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THE NEW AGREEMENTS WERE IN FORCE. THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN EALING WITH THE PROBLEM OF CUMULATIVE DISRUPTION. THE COMMISSION HERE RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT A TOTAL COMMITMENT. THEY ARGUED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL RESTRAINTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMING INTO FORCE OF TOUGHLY NEGOTIATED NEW AGREEMENTS COULD SERIOUSLY PREJUDICE THEIR SURVIVAL. THEY TRIED TO IMPOSE A TIME LIMIT BEFORE WHICH NEW REQUESTS FOR NEW RESTRAINTS ON GROUP ? PRODUCTS WOULD NOT BE PUT FORWARD. WE MADE CLEAR THAT WE WOULD HAVE AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT UNDER THE TERMS OF S/1509 TO INSIST ON SUCH A REGIONAL RESTRAINT IF NECESSARY AND IF THE OBJECTIVE CRITERIA WERE MET. WE SAID WE WOULD DO OUR BEST TO AVOID EARLY REQUESTS, THAT THE MEETING OF OUR PRESENT REQUESTS FOR REGIONAL RESTRAINTS (SEE PARA 4 ABOVE) WOULD HELP US IN THIS SITUATION BUT THAT IN A SERIOUS SITUATION OF CUMULATIVE DISRUPTION WE WOULD HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO INSIST ON OUR RIGHTS. WE WARNED THAT MR DELL MIGHT WISH TO REITERATE, THE UK POSITION ON THIS AT THE COUNCIL ON
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CUMULATIVE DISRUPTION.
6. WE AND THE COMMISSION ACCEPTED THAT THE COMMUNITY IS AT THE MOMENT DISCUSSING THE NEGOTIATING DIRECTIVES FOR BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH A DEFINED LIST OF 30 COUNTRIES. WE SAID THAT CUMULATIVE DISRUPTION FROM COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THOSE ON THE LIST OF 30 WAS STILL A MAJOR UK CONCERN. IN THIS CONTEXT WE DREW THE COMMISSION'S ATTENTION TO THE FIRM COMMITMENT IN THE JUNE MANDATE TO ACT IMMEDIATELY WHEN IMPORTS FROM ANY NEW SUPPLIER CAUSE OR
THREATEN TO AGGRAVATE A SITUATION OF MARKET DISRUPTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY' AND THAT ANY RESTRAINT WHICH MAY BE CALLED FOR SHOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE WITHIN 3 MONTHS''. THE COMMISSION'S CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE TEXT WAS CLEAR, THE COMMUNITY WAS NEGOTIATING FOR THE MOMENT WITH 39 COUNTRIES ONLY, AND NO FURTHER COMMENT WAS NEEDED AT THE MOMENT. ONCE AGAIN WE WARNED THAT MR DELL MIGHT WISH TO REFER TO THIS POINT AT THE COUNCIL.
COTTON YARN.
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7. WE LAND GREAT STRESS ON THE NEED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION WHICH ENABLED THE UK TO HAVE ZERO GROWTH FOR COTTON YARN IMPORTS. THE
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