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REGULATION (EEC)No3051/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of2December1974
ontheopeningoftariffpreferencesintheformofapartialsuspensionofcustoms
dutiesforjutemanufacturesoriginatinginIndia,ThailandandBangladeshandforcoir
manufacturesoriginatinginIndiaandSriLanka
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
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
ariseintheassociatedcountriesfollowingthe
implementation ofthegeneralizedpreferencescheme;
Whereas,however,asregardsjuteandcoirproducts,
thesaidofferincludestheeliminationofcustoms
dutiesonlywherespecialarrangements havebeen
madewiththedevelopingexportingcountries;
WhereasAgreementsbetweentheCommunityand
Indiaonjute(1)andcoir(2)manufactures have
enteredintoforce;whereasthesaidAgreements
refer,inparticular,tothe'jointdeclarationofintentonthedevelopmentoftraderelationswithSriLanka,
India,Malaysia,PakistanandSingapore'annexed
totheActofAccession(3)andlayingdownspecial
regulationsgoverningtradeintheseproductswith
theCommunity ;
Whereas,asregardsBangladesh,approvalprocedures
arebeingcompletedconcerninganagreementonan
indenticalbasistothatoftheAgreementonjute
betweentheCommunityandIndia;
Whereas,itisprovided,inparticular,thattheCom­
munityshall,autonomously andwithinthescope
ofitsofferonthegrantingofgeneralizedtariff
preferencesforjuteandcoirmanufacturesoriginat­
inginIndiaandBangladesh,partiallyandbystages
suspendtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesrelating
totheseproducts,andfrom1January1974sofar
asIndiaisconcerned;
Whereas,moreover,adhocmeasuresareaboutto
befinallyagreedbetweentheCommunityandSri
Lankainrespectofcoirmanufactures ,andbetween
theCommunityandThailandinrespectofjute
manufactures ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithProtocol23tothe
ActofAccession,thegeneralizedtariffpreference
schemebecamefullyapplicableinthenewMember
Stateson1January1974;whereas,however,Article
2(2)oftheabovementioned Agreementsconcerning
theseproductslaysdownthatinDenmark,Ireland
andtheUnitedKingdomthetariffadjustments
resultingfromtheopeningofthepreferencesin
questionmaybeintroducedinstages;whereasit
alsoappearsappropriatetoapplysimilarprovisions
inrespectofThailandandSriLanka;
Whereas,therefore,inrespectoftheproducts
coveredbyArticle1ofthisRegulation,theCom­
munityshoulduntil31December1975allowimports
0)OJNoL82,27.3.1974,p.11.
(2)OJNoL82,27.3.1974,p.17. (3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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tobepartiallyfreefromcustomsdutiesinrespect
ofjutemanufactures asregardsIndia,Thailandand
Bangladeshandinrespectofcoirmanufactures as
regardsIndiaandSriLanka;ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No802/68(J)of
27June1968onthecommondefinitionofthe
conceptoftheoriginofgoods,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1January1975,theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesontheproductslistedhereinaftershall
besuspendedatthefollowingpreferentialrates:Whereasthebenefitofthesesuspensionsshouldbe
restrictedtothesaidproductsoriginatinginIndia,
Bangladesh,ThailandandSriLanka,theconceptof
'originatingproducts'beingdeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14I1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionPreferential
ratesofduty
%
57.06YarnofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03 3-2
57.10Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheading
No57.03:
A.Ofawidthofnotmorethan150cmandweighingperm2:
I.Lessthan310g 8
II.Notlessthan310gbutnotmorethan500g 7-6
III.Morethan500g 6
B.Ofawidthofmorethan150cm 11
58.02Othercarpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting,and'Kelem',
'Schumacks'and'Karamanie'rugsandthelike(madeupor
not):
A.Carpets,carpeting,rugs,matsandmatting:
exI.Coirmatsandmattingandtuftedcarpetsofother
textilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03andofcoir9-2
62.03Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforthepackingofgoods:
A.OfjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheadingNo57.03:
II.Other:
a)Offabricweighinglessthan310g/m2 8
b)Offabricweighingnotlessthan310g/m2butnot
morethan500g/m2 7-6
c)Offabricweighingmorethan500g/m2 6

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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
inIndiauntil31December1975.Productsoriginat­
inginBangladeshandThailand,exceptcoirmats
andmattingandtuftedcarpetsofcoir,shallalso
benefitfromthesesuspensions .Coirmatsand
mattingandtuftedcarpetsofcoiroriginatinginSri
Lankashallalsobenefitfromthesesuspensions .For
thepurposesofthisRegulation,theconceptoforiginatingproductsshallbedeterminedinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
Regulation (EEC)No802/68.
Article2
1.TheCommission ,inclosecollaboration with
MemberStates,shalltakeallnecessarymeasuresto
ensurethattheforegoingprovisionsareapplied.
2.TheMemberStatesshallregularlyinformthe
Commissionofimportsbenefitingunderthepreced­
ingprovisions .
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2December1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SAUVAGNARGUES