31975R3007

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REGULATION (EEC) No 3007/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 17 November 1975

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, Whereas the Agreements concluded between the Community and India on jute (2) and coir (3 ) manufactures expire on 31 December 1975 ; whereas negotiations must therefore be started in good time Having regard to the Treaty establishing the for the implementation of special arrangements European Economic Community ; proposed in the abovementioned offer made to UNCTAD ; whereas the terms involved are those Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; which the Community intends to negotiate with the country in question and there is now reason to believe that it might be useful to consider extending Having regard to the Opinion of the European the preferential tariff scheme in force at least for Parliament (1 ); the first six months of 1976 ; whereas it also seems advisable to apply the same scheme in respect of Bangladesh whose situation is substantially the same Whereas, within the context of UNCTAD, the as that described above, but exclusively for jute European Economic Community offered to grant products ; whereas in view of the ad hoc measures tariff preferences on finished and semi-finished agreed between the Community and Sri Lanka in products coming from developing countries ; whereas respect of coir manufactures and between the Com­ the preferential treatment proposed in that offer munity and Thailand in respect of jute manufactures, covers, generally speaking, all finished and semi­ the present preferential tariff scheme may also be finished industrial products covered by Chapters 25 applied in respect of these two countries ; to 99 of the Brussels Nomenclature which originate in developing countries ; Whereas, in accordance with Protocol 23 to the Act of Accession (4) the generalized tariff preference scheme became fully applicable in the new Member Whereas the offer made by the Community includes States on 1 January 1974; a clause stating that the Community drew up the offer on the assumption that all the main Whereas, therefore, in respect of the products industrialized countries which are members of the covered by Article 1 of this Regulation, the Com­ OECD would participate in granting preferences and munity should until 30 June 1976 allow imports would make similar efforts in this direction ; whereas , to be partially free from customs duties in respect moreover, it is evident from the conclusions worked of jute manufactures as regards India, Thailand and out in UNCTAD that this offer, while being of Bangladesh and in respect of coir manufactures as a temporary nature, does not constitute a binding regards India and Sri Lanka ; commitment and, in particular, may be withdrawn wholly or in part at a later date ; whereas this Whereas the benefit of these suspensions should be possibility may be adopted inter alia with a view to restricted to the said products originating in India, remedying any unfavourable situations which might Bangladesh, Thailand and Sri Lanka, the concept of arise in the ACP States following the implementation 'originating products' being determined in accord­ of the generalized preference scheme ; ance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 (5) of 27 June 1968 on the common definition of the Whereas, however, as regards jute and coir products, concept of the origin of goods, the said offer includes the elimination of customs duties only where special arrangements have been made with the developing exporting countries ; (2) OJ No L 82, 27. 3 . 1974, p. 11 . (3 ) OJ No L 82, 27. 3 . 1974, p. 17. (4) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (!) OJ No C 257, 10. 11 . 1975, p. 30. (5) OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 1 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1¶

1 . From 1 January until 30 June 1976 the Common Customs Tariff duties on the products listed hereinafter shall be suspended at the following preferential rates :

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 ex II. Carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matting, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03 0

ex 59.04 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not, of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading No 57.03 0

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

2. On importation of the said goods into Denmark matting and tufted carpets of coir, shall also benefit and the United Kingdom, the duties to be applied from these suspensions. Coir mats and matting and shall be those of their customs tariff suspended at tufted carpets of coir originating in Sri Lanka shall the level of those applied in 1973 . For textile also benefit from the suspensions. For the purposes products falling within heading Nos 57.06 and 57.10, of this Regulation, the concept of 'originating and subheading 62.03 A II, referred to in paragraph products ' shall be determined in accordance with the 1 , Ireland shall align its national customs tariff procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation duties on the abovementioned preferential rates on ( EEC) No 802/68 . the dates and according to the timetable fixed in Article 39 ( 1 ) and (2) of the Act of Accession. Article 2 3 . The benefit of the suspensions referred to in Article 1 shall be restricted to products originating 1 . The Commission, in close collaboration with in India until 30 June 1976. Products originating in Member States, shall take all necessary measures to Bangladesh and Thailand, except coir mats and ensure that the foregoing provisions are applied.

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Article 3 2. The Member States shall regulary inform the Commission of imports benefiting under the preced­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January ing provisions . 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 17 November 1975.

For the Council

The President

E. COLOMBO