NoL115/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.5.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No969/77
of4May1977
makingtheimportationintotheBeneluxcountriesofjuteyarnfromthe
KingdomofThailandsubjecttoauthorization
Whereasduringtheseconsultations nosatisfactory
solutionhas,atpresent,beenfound,thatitis,there­
fore,necessarytoadoptsafeguardmeasuresconsisting
ofthelimitationofimportsofjuteyarnfortheperiod
upto31December1977,andthatthesemeasuresdo
notprejudicethecontinuation oftheconsultations
andthattheywouldbeabletobeadaptedtakinginto
accounttheresultsoftheseconsultations ;
Whereasthesubstantialinjuryisduetoimports
intendedforthemarketoftheBeneluxcountries;
whereas,inviewofcurrenttradeflows,itwouldseem
justifiedtoconfinethesafeguardmeasurestoimports
intothosecountriesatpresent;
Whefeasthesaidtemporarysafeguardmeasuresmust
applyuntiltheentryintoforceofappropriate
measurestobetakenbytheCouncilandatthelatest
untiltheexpiryofaperiodofsixweeksaftertheentry
intoforceofthisRegulation,
■HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports('),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
ConsultationshavingtakenplacewithintheAdvisory
CommitteesetupunderArticle5thereof,
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityofjuteyarn
originatingintheKingdomofThailandhave
increasedsubstantiallyinthepastyear;
Whereasthisdevelopment hasbeenparticularly
markedintheBeneluxcountrieswhereimportsofthe
productsinquestionrosefrom1100tonesin1975to
4000tonnesin1976,representinganincreaseof
nearly300%and73%shareoftotalimportsin1976
asagainst42%in1975;
WhereasthepricesofThaijuteyarnareconsiderably
lower,byabout30%,thanthepricesrulingonthe
marketoftheBeneluxcountries;
WhereasthisincreasehasbadlyaffectedtheCommu­
nityindustryintheBeneluxcountries,inparticular
Belgiumwheretheproductionofjuteyarnhas
decreasedconsiderablyoverthepastfewyearscausing
areductioninemploymentandtheclosureoffirms;
Whereasallthesefactorshavegivenrisetomarket
disruptionandarecausingsubstantialinjuryto
Communityproducers;
Whereasthesecircumstances makeitnecessarythat
immediateactionbetakentosafeguardtheinterests
oftheCommunity ,thisactiontoconsistintheintro­
ductionofprotectivemeasureswithregardtothe
importsinquestion;
Whereas,inordertoremedythissituation,the
Communityhasheldconsultations withThailand,in
accordancewiththeexchangeoflettersbetweenthe
CommunityandThailandontheundertakingsgiven
bythelatterinthecontextofthespecialmeasuresto
beadoptedwiththeexportingdevelopingcountriesas
providedforintheCommunity'sofferongeneralized
tariffpreferencesforjuteproducts;Article1
1.TheimportationintotheBeneluxcountriesof
theproductsindicatedbelow,originatinginthe
KingdomofThailandandimportedfromthatcountry
in1977,isherebymadesubjecttotheproductionof
animportauthorizationgrantedbythecompetent
authoritiesoftheMemberStateconcerned :
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
57.06 Yarnofjuteorofothertextilebastfibres
ofheadingNo57.03
2.Importauthorizations shallbegrantedforaquan­
titywhichshallbesuchastoensurethatthetotal
volumeoftheimportsreferredtoinparagraph 1does
notexceed4030tonnes.
3.Productsenteringthecustomsterritoryofthe
Beneluxcountriesundertheinwardprocessingarran­
gementsorunderanothertemporaryimportation
procedurewhicharere-exportedfromthecustoms
territoryoftheCommunityshallnotbecounted
againstthequantitativelimitfixedinparagraph2. (')OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.

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Article2 2.Itshallapplyuptotheentryintoforceofappro­
priatemeasurestobetakenbytheCouncilinaccor­
dancewithArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation(EEC)
No1439/74andatthelatestuntiltheexpiryofa
periodofsixweeksafteritsentryintoforce.1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4May1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President