CELEX: 51982PC0327
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Date: 1982-06-07 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to negotiate with Yugoslavia a protocol concerning trade in textile products annexed to the EEC-Yugoslavia Cooperation Agreement (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                      Recommendation for a
                                        COUNCIL DECISION
       authorizing the Commission to negotiate with Yugoslavia a protocol
       concerning trade in textile products annexed to the EEC-Yugoslavia
                             . i     Cooperation Agreement
                        ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
   C0M(82 ) 327 final
 ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 1.      Imports of textile products originating in Yugoslavia are covered
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by a bilateral agreement which was concluded under Article 4 of the'MFA
 and was applicable from 1 January 1978 to 31 December 1982 . The trade
 provisions of the EEC-Yugoslavia    Cooperation Agreement came into force
on 1 July 1980 ( EEC-Yugoslavia Interim Agreement)® This Agreement covers
textile products but stipulates , in Article 17 , that it is without prejudice
to the provisions of the MFA bilateral agreement and lays down that no later
than six'months before the expiry of the agreement on trade in textiles between
Yugoslavia and the Community concluded under the MFA , that is by 30 June 1982 ,
the contracting parties are to determine the subsequent arrangements to
apply to textile products ,,.
2«      The purpose of this communication is to propose to the Council supple­
mentary negotiating directives with a view to establishing the future arrange­
ments for Yugoslav exports of textile products *
3„      The general negotiating directives regarding textiles adopted by the
Council at its meeting of 25 February 1982 apply to Yugoslavia in the same
way as to other suppliers , subject to the special provisions applicable to
Yugoslavia , notgbly as regards outward processing traffic *
4*      Nevertheless , in view of the specific nature of the Community 's
relations with Yugoslavia , certain aspects of the arrangements applicable
to that country 's textile exports either do not come under the general
textile directives ( legal basis , tariff aspects ) or justify certain limited
derogations from those directives ( product coverage , surge clause ) *
5a      This proposal for supplementary directives is aimed at securing for
textile exports originating in Yugoslavia specific arrangements which take
account both of the political and legal imperatives resulting from the
Cooperation Agreement and of the current arrangements for those exports ,
while at the same time remaining fully consistent with the policy the Community
has recently adopted concerning textile imports originating in all low-cost
countries , including those linked td the EEC by various preferential agree-
 ---pagebreak---                          Specific proposals
   I. Form of the agreement
   1,       It is proposed that the future arrangements to govern imports of textile
  products originating in Yugoslavia should be the subject of a protocol to be
  annexed to the Cooperation Agreement , The Commission considers that this
  solution is in keeping with the spirit and objectives of the EEC-Yugoslavia
  Cooperation Agreement ,
  2,       This protocol would cover the quantitative and tariff a.spects and would
  apply to direct imports and those under outward processing arrangements ,
  3,       In so far as the quantitative aspects are concerned, this protocol
  should incorporate the provisions of the standard agreement to be negotiated
  with the other partners ,
  II , Derogations from the general textile directives adopted by the Council
        on 25 February 1982
  1-
           It is proposed that some products should be excluded from the scope
  of the protocol . This means that the products in question , which are covered
  by the current MFA , would nevertheless remain subject to the general provisions
. of the Cooperation Agreement ,
           These products will be determined in the light of their impact on the
  Community market ,
  2 , " Surge   Clause"
           In view of the specific arrangements envisaged for this partner , the
  Commission feels that the protocol should not include the " surge clause " in its
  present form . It is , however , proposed to include in the protocol and ad hoc
  mechanism with the same objectives in order to take account of situations
  covered by the surge clause .
 ---pagebreak---  Ill * Tariff aspects
 ( i ) Outward processing traffic
          It is proposed that all imports under outward processing arrangements
should be duty free *
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 ( ii ) Direct imports
          It - is proposed that the tariff ceilings for the products included in
Annexes II A and II B to Protocol No 1 to the Cooperation Agreement and to
be subject to quantitative restri ctions , should be fixed at 75 % of the
quantitative levels *
IV » Conclusions              1
          It is therefore proposed that the Council authorizes the Commission
to enter into negotiations with Yugoslavia on the basis of the attached
negotiating directives®
 ---pagebreak---                           Recommendation for a
                            COUNCIL DECISION
  authorizing the Commission to negotiate with Yugoslavia a protocol
  concerning trade in textile products annexed to the EEC-Yugoslavia
                          Cooperation Agreement
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to the Recommendation from the Commission ,
Whereas the arrangements for trade in textile products between Yugoslavia
and the Community are set out in Articles 15 and 17 of the EEC-Yugoslavia
Cooperation Agreement ; whereas these arrangements expire on 31~December
1982 and negotiations for new arrangements should be concluded by
30 June 1982 ;
Whereas these negotiations should be conducted within the framework of the
Community 's overall policy on trade in textile products ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS  :
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                                Article 1
The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate with Yugoslavia a protocol
concerning trade in textile products annexed to the EEC-Yugoslavia Cooperation
Agreement .
                                Article 2
The Commission shall conduct these negotiations in consultation with represen­
tatives of the Member States on the basis of the general negotiating
directives adopted by the Council concerning exports to the Community of certain
textile and clothing products as well as the guidelines set out in the Annex .
Done at Brussels ,                                   For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   Annex
1 . Form of the agreement
         A protocol covering the quantitative and tariff aspects and applying
to direct imports and imports under outward processing arrangements will be'
annexed to the EEC-Yugoslavia Cooperation Agreement ,
         With regard to the quantitative aspects the protocol should incorporate
the provisions of the standard agreement to be negotiated with the Community 's
other partners .
2 , Prodgct coverage
         Some products covered by the agreement currently in force will be ex­
cluded from the scope of the protocol in the light of their impact on the
Community markets
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3 . Surge Clause
         The surge clause in its present form will not be included in the
protocol# An ad hoc mechanism with the same objectives will be provided
for in order to take account of the situations covered by that clause ,,
4 „ Tariff aspects
( a ) All imports under outward processing arrangements will be duty free ,
( b ) The tariff ceilings for the products included in Annexes II A and II B to
Protocol No 1 to the Cooperation Agreement and to be subject to quantitative
restrictions will be fixed at 75 % of the quantitative levels *