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REGULATION (EEC) No 2172/73 OF THE COUNCIL

of 8 August 1973

opening tariff preferences for certain textile products originating in Yugoslavia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, arise in the associated countries following the implementation of the generalized preference scheme ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas for the various categories of textile products in question Council Regulation (EEC) No 2763 /72 (2) Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; allocating and providing for the administration of Whereas within the context of UNCTAD the Community tariff quotas for certain textile products originating in developing countries and Council European Economic Community offered to grant tariff preferences on finished and semi-finished Regulation (EEC) No 2764/72 (3 ) of 19 December products originating in developing countries ; whereas 1972 establishing preferential tariffs in respect of the preferential treatment proposed in that offer certain textile products originating in developing countries put into effect for Member States of the covers, generally speaking, all finished and semi-finished products falling within Chapters 25 to Community as originally constituted the abovementioned offer for the first nine months of 99 of the Brussels Nomenclature and originating in developing countries ; 1973 in favour of those developing countries satisfying the conditions outlined above and listed Whereas, however, in respect of cotton textile in Annex B to those Regulations ; whereas, having products covered by the Long-term Agreement on regard to the abovementioned extension of the International Trade in Cotton Textiles (*) the offer Long-term Agreement, regulations similar to those made by the Community lays down that the referred to above shall cover the last three months preferences, in the form of duty-free ceilings, will be of 1973 ; whereas Yugoslavia for its part has granted to the countries benefiting from generalized recently entered into commitments similar to those preferences which are signatories to the Long-term made under the Long-term Agreement; whereas Agreement or possibly to those countries benefiting Yugoslavia should, therefore, also be granted the from generalized preferences which undertake in benefit to tariff preferences for the abovementioned respect of the Community commitments similar to textile products and also for the whole of the year those existing under that Agreement and for its 1973 ; whereas, in order not to affect the advantages duration, which has been extended until 31 December which the present beneficiaries enjoy for the like 1973 ; whereas, having particular regard to the products, separate ceilings at zero should be opened relation which Article 6 of the Long-term Agreement exclusively for products originating in Yugoslavia; establishes between cotton products and substitute whereas each of these ceilings should under normal products, it appears justified in these circumstances conditions be equal to the maximum amount fixed and by virtue of the fact that a total suspension of by Regulations (EEC) No 2763/72 and (EEC) No customs duties is involved to include in the same 2764/72 for corresponding products, with a lower scheme as that described above those substitute limit of 10 % and an upper limit of 100% of the textile products given in the conditional list of quantities of the class of products in question partial and limited reductions of customs duties exported from Yugoslavia to the Community in 1968 ; deposited with GATT by the Community during the whereas these ceilings must be adjusted in order to last series of tariff negotiations ; take account of certain special cases where there are no deliveries from Yugoslavia ; Whereas the offer made by the Community includes a clause stipulating that the Community draw up Whereas, therefore, in respect of each of the classes the offer on the assumption that all the main industrialized countries which are members of the of products listed in the Annex to this Regulation, the Community should until 31 December 1973 allow OECD would participate in granting preferences and duty-free imports up to the Community ceilings would make similar efforts in this direction ; whereas, moreover, it is evident from the conclusions worked indicated opposite each of those classes ; whereas the benefit of these tariff quotas should be granted only out in UNCTAD that this offer, while being of a temporary nature, does not constitute a binding for products originating in Yugoslavia, and the concept of the origin of the goods should be commitment and, in particular, may be withdrawn determined in accordance with the procedure laid wholly or in part at a later date; whereas this down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No possibility may be adopted inter alia with a view to remedying any unfavourable situations which might (2) OJ No L 296, 30. 12 . 1972, p . 63 . (!) OJ No L 225, 12. 10. 1970, p. 29 . (3 ) OJ No L 296, 30. 12. 1972, p . 69 .

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802/68 (x ) of 27 June 1968 on the common definition Article 2 of the concept of the origin of goods ; As soon as the ceilings indicated in column 3 of the Annex have been reached at Community level, the Whereas in the event these objectives may be Common Customs Tariff duties may be reintroduced attained by a method of administration based on the at any time on imports of products originating in charging at Community level of imports of the Yugoslavia, until the end of the period specified in products in question against the ceilings as and Article 1 ( 1 ). when the products are presented for customs Article 3 clearance under cover of declarations that they have been entered into consumption accompanied by a 1 . Imports of the products in question shall be certificate of origin ; whereas this form of actually charged against the Community ceilings as administration should make it possible to reintroduce and when the products are presented for customs Common Customs Tariff duties as soon as the clearance under declarations that they have been ceilings have been reached at Community level; entered into consumption, accompanied by a certificate of origin pursuant to the rules laid down Whereas this form of administration requires close in Article 1 (2). and particularly rapid collaboration between the 2. Goods may be charged against a ceiling only Member States and the Commission, and the if the certificate of origin referred to in paragraph 1 Commission must in particular be able to follow is submitted before the date on which the levying the extent to which charges are made in respect of of duties is reintroduced. the ceilings and inform the Member States thereof; 3 . The extent to which the ceilings have actually whereas this collaboration must be sufficiently close been used up shall be ascertained at a Community for the Commission to be able to take adequate level on the basis of imports charged in accordance measures to reintroduce the Common Customs Ta­ with paragraphs 1 and 2. riff duties ; Article 4 Whereas, since the ceilings in question are valid until 1 . The Commission, in close collaboration with 31 December 1973 , the system thus established could the Member States, shall take all necessary be amended under Protocol No 23 to the Act annexed measures to ensure that the above provisions are to the Treaty (2) on the Accession of new Member applied.. States to the European Economic Community; 2. The Commission shall, by means of a Regulation, reintroduce the levying of Common HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Customs Tariff duties in respect of Yugoslavia, in accordance with Article 2 . Article 1 Article S The Member States shall regularly inform, the 1 . Until 31 December 1973 , subject to Articles 2 Commission of imports which are actually charged and 4 (2), the Common Customs Tariff duties on the against the Community ceilings provided for in products listed in the Annex shall be totally Article 1 ( 1 ). suspended for Community ceilings up to the volume in metric tons indicated in column 3 opposite each Article 6 of those products. The foregoing provisions may be amended under Protocol No 23 to the Act annexed to the Treaty 2. The benefit of the suspension referred to in of Accession. paragraph 1 is granted only for products originating Article 7 in Yugoslavia. For the purposes of this Regulation the origin of the goods shall be determined in This Regulation shall enter into force on the third accordance with the procedure laid down in Article day following its publication in the Official Journal 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 . of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels, 8 August 1973 . For the Council The President I. NØRGAARD

(!) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 178 .

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ANNEX

List of the products originating in Yugoslavia which are covered by generalized tariff preferences for certain textile products

Community CCT Description ceiling Item No heading No (in metric tons) 1 2 3

1 54.05 Flax or ramie yarn 24

2 55.05 Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale :

A. Multiple or cabled, finished, in balls or on cards, reels, tubes or similar supports of a weight ( including support) not exceeding 900 g 9-5

3 B. Other : I. Measuring, per single yarn, 120 000 m or more per kg 8

4 55.06 Cotton yarn, put up for retail sale 3

5 55.07 Cotton gauze 4

6 55.08 Terry towelling and similar terry fabrics, of cotton 8

7 55.09 Other woven fabrics of cotton :

B. Other 60

8 58.04 Woven pile fabrics and chenile fabrics (other than terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton falling within heading No 55.08 and fabrics falling within heading No 58.05 ) 51

9 58.10 Embroidery, in the piece, in strips or in motifs 19

10 60.01 Knitted or crocheted fabric, not elastic nor rubberized 10

B. Of man-made fibres

C. Of other textile materials

11 ex 60.02 Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, of cotton 10

12 60.05 Outer garments and other articles, knitted or " crocheted, not elastic or rubberized 30

A. Outer garments and clothing accessories : ex II. Other, of cotton ex B. Other, of cotton

60.06 Knitted or crocheted fabric and articles thereof, elastic or rubberized (including elastic knee-caps and elastic stockings):

A. Fabric : 13 — in cotton fabric 3 14 — other 3

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CCT Community Description ceiling Item No heading No (in metric tons) 1 2 3

61.01 Men's and boys' outer garments : 15 — in cotton fabric 30

61.02 Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments 16 — in cotton fabric 60 17 — other 76

61.03 Men's and boys' undergarments, including collars, shirtfronts and cuffs : 18 — in cotton fabric 60 19 — other 60

20 ex 61.04 Women's, girls' and infants' undergarments, of cotton 32-5

21 61.05 Handkerchiefs 19

22 62.01 Travelling rugs and blankets : B. Other : I. of cotton 9-5

23 62.03 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods 55-5 B. Of other textile materials : I. Used : ex ( b ) other : — in cotton fabric

ex II . Other : — in cotton fabric

24 62.04 Tarpaulins, sails, awning, sunblinds, tents and camping goods 60