31973R1831

7. 7. 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 185/ 13

REGULATION (EEC) No 1831/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 4 July 1973 providing for licences for the import of cotton yarn into the United Kingdom originating in and coming from non-member countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas these imports must be limited to the COMMUNITIES, possible scope of imports into the United Kingdom as existing before 1 April 1973 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community ; Whereas, in order to counter the threat of damage, protective measures must be adopted for a period Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70 (*) ending on 31 December 1973 ; of the Council of 25 May 1970 establishing common rules for imports from non-member coun­ Whereas these provisional protective measures will tries , and in particular Article 10 thereof ; be applicable until the entry into force of suitable measures to be taken by the Council in accordance After a meeting of the Consultative Committee set with Article 10 ( 6) of Regulation (EEC) No up under Article 5 of this Regulation ; 1025/70, and until six weeks at the latest after the entry into force of this Regulation ; Whereas on 23 March 1973 the British Government requested the Commission to take protective HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : measures with regard to the import of cotton yarn originating in and coming from the non-member countries (listed in Annex II to Council Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 1025/70) to which the United Kingdom applied quantitative restrictions before 1 April 1973 ; Imports into the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland of the products listed below originating in and coming from the non-member countries quoted Whereas information supplied by the British Govern­ in Annex II to Regulation (EEC ) No 1025 /70 of the ment, in particular during the meeting of the Council, excepting those countries listed in the Annex Committee referred to above, as well as other infor­ to this Regulation, are subject to the submission of mation which the Commission has received , shows an import licence and are limited, during the period that before 1 April 1973 , the date on which Regula­ 1 April 1973 to 31 December 1973 , to the following tion (EEC) No 1025/70 became applicable in the United Kindom, imports into the United Kingdom quantities : of the products in question from the countries CCT concerned were subject to quantitative restrictions ; heading whereas an increase in these imports consequent No upon liberalization thereof might do serious damage, which would be difficult to repair, to the 55.05 Cotton yarn , not put up for retail sale 12 750 cotton-spinning industry in the United Kingdom and affect employment by jeopardizing the reconver­ metric tons 55.06 Cotton yarn, put up for sion process in that industry ; retail sale

Whereas provisional protective measures limiting imports of cotton yarn must therefore be taken Article 2 immediately ; The import licences provided for in Article 1 shall Whereas the threat of serious damage stems from be issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain the imports intended for the market in the United and Northern Ireland . Kingdom, and whereas in view of the existing patterns of trade it seems justified at present to Article 3 limit protective measures to imports into the United Kingdom ; This Regulation shall enter into force in the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities . (*) OJ No L 124 , 8 . 6. 1970, p. 6.

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It shall be applicable until the entry into force of No 1025/70, and until six weeks at the latest after suitable measures to be taken by the Council , in its entry into force. accordance with Article 10 (6) of Regulation (EEC)

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 4 July 1973 . For the Commission The President François-Xavier ORTOLI

Annex referred to in Article 1

Australia Morocco Austria New Zealand Canada Norway Cyprus Portugal Finland Spain Greece Sweden Iceland Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) Israel Tunisia Lebanon Turkey Malta USA