CELEX: 51991PC0453
Language: en
Date: 1991-11-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                     COMC9D453   final
                                     Brussels, 18 November 1991
                           Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL DECISION
            ON THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OF AGREEMENTS
        BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND CERTAIN
         THIRD COUNTRIES ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES
                    (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. The Council Decision of 14 May this year authorized the Commission to
negotiate the renewal of the bilateral textile agreements for 12 months
(1992) at the same time as the protocol extending the MFA for a period of
17 months from 1 August 1991 to 31 December 1992.
2. The Council Decision of 21 September this year approved the Decision
concluding the Protocol extending the MFA adopted by the Textiles Committee
on 31 July 1991.
3. The Commission has negotiated and initialled the renewal of identical
bilateral textiles agreements with third countries, a list of which is
annexed to the Decision.
4. In accordance with the Council Decision, an inter-regional margin of
manoeuvre has been introduced at a rate of 40% for 1992.
5. Nevertheless, as regards Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia, and in
accordance with the Council Mandate of 8 July this year, improved economic
terms have been negotiated in consultation with the Article 113 Committee.
These agreements under the MFA are temporary for 1992 pending the
conclusion of a textiles protocol to the Association Agreements.
6. Consequently, it is proposed that the Council approve the draft Decision
concerning the provisional application from 1 January 1992 on behalf of the
Community.
 ---pagebreak---              PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE PROVISIONAL
     APPLICATION OF AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
       AND CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES
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 the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community agreements
on trade in textile products with certain third countries;
Whereas these agreements should be applied on a provisional basis from
1 January 1992 pending the completion of procedures required for their
conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional application by the partner
countries,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                So Ie Article
The agreements on the trade in textile products, a list of which is
annexed, shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 1992
pending their formal conclusion, subject to reciprocal provisional
application by the partner countries.
The Commission is requested to inform those countries of this Decision and
to obtain their agreement, which it will communicate to the Council.
Done at Brussels,                                For the Council
                                                 The President
 ---pagebreak---                   ANNEX
HONG KONG      Agreement initia  led on 16.7.1991
MACAO          Agreement initia  led on 30.7.1991
MEXICO         Agreement initia  led on 4.9.1991
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Agreement initia  led on 6.9.1991
ROMANIA        Agreement initia  led on 20.9.1991
ARGENT INA     Agreement initia  led on 24.9.1991
HUNGARY        Agreement initia  led on 24.9.1991
COLOMBIA       Agreement initia  led on 27.9.1991
THAILAND       Agreement initia  led on 7.10.1991
POLAND         Agreement initia  led on 15.10.1991
KOREA          Agreement initia  led on 16.10.1991
GUATEMALA      Agreement initia  led on 24.10.1991
SRI LANKA      Agreement init ia led on 25.10.1991
SINGAPORE      Agreement initia  led on 25.10.1991
 INDONESIA     Agreement initia  led on 06.11.1991
URUGUAY        Agreement initia  led on 08.11.1991
MALAYSIA       Agreement initia  led on 08.11.1991
INDIA
PAKISTAN
PHILIPPINES
     IL
        IA
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