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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)2062Final
Brusselsj11December1973
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION ,
concerningtheopeningofnegotiations withthePeople'sRepublicof
^Bangladeshwithaviewtoconcludinganagreementontradein
fabricsofsilkorofwastesilkandfabricsofcotton,woven
onhandlooms .
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COï!(73)2062Final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Inaccordance with thedeclaration ofintent made laytheCommunity with
regard tocertain developing countries during themultilateral tariff negotiations
within CAT'T in19^7 »theCommunity opened autonomous ,duty-free quotas ,of
iia .general application ,/anamount of1million u.a .foreach ofthefollowing
products (l)t
ex50-90 Jfabrics ofsilk orofwaste ,silk woven
onhandlooms
ex55*09 sother fabrics ofcotton ,woven onhandlooms .
2. Uptonowimports from India ,Pakistan andThailand have received
duty-free treatment under these Community tariff quotas .
3. On25September 1973 theBangladesh Mission totheEuropean Economic
Community notified theCommission (seeannex l)that itsGovernment wished
toreceive thesame treatment asthat granted toIndia ,Pakistan andThailand .
4. This country previously benefited from this annual quota within the
framework oftheagreement concluded with Pakistan ontrade inhandicraft pro­
ducts .Itisnow aquestion ofarranging fortheCommunity quota tocontinue to
cover imports from Bangladesh .
5. Inview oftheforegoing theCommission considers that this request
should receive afavourable reply .Consequently itrecommends that theCommission ,
pursuant toArticle 113 oftheTreaty ,take thedecision setoutatAnnex II.
(l)These Community tariff quotas were most recently renewed bytheCouncil
on19December 1972 Ref .Council Regulation Ho2732/72ontheopening
apportionment andadministration oftheCommunity tariff quotas for
fabrics ofsilk orsilk waste andfabrics ofcotton ,woven onhandlooms ,
fortheyear 1973 (OJ28.12.1972 noL291).

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TheMissionofBangladeshpresentsitscompliments tothe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,and,inconsideration ofthe
advantagesgrantedbytheEuropeanEconomicCommunitybyvirtueof
theCommontariffcontingentinexemptionfromthechargesforthe
"Handlooms"and"Handicrafts",contingent whichisrenewedannually
bytheCommunity,requestsunderinstruction oftheGovernmentof
thePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshforgrantofsimilarbenefitfor
thesameproductsoriginating fromBangladesh.
Inconformitywiththeusualpractice,theMissionofBangladesh
shallengageitselftopresenttothecustomsauthorities ofthe
Communitythecertificates attestingthattheseproductsarehand­
made.Thecertificates shallbedeliveredbythecompetentauthority
ofBangladesh ,i.e.theExportPromotionBureau,Governmentofthe
People'sRepublicofBangladesh ,Dacca/Chittagong/Khulna.
TheMissionofBangladeshrequeststheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities tokindlyexamineitsrequestwithdueconsi­
derationandhopesthisrequestwillbeaccepted.
TheMissionofBangladeshthankstheEuropeanCommunitiesin
anticipation foritsfavourableconsideration oftherequestand
takesthisopportunitytorenewitsrespectfulwishes.
Brussels,
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities .
Brussels

ap:ex ii
EECOIS 'IEI'IDAÏIOÎI FOR ACOUÎÏCIL DECISION
concerning theopening ofnegotiations with thePeople 's
Republic ofBangladesh with aview toconcluding anagree­
ment ontrade infabrics ofsilk orofwaste silk and fabrics
ofcotton ,woven onhandlooms .
TIECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMUITCTIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof 5
Having regard +0therecommendations oftheCommission ;
Whereas theGovernment ofthePeople 'sRepublic ofBangladesh hasexpressed
awish tobeable tobenefit under the same conditions asother exporting
third countries from duty-free quotas opened bytheCommunity autonomously
forimports offabrics ofsilk orsilk waste andfabrics ofcotton ,woven
onhandlooms 1
Whereas therequest byBengladesh should bethe subject ofnegotiations with
this country with aview todetermining theconditions under which thetariff
quotas opened bytheCommunity autonomously ,byCouncil Regulation No2732/72
of19December 1972 (l),maybeapplied totheproducts inquestion ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS s
Sole Article
TheCommission ishereby authorized toopen negotiations onbehalf of
theEuropean Economic Community with aview toconcluding ,under thesame
conditions asthose contained intheagreements which theCommunity hasconcluded
with other third countries ,anagreement with thePeople fsRepublic of
Bangladesh covering arrangements whereby this country maybenefit from the
duty-free quotas which theCommunity hasopened forfabrics ofsilk or
(l)OJNoL291 ,28December 1972 .

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silkwasteandfabricsofcotton,wovenonhancLlooms.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident