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AGREEMENT
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthePeople'sRepublicof
Bangladeshontradeinjuteproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
oftheonepart,
THEGOVERNMENT OFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFBANGLADESH ,
oftheotherpart,
hereinafterreferredtorespectivelyas.'theCommunity'and'Bangladesh',
DESIROUSofensuringthedevelopment oftheuseofjuteproductsandtheorderlydevelopmentof
tradeintheseproductsbetweentheCommunityandBangladesh ,
NOTINGtheJointDeclarationofIntentonthedevelopment oftraderelationswithCeylon(now
SriLanka),India,Malaysia,Pakistan(nowBangladeshandPakistan),andSingapore,annexedtothe
FinalActoftheTreatyofAccessionoftheKingdomofDenmark,Ireland,theKingdomofNorway
andtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandtotheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,of22January1972,
CONSCIOUS oftheprovisionsoftheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade,
HAVEinaspiritofmutualcooperation ,DECIDEDTOCONCLUDE THISAGREEMENT :
shallsuspendtheexistingquantitativerestrictionson
theimportsoftheproductsdefinedinArticle4,
subjecttoBangladeshapplyingsuchmeasuresasare
necessarytokeepexportsintendedforinternal
consumption intheCommunitywithintheceilings
setoutinArticle4.Article1
ThisAgreementconcernsmanufactured juteproducts,
asdefinedinAnnexA,originatinginandcoming
fromBangladesh .
Article2
Article4
1.Forthecalendaryear1974theinitialceilingsare
asfollows :
—categories4+5 4075metrictons,
—category6 7000metrictons.
2.Foreachfollowingyear,eachceilingshallbe
increasedwithreferencetotheprecedingyearby
10%oftheinitialceiling.
3.TheCommunity shallbepreparedtogive
specialconsideration totheoverwhelming depen­
denceofBangladeshontradeinjuteproductsand
thereforeshallnotobjecttotheaboveceilingsbeing
exceededintheeventofadditionaldemanddeve­
lopinginthemarketoftheComnumitv ,ontheunder­
standingthatthe.idditionalquantitiesshallliefixed
bycommonagreementbetweentheContracting
Parties.1.Pendingasolutionwithinamultilateralcontext
andasameansofextendingitssystemofgeneralized
tariffpreferences ,theCommunityshallapplyauto­
nomouslytotheproductsreferredtoinArticle 1the
dutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariffsuspendedin
accordancewiththeratesandtimetablesetoutin
AnnexB.
2.InDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom
tariffadjustmentsresultingfromtheapplicationof
paragraph 1maybeintroducedgradually .
Article3
TheCommunity shallnotsubjectimportsofthe
productsreferredtoinArticle 1tonewquantitative
restrictions .TheCommunity iswillingtoexamine,
togetherwithBangladesh ,appropriatesolutionsto
problemsarisingoutofthecurrentquantitativerestric­
tions.Tothisend,andasafirststep,theCommunity

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Article5
1.Unusedquantities,notexceeding10%ofthe
corresponding annualceiling,maybecarriedoverand
addedtotheceilingforthefollowingyear.
2.Eachannualceilingmay,withina10%limitof
thisceiling,beexceededinanticipationoftheceiling
forthefollowingyear,subjecttopriorconsultations
withtheCommunity .Bangladeshshallnevertheless
endeavourtoensureasregularasupplyaspossibleof
theproductsconcernedinthecourseofeachannual
period.
3.Quantitiesusedinanticipationshallbededucted
fromtheceilingforthefollowingyear.
Article6
Theceilingsshallbeadministeredusingasystemof
doublecheckingalongthelinesdefinedinAnnexC.
Article7
1.BangladeshandtheCommunityshallexchange
allusefulinformationrelatingtotradeinjuteproducts
betweentheContractingParties.
2.Shouldittranspireduringthevalidityofthe
AgreementthattheprovisionsoftheAgreementdo
notfullysatisfyitsinterests,Bangladeshshallhavethe
righttomakespecificrepresentation totheCommu­
nityforfindingsatisfactorysolutions.
Article8
Theimplementation oftheprovisionsoftheAgree­
mentshallnotdisruptnormaltradechannelsbetween
BangladeshandtheCommunityfortheproducts
concerned .
ShouldoneoftheContractingPartiesinformthe
otherthatabnormaldifficultieshaveariseninconnec­
tionwithnormaltradechannels,thenbothParties
shallconsulteachotheronmeasuresnecessaryto
remedythesituation.
Article9
SubjecttothepoliciesoftheGovernmentofBangla­
deshconcerningtheregulationofitsexports,itsproductionsituationandoftheexternaldemandfor
theabovementioned products,Bangladeshagreesto
takeallappropriatestepstoensurethattheneedsof
theCommunitymarketinindustriesinsuchproducts
aremetinanon-discriminatory manner.
Article10
1.AJointCooperationCommitteeshallbesetup
andentrustedwith:
—theexaminationofanyproblemwhichmayarise
asaresultoftheimplementation oftheAgree­
ment;
—exploringpossibilities ,andformulatingsugges­
tions,inmattersofcooperationinthefieldsof
researchanduseofadvancedtechnology ,ofde­
velopmentofproductionandusesofjuteproducts,
ofpromotion,marketingandpublicitythereof;
—developingcontactsbetweenrepresentatives ofthe
jutetradeandindustriesofboththeCommunity
andBangladesh .
2.TheJointCommitteeshallbecomposedof
representatives bothofBangladeshandtheCommu­
nity.
3.TheJointCommitteeshallbeconvenedatthe
requestofoneoftheContractingPartiesandinany
caseatleastonceayear.
Article11
ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstday
ofthesecondmonthfollowingthedateonwhichthe
ContractingPartieshavenotifiedeachotherofthe
completionoftheproceduresnecessaryforthis
purpose(').Subjecttosuchamendments asmaybe
mutuallyagreedduringitsperiodofvalidity,the
Agreementshallbevaliduntil31December1975.
Article12
TheAnnexesconstituteanintegralpartoftheAgree­
ment.
Article13
ThisAgreementhasbeendrawnupintwocopiesin
theDanish,Dutch,English,French,German,Italian
andBengalilanguages,eachtextbeingauthentic .
(')TheelateofentrvintoforceofthisAgreementwillbe
publishedintheOfficii/!Jour/niloftin-lii/ropa/n
Cumm/D/itics.

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ANNEXA
DefinitionofcategoriesofjuteproductscoveredbyArticle1
Category1:Jutefabricsweighingmorethan500grammespersquaremetreandofawidthofnot
morethan150centimetres ,andbagsofjutefabricweighingmorethan500grammes
persquaremetre.
Category2:Jutefabricsweighingnotlessthan310grammespersquaremetrebutnotmorethan
500grammespersquaremetreandofawidthofnotmorethan150centimetres ,and
bagsofjutefabricweighingnotlessthan310grammesbutnotmorethan500grammes
persquaremetre.
Category3:Jutefabricsweighinglessthan310grammespersquaremetreandofawidthofnot
morethan150centimetres ,andbagsofjutefabricweighinglessthan310grammesper
squaremetre.
Categoty4:Jutefabricsofawidthofmorethan150centimetresbutnotmorethan230centime­
tres,irrespectiveofweightpersquaremetre.
Categoiy5:Jutefabricshavingawidthofmorethan230centimetres ,irrespectiveofweightper
squaremetre.
Categoiy6:Juteyarns.

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ANNEXB
TariffsuspensionscoveredbyArticle2
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsRateofíeductiontobe
applied
1.1.1974 1.1.1975
57.06Yarnofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresof
headingNo57.03 40% 60%
57.10Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebast
fibresofheadingNo57.03:
A.Ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmand
weighingpersquaremetre:
I.Lessthan310g 40% 60%
II.Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan
500g 40°/o60%
III.Morethan500g 40%60°/o
B.Ofawidthofmorethan150cm 40% 50%
62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepacking
ofgoods:
A.Ofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresof
headingNo57.03:
II.Other:
a)Offabricweighinglessthan310g/m240%60%
b)Offabricweighingnotlessthan
310g/m2butnotmorethan500g/m240°/o60%
c)Offabricweighingmorethan
500g/m2 40°/o60%
TheCommunityherebyundertakestocontinuetosuspendcustomsdutiesona11theimports
ofproductsusedforpackinggoods,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheCustomsCon­
ventionontemporaryimportsofpackingitems.

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ANNEXC
SystemofdoublecheckingreferredtoinArticle6
1.IntheCommunity ,thecompetentauthoritiesshallaccept,withoutdelay,importsofproducts
listedinArticle4oftheAgreementuponproductionoftheimporter'srequesttogetherwiththe
originalcopyoftheexportpermit(').
2.ThecompetentauthoritiesinBangladeshshalldeliverexportpermitsforalltheproductslistedin
Article4oftheAgreementwithinthelimitsoftheceilingssetoutinthatArticle.
3.Theexportpermitmustmention :
(a)thedestination ,
(b)theserialnumber,
(c)thenameandaddressoftheimporter,
(d)thenameandaddressoftheexporter,
(e)thenetweight(inkilogrammesormetrictons)andthevalue,
(f)thecategoryandtheclassificationoftheproduct,
(g)thecertificatedeliveredbytheauthorities,statingtheceilingunderwhichtheproductscome.
4.IntheCommunity ,thecompetentauthoritiesshallaccept,withinreasonablelimits,differences
betweentheweightasstatedintheexportpermitandthecargoweightortheimportedweight.In
Bangladeshthecompetentauthoritiesshall,however,endeavourtoreducesuchdiscrepancies toa
minimum .
5.ThecompetentauthoritiesinBangladeshshallnotifythecompetentauthoritiesintheCommu­
nityofanywithdrawal,orpartwithdrawal ,ofanexportpermit.Thelattershall,withinthecontext
oftheadministrative regulationsgoverningsuchmatters,takeappropriatesteps.
6.ThecompetentauthoritiesinBangladeshshallforwardeverysixmonthstothecompetentauthori­
tiesintheCommunity ,viatheEmbassiesoftheMemberStatesanddirectlytotheCommission ,a
summaryoftheexportpermitsdelivered.Thesesummariesshallstate,foreverycategoryof
product,thenetweightinmetrictonsoftheauthorizedexports,theirassignmenttothevarious
ceilingsandtheMemberStatesoftheCommunitytowhichthegoodshavebeenconsigned .
(')whereimportlicencesarerequiredundertheregulationsinforce111oneorotherMemberState,suchlicencesshallbeissuedauto­
matically ,withinalimitednumberofdays.