CELEX: 51977PC0217
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Date: 1977-05-23
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) maintaining the arrangements making the importation into Italy of certain woven fabrics of cotton and certain woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres originating in the Kingdom of Thailand subject to authorization(submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                     Proposal for a                              (
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              maintaining the arrangements making the importation into Italy
     of certain woven fabrics of cotton and certain woven fabrics of
        >     synthetic textile fibres originating in the Kingdom of Thailand
                              subject to authorization
                               /
                       ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
CCM(77 ) 217 final*
 ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 1.    In a Note Verba le of 24 February 1975 the Community proposed to Thailand
that negotiations be opened for the conclusion of a bilateral agreement
on trade in textile products , in accordance with the provisions of the
Arrangement regarding International Trade in Textiles , and in particular
Article 4 thereof .
An initial round of negotiations took place last January ,          following a
second round of negotiations , which took place from 25 to 29 April 1977,
the two delegations came to an agreement .         A draft agreement based on
Article 4 of the MFA was initialled on 2 May 1977 .
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2.     Between the two rounds of negotiations , given the disruption of the
market in Italy in the sector of woven fabrics of cotton and woven fabrics
of synthetic textile fibres - a situation which was being worsened by the increase
in imports of the products in question originating in Thailand - the Community
had to adopt immediate protective measures under Article 12 of Regulation
                       (1 )
( EEC ) No . 1439 / 74      .  Accordingly , by Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No .
808/ 77 of 21 April 1977^^, amended by Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No .
     979 /77 0f 5 .             May 1977 ^^, the importation into Italy of the
products in question originating in Thailand were made subject to authorization ,
the issue of authorizations being such that imports in the period 1 March 1977
to 31 December 1977 do not exceed 1,521,000 Kg . as regards woven fabrics
of cotton and 2,141,000 Kg . as regards woven fabrics of synthetic textile
fibres ( discontinuous or waste ), unbleached or bleached .
3.     Article 12 ( 6 ) of Regulation 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 replace the emergency measures adopted
by the Commission .
(1 )   O.J. N. L 159 , 15.6.1974 , p . 1
(2)    O.J. No . L 98 , 22.4.1977, p . 8
(3)    O.J. No . L 1 1 6 , 7.5.77, p . 12
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It must be pointed out that Commission Regulations adopted pursuant to
Article 12 of Regulation ( EEC ) No . 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 this
proposal for a regulation ,, the purpose of which is to confirm the
measures adopted by the Commission regulationref erred to in point 2
above .
                                   *
                               *        *
In view of the agreement with Thailand which has been negotiated
in the meantime , when the Council comes to adopt the import arrangements
for textile products originating in that country in implementation of
that agreement ( a proposal to that effect will be submitted by the
Commission in the very near future ), the measures in question will be
incorporated in the arrangements so adopted .
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              COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No .        / 77
                                of        1977
maintaining the arrangements making the importation into Italy of
certain woven fabrics of cotton and certain woven fabrics of synthetic
textile fibres originating in the Kingdom of Thailand subject to authorization
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
                           (1 )
common rules for imports        , 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 ,
                                                             (2)
Whereas by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 808 / 77 of 21 April 1977     and amending
Regulation ( EEC ) No. 979 /77 of 5.5.7^^, the Commission introduced arrangements
making the importation into Italy of certain woven fabrics of cotton and
certain woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres originating in the Kingdom
of Thailand subject to authorization ;
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 31 December 1977 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                             Article 1
The arrangements making the importation into Italy of certain woven
fabrics of cotton and certain woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres
originating in the Kingdom of Thailand subject to authorization , as
adopted by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 808 / 77 of 21 April 1977 and amended by
Regulation ( EEC ) No . 979 / 77 of 5.5 .    1977, shall remain applicable
until 31 December 1977 .
(1 ) O.J. No . L 159 , 15.6.1974 , p. 1
(2)  O.J. No . L 98 , 22.4.1977 , p. 8
(3 ) O.J. No . L 116 , 7.5 . 1977, p . 12
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                   )
This Regulation shall enter into 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 Brussels .                                For the Counci I
                                                   The President