CELEX: 31974R0335
Language: en
Date: 1974-02-08 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 335/74 of the Commission of 8 February 1974 providing for licences for the import into the United Kingdom of cotton yarn coming from non-member countries

No L 37/20                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                               9 . 2 . 74
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 335 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 8 February 1974
               providing for licences for the import into the United Kingdom of cotton yarn coming
                                                      from non-member countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         of reconversion and to allow the liberalization of the
COMMUNITIES ,                                                          imports in question by the end of 1974 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community ;                                              Whereas , taking into account production and con­
                                                                       sumption in the United Kingdom , as well as the
                                                                       trend in imports from non-member countries which
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No                         have increased substantially following the liberali­
1025 /70 ( l ) of 25 May 1970 establishing common                      zation of imports into the United Kingdom from
rules for imports from non-member countries , and in                   certain Mediterranean countries under agreements
particular Article 10 thereof ;                                        between the Community and these countries , it is
                                                                       appropriate to limit these imports at a level which
After a meeting of the Consultative Committee set                      corresponds to that fixed for 1973 ;
up under Article 5 of that Regulation ;
                                                                       Whereas these provisional protective measures will be
Whereas on 17 December 1973 the British Govern­
                                                                       applicable until the entry into force of suitable
ment requested, as urgent measures under Article 10                    measures to be taken by the Council within six
of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1025 /70, the renewal of the                  weeks at the latest after the entry into force of this
licensing system which had been established by                         Regulation ,
Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2631 / 73 of 27 Sep­
tember 1973 (2 ) for the import into the United King­
dom of cotton yarn , originating in and coming from
third countries ;
                                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas from the statistical data and other infor­
mation supplied by the British Government during
consultations in the Consultative Committee, it                                                      Article 1
appears that to liberalize imports of cotton yarn
with regard to the countries listed in Annex II to
Regulation ( EEC) No 1025 /70 would, in the present                     1.      Imports into the United Kingdom and Northern
circumstances, again involve the threat of serious                     Ireland of the products listed below originating in
damage which would be difficult to repair for the                      and coming from the non-member countries listed
British cotton-spinning industry, especially as regards                 in Annex II to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1025 /
employment, by disrupting the reconversion process                      70 , excepting those countries listed in the Annex to
in that industry :                                                      this Regulation , are subject to the submission of an
                                                                        import licence and are limited , during the period
                                                                        1 January 1974 to 31 December 1974, to the
Whereas provisional protective measures limiting
                                                                        following quantities :
imports of cotton yarn must therefore be taken
 immediately ;
Whereas the threat of serious damage stems from                            ( CT heading
                                                                                No
the imports intended for the market in the United
Kingdom , and whereas in view of the existing pattern
of trade it seems justified, at present to limit these
protective measures to imports into the United King­                    55.05           | Cotton yarn not put up
                                                                                        i for retail sale                 17 000
dom ;                                                                                                                     metric
                                                                        55.06             Cotton yarn put up for           tons
                                                                                          retail sale
Whereas these provisional protective measures must
 be defined in such a way as to facilitate the process
                                                                        2.       The import licences provided for in paragraph
 (>) OJ No L 124 , 8 . 6 . 1970 , p . 6 .                                1 of this Article shall, be issued by the United King­
 (») OJ No L 272 , 29 . 9 . 1973 , p . 16 .                             dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .
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                        Article 2                              It shall be applicable until the entry into force of
                                                               suitable measures to be taken by the Council, in
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day              accordance with Article 10 (6 ) of Regulation ( EEC)
following its publication in the Official Journal of the       No 1025 /70, and until six weeks at the latest after
European Communities.                                          its entry into force.
              Done at Brussels, 8 February 1974.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                             The President
                                                                       Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
                                                       ANNEX
                                             Annex referred to in Article 1
              Australia                                    Malta
              Austria                                      Morocco
              Canada                                       New Zealand
              Cyprus                                       Norway
              Spain                                        Portugal
              Finland                                      Sweden
              Greece                                       Switzerland (including Liechtenstein)
              Iceland                                      Tunisia
              Israel                                       Turkey
              Lebanon                                      USA