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NoL287/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.11.69
COUNCILDECISION
of10November1969
ontheconclusionofanAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandIndia
ontradeinjuteproducts.
(69/406/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.Thetextofthat
AgreementisannexedtothisDecision.
Article2HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles111,
114and228thereof;
HavingregardtothereportfromtheCommission ;
Whereasduringthe1964/67multilateraltradenego­
tiationstheCommunityundertooktoenterintonego­
tiationswithIndiawithaviewtoreachingasatisfac­
toryarrangementontradeinjuteproducts;ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtode­
signatethepersonempoweredtosigntheAgreementand
toconferonhimthepowersrequiredinordertobindthe
Community .
WhereasduringthenegotiationsbetweenIndiaandthe
Communityadraftagreementwasdrawnupandwhereas
thatdraftisacceptabletotheCommunity ,
DoneatBrussels,10November1969. HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
ArticleI FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.J.DEKOSTERAnAgreementontradeinjuteproducts,intheformof
anExchangeofLetters,isconcludedwithIndiaonbehalf

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ANNEX
YourExcellency,
DuringtheGATTtradenegotiationstheCommunityamplifieditstariffproposalsforjuteproducts
inthefollowingDeclarationofIntent:
'TheEECispreparedtoenterintonegotiationswithIndiaandPakistanassoonaspossibleonthe
variousproblemsarisinginthetradeinjuteproducts,withthefollowingobjectives :
—tooffertothesetwocountriesbetteraccesstotheCommunitymarketwithintheframework
ofmutuallysatisfactoryarrangements ;
—toarrangeforperiodicreviewsofthesituationforthepurposeofresolvinganyquestionswhich
mayariseintheapplicationofsucharrangements .'
Inaccordancewiththatdeclaration ,negotiationsbetweentheCommunityandrepresentatives ofyour
Government wereenteredintoinJune1967.
DuringthosenegotiationsthetwoPartiesagreed,asyouknow,toseekmutuallyacceptablesolutions
whileobservingthefollowingprinciples:
—progressiveenlargementofaccesstotheCommunitymarketforIndia;
—maintenanceoftheoverallactivityoftheEuropeanjuteindustryatitspresentlevel.
Inconsequence ,IhavethehonourtoconfirmthatthetwoPartieshaveagreedasfollows:
A.TheCommunity:
1.agrees,fromtheentryintoforceoftheAgreement,toapplythetariffconcessionsagreedinthe
KennedyRoundforproductsincategories 1to6(seethedefinitionofthosecategoriesandthe
agreeddutiesannexed)(')
2.agreestosuspendcustomsdutiesonallimportsofpackingmaterial,inaccordancewiththepro­
visionsoftheCustomsConventionontheTemporaryImportationofPackingMaterial.
B.Inreturn,Indiaagrees:
—torestrictitstotaldeliveriestotheCommunityofproductsincategories4and5to5500metric
tonsforthecalendaryear1969,withanincreaseof250metrictonsperyearforeachofthefol­
lowingyears.
—itbeingunderstoodthat:
—thequantitativerestrictionsinforceincertainMemberStatesinrespectofthetwocategories
ofproductswillbesuspendedduringtheperiodofvalidityoftheAgreement ;
(')ThetariffconcessionsapplytotheCommonCustomsTariffheadingsandsubheadingsindicatedbelow:
57.06Yarnofjute 8%
57.10Wovenfabricsofjute:
A.Ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingperm2
1.Lessthan310g 20%
11.Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan500g 19%
111.Morethan500g 15%
B.Ofawidthofmorethan150cm 22%
62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
A.Ofjutefabrics:
II.Other:
(a)Ofwovenfabricsweighinglessthan310g/m2 20%
(b)Ofwovenfabricsweighingnotlessthan310butnotmorethan500g/m2 I9°„
(c)Ofwovenfabricsweighingmorethan500g/m2 15"„
H.E.Ambassador Th.Swaminathan
HeadoftheIndianMissiontotheEuropeanCommunity ,
121AvenueMolière,
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—theCommunitywillnotobjecttotheceilingmentionedabovebeingexceededifthereshould.
beadditionalrequirementsontheCommunitymarket;
—thisCommunityceilingwillbeadministeredbydualsupervision .
C.AJointCooperationCommitteeshallbeestablished .Itshallconsistofrepresentatives ofIndiaand
representatives oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .TheCommitteeshallmeet,attherequest
ofoneoftheParties,atleastonceayear.
—toreviewallimportantaspectsofthejuteeconomyasawhole,includingcompetitiononthird­
countrymarketsformanufacturedjuteproducts;
—toseekmutuallyacceptablesolutions;
—tosubmitproposalstotherespectivecompetentauthorities .
D.ThefirstannualreviewprovidedforunderitemCaboveshallbeageneralreviewofallthejutepro­
ductslistedintheAnnex.
E.ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthesecondmonthfollowingthedateofits
signature.Itisconcludedfortheperiodto31December,1972.
IshallbegratefulifyouwillconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernmentwiththecontentsofthisletter.
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
PresidentoftheDelegation
oftheEuropeanCommunities
DefinitionofthecategoriesofjuteproductsanddutiesagreedintheKennedyRound
Category1:Wovenfabricsofjuteofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingmorethan
500g/m2andsacksofwovenjutefabricsweighingmorethan500g/m2 15%
Category2:Wovenfabricsofjuteofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingnotless
than310g/m2butnotmorethan500gpersqmandsacksofwovenjutefabrics
weighingnotlessthan310gpersqmbutnotmorethan500g/m2 19%
Category3:Wovenfabricsofjuteofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighinglessthan
310g/m2andsacksofwovenjutefabricsweighinglessthan310g/m2 20%
Category4:Wovenfabricsofjuteofawidthofmorethan150cmbutnotmorethan230cm,
ofwhateverweightperm2 22%
Category5:Wovenfabricsofjuteofawidthofmorethan230cm,ofwhateverweightperm2..22%
Category6:Juteyarn 8%

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Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgeyourletterof wordedasfollows:
'DuringtheGATTtradenegotiationstheCommunityamplifieditstariffproposalsforjuteinthefol­
lowingDeclarationofIntent:
"TheEECispreparedtoenterintonegotiationswithIndiaandPakistanassoonaspossibleonthe
variousproblemsarisinginthetradeinjuteproducts,withthefollowingobjectives :
—tooffertothesetwocountriesbetteraccesstotheCommunitymarketwithintheframeworkof
mutuallysatisfactoryarrangements ;
—toarrangeforperiodicreviewsofthesituationforthepurposeofresolvinganyquestionswhich
mayariseintheapplicationofsucbarrangements."
Inaccordancewiththatdeclaration ,negotiationsbetweentheCommunityandrepresentatives ofyour
Government wereenteredintoinJune1967.
DuringthosenegotiationsthetwoPartiesagreed,asyouknow,toseekmutuallyacceptablesolutions
whileobservingthefollowingprinciples :
—progressiveenlargementofaccesstotheCommunitymarketforIndia;
—maintenanceoftheoverallactivityoftheEuropeanjuteindustryatitspresentlevel.
Inconsequence ,IhavethehonourtoconfirmthatthetwoPartieshaveagreedasfollows:
A.TheCommunity:
1.agrees,fromtheentryintoforceoftheAgreement,toapplythetariffconcessionsagreedinthe
KennedyRoundforproductsincategories 1to6(seethedefinitionofthosecategoriesandthe
agreeddutiesannexed.)(')
2.agreestosuspendcustomsdutiesonallimportsofpackingmaterial,inaccordancewiththepro­
visionsoftheCustomsConventionontheTemporaryImportationofPackingMaterial.
B.Inreturn,Indiaagrees:
—torestrictitstotaldeliveriestotheCommunityofproductsincategories4and5to5500metric
tonsforthecalendaryear1969,withanincreaseof250metrictonsperyearforeachofthefol­
lowingyears.
—itbeingunderstoodthat:
thequantitativerestrictionsinforceincertainMemberStatesinrespectofthetwocategoriesof
productswillbesuspendedduringtheperiodofvalidityoftheAgreement;
—theCommunitywillnotobjecttotheceilingmentionedabovebeingexceededifthereshould
beadditionalrequirementsontheCommunitymarket;
(')ThetariffconcessionsapplytotheCommonCustomsTariffheadingsandsubheadingsindicatedbelow:
57.06Yarnofjute 8%
57.10Wovenfabricsofjute:
A.Ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingperm2
II.Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan500g 19%I.Lessthan310g 20%
III.Morethan500g 15%
B.Ofawidthofmorethan150cm 22%
62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
A.Ofjutefabrics:
II.Other:
(a)Ofwovenfabricsweighinglessthan310g/mJ 20%
(b)Ofwovenfabricsweighingnotlessthan310butnotmorethan500g/m2 19%.
(c)Ofwovenfabricsweighingmorethan500g/m2 15%
ToMr
HeadoftheDelegation
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—thisCommunityceilingshallbeadministeredbydualsupervision .
C.AJointCooperationCommitteeshallbeestablished .Itshallconsistofrepresentatives ofIndiaand
representatives .oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .TheCommitteeshallmeet,attherequest
ofoneoftheParties,atleastonceayear,
—toreviewallimportantaspectsofthejuteeconomyasawhole,includingcompetitioninthird­
countrymarketsformanufacturedjuteproducts,
—toseekmutuallyacceptablesolutions,
—tosubmitproposalstotherespectivecompetentauthorities .
D.ThefirstannualreviewprovidedforunderitemCaboveshallbeageneralreviewofallthejutepro­
ductslistedintheAnnex.
E.ThisAgreementshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthesecondmonthfollowingthedateofits
signature.Itisconcludedfortheperiodto31December1972.'
Pleaseaccept,YourExcellency,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
SWAM]NATHAN
HeadoftheIndianDelegation