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Brussels,29October1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
making<theimportation intoGreeceofcertainjuteproductsorigi­
natinginBangladeshorIndiasubjecttoquantitativelimitation/•-\>..--A''.U
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I.TwoAgreements areinforcebetweentheCommunity ontheonehand
andIndiaandBangladesh ontheothercoveringtradeinjuteproducts.
TheseAgreementsinvolve,interalia,voluntaryrestraintbythese
twocountriesintheirexportsoftheseproductstotheCommunityfor
thedurationoftheAgreements,thatisuntil31December1983.In
addition,theCommunityundertooktodiscontinueallquantitative restrictions
onimportsaftertheexpiration oftheseAgreements,thatisfrom1January1984.
InordertoadapttheseAgreements totheAccessionofGreecetothe
Community,theCouncilauthorised theCommission tostartnegotiations with
IndiaandBangladesh .AstheseAgreements containvoluntaryrestraint
limits,theadministration ofwhichisentrustedtotheexportingcountries,
theamountoftheselimitsinthecaseofGreecemustbeagreedwiththe
exportingthirdcountries.
II.Asthesenegotiations werenotconcluded bytheendof1981,unilateral
measureswereadoptedfor1982soastoalignarrancpmentsfortheimportation
intoGreeceoftheproductsinquestionwiththoseinforceintheCommunity
asaresultoftheAgreements;limitsonimportsintoGreeceofjuteproducts
forwhichthereareCommunityquantitative restrictions intheAgreements
withBangladesh andIndiawerethereforelaiddownbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No541/82of8March1982(1).
III.Negotiations havecontinuedduring1982butithasnotprovedpossible
toreachasolution;theexportingcountriesfeelthattheycannotagree
tolimittheirexportsofcertainproducts(giventhattherewereno
restrictions onimportsintoGreecebeforeitsaccessiontotheCommunity)
unlesstheycanenjoythefulltariffbenefitsaccordedbytheCommunity
undertheAgreements;thistariffproblemarisesfromthefactthatthe
CommunityundertookintheAgreementswithIndiaandBangladeshtoapply
onaunilateral basisundertheGSPazeroimportdutyonalljuteproducts.
COJNoL66,10.3.1982,p.1

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However,inthecaseofGreece,juteproductsareamongtheproductsforwhich
aprogressive alignmentontheCommunity GSPisenvisagedintheActof
Accession (productsListedinAnnexVII).Sinceithasnotbeenpossible
toreachanegotiatedsolution,theunilateralarrangements mustbeextended
for1983ontheunderstanding thatifthenegotiations dosucceedthose
arrangements wouldbereplacedbynewprovisionsreflectingtheoutcome
ofthosenegotiations .
Itisproposed,however,thatthequantitative limitsbeincreased
appreciably in1983comparedwiththe1982levels.Theincreasesmeet
withthewishesexpressedbytheexportingcountriesandtheCommission
believestheyareacceptable.
IV.Consequently,theCommission recommendsthattheCounciladoptthe
followingregulation.

10.3.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL66/1
I
(Actswhosepublicationtsobligatory)
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
makingtheimportationintoGreeceofcertainjuteproductsoriginatingin
BangladeshorIndiasubjecttoquantitativelimitation
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasAgreementsontradeinjuteproductshave
beennegotiatedbetweentheCommunityontheone
handandBangladeshandIndiaontheother,provi­
dingforvoluntaryrestraintofexportsofcertainof
theseproductstotheCommunity ;
WhereasbyRegulation(EEC)No541/82('),the
CouncilmadetheimportationintoGreeceofcertain
juteproductsoriginatinginBangladeshorIndia
subjecttoquantitativelimitationsoastoalignthe
rulesforimportsintothatMemberStateascloselyas
possibleonthoseapplyingintheotherMemberStates
oftheCommunity ;whereasthesearrangementswere
introducedpendingtheoutcomeofthecurrentnego­
tiationswithBangladeshandIndiatoadaptthesaid
Agreementstotakeaccountoftheaccessionofthe
HellenicRepublictotheCommunity ;
Whereas,sincethesenegotiationshavenotyetbeen
concluded,itprovesnecessarytomaintain,asatransi­
tionalmeasure,pendingtheirconclusion,therulesinforceforGreecein1982,withaincreaseinthe
levelofquantitativelimitsonimports,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
From1Januaryto31December1983importsinto
GreeceofthejuteproductslistedintheAnnexand
originatinginBangladeshorIndiashallbesubjectto
thisRegulation.
Article2
ImportsintoGreeceofthejuteproductslistedinthe
Annexshallbesubjecttoanimportauthorizationto
beissuedbytheGreekauthoritiesuptothequantita­
tivelimitsindicatedintheAnnex.
Article3
ProductsadmittedintoGreeceunderinwardproces­
singorothersuspensoryarrangements shallnot,
providedthattheyaredeclaredundersucharrange­
mentstobeforre-exportfromthatterritorytoathird
countryintheiroriginalstateorafterprocessing,be
setoffagainstthequantitativelimitsreferredtoin
Article2.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
(')OJNoL60of10.3.1982,p.1

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ANNEX
QuantitativelimitsforimportsintoGreeceofcertainjuteproductsoriginatingin
BangladeshandIndia
Quantitativelimits1983
(tonnes)
CategoryCCT
heading
NoNIMEXE
code DescriptionBangla­
deshIndia
4 57.10Β Wovenfabricsofjuteorofotherbastfibres
ofheadingNo57.03:
57.10-62 exB.Ofawidthofmorethan150cmbut
notmorethan310cm,otherthan
thoseofcategory7 200600
7 57.10Β Wovenfabricsofjuteofofothertextile
bastfibresofheadingNo57.03:
57.10-70 exB.Ofawidthofmorethan150cm,
whollyorpartiallybleached,dyedor
printedandhavingnovisible
selvadgeinthewidth 100300