CELEX: 51978PC0370
Language: en
Date: 1978-07-20
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION OPENING AN ADDITIONAL QUOTA FOR THE IMPORTATION INTO ITALY OF WOVEN FABRICS OF FLAX FROM POLAND (Submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                               COM(78)370 final
                                               Brussels . 20 July 1978
                                PROPOSAL FOR
         A COUNCIL DECISION OPENING AN ADDITIONAL QUOTA FOR THE
             IMPORTATION INTO ITALY OF WOVEN FABRICS OF FLAX
                                FROM POLAND
                (Submitted to the Council by the Commission)
                 i
C 01.1(78 ) 370 final
 ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM
1,           On. 15 June the Italian Government , in accordance with Article
3 of Council Deoision 75/210/SEC of 27 March 1975 on unilateral import
arrangements in respect of Btate-trading countries ,         notified the
other Member States and the Commission . of ills request for the following
amendment to the unilateral import arrangements applied in Italy in
respeot of Polands
       – exceptional opening of an additional quota of Lit 100 million
            for woven fabrics of flax ( CCT 54«05)j
       – limitation for 1978 on the utilization of quota No 22 in Annex V(f)
            of Decision 77/809/SEC,      to Lit 765 million ( outer and under
            garments for men, women and children).
2.          Italy 's request calls for the following comments :
       – the additional Lit 100 millioA quota requested by Italy , which
            corresponds to approximately 20 t,' is exceptional and will
            therefore not be renewed automatically next year ;
       – the increase in imports of woven fabrics of flax is counterbalanced
            by an equivalent reduction in imports of more sensitive products
            ( outer and under garments for men, women and children);
       – quotas for the importation into Italy of textiles from East
         • European countries have risen only vary sporadically and slightly
            over the last four years,. Since 1974 » the Italian quota for woven
            fabrics of flax from Poland has bsen increased from Lit 330 million
            to only Lit 340 million, in epita of the fall in the Italian
            currency*          '
 ( l ) 0oJ + Ko« L«?9j 21« 4*1975
 (?) 0oJ. ïïo. L„360, 31.12,1977
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 ---pagebreak--- 3.       Since Italy 's recrc-eat toes not pose any particular economic
problomSf the Commission could have decided on the necessary measures
itself , tmdar Article 5(l )      Decision 75/210/SE;C„
However, since negotiations were authorized in the textile fields between
Poland end the Comanmity ^ in accordance with the first paragraph of
Article 7 of the Decision , only the Council is able to adopt the
amendment in question,,
4.       Accordingly, the Commission proposes that the Counoils
   – adopt the annexed draft decision ;
   -  authorize its publication in the Official Journal of the European
      Conmranities .
 ---pagebreak---                         PROPOSAL   FOR  A
                   COUNCIL   DECISION   OF
     OPENING AN ADDITIONAL QUOTA FOR TKS IMPORTATION INTO
      ITALY OF WOVEN FABRICS OF FLAX PftOM POLAND
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 ,
WHEREAS Annex V(f) - Poland to Council Decision 77/809/EEC of 20 December 1977
for 1978 the import quotas laid down by Decision 75/210/EEC on unilateral ( l )
import arrangements in respect of State-trading countries (2 ), establishes
for Italy, inter alia, a quota (H° 20) of Lit 34-0 million , for the
importation of unbleached woven fabrics of flax, etc., arid a quota (No » 22 )
of Lit 865 million, for the importation of outer and under garments for
men, women and ohildrem
  WHEREAS under Article 3 of Decision 75/210/eeCL
  Italy has requested the exceptional opening for 1978 of an additional
  quota of Lit 100 million f r the importation of woven fabrics of flax
  and also the exceptional reduction for I978 of the" said quota Eo 22 from Lit '
  865 million . to Lit 765 million ?.
  WHSHEA3 in these circumstances Italy 's      si;" does act glvsn rise to any partic
  lar            problems, and the ne»^8^d«eired' ehou'id' tharafora' be "adopted ,
          ro          31.12.1377.'     U
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                         WHEREAS the Council has authorized negotiations for
the conclusion of a textile agreement with Poland s whereas consequently , under
Article 7 of Council I>eciRion_75/2lb/El!D _oV_22J?a^h_1375 or unilateral ....
import arrangements in respect of state– trading countries        ,
Member States may no longer implement measures amending their import
arrangements ia^respeot of Poland for textile products , without a       _
prior Bacision being adopted by the * Council under Article     _
113 of the Treaty ?                      .  ..     .
  HAS . ADOPTED THIS      DECISION :  ■                    \
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                             Article 1 *
 '1. By Way of exception sfor 1978, Italy shall open an additional quota
  of Lit 100 million for the importation of woven fabrics of flax sailing within
  position Ifo 5405 of tha Common Customs Tariff.
  2 . By way of exception , for 1978, quota No 22 "in Annex V (f)7 ""
  to Decision 77/809/EEC shall be reduced from Lit '865 million to Lit
  765 million.
                             Artide 2
            This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic .
  Done at                  ,
                                            For the Counoil
                                            The President
( 2) 0,J,,ïïo L.99r 21.4.1975 , p9 7                     ■
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