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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1663/76
of8July1976
ontheopeningoftariffpreferencesintheformofapartialsuspensionof
customsdutiesforjutemanufacturesoriginatinginIndia,ThailandandBangla­
deshandforcoirmanufactures originatinginIndiaandSriLanka
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD ,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesonfinishedandsemi-finished products
comingfromdevelopingcountries;whereasthepref­
erentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,gener­
allyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi-finished industrial
productsinChapters25to99oftheBrusselsNomen­
claturewhichoriginateindevelopingcountries;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludesa
clausestatingthattheCommunitydrewuptheoffer
ontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrialized
countrieswhicharemembersoftheOECD'would
participateingrantingpreferencesandwouldmake
similareffortsinthisdirection ;whereas,moreover,it
isevidentfromtheconclusions workedoutin
UNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatemporary
nature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommitment
and,inparticular,maybewithdrawnwhollyorinpart
atalaterdate;whereasthisfacilitymayberetained,
amongotherreasons,inordertoremedyanyunfavou­
rablesituationswhichmightariseintheACPStates
followingtheimplementation ofthegeneralizedpref­
erencesscheme;
Whereas,however,asregardsjuteandcoirproducts,
thesaidofferincludestheelimination ofcustoms
dutiesonlywherespecialarrangements havebeen
madewiththeexportingdevelopingcountries;
WhereastheAgreementsconcludedbetweenthe
CommunityandIndiaonjute(1)andcoir(2)manufac­
turesexpiredon31December1975;whereas,
pendingtheconclusionofanewagreementwith
Indiaspecifyingtheconditionsfortheimplementa­
tionoftheabovementioned specialarrangements ,the
Communityhasdecidedthatitisappropriateto
renewthepreferentialtariffarrangements inforcein1975forthefirsthalfofthe1976preferenceyear;
whereas,sincethesituationinBangladeshasregards
juteproductsissubstantiallythesameasthat
describedabove,thesamearrangements havealso
beenadoptedforthatcountry;
WhereasthenegotiationswithIndiaoncoirproducts
haverecentlybeencompletedandprovideforareduc­
tionof80%intheCommonCustomsTariffduties
from1July1976;whereasthatreductionshouldbe
appliedontheabovedateinthecontextofthegener­
alizedpreferencesscheme;whereasprogressinthe
newnegotiationswithIndiaandBangladeshonjute
productssuggeststhatatthepresenttimethepreferen­
tialtariffarrangements adoptedforthefirsthalfof
1976shouldonlybereneweduntiltheendofthat
year;whereas,inviewofthespecialarrangements
betweentheCommunityandSriLankaforcoirmanu­
facturesandbetweentheCommunityandThailand
forjutemanufactures ,thedecisionmayalsobetaken
toadoptorrenewtheexistingpreferentialtariffarran­
gementsforthosetwocountries;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheActof
Accession(3),thegeneralizedpreferencesscheme
becamefullyapplicableinthenewMemberStateson
1January1974;
Whereasthebenefitofthesesuspensionsshouldbe
restrictedtothesaidproductsoriginatinginIndia,
Bangladesh ,ThailandandSriLanka,theconceptof
'originatingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No802/68of27June1968onthe
commondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginof
goods(4),
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Julyuntil31December1976the
CommonCustomsTariffonproductslistedhere­
inaftershallbesuspendedatthefollowingpreferential
rates:
(')OJNoL82,27.3.1974,p.11.
(-')OJNoL82,27.3.1974,p.17.(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(4)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionPreferential
rates
ofduty
%
57.06YarnofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03 3.2
57.10Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheading
No57.03:
A.Ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingperm2:
I.Lessthan310g 8
II.Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan500g 7-6
III.Morethan500g 6
B.Ofawidthofmorethan150cm 11
58.02Othercarpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmattingand'Kelem',
'Schumacks'and'Karamanie'rugsandthelike(madeupor
not):
A.Carpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting:
exI.Coirmatsandcoirmattingandtuftedcarpetsofcoir 4.6
Tuftedcarpetsofothertextilebastfibresofheading
No57.03 9.2
ex59.04exII.Carpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting,ofjuteor
ofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03
Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaitedornot,ofjuteorof
othertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.030
0
62.03 Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
A.ofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03:
II.Other:
(a)Offabricweighinglessthan310g/m2 8
(b)Offabricweighingnotlessthan310g/m2butnot
morethan500g/m2 7.6
(c)Offabricweighingmorethan500g/m2 6
purposesofthisRegulation ,theconceptof'origi­
natingproducts'shallbedeterminedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No802/68.2.OnimportationofthesaidgoodsintoDenmark
andtheUnitedKingdom,thedutiestobeapplied
shallbethoseoftheircustomstariffssuspendedatthe
levelappliedin1973.Fortextileproductsfalling
withinheadingNos57.06and57.10,andsubheading
62.03AII,referredtoinparagraph 1,Irelandshall
alignitsnationalcustomstariffdutiesontheabove­
mentionedpreferentialratesonthedatesand
accordingtothetimetablefixedinArticle39(1)and
(2)oftheActofAccession .Article2
1.TheCommission ,inclosecollaboration withthe
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheforegoingprovisionsareapplied.
2.TheMemberStatesshallregularlyinformthe
Commission ofimportsbenefitingunderthe
precedingprovisions .
3.Thebenefitofthesuspensionsreferredtoin
paragraph 1shallbeaffordeduntil31December1976
toproductsoriginatinginIndia.Productsoriginating
inBangladeshandThailand,withtheexceptionof
coirmatsandmattingandtuftedcarpetsofcoir,shall
alsobenefitfromthesesuspensions .Coirmatsand
mattingandtuftedcarpetsofcoiroriginatinginSri
Lankashallalsobenefitfromthesuspensions .FortheArticle3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities andshallapplyfrom1July1976.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8July1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.vanderSTOEL