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of28November1977
openingtariffpreferencesintheformofasuspensionofcustomsdutiesforjute
manufacturesoriginatinginIndia,ThailandandBangladeshandforcoirmanufactures
originatinginIndiaandSriLanka
Communityhasconsideredthatisisadvisableingen­
eraltoextendfor1976thepreferentialtariffscheme
whichwasinforcefor1975;whereasthesamescheme
hasalsobeenforBangladeshbutexclusivelyforitsjute
products,whosesituationisappreciablythesameas
thatdescribedabove;whereasfor1977,onthebasisof
thenegotiationswithIndiaandBangladesh,newtariff
suspensionshavebeenapplied,asinrespectofThailand
andSriLanka;
Whereas,undertheAgreementsbetweentheCom­
munityandIndiaoftheonepartandBangladeshofthe
other,dutiesaretobecompletelysuspendedforthe
secondhalfof1978;whereasitseemsadvisabletoput
thismeasureintoforcerightfromthebeginningofthe
1978preferenceyear;
Whereasinviewoftheadhocmeasuresagreedbetween
theCommunityandSriLankainrespectofcoirmanu­
facturesandbetweentheCommunityandThailandin
respectofjutemanufactures ,anequivalentpreferential
tariffschememaybeadjustedasregardsthesetwo
countries;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23totheActof
Accession(3),thegeneralizedtariffpreferencescheme
becamefullyapplicableinthenewMemberStateson
1January1974;
Whereasthebenefitofthesesuspensionsshouldbere­
strictedtothesaidproductsoriginatinginIndia,Ban­
gladesh,ThailandandSriLanka,theconceptof'origi­
natingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No802/68of27June1968onthecom­
mondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginof
goods(4),THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (2),
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesonfinishedandsemi-finishedproducts
comingfromdevelopingcountries;whereasthe
preferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,
generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi-finished
industrialproductscoveredbyChapters25to99ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffwhichoriginateindeveloping
countries;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludesa
clausestatingthattheCommunitydrewuptheofferon
theassumptionthatallthemainindustrializedcountries
whicharemembersoftheOECDwouldparticipatein
grantingpreferencesandwouldmakesimilareffortsin
thisdirection;whereas,moreover,itisevidentfromthe
conclusionsworkedoutinUNCTADthatthisoffer,
whilebeingofatemporarynature,doesnotconstitutea
bindingcommitmentand,inparticular,maybe
withdrawnwhollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereas
thispossibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhichmight
ariseintheACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation of
thegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,however,asregardsjuteandcoirproducts,
thesaidofferincludestheeliminationofcustomsduties
onlywherespecialarrangementshavebeenmadewith
thedevelopingexportingcountries;
WhereastheAgreementsconcludedbetweenthe
CommunityandIndiaonjuteandcoirmanufactures
expiredon31December1975;whereaspendingthe
conclusionofanewAgreementwiththiscountryand
withparticularreferencetotermsenablingthespecial
arrangementsreferredtoabovetobeputintoeffect,theHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1978,theCom­
monCustomsTariffdutiesontheproductslisted
hereinaftershallbesuspended,atthefollowingpreferen­
tialrates:
(*)OJNoC266,7.11.1977,p.16.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon26/27October1977(notyetpub­
lishedintheOfficialJournal).(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(4)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionPrefential
rateofduty
%
57.06 YarnofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03 0
57.10 Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheading
No57.03:
A.Ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingperm2:
I.Lessthan310g 0
II.Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan500g 0
III.Morethan500g 0
B.Ofawidthofmorethan150cm 0
58.02 Othercarpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmattingand'Kelem',
'Schumacks'and'Karamanie'rugsandthelike(madeupor
not):
A.Carpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting:
exI.Coirmatsandmatting,andtuftedcarpetsof
juteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo
57.03andofcoir 0
ex11.Carpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting,of
juteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo
57.03 0
ex59.04 Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaitedornot,ofjuteorof
othertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03 0
62.03 Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
A.OfjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03:
II.Other:
a)Offabricweighinglessthan310g/m2 0
b)Offabricweighingnotlessthan310g/m2butnot
morethan500g/m2 0
c)Offabricweighingmorethan500g/m2 0
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheforegoingprovisionsareapplied.
2.TheMemberStatesshall,onrequest,informthe
Commissionofimportsbenefitingunderthepreceding
provisions .2.Thebenefitofthesuspensionsreferredtoinpara­
graph1shallberestrictedtoproductsoriginatingin
Indiauntil31December1978.Productsoriginatingin
BangladeshandThailand,exceptcoirmatsandmatting
andtuftedcarpetsofcoir,shallalsobenefitfromthese
suspensions .Coirmatsandmattingandtuftedcarpets
ofcoiroriginatinginSriLankashallalsobenefitfrom
thesuspensions .ForthepurposesofThisRegulation,
theconceptof'originatingproducts'shallbedeter­
minedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article14ofRegulation (EEC)No802/68.
Article2
1.TheCommission ,inclosecollaboration withArticle3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,28November1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
L.OUTERS