CELEX: 51975PC0608
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Date: 1975-12-01
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION EXTENDING, IN RESPECT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE TIME LIMIT PROVIDED FOR IN THE ACT OF ACCESSION FOR RETAINING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF FLAX OR RAMIE YARN IN RESPECT OF STATE-TRADING COUNTRIES (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                Brussels , 1 December 1975
           PROPOSAL FOE A COUNCIL DECISION EXTENDING , IN RESPECT OP
          THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE TIME LIMIT PROVIDED FOR IN THE ACT
           OP ACCESSION FOR RETAINING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON
          IMPORTS OP FLAX OR RAMIE YARN IN RESPECT OP STATE-TRADING
                                  COUNTRIES
                 ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
  COM(75 ) 608 final
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLAÎTATORY MEMORANDUM
1.      According to the first subparagraph of paragraph 3(c ) of
Chapter VI in Annex VII to the Act of Accession the United Kingdom
arid Ireland may, notwithstanding Council Regulation (EEC) No. 109/70^,
retain quantitative restrictions on imports from state-trading coun­
tries of flax or ramie yarn , whether or not put up for retail sale .
        In the second subparagraph of paragraph 3(c ) of Chapter VI
in the same Annex to the Act of Accession it is st4t6d that the above
time limit may , if necessary , be extended by decision of the Council
acting by qualified majority , on a proposal from the Commission , up
to and including 31 Decenber 1977 *
2.      On 23 October 1975 "the United Kingdom Government informed the
Commission that it wished to retain the quantitative restrictions
in question until 31 December 1977 in view of the difficulties still
being experienced by the textile industry concerned in the United
Kingdom .
3.      In view of the above the Commission believes that the extension
of the time limit in question , as desired by the United Kingdom Govern­
ment , may be considered favourably.
4.      The Commission therefore proposes that the Council adopt the
decision of which a draft is attached hereto .
l ) Sec O.J. No . L 19 of 26 January 1970 , p. 1
 ---pagebreak---                                      PROPOSAL FOR
       A COUNCIL DECISION EXTENDIMS          UTRESPECT ' OP THE^UNITED KINGDOM,
       THE TIME" LIMIT JPftOVIDED' FOR ".^EIT -CCH32* ACT OP AC-C'SSSIOITFOR RE- /
       TAIKING.'.^/iNTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS'' GST BIPOBTS . OP PLAXT .OK.'BllCtE
       YARN IN RESPECT OP ''STATSM^C'lNG ' COUNTRIES
THE OOULICIL OF THE EUHOH?uiII COIŒITIES .
Having regard to the Act of Accession , and in particular the second
 subparagraph of paragraph 3(c ) of Chapter VI in Annex VII thereto ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas the first subparagraph of the said paragraph 3(c ) entitles
the United Kingdom and Ireland, notwithstanding ooranon rules for 'importa
No. 109/70^ of 19 December 1969 establishing common rules for imports
from state-trading countries , to retain quantitative restrictions
up to and including 31 December 1975 on imports from state-trading
countries of flax or ramie yarn , not put up for retail sale ( CCT
heading No 54^03 ) and flax or ramie yarn put up for retail sale
 ( CCT hoading No 54 . 04 );
Whereas in view of the economic difficulties still being experienced
by the United Kingdom in this industry , the above time limit should
be extended up to and including 31 December 1977 in respect of that
Member State ; ■
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
l ) O.J. No . L 19 , 26 January 1970 , p. 1
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                                SOLE ARTICLE . ' .
        The time limit specified in the first subparagraph of paragraph
3(c ) of . Chapter VI in Annex VII to the Act of Accession is herety
ext ended in respect of the United Kingdom from 31 December 1975 to'
31 December 1977 *
        This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
                   Done at
                                       For the Councxl
                                        The Président