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Brussels.10June1974
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3509/73ontheopeningoftariff
preferences intheformofapartialsuspensionofcustomsduties
forproductsmadefromjuteandcoiroriginatinginIndia
andproductsmadefromjuteoriginatinginBangladesh ,
inrespectofthedescription oftheproducts
anditsperiodofapplication
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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EUA
explanatory m^oh/jtdum
1.CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3509/?3^of18December1973opened
tariffpreferencesintheformofapartialandpreferential suspension
ofcustomsduties*
(i)until31December1974?forproductsmadefromjute,andcoir,
originatinginir.dia,
(ii)until30June1974?forproductsmadefromjute,originating
inBangladesh,
2.AsregardsIndia,thesuspensionmeasureinquestionwasdecidedin
advanceoftheentryintoforceoftheAgreementbetweentheCommunity
2andIndiaon,interalia,manufactured juteproducts.Adiscrepancy
exisisbetweenthedescription ofthejuteproductsgivenin
Regulation(EEC)No3509/73aboveandthatgivenintheAgreementwith
IndiaztheRegulationinquestionrefersonlytojuteproductsproper
whereastaeAgreementincludesproductsmadefromjuteandothertextile
bactfibresofheadingNo57»03«
Theobjectoftheproposalforaregulationannexedheretois,inter
a!tobringthetextofRegulation(EEC)No3509/73intolinewith
thatoftheAgreementwithIndia;sincetheresultingamendmentis
notsubstantial,itseededappropriatetodealwithittogetherwith
theonesetcutbelow.
3.AsregardsBangladesh,thepreferential suspensionofcustomsduty
forjuteproductswaslimitedto30June1974sinoeatthattime
negotiations withthatcountryfortheconclusioncfanagreementon
theproductsinquestionwereftillunderway.Thesenegotiations
arenewalmostconcludedandasregardsthepreferentialtariff
c/.
OJNoL358*¿8December1973,P«130,
20JNoL8¿}'¿1March1974»p.10.

suspensionforjute(andothertextile "bastfibresfallingwithin
headingNo57*03),theywillresultinmeasuresidenticaltothose
takenforIndia.Itisthereforeproposedtoextenduntil
31December1574thevalidityofthemeasuresalreadyinforceuntil
30June1974forEaagladash .inthissector.
Theattachedproposalforaregulationconcernsthetwomeasures
describedinpointsZand3above.

Proposal fora
EMULATION (EEC)No /74OPTEECOUNCIL
of .
amending Council Regulation (EEC)No3509/73ontheopening oftariff
preferences intheform ofapartial suspension ofcustoms duties forproducts
made from jute andooir originating inIndia andproducts made from jute
originating inBangladesh ,inrespect ofthedescription oftheproducts
anditsperiod ofapplication
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,• '
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomio Conmiunity ,and
inparticular Ariiole 113thereof }
Whereas byRegulation (EEC)No3509/73^of18December 1973>"theCounoil
opened tariff preferences intheform ofpartial suspension ofcustoms duties
forproducts mads from jute endcoir originating inIndia andproducts made
from jute originating inBangladesh ;
Whereas asaresult oftheentry into force oftheagreement between the
2Community andIndia covering inter alia ,manufactured jute products ,the
above Regulation (EEG)No3509/73should beamended sothat tariff
preferences include notonly yarn andfabrics ofjute proper ,butalso yarn
andfabrics ofother textile bast fibres ofheading No57«03j
Whereas ,moreover ,forthese same jute products ,anagreement will shortly
beconoluded bstween theCommunity andBangladesh jwhereas thepreferential
arrangements introduced intheabove Regulation ..(EEC)No3509/73forBangladesh
should therefore beextended until 31December 1974 ; ' '
./.
10JNoL358,28December 1973?p.130
20JNoLñ2,¿7 March ;1974,p.10.

HASADOPTSDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.InthetablesetoutinArtiole1(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No3509/73of18December1?73>theentries:
ex57*06 Juteyarn
ex57.10Wovenfabricsofjutet
62.03 Sacksandbags,ofakindusedforth9packingof
goods:
exA,Ofjute
arereplaoedrespectively by:
57«06 Yamofjuteorofothertextilebastfibres
fallingwithinheadingNo57*03
57.10 Wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebast
fibresfallingwithinheadingHo57*03»
62.03 Sacksandbagsofakindusedforpackingofgoods:
A.Ofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresfalling
withinheadingNo57*03
2.Thedase30June1974*appearinginparagraph3ofthesaxneArticle^
shallbereplaoedbythedate31December1974*
Ar';î.cle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1974*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates,
DoneatBrussels.19–. FortheCouncil
ThePresident