                 < 1.04-01 ; 09
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