CELEX: 51977PC0011
Language: en
Date: 1977-01-28
Title: DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION (EEC) concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic concerning the export of certain textile products on the United Kingdom market#PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic concerning tariff quotas for certain paper products (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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COM (77) 11
Vol. 1977/0004
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                          COMÍ ??) 11 final .
                                          Brussels , 28 January 1977 *
                      DRAFT COUNCIL DECISION (EEC )
    concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
    the Portuguese Republic concerning the export of certain textile
                 products on the United Kingdom market
                PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
    concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community
    and the Portuguese Republic concerning tariff quotas for certain
                           paper products
             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
                     )
 COM(77 ) 11 final .
 ---pagebreak---                  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
        The purpose of the exchange of          annexed ;   Lhe draft
decision is that Portugal should confirm the voluntary restraint
ceiling   for 1977 on its exports of certain textile products to the
United Kingdom market .
         In accordance with the 1976 arrangements it is also necessa­
ry to confirm the Community 's intention during 1977 of avoiding the
application of the CCT in the event of these ceilings being exceeded .
 ---pagebreak---                                                   117
concluding the Agreement between the European Eoonomio Community
and the Portuguese Republic oonoerning the export of certain textile
              products on the United Kingdom market
      THE COUNCIL OF THk EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
     Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
     Community , and in particular Article 113 thereof .
     Whereas it is necessary to conclude the Agreement in the form of
     an exchange .of letters relat ing to Article 3 of the Interim Agreement
     between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic
     and Article 3 of the Additional Protocol , both signed in Brussels
     on 20 September 1976,
     HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                 /
                              »
                            Article 1 .
             The Agreement in the forn of an exchange of letters relating
 ---pagebreak--- to Article 3 of the Interim Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the Portuguese Republic and Article 3 of the Additional
Protocol is hereby concluded on behalf of the Community .
        The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Decisidn .
                      Article 2 .
        The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate
the person empowered to sign the Agreement  referred to in Article 1 with the
effect of binding the Community .
                                       Done at Brussels .
                                       For the Council ,
                                       The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                          Letter N° 1 .
                                    c
                            /
             • EXCHANGE OF LETTERS RELATING TO
           ARTICLE 3 OF      THE INTERIM AGREEMENT
        AND ARTICLE 3 OF TNE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
Sir .
         In the course of the consultations held concerning Portuguese
exports of textile products to the United' Kingdom market , 1t was
agreed thatPortugal would take the necessary measures to ensure that
Its exports to the United Kingdom 1n 1977 of the following products
do not exceed the levels' indicated below :
Common Customs                    Description                     Volume in
Tariff heading N°                                                tonnes
55.05                 Cotton yarn - not put up for retail
                      sale                                           5.850
56.07                 Woven fabrics of man-made fibres
                      ( discontinuous or waste )                     3.500
60.04 .               Under garments , knitted or crocheted,
                ,     not elastic nor rubberized                     2.000
60.05                 Outer garments and other articles ,
                      knitted or crocheted , not elastic nor
                      rubberized                                     1.230
61.01                 Men 's and boy 's outer garments               2*525
61.02                Women 's , girls' ?yid -infants' outer
                     garmente                     •• " r  -   • •      660
 ---pagebreak--- 61.03 .        1-ifcn ' u -.i.l usià'vr gar:.ont3 , iiiclu-iing
               collars , shirt fronts and cuff3                        9 33
62.02          Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen and
               kitchen linen ; curtains and other furnish­
               ing articles                                         8.9CO
      I should be gratbful if you " would indicate the agreement of your
Government to the foregoing .
     Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration <■
                                                    On behalf of the Council
                                                    of the European Cocr.ronit ic- ::
 ---pagebreak---                                                           Letter N° 2 .
                 'EXCHANGE OF LETTERS RELATING TO
               ARTICLE 3 OF     THE INTERIM AGREEMENT
           AND ARTICLE 3 OF TNE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
  Sir .
             I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter
 of today 's date worded as follows :
         . " In the course of the consultations held concerning Portuguese
 exports of textile products to the United Kingdom market , it was
 agreed that Portugal would take the necessary measures to ensure that
  its exports to the United Kingdom in 1977 of the following products
 do not exceed the levels indicated below :
 Common Customs                      Description                   Volume in
 la£2 f f heading N°_                         __          _        tonnes
 55.05                   Cotton yarn - not put up for retail
                         sale                                         5.850
 56.07                   Woven fabrics of man-made fibres
                         ( discontinuous or waste )                   3.500
 60.04                   Under garrrfeits , knitted or crocheted ,
                         not elastic nor rubberized                   2.000
                     è
 60.05      –            Outer garments and other articles ,
                         knitted tar crocheted , not elastic nor
                         rubberized                                   1.230
 61.01                   Men 's and boy 's outer garments             2.525
61.02                   Women 's , girls' and infanta' outer
                        garments                                       660
 ---pagebreak--- 61.03           Men 's and boys' under garment 's , including
                collars ,  shirt fronts and cuffs                             995
62,02           Bed linen , tablc linen , toilet linen cjvl
                kitchen linen ; curtains and oilier furnish­
                ing articles                                              8.900
      I should b^ grateful if you would indicate the agreement of your
Government to the foregoing".
      I have the honour to indicate tho agreement of my Government to
the foregoing .
      Please accept , Sir , the cussurance of n\v highest cone::.'Is - Mion .
                                                  For the Government of the
                                                     Portuguese Republic
 ---pagebreak--- joiimi ssion of the
Eu opean Communities
Directorate general
         for
 External Relations
                            ê
                                                                       0
               Your Excellency ,
                        In the exchange of letters dated             , Portugal undertook
               to take the necessary measures to ensure that its exports of certain
               textile products to the United Kingdom in 1977 did not exceed the
               levels fixed in the exchange of letters .
                        For those products , in particular , in respect of which Portugal
               takes the necessary measures to ensure that its exports tp the
               United Kingdom during 1977 9I0 not exceed a certain level , the Community
               confirms its intention of 'avoiding , as far as possible , the adoption
               of measures likely to aggravate the difficulties referred to by trie
               Portuguese Delegation .
                       To this end , the Community is ready to hold immediate consulta-
                                                           1
               tions with Portugal before Introducing third country duties in accor­
               dance with Article 2 < 1 ) of Protocol to the Agreement between the
               Community and Portugal .
                       Please 'accept
                                ' /
                                      , Your Excellency , the assurance of my highest
               consideration .
                                                                 Director-General
 ---pagebreak---                         ECPLANATORT MEMORANDUM
      The purpose of "the exchange of letters annexed to the draft regulation
is to give Portugal confirmation of the Community 's agreement to increase
the volume of the tariff quotas opened by Denmark for imports of certain
products of the papfer industry from Portugal .
 ---pagebreak---                         Proposal for a
                  COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No    /77
concluding the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Portuguese Republic concerning "tariff quotas for certain paper products
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Whereas it is necessary to conclude the Agreement in the form of an
exchange of letters relating to Article 4 ( 3) of the Interim Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic and
Article 4(3) of the Additional Protocol , both signed in Brussels on
20 September 197
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to Article 4\3 )
of the Interim Agreement between the European Eoonomic Community and the
Portuguese Republio and Article 4(3 ) of the Additional Protocol is hereby
concluded on behalf of the Community .
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation .
                              Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person
empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Artiole 1 and to confer on
                    • t
him powers he requires to bind the Community.
 ---pagebreak---                             Article 3
This Regulation shall eater ir+o force the day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation sh»ll be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in  all Member States *
Done at Brussels .
                                                   For the Council
                                                   The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                       Letter No 1
                             EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
relating to Article 4(3 ) of the EEC -Portugal Interim Agreement and
Article 4(3 ) of th^ EEC -Portugal Additional Protocol
Sir ,
      I have the honour to refer to the request made by the Portuguese
Delegation at the sixth meeting of the EEC-Portugal Joint Committee
for an increase in the volume of the zero-duty tariff quotas opened for
Portugal by Denmark under the terse of Article 4(3 ) of the EEC-Portugal , interim
Agreement and Article 4 ( 3 )„ of the EEC -Portugal , Additional Protocol .
      I would inform you that , for the period          1 January 1977 "to
31 December 1983 , Denmark can open the annual zero-duty tariff quotas
indicated below for the following products originating in Portugal t
    CCT                                                                    Volume
heading n°                        Description                     ]      in tonnes
                                                                   i
                                   . .                             ι
  48.01                Paper aftd paper-board ( including
                       cellulose wadding), machine-made ,
                       in rolls or sheets :
                       C. Kraft paper and kraft board :            |       3 000
                            ex II Other
                                - kraft liner
                            ex E. Other :
                            Bible paper , manifold ( thin
                            typing) paper , other printing                 4 000
                        •  paper and writing paper contain­
                            ing not more than 5$ of mechani­
                           cal wood pulp
                       Paper and paperboard consisting of
                       two or more layers of different
                       composition ( duplex, triplex ,
                       multiplex* etc .)                             ■ 0
  ex chapter 48        Pape.-? and panerboard ; articles of
                       paper pulp , of paper or of paper
                       board , with the exception of
                       - Products falling within subheading
                          48.01 A (newsprint )
  9
 ---pagebreak---                                         - 2 -
                                                                        I
       CCT                                                              i   Volume
            N°         '                    Description                 I in tonnée
                             - Kraft liner falling within subheading
                               ex 48.01 C II
                             - Products falling within subheading
                               48 .OI E ( other )
                             - Products falling within subheading
                               48.09
 1
    49.03                   Children 's picture books and painting
                            books                                             70
     49.05                  Kaps and h.yiro graphic and similar
                            charts of all kinds , including atlases ,
                            wall maps and topographical plans ,
                          ■ printed :
                            A. Printed globes ( terrestrial or
                               celfestial )
     49.07                  Unused postage , revenue and similar
                            stamps of current or new issue in the
                            country to which they are destined ;
                            stamp-impressed paper ; banknotes ,
                            stock , share and bond certificates
                            and similar documents of titles ;
                            cheque books :
                            A.  Postage , revenue and similar
                                stamps
                            C. Other :
                               II Other
    49.08                   Transfers ( Deealcomaniaç )
                      !
    49.09                   Picture postcards , Christmas and
                            other picture greeting cards ,
                            printed by any process , with or
                            without trimmings
    49.10                   Calendars of any kind , or paper or
                            paperboard , including calendar blocks
                                                                                         « i
    49.11                   Other printed matter , including printed
                            pictures and photographs :
                            B. Other                                    k
      I should oe grateful if you would indicate the agreement of your
Government to the foregoing .
     Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration .
   »                                                         On behalf of the Council of
                                                              the European Communities
 ---pagebreak---               I                   EXCHANGE OP LETTERS
              I
              !
relating to Article 4(3 ) of the EBC–Portugal Interim Agreement and
Artiole 4(3 ) of the EEC-Portugal Additional Protocol .
 ir ,
         I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today "g date
 orded as follows :
          " I have the honour to refer to the request cade by the Portugese
  Delegation at the sixth meeting of the EEC-Portugal Joint Committee
  for an increase in the volume of the zero-duty tariff quotas opened for
  Portugal by Denmark under tHe terms of Artiole 4(3) of the EEC-Portugal , Interim
   Agreement and Article 4 ( 3 ),.of the EEC-Portugal .
            I would inform you that , for the period          1 January 1977 "to
  31 December 1983 , Denmark oan open 'the annual zero-duty tariff quotas
  indicated below for the following products originating in Portugal :
         CCT                                                                   volume
  heading n°                            Description                          in tonnes
      43.01                   Paper and paper-board ( including
                              cellulose wadding), machine-made ,
       .
                              in rolls or sheets :
                       I
                              C. Kraft paper and kraft boardt                  3 000
                                                                         1
                                  ex II Other
                                      - kraft liner
                                  ex E. Other :
                                  Bible paper , manifold ( thin
                                                                               4 000
                                  typing) paper , other printing
                                  paper and writing paper contain­
                                  ing not more than 5?® of mechani-
                          '       cal wood pulp
                              Paper and^paperboard consisting of
                              two or more layers of different
                            ' composition (duplex, triplex,             I
                              multiplex eto .)                             Φ
                                                                         ι
      ex chapter 48           Paper and paperboard ; articles of
                              paper pulp , of paper or of paper
                              board , with the exception of
      9
                              - Products falling within subheading
                                480OI A (newsprint )
 ---pagebreak---        CCT                                                                Voluae
                                            Description                 in tocnes
                            - Kraft liner falling within subheading
                               ex 48.01 C II
                            - Products falling within subheading
                               48 C 01 S ( other )
                            - Products falling within subheading
                               48.09
    49 .0}                Children 's picture books and painting
                          books                                             70
    49.05                 Kaps and hydrographio and ciniilar
                          charts of all kinds , including atlases ,
                          wall maps and topographical plans ,
                          printed :
                          A. Printed globes ( terrestrial or
                               celestial )
                          Unused postage , revenue and similar
                           stamps of current or new issue in the
                           country to which they are destined ;
                           stamp-impressed paper ; banknotes ,
                           stock , share and bond certificateo
                           and similar documents of titles ;
                           cheque books :
                          Ao    Postage , revenue and similar
                                stamps
                           C. Other :
                               II Other
    49 .03                •Transfers ( Decalcomanias )-
    49.0?                  Picture postcards , Christmas and
                           other picture greeting cards ,
                           printed by any process , with or
                           without trimmings
    49.10                  Calendars of any kind , or paper or
                           paperboard , including calendar blocks
    49«U                   Other printed matter , including printed
                           pictures and photographs :
                           B « Other
     I should be grateful if you would indicate the agreement of your
Government to th® foregoimg,"
                                      »
     I have the honour to indicate the agreement of my Government to the
     foregoing#
     Please acoept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration .
  Ψ
                                                         For the Government of the
                                                           Portuguese Republio