31977R0969
No L 115 / 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 6 . 5 . 77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 969/77 of 4 May 1977 making the importation into the Benelux countries of jute yarn from the Kingdom of Thailand subject to authorization
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas during these consultations no satisfactory COMMUNITIES, solution has, at present, been found, that it is, there fore, necessary to adopt safeguard measures consisting Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European of the limitation of imports of jute yarn for the period Economic Community, up to 31 December 1977, and that these measures do not prejudice the continuation of the consultations Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No and that they would be able to be adapted taking into 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for account the results of these consultations ; imports ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Whereas the substantial injury is due to imports Consultations having taken place within the Advisory intended for the market of the Benelux countries ; Committee set up under Article 5 thereof, whereas, in view of current trade flows, it would seem justified to confine the safeguard measures to imports Whereas imports into the Community of jute yarn into those countries at present ; originating in the Kingdom of Thailand have increased substantially in the past year ; Whefeas the said temporary safeguard measures must apply until the entry into force of appropriate Whereas this development has been particularly measures to be taken by the Council and at the latest marked in the Benelux countries where imports of the until the expiry of a period of six weeks after the entry products in question rose from 1 100 tones in 1975 to into force of this Regulation, 4 000 tonnes in 1976, representing an increase of nearly 300 % and 73 % share of total imports in 1976 as against 42% in 1975 ; ■ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the prices of Thai jute yarn are considerably lower, by about 30 % , than the prices ruling on the market of the Benelux countries ; Article 1
Whereas this increase has badly affected the Commu 1 . The importation into the Benelux countries of nity industry in the Benelux countries, in particular the products indicated below, originating in the Belgium where the production of jute yarn has Kingdom of Thailand and imported from that country decreased considerably over the past few years causing in 1977, is hereby made subject to the production of a reduction in employment and the closure of firms ; an import authorization granted by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned : Whereas all these factors have given rise to market disruption and are causing substantial injury to CCT Community producers ; heading Description of goods No Whereas these circumstances make it necessary that immediate action be taken to safeguard the interests 57.06 Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of the Community, this action to consist in the intro of heading No 57.03 duction of protective measures with regard to the imports in question ; 2. Import authorizations shall be granted for a quan Whereas, in order to remedy this situation , the tity which shall be such as to ensure that the total Community has held consultations with Thailand, in volume of the imports referred to in paragraph 1 does not exceed 4 030 tonnes . accordance with the exchange of letters between the Community and Thailand on the undertakings given by the latter in the context of the special measures to 3 . Products entering the customs territory of the be adopted with the exporting developing countries as Benelux countries under the inward processing arran provided for in the Community's offer on generalized gements or under another temporary importation tariff preferences for jute products ; procedure which are re-exported from the customs territory of the Community shall not be counted (') OJ No L 159, 15 . 6 . 1974, p . 1 . against the quantitative limit fixed in paragraph 2.
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Article 2 2. It shall apply up to the entry into force of appro priate measures to be taken by the Council in accor 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day dance with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) following its publication in the Official Journal of No 1439/74 and at the latest until the expiry of a the European Communities. period of six weeks after its entry into force.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 4 May 1977. For the Commission Wilhelm HAFERKAMP Vice-President