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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)209final
Brussels,31May1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION
I
concerningimportarrangements forcertain
juteproductsoriginatinginthePeople's
RepublicofBangladesh
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COMC77)209final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Bydecisionof20January1976theCouncilauthorizedtheCommissionto
opennegotiations withBangladeshfortheconclusionofanewagreementon
tradeinjuteproductsastheAgreementpreviouslyinforcehadexpired.,
{,
InaccordancewiththisdecisiontheCommission,inconsultation withthe
Article113Committee,conductednegotiations withBangladeshinApril,
MayandJuly1976.Thesenegotiations culminatedinadraftAgreement
initialled bytheHeadsofDelegation on23July.Therecommendation for
aregulationconcludingtheAgreementsubmittedbytheCommissiontothe
CouncilwasapprovedbytheCouncilon25March1977.
ThedraftAgreementprovidesinteraliaforvoluntaryrestraint,within
quantitative limitsagreedbytheBangladeshauthorities,ofexportsto
theCommunityofcertainjuteproductsandforasystemofcontrolbythe
Communitythattheagreedlimitsarebeingobserved.
Inordertopermitthiscontroltotakeplace,thisproposalforaregulation
providesfortheintroduction ofarrangements makingimportsintothe
Communityoftheproductsinquestionsubjecttoquantitative limits.
TheAgreementwhichhasbeeninitialledisconcernedonlywithproducts
originating inandcomingfromBangladesh.TheBangladeshauthoritieswill
thereforeapplyvoluntaryrestraintonlytodirectexportstotheCommunity.
ThusproductscoveredbytheAgreementandoriginating inBangladesh
maybefreelyexportedtotheCommunitythroughnon-membercountries.
TheCommunitymayopposesuchindirectexports,forbytheAgreementitis
onlyobligedtoadmitproductsoriginatinginandcomingfromBangladesh
whichareaccompanied byanexportauthorization asrequiredbythe
Agreement.
SincesuchindirectimportsruncountertotheobjectivesoftheAgreement
theimportarrangements introducedbytheCommunitymustbeappliedto
productsoriginatinginBangladeshirrespective ofwheretheycomefrom.
ItisproposedtoadministertheCommunityquantitative limitsinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedureforadministering Communityquantitative quotas
established byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1023/70,andinparticular
Article11(1)thereof.UnderthisproceduretheCouncilhastodetermine
thecriteriaforallocatingthequantitative limits.

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Thecriteria referred toareprimarily those taken asaguide
forallocating theceilings oftheprevious Agreement .
However ,these criteria have been adjusted inthe light ofex­
perience ofthefunctioning ofthat Agreement ,topermit abreak­
down oftheCommunity quantitative limits between theMember
States onthebasis oftheresults ofwork already done which
isbetter adapted tothesupply requirements ofthevarious
market (1).
5.TheAgreement which hasbeen initialled provides fortheautomatic ,
immediate acceptance bytheCommunity authorities ofimports sub­
ject toaceiling upon production bytheimporter ofanexport
authorization issued bytheBangladesh authorities certifying that the
quantities have been setoffagainst theagreed ceilings .This
provision therefore obliges theMember States ,authorities togrant
import authorizations automatically assoon asarequest ismade
accompanied byanexport authorization ,provided that theagreed
limits are observed .
6,Sothat theobjectives oftheAgreement maybeattained promptly
theCommission proposes that theCouncil adopt thedraft Regula *-
tion annexed hereto assoon aspossible .
(1)Theallocation will bethesubject ofaregulation tobeadopted
bytheComitiission .likewise onthebasis ofRegulation No1023/70.

PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION
concerning import arrangements forcertain jute products originating
inthePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas theEuropean Economic Community andthePeople 'sRepublic of
Bangladesh have negotiated anAgreement onTrade andCommercial Co-operation
injute products ;whereas theCouncil hasapproved therecommendation
for aRegulation proposed bytheCommission concluding that Agreement ;
Whereas ,inorder toimplement that Agreement ,import arrangements
should belaid down fortheproducts concerned ;
Whereas theAgreement requires theCommunity topermit imports ofcertain
jute products within quantitative limits ,theobservance ofwhich will
beguaranteed byasystem ofdouble checking ;
Whereas tothis endtheappropriate provisions valid intheCommunity
for 1976 ,1977 ,1978 and1979 andthecriteria fortheallocation of
thequantitative limits agreed with thePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh
should beadopted ;
Whereas the criteria forallocation must bebased onthose taken asa
guide inallocating thequantitative limits oftheformer Agreement with
thePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh butalso ,inthelight ofthefunctioning
oftheformer Agreement ,beadjusted soastoachieve abreakdown between
Member States which isbetter adapted tothesupply requirements oftheir
markets ;
Whereas steps should betaken toensure that theobjectives oftheAgreement
arenotthwarted byindrect imports ofproducts originating inthePeople 's
Republic ofBangladesh ;
Whereas imports should besetoffagainst thequantitative limits fixed for
theyear during which thegoods were exported from thePeople 'sRepublic
ofBangladesh ;

Whereas products which enter theCommunity 'scustoms territory under
inward processing orother temporary admission arrangements andare
re-exported from that territory intheir original condition orafter
processing should not besetoffagainst theabove-mentioned quantitative
limits ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.Imports into theCommunity ofthejute products listed inAnnex A
which originate inthePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh andareexported
between 1January 1976 and 31December 1979 shall besubject tothe
quantitative limits agreed between theCommunity andthePeople 's
Republic ofBangladesh and setout inAnnex A.
2.These quantitative limits shall beallocated among theMember
States inaccordance with theprocedure laid down inCouncil
Regulation (EEC )No.1023 /70of25May 1970 establishing acommon
procedure foradministering quantitative quotas (1),and inparticular
inArticle 11thereof ,insuch awayastoensure theexpansion
andorderly development oftrade injute products and topermit amounts to
becarried over orbrought forward from oneyear toanother .However ,
theallocation made onthebasis ofthe import volumes admitted onthe
conditions currently applied shall take account oftheneed toalign
them progressively with thesupply requirements ofthemarkets .
3.The competent authorities oftheMember States concerned shall ,
within thequantitative limits prescribed ,automatically authorize
theimport oftheproducts referred toinparagraph 1immediately
upon presentation bytheimporter oftheoriginal export authorization
issued bythecompetent authorities ofthePeople 'sRepublic of
Bangladesh ,containing thedetails setout inAnnex B.
(1)OJNoL124 ,8.6.1970 ,p.l

4.Authorized imports shall besetoffagainst thequantitative limitp
valid fortheannual period during which theproducts were placedon
board inBangladeslrinorder-tf>-beexported:totheCommunity .
5.Products which enter theCommunity 'scustoms territory under inward
processing orother temporary admission arrangements andarere–exported
from thai territory intheir original condition orafter processing shall
notbesetoff agairtst thequantitative limits referred toinparagraph
1.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
. For the Council
The President

QUANTITATIVA LI;.HT3REFERRiiDTOIIIAI-CICL^1
ICategoryNojommon
Custons Description QuantitativelimitsItonnes)J
Tariff
heeding 1976197719781979
4/557.10V'ovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibrssofheeding
No57,03:
exB.ofawidthofmorethan
150cm,otherthanthose
ofcategoryNo7.5.7206.2356.789 7.386
757.10wovenfabricsofjuteorofothertextilebastfibresofheading
No57.03:
exB,ofawidthofmorethan
150cm,whollyorpartially
dyedorprintedandhaving
novisibleselvedgesinthewidth1^386
ι'1.4921.605..1.725

ANNEXB
DETAILSREFERRED TOINARTICLE1(3)
Theexportauthorizations issuedbytheauthorities ofthe
People'sRepublicofBangladeshinrespectoftheproductscovered
bythisRegulationshallcontainthefollowingparticulars :
(a)thedestination (relevantMemberState).
(b)the.sériainumber,
(c)thenameandaddressoftheimporter,
(d)thenameandaddressoftheexporter,
(e)thenetweight(inkilogrammes ortonnes)andthevalue,
(f)thecategoryandtheclassification oftheproducts,
(g)certification bytheauthorities ofthePeople'sRepublicofBangladesh
statingtheceilingapplicabletotheproductconcerned,
(h)theyearduringwhichtheproductswereexported,i.e.wereplacedon
boardinIndiaforexporttotheCommunity.