CELEX: 51975PC0251
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-30
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) maintaining in effect the rules for the suspension of the issue of authorisations for imports into the Federal Republic of Germany of woven cotton fabrics, unbleached and bleached originating in the Federative Republic of Brazil (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                    COM(75 ) 251 final
                                     Brussels , 30 May 1975
                             Proposai for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
           maintaining in effect the rules for the suspension
           of the issue of authorisations for imports into
           the Federal Republic of Germany of woven cotton
           fabrics , unbleached and bleached originating in
           the Federative Republic of Brazil
              ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
  GOm;75 ) 251 final
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 1.   By Régulation Ko .           of     May 1975 , the Commission established
rules for the suspension of the issue of licences for imports into the
Federal Republic of Germany of woven cotton fabrics , unbleached and bleached
 originating in the Federative Republic of Brazil .
      This decision , taken as a holding measure based on Council Regulation
 (ESC) No. 1 1-39/74^ on common rules for imports, and in particular Article
12 thereof , was taken after consultation of the Advisory Committee set up
under the above mentioned Regulation and after consultations between the
Community and the Brazilian authorities in the context of the Arrangement
Regarding International Trade in Textiles .
2.    The reason for which this decision was taken was the serious situation
of market disruption in Germany caused by a sharp increase in imports of
woven cotton fabrics , unbleached and bleached from Brazil .
      The principal factors showing market disruption were presented as follows :
      - the production of the German cotton febric industry was stagnant
          in 1974 . In December 1974 , orders decreasediby 33i° compared with
         November of the same year ;
      - the level of utilisation of productive capacity which was         at the
         end of 1974 has dropped to about 63 % since the beginning of 1975 ; '
      - the employment situation is also bad , to the extent that in the
         entire textile industry unemployment and short-time working have
         increased as follows :
                                                  January 1974     January 1975
              short - time                            24.100          36.5OO
              unemployment                            33.100  :       40.200
( 1 ) O.J. No . L 159 of 15.6.1974
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     - . in contrast to the extremely critical situation of the industry , imports
         from Brazil of the products concerned , which are not subject to quantitative
         restrictions in Germany, increased significantly s
                                       1971            226 tonnes
                                       1972          2.706   »
                                       1973          3.763   "
                                       1974 " '     4.364    »
             These figures represent an increase of 61% between 1972 and 1974 •
     In the saae period total imports into Germany of these products increased
    notably less rapidly -       about
             The situation has been further aggravated ii the first months of 1975
     since from 1st January - 17th April import licences for ootton, fabrics from
    Brazil have been issued or endorsed for a total of 10,800. tonnes . .
              Furthermore , these imports are carried out at prices considerably lower
,   than those prevailing for oomparable products on the German market :
              average price for German products'         12.02 DM/kg
          i ! average price for South-East' Asian . .
              products                                    7.49 DM/ kg .
              average Brazilian price                     6.32 Dlykg
  , 3*      Whilst the negotiations will open shortly between the Community and
    Brazil for the conclusion of an agreement on trade in textile products within
    the context of the - Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles ;
    and having regard to the deliys which necessarily accompany such negotiations ,
    the Commission considers - the maintenance in effect of the i*ules . for the
    suspension of import authorisations to be necessary up to 31*5»1976 . In
    accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6 , article 12 of Regulation
    (ESC) No. 1439/74 it is therefore submitting to the Council the attached
   proposal for a Regulation regarding measures appropriate to be. taken., in.
   this matter .
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 ---pagebreak---                                    Proposai for a
                                  COUNGIL REGULATION
                                     of
                    maintaining in effect the rules for the suspension
                    of the issue of authorisations for imports into the   _
                    Federal Republic of Germany of woven cotton fabrics
                    unbleached and bleached originating in the Federative
                                  Republic of Brazil
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^ on common rules for
imports , and in particular Article 13 thereof ;
The Committee set up under Article 5 of the said Regulation having been
consulted ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas by Regulation (EEC ) Ho .     of      May 1975 the Commission established
rules for the suspension of the issue of authorisations for imports into the
Federal Republic of Germany of woven cotton fabrics , unbleached and bleached
originating in the Federative Republic of Brazil ;
Whereas the factors which justified the establishment of these .rules are
still present and whereas it is consequently necessary to maintain them in
effect :
HAS ADOPTED THI3 REGULATION :
(1)  O.J. No . L 159 of 15.6.1974
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                                   Article 1
1.   The rules for the suspension of the issue of authorisations for imports
into the Federal Republic of Germany of woven cotton fabrics , unbleached
and bleached originating in the Federative Republic of Brazil , which were
adopted by Regulation (SEC ) Ho .    of      May 1975 shall remain applicable
up to 31.5.1976 .                                                        -
2.   This Regulation shall enter' info force on the day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussles , the                                  For the Council
                                                         The Président