CELEX: 51976PC0302
Language: en
Date: 1976-06-17
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION maintaining in effect the rules whereby imports into the United Kingdom of sacks and bags of woven polyolefin fabrics originating in the Republic of Korea are subject to import authorisations (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                      PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
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             maintaining in effect the rules whereby imports
             into the United Kingdom of sacks and bags of woven
             polyolefin fabrics originating in the Republic of
             Korea are subject to import authorisations
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(76 ) 302 final
 ---pagebreak---                       Explanatory Memorandum
1.   During the year 1975 "the United Kingdom market was affected by a sharp
increase in imports of sacks and bags made from polyolefin strip , origina­
ting in the Republic of Korea. Such imports , which were negligible in 1974 »
reached a level of 1.7 million units in 1975 *
2.   The consumption of these products has increased considerably while the
United Kingdom production has decreased slightly and the market share held
by Korean exporters has thus reached a level of almost 10$ in 1975 ("the
share held by other third countries being 25$).
3.   This rapid market penetration was achieved mainly by the abnormally
low level price-levels of the Korean exports which in January 1976 were
less than half the price of British exports of the same product .
4.   All these factors have caused serious injury both to British producers
whose rate of use of productive capacity is now only 50$ , and to British
workers in the sector , the level of employment having fallen by 40$ in
one year .
5.   In the circumstances the British government requested that the neces­
sary protective measures be taken with respect to these imports . The Commis­
sion consulted the experts of the Member States who gave an unanimously fa­
vourable opinion on the establishment of quantitative restrictions on such
imports .
6.   The Commission , therefore , has taken measures , in accordance with the
Arrangement Regarding International Trade in Textiles , to limit imports of
the product concerned from the Republic of Korea into the United Kingdom
to the level of imports effected in the year ended 31 January 1976 .
7.   The Commission considers that the measures should be maintained in
effect for a period of one year and is accordingly submitting to the Council
the attached proposal for a Regulation regarding measures appropriate to be
taken in this field .
 ---pagebreak---                 Proposal for a Council Regulation
       maintaining in effect the rules whereby imports
        into the United Kingdom of sacks and hags of woven
       polyolefin fabrics originating in the Republic of
        Korea are subject to import authorisations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CCI«1MUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1439/74^^ on common rules
for imports and in particular Article 13 thereof ;
The Committee set up under Article 5 of the said Regulation having
been consulted ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No. 1229 /?::of May 25 1976^^, the Commission
established rules whereby imports into the United Kingdom of sacks and bags
of woven polyolefin fabrics originating in the Republic of Korea were made
subject to authorisation }
Whereas the factors which justified the establishment of these rules
are still present and whereas it is consequently necessary to maintain
them in effect for a period of one year ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 ( 1 ) O.J. No . L 159 of 15.6.1974 , p. 1
 ( 2 ) O.J. No . L 137 of 26.5.1976 , p. 26
 ---pagebreak---                            Article 1
1.     The rules whereby imports into the United Kingdom of sacks and
bags of woven polyolefin fabrics originating in the Republic of
Korea are subject to authorisation which were adopted by Commission
Regulation (EEC ) No . 1229/76 of 25   May 1976 shall remain applicable
for a period of one year from the date of its entry into force .
2.     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 ,                               Por the Council
                                                  The President