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MY TELNO GUIDANCE 169 OF 12 AUGUST AND CAIRO TELNO 696 OF 7 SEPT-
EMBER
FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS WITH MEMBER STATES ABOUT ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS,
THE COMMISSION ANNOUNCED A FURTHER PACKAGE OF MEASURES ON 10 AUGUST. THESE WERE INTRODUCED BY MEANS OF A COMMISSION REGULATION (NO 1860/77) AND WERE ANNOUNCED IN THE UK ON 25 AUGUST (ALTHOUGH DETAILS OF LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS HAVE STILL TO BE FINALISED). THE PACKAGE WAS ENDORSED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON 20 SEPTEMBER.
2. THE NEW MEASURES INCLUDE THREE NEW QUOTAS FOR THE UK COVERING THE
PERIOD AUGUST DECEMBER 1977:-
(A)
(B)
COTTON CLOTH FROM EGYPT (55.09)
THE UK HAS A QUOTA OF 375 TONNES. IMPORTS IN 1976 WERE 660 TONNES AND IN JANUARY JUNE 1977 WERE 344 TONNES. (IT IS
NOT YET CLEAR WHETHER THE EGYPTIAN AUTHORITIES WILL BE PREPARED TO ADMINISTER THIS QUOTA AND ENQUIRIES ARE BEING MADE THROUGH THE EMBASSY IN LONDON)
PULLOVERS FROM SINGAPORE (EX 60.05)
THE COMMISSION REGULATION ESTABLISHED A QUOTA FOR THE UK OF 1,410,000 PIECES. IMPORTS IN 1976 WERE 2,063,724 PIECES AND IN JANUARY JUNE 1977 WERE 1,829,000 PIECES. HOWEVER. IN SUBSEQUENT CONSULTATIONS WITH THE SINGAPORE AUTHORITIES IN BRUSSELS, A REVISED FIGURE OF 1,650,000 PIECES WAS AGREED. AND SINGAPORE HAS AGREED TO EXPORT-ADMINISTER THE QUOTA, (C) - DRESSES AND SKIRTS FROM INDIA (EX 61.02)
THE UK HAS A QUOTA OF 614,000 ITEMS AND THE COMMISSION HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THIS COVERS HANDLOOM AND MILLMADE GARMENTS.
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