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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)302final
Brussels.17June1976
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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION
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maintaining ineffecttheruleswherebyimports
intotheUnitedKingdomofsacksandbagsofwoven
polyolefinfabricsoriginating intheRepublicof
Koreaaresubjecttoimportauthorisations
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(76)302final

Explanatory Memorandum
1.During theyear 1975 "theUnited Kingdom market wasaffected byasharp
increase inimports ofsacks andbags made from polyolefin strip ,origina­
ting intheRepublic ofKorea .Such imports ,which were negligible in1974 »
reached alevel of1.7million units in1975 *
2.Theconsumption ofthese products hasincreased considerably while the
United Kingdom production hasdecreased slightly andthemarket share held
byKorean exporters hasthus reached alevel ofalmost 10$in1975 ("the
share held byother third countries being 25$).
3.This rapid market penetration wasachieved mainly bytheabnormally
lowlevel price-levels oftheKorean exports which inJanuary 1976 were
less than half theprice ofBritish exports ofthesame product .
4.All these factors have caused serious injury both toBritish producers
whose rate ofuseofproductive capacity isnowonly 50$ ,andtoBritish
workers inthesector ,thelevel ofemployment having fallen by40$in
one year .
5.Inthecircumstances theBritish government requested that theneces­
sary protective measures betaken with respect tothese imports .TheCommis­
sion consulted theexperts oftheMember States who gave anunanimously fa­
vourable opinion onthe establishment ofquantitative restrictions onsuch
imports .
6.TheCommission ,therefore ,hastaken measures ,inaccordance with the
Arrangement Regarding International Trade inTextiles ,tolimit imports of
theproduct concerned from theRepublic ofKorea into theUnited Kingdom
tothelevel ofimports effected intheyear ended 31January 1976 .
7.The Commission considers that themeasures should bemaintained in
effect foraperiod ofoneyear and isaccordingly submitting totheCouncil
theattached proposal foraRegulation regarding measures appropriate tobe
taken inthis field .

Proposal foraCouncil Regulation
maintaining ineffect therules whereby imports
into theUnited Kingdom ofsacks andhags ofwoven
polyolefin fabrics originating intheRepublic of
Korea aresubject toimport authorisations
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN CCI«1MUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No.1439/74^^oncommon rules
forimports andinparticular Article 13thereof ;
The Committee setupunder Article 5ofthe said Regulation having
been consulted ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas byRegulation (EEC)No.1229/?::ofMay251976^^,theCommission
established rules whereby imports into theUnited Kingdom ofsacks andbags
ofwoven polyolefin fabrics originating intheRepublic ofKorea were made
subject toauthorisation }
Whereas the factors which justified the establishment ofthese rules
arestill present andwhereas itisconsequently necessary tomaintain
them ineffect foraperiod ofoneyear ;
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(1)O.J. No.L159of15.6.1974 ,p.1
(2)O.J. No.L137of26.5.1976 ,p.26

Article1
1.TheruleswherebyimportsintotheUnitedKingdomofsacksand
bagsofwovenpolyolefinfabricsoriginatingintheRepublicof
Koreaaresubjecttoauthorisation whichwereadoptedbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No.1229/76of25May1976shallremainapplicable
foraperiodofoneyearfromthedateofitsentryintoforce.
2.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, PortheCouncil
ThePresident