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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)337 final
Brussels.20June1980
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION
concerningthearrangementsforimportationintotheÀV-:"
Beneluxcountries ^ofjuteyarn/originating inThailand
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IIvr»'--r^<?
(submittedbytheCommission^?dtheCouncil)
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COM(80)337final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.InJuly1977consultations tookplacebetweenThailandandtheCommunity jj
followingthesharpriseinThailand'sexportsofjuteya'rntoBenelux, j:
whichhasledtodisruptionoftheBeneluxmarkets,inparticularthatof j
Belgium. '|.
Theoutcomeofthesetalkswasanarrangement intheformofsigned !
andagreedminutes,wherebytheauthorities ofThailandundertookto
restraintheirexportsofjuteyarntoBeneluxforthreeyears(1977-1979).
"Toputthisarrangement intoeffectwithintheCommunity,theCouncil
adoptedRegulation (EEC)No2463/77of7November1977concerningimport
(1)arrangements intotheBeneluxcountriesof.juteyarnoriginating inThailand
^ .■ -
II..Thatarrangement expiredon31December1979.Asitwasnotpossibleto
holdfreshconsultations withThailandbeforetheendof1979todetermine
thearrangements toapplyfrom1January1980,theCouncil,inagreement
withThailand,extendedthe1979arrangements forthefirstthreemonthsof
• (2)1980,byRegulation (EEC)No.3019/79of20December1979extendingtheimport
arrangements inforceforcertainjuteproductsoriginating inBangladesh^India
andThailand. i
III.Consultations betweentheCommunityand^Thailand tookplace
inFebruaryandMay1980.Theseconsultationsresultedinthesigningof
AgreedMinutesinwhichThailandundertooktolimititsexportsofjute
yarnintotheBeneuxcountriesforaperiodoffouryears:-1980,1981,
1982,1983..
InordertoputthisLrran^ementintoeffectwithintheCommunity,it
isproposedthattheCounciIadopttheannexeddraftregulation.
(1)0JNoL286,10.11.1977,p.4
(2)0JNoL340,31.12.1979,p.1

PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION
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concerning thearrangements for Importation into the
Benelux countries ofjute yarn originating inThailand
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal oftheCommission ,
Whereas ,following consultations between theEurooean Economic Community
andtheKingdom ofThailand ,theGovernment ofthat country hasundertaken .
toestablish avoluntary restraint forexports ofjute yarn into theBenelux
countries fortheperiod 1January 1980 until 31December 1983 ;
Whereas theeffectiveness ofthevoluntary restraint measures introduced bythe
Thai authorities isdependent ontheestablishments asystem ofCommunity
surveillance ;whereas the implementation ofsuch surveillance requires that
imports oftheproducts inquestion into theBenelux countries are subject
toauthorization ;
Whereas the .voluntary restraint measures setquantitative limits forexports
effected during theyears 1980 ,1981 ,1982 and1983 ,whereas itisaccordingly
necessary tofixquantitative limits forimports into theBenelux countries of
theproducts inquestion ;
consultations provide , , .Whereas the for thepossibility ofCarrying over ,up
toacertain percentage ,unused quantities ofthequantitative limit fixed
foroneyear tothe limit forthefollowing year ,andtheuse inanticipation
cfapart ofaquantitative limit fixed forthefollowing year ;
Whereas itisprovided that products entering
theBenelux countries under theinward processing arrangements ,oranyother
suspensive arrangement ^,which arere-exported from thecustoms territory of
theCommunity ,intheir original state orafter processing , .will notbecounted
against thequantitative limits fixed ;

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WhereasimportsintotheBeneluxcountriesofjuteyarnoriginating inThailand
andeffectedsincethe1January1980should'becountedagainsttheceiling
fixedfortheyear1930, .
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-HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :■--' ' •
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\ ,Article 1 ~
1..ImportsintotheBeneluxcountriesofthefollowingproductsoriginating
inThailandandimportedfromthatcountryduringtheperiodof1January1980to31
December1983shallbesubjecttothe'productionofanimportauthorization granted
bythecompetentauthorities oftheMemberStateconcerned .Theimport
authorizations willbelimitedtothequantities indicatedbelow:>
iCCTHeadingNoDescription ofgoods Unit Quantitative limits
198019811982 .198^
57.06 Yarnofjuteorofother
textilebastfibresof
headingNo57.03Tonnes .7500 ,810087509450
2.Importauthorizations shallbegrantedautomatically andwithoutdelaywithin
thelimitsindicatedinparagraph 1uponproduction bytheimporterofanexport
licencegrantedbythecompetentauthorities inThailandandcontaining the
particulars setoutintheannexhereto.
Importsthusauthorizedshallbecountedagainstthequantitative limit
fixedfortheperiodduringwhichthegoodswereplacedonboardinThailandfor
xporttotheBeneluxcountries ..Whenissuingimport..authorizations tobecounted
againstthequantitatiiyelimitfixedfor1980,thecompetentauthorities
ofthePlemherStatesshalltakeintoaccountimportauthorizations alreadyissued
since1January1980.

Article 2
When theCommission finds that ,inaccordance with the agreed ninutes
ofconsultations ,acceptance should begiven inrespect ofanotification bythe
Thai authorities that they intend :
tocarry-over unused quantities ofthe quantitative limits fixed inthe
Agreed Minutes from oneyear tothe limit fixed forthe following year ;
touse inanticipation apart ofaquantitative limit fixed forthefollowing
year ,
itshall soinform theMember States ,whichshall authorise imports inexcess
ofthe limits fixed inArticle 1uptotheamount ofthequantities indicated
bytheCommission .
Article 3
Products entering theBenelux countries under the inward processing
arrangements ,orunder anyother suspensive arrangements ,which arere-exported
from thecustoms territory oftheCommunity ,either intheir original state
orafter processing ,shall not becountedagainst thequantitative limits
fixed inAxticle 1.
Article4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal ofthe European Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Counci I
The President

ANNEX
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Particulars referredtoinArticle1(2)
(1)ExportlicencestobeissuedbythecompetentauthoritiesinThailand j
inrespectoftheproductsreferredtointhisRegulationshallspecify I
orinclude: " ■'
1.Thedestination,andinparticular thetownandtheMemberState
ofdestination . , '.
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2.Asériainumber.;
3.Thenameandaddressoftheimporter.
4.Thenameandaddressoftheexporter.
5.Adescription ofthegoods.-
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6.Thequantity(intonnes).
7.Acertificate totheeffectthatthequantityinquestionhasbeencounted
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against -thequantitative limitfixedfortheBeneluxcountriesor,
whereappropriate,thatthesaidquantityisintendedforre-export,'
whetherornotafterfurtherprocessing,fromtheCommunity. -j;
(1)DepartmentofForeignTrade,MinistryofCommerce