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openingtariffpreferencesintheformofasuspensionofcustomsdutiesforjutemanu­
facturesoriginatinginIndia,ThailandandBangladeshandforcoirmanufactures
originatinginIndiaandSriLanka
WhereastheAgreementsconcluded (betweenthe
CommunityandIndiaonjute(2)andcoir(3)
manufacturesexpiredon31December1975;whereas
pendingtheconclusionofanewAgreementwith
thiscountryandwithparticularreferencetoterms
enablingthespecialarrangementsreferredtoabove
tobeputintoeffect,theCommunityhasconsidered
thatisisadvisableingeneraltoextendfor1976the
preferentialtariffschemewhichwasinforcefor1975;
whereasthesameschemehasalsobeenforBangla­
deshbutexclusivelyforitsjuteproducts,whose
situationisappreciablythesameasthatdescribed
above;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*),
Whereas,withinthecontextofUNCTAD,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityofferedtogrant
tariffpreferencesonfinishedandsemi-finished
productscomingfromdevelopingcountries;whereas
thepreferentialtreatmentproposedinthatoffer
covers,generallyspeaking,allfinishedandsemi­
finishedindustrialproductscoveredbyChapters25
to99oftheCommonCustomsTariffwhichoriginate
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,
thesaidofferincludestheeliminationofcustoms
dutiesonlywherespecialarrangements havebeen
madewiththedevelopingexportingcountries;Whereas,forcoirproducts,negotiationswithIndia
havejustended,andtheseinvolveareductionof80%
inthedutiesunderitheCommonCustomsTariffas
of1July1976;whereasthereforeitseemsadvisable
toapplythisreductionfromtheabovedate,within
theframeworkofthegeneralizedtariffpreferences
scheme;whereas,asfarasjuteproductsarecon­
cerned,thefreshnegotiationswithIndiaandBangla­
desh,whichhavealsojustended,resultinthe
applicationofreductionswhichareatleastequivalent;
whereasinviewoftheadhocmeasuresagreed
betweentheCommunityandSriLankainrespectof
coirmanufacturesandbetweentheCommunityand
Thailandinrespectofjutemanufactures ,the
preferentialtariffschemeappliedattheendof1976
maybeadjustedasregardsthesetwocountries;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23tothe
ActofAccession(4),thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemebecamefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Stateson1January1974;
Whereasthebenefitofthesesuspensionsshouldbe
restrictedtothesaidproductsoriginatinginIndia,
(2)OJNoL82,27.3.1974,p.11.
(3)OJNoL82,27.3.1974,p.17.
(4)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14. (!)OJNoC259,4.11.1976,p.27.

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Bangladesh,ThailandandSriLanka,theconceptof
'originatingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68of27June
1968onthecommondefinitionoftheconceptofthe
originofgoods(1),
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1977,theCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonthe
productslistedhereinaftershallbesuspendedatthefollowingpreferentialrates:
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionPreferential
ratesofduty
%
57.06YarnofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03 0
57.10Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheading
No57.03:
A.Ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingperm2:
I.Lessthan310g
II.Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan500g
III.Morethan500g4
3-8
3
B.Ofawidthofmorethan150cm 4-4
58.02Othercarpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmattingand'Kelem',
'Schumacks'and'Karamanie'rugsandthelike(madeupor
not):
A.Carpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting:
exI.Coirmatsandmatting,andtuftedcarpetsof
juteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo
57.03andofcoir 4-6
exII.Carpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting,of
juteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo
57.03 0
ex59.04Twine,cordage,ropesandcables,plaitedornot,ofjuteorof
othertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03 0
62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
A.OfjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03:
II.Other:
a)Offabricweighinglessthan310g/m2
b)Offabricweighingnotlessthan310g/m2butnot
morethan500g/m2
c)Offabricweighingmorethan500g/m24
3-8
3
(l)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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Article2
1.TheCommission ,inclosecollaboration with
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheforegoingprovisionsareapplied.
2.TheMemberStatesshall,onrequest,inform
theCommissionofimportsbenefitingunderthe
precedingprovisions.2.OnimportationofthesaidgoodsintoDenmark
andtheUnitedKingdom,thedutiestobeapplied
shallbethoseoftheircustomstariffsuspendedat
thelevelofthoseappliedin1973.
3.Thebenefitofthesuspensionsreferredtoin
paragraph1shallberestrictedtoproductsoriginating
inIndiauntil31December1977.Productsoriginating
inBangladeshandThailand,exceptcoirmatsand
mattingandtuftedcarpetsofcoir,shallalsobenefit
fromthesesuspensions .Coiirmatsandmattingand
tuftedcarpetsofcoiroriginatinginSriLankashall
alsobenefitfromthesuspensions .Forthepurposes
ofthisRegulation,theconceptof'originating
products'shallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle14ofRegulation
(EEC)No802/68.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13December1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.vanderSTOEL