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FERHAPS ALSO IN COREPER. WE SAID THAT WE WOULD GIVE THE SERMAN SUGGESTION SOME THOUGHT AND ASK FOR INSTRUCTIONS. (IT MAY OFFER WAY ROUND, IF NOT THE REMOVAL, OF THIS PARTICULAR STUMBLING BLOCK TO THE FINALISATION OF THE MANDATE.)
(B) ORIGIN. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL (RPT) WILL REQUIRE CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN FOR PRODUCTS IN GROUPS 1 AND 2, AND AN INDICATION OF ORIGIN (ON BILLS AND COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTS) ON OTHER PRODUCTS.
11. GLOBAL CEILINGS. IT TRANSPIRED THAT THE FORMULA PREVIOUSLY AGREED WITH THE COMMISSION WAS BASED ON A MISUNDERSTANDING ON
THEIR PART TO THE EFFECT THAT WE NEEDED SECURITY OF ENFORCEMENT
ON THESE CEILINGS ONLY IN THE CASE OF THE COUNTRIES WITH WHICH
THE COMMUNITY HAS PREFERENTIAL AGREEMENTS. THIS HAS NOW BEEN CLEARED UP AT OUR INSISTENCE (WITH THE SUPPORT OF OTHER DELEGATIONS). THE COMMISSION ARE NOW PREPARING A NEXT TEXT AFFIRMING THEIR INTENTION TO ENSURE THAT GLOBAL CEILINGS WILL NOT BE EXCEEDED BY PRODUCTS FROM ANY SOURCE, INCLUDING THE PREFERENTIAL COUNTRIES.
12. GROUP 2 PRODUCTS (SECTION 11.2.(1), PAGE 3). WE AGREED TO LIFT OUR RESERVE ON AN AVERAGE COMMUNITY GROWTH RATE OF 4 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR THESE PRODUCTS, PROVIDED THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH BEING IN INVERSE PROPORTION TO IMPORT PENETRATION WAS
RESPECTED IN THE CASE OF INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS.
13. GROUPS 3 AND 4 (SECTION 11.3, PAGE 3). A U,K. RESERVE IS MAINTAINED, ON THE COMMUNITY GROWTH RATES GIVEN HERE, BUT COULD BE LIFTED WITH THE SAME PROVISO.
14. GROUP 5 (SECTION 11.4). THE FRENCH MAINTAIN A RESERVE ON THE AVERAGE 6 PER CENT GROWTH RATE.
15. MODEL AAGREEMENT (ANNEX 11).
A. HAND-MADE PRODUCTS. THE U.K. OBJECTED THAT NO ADEQUATE
SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATION HAD YET BEEN DEVISED. THE COMMISSION EXPLAINED HELPFULLY THAT IN THE CASE OF INDIA THEY WOULD SEEK TO IMPOSE QUOTAS (RPT) QUOTAS ON ALL CLOTHING PRODUCTS WITH THE SOLE EXCEPTION OF TRADITIONAL INDIA ITEMS (AND HANDLOOM CLOTH).
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