CELEX: 51980PC0367
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Date: 1980-06-30 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to open negotiations with non-member countries which have concluded textile agreements with the Community for the purpose of adapting the said agreements to take account of the accession of Greece to the European Communities (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                             Recommendation for a
                                COUNCIL     DECISION
 authorizing the Commission to open negotiations with non-member countries
 which have concluded textile agreements with the Community for the purpose
 of adapting the said agreements to take account of the accession of Greece
                        to the European Communities
             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(80 ) 367 final
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                        EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.       Under Article 123 of the Act of Accession of the Hellenic Republic
         to the European Communities , Greece is. required to adopt from
         1 January 1981 . the full acquis communautai re in the field of
         textile trade poli cy .                                              -'    ;
       'This is to be done in accordance with the procedure agreed at              I !;
         meetings of the negotiating conference at deputy level between ' i !
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         the Community and Greece ( CONF/ GR /68/ 78 and CONf /GR / 30/78 ) .      j ;; 4
2 . ' In the textile field , the acquis communautaire consists of : ^ ' j I ;
        - External arrangements to regulate imports from 'low-cost
           supplying countries .   These take the form of bilateral
           agreements which are mostly valid until 31 December 1982 ,
           negotiated on the basis of the Multif+bre Arrangement and
           the Protocol extending it , and informal voluntary restraint
           arrangements with a number of countries linked to the
           Community by preferential agreements .
       ■- Internal arrangement s "global " Community and regional limits
           for the eight most senisitive products , with allowance for
           import growth allocated among the Member States according to          i
           a formule based on objectives criteria .     The agreements and
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           arrangements are administered on the basis of a unified
           nomenclature and classification covering all textile products .
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3.      Greece 's adoption of the acquis communautaire on textiles must
        not lead the supplying countries to call the agreements or
        arrangements into question .    This means in particular that the
        adjustments should not result in any undermining of their present
        position , notably in economic terms .
        But with a few exceptions Greece is not a significant importer
        of, textiles , and the structure of its imports differs considerably
        from that of the other Member States , because of both its own
        situation as a major textile producer , and the policy it has hitherto
        pursued , on textile imports .
 ---pagebreak--- Accordingly , the Commission wi 11 need negotiating directives which , while
conforming strictly to the principles and aims of the Community 's textile
trade policy , allow it a degree of flexibility in fixing the quota shares
for Greece .
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The Commission is aware that this operation which must be completed by
1 January 1981 could take some time accordingly it requests that the
Council adopts the annexed negotiating directives as sooc, as possible .
 ---pagebreak---    RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION
  TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE
   CONCLUDED TEXTILE AGREEMENTS WITH THE COMMUNITY FOR THE PURPOSE
  OF ADAPTING THE SAID AGREEMENTS TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE ACCESSION
  OF GREECE TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , .
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the-^uropean Economic'
  Community , and in particular Article 113 thereof ,               ;
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  Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ,
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  Whereas the Community has concluded with certain non-member countries
  bilateral agreements and arrangements on trade in textiles ;
  whereas those agreements and arrangements' should be adapted to
 take account of the accession of Greece to the European Communi­
  ties and negotiations opened for that purpose with the countries
  in question ,                                    "                  j '     '
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS     :
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                          Sole Artide
 The Commission is hereby authorized to enter into negotiations with all
  countries which have signed bilateral textile agreements or arrangement ?
  for the purpose of adapting the said agreements or arrangements to            j
  take account of the accession of the Hellenic Republic t d the                i
  European Communities .          ' _ '                                     ^
 The Commission shall conduct the negotiations in accordance with
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 the directives annexed to this Decision and in consultation with
 the special committee provided for in Article 113 of the Treaty .
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 Represeritati ves of the Hellenic Republic may participate in meetings
 as observers .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                  ANNEX  I
                          Negotiating directives
1.      Basi c principles
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        - In order to avoid demands by the supplier countries for a
   • ,     comprehensive renegotiation of the textile agreements , it
           will be necessary at least to maintain the current position ,
           notably in economic terms .
        - If the countries concerned refused adjustments to the agree­
           ments , it could be necessary to apply Article 123 ( 2 ) of the
           Act of Accession of the Hellenic Republic'to the European
           .      ...     (1)
           Communities .
2.      Countries concerned                          ■     /   •      '
      - All countries having concluded with the Community bilateral
        agreements or 'arrangements which will be in force on 1 - January
        1981 ( Annexe II ).   In the case of the preferential countries
        concerned ( Portugal ,, Malta , Morocco and Egypt ), the adjustment
        will have to take into account , so far as the substance is con­
        cerned , the special status of these countries' trade relations
        with the Community , while the timetable will have to be . drawn up
        in the light of the current negotiations for the conclusion of      '
        additional protocols to the comprehensive agreements Linking them
        with the Community .      '                     .                   '
                                    /
3.      Detailed provisions      „                •
      'The following adjustments will be necessary :
( 1 ).
        Sr.ouLd these - Protocols not have been concluded by 1 January 1981 ,
        the Community shall take measures designed to deal with this
        situation concerning the necessary transitional adjustments to
        ensure that Agreements are implemented by ^ he Community ."
 ---pagebreak---  External elements        ( MFA countries )
 1.  Basket extractor
      Co^i"uni ty                                            i                  K
     Basket extractor levels for '1982 should be worked out on the -
      basis of total EEC imports including , exceptionally ^ 1980
      EEC imports originating in Greece , so as to allow the non-
      member countries concerned to retain the economic value of
      their entitlements .      In practice the basket extractor level
      for 1981 and 1982 will be 102.5 % ( or 102 % ) - rather than '
      the present figure of 100 % - of the percentage of ifotal           \,
      1980 extra-EEC imports , including those from Greece ,f which
      is used as the basis for the calculation .
      Régional
      The regional basket extractor threshold for Greece will be 2.5 %
      ( or 2 % ) of the Community basket extractor threshold as defined
      above .
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ii .  Establishment of limits v           ' '  •    , •  •
      A'llmit will be set for Greece wherever the agreements currently
      provide for a Community limit allocated among all the Member ,
      States .
      These quota shares will be based on existing trade patterns .
      But they cannot be smaller than th <; figure given by the theoretical
                   (1 )
      calculation       (5 % of 2.5 . % - or JI '/. - of the Community limit ),
      it being understood that this figure too may not fall below certain
      threshold levels (2 tonnes or 2.000 pieces ) under which the shares
      would be quite meaningless in economic terms .
      A regional limit may be set for Greece where there is no Community
      quota but the existing trade flow is appreciably above the basket
      extractor threshold and there are verifiable economic grounds
       for such a Umit .                                        i
  1 Cf. the formula used in the 1977 negotiations .
 ---pagebreak---     • iii    Reference levels
             To take account of the characteristics of Greece 's textile import
             policy prior to accession the reference levels will be calculated
             on the basis of the arithmetical average of 1977 , 1978 and 1979 .
             performance levels .    Exceptions to this rule "for special cases,
             will have to be made on a pragmatic basis.' .            i
    iiii .   Growth rates
  -          As a rule the 1981 limits for Greece wi.ll be established on the
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             basis of the reference levels ( see 3.(b ) 3 .) plus 2 x 6
             The rate of growth from 1981 to 1982 to be applied to the Greek
              limits should be the same as the average Community growth rates
           . for the various categories of products .
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    External elements      ( preferential countries )
    With the exception of para , i , the provisions of 'paras . b)ii , iii , iiii
    shall app ly,gi ven that a more favourable regime should be granted to
    these partners .
.     The following operations could also be carried out at the same time as !
      the negotiations :        -
                                                                   •                   1
      .. Updating of the global Community ceilings for 1981 and 1982 .
       . Estobl i shment of global regional cei lings for Greece~-for 1981 and       '
         1982 .    •              '                   •
       . Inclusion of Greece in the burden sharing formula .      Applying the
         criteria used for the other Member States / Greece ' s . share would be
         somewhere "in the 2-2,5 '/. bracket .     v
 ---pagebreak---                 LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES HAVING CONCLUDED
                      AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS
Bilateral agreements
Argentins      < •                          Bulgari a
Brazi l         4                           Hungary
Colombia                                    Poland
Guatemala                                   Romania
Haiti                                       Yugoslavia
Mexi co                                     China
Peru                                      - Egypt
Uruguay
South Korea
Hong Kong    4
Macao
Indonesi a
Malaysia
Phi lippmes
Singapore
Thaï land
Bang ladesh
Indi a
Paki stan
Sri Lanka
Informal arrangements
Morocco
Portugal
Egypt
Malta
        ;