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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)472 final .
Brussels .3October 1977
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION
concerning thearrangements forimportation into theBenelux countries
ofjute yarn originating intheKingdom ofThailand ,andrepealing
Regulation (EEC)Bo1278/77
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(77 )472final .

EXPLANATORY MEtfORANDU7!
1.PursuanttoArtide12ofReguLation (EEC)No.1439/74,Commission
(1)Regulation (EEC)No.969/77of4May1977instituted anauthorization
procedurefortheimportation intotheBeneluxcountriesofjuteyarn
fromtheKingdomofThailand,andlimitedtheauthorizations tobe
grantedfor1977toatotalvolumeof4030tonnes.TheCouncil,
(2)byRegulation (EEC)No.1278/77maintained thesearrangements inforce
until31December1977.Thisquantitativelimitwassetinresponse
totherecentincreaseinimportsintotheBeneluxcountriesofjute
yarnfromThailand,withoutprejudicetothecontinuation oftheconsultations
alreadyunderway,whichatthattimehadnotproducedanymutually
acceptablesolution.
2.FollowingfreshtalksbetweentheCommunity andThailandon28
and^9July,theThaiGovernment hasagreedtoexercisevoluntaryrestraint
onexportsofjuteyarntotheBeneluxcountriesforathree-yearperiod
(1January1977-31December1979),withfixedannualceilingsof
4430tonnesin1977,4762tonnesin1978and5119tonnesin1979..
Thesequantitative restrictions donotcovertemporaryimports,and
willbesubjecttobilateralsurveillance .Thailandintroducedexport
controlson1September 1977.
SincetheCommunity hasalreadytakenunilateralaction(animport
quotaof4030tonnesinrespectofwhichlicenceshavealreadybeen
grantedandareatpresentbeingtakenup),theThaiexportcontrols,
whichcameintoforceon1September,willcoveraninitialquantityof
3162tonnesrelatingtoasixteen-month period(1September1977-31
December1978)C3).
(1)0JNoL115,6.5.1977,p.12
(2)0JNoL148,16.6.1977,p.1
(3)Thisquantityisbrokendownasfollows:
4762tonnes(1978quota)
+400tonnes(thebalanceduefor1977,representing thedifference between
' the1977quotaandtheearlierunilateralimportquotaof
4030tonnes).
5162tonnes

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AnyquantitiesnottakenupundertheimportLicencesissuedby
Beneluxinrespectoftheunilateralquotaof4030tonneswillbe
carriedoverto1978;inaddition,inordertoavoidanyconcentration
ofexportsduringtheremainderof1977,anupperlimitof4/16oftjie
totalquantitymentionedabove,i.e.1290tonneshasbeensetforexports
upto31December1977.
Thearrangements offersomescopefor"flexibility"inthattheyallowa>
10%carryoverorcarry-forward eitherway;however,thequantityinvolved
maynotexceed10%inaggregate.
3.AproposalforaregulationenablingtheCommunitytoimplement
thesemeasureshasbeendrawnup.Theproposal,whichisattached,is
herebysubmittedtotheCouncilforadoption.

PROPOSALFORACOUNCILREGULATION
concerningthearrangementsforimportationintotheBeneluxcountries
ofjuteyarnoriginatingintheKingdomofThailand,andrepealing
Regulation (EEC)No.1278/77
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No.1439/74of4June1974
oncommonrulesforimports'1',andinparticularArticle15thereof,*
Consultations havingtakenplacewithintheAdvisoryCommitteesetup
underArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasbyRegulation(EEC)No.1278/77C2)theCouncilmaintainedin
forceuntil31December1977thearrangementsforimportationinto
theBeneluxcountriesofjuteyarnoriginatingintheKingdomof
Thailand,adoptedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No.969/77<3);
Whereasthesemeasureswereadoptedwithoutprejudicetothecontinuation
oroutcomeoftheconsultations takingplaceonthissubjectbetween
theCommunityandThailand;
Whereasfollowingfreshconsultations betweentheCommunityandThailand
theGovernmentofThailandhasundertakentorestrainvoluntarilyits
exportsof"yarnofjuteorofothertexilebastefibresofheading
No.57.03"(CommonCustomsTariffheadingNo.57.06)totheBenelux
countriesfortheperiodfrom1Januaryto31December1979-
(1)0JNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.
<2)0JNoL148,16.6.1977,p.1.
<3)0JNoL115,6.5.1977,p.12.

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Whereastheeffectiveness ofthevoluntaryrestraintmeasuresintroduced
bytheThaiauthoritiesisdependantontheestablishment ofasystem
ofCommunitysurveillance;whereastheimplementation ofsuchsurveillance
requiresthatimportationoftheproductsinquestionintotheBenelux
countriesremainsubjecttoauthorization ;
s,
Whereasthevoluntaryrestraintmeasuressetquantitative limitsfor
exportsfortheyears1977,1978and1979,anditisaccordinglynecessary
tofixquantitative limitsforimportsintotheBeneluxcountriesofthe
productsinquestion,whereasthelimitsspecifiedapplytoexports
fromThailand,anditisthereforenecessarytocounttheproductsimported
againstthequantitative limitfixedfortheyearoftheirexportfrom
Thailand;
Whereasprovisionwasmadeduringtheconsultations forunusedportionsofa'
quantitative limittobecarriedoverfromoneyeartothenextandfor
portionstobecarriedforwardfromthefollowingyear,withinspecified
limits;
WhereasproductsenteringtheBeneluxcountriesundertheinwardprocessing
arrangements orunderanothertemporaryimportationprocedurewhichare
re-exported fromthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,whetherornot
afterfurtherprocessing,willnotbecountedagainstthequantitative limits
fixed;
WhereasthisRegulationreplacesthemeasureslaiddownbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No.1278/77,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION S

1.TheimportationintotheBeneluxcountriesoftheproductsindicated
below,originatingintheKingdomofThailandandimportedduringthe
periodfrom1January1977to31December1979,isherebymadesubject
totheproductionofanimportauthorization grantedbythecompetent
authoritiesoftheMemberStateconcernedforthequantitiesspecified
below:
CCT
heading
No.Descriptionofgoods UnitQuantitative limits
197719781979
57.06 Yarnofjuteorofothertextile
bastefibresofheadingNo57.03 tonnes443047625119
2.Importauthorizations shallbegrantedautomatically andwithoutdelay
withinthelimitsindicatedinparagraph 1uponproductionbytheimporter
oftheexportlicenceissuedbythecompetentauthoritiesinThailand
andcontainingtheparticularslistedintheAnnex.
Importsthusauthorizedshallbecountedagainstthequantitative
limitfixedfortheperiodduringwhichthegoodswereshippedinThailand
forexporttotheBeneluxcountries.
3.Havingregardtotheimportauthorizations alreadygrantedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheBeneluxcountriesin1977withinthequantitative limit
fixedforthatyearbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No.969/77of4May1977,
maintainedinforcebyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1278/77of14June1977,
thesaidauthoritiesshallgrantimportauthorizations inaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninparagraph2andinrelationtotheexports
authorizedbytheThaiauthoritiesunderthesameprocedureuptoa
limitof5162tonnesvalidfortheperiodfrom1September1977to
31December1978.Thequantitycoveredbythesaidauthorizations shall
not,however,exceed1290tonnesforthefirstfourmonthsofthisperiod
(1September-31December1977).

Article2
Portionsofthequantitative limitforagivenyearnottakenupduring
thatyearmaybecarriedoverandaddedtothequantitative limitfixedfor
thefollowingyear,withinalimitof10%ofthelatter.
Withinalimitof10%ofthequantitative limitforagivenyear,
advancedeliveriesshallbeauthorizedfromthequantitative limitfixed
forthefollowingyear.Amountsdeliveredinadvanceshallbededucted
fromthequantitative limitfixedforthelatteryear.
Theapplicationoftheaboveprovisionsshallnot,inanygivenyear,
resultinthequantitative limitforthatyearbeingexceededbymore
than10%.
Article3
ProductsenteringtheBeneluxcountriesundertheinwardprocessing
arrangements orunderanothertemporaryimportationprocedurewhichare
re-exported fromthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity,whetherornot
afterfurtherprocessing,shallnotbecountedagainstthequantitative
limitsfixedinArticle 1.
Article4
Regulation (EEC)No1278/77isherebyrepealed.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publication ontheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
Particulars referredtoinArticle 1(2)
(1)Theexportlicencestobeissuedbythecompetentauthorities inThailand
inrespectoftheproductsreferredtointhisRegulationshallspecify
orinclude:
1.Thedestination,andinparticularthetownandtheMemberStateof
destination .
2.Thesériainumber.
3.Thenameandaddressoftheimporter.
4.Thenameandaddressoftheexporter.
5.Adescription ofthegoods.
6.Thequantity(intonnes).
7.Anattestationtotheeffectthatthequantityinquestion
(i)hasbeencountedagainstthequantitative limitfixedfortheBenelux
countriesor,whereappropriate,thatthesaidquantityisintended
forre-export,whetherornotafterfurtherprocessing,fromthe
Community;
(ii)hasbeenauthorizedforexportinconnectionwithanexisting
authorizationgrantedbytheBeneluxauthoritiesafter1January1977^^
(1)DepartmentofForeignTrade,MinistryofCommerce
(2)Inthiscasethequantityinquestionshallnotbecountedagainst
thequantitative limitprovidedforinArticle1(3).