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28 . 3 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 83/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION (EEC) No 675/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 21 March 1974 setting up a system of licences for the import of cotton yarn into the United Kingdom from third countries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas protective measures must therefore be adop­ COMMUNITIES, ted in the form of a limitation on the importation of cotton yarn for a period extending to 31 Decem­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ ber 1974 ; pean Economic Community ; Whereas, given that the threat of substantial injury originates in imports intended for the United King­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No dom market, it appears justified at present, having 1025/70 (*) of 25 May 1970 establishing common regard to existing trade flows, to restrict the appli­ rules for imports from thirid countries, and in par­ cation of the protective measures to imports into that ticular Article 10 thereof ; country ; After consultation with the Advisory Committee set Whereas these protective measures must be defined in up by Article 5 of that Regulation ; such a way as to facilitate the completion of the re­ conversion process and to allow the liberalization of Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; the imports in question by the end of 1974 ;

Whereas in response to the request dated 17 Decem­ Whereas, having regard to production and consump­ ber 1973 from the British Government the Commis­ tion in the United Kingdom and to the trend in im­ sion, by Regulation ( EEC) No 335/74 (2), set up, ports from third countries, which have increased pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation ( EEC ) No substantially following the liberalization of imports 1025/70, a system of licences for the import of cot­ into the United Kingdom from certain Mediterranean ton yarn into the United Kingdom coming from countries under agreements between the Community third countries, this system being applicable under and those countries, provision should be made for the same conditions as laid down in Council Re­ limiting imports at a level corresponding to that fixed for 1973 ; gulation ( EEC) No 2631 /73 (3) of 27 September 1973 , which set uip the same system for the period 1 April to 31 December 1973 ; Whereas the protective measures may be amended or repealed in relation to the trend in imports into other regions of the Community ; Whereas it results from t?he statistics and other infor­ mation supplied by the British Government during the consultation with the Advisory Committee men­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : tioned above, that the immediate liberalization of imports of cotton yarn from the countries listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70 would, Article 1 in present circumstances, still be likely to cause substantial injury, which would be difficult to repair, 1 . The importation into the United Kingdom from to the British cotton spinning industry, in particular the third countries listed in Annex II to Regulation as regards employment, by disrupting the reconver­ ( EEC) No 1025/70, excepting those countries listed sion process of that industry ; in the Annex to this Regulation, of the products shown below shall be subject to production of an import licence, and the total tonnage so imported (») OJ No L. 124, 8 . 6. 1970, p . 6. during the period 1 January to 31 December 1974 («) OJ No L 37, 9 . 2 . 1974, p . 20. (») OJ No L 272, 29. 9 . 1973 , p . 16. inclusive shall not exceed the following quantity :

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CCT 2 . The import licences referred to in paragraph 1 heading Description Quantity shall be issued by the United Kingdom . No 55.05 Cotton yarn, not put up Article 2 for retail sale / 17 000 > metric This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 55.06 Cotton yarn, put up for \ tons following its publication in the Official Journal of retail sale the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 March 1974 . For the Council

The President

J. ERTL

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