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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
extending theimport arrangements inforce forcertain
jute products originating in
Bangladesh .India andThailand
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )COM(79)764 final
Brussels ,14December 1979
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C0M(79 )764 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I.There isanagreement currently inforce between theCommunity andIndia
andanother between theCommunity andBangladesh ontrade injute products ,
vThese agreements provide ,inter alia ,forquantitative limits onexports
ofcertain jute products ,enforced byadouble-checking system .To
give effect within theCommunity tothemeasures forimplementing the
double-checking system ,theCouncil adopted three regulations :
(i)Council Regulation (EEC)No.846/77of25April 1977 concerning
import arrangements forcertain jute products originating in
theRepublic ofIndia (1);
(ii)Council Regulation (EEC)No.1393 /77of27June 1977 concerning
import arrangements forcertain jute products originating in
thePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh (2);
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(iii)Council Regulation (EEC)No.1617 /79of24July 1979 onarrangements
forthe importation into theBenelux countries ofjute yarn
originating inIndia (3).
.Theagreements with these twocountries expire on31December ,asdo ,
theabove implementing regulations .
II.Under anarrangement between Thailand andtheCommunity ,Thailand 'sexports
ofjute yarn totheBenelux countries aresubject tovoluntary export
restraint measures administered under adouble-checking system ..The
Community implementing measures providing fortheadministration ofthese
quantitative limits were,laid down byCouncil Regulation (EEC)No.2463 /77
of7November 1977 concerning import arrangements into theBenelux countries
ofjute yarn originating inThailand ,andrepealing Regulation (EEC)No.
1278 /77 (4).'
Both thearrangement with Thailand andtherelated implementing regulation
also expire on31December .
(1)OJNoL104,28.4.1977 ,p.2
(2)OJNoL158,29.6.1977 ,p.14
(3)OJNoL190,28.7.1979 ,p.12
(4)OJNoL286,10.11.1977 ,p.4

III.TheCommunityiscurrentlynegotiating newagreementswithBangladeshand
Indiaontradeinjuteproducts../
Itisplannedtoholdfreshconsultations shortlywithThailandonits
exportsofjuteyarntotheBeneluxcountries.
;
IV.ThefourregulationscitedinsectionsIandII,whichgovernimportsof
juteproductsatthemoment,areduetoexpireon31December.Neitherthe
negotiations withIndiaandBangladeshnortheconsultations withThailand
canbeconcludedintimeforanyimportarrangements resultingfromthem
tobeputintoeffectwithintheCommunityby1January1980.
Sothatthereshouldbenolegalvacuum,thecurrentimportarrangements
shouldbeextendedonatemporarybasis,withoutprejudicetotheoutcome
ofthenegotiations andconsultations .
Theextensionperiodcouldcoverthefirstthreemonthsof1980,bywhich"
timethenegotiations andconsultations withtheexportingcountriesshould
becompleted.
Theinterimquantitative limitswillbebasedonthe1979volumes.However,
inorder,toavoiddisruptingtradeflowsandtoenableCommunityimporters
tohaveaccesstolargeenoughquantitiestoconcludecontracts,itwould
beinadvisable toestablishthelimitsonathreemonthproratabasis
i.e.ataquarterofthe1979levels.
Itwouldbebettertoallowimportsuptothe1979limits,with
quantitiesimportedundertheinterimarrangements beingsubsequently deducted
fromthelimitstobeestablished bytheimplementingregulationsputtingthe
newagreementsandarrangement intoeffect.

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India,Bangladesh andThailandhavebeeninformedbytheCommissionof
theneedforinterimarrangements andoftheproposedimplementing measures.
Allthreeindicatedtheiragreement andwilladoptthemeasuresrequired
toadministertheirexportsoftheproductsinquestioninthefirst
threemonthsof1980.* ' '
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The.CommissionthereforeproposesthattheCounciladopttheannexed
draftregulation assoonaspossiblesinceitisduetocomeintoforce
on1January. >'

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
extendingtheimportarrangements inforceforcertain
juteproductsoriginating in
Bangladesh,IndiaandThailand
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Havingregardtothetreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
Whereastheagreements ontradeinjuteproductsbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofIndiaandbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshexpireon31
December1979;
Whereasthearrangement betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andthe
KingdomofThailandconcerningThailand'sexportsofjuteyarntothe
Beneluxcountriesalsoexpireson31December1979;-
Whereas,theimplementing regulations applyingtheaboveagreements andas
aresultoftheseagreements andthisarrangement,thefollowwereadopted:
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No.846/77of25April1977concerning import .
arrangements forcertainjuteproductsoriginating intheRepublicof
(1)India;CouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1393/77of27June1977concerning
importarrangements forcertainjuteproductsoriginating inthePeople's
(2)RepublicofBangladesh ;CouncilRegulation No.2463/77of7November
1977concerningimportarrangements intotheBeneluxcountriesofjuteyarn
originating inThailand,andrepealingRegulation (EEC)No.1278/77;Council
Regulation (EEC)No.1617/79of24July1979onarrangements forthe
(4)importationintotheBeneluxcountriesofjuteyarnoriginatinginIndia^
whereastheseregulations arealsoduetoexpireonthatdate;
(1)0JNo.L104,28.4.1977,p.2
(2)0JNo.L158,29.6.1977,p.14
(3)0JNo.286,10.11.1977,p.4
(4)0JNo.L190,28.7.1979,p.12

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Whereasnegotiations orconsultations aretakingplacebetweentheCommunity
andthesethreecountriesfortheconclusion ofnewagreements andanew
arrangement;whereasthesaidnegotiations andconsultations cannotbe
completedintime.foranyimportarrangements resultingfromthemas
regardstheCommunitytobeputintoeffectby1January1980;
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytoextendtheimportarrangements
inforcein1979for#ashort.period,whileretainingquantitative
limitsenablingnormaltradeflowstobemaintained,
'HASADOPTEp THISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.ThevalidityofRegulations (EEC)Nos.846/77,1393/77,2463/77and
1617/79isherebyextendeduntil31March1980.
2.Importsmaybeeffectedforproductswhicharesubjecttorestraint
;undertheRegulationscitedinparagraph 1,accordingto
'■quantitieslaiddownfor1979inthoseRegulations .
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3.Thequantitiesimportedwillbesubsequently deductedfromthelimits
tobeestablished inthenewarrangements .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginItsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
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