CELEX: 31977R0841
Language: en
Date: 1977-04-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 841/77 of 25 April 1977 establishing interim protective measures with regard to imports into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale, originating in the Republic of India

No L 103/20                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              27. 4. 77
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 841 /77
                                                       of 25 April 1977
               establishing interim protective measures with regard to imports into the United
               Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of cotton yarn, not put up for
                                   retail sale, originating in the Republic of India
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    of the Community, this action to consist in the intro­
COMMUNITIES,                                                      duction of temporary protective measures with regard
                                                                  to these imports ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                               Whereas existing trade flows indicate that the threat
                                                                  of injury caused by imports of cotton yarn from India
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      is at present limited to the British cotton-spinning
1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                        industry, it appears justified to restrict the application
imports (! ), and in particular Article 12 thereof,               of protective measures to imports into this region of
                                                                  the Common Market ;
Having consulted the Advisory Committee set up                    Whereas these measures are without prejudice to the
under Article 5 thereof,
                                                                   result of consultations which the Community has
                                                                   requested with India under the terms of the Arrange­
Whereas imports into the United Kingdom of cotton                  ment regarding International Trade in Textiles (2);
yarn not put up for retail sale originating in India              whereas they may be adapted in the light of the
have increased sharply and substantially, namely from              results of such consultations,
742 tonnes in 1975 to 6 198 tonnes in 1976 ;
Whereas cotton yarn from India is imported at prices
considerably below those prevailing for yarns                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
imported from the majority of other origins as well as
for yarns produced in the Community ;
                                                                                             Article 1
Whereas imports into the United Kingdom of cotton
yarn from several non-member countries including                   1 . The importation into the United Kingdom of
India were subject to quantitative restrictions until 31           Great Britain and Northern Ireland of cotton yarn not
March 1977 and these restrictions ceased to exist on 1             put for retail sale, falling within heading No 55.05 of
April 1977 ;                                                       the Common Customs Tariff and originating in the
                                                                   Republic of India is hereby made subject to the
Whereas the cotton-spinning industry in the United                 production of an import authorization issued by the
Kingdom in recent years has suffered grave injury                  competent authorities in the United Kingdom.
(involving a substantial reduction in production, mill
closures, and unemployment) due to sharply rising                  2. Import restrictions shall be issued for a quantity
imports from non-member countries of yarns as well                 such that the total volume of imports referred to in
as of finished fabrics and made up goods ; whereas                 paragraph 1 does not in the period 1 April 1977 to 31
this industry has very recently entered into a phase of            December 1977 exceed 5 500 tonnes.
recovery as a consequence of the introduction of arran­
gements restraining textile imports ;
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas the liberalization of imports of cotton yarns
from India, given the prices at which these goods are               1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the
offered for sale, is likely to lead to a further substantial       second day following its publication in the Official
increase in these imports which could compromise                   Journal of the European Communities.
the process of recovery, recently begun, in the British
cotton-spinning industry and thereby give rise to                  2.    It shall apply up to the entry into force of appro­
injury difficult to repair ;                                       priate measures to be taken by the Council in accor­
                                                                   dance with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC)
Whereas these circumstances mkke it necessary that                 No 1439/74 and at the latest until the expiry of a
immediate action be taken to safeguard the interests               period of six weeks after its entry into force.
(') OJ No L 159 , 15 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 .                            (2) OJ No L 118 , 30. 4. 1974, p. 1 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 25 April 1977.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                     Richard BURKE
                                                              Member of the Commission