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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels ,18th April 1979
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
ONARRANGEMENTS FOR THE IMPORTATION
INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OFJUTE
YARN ORIGINATING ININDIA
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I.AnAgreementisinforce "betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
RepublicofIndiaontradeandcommercialcooperationinjuteproducts.It
cameintoforceon1January1976andisduetoexpireon31December1979*
TheAgreementprovidesinteraliaforquantitative limitsonexportsfrom
Indiaofcertaintypesoffabric.JuteyarnisalsocoveredbytheAgreement
butisnotsubjecttoquantitative restrictions .TheAgreementprovides,
however,thatwhenintheCommunity'sviewtheconditionsprevailinginits
market,orinthemarketsofanyofitsMemberStates,aresuchthata
limitationonfurthertradeinyarnisnecessary,wherethelevelofimports
hasexceededanindicativelevellaiddownintheAgreement,theCommunity
mayrequestconsultations withaviewtoreachingamutuallysatisfactory
solutiontothequestion.
II.TheindicativelevelfixedfortheBeneluxcountriesis640tonnes,but
from1976onwardsimportsintotheBeneluxcountriesofjuteyarnfromIndia
rosesubstantially :from162tonnesin1976through3128tonnesin19771
risingto3870tonnesforthefirstninemonthsof1978-Theforecastsfor
theremainderofthatyearpointedtoanevensteeperriseinimports,and
theBeneluxcountriesthereforeaskedforconsultations withIndiatofind
anacceptablelevelforimportsofjuteyarnfromIndia.Thenecessary
evidencewasproducedinsupportoftherequest(rapidlyfallingproduction
intheindustry,effectofsuchasituationontheworkforce).
III.InthelightofthissituationtheCommunityaskedIndia,in
accordancewiththeAgreement,toopenconsultations withaviewtolimiting
India*sexportsofjuteyarntotheBeneluxcountries.Consultations
dulytookplaceinNovemberandDecemberoflastyear.

Theoutcomeoftheconsultations wasthatIndiawaspreparedtolimitits
exportsofjuteyarn(OCTheadingNo57.06)totheBeneluxcountriesat
alevelof13000tonnesfortheperiodfrom1January1978to31December1979*
Itwasalsoprovidedthatthequantitative limitthusestablished wasto
beadministered bythedoublecheckingsystemlaiddownintheAgreementfor
exportsofjuteproductsalreadysubjecttovoluntaryrestraint(woven
fabricsofjuteofawidthofover150cm:categories4/5and.7)*
IV.InviewoftheneedtoimplementwithintheCommunitythearrangements
arrivedatasaresultoftheconsultations ,itisproposedthatthe
Counciladopttheregulationannexedhereto. -

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onarrangements fortheimportationintothe
Beneluxcountriesofjuteyarnoriginating
inIndia
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1439/74of4June1974on
commonrulesforimports^,andinparticularArticle13thereof,
AfterconsultingtheAdvisoryCommitteesetup"byArticle5ofthe
aforementioned Regulation,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasanAgreementontradeandcommercialcooperationinjuteproducts
has"beenconcludedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
2RepublicofIndia;
Whereas,asregardsimportsintotheCommunityoranyofitsmarketsof
juteyarnfromIndia,whicharenotsubjecttoquantitative restrictions ,
thesaidAgreementprovidesthattheCommunitymayrequestconsultations
withIndiaaimedatlimitingtradeinthisproductwheresuchlimitation
appearsnecessaryandimportshaveexceededanindicativelevelestablished
intheAgreement;
Whereas,sinceimportsofjuteyarnintotheBeneluxcountrieshadconsiderably
exceededtheindicativelevel,theCommunityrequested
consultations withIndiawithaviewtoreachinganarrangementlimiting
theimportsinquestion:
10JNoL159,15*6.1974,p.1
20JNoL17,21.1.1978,p.5.

Whereas theconsultations resulted inanundertaking "bytheIndian Government
toestablish voluntary restraint ,inaccordance with therelevant provisions
oftheAgreement ,inrespect ofexports totheBenelux countries of"yarn
ofjute orofother textile "bast fibres ofheading No57*03 "»falling
within heading No57*06 oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,fortheperiod from
1January 1978 to31December 19795
Whereas theeffectiveness ofthevoluntary export restraint measures
introduced bytheIndian authorities depends ontheCommunity 1sestablishing
asystem ofsupervision ;whereas ,inorder forsuch asystem tobeinstituted ,
imports into theBenelux countries oftheproducts inquestion originating
inIndia pust besubject toauthorization ;
Whereas products entering theBenelux countries under inward processing
orother temporary admission arrangements andintended forre-export from
thecustoms territory oftheCommunity inthesame state orafter processing
should notbecounted against thequantitative limit established ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1.Theimportation into theBenelux countries ofthefollowing products
originating inIndia andshipped tothose countries between 1January 1978
and 31December 1979 shall besubject tothepresentation ofanimport
authorization issued bythecompetent authorities intheBenelux countries
within thequantitative limitsagreed between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofIndia and shown below :Article 1
CCT headi no NIMEXE-Code
1978-1979Description Unit s Quantitative limit
1.1.1978 to31.12.1979 No
57.06 • 57.06 ;11;Yarn ofjute orofother
15;30 textile bast fibres of
heading No57-03Tonnes 13000

2.ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheBeneluxcountriesshallauthorize
importsoftheproductsreferredtoinparagraph 1automatically andwithout
delay,withinthequantitativelimitsestablished,onpresentation lay
theimporterof.exportauthorization issued "bythecompetentauthorities
oftheRepublicofIndiaandcontainingthedetailsindicatedinthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
3.Whenissuingimportauthorization/thecompetentauthoritiesofthe
Beneluxcountriesshalltakeintoaccountthequantitiesalreadycovered
"byimportauthorizations issued "beforetheentryintoforceofthis
Regulation,inrespectofquantitiesoftheproductinquestionshipped
fromIndiatotheBeneluxcountriesafter1January1978.
Article2
ProductsimportedintotheBeneluxcountriesunderinwardprocessingor
othertemporaryadmissionarrangements andsubsequently re–exportedfrom
thecustomsterritoryoftheCommunityinthesamestateoraf"terprocessing
shallnotbecountedagainstthequantitative limitsreferredtoinArticle1.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, Forthemcuneil

ANNEX
DetailsreferredtoinArticle1(2)
Exportauthorizations issuedbytheIndianauthoritiesinrespect
oftheproductscovered "bythisRegulationshallcontainthefollowing
particulars :
(a)thedestination (relevantMemberState);
(b)thesériainumber;
(c)thenameandaddressoftheimporter;
(d)thenameandaddressoftheexporter;
(e)thenetweight(inkilogramsortonnes)andthevalue;
(f)thecategoryandtheclassification oftheproduct;
(g)certification bytheIndianauthoritiesstatingthatthequantity
hasbeencountedagainsttheagreedquantitative limitsforexports
totheMemberStatesconcernedorthat,whereappropriate ,itis
forimmediatere-exportorforinwardprocessingandsubsequent
re-exportoutsidetheCommunity;
(h)theyearduringwhichtheproductswereexported,i.e.wereplaced
onboardinIndiaforexporttotheBeneluxcountries.