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PROTOCOL B (HANDLOOM) THE COMMISSION AGREED TO THE FRENCH PROPOSAL (MY TELNO 7149. PARAGRAPH 13 REFERS). THE TEXT NOW REQUIRES GARMENTS TO BE ''OBTAINED MANUALLY FROM FABRICS (( WOVEN ON LOOMS OR
OPERATED SOLELY BY HAND OR FOOT )) AND SEWN SOLELY BY HAND WITHOUT THE AID OF ANY MACHINE''.
2. AUTONOMOUS MEASURES.
HOFMANN (COMMISSION) INTRODUCED THE NOTE CIRCULATED ON 22 NOVEMBER (MY TELNO 7149 PARAGRAPH 12 REFERS). HE EMPHASISED THAT THIS WAS A WORKING DOCUMENT ON POSSIBLE METHODS OF CALCULATION AND NOT A COMMISSION PROPOSAL. HE EXPLAINED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMMISSION VIEW WAS THAT THE MEASURES WERE INTENDED TO BE PROVISIONAL AND
SHOULD THEREFORE BE SEVERE ENOUGH TO ENCOURAGE SUPPLIERS TO SEEK
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY. ON POINTS OF DETAIL THE COMMISSION
CLARIFIED THAT:-
(A) SUPPLIERS. THEIR INTENTION WAS TO INTRODUCE AUTONOMOUS MEASURES
FOR ALL SUPPLIERS WITH WHOM NEGOTIATIONS HAD BEEN SOUGHT UNDER
THE MANDATE BUT WHO DID NOT INITIAL BOTH MEMORANDA OF
UNDERSTANDING ON QUOTA LEVELS AND THE TEXTS OF THE PROPOSED
BILATERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION.
THERE MIGHT HOWEVER HAVE TO BE MODIFICATIONS IN THE CALCULATION FOR SUPPLIERS (E.G. SRI LANKA) WHOSE EXPORTS TO THE EEC WERE NEGLIGIBLE IN 1973. IN ADDITION THE COMMISSION DID NOT ENVISAGE THAT
IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO IMPOSE REDUCTIONS ON 1976 TRADE LEVELS IN
TAKING AUTONOMOUS MEASURES FOR MEDITERRANEAN SUPPLIERS.
(B) PRODUCTS. THE COMMISSION INTENDED TO FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE
FOR ALL PRODUCT CATEGORIES. FOR EACH SUPPLIER THE MEASURES
• WOULD COVER ALL PRODUCTS FOR WHICH RESTRICTIONS WERE PROPOSED
IN THE MANDATE.
MEMBER STATES GAVE THEIR FIRST REACTIONS. GERMANY SAID THAT THEY
COULD NOT ACCEPT MEASURES AT LEVELS BELOW THOSE IN THE MANDATE.
FRANCE EXPRESSED A CLEAR PREFERENCE FOR TAKING 1976 LEVELS AS THE
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