CELEX: 31974D0336
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 14 June 1974 providing for the autonomous increase of imports into the Community of jute products which are covered by the Agreement between the EEC and India on trade in jute products

12.7.74                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 189 / 15
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 14 June 1974
               providing for the autonomous increase of imports into the Community of jute products
               which are covered by the Agreement between the EEC and India on trade in jute
                                                           products
                                                        (74/336/EEC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas it seems appropriate, in order to take into
COMMUNITIES ,                                                     account the needs of the Irish industry, to increase
                                                                  imports autonomously beyond the autolimitation level
                                                                  set in the Agreement mentioned above for categories
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             4 and 5 ;
Economic Community ;
                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1471 /              are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
70 (*) of 20 July 1970 establishing a common pro­                 ment Committee for Quotas,
cedure for the autonomous increase of imports into
the Community of products subject to autolimitation
measures by exporting countries ;                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023 /                                       Article 1
70 (2) of 25 May 1970 providing for the establishment
of a common procedure for the administration of                   The autolimitation level provided for products in
quantitative quotas, and in particular Article 11                 categories 4 and 5 (jute cloth of a width greater than
thereof;                                                           150 cm) in the Agreement on trade in jute products,
                                                                   concluded on 17 December 1973 between the Euro­
                                                                   pean Economic Community and India, is increased
Whereas the Community concluded an Agreement                       autonomously, until 31 December 1974, from 8 437
on trade in jute products with India on 17 December                metric tons to 8 752 metric tons .
 1973 (3);
                                                                                          Article 2
Whereas^ this Agreement provides for the autolimi­
 tation of Indian exports at a level agreed between the            This Decision is addressed to all Member States .
 two parties ;
                                                                   Done at Brussels, 14 June 1974 .
Whereas the Irish Government has stated the need
 for imports of jute products to be set at a higher level                                      For the Commission
 than that provided for at the time of the signature
                                                                                                    The President
 of the Agreement mentioned above, because of
 changes which have taken place in the Irish industry ;                                       Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
  (x) OJ No L 164, 27. 7. 1970 , p. 41 .
  (2) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6. 1970, p. 1 .
  (8) OJ No L 82, 27. 3 . 1974, p. 11 .