CELEX: 51975PC0323
Language: en
Date: 1975-06-25
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL derogating from the definition of the concept of "originating products" in order to take account of the special situation of Mauritius with regard, to certain textile products (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                   Proposai for a
                          REGULATION ( EEC ) OP THE COUNCIL
          derogating from the definition of the concept of "originating
           products " in order to take account of the special situation
               of Mauritius with regard, to certain textile products
                    ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M( 75 ) 323 final
 ---pagebreak---                     EXPLANATORY NOTE
      Regulation ( EEC ) No 866/75 of 19 May 1975 has applied in the
Community Decision No k7/7^ of the Association Council which derogates
from the rules of origin in favour of certain textile products manu­
factured in Mauritius .
                  0
     But Article 7 of this Decision foresaw its application on a
temporary basis as far as quantities were concerned , until the appli­
cation of the trade provisions of the Convention which will follow
the Yaounde Convention .
     The Regulation which is being approved , which puts into force as from
1 July 1975 certain of the provisions of the Lom6 Convention on trade^
means that it is necessary to provide for the period of 1 July to
31 December - 1975 a new legal basis for the derogation given .
     This is the subject of the attached draft .
 ---pagebreak---                                Proposai fer a,
                   REGULATION ( EEC ) No        /75 of the Council
      derogating from the definition of the concept of " originating products "
      in order to take account of the special situation of Mauritius with
                        regard to certain textile products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Regulation ( EEC ) No                              has put into force
in anticipation as from 1 July 1975 1 certain of the provisions of the
ACP/EEC Convention of Lom£ signed on 28 February 1975 ; whereas the annex       1
to that Regulation concerning the definition of the concept of " originating
products " and of methods , of administrative cooperation provides in Article 27
certain adaptations of the rules of origin when the development of existing
industries or the creation of new industries necessitates derogations from
that annex ;             .
Whereas Decision No k7/7I* of the Association Council EEC/EAMA of 27 December
197^ stipulates that , in order to enable the industries concerned in
Mauritius to adapt th$ir production to conditions which comply with the
definition of the concept of " originating products ", textile products
manufactured in Mauritius and falling within tariff headings Nos 60.01 , 61.01 ,
61.02 , 61.03 , 61.04 , 61.07 , . 61.09 &nd 61.10 shall be considered as V origin­
ating products " within the limit of certain amounts and under certain
conditions ;
Whereas the adoption of Regulation ( EEC ) No                       makes it
necessary to '.repeat the measures laid down in Decision No kink of 27 Decern- .
ber 1974 ,                             •
 ---pagebreak---    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                         Article 1
       In derogation from the special provisions in List A annexed to Regulation
  (EEC) No                             putting into force in anticipation as from
 1 July 1975 certain of the provisions of the ACP/CEE Convention of Lome,
 concerning trade ,                 textile products manufactured in Mauritius and
 falling within Tariff heading Nos. 60.01 , 61.01 , 61.02 , 61.03 , 61.04, 61.07 ,
 61.09 and 61.10 shall te considered as products originating in Mauritius under
 the conditions set out hereinafter .
                                        Article 2
                          * 1                     i
      The derogation shall , for the period 1 July to 31 December 1975 , be limited
to the amounts specified below in respect, of the products concerned , to which
may be added, up. to a limit of 20 % for the same tariff heading, the quantities
not used in the course of the year 197^5 from the resulting total the quantities
which have benefited , upon presentation of an A.I.I , in the Community from a
preferential system in the period 1 January 1975 to 30 June 1975 , are deducted .
                                                                       Tôt al
 60.01     Knitted or crocheted fabric , not elastic or
           rubberized                                          260     ) 260 metric tons
 61.01    Mens * and boys' garments                            120     )
 61.02    Women 's , girls * and infants' outer garments       120    )
 6lv03                                                                    480 metric tons
          Mens' and Boys' under garments , including
          collars , shirt-fronts and cuffs                     120                   1;
61.04     Women 's , girls' and infants' under garments        120
61.07     Ties , bow ties and crava^es                          25   )
61.09     Corsets , corset-belts , su^pender-belts ,                 )•             1
         brassi&re's , braces , suspenders , garters and the         )
         like ( including such articles of knitted or                ) 60 metric tons
          crocheted fabric ), whether or not elastic            20   )
61.10    Gloves , mittens , stockings , socks and                   )
         sockettes , not being knitted or crocheted
         goods                                  .               15  )
                                                                    )
                                                                         oOO metric tons
                                                                                        y
 ---pagebreak---                                       Article   3
        The necessary measures shall be taken by the Mauritian authorities
in order to verify the quality and quantity of exports of the products
referred to in Article 2 .
                                                                           • •
                                      Article k
       Movement Certificates EUR.l issued pursuant to this Regulation shall
bear one of the following entries !
     ' "Originating products by virtu of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No            /75
       of                          1975 "
      . -"Marchandises réputées originaires en vertu du règlement ( CEE )
         no         /75 du Conseil du                     1975 "
       "Ursprungszeugnisse im Sinne der Verordnung ( EWG ) Nr .        /75 des
         Rates vom                  1975 "
       "Merci originarie in virtù del regolamento ( CEE ) n            /75
         del Consiglio , del                  1975 " '
       "Goederen van oorsprong uit hoofde van Verordening ( EEG )
         nr .      /75 van de 'Raad van              1975 "
       "Varer med oprindelsesstatus xn henhold til Rådets forordning
         ( EØF ) nr .     /75 , af                   1975 "
       This entry shall be in red ink under the heading "Observation".
                                        Article 5
                            «
       Should imports under this derogation give rise , or threaten to give
rise , to difficulties leading to a change in an economic situation in a
region of the Community , the latter may , pursuant to, Article 6' fo Council
Regulation ( EEC ) No                of                   , take or authorize the
Member State concerned to take the necessary protective measures .
 ---pagebreak---                                 - j» -
                             Article 6
      The following may continue to be used until 31 December 1975 :
- The Movement Certificates A.Y.I of the model previously used in the
  context of preferential trade between the Community and the African
  and Malgasy States ,
- For goods destined for importation into Ireland or the United Kingdom
  of Great Britain'and Northern Ireland , a certificate of the type
  previously used in the context of Commonwealth preferences .
                             Artikel 7
     This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1975-
     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
                                      Done at Brussels ,
                                      For'the Council
                                      The Président