NoL37/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.2.74
REGULATION (EEC)No335/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of8February1974
providingforlicencesfortheimportintotheUnitedKingdomofcottonyarncoming
fromnon-member countries
ofreconversion andtoallowtheliberalization ofthe
importsinquestionbytheendof1974;
Whereas,takingintoaccountproductionandcon­
sumptionintheUnitedKingdom,aswellasthe
trendinimportsfromnon-membercountrieswhich
haveincreasedsubstantiallyfollowingtheliberali­
zationofimportsintotheUnitedKingdomfrom
certainMediterranean countriesunderagreements
betweentheCommunityandthesecountries,itis
appropriatetolimittheseimportsatalevelwhich
correspondstothatfixedfor1973;
Whereastheseprovisionalprotectivemeasureswillbe
applicableuntiltheentryintoforceofsuitable
measurestobetakenbytheCouncilwithinsix
weeksatthelatestaftertheentryintoforceofthis
Regulation ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1025/70(l)of25May1970establishingcommon
rulesforimportsfromnon-membercountries,andin
particularArticle10thereof;
AfterameetingoftheConsultativeCommitteeset
upunderArticle5ofthatRegulation ;
Whereason17December1973theBritishGovern­
mentrequested,asurgentmeasuresunderArticle10
ofRegulation (EEC)No1025/70,therenewalofthe
licensingsystemwhichhadbeenestablishedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2631/73of27Sep­
tember1973(2)fortheimportintotheUnitedKing­
domofcottonyarn,originatinginandcomingfrom
thirdcountries ;
Whereasfromthestatisticaldataandotherinfor­
mationsuppliedbytheBritishGovernmentduring
consultations intheConsultative Committee ,it
appearsthattoliberalizeimportsofcottonyarn
withregardtothecountrieslistedinAnnexIIto
Regulation (EEC)No1025/70would,inthepresent
circumstances ,againinvolvethethreatofserious
damagewhichwouldbedifficulttorepairforthe
Britishcotton-spinning industry,especiallyasregards
employment ,bydisruptingthereconversionprocess
inthatindustry:
Whereasprovisionalprotectivemeasureslimiting
importsofcottonyarnmustthereforebetaken
immediately ;
Whereasthethreatofseriousdamagestemsfrom
theimportsintendedforthemarketintheUnited
Kingdom,andwhereasinviewoftheexistingpattern
oftradeitseemsjustified,atpresenttolimitthese
protectivemeasurestoimportsintotheUnitedKing­
dom;
Whereastheseprovisionalprotectivemeasuresmust
bedefinedinsuchawayastofacilitatetheprocessArticle1
1.ImportsintotheUnitedKingdomandNorthern
Irelandoftheproductslistedbeloworiginatingin
andcomingfromthenon-membercountrieslisted
inAnnexIItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1025/
70,exceptingthosecountrieslistedintheAnnexto
thisRegulation,aresubjecttothesubmissionofan
importlicenceandarelimited,duringtheperiod
1January1974to31December1974,tothe
followingquantities :
(CTheading
No
55.05 |Cottonyarnnotputup
iforretailsale 17000
metric
tons 55.06 Cottonyarnputupfor
retailsale
2.Theimportlicencesprovidedforinparagraph
1ofthisArticleshall,beissuedbytheUnitedKing­
domofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.(>)OJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.6.
(»)OJNoL272,29.9.1973,p.16.

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Article2 Itshallbeapplicableuntiltheentryintoforceof
suitablemeasurestobetakenbytheCouncil,in
accordancewithArticle10(6)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1025/70,anduntilsixweeksatthelatestafter
itsentryintoforce.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
DoneatBrussels,8February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
AnnexreferredtoinArticle1
Australia Malta
Austria Morocco
Canada NewZealand
Cyprus Norway
Spain Portugal
Finland Sweden
Greece Switzerland (includingLiechtenstein )
Iceland Tunisia
Israel Turkey
Lebanon USA