46 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.11.75
REGULATION (EEC)No3007/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of17November1975
ontheopeningoftariffpreferencesintheformofapartialsuspensionofcustoms
dutiesforjutemanufacturesoriginatinginIndia,ThailandandBangladeshandforcoir
manufacturesoriginatinginIndiaandSriLanka
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,WhereastheAgreementsconcludedbetweenthe
CommunityandIndiaonjute(2)andcoir(3)
manufactures expireon31December1975;whereas
negotiationsmustthereforebestartedingoodtime
fortheimplementation ofspecialarrangements
proposedintheabovementioned offermadeto
UNCTAD;whereasthetermsinvolvedarethose
whichtheCommunityintendstonegotiatewiththe
countryinquestionandthereisnowreasonto
believethatitmightbeusefultoconsiderextending
thepreferentialtariffschemeinforceatleastfor
thefirstsixmonthsof1976;whereasitalsoseems
advisabletoapplythesameschemeinrespectof
Bangladeshwhosesituationissubstantiallythesame
asthatdescribedabove,butexclusivelyforjute
products;whereasinviewoftheadhocmeasures
agreedbetweentheCommunityandSriLankain
respectofcoirmanufacturesandbetweentheCom­
munityandThailandinrespectofjutemanufactures ,
thepresentpreferentialtariffschememayalsobe
appliedinrespectofthesetwocountries;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23tothe
ActofAccession (4)thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemebecamefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Stateson1January1974;
Whereas,therefore,inrespectoftheproducts
coveredbyArticle1ofthisRegulation,theCom­
munityshoulduntil30June1976allowimports
tobepartiallyfreefromcustomsdutiesinrespect
ofjutemanufactures asregardsIndia,Thailandand
Bangladeshandinrespectofcoirmanufactures as
regardsIndiaandSriLanka;
Whereasthebenefitofthesesuspensionsshouldbe
restrictedtothesaidproductsoriginatinginIndia,
Bangladesh,ThailandandSriLanka,theconceptof
'originatingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68(5)of
27June1968onthecommondefinitionofthe
conceptoftheoriginofgoods,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (1);
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesonfinishedandsemi-finished
productscomingfromdevelopingcountries;whereas
thepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffer
covers,generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi­
finishedindustrialproductscoveredbyChapters25
to99oftheBrusselsNomenclature whichoriginate
indevelopingcountries;
WhereastheoffermadebytheCommunityincludes
aclausestatingthattheCommunitydrewupthe
offerontheassumptionthatallthemain
industrialized countrieswhicharemembersofthe
OECDwouldparticipateingrantingpreferencesand
wouldmakesimilareffortsinthisdirection;whereas,
moreover,itisevidentfromtheconclusionsworked
outinUNCTADthatthisoffer,whilebeingof
atemporarynature,doesnotconstituteabinding
commitmentand,inparticular,maybewithdrawn
whollyorinpartatalaterdate;whereasthis
possibilitymaybeadoptedinteraliawithaviewto
remedyinganyunfavourablesituationswhichmight
ariseintheACPStatesfollowingtheimplementation
ofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,however,asregardsjuteandcoirproducts,
thesaidofferincludestheelimination ofcustoms
dutiesonlywherespecialarrangements havebeen
madewiththedevelopingexportingcountries;(2)OJNoL82,27.3.1974,p.11.
(3)OJNoL82,27.3.1974,p.17.
(4)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(5)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1. (!)OJNoC257,10.11.1975,p.30.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryuntil30June1976theCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonthe
productslistedhereinaftershallbesuspendedatthefollowingpreferentialrates:
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionPreferential
ratesofduty
%
57.06YarnofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03 3-2
57.10Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheading
No57.03:
A.Ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingperm2:
I.Lessthan310g
II.Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan500g
III.Morethan500g
B.Ofawidthofmorethan150cm8
7-6
6
11
58.02Othercarpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting,and'Kelem',
'Schumacks'and'Karamanie'rugsandthelike(madeupor
not):
A.Carpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting:
exI.Coirmatsandmattingandtuftedcarpetsofother
textilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03andofcoir
exII.Carpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting,of
juteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo
57.039-2
0
ex59.04Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaitedornot,ofjute
orofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03 0
62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
A.OfjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03:
II.Other:
a)Offabricweighinglessthan310g/m2
b)Offabricweighingnotlessthan310g/m2butnot
morethan500g/m2
c)Offabricweighingmorethan500g/m28
7-6
6
2.OnimportationofthesaidgoodsintoDenmark
andtheUnitedKingdom,thedutiestobeapplied
shallbethoseoftheircustomstariffsuspendedat
thelevelofthoseappliedin1973.Fortextile
productsfallingwithinheadingNos57.06and57.10,
andsubheading62.03AII,referredtoinparagraph
1,Irelandshallalignitsnationalcustomstariff
dutiesontheabovementioned preferentialrateson
thedatesandaccordingtothetimetablefixedin
Article39(1)and(2)oftheActofAccession.
3.Thebenefitofthesuspensionsreferredtoin
Article1shallberestrictedtoproductsoriginating
inIndiauntil30June1976.Productsoriginatingin
BangladeshandThailand,exceptcoirmatsandmattingandtuftedcarpetsofcoir,shallalsobenefit
fromthesesuspensions .Coirmatsandmattingand
tuftedcarpetsofcoiroriginatinginSriLankashall
alsobenefitfromthesuspensions .Forthepurposes
ofthisRegulation,theconceptof'originating
products'shallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No802/68.
Article2
1.TheCommission ,inclosecollaboration with
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheforegoingprovisionsareapplied.

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2.TheMemberStatesshallregularyinformthe
Commissionofimportsbenefitingunderthepreced­
ingprovisions.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17November1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
E.COLOMBO