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REGULATION (EEC)No3509/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of18December1973
ontheopeningoftariffpreferencesintheformofapartialsuspensionofcustomsduties
forproductsmadefromjuteandcoiroriginatinginIndiaandproductsmadefromjute
originatinginBangladesh
Whereas,asregardsBangladesh,negotiationsare
takingplacetoconcludeanagreementonaniden­
ticalbasistothatoftheAgreementbetweentheCom­
munityandIndia;
Whereas,itisprovided,inparticular,thattheCom­
missionshould,autonomously andwithinthescope
ofitsofferonthegrantingofgeneralizedtariffpre­
ferencesforproductsmadefromjuteandcoirorigin­
atinginIndiaandBangladesh,partiallyandby
stagessuspendoutCommonCustomsTariffduties
relatingtotheseproductsfrom1January1974;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocolNo23tothe
ActofAccession,thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemewillbefullyapplicableinthenewMember
statesfrom1January1974;whereas,however,
Article2(2)oftheabovdmentioned Agreementscon­
cerningtheseproductslaysdownthatinDenmark,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomthetariffadjust­
mentsresultingfromtheopeningofthepreferences
inquestionmaybeintroducedgradually;
Whereas,therefore,inrespectoftheproductscov­
eredbyArticle1ofthisRegulation,theCommunity
shoulduntil31December1974allowimportstobe
partiallyfreefromcustomsdutiesinrespectofpro­
ductsmadefromjuteandcoirasregardsIndiaand,
inrespectofproductsmadefromjuteasregards
Bangladeshuntil30June1974;
Whereasthebenefitofthesesuspensionsshouldbe
grantedtothesaidproductsoriginatinginIndiaand
Bangladesh ;whereas,tothisend,theprovisionscon­
cerningthedefinitionoftheconceptoforiginating
productsshouldbeappliedtotariffpreferences
grantedbytheCommunitytotheproductsfrom
developingcountriesfortheperiodfrom1January
until31December1974,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,theEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityofferedtogranttariff
preferencesonfinishedandsemi-finishedproducts
comingfromdevelopingcountries;whereasthepre­
ferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffercovers,
generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi-finished
industrialproductscoveredbyChapters25to99of
theBrusselsNomenclature whichoriginateindevel­
opingcountries;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemainindustrial­
izedcountrieswhicharemembersoftheOECDwould
participateingrantingpreferencesandwouldmake
similareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,moreover,
itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworkedoutin
UNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingofatemporary
nature,doesnotconstituteabindingcommitment
and,inparticular,maybewithdrawnwhollyorin
partatalaterdate;whereasthispossibilitymay
beadoptedinteraliawithaviewtoremedyingany
unfavourable situationswhichmightariseinthe
associatedcountriesfollowingtheimplementation of
thegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,however,asregardsjuteandcoirproducts,
thesaidofferincludestheeliminationofcustoms
dutiesonlywherespecialarrangements havebeen
madewiththedevelopingexportingcountries;
WhereasanAgreementhasjustbeenconcluded
betweentheCommunityandIndiaconcerningpro­
ductsmadefromjuteandcoir;whereasthesaid
Agreementrefers,inparticular,tothe'J°intDeclar­
ationofIntentonthedevelopmentoftraderelations
withSriLanka,India,Malaysia,Pakistanand
Singapore'containedintheActofAccession (1)and
layingdownspecialregulationsgoverningtradein
theseproductswiththeCommunity ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1January1974,theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesontheproductslistedhereaftershall
besuspendedpreferentially attheratesshownin
respectthereof: (x)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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heading
NoDescriptionRate
ofduty
ex57.06Juteyarn 4-8
ex57.10Wovenfabricsofjute:
A.Ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingperm2:
I.Lessthan310g 12
II.Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan500g 11-4
III.Morethan500g 9
B.Ofawidthmorethan150cm 13-2
58.02Othercarpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting,and'Kellem',
'Schumacks'and'Karamanie'rugsandthelike(madeupor
not):
A.Carpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting:
exI.Coirmatsandmatting 13-8
62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
exA.Ofjute:
II.Other:
a)Offabricweighinglessthan310g/m2 12
b)Offabricweighingnotlessthan310g/m2but
notmorethan500g/m211-4
c)Offabricweighingmorethan500g/m2 .9
2.OnimportsofthesaidgoodsintoDenmarkand
theUnitedKingdom,thedutiestobeappliedshall
bethoseoftheircustomstariffsuspendedatthe
levelofthoseappliedin1973.Forjutetextilepro­
ductsfallingwithinheadingNosex57.06,ex57.10
and62.03exAIIreferredtoinparagraph1,Ireland
shallalignitsnationalcustomstariffdutiesonthe
abovementioned preferentialratesonthedatesand
intheorderfixedinArticle39(1)and(2)oftheAct
ofAccession.
3.ThebenefitofthesuspensionsreferredtoinAr­
ticle1shallbereservedforproductsoriginatingin
Indiauntil31December1974.Theproductsorig­
inatinginBangladesh,exceptcoirmatsandmatting,
shallalsobenefitfromthesesuspensions,until30
June1974.ForthepurposesofthisRegulationthe
conceptoforiginatingproductsshallbethatlaiddownbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3614/73
(*)applicabletoproductsbenefitingfromtariffpre­
ferencesgrantedbytheCommunitytodeveloping
countriesfortheperiodfrom1Januaryuntil31
December1974.
Article2
1.TheCommission ,inclosecollaboration with
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheforegoingprovisionsareapplied.
2.TheMemberStatesshallregularlyinformthe
Commissionofimportsbenefitingunderthepre­
cedingprovisions.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1
January1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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