RESTRICTED
SPECIFICALLY, THE COUNCIL IS INVITED TO DECIDE TO ADOPT BY 31
DECEMBER 1973 A PROGRAMME OF MEASURES AND A TIME-TABLE FOR REDUCT
OVER A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD THE DISPARITY IN THE SIZE OF NATIONAL
QUOTA SHARES WITHIN THE OVERALL COMMUNITY QUOTA AS A PRELIMINARY
TO THE ABOLITION, AFTER A FURTHER TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, OF ALL
NATIONAL SUB-DIVISION OF COMMUNITY QUOTAS.
ENDS,
3. SECOND BEGINS:
EXPLANATORY MOTE ON TEXTILES IN THE COMMUNITY'S GENERALISED SYSTEM
OF PREFERENCES,
TARIFF PREFERENCES FOR TEXTILES CANNOT BE CONSIDERED IN ISOLATION
FROM ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF TEXTILE TRADE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. IN PARTICULAR THEY CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AS HAVING NO CONNEXION WITH THE
APPLICATION OF QUANTATATIVE RESTRICTIONS AGAINST THE GOODS FOR WHICH TARIFF PREFERENCES ARE ACCORDED, IT IS TO BE NOTED THAT THE GRANTING OF TARIFF PREFERENCES WOULD SERVE TO INCREASE THE ALREADY MARKED
DISPARITIES IN THE LEVEL OF IMPORTS OF TEXTILES ALLOWED INTO THE
INDIVIDUAL MEMBER STATES OF THE COMMUNITY. IT FOLLOWS THERFORE THAT
THERE IS A DIRECT CONNEXION BETWEEN THE TARIFF PREFERENCES TO BE
ACCORDED FOR IMPORTS OF TEXTILES AND THE DECISION WHICH THE COUNCIL
IS INVITED TO TAKE SQUARE BRACKETS BEGIN ..... SQUARE BRACKETS END
CONCERNING THE ADOPTION BY 31 DECEMBER 1973 OF A PROGRAMME OF
MEASURES AND A TIME-TABLE FOR REDUCING OVER A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD
THE DISPARITY IN THE SIZE OF NATIONAL QUOTA SHARES WITHIN THE
OVERALL COMMUNITY QUOTA AS A PRELIMINARY TO THE ABOLITION AFTER
A FURTHER TRANSITIONAL PERIOD OF ALL SUB-DIVISION OF COMMUNITY
QUOTAS.
ENDS.
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