31973R1832

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REGULATION (EEC) No 1832/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 4 July 1973 establishing a system of permits covering the import of yarn of jute from non-member countries into the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas it would be advisable to limit these COMMUNITIES, imports to the possibilities which existed for them in the United Kingdom before 1 April 1973 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas the Community is negotiating at the pean Economic Community ; present time or proposes to negotiate in the near future, agreements on the trade in jute products Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No with the non-Member countries which are the main 1025 / 70 of 25 May 1970 (*) establishing common suppliers, and it is therefore advisable to adopt the rules for imports from non-member countries and protective measures for a period until the entry into in particular Article 10 thereof ; force of such agreement, at latest until 31 December 1973 ; After consultation with the Advisory Committee set Whereas these interim protective measures shall be up by Article 5 of this Regulation ; applicable until the entry into force of the appro­ priate measures to be taken by the Council in accor­ Whereas the British Government on 31 March 1973 dance with Article 10 (6 ) of Regulation (EEC) No requested the Commission to take protective 1025/70 and at latest during a period of six weeks measures as regards imports of yarn of jute from after the entry into force of this Regulation ; the countries listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1025 /70 in respect of which the United Kingdom applied quantitative restrictions before HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1 April 1973 ;

Whereas it appears from the information supplied Article 1 by the British Government in particular during the consultation in the above mentioned Committee Imports of the products listed below into the United and also from other information which the Commis­ " Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland from sion has at its disposal, that until 1 April 1973 , the the non-member countries listed in Annex II to date on which Regulation ( EEC ) No 1025/70 was Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1025 /70, excluding applied in the United Kingdom, the imports of the those countries mentioned in the Annex hereto, are products in question into the United Kingdom were subject to the production of an import permit and subject to quantitative restrictions ; whereas the are restricted from 1 April 1973 to 31 December increase in such imports which would follow the 1973 , to the following quantities : liberalization thereof threatens to cause substantial injury, which would be difficult to repair, to. the CCT jute spinning industry in the United Kingdom and beading No threatens to affect the employment situation in the region where this industry is centred ; 57.06 Yarn of jute 380 tons

Whereas interim protective measures must therefore Article 2 be taken forthwith to limit imports of yarn of jute ;

The import authorizations provided for in Article 1 Whereas the threat of substantial injury originated shall be issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . in the imports intended for United Kingdom markets and taking into account existing trade flows, it appears to be justified that the protective Article 3 measures be restricted to imports into the United Kingdom at the present time ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of (!) OJ No L 124 , 8 . 6 . 1970, p. 6 . the European Communities .

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It shall be applicable until the entry into force of tion ( EEC ) No 1025/70, and at latest during a the appropriate measures to be taken by the period of six weeks following its entry into force. Council, in accordance with Article 10 ( 6) of Regula­

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

Austria Finland Iceland Norway Portugal Sweden Switzerland ( including Liechtenstein )