RESTRICTED
12. AUTONOMOUS MEASURES: THE COMMISSION CIRCULATED A PAPER (COPIES WITH FARRY) SHOWING HOW 1978 QUOTAS MIGHT BE CALCULATED WHERE AUTONOMOUS MEASURES WERE NECESSARY, THEIR IDEA IS NOW TO US 1976 IMPORTS FOR EACH PRODUCT DIMINISHED BY THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH 1976 IMPORTS FOR ALL PRODUCTS FROM THE SUPPLIER EXCEEDED THE FIGURES PRODUCED BY PROJECTING FORWARD 1973 IMPORTS WITH 65 ANNUAL GROWTH.
IT APPEARS THAT THE ANNUAL INCREASE OF IMPORTS FROM MOST SUPPLIERS FOR ALL PRODUCTS BETWEEN 1973 TO 1976 EXCEEDS 68. FOR BRAZIL AND PAKISTAN WHERE 1976 IMPORTS WERE BELOW 1973 LEVELS, THE COMMISSION IS SUGGESTING 1978 QUOTAS AT 1976 IMPORT LEVELS),
13 DRAFT MODEL AGREEMENT:
(A) ARTICLE 6 PARAGRAPH 4 (TRIGGERS)
ABATE (COMMISSION) EXPLAINED THAT THE COMMISSION BELIEVED THAT WHERE THE TRIGGER WAS OPERATED BUT THE SUPPLIER DID NOT AGREE TO A QUOTA, THE COMMUNITY COULD NOT MAINTAIN ANY RESTRICTIONS AFTER THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH
THEY WERE INTRODUCED. THE UK SUPPORTED BY FRANCE AND THE
NETHERLANDS RESISTED THIS STRONGLY AND POINTED OUT THAT
THIS APPEARS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST SUPPLIERS WHO HAD
AGREED TO QUOTAS. DISCUSSION CONTINUES TODAY.
(B) PROTOCOL B
THERE HAVE BEEN INITIAL DISCUSSIONS OF THE REVISED PROTOCOL ON COTTAGE INDUSTRY PRODUCTS. THESE WILL CONTINUE
LATER. THE FRENCH ARE INSISTING ON THE INCLUSION OF THE WORDS HAND SEWN AS LAID DOWN IN THE MARCH MANDATE ($399),
* 2
14. GATT TEXTILES COMMITTEE, GENEVA. THE TEXTILE COMMITTEE HAS REEN RECONVENED FOR DECEMBER 5. THE COMMISSION HAS SAID THAT
THE COMMUNITY IS WILLING TO ATTEND BUT ONLY UNTIL THE EVENING OF 6 DECEMBER.
FCO ADVANCE TO
FCO
STERN EID(E),
CAB
HARRIS.
D/IN
MISS LOWNES, FARRY, BROWN, RIDLEY
DOT
A
MISS MACFARLANE, GREY.
MAITLAND
FRAME EXTERNAL
EID (E)
HRYGD
[ADVANCED AS
QUESTED]
ADDITIONAL
DISTN
4
BESTRICTED
FRAME
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