NoL103/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.4.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No841/77
of25April1977
establishinginterimprotectivemeasureswithregardtoimportsintotheUnited
KingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandofcottonyarn,notputupfor
retailsale,originatingintheRepublicofIndia
oftheCommunity ,thisactiontoconsistintheintro­
ductionoftemporaryprotectivemeasureswithregard
totheseimports;
Whereasexistingtradeflowsindicatethatthethreat
ofinjurycausedbyimportsofcottonyarnfromIndia
isatpresentlimitedtotheBritishcotton-spinning
industry,itappearsjustifiedtorestricttheapplication
ofprotectivemeasurestoimportsintothisregionof
theCommonMarket;
Whereasthesemeasuresarewithoutprejudicetothe
resultofconsultations whichtheCommunityhas
requestedwithIndiaunderthetermsoftheArrange­
mentregardingInternationalTradeinTextiles(2);
whereastheymaybeadaptedinthelightofthe
resultsofsuchconsultations ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports(!),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
HavingconsultedtheAdvisoryCommitteesetup
underArticle5thereof,
WhereasimportsintotheUnitedKingdomofcotton
yarnnotputupforretailsaleoriginatinginIndia
haveincreasedsharplyandsubstantially ,namelyfrom
742tonnesin1975to6198tonnesin1976;
WhereascottonyarnfromIndiaisimportedatprices
considerably belowthoseprevailingforyarns
importedfromthemajorityofotheroriginsaswellas
foryarnsproducedintheCommunity ;
WhereasimportsintotheUnitedKingdomofcotton
yarnfromseveralnon-membercountriesincluding
Indiaweresubjecttoquantitativerestrictionsuntil31
March1977andtheserestrictionsceasedtoexiston1
April1977;
Whereasthecotton-spinning industryintheUnited
Kingdominrecentyearshassufferedgraveinjury
(involvingasubstantialreductioninproduction ,mill
closures,andunemployment )duetosharplyrising
importsfromnon-membercountriesofyarnsaswell
asoffinishedfabricsandmadeupgoods;whereas
thisindustryhasveryrecentlyenteredintoaphaseof
recoveryasaconsequenceoftheintroductionofarran­
gementsrestrainingtextileimports;
Whereastheliberalization ofimportsofcottonyarns
fromIndia,giventhepricesatwhichthesegoodsare
offeredforsale,islikelytoleadtoafurthersubstantial
increaseintheseimportswhichcouldcompromise
theprocessofrecovery,recentlybegun,intheBritish
cotton-spinning industryandtherebygiveriseto
injurydifficulttorepair;
Whereasthesecircumstances mkkeitnecessarythat
immediateactionbetakentosafeguardtheinterestsArticle1
1.TheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomof
GreatBritainandNorthernIrelandofcottonyarnnot
putforretailsale,fallingwithinheadingNo55.05of
theCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginthe
RepublicofIndiaisherebymadesubjecttothe
productionofanimportauthorizationissuedbythe
competentauthoritiesintheUnitedKingdom.
2.Importrestrictionsshallbeissuedforaquantity
suchthatthetotalvolumeofimportsreferredtoin
paragraph 1doesnotintheperiod1April1977to31
December1977exceed5500tonnes.
Article2
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuptotheentryintoforceofappro­
priatemeasurestobetakenbytheCouncilinaccor­
dancewithArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation(EEC)
No1439/74andatthelatestuntiltheexpiryofa
periodofsixweeksafteritsentryintoforce.
(')OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1. (2)OJNoL118,30.4.1974,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25April1977.
FortheCommission
RichardBURKE
MemberoftheCommission