CELEX: 51976PC0457
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Date: 1976-09-08
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) increasing the indicative ceilings established by Regulation (EEC) No 91/76 for imports of certain products originating in Portugal (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                    Proposal for a
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            increasing the indicative ceilings established by Regulation
            ( EEC ) No 91 / 76 for imports of certain products originating
            in Portugal         N
                     ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Pursuant to Article 2 of Protocol No 1 annexed to the 1972 Agreement concluded
between the Community and Portugal , the Council in its Regulation ( EEC ) No 91 / 76
established indicative ceilings for imports of certain products originating
in Portugal ( 1976 ).
A 'further Protocol to the above-mentioned Agreement is , however , to be signed
on 20 September 1976 as well as an Interim Agreement intended to bring into
force earlier than expected certain provisions of the further Protocol
concerning trade in goods .
Article 3 of this Interim Agreement provides for raising the above-mentioned
indicative ceilings for 1976 to levels higher than those established for the
current year by Regulation ( EEC ) No 91 / 76 .
As the Interim Agreement is planned to enter into force on 1 November 1976 ,
the above-mentioned Regulation should be modified accordingly .
This is the objective of the proposal .
 ---pagebreak---                                      Proposal for
                           Council Regulation ( EEC )
                   increasing the indicative ceilings established by Regulation
                   ( EEC ) No 91 / 76 for imports of certain products originating
                   in Portugal
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 pursuant to Article 2 of Protocol No 1 annexed to the 1972 Agreement
concluded between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic ( 1 ),
the Council in its Regulation ( EEC ) No 91 / 76 ( 2 ) established indicative ceilings to
be applied in 1976 to imports of certain products originating in Portugal ;
whereas , on 20 September 1976 , an Interim Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic was signed ( 3 );         whereas Article 3
of this Interim Agreement provides for an increase in the above-mentioned
indicative ceilingsto levels higher than those established for 1976 by Regulation
( EEC ) No 91 / 76 ;   whereas the above-mentioned Regulation should be modified ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                        Article 1
Annex I to Regulation ( EEC ) No 91 / 76 shall be replaced by the Annex to this
Regulation .
( 1 ) OJ No L 301 of 31 December 1972 , p. 180
( 2 ) OJ No L 16 of 24 January 1976, p. 21
( 3 ) OJ No
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                            Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1976 .
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       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
       all Member States .
Done at Brussels .                                   For the Council
                                                      The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                        ANNEX I
            LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO INDICATIVE CEILINGS UPON IMPORTATION IN 1976
                  CCT                                                                                   Level
      Ordcr
                                                  Description                         Nimcxe code     of ceiling
       No      hcading No
                                                                                                    (megric cons)
       1
            I
                    »                                 ι                        I                          5
  ip i           45.02      Natural cork in blocks, plates, sheets or strips     45.02-all Nos        cei ling
                            (including cubes or square slabs, cut to size for                        delayed
                            corks or stoppers)
  IP 2           45.03      Articles of natural cork                             45.03-aIl Nos        11,473
  I P3           55.05      Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale              55.05-all Nos           9,771
  I P 4          56.07      Woven        fabrics    of       man-made   fibres   56.07-all Nos           2,767
                            (discontinuous or waste)
  IP5            59.04      Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not     59.04-all Nos           9,782
  I P 6          60.04      Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not            60.04-all Nos        cei Ling
                          • elastic or rubberized                                                     delayed
  I P7           60.05      Outer garments and other articles, knitted or        60.05-all Nos                843
                            crocheted, not elastic or rubberized
  IP 8           61.01      Men's and boys' outer garments                       61.01-all Nos           1,057
                                                                                                  y
  I P 9          61.02      Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments          61.02-all Nos                323
  IP10           61.03      Men's and boys' under garments, including            61.03-a 1 Nos           1,224
                            collars, shirt fronts and cuffs
• IP 11          61.04      Women's, girls' and infants' under garments          61.04-all Nos                103