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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofIndiaontradein
juteproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,and
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEREPUBLICOFINDIA,
oftheotherpart,
DESIROUSofensuringanincreasinguseofjuteproductsandtheorderlydevelopmentoftrade
intheseproductsbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
Community',andtheRepublicofIndia,
NOTINGtheJointDeclarationofIntentonthedevelopmentoftraderelationswithCeylon,
India,Malaysia,PakistanandSingapore,annexedtotheFinalActoftheTreatyofAccession
oftheKingdomofDenmark,Ireland,theKingdomofNorwayandtheUnitedKingdomof
GreatBritainandNorthernIrelandtotheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropean
AtomicEnergyCommunity,
CONSCIOUSoftheprovisionsoftheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade,
HAVEDECIDED,inaspiritofmutualcooperation ,TOCONCLUDETHISAGREEMENT :
Article1
ThisAgreementshallapplytomanufactured jute
products,originatinginandcomingfromIndia,as
definedinAnnexA.India,appropriatesolutionstoproblemsarisingout
ofthecurrentquantitativerestrictions .Tothisend,
andasafirststep,theCommunityshallsuspendthe
existingquantitativerestrictionsontheimportsofthe
productsdefinedinArticle4,subjecttotheRepublic
ofIndiaapplyingsuchmeasuresasarenecessaryto
keepexportsintendedforinternalconsumption in
theCommunitywithintheceilingssetoutunder
Article4.Article2
Article41.Pendingasolutionwithinamultilateralcontext
andasameansofextendingitssystemofgeneralized
tariffpreferences ,theCommunity shallapply
autonomously tomanufactured juteproducts
originatinginandcomingfromIndia,thedutiesof
theCommonCustomsTariffsuspendedin
accordancewiththeratesandtimetablesetoutin
AnnexB.
2.InDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom,
tariffadjustmentsresultingfromtheapplicationof
paragraph1maybeintroducedgradually.Theinitialceilings,fixedforthecalendaryear1973,
areasfollows:
—categories4and57670metrictons,
—category6 1181metrictons.
Foreveryfollowingyear,eachceilingshallbe
increasedwithreferencetotheprecedingyearby
10%oftheinitialceiling.
TheCommunity willnotobjecttothe
abovementioned ceilingsbeingexceeded,intheevent
ofadditionaldemanddevelopingonthemarketof
theCommunity ,ontheunderstanding thatthe
additionalquantitiesshallbedeterminedbycommon
agreementbetweentheContractingParties.Article3
TheCommunityshallnotsubjectimportsofthe
productsdefinedunderArticle1,originatinginand
comingfromIndia,tonewquantitativerestrictions ,
andagreestoexamine,togetherwiththeRepublicof

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Article5 andindustriesaremetinanon-discriminatory
manner.
Article101.Unusedquantities,notexceeding10%ofone
annualceiling,maybecarriedoverandaddedtothe
ceilingforthefollowingyear.
2.Eachannualceilingmaybeexceeded,uptoa
limitof10%ofitstotal,inanticipationoftheceiling
forthefollowingyear,subjecttopriorconsultations
withtheCommunity .TheRepublicofIndiashall
neverthelessendeavourtoensureasregularasupply
aspossibleoftheproductsinquestionovereach
yearlyperiod.
Quantitiesusedinanticipationshallbededucted
fromtheceilingforthefollowingyear.AJointCooperationCommitteeshallbesetupand
entrustedwiththefollowing:
—theexaminationofanyproblemwhichmayarise
asaresultoftheimplementation ofthis
Agreement ;
—theinvestigation ofpossibilities,andthe
formulationofsuggestions,inconnectionwith
cooperationinthefieldsofresearchintoand
developmentoftheproductionandusesofjute
products;
—thedevelopment ofcontactsbetween
representatives ofthejutetradeandindustriesof
boththeCommunityandIndia.
TheJointCommitteeshallbecomposedof
representatives bothoftheRepublicofIndiaandof
theCommunity .
TheJointCommitteeshallbeconveneduponthe
requestofeitherContractingPartyandinanycaseat
leastonceayear.Article6
Theceilingsshallbeadministeredusingasystemof
doublecheckingalongthelinesdefinedunder
AnnexC.
Article7
TheRepublicofIndiaandtheCommunityshall
exchangeallinformationthatisofusetothe
ContractingPartiesrelatingtotradeinjuteproducts
betweenthem.Article11
ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstday
ofthemonthfollowingthedateonwhichthe
ContractingPartieshavenotifiedeachotherofthe
completionoftheproceduresnecessaryforthis
purpose(1).Subjecttosuchamendmentsasmaybe
mutuallyagreedduringitsperiodofvalidity,the
Agreementshallbevaliduntil31December1975.Article8
Article12Theimplementation ofthisAgreementshallnot
disruptthenormaltradechannelsbetweenIndiaand
theCommunityfortheproductsinquestion.
ShouldoneoftheContractingPartiesinformthe
otherthatabnormaldifficultieshavearisenin
connectionwiththeuseofnormaltradechannels,
thentheContractingPartiesshallconsulteachother
onmeasuresnecessarytoremedythesituation.TheAnnexesconstituteanintegralpartofthis
Agreement .
Article13
Article9 ThisAgreementhasbeendrawnupintwocopiesin
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,German,Italian
andHindilanguages,eachtextbeingauthentic.SubjecttothepoliciesoftheGovernmentofthe
RepublicofIndiaconcerningtheregulationofits
exportsaccordingtoitsproductionsituationandthe
externaldemandfortheabovementioned products,
theRepublicofIndiaagreestotakeappropriatesteps
toensurethattheneedsoftheCommunitymarket(x)ThedateofentryintoforceoftheAgreementwillbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

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PerilConsigliodelleComunitàeuropee
VoordeRaadderEuropeseGemeenschappen
ForregeringenforIndien
FürdieRegierungIndiens
FortheGovernment ofIndia
Pourlegouvernement del'Inde
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VoordeRegeringvanIndia

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ANNEXA
DefinitionofcategoriesofjuteproductscoveredbyArticle1
Category1:Jutefabricsweighingover500g/m2andhavingawidthequaltoorlessthan
150cm,andjutebagsoffabricweighingmorethan500g/m2.
Category2:Jutefabricsweighing310g/m2ormorebutequaltoorlessthan500g/m2,and
ofawidthequaltoorlessthan150cm,andbagsmanufacturedoutofjutefabric
weighingequaltoorgreaterthan310g/m2butequaltoorlessthan500g/m2.
Category3:Jutefabricsweighinglessthan310g/m2andhavingawidthof150cmorless,
andbagsofjutefabricweighinglessthan310g/m2.
Category4:Jutefabricshavingawidthgreaterthan150cmbutequaltoorlessthan230cm,
irrespectiveoftheirweightperm2.
Category5:Jutefabricshavingawidthgreaterthan230cmirrespectiveoftheirweight
perm2.
Category6:Juteyarns.
ANNEXB
TariffsuspensionscoveredbyArticle2
CCT
heading DescriptionofgoodsRateofreduction
tobeapplied
No
1.1.1974 1.1.1975
57.06Yarnofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresof
headingNo57.03 40% 60%
57.10Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebast
fibresofheadingNo57.03:
A.ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmand
weighingperm2:
I.Lessthan310g
IT.Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan
500g
HI.Morethan500g
B.ofawidthofmorethan150cm40%
40%
40%
40%60%
60%
60%
50%
62.03Sacksandbagsofakindusedforpackingof
goods:
A.Ofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresof
headingNo57.03:
II.Other:
(a)offabricweighinglessthan310
g/m2
(b)offabricweighingnotlessthan310
g/m2butnotmorethan500g/m2
(c)offabricweighingmorethan500
g/m240%
40%
40%60%
60%
60%
TheCommunityherebyundertakestocontinuetosuspendcustomsdutiesonalltheimports
ofproductsusedforpackinggoods,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheCustomsCon­
ventionontemporaryimportsofpackingitems.

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ANNEXC
SystemofdoublecheckingreferredtoinArticle6
1.IntheCommunity,thecompetentauthoritiesshallaccept,withoutdelay,importsof
productslistedinArticle4ofthisAgreementuponproductionoftheimporter'srequest
togetherwiththeoriginalcopyoftheexportpermit(1).
2.ThecompetentIndianauthoritiesshallissueexportpermitsforalltheproductslistedin
Article4ofthisAgreementwithinthelimitsoftheceilingssetoutinthatArticle.
3.Theexportpermitmustmention:
(a)thedestination,
(b)theserialnumber,
(c)thenameandaddressoftheimporter,
(d)thenameandaddressoftheexporter,
(e)thenetweight(inkilogrammesormetrictons)andthevalue,
(f)thecategoryandtheclassificationoftheproduct,
(g)thecertificateissuedbytheauthoritiesstatingtheceilingfromwhichtheproductshave
beendeducted.
4.IntheCommunity ,thecompetentauthoritiesshallaccept,withinreasonablelimits,differ­
encesbetweentheweightasstatedintheexportpermitandthecargoweightorthe
importedweight.ThecompetentIndianauthoritiesshallhoweverendeavourtoreducesuch
discrepanciestoaminimum.
5.ThecompetentIndianauthoritiesshallnotifythecompetentauthoritiesintheCommunity
ofanywithdrawal,orpartwithdrawal,ofanexportpermit.Thelattershall,withinthe
contextoftheadministrative regulationsgoverningsuchmatters,takeappropriatesteps.
6.ThecompetentIndianauthoritiesshallforwardeverysixmonthstothecompetentauth­
oritiesintheCommunity ,viatheEmbassiesoftheMemberStatesanddirectlytothe
Commission ,asummaryoftheexportpermitsissued.Thesesummariesshallstate,forevery
categoryofproduct,thenetweightinmetrictonsoftheauthorizedexports,theirassignment
tothevariousceilingsandtheMemberStatesoftheCommunitytowhichthegoodshave
beenconsigned.
ANNEXD
DeclarationbytheGovernmentoftheRepublicofIndiarelatingtoAnnexBoftheAgreement
ontradeinjuteproducts
WithreferencetoAnnexBrelatingtoArticle2oftheAgreementontradeinjuteproducts,
theGovernmentoftheRepublicofIndiadeclaresthatithasacceptedthetariffsuspensions
asthefirststageintheexemptionofjuteproductsfromtariffdutiesintheCommunitytobe
implemented assoonaspossibleandnotlaterthan1July1977,withintheframeworkofa
bilateralormultilateralAgreement .
(')WhereimportlicencesarerequiredundertheregulationsinforceinoneorotherMemberState,suchlicences
shallbeissuedautomatically ,withinalimitednumberofdays.