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TO IMMEDIATE UKREP BRUSSELS TELNO 2100 OF 14 NOVEMBER
YOUR TELNO 6762: ARTICLE 113 COMMITTEE : TEXTILES: DRAFT MODEL AGREEMENT OBJECTIVE
1. TO ENSURE THAT THE DRAFT MODEL AGREEMENT PROVIDES ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR THE BRITISH TEXTILE INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY IN THE MATTERS OF COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL TRIGGERS.
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2. THE UK HAS GIVEN CAREFUL STUDY TO THE DRAFT MODEL AGREEMENT AND THE COMMISSION PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES NECESSARY TO FACILITATE HEGOTIATION. THE UK'S ATTITUDE IS CONDITIONED BY THE FOLLOWING OVERALL CONSIDERATIONS :
1) PROVISIONS WHICH WERE AGREED BY MINISTERS WHEN THEY ACCEPTED THE NEGOTIATING DIRECTIVES ($1509/77) MUST BE RETAINED. WE ATTACH PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO THE RETENTION OF THE LOWER COMMUNITY TRIGGER FOR GROUP 11 PRODUCTS,
11) IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT PROVISION BE MADE FOR THE OPERATION OF REGIONAL TRIGGERS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF PRODUCTS FROM BASKETS FOR ALL GROUPS WHEN A MEMBER STATE'S IMPORTS REACH ITS THEORETICAL SHARE OF WHATEVER COMMUNITY TRIGGER IS FINALLY AGREED?
111) THERE MUST DE NO OWING BETWEEN PRODUCTS WITHIN GROUP
AND SWING BETVSEH ANY GROUPS MUST BE SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR AGREEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. WE UNDERSTAND THIS WAS NOW BEEN ACCEPTED.
3. PROVIDED ARTICLE 8 OF THE DRAFT MODEL AGREEMENT MEETS THE ADOVE
PRINCIPLES, THE UK 13 PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE REVISED TEXTS OF ARTICLES 3 AND 6.
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