CELEX: 51977PC0104
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Date: 1977-03-24
Title: PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) maintaining the arrangements for the authorization of imports into France and into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted under garments originating in the Kingdom of Thailand or the Republic of the Philippines (Submitted by the Commission to the Council)

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                                              COM(77) 104 final
                                              Brussels , 24 March 1977
                      PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
           maintaining the  arrangements for the authorization of imports
           into Prance and  into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or
           crocheted under  garments originating in the Kingdom of Thai­
                       land or the Republic of the Philippines
               ( Submitted by the Commission to the Council )
COM(77) 104 final
 ---pagebreak---                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.   As a result of a sharp increase in imports into France and into the
United Kingdom of knitted or crocheted shirts and similar garments from
a number of non–member countries , in particular Thailand , the Philippines
and Singapore , those two Member States requested in September and October
1976 that the Commission initiate consultations with the three countries
concerned with a view to limiting the imports in question .
2.    The request were examined in a Working Party comprising represen­
tative of the Member States , with a Commission representative in the
chair .
     During this examination it was found that the total imports , from all
non-member countries , of these products had increased substantially
and that they had come to take up a very significant share of the market
for these products in the two Member States concerned .   This development
has had as a consequence a substantial decrease of the domestic consumption
and employment in this sector.
     The examination showed furthermore that the development of imports
did not , at this moment , justify the introduction of a restraint on
imports of these produots in the other regions of the Community in
respeot of the Philippines and Thailand .
     As a oonolusion of the examination the Commission representative
proposed that action be taken as requested by the two Member States
concerned } the other delegations gave a favourable opinion on this
proposal *
 ---pagebreak--- 3.      Consultations "began with Thailand and the Philippines (1 ) in accor­
dance with the procedure under Article 3 of the Multifibre Arrangement ;
these two non-member countries , with which the Community has not con­
cluded a "bilateral agreement on trade in textiles , are both party to the
Arrangement .
4 . The consultations with Thailand began on 18 November 1976 and ended
on 28 January 1977 with the initialling of a note whereby Thailand agreed
to the introduction of voluntary restraint of the exports in question .
5*      The consultations with the Philippines began on 26 November 1976 and
ended on 21 January 1977 with the Philippines agreeing to introduce volun­
tary restraint of the exports in question .
( l ) The consultations with Singapore were opened in the oontert of the
      "bilateral agreements negotiated between the Community and Singapore
       on trade in textile products. These consultations began on 3 January
      1977 only and have not yet been conoluded
 ---pagebreak--- 6.      The details of "the measures accepted by Thailand and
ty the Philippines are the same : they involve voluntary restraint
of exports in 1977 » which must be supplemented by a system of import
licences if it is to be effective . Otherwise exporters and importers
could circumvent the control of exports by sending goods to the
Community via an intermediary destination to which goods may be ex­
ported freely .
7.      Since the two non-member countries in question were not able to
establish such export control immediately , there is a danger that the
firms concerned may seek to circumvent the effects of the proposed
restriction by anticipated deliveries. This danger is a very real one ,
in view of the unusual rate of imports in recent months and the fact that the
Thai and Philippia* industrialists are aware of - the result of th» consultation *
        In order to prevent such actions ,   the Commission decided to
introduce the import arrangements referred to in point 6 under the
emergency procedure provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC ) No
14 39/74 »     adopting Regulations (EEC ) 558 /77 of 16 March 1977 and
No 557 /77 of the same date.(l )
8.      Article 12 (6 ) of Regulation No 1439/74 stipulates that measures
adopted by the Commission pursuant to that Article must be followed
within ten working days by a proposal to the Council on appropriate
measures which could be adopted by the Council to take over from the
emergency measures adopted by the Commission .
        It is pointed out that Commission Regulations adopted pursuant
to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC ) 1439/74 expire six weeks following
their entry into force unless they are confirmed by the Council .
        In this context , the Commission proposes that the Council adopt
the regulation proposed hereunder , the purpose of which is to confirm
the measures adopted by the two Commission regulations referred to
in point 7 above .
 ( 1 ) OJ No L 21 , of 18.3.1977
 ---pagebreak---                 Proposal for Council Regulation (EEC )
      maintaining the arrangements for the authorization of imports
      into France and into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or
      crocheted under garments originating in the Kingdom of Thai­
      land or the Republic of the Philippines
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on
common rules for imports ( 1 ), and in particular Article 13 thereof ,
After consultation within the Advisory Committee established by Article
5 of the above Regulation ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas by Regulations (EEC ) No 558/77 ( 2) and No 552/77 of 16 March 1977 ( 3)
the Commission introduced arrangements for the authorization of imports . into
France and into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted under gar­
ments originating in the Kingdom of Thailand or the Republic of the Philippine ^
Whereas the factors which caused the arrangements to be introduced have
persisted and whereas it is accordingly necessary for the arrangements to
remain in force until 30 June 1978 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ;
                                  Article 1
The arrangements for the authorization of imports into France and into the
United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted under garments originating
in the Kingdom of Thailand or the Republic of the Philippines , adopted by
Regulations (EEC ) No 558/77 and (EEC ) NO 552/77 , shall remain applicable
until 30 June 1 978 .
                                  Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on       (
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
 ---pagebreak--- Done at Brussels .                    For the Council
                                      The President
( 1 ) OJ No L 159 , 15.6.1974 , p . 1
(?) OJ No L 21 , 18.3 . 1977 ,P.
( 3 ) OJ No L 21 , 18.3 . 1977