NoL272/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.9.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2630/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of27September1973
establishingasystemofpermitscoveringtheimportofyarnofjutefromnon-member
countriesintotheUnitedKingdom
Whereas,sincesuchmeasuresareofaprotective
nature,theymustremaininforcenolongerthan
isnecessarytoallowthenegotiationswiththetwo
non-membercountrieswhicharethemainsuppliers
tobecompleted,or,ifthesenegotiations are
unsuccessful,nolongerthanisnecessarytoenable
thequestiontobeconsideredofwhatmeasures,if
any,shouldbetaken;whereastheCommunity is
negotiatingatthepresenttime,orproposesto
negotiateinthenearfuture,agreementsontrade
injuteproductswiththenon-membercountries
whicharethemainsuppliers,andtheprotective
measuresshouldthereforebeadoptedforaperiod
extendinguptothedateofentryintoforceofsuch
agreements,butnotbeyond31December1973;
Whereas,giventhatthethreatofsubstantialinjury
originatedinimportsintendedforUnitedKingdom
markets,itappearsjustifiedatpresent,having
regardtoexistingtradeflows,torestrictthe
applicationofprotectivemeasurestoimportsinto
theUnitedKingdom;
Whereastheseimportsshouldberestrictedtothe
relevantlevelintheUnitedKingdombefore1April
1973;
Whereastheseprotectivemeasuresmaybeamended
orrepealedinthelightofthetrendinimportsinto
otherregionsoftheCommunity,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1025/700)of25May1970establishingcommon
rulesforimportsfromnon-membercountries,andin
particularArticle11(1)thereof;
AfterconsultationwiththeAdvisoryCommitteeset
upbyArticle5ofthatRegulation ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasinresponsetoarequestfromtheBritish
GovernmenttheCommission ,byRegulation (EEC)
No1832/73(2)of4July1973establishingasystem
ofpermitscoveringtheimportofyarnofjutefrom
non-membercountriesintotheUnitedKingdom,
tookinterimprotectivemeasureslimitingthe
importationintotheUnitedKingdomofyarnof
jute;
Whereasitappearsfromtheinformationsupplied
bytheBritishGovernment,inparticularduringthe
consultationintheabovementioned Committee,and
alsofromotherinformation,thatuntil1April1973,
thedateonwhichRegulation (EEC)No1025/70
cameintooperationintheUnitedKingdom,
importationintotheUnitedKingdomoftheproducts
inquestionwassubjecttoquantitativerestrictionsin
relationtothecountriesconcerned;whereasthe
increaseinsuchimportswhichwouldfollowthe
liberalization thereofwouldbelikelytocause
substantialinjury,whichitwouldbedifficultto
repair,tothejutespinningindustryintheUnited
Kingdomandtoaffecttheemploymentsituationin
theregionwherethisindustryiscentred;
Whereasinterimprotectivemeasuresmusttherefore
betaken,dueregardbeinghadtotherelevant
internationalprovisions,inrespectoftheimportation
oftheproductsinquestion;whereasthesemeasures
shouldconsistinalimitationofimports;Article1
1.TheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomof
GreatBritainandNorthernIrelandfromthe
non-member countrieslistedinAnnexIItoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1025/70,exceptingthose
countriessetoutintheAnnexhereto,oftheproduct
shownbelowshallbesubjecttoproductionofan
importpermit,andthetotaltonnagesoimported
duringtheperiod1April1973to31December1973
inclusiveshallnotexceedthenumberofmetrictons
indicatedagainstthenameofthatproduct:
CCT
headingNo
57.06Yarnofjute 380metrictons(MOJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.6.
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2.Theimportauthorizations referredtoin
paragraph1shallbeissuedbytheUnitedKingdom
ofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27September1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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