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Date: 1977-07-28
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION relating to import arrangements for certain textile products originating in Japan (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                          COM(77)390 final.
                                                          Brussels , 28 July 1977
                      PROPOSAI, FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
        relating to import arrangements for certain textile products
                                                 \                *
                             originating in Japan
                   ( submitted to the Council toy the Commission)
CGM(77) 390 final
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
   1o       By a decision of 10 July 1975 the Coubcil authorized the Commission to
   open negotiations with Japan for the donclusion of an agreement on trade in
   textile products in the context of the Arrangement regarding International
  Trade in Textiles .
            In accordance with the Council decision referred to above and in consul­
  tations with the Article 113 Committee , the Commission conducted negotiations
  with Japan in the months of July , November and December 1975 »
  2.        As a result of those negotiations , a draft agreement was drawn up and
  initialled by the Heads of the Delegations on 12 December 1975 »
            The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is to adopt the provi­
  sions required for the application of the agreement . ( 1 )
  3«               The agreement takes account of the particular structure of trado
  in textiles between the Community and Japan ( exports of textiles from the
  Community to Japan are approximately double Japanese exports of textiles
  to the Community ) and makes provision , in particular , for t
 - reciprocal rights and obligations so that an orderly and equitable develop­
     ment of trade bay be realised , in conformity with the provisions of the
     Geneva Arrangement ;
 - a consultation procedure fc(r any problem which may arise in trade in tex­
     tiles between the Community and Japan ;
 - self-restraint ( following consultations held within, the framework described
     above ) at agreed levels on exports of specific categories of textiles pro­
     ducts to the Community or certain of its markets ;
 - an undertaking by the Community to terminate all unilateral quantitative
     restrictions and any existing measures having equivalent' effect as epeedcly
     as possible and^ inany caee by 31 March 1977 ;
( 1 ) The signing of the Agreement took place the 9 July 1976; it was published
      in the . OJ N° L 219 of 12 August 1976 .
 ---pagebreak---    - 'an undertaking by the Community not to have recourse to the safeguard
      clauses of the Geneva Arrangement for the categories of products for
      whidh quantitative limits are provided , provided that such agreed limits' ,
      are respected .
   4.         As a result of consultations described above , the Parties are
   agreed thet the Japanese authorities will introduce voluntary restriant of
   exports of certain textile products to the Community or to certain Member
   States *
                                    \
             As this is a measure voluntarily restraining exports to the Commu­
  nity taken by the autorities of the exporting country , provision should be
■ made for following the trend of the corresponding imports into the Community
  and for' ascertaining whether the agreed limits are being observed .
            The agreement negotiated stipulates that imports which are the
 subject of voluntary restraint shall be accepted by the Community authorities
 on presentation of an export licence drawn up in accordance with agreed
 detailed rules and issued by the Japanse authorities . This stipulation means
 that the authorities of the Member States are obliged to admit imports of
products which are the subject of voluntary restraint automatically on sub­
mission of an application accompanied by the export licence referred to above .
           The attached proposal for a Regulation fixes on the basis of the
provisions made between the ■ Community and Japan within the framework of the
negotiated Agreement , the import arrangements in the Community for - certain
textile products originating in Japan .
           'The Regulation concluding the Agreement having been adopted , the Commission
proposes that the Council adopts the present Regulation as speedily as possible .
 ---pagebreak---                  PROPOSAI, FOR A'COUNCÏL REGULATION
        relating to import Arrangements for certain textile
                  products originating in Japan
  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 European Economic Community and Japan , in the context of
  the Arrangement regarding International Trade in Textiles , have con- •
                                                          (1)
  eluded an Agreement on trade in textile products            i
 'whereas ,    ^ccordan"ce~with the^ dec Larations made by the Community and "Japan
  during the negotiation 5 the provisions of this Agreement had already been
  applied in advance of the conclusion of the negotiations ;
 Whereas import arrangements should therefore be adopted for the products
 in question in orderto permit implementation of the Agreement negotiated ,
 and whereas such arrangements should be put into force immediately ;
 Whereas the Agreement provides for the abolition of all quantitative
 restrictions as soon as possible after its conclusion and in any case
 by 31 March 1977 ;
CI;)- OJ No.L 219 ' 12.8:1976,, p. 1
                                                           /.
 ---pagebreak---                                   \
 Whereas the Agreement provides for a consultation procedure for tha
 purpose of resolving any problem relating to trade in textile products
 between the two Parties ; whereas in the context of that procedure it
 has been agreed that Japan will subj'ect its exports of certain textile
 produota to the Community or certain Member States to measures of voluntary
  restraint , to be administered by the Japanese authorities and applied in
 accordanoe with the rules of the two Parties ;
 Whereas the quantitative limits in question and the detailed rules for
 administering them should thereof be fixed ;
 Whereas provision should be made for produots brought into the customs
 territory of the Community under inward'processing or temporary admission
 arrangements and reexported from that territory in the same state or after
 processing not to count against the quantitative limits referred to above .
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                      "          ' '
                 V               . .Article 1             .                 ■                '
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J^ithout prejudice to Articles 2 and 3 , imports into the Community of textile product'
of - Chapters . 51.. to 62 inclusive of .the Common Customs Tariff ,- originating in Japan , I
 shall not be subject . .to. quantitative- restrictions .-–                            .
 ---pagebreak---                                  Article o
  Imports into the Community of textile products listed in Annex A and
  originating in Japan, shall be subject , ; durinq 1977 , to the
 Community quantitative limits set out in that list *
                                                   among the Member States
  The Community quantitative quotas shall toe allocated ^ in accordance with
 the procedure laid down "by Regulation i[EEG ) No* 1023/70 »     in particular
 Article 11 thereof , in ouch a way as to ensure the expansion and orderly
 development of trade in textiles and -to permit carryover and anticipation
 frora year to year .
 The allocation shall "be made , however , on the basis of the import volumes
 admitted on the conditions currently applied in the Member States and shall
 provide for annual rates of increase that are appreciably higher for the \
'Menber States whose import volumes are relatively the lowest in Guch a way ;
 to adapt them by progressive stages to market supply requirements .
 The relevant authorities of the Member States concerned shall , automatical !
 and without delay , authorize the entry into free circulation of the product
 referred to in paragraph 1 upon presentation by the importer of a o ex t ifled
 oopy of an export licence granted by the Japanese authorities coxiforming to
 the specifications sat out in Annex 3 „     .
 ---pagebreak--- k* Products brought into the customs territory of the Community under
    the inward processing traffic system or temporary admission arrange­
    ments nnd reexported from that territory vithout further processing
    or after undergoing working shall not be set off against the quantita­
    tive limits refex*rod to in paragraph 1®        •
                                   Article 3
1 . In ths Member States indicated in the list in Annex c * imports of
    textile products included in that list and originating in Japan
    shall be subject , in 1976 and 1977 * to the quantitative limits set
    out in that list .        [
2 . The quantitative limits may be adjusted in accordance with the
   procedure laid down in Article 11 of Regulation ( EEC) Ko 1023/70 .
                  _____ Article j^(3) and ( h) shall* apply to the quantita­
    tive limits referred to in this Article .
         ,    ' .        ,  •   '            '                          v    I
                                  -Article è-
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal pf the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in. its entirety and directly applicable
in ail Kember States .                             ,     .
Done at Brussels ,                             ■ For the Council
                                                 The ^ reeiaect.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                 ANNEX A
                                                 Communify ccfllnM
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                                                                                                 Q*"t.mr« !,»«
    , ' I SîJH„„                              .         :              -1                           , 1977
                             woven fabrics of mm-made fibres (contin-      I 000 kg       D              I 400
                             •oos), including vovfn fjbrici of monofil                     P                «)
                             Of ttrip of hradin/ No 51.01 or 5 | J)2 :                     I               412
                            C* A. Of synthetic irxtite fibre*                           BNL                5«
                                                                                        UK              I 17}
                                    («« footnerfn)
                                                                                        IRl              363
                                                                                        DK                 1*21
                                                                                       EEC             5 000
  "*   f    354*            woven fabrics of conon
  „ J.M                     tyoven fabrics of min-m>d« fibiw :
                                                                         1 000 te       D
                                                                                         F
                                                                                         I
                                                                                                      « 500
                                                                                                      i 200
                            "• A-" *TT>inrtn Trtiife -f.trci                                          i m
                                                                                      £UI
                                                                                                     I 7O0
                                                                                       UK            I 500
                                                                                       IRL
                                                                                                   1 800
                                                                                       DK            I 000
                                                                                      EEC          15 fOO
          (1)   For the year 1977 the coverage for Category 1 is Nimexe -
                Nos . 05 , 07 , 21 , 23 , ex 25 ( polyamid . heavier than 70 g / m
                and polyester , heavier than 100 'g/ m 2 but ligher than 200 g /m
                27 , 32 and 34 .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                          .  ANNEX B
                         CERTi.nCA.TS OF EXPORT FROM JAPAN
                                                            pate_
Ccrtificnle No. of Lxport to         •
Eui'nfxvm Economie Community
(                               )
Exprvt Licence No.
1 . • V:\me r>f Exportcr
        nmc of Importer
3.    I:em No . & Descnption ..
A. - Quantity..'
         I hereby certify that the above mentioned cargo of Japanese origin forms part
of and has been debited from the export tjuota to th$ European Economic Community
(                                    )
                                                         \
                                  Signature ;
                                 Title :
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                                                                                                   Con 1; roi      Quantotafnje limit
   j Category                 VV i.
                                                         Description                     Member .
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                                                                                                                                        j
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                       53.0 ?
                       ( Ninexe
                         . 11 , . 19 )
                                         Yarn of comb.?d shesps or lambs' wool ( worsted
                                         yarn ) not put up for retail sale
                                                                                          ?KG        T                750      1,000
S 2             i      58.04             Voven pile fabrics and chenilj.e faoncs            F
                                                                                            I
                                                                                                     T                310
                                                                                                                      213
                                                                                                                                 350
                                                                                                                                 225
i
                                                                                                     T                140         160
                      58.05              Narrow woven fabrics , and narrow fabrics        BNL
                      ( Kitnexe          ( bolduc ) consisting of varp without weft as­
                       « 51 , • 59 ,     sembled by means of em adhesive , other than
                  i
                  i
                       . 61 , < 69 )     goods falling within heading No . 52.06
                                                                                                                             i
      3b              53.05
                    . ( ail nimexes
                                       [
                                         Idem
                                                     '                     .
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                                                                                                                             I
                                                                                                                                  180 j
                      other than
                                       t                   - ' .
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                                                                                                                  15-nonth nerioa
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                                                                                                                  1.1.1975 to 31.3.19 ??
       *              ôjc 51 . Cl                                                           r     Pièces      j          600,000
                                         Raincoats of the overcoat typ ^
              i?
              i
                      ex 61.02                                                                                !