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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2022/80

OF 22 JULY 1980

CONCERNING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTATION INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OF JUTE YARN ORIGINATING IN THAILAND

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND , THE GOVERNMENT OF THAT COUNTRY HAS UNDERTAKEN TO ESTABLISH A VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT FOR EXPORTS OF JUTE YARN INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 1980 UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1983 ;

WHEREAS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT MEASURES INTRODUCED BY THE THAI AUTHORITIES IS DEPENDENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM OF COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHICH REQUIRES THAT IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES ARE SUBJECT TO AUTHORIZATION ;

WHEREAS THE VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT MEASURES SET QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR EXPORTS EFFECTED DURING THE YEARS 1980 , 1981 , 1982 AND 1983 ; WHEREAS IT IS ACCORDINGLY NECESSARY TO FIX QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ;

WHEREAS THE CONSULTATIONS PROVIDE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF CARRYING OVER , UP TO A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE , UNUSED QUANTITIES OF THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FIXED FOR ONE YEAR TO THE LIMIT FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR , AND THE USE IN ANTICIPATION OF A PART OF A QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FIXED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR ;

WHEREAS IT IS PROVIDED THAT PRODUCTS ENTERING THE BENELUX COUNTRIES UNDER THE INWARD PROCESSING ARRANGEMENTS , OR ANY OTHER SUSPENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS , WHICH ARE RE-EXPORTED FROM THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY , IN THEIR ORIGINAL STATE OR AFTER PROCESSING , WILL NOT BE COUNTED AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FIXED ;

WHEREAS IMPORTS INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OF JUTE YARN ORIGINATING IN THAILAND AND EFFECTED SINCE THE 1 JANUARY 1980 SHOULD BE COUNTED AGAINST THE CEILING FIXED FOR THE YEAR 1980 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . IMPORTS INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THAILAND AND IMPORTED FROM THAT COUNTRY DURING THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 1980 TO 31 DECEMBER 1983 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PRODUCTION OF AN IMPORT AUTHORIZATION GRANTED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED . THE IMPORT AUTHORIZATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE QUANTITIES INDICATED BELOW :

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CCT HEADING NO // DESCRIPTION // UNIT // 1980 // 1981 // 1982 // 1983 //

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57.06 // YARN OF JUTE OR OF OTHER TEXTILE BAST FIBRES OF HEADING NO 57.03 // TONNES // 7 500 // 8 100 // 8 750 // 9 450 //

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2 . IMPORT AUTHORIZATIONS SHALL BE GRANTED AUTOMATICALLY AND WITHOUT DELAY , WITHIN THE LIMITS INDICATED IN PARAGRAPH 1 , UPON PRODUCTION BY THE IMPORTER OF AN EXPORT LICENCE GRANTED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN THAILAND AND CONTAINING THE PARTICULARS SET OUT IN THE ANNEX HERETO .

IMPORTS THUS AUTHORIZED SHALL BE COUNTED AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FIXED FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE GOODS WERE PLACED ON BOARD IN THAILAND FOR EXPORT TO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES . WHEN ISSUING IMPORT AUTHORIZATIONS TO BE COUNTED AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FIXED FOR 1980 , THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IMPORT AUTHORIZATIONS ALREADY ISSUED SINCE 1 JANUARY 1980 .

ARTICLE 2

WHEN THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREED MINUTES OF CONSULTATIONS , ACCEPTANCE SHOULD BE GIVEN IN RESPECT OF A NOTIFICATION BY THE THAI AUTHORITIES THAT THEY INTEND :

- TO CARRY OVER UNUSED QUANTITIES OF A QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FIXED IN THE AGREED MINUTES FROM ONE YEAR TO THE LIMIT FIXED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR ,

- TO USE IN ANTICIPATION A PART OF A QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FIXED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR ,

IT SHALL SO INFORM THE MEMBER STATES , WHICH SHALL AUTHORIZE IMPORTS IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITS FIXED IN ARTICLE 1 UP TO THE AMOUNT OF THE QUANTITIES INDICATED BY THE COMMISSION .

ARTICLE 3

PRODUCTS ENTERING THE BENELUX COUNTRIES UNDER THE INWARD PROCESSING ARRANGEMENTS , OR UNDER ANY OTHER SUSPENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS , WHICH ARE RE-EXPORTED FROM THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY , EITHER IN THEIR ORIGINAL STATE OR AFTER PROCESSING , SHALL NOT BE COUNTED AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FIXED IN ARTICLE 1 .

ARTICLE 4

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 JULY 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . THORN

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( 1 ) DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN TRADE , MINISTRY OF COMMERCE .

ANNEX

PARTICULARS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 )

EXPORT LICENCES TO BE ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN THAILAND ( 1 ) IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THIS REGULATION SHALL SPECIFY OR INCLUDE :

1 . THE DESTINATION , AND IN PARTICULAR THE TOWN AND THE MEMBER STATE OF DESTINATION ;

2 . A SERIAL NUMBER ;

3 . THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE IMPORTER ;

4 . THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE EXPORTER ;

5 . A DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS ;

6 . THE QUANTITY ( IN TONNES );

7 . A CERTIFICATE TO THE EFFECT THAT THE QUANTITY IN QUESTION HAS BEEN COUNTED AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FIXED FOR THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OR , WHERE APPROPRIATE , THAT THE SAID QUANTITY IS INTENDED FOR RE-EXPORT , WHETHER OR NOT AFTER FURTHER PROCESSING , FROM THE COMMUNITY .