CELEX: 31975D0111
Language: en
Date: 1975-01-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 30 January 1975 autonomously raising the limits on the importation into the Community of cotton textiles subject to measures of voluntary restraint by certain third countries

18 . 2. 75                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 44/ 17
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 30 January 1975
                autonomously raising the limits on the importation into the Community of
                cotton textiles subject to measures of voluntary restraint by certain third coun­
                                                                 tries
                                                           (75/ 1 11 /EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
  COMMUNITIES,                                                         are in accordance with the Opinion of the Quota
                                                                       Administration Committee,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
  1471 /70 (') of 20 July 1970 establishing a common
 procedure for the autonomous increase of imports                                                Article 1
 into the Community of products subject to measures
 of voluntary restraint by exporting countries ;                       The quantitative ceilings set in the Agreements on
                                                                       trade in cotton textiles between the European
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          Economic Community and the following countries :
  1023/70 (2) of 25 May 1970 establishing a common
 procedure for administering quantitative quotas, and
 in particular Article 11 thereof ;
                                                                                       Countries                     Date of signature
 Whereas the Community concluded Agreements on
 trade in cotton textiles with the Republic of Korea (3),              Republic of Korea                           29  March     1971
 the Republic of India, the Islamic Republic of                        Republic of India                           12  March     1971
 Pakistan and the Arab Republic of Egypt (4), and with                 Islamic Republic of Pakistan                12  March     1971
 the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (5) ;                    Arab Republic of Egypt                      12  March     1971
                                                                       Socialist Federal Republic of Yugos­
 Whereas the Agreements which expired in 1973 were                     lavia                                        18 April 1973
 extended for 1974 and imports of cotton textiles origi­
 nating in and coming from the countries in question
 have continued to be carried out under the system of                  shall, for the first quarter of 1975, be as shown in the
 voluntary restraint defined in those Agreements                       Annex .
 within the limits of the ceilings provided for therein ;
                                                                                                 Article 2
 Whereas the Agreement with Yugoslavia expired on
 31 December 1974 ;                                                    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
 Whereas in view of the state of progress of the negotia­
 tions to conclude new agreements, it will be necessary
 to extend the provisions of the old Agreements for a                  Done at Brussels, 30 January 1975.
 further period ;
                                                                                                   For the Cow mission
Whereas under the new arrangement regarding inter­
 national trade in textiles, the Community must                                                        The President
 increase the voluntary restraint ceilings at present in
 force ;                                                                                          Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')  OJ  No  L 164, 27. 7. 1970, p. 41
(2 ) OJ  No  L 124, 8 . 6 . 1970, p. 1 .
(3 ) OJ  No  L 55, 8 . 3 . 1971 , p. 12.
(4)  OJ  No  L 43 , 22. 2. 1971 , p. 1 .
(5)  OJ  No  L 182, 5. 7. 1973, p. 1 .
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                                                      ANNEX
                                                                                                 (ttt metric tons)
                                                                       Group I                 Group II
                                                               Woven fabrics of cotton  Other woven fabrics
                                                               whether or not bleached  of cotton , made-up
                                                                    or mercerized      articles , miscellaneous
                                                                                          articles of cotton
            Republic of Korea                                           1550                         382
               including, for domestic consumption                        426          II
            Republic of India                                           2 334                     1205
            Islamic Republic of Pakistan                                1 193                        372
            Arab Republic of Egypt                                        950                        110
            Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia                    3 764                        815
               including, for domestic consumption                      2 759
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