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Date: 1981-10-23 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Haiti on trade in textile products consequent on the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Community (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                               COM(81)602 final
                                               Brussels , 23 October 1981
                            Recommendation for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
        on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement
        between the European Economic Community and Haiti on trade in
        textile products consequent on the accession of the Hellenic Republic
                              to the Community
                 ( submitted to the Counci I by "the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . Under the Act of Accession of Greece to the European Communities
    ( Article 123 ), it was agreed that the Community would negotiate
    protocols of adaptation to the bilateral agreements on trade in
    textile products between the Community and third countries .
2 . By Decision of 1 August 1980 the Council authorised the Commission to
    open negotiations with Haiti to conclude an agreement on such
    adaptation .                          \               ,      '
3 . In accordance with that Council Decision and in consultation with the
    Article . 113 Committee , the Commission conducted negotiations with Haiti
    from 22 September to 16 December 1980 .
    Following the negotiations ^ a draft Protocol was drawn up extending the'
    terms of the original bilateral agreement to trade between Haiti - and
  ' the enlarged Community , thus ( inter alia )               *
    - extending the existing consultation procedures whereby new voluntary
    .  restraint measures may be introduced for categories of products not
       at present subject to limitation , where certain thresholds are exceeded ,
       in respect of both the whole Community and Greece .               .
    The heads of Delegation initialled the text of the draft Protocol on
    16 December 1980 having noted it correctly representgd the results of
    the negotiations .
4 . The Protocol has-already been implemented by Council Regulation ( EEC )
    No 3553 / 80 of 22 December 1980 ( 1 ) amending the existing regime established
    by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3059 / 78 of 21 December 1978 ( 2)i
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5 . The Commission considers that the draft Protocol embodies an arrangement
      which is acceptable to the Community . It therefore recommends that the
      Counci I :
        ( i ) approve the Protocol by adopting the Regulation , the draft of
              which is annexed hereto ;
      ( ii ) pending approval of the Protocol , take the necessary decisions
              in connection with the signing thereof .
 ( 1 ) O.J. No L 381 of 31 . 12.1980 , p. 1
 ( 2 ) O.J. No L 365 of 27.12.1978 , p. 1
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                                                              RECOMMENDATION
                                                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC
                      on the conclusion of ihe Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the Earopcn
                      Economic Community and                    Haiti                            ort            Xn        -i1
                     ; rod T ctr cov\S€<juenL                    the. accession of t'v.                           Ro.iuMic
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    THF. COUNCIL OK THL fcUKOI'hAN COMMUNIIIhS.                                          . consequent on the accckiion of the Hellenic
                                                                                 Republic to the Community ii hereby approved on
                                                                                 behalf of the Community.
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Kuropean
    Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
   thereof,
                                                                                 The text of the Protocol ia annexed to thia Regulation.
   Hjving retard to the reiommendanon from the
   ( oinnusMtto ,
   Whereas it 11 ncttuary to approve the Additional
   Protocol to the Agreement berween the European
                                                                                                         ArtuU 2
   kioronuc Community and Haiti
on         in textile products to take account of                               The President of the Council thai! give the notification
   the    accession       of   the   Hellenic          Republic   to the
   i • miiiiuiiity .                                                            provided for it) Arode 4 of the Additional Protocol ( I )
   HAS ADOPTfcD THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                                         Artici4 3
                                 ArttcU 1
                                                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
   The AdJioonal Protocol to the Agreement between the                          following its publication in the Official Journal of the
   European Economic Community and Haiti                                        F.uropfjrt Commumtift.
   t.i ir - o in i : til -                , . '•' • • icto
                     This Regulation shall be binding in ia entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                     Done at Brussels,
                                                                                                  ' For tha Council
                                                                            ( I ) The date of entry into force of the Prwocol will he
                                                                                   published in the Official            of tht E*rop+*n
                                                                                  Cvmrntmiiim by (he General Secretarial of the CouaoL
 ---pagebreak--- Additional Protocol to the Agreement
between the European Economic Community
and Haiti on trade in textile products
consequent on the accession of the Hellenic
Republic to the European Communities .
         ( initialled on I6 December 1980 )
 ---pagebreak--- THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
of the one part , and
THE GOVERNMENT OP HAITI
of "the other part ,
CONSIDERING the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Communities
on January I I98l |
HAVING REGARD TO the Agreement concluded "between the European Economic
Community and Haiti on 15 January 19^0 , hereinafter referred to as the
" Agreement " ,
HAVE DECIDED to determine by common accord the adjustments and the
transitional measures to be incorporated in the said Agreement consequent on
the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Communities .
and TO CONCLUDE THIS PROTOCOL :
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                                                                                    L
                                Article I
The text of the Agreement amended as follows and those of the annexe and
protocols forming an integral part thereof , 'shall be drawn up in Greek
and he authentic as are the original texts .
                                Article 2
The Agreement is hereby amended as follows :
      1.   Paragraph 2 of Protocol C to the Agreement shall be replaced
           by the following :
           "Where the Community finds , under the system of administrative
           control set up , that the level of imports of products in any
           category listed in the Annexe originating in Haiti exceeds , in
           relation to 102% of the preceding year 's total imports of products
           in that category into the territories within which the Treaty establishing
           the mropean Lcononic Community was applied on 31 December 19 oC ,
           the following rates ;
           - for categories of products in Group I :                    0.2%
           - for categories of products in Group II :                   1.5'1°
           - for categories of products in Group III , IV or V : 4,»0%
           it may request the opening of consultations in accordance with
           the procedure described in Article 5        "the Agreement , with a view
           to reaching agreement on an appropriate restraint level for the
           products in such a category .
      2.   paragraph 6 of Protocol C to the Agreement shall oe replaced oy
           the following :
           'Quantitative limits on a regional basis may be introduced cr.l;
           where imports of a riven product into any region of the Oo.x.ro;:ity
           . ..co . • the following regional percentages of 100/102 ( 100 divided
           by 102 ) of the amounts determined in accordance with paragraph 2 :
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                         Germany             28.5%
                         Bénélux             10.5%
                         Prance              lQ.5%
                         Italy               15 $
                         Denmaxk               3  »
                         Ireland               I fo
                         UK                  23.5$
                         Greece                2 %
       3.    For "the purpose of working out the "preceding year 's total
             imports ", as referred to in paragraph I , the figure for imports
             from Greece to be used in the calculations for both 1980 and
             1981 shall be the volume of imports recorded in 1980 .
                                  Article 3
This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement ,
                                  Article 4
This Protocol shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures laid down
by the Contracting Parties .     It shall enter into force on I January 1981 ,
providing the Contracting parties have notified each other before that date
that the necessary procedures have been completed . After this date the
Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following
such notification .
                                          *
                                  Article 5
This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish , German , Greek , English ,
 French , Italian and Dutch languages , each . text being equally authentic .
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     The Mission of the Republic of Haiti presents its compliments to the
Directorate* General fcr lirternal Relations of the Commission of the European
Communities and has the honour to refer to the Additional Protocol to the
Agreement on trade in textile products consequent on the accession of the
Hellenic Republic to the European Communities initialled today by the
Republic cf Hait'i and the European Economic Community .
     The Mission of the Republic of Haiti wishes to inform the Directorate-
General for External Relations that , pending completion of the procedures
necessary for the conclusion and entry into force of the Protocol the
Government of the Republic of Haiti is prepared to agree that the provisions
of the Agreement be applied de facto from I January 1981 if the Community
is prepared to do likewise .
     The Mission of the Republic of Haiti considers that this Uote , together
with the Community 's Kote of acknowledgement , constitutes an Agreement
between the Government of the Republic of Haiti and the Community .
     The Llission of the Republic of Haiti takes this opportunity of renewing
to the Directorate-General for External Relations the assurance of its
highest consideration .
 ---pagebreak---                               iTOTE VER BAIE
      The Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission 01
the European Communities presents its compliments to the Mission of the
Republic of Haiti and has the honour to acknowledge receipt of its ITote
Ver'bale of today 's date which reads as follows :
      " The Ilission of the Republic of Haiti presents its compliments to the
Directorate-General for External Relations of the Commission of the European
Communities and has the honour to refer to the Additional Protocol to the
Agreement on trade in textile products consequent on the accession of the
Hellenic Republic to the European Communities initialled today by the
Republic of Haiti and the European Economic Community .
      The Mission of the . Republic of Haiti wishes to inform the Directorate-
General for External Relations that , pending completion of the procedures .
necessary for the conclusion and entry into force of the Protocol , the
Government of the Republic of Haiti is prepared to agree that the provisions
of the Agreement be applied de facto from I January I98I if "the Community
is prepared to do likewise .
      The Ilission of the Republic of Haiti considers that this Note , together
with the Community 's ITote of acknowledgement , constitutes an Agreement between
the Government of the Republic of Haiti and the Community .
      The Ilission of the Republic of Haiti takes this opportunity of renewing
to the Directorate-General for External Relations the assurance of its highest
consideration