CELEX: 51983PC0077
Language: en
Date: 1983-02-22
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 812/80 with respect to imports into the Benelux countries of jute yarn originating in India (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                  COM(83) 77          final
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                                              Proposal       f o ra
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( E E C )
        amending R e g u l a t i o n   (EEC) No 812/80 w i t h          respect      t o imports        into the
        Benelux  c o u n t r i e s of j u t e yarn o r i g i n a t i n g    i n India
                 (submitted          t o t h e C o u n c i l by t h e C o m m i s s i o n )
COM(83) 77 final
 ---pagebreak---                                                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.        By R e g u l a t i o n No 8 1 2 / 8 0 o f 27 M a r c h 1980                     the C o u n c i l l a i d       down
common i m p o r t s a r r a n g e m e n t s              for   certain        jute products o r i g i n a t i n g           in     India.
This Regulation constituted                               the    implementation           w i t h i n t h e Community o f             the
A g r e e m e n t c o n c l u d e d b e t w e e n t h e E u r o p e a n E c o n o m i c Community and I n d i a                      on   trade
and     commercial cooperation                           in jute      products.
2.        The R e g u l a t i o n i n t r o d u c e d         quantitative             restrictions           on i m p o r t s   into     the
Benelux         c o u n t r i e s of        j u t e y a r n from I n d i a .           These r e s t r i c t i o n s     had been a g r e e d
pursuant          t o A r t i c l e 4 of             t h e A g r e e m e n t , w h i c h was i n v o k e d when t h e           negotiations
had     been c o m p l e t e d and w h i c h makes p r o v i s i o n                    for   consultation              should      Indian
 e x p o r t s of    jute yarn s e r i o u s l y p r e j u d i c e                conditions         i n t h e Community m a r k e t          or
 in    the market           of     any o f          the Community's r e g i o n s .             These r e s t r i c t i o n s       were
 l a i d down f o r          t h e p e r i o d 1 9 8 0 - 8 3 i n an A g r e e d M i n u t e a t t a c h e d t o t h e               Agreement.
T h i s A g r e e d M i n u t e a l s o made p r o v i s i o n                for    a review of           the      situation       with    regard
 to    these products at                     t h e end o f       the    second y e a r of          a p p l i c a t i o n of    the
 Agreement.
 3.        The s i t u a t i o n        was r e v i e w e d by I n d i a          and t h e Community i n 1 9 8 2 .                 The
 outcome was t h e                s i g n i n g on 15 December 1982 o f                    a new " A g r e e d M i n u t e " ,        which
 provided          inter        alia      for       the    ceilings        for     1982 and 1983 t o             be c o n v e r t e d   to
  indicative          l e v e l s , w i t h t h e amounts i n c r e a s e d .
            In o r d e r      to adapt            t h e Community i n t e r n a l         Regulation referred                  to    under
point       1 to t h i s        new s i t u a t i o n ,       Annex A t o          this   R e g u l a t i o n , which       lists     the
 amounts of           the q u a n t i t a t i v e          limits,       s h o u l d be amended.
            Consequently,                it     i s proposed that              the C o u n c i l adopt          the     attached
  Regulation.
    0J    No L 8 8 , 1 A p r i l 1 9 8 0 , p.                 24
 ---pagebreak---                                                Proposal           for     a
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) ,
        amending R e g u l a t i o n        (EEC) No 8 1 2 / 8 0 w i t h              respect to        imports
        i n t o the Benelux c o u n t r i e s of               jute      yarn o r i g i n a t i n g    in     India
THE COUNCIL OF              THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having         regard to the Treaty                e s t a b l i s h i n g the European Economic Community,
and i n p a r t i c u l a r        Article      113      thereof,
Having         regard to        t h e p r o p o s a l from t h e C o m m i s s i o n ,
Whereas an A g r e e m e n t            is  in force         b e t w e e n t h e E u r o p e a n E c o n o m i c Community
and t h e R e p u b l i c o f         India     on t r a d e and c o m m e r c i a l c o o p e r a t i o n         in jute      products
Whereas by R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 8 1 2 / 8 0 '                     the C o u n c i l set      up common            import
arrangements f o r              certain        jute products o r i g i n a t i n g             in I n d i a ,    in order        to
establish          the procedures f o r               implementing               t h e Agreement w i t h i n t h e           Community;
Whereas t h i s        R e g u l a t i o n makes p r o v i s i o n          for      quantitative         limits        on    imports
 i n t o the Benelux c o u n t r i e s of               jute      yarn o r i g i n a t i n g     in India,          and w h e r e a s
 these        limits    are       listed     i n Annex A ;
 Whereas u n d e r t h e A g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n t h e Community and I n d i a                          it    had been a g r e e d
 that      the    situation          with    regard to           jute      y a r n w o u l d be r e v i e w e d a t      t h e end o f
 the      second y e a r of          application          of       the Agreement;              w h e r e a s , upon       completion
 of      this     review      t h e two      sides agreed to                 i n c r e a s e the q u a n t i t a t i v e    limits    on
 yarn for        1982 and 1 9 8 3 ;
 W h e r e a s , c o n s e q u e n t l y , Annex A t o R e g u l a t i o n              (EEC) No 8 1 2 / 8 0 must be a m e n d e d ,
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
    '0J   No L 43 o f       1 5 . 2 . 1 9 8 2 , p.     1
  2
     0J   No L 88 o f       1.4.1980,           p.   24
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                                             Article 1
         The q u a n t i t a t i v e   limits   l a i d down f o r         the Benelux c o u n t r i e s        i n Annex
 A to R e g u l a t i o n   (EEC) No 8 1 2 / 8 0      for     yarn of       j u t e o r of  other      textile       bast
 fibres     of H e a d i n g No 5 7 . 0 3 ,    falling       w i t h i n H e a d i n g No 5 7 . 0 6   of   t h e Common
 Customs T a r i f f ,     a r e h e r e b y amended a s          follows:
                        1982                                 10 672          tonnes
                        1983                                 11 737        tonnes.
                                            Article 2
       This Regulation               shall   enter      into    f o r c e on t h e day o f        its     publication
i n the O f f i c i a l   J o u r n a l of   the European Communities.
       T h i s R e g u l a t i o n s h a l l be b i n d i n g   in     its    entirety     and d i r e c t l y     applicable
in a l l  Member S t a t e s .
Done a t     Brussels                                                                           F o r t h e Counc i I