CELEX: 51975PC0043
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Date: 1975-02-14
Title: Proposal for a Régulation (EEC) of the Council on the implementation of Decision No 47/74 of the EEC-AAMS Association Council derogating until the entry into force of the Agreement replacing the Yaoundé Convention and at the latest until I 31.12.1975 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 by the Council by the Commission)

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                                                        COM(75)43 final .
                                                Bruxelles , 14 february 1975
                        Proposai for a
                Régulation ( EEC ) «f the Council                            >
             on the implementation of Decision No 47/74 of
   the EEC-AAMS Association Council derogating until the entry into force
of the Agreement replacing the Yaoundé Convention and at the latest until
 I
   31.12.1975 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 t« the Council by the Commission )
   COMC75 ) k3 final .
 ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY NOTE
     On 27 December 197 H , the Council of Association set up by the
Yaunde Convention approved by the written procedure the text of
Decision No ^7/7 ^ introducing a derogation to the definition of the
concept of " originating products " in order to take account of the
particular situation of Mauritius and concerning some products of the
textile industry .
     This text has to be put into application in the Community .
     Additionally , as the date of the application of Decision No ^7/7 ^
was fixed for 1 January 1975i it is necessary to include this date
for the coning into force of this Regulation .
     This is the reason for the attached draft .
 ---pagebreak---                                Proposai for a
                       Régulation ( EEC) of the Counoil
            i
              on the implementation of Decision No **7/74 of
  the EEC-AAMS Association Council derogating until the entry into force
of the Agreement replacing the Yaounde Convention and at the latest until
  31.12.1975 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
   and in particular Article 113 thereof ;
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;                    '
                                             Î                         : 1
   Whereas the Association Council set up under the Convention of : Association
   between the European Economic Community and the African and Malagasy States
   associated with that Community has adopted Decision No 47/74 derogating
   until the entry into force of the Agreement replacing the Yaounde Conven­
   tion and at the latest until 31 December 1975        from the definition of the
   concept of originating products in order to take account of of the special
          '
   situation of Mauritius with regard to certain textile products ;
   Whereas it is necessary in accordance with Article 46 of the said Convention
   to implement this Decision ,
                                           1 ■ ■   .                  1 1
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                 »
                                    Article 1
        For the purpose of implementing the Convention of Association between
   the European Economio Community and the African and Malagasy States asso­
   ciated with that Community , Decision No 47/74 of the Association Council as
                                         i ;                          r
   annexed to this Regulation shall apply in the Community .
 ---pagebreak---                             Article 2
     This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Community .
     This Regulation shall apply with effeot from 1 January 1975 .
     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States .
                                         Done at Brussels ,
                                         For the Council
                                          The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                        . ANNEX
                         • DECISION No g 7 / 7
                     # •
                 OF THE EEC-AÂSM ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
         '   .           OF 27 DECEMBER 197 ^
           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 ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ,
Having regard to the Convention of Association between the ;
European Economic Community and the African and Malagasy
States associated with the Community , signed on 29 July 1969 >
and in particular Article 10(2 ) and Article 62(2 ) thereof ;
                                                                 *
                                                        I é if • • •
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas an Association Agreement concerning the accession of
Mauritius to the Convention of Association \* as signed at
Port Louis on 12 May 1972 ; whereas that Agreement contains the
application to Mauritius of Decisions of the Association
Council on the definition of the concept of " originating
products ", and in particular of Decision No 36 / 71 ;
Whereas , however , "in order' to take into account the special
situation of Mauritius , and in order to enable the industries
concerned to adapt their production to conditions which comply
                                            i
with the definition of the concept of " originating products ",
                                      /
Decision No 46 / 73 of the Association Council stipulates that
until 31 December 197 ^ textile products manufactured in ;
Mauritius and falling within Tariff headings Nos 60-01 ,
60-02 , 60-0*1 , 60-05 , 61-01 , 61-02 , 61-03 , 61-01 , 61-07 , : .
61-09 , and 61-10 shall be considered as " originating products "
within the limit of certain amounts ;
Whereas the Government of Mauritius has presented a request
that from 1 January 1975 the definition in Decision No 36/ 7-1
in respect of certain textile products manufactured in that
Associated State shall be suspended for a maximum period of
one year ;
Whereas the setting up of spinning-mills in Mauritius has been
delayed for reasons connected with the supply of building
materials , and whereas therefore , certain of that Associated
State ' s ; ^textile products do not yet meet the criteria laid
down by the definition of the concept of " originating
products " in the relations between the EEC and the AASM ;
Whereas consequently , the derogation under Decision No 16 / 73 . .
should be prolonged for a limited period ;                       •
 ---pagebreak---  HAS DECIDED AS POLLOWS :
                                Article 1               ' •
       In derogation from the special provisions m List A
 annexed to Decision No 36 / 71 on the definition of the concept .
 of " originating products " and on the methods of administrative
 co-operation , textile products manufactured in Mauritius and
 falling within the Tariff heading Nos 60.02 , 60.06 , 60.06 , 61.01 ,
 61.02 , 61.03 , 61.04 , 6l.07 * 61.09 and 61.10 shall be considered
As products originating in Mauritius under the conditions set
out hereinafter .
                                Article 2
                                »■■■■.– – .M ■ 1 ■ - 1.     .       ,
       The , derogation shall , for the year 1975 > be limited to the
amounts specified below in respect of the products concerned :
                                                                 Total
  60.01      Knitted or crocheted fabric , not elastic
             nor rubberized                                   260 )
                                                                  y
  60.02      Gloves , mittens and mitts , knitted or              ) 510
             crocheted , not elastic nor rubberized            50 ) metric
                                                                  ) tons
  60.0l|     Under garments , knitted or crocheted ,
             not elastic nor rubberized                       200 )
. 60.05      Outer garments , clothing accessories ,              ) 200
             and other articles , knitted or                  200 ) metric
             crocheted , not elastic nor rubberized               ) tons
 ---pagebreak---                                                              Total
 61.01     Men's and boys' outer sarments               120   )
                                                              \
 61.02     Women 's , girls' and infants' outer                ) H80
           garments                                     120    ) metric
 61.03     Men 's and boys' under garments , includ­           ) tons
           ing collars , shirt-fronts and cuffs         120
                                                               \
                                                                )
                                                                      *
                             i
                                                               /
 61.04     Women's , girls' and mfants' under                  )
           garments                                     120     )
 bl . 07   Ties , bow ties and cravats                   25     )
                                                                \
                                                                /
 61.09     Corsets , corset-belts , suspender-belts ,           )
           brassieres , braces , suspenders , garters        J . *
           and the like ( including such articles of          ' ) 60
           knitted or crocheted fabric ), whether or        . ) metric
           not elastic                                   20 ) tons
                                                                \
                                                             v
 bl 1 10   Gloves , mittens , mitts , stockings , socks       )
           and sockettes , not being knitted or                 )
           crocheted goods                               15 )
                                                              ;• 1250
                                                                  metric
                                                                  tons
       In addition , if , for one of the tariff headings mentioned
in the table in Article 2 of Decision No 46 / 73 » the quantity
fixed has not been reached during 197 ^ the quantities not used
up during that year may be . used in 1975 to the extent of 20#
of the quantity fixed for the same tariff heading .
                                       #
                               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 .
 ---pagebreak---                                     Article II
       Movement certificates AY 1 issued -pursuant to this
 Decision shall bear one of the follov/ing entries :
       " originating products by virtue of Association Council
         Decision No M 7 /7 ^ " .                          ' '     ,
       "marchandises réputées originaires en vertu de la
         décision n° *17 / 74 du conseil d' Association ".
       "Ursprungserzeugnisse im Sinne des Beschlusses
         Nr '17 / 74 des Assoziationsrats ".                   ■ ■
       "merci orginairie in virtù della decisione
         n . *4 7 /7 ^ del Consiglio di associazione ".
       " goederen van oorsprong uit hoofde van besluit
         nr . f1 7 / 7 4 van de Associatieraad ".       -       .    '
       " varer med oprindelsestatus i henhold til (
         Associeringeradets afgørelse nr . *17 / 74 "•
       This entry shall be in red ink under the heading
." observations "*                         <
         I-                         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 16 ( 2 ) of the , Convention of
 Association , take or authorize the Member State concerned
 to tak?< the necessary protective measures .
                                    Article 6
       The associated' States , the Member States and the Community
 shall be required , each to the extent to which they are con­
 cerned , to take the necessary steps to implement this Decision .
 ---pagebreak---                               - 6 -
                            Article 7
     This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1975 *
     It shall apply prorata temporis , as far as the quantities
are concerned , until the trade provisions of the convention
which is to succeed the Convention of 29 July 1969 are
                      ' *      1                                 ^
applied , and until 31 December 1975 at the latest .
            1                      Done at Brussels , 27 December 197 ^
                                    The President of the Association Council
                                 »
                                              Doralta DJIRAIBAYE