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APPANGEMENTS WITH REGARD TO STATE-TRADING COUNTRIES.
ARTICLE 3 OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED DECISION SPECIFIES THAT THE IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR TEXTILE PRODUCTS ARE PROVISIONAL AND THAT
THE COUNCIL WILL ADOPT THE FINAL IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THESE
PRODUCTS NOT LATER THAN 1 MARCH 1978.
THE COMMISSION SERVICES HAVE NOTED WITH REGRET THAT THE ANNEXES
TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 20 DECEMBER 1977, AS THEY HAVE BEEN
PUBLISHED IN TRADE AND INDUSTRY', DO NOT EXACTLY CORRESPOND TO
THOSE DECIDED BY THE COUNCIL. THE DESCRIPTIONS AND AMOUNTS OF
CERTAIN QUOTAS ARE NOT THOSE WHICH ARE SET OUT IN THE ANNEXES TO
THE COUNCIL DECISION.
MOREOVER, ALTHOUGH THE BREAKDOWN OF SENSITIVE PRODUCTS IN ANNEX I AT LEAST PARTIALLY COINCIDES WITH THE COMMISSION'S WISHES, ITS
PUBLICATION BEFORE A FINAL COUNCIL DECISION HAS BEEN REACHED
RUNS THE RISK OF PREJUDICING THE FINAL ARRANGEMENT WHICH MAY BE
REACHED IN THE COUNCIL.
DIFFICULTIES, WOULD OBVIOUSLY ARISE SHOULD THE EVENTUAL COUNCIL
DECISION DIFFER FROM THE VERSION PUBLISHED IN THE NOTICE TO
IMPORTERS IN TRADE AND INDUSTRY',
2. GRATEFUL FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
FCO COPY TO:-
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MISS LONE (CT).
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MAITLAND
HAINES (CREA), MISS MACFARLANE (CRE1).
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