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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofIndiaontradein
coirproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFINDIA,
oftheotherpart,
DESIROUSofensuringanincreasinguseofcoirproductsandtheorderlydevelopmentoftrade
intheseproductsbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
Community',andIndia,
NOTINGtheJointDeclarationofIntentonthedevelopmentoftraderelationswithCeylon,
India,Malaysia,PakistanandSingapore,annexedtotheFinalActoftheTreatyofAccession
oftheKingdomofDenmark,Ireland,theKingdomofNorwayandtheUnitedKingdomof
GreatBritainandNorthernIrelandtotheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropean
AtomicEnergyCommunity ,
CONSCIOUS oftheprovisionsoftheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade,
HAVEDECIDED,inaspiritofmutualcooperation ,toconcludethisAgreement :
Article1
ThisAgreementshallapplytomanufactured coirproducts,originatinginandcoming
fromIndia,asdefinedinArticle2.
Article2
1.Pendingasolutionwithinamultilateralcontextandasameansofextendingits
systemofgeneralizedtariffpreferences,theCommunityshallapplyautonomously to
manufactured coirproductsoriginatinginandcomingfromIndia,thedutiesofthe
CommonCustomsTariffsuspendedinaccordancewiththeratesandtimetableindicated
below:
CCT
DescriptionRateofreduction
tobeappliedheading
No
1.1.1974 1.1.1975
58.02Othercarpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmat­
ting,and'Kelem','Schumacks'and'Karamanie'
rugsandthelike(madeupornot):
A.Carpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting:
I.Coirmatsandmatting,andtuftedcarpets,
carpetingandrugs 40% 60%
2.InDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom,tariffadjustmentsresultingfrom
theapplicationofParagraph1maybeintroducedgradually.

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Article3
TheCommunityshallnotsubjectimportsoftheproductslistedinArticle2,originating
inandcomingfromIndia,tonewquantitativerestrictions,andagreestoexamine,
togetherwiththeRepublicofIndia,appropriatesolutionstoproblemsarisingoutof
thecurrentquantitativerestrictions.
Article4
TheRepublicofIndiaandtheCommunityshallexchangeallinformationthatisof
usetotheContractingPartiesrelatingtotradeincoirproducts.
Article5
Theimplementation ofthisAgreementshallnotdisruptthenormaltradechannels
betweenIndiaandtheCommunityfortheproductsinquestion.
ShouldoneoftheContractingPartiesinformtheotherthatabnormaldifficultieshave
ariseninconnectionwiththeuseofnormaltradechannels,thentheContractingParties
shallconsulteachotheronmeasuresnecessarytoremedythesituation.
Article6
SubjecttothepoliciesoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofIndiaconcerningthe
regulationofitsexportsaccordingtoitsproductionsituationandtheexternaldemand
fortheproductsdefinedabove,theRepublicofIndiaagreestotakeappropriatesteps
toensurethattheneedsoftheCommunitymarketandindustriesaremetinanon­
discriminatory manner.
Article7
AJointCooperationCommitteeshallbesetup,andentrustedwiththefollowing:
—theexaminationofanyproblemwhichmayariseasaresultoftheimplementation
ofthisAgreement;
—theinvestigationofpossibilities,andtheformulationofsuggestions,inconnection
withcooperationinthefieldsofresearchintoanddevelopmentoftheproduction
andusesofcoirproducts;
—thedevelopmentofcontactsbetweenrepresentatives ofthecoirtradeandindustries
ofbothIndiaandtheCommunity .
TheJointCommitteeshallbecomposedofrepresentatives bothoftheRepublicof
IndiaandoftheCommunity .
TheJointCommitteeshallbeconvenedupontherequestofeitherContractingParty
andinanycaseatleastonceayear.
Article8
ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthedate
onwhichtheContractingPartieshavenotifiedeachotherofthecompletionofthe
proceduresnecessaryforthispurpose(*).Subjecttosuchamendmentsasmaybe
(1)ThedateofentryintoforceoftheAgreementwillbepublishedintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .

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mutuallyagreedduringitsperiodofvalidity,theAgreementshallbevaliduntil
31December1975.
Article9
ThisAgreementhasbeendrawnupintwocopies,intheDanish,Dutch,English,French,
German,ItalianandHindilanguages,eachtextbeingauthentic.
Udfærdiget iBruxelles,densyttendedecembernittenhundredeogtreoghalvfjerds
GeschehenzuBrüsselamsiebzehntenDezemberneunzehnhundertdreiundsiebzig
DoneatBrusselsontheseventeenthdayofDecemberintheyearonethousandnine
hundredandseventy-three
FaitàBruxelles,ledix-septdécembremilneufcentsoixante-treize
FattoaBruxelles,addìdiciassettedicembremillenovecentosettantatré
GedaanteBrussel,dezeventiendedecembernegentienhonderddrieënzeventig
ForRâdetforDeeuropæiskeFællesskaber
ImNamendesRatesderEuropâischenGemeinschaften
FortheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
PourleConseildesCommunautés européennes
PerilConsigliodelleComunitàeuropee
VoordeRaadderEuropeseGemeenschappen
ForregeringenforIndien
FürdieRegierungIndiens
FortheGovernment ofIndia
Pourlegouvernement del'Inde
Perilgovernodell'India
VoordeRegeringvanIndia

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ANNEX
DeclarationbytheGovernmentoftheRepublicofIndiarelatingtoArticle2oftheAgreement
ontradeincoirproducts
WithreferencetoArticle2oftheAgreementontradeincoirproducts,theGovernmentof
theRepublicofIndiadeclaresthatithasacceptedthetariffsuspensionsasthefirststagein
theexemptionofcoirproductsfromtariffdutiesintheCommunity ,tobeimplemented as
soonaspossibleandnotlaterthan1July1977,withintheframeworkofabilateralormulti­
lateralAgreement.
DeclarationoftheCommunity
TheCommunityunderstandsthattheGovernmentoftheRepublicofIndialeviesa15%ad
valoremdutyonexportsofcoiryarnsfromIndia.TheCommunitybelievesthatthislevy
placesthecoirindustryinitsMemberStatesatadisadvantage .Thisdisadvantagehasbeen
computedat6%ofthedeliveredcostofcoirproducts.
ShouldtheexportdutiesleviedbytheGovernmentoftheRepublicofIndiamoveupwardsor
downwards,orshouldtheiradverseeffectontheCommunityindustrybeoffsetbytheimpo­
sitionofanexportdutyonexportsofcoirmanufactures ,theCommunitywouldwishto
recalculatetheresultingdisadvantagetotheCommunityindustryandusetheresidualtariff,
totheextentnecessary,asameanstoneutralizeit.
Beforeanyremedialactionistaken,however,theJointCooperationCommitteewilldiscuss
thematteranddeterminethenecessityforsuchaction.