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REGULATION (EEC) No 3051/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 2 December 1974 on the opening of tariff preferences in the form of a partial suspension of customs duties for jute manufactures originating in India, Thailand and Bangladesh and for coir manufactures originating in India and Sri Lanka

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, on the development of trade relations with Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Singapore' annexed to the Act of Accession (3) and laying down special Having regard to the Treaty establishing the regulations governing trade in these products with European Economic Community ; the Community ;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Whereas, as regards Bangladesh, approval procedures are being completed concerning an agreement on an Whereas, within the context of UNCTAD , the indentical basis to that of the Agreement on jute European Economic Community offered to grant between the Community and India ; tariff preferences on finished and semi-finished products coming from developing countries ; whereas Whereas, it is provided, in particular, that the Com­ the preferential treatment proposed in that offer munity shall, autonomously and within the scope covers, generally speaking, all finished and semi­ of its offer on the granting of generalized tariff finished industrial products covered by Chapters 25 preferences for jute and coir manufactures originat­ to 99 of the Brussels Nomenclature which originate ing in India and Bangladesh, partially and by stages in developing countries ; suspend the Common Customs Tariff duties relating to these products, and from 1 January 1974 so far Whereas the offer made by the Community includes as India is concerned ; a clause stating that the Community drew up the offer on the assumption that all the main industrialized countries which are members of the Whereas , moreover, ad hoc measures are about to OECD would participate in granting preferences and be finally agreed between the Community and Sri would make similar efforts in this direction ; whereas , Lanka in respect of coir manufactures , and between moreover, it is evident from the conclusions worked the Community and Thailand in respect of jute out in UNCTAD that this offer, while being of manufactures ; a temporary nature, does not constitute a binding commitment and, in particular, may be withdrawn wholly or in part at a later date ; whereas this Whereas , in accordance with Protocol 23 to the possibility may be adopted inter alia with a view to Act of Accession , the generalized tariff preference remedying any unfavourable situations which might scheme became fully applicable in the new Member arise in the associated countries following the States on 1 January 1974 ; whereas, however, Article implementation of the generalized preference scheme ; 2 (2) of the abovementioned Agreements concerning these products lays down that in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom the tariff adjustments Whereas, however, as regards jute and coir products, resulting from the opening of the preferences in the said offer includes the elimination of customs question may be introduced in stages ; whereas it duties only where special arrangements have been also appears appropriate to apply similar provisions made with the developing exporting countries ; in respect of Thailand and Sri Lanka ;

Whereas Agreements between the Community and Whereas, therefore, in respect of the products India on jute ( 1 ) and coir ( 2 ) manufactures have covered by Article 1 of this Regulation, the Com­ entered into force ; whereas the said Agreements munity should until 31 December 1975 allow imports refer, in particular, to the 'joint declaration of intent

0 ) OJ No L 82 , 27 . 3 . 1974, p. 11 . (2) OJ No L 82 , 27. 3 . 1974 , p. 17. ( 3) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 14.

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to be partially free from customs duties in respect of Council Regulation (EEC ) No 802/68 ( J ) of of jute manufactures as regards India, Thailand and 27 June 1968 on the common definition of the Bangladesh and in respect of coir manufactures as concept of the origin of goods, regards India and Sri Lanka ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1

1 . From 1 January 1975 , the Common Customs Whereas the benefit of these suspensions should be Tariff duties on the products listed hereinafter shall restricted to the said products originating in India, be suspended at the following preferential rates : Bangladesh, Thailand and Sri Lanka, the concept of 'originating products' being determined in accord­ ance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 I1) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 1 .

CCT Preferential heading Description rates of duty No %

57.06 Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03 3-2

57.10 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03 : A. Of a width of not more than 150 cm and weighing per m2 : I. Less than 310 g 8 II . Not less than 310 g but not more than 500 g 7-6 III. More than 500 g 6 B. Of a width of more than 150 cm 11

58.02 Other carpets , carpeting, rugs , mats and matting, and ' Kelem', 'Schumacks' and 'Karamanie' rugs and the like (made up or not) : A. Carpets , carpeting, rugs , mats and matting : ex I. Coir mats and matting and tufted carpets of other textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03 and of coir 9-2

62.03 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods : A. Of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03 : II . Other : a) Of fabric weighing less than 310 g/m2 8 b) Of fabric weighing not less than 310 g/m2 but not more than 500 g/m2 7-6 c) Of fabric weighing more than 500 g/m2 6

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2. On importation of the said goods into Denmark originating products shall be determined in accord­ and the United Kingdom, the duties to be applied ance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of shall be those of their customs tariff suspended at Regulation ( EEC ) No 802/68 . the level of those applied in 1973 . For textile products falling within heading Nos 57.06 and 57.10, Article 2 and subheading 62.03 A II, referred to in paragraph 1 , Ireland shall align its national customs tariff duties on the abovementioned preferential rates on 1 . The Commission, in close collaboration with the dates and according to the timetable fixed in Member States, shall take all necessary measures to Article 39 ( 1 ) and (2) of the Act of Accession. ensure that the foregoing provisions are applied.

3 . The benefit of the suspensions referred to in 2. The Member States shall regularly inform the Article 1 shall be restricted to products originating Commission of imports benefiting under the preced­ in India until 31 December 1975 . Products originat­ ing provisions . ing in Bangladesh and Thailand, except coir mats and matting and tufted carpets of coir, shall also Article 3 benefit from these suspensions . Coir mats and matting and tufted carpets of coir originating in Sri Lanka shall also benefit from these suspensions . For This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January the purposes of this Regulation, the concept of 1975 .

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

Done at Brussels , 2 December 1974.

For the Council The President J. SAUVAGNARGUES