CELEX: 31977R0969
Language: en
Date: 1977-05-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 969/77 of 4 May 1977 making the importation into the Benelux countries of jute yarn from the Kingdom of Thailand subject to authorization

No L 115/ 12                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                   6. 5. 77
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 969/77
                                                         of 4 May 1977
              making the importation into the Benelux countries of jute yarn from the
                                    Kingdom of Thailand subject to authorization
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas during these consultations no satisfactory
COMMUNITIES,                                                        solution has, at present, been found, that it is, there­
                                                                    fore, necessary to adopt safeguard measures consisting
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               of the limitation of imports of jute yarn for the period
Economic Community,                                                 up to 31 December 1977, and that these measures do
                                                                    not prejudice the continuation of the consultations
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        and that they would be able to be adapted taking into
1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                          account the results of these consultations ;
imports ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
                                                                    Whereas the substantial injury is due to imports
Consultations having taken place within the Advisory                intended for the market of the Benelux countries ;
Committee set up under Article 5 thereof,                           whereas, in view of current trade flows, it would seem
                                                                    justified to confine the safeguard measures to imports
Whereas imports into the Community of jute yarn                     into those countries at present ;
originating in the Kingdom of Thailand have
increased substantially in the past year ;                          Whefeas the said temporary safeguard measures must
                                                                    apply until the entry into force of appropriate
Whereas this development has been particularly                      measures to be taken by the Council and at the latest
marked in the Benelux countries where imports of the                until the expiry of a period of six weeks after the entry
products in question rose from 1 100 tones in 1975 to               into force of this Regulation,
4 000 tonnes in 1976, representing an increase of
nearly 300 % and 73 % share of total imports in 1976
as against 42% in 1975 ;
                                                                  ■ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the prices of Thai jute yarn are considerably
lower, by about 30 % , than the prices ruling on the
market of the Benelux countries ;                                                           Article 1
Whereas this increase has badly affected the Commu­                 1 . The importation into the Benelux countries of
nity industry in the Benelux countries, in particular               the products indicated below, originating in the
Belgium where the production of jute yarn has                       Kingdom of Thailand and imported from that country
decreased considerably over the past few years causing              in 1977, is hereby made subject to the production of
a reduction in employment and the closure of firms ;                an import authorization granted by the competent
                                                                    authorities of the Member State concerned :
Whereas all these factors have given rise to market
disruption and are causing substantial injury to                           CCT
Community producers ;                                                    heading                 Description of goods
                                                                            No
Whereas these circumstances make it necessary that
immediate action be taken to safeguard the interests                57.06            Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres
of the Community, this action to consist in the intro­                               of heading No 57.03
duction of protective measures with regard to the
imports in question ;
                                                                    2. Import authorizations shall be granted for a quan­
Whereas, in order to remedy this situation , the                    tity which shall be such as to ensure that the total
Community has held consultations with Thailand, in                  volume of the imports referred to in paragraph 1 does
accordance with the exchange of letters between the                 not exceed 4 030 tonnes .
Community and Thailand on the undertakings given
by the latter in the context of the special measures to             3 . Products entering the customs territory of the
be adopted with the exporting developing countries as               Benelux countries under the inward processing arran­
provided for in the Community's offer on generalized                gements or under another temporary importation
tariff preferences for jute products ;                              procedure which are re-exported from the customs
                                                                    territory of the Community shall not be counted
(') OJ No L 159, 15 . 6 . 1974, p . 1 .                             against the quantitative limit fixed in paragraph 2.
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                       Article 2                            2. It shall apply up to the entry into force of appro­
                                                            priate measures to be taken by the Council in accor­
1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day       dance with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC)
following its publication in the Official Journal of        No 1439/74 and at the latest until the expiry of a
the European Communities.                                   period of six weeks after its entry into force.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 4 May 1977.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                    Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
                                                                         Vice-President