CELEX: 31973R2630
Language: en
Date: 1973-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2630/73 of the Council of 27 September 1973 establishing a system of permits covering the import of yarn of jute from non-member countries into the United Kingdom

No L 272/ 14                          Official Journal of the European Communities                             29 . 9 . 73
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 2630/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                   of 27 September 1973
              establishing a system of permits covering the import of yarn of jute from non-member
                                             countries into the United Kingdom
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas, since such measures are of a protective
COMMUNITIES,                                                     nature, they must remain in force no longer than
                                                                 is necessary to allow the negotiations with the two
                                                                 non-member countries which are the main suppliers
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                     to be completed, or, if these negotiations are
European Economic Community ;                                    unsuccessful, no longer than is necessary to enable
                                                                 the question to be considered of what measures, if
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     any, should be taken ; whereas the Community is
1025 /70 0 ) of 25 May 1970 establishing common                  negotiating at the present time, or proposes to
rules for imports from non-member countries, and in              negotiate in the near future, agreements on trade
particular Article 11 ( 1 ) thereof;                             in jute products with the non-member countries
                                                                 which are the main suppliers, and the protective
                                                                 measures should therefore be adopted for a period
After consultation with the Advisory Committee set               extending up to the date of entry into force of such
up by Article 5 of that Regulation ;                             agreements, but not beyond 31 December 1973 ;
                                                                 Whereas, given that the threat of substantial injury
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;              originated in imports intended for United Kingdom
                                                                 markets, it appears justified at present, having
Whereas in response to a request from the British                regard to existing trade flows, to restrict the
Government the Commission, by Regulation (EEC)                   application of protective measures to imports into
No 1832/73 (2 ) of 4 July 1973 establishing a system             the United Kingdom ;
of permits covering the import of yarn of jute from
non-member countries into the United Kingdom ,                   Whereas these imports should be restricted to the
took interim protective measures limiting the                    relevant level in the United Kingdom before 1 April
importation into the United Kingdom of yarn of                   1973 ;
jute ;
                                                                 Whereas these protective measures may be amended
                                                                 or repealed in the light of the trend in imports into
Whereas it appears from the information supplied                 other regions of the Community,
by the British Government, in particular during the
consultation in the abovementioned Committee, and                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
also from other information, that until 1 April 1973 ,
the date on which Regulation (EEC) No 1025 /70
came into operation in the United Kingdom,                                               Article 1
importation into the United Kingdom of the products
in question was subject to quantitative restrictions in
relation to the countries concerned ; whereas the                1.     The importation into the United Kingdom of
increase in such imports which would follow the                  Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the
liberalization thereof would be likely to cause                  non-member countries listed in Annex II to Council
substantial injury, which it would be difficult to               Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70, excepting those
repair, to the jute spinning industry in the United              countries set out in the Annex hereto, of the product
Kingdom and to affect the employment situation in                shown below shall be subject to production of an
the region where this industry is centred;                       import permit, and the total tonnage so imported
                                                                 during the period 1 April 1973 to 31 December 1973
Whereas interim protective measures must therefore               inclusive shall not exceed the number of metric tons
be taken, due regard being had to the relevant                   indicated against the name of that product :
international provisions, in respect of the importation
of the products in question ; whereas these measures
should consist in a limitation of imports ;                            CCT
                                                                    heading No
(M OJ No L 124, 8 . 6. 1970, p. 6.                                    57.06     Yarn of jute        380 metric tons
(2) OJ No L 185, 7. 7. 1973 , p. 15 .
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2.      The import authorizations referred to in                                   Article 2
paragraph 1 shall be issued by the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
                                                            following its publication in the Official Journal of
                                                            the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 27 September 1973 .
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                             The President
                                                                            I. N0RGAARD
                                                     ANNEX
                                            Austria
                                            Finland
                                            Iceland
                                            Norway
                                            Portugal
                                            Sweden
                                            Switzerland (including Liechtenstein)