28.3.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL83/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
REGULATION (EEC)No675/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of21March1974
settingupasystemoflicencesfortheimportofcottonyarnintotheUnitedKingdom
fromthirdcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasprotectivemeasuresmustthereforebeadop­
tedintheformofalimitationontheimportation
ofcottonyarnforaperiodextendingto31Decem­
ber1974;
Whereas,giventhatthethreatofsubstantialinjury
originatesinimportsintendedfortheUnitedKing­
dommarket,itappearsjustifiedatpresent,having
regardtoexistingtradeflows,torestricttheappli­
cationoftheprotectivemeasurestoimportsintothat
country;
Whereastheseprotectivemeasuresmustbedefinedin
suchawayastofacilitatethecompletionofthere­
conversionprocessandtoallowtheliberalizationof
theimportsinquestionbytheendof1974;
Whereas,havingregardtoproductionandconsump­
tionintheUnitedKingdomandtothetrendinim­
portsfromthirdcountries,whichhaveincreased
substantiallyfollowingtheliberalization ofimports
intotheUnitedKingdomfromcertainMediterranean
countriesunderagreementsbetweentheCommunity
andthosecountries,provisionshouldbemadefor
limitingimportsatalevelcorresponding tothatfixed
for1973;
Whereastheprotectivemeasuresmaybeamended
orrepealedinrelationtothetrendinimportsinto
otherregionsoftheCommunity ;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1025/70(*)of25May1970establishingcommon
rulesforimportsfromthiridcountries,andinpar­
ticularArticle10thereof;
AfterconsultationwiththeAdvisoryCommitteeset
upbyArticle5ofthatRegulation ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasinresponsetotherequestdated17Decem­
ber1973fromtheBritishGovernment theCommis­
sion,byRegulation (EEC)No335/74(2),setup,
pursuanttoArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No
1025/70,asystemoflicencesfortheimportofcot­
tonyarnintotheUnitedKingdomcomingfrom
thirdcountries,thissystembeingapplicableunder
thesameconditionsaslaiddowninCouncilRe­
gulation(EEC)No2631/73(3)of27September1973,
whichsetuipthesamesystemfortheperiod1April
to31December1973;
Whereasitresultsfromt?hestatisticsandotherinfor­
mationsuppliedbytheBritishGovernmentduring
theconsultationwiththeAdvisoryCommitteemen­
tionedabove,thattheimmediateliberalization of
importsofcottonyarnfromthecountrieslistedin
AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No1025/70would,
inpresentcircumstances ,stillbelikelytocause
substantialinjury,whichwouldbedifficulttorepair,
totheBritishcottonspinningindustry,inparticular
asregardsemployment ,bydisruptingthereconver­
sionprocessofthatindustry;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomfrom
thethirdcountrieslistedinAnnexIItoRegulation
(EEC)No1025/70,exceptingthosecountrieslisted
intheAnnextothisRegulation,oftheproducts
shownbelowshallbesubjecttoproductionofan
importlicence,andthetotaltonnagesoimported
duringtheperiod1Januaryto31December1974
inclusiveshallnotexceedthefollowingquantity:(»)OJNoL.124,8.6.1970,p.6.
(«)OJNoL37,9.2.1974,p.20.
(»)OJNoL272,29.9.1973,p.16.

NoL83/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.3.74
2.Theimportlicencesreferredtoinparagraph 1
shallbeissuedbytheUnitedKingdom.
Article2CCT
heading
NoDescription Quantity
55.05
55.06Cottonyarn,notputup
forretailsale
Cottonyarn,putupfor
retailsale/17000
>metric
\tonsThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21March1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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