TNAG-0303-FCO40-339-Effects-of-tariffs-on-imports-of-cotton-textiles-to-UK-from--1971 — Page 76

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IN CHOOSING TO MAINTAIN EXISTING RESTRICTIONS THE BRITISH

GOVERNMENT HAVE ALSO BEEN INFLUENCED BY THE VIEW THAT THIS IS

LIKELY TO BENEFIT TRADITIONAL SUPPLIERS IN 1972: AND WHILST THE

BRITISH GOVERNMENT CANNOT OF COURSE ANTICIPATE THE PATTERNS OF

RESTRICTIONS APPLYING TO BRITAIN WHICH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

WILL NEGOTIATE FOR THE PERIOD AFTER 1 JANUARY 1973, IT SEEMS

REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT SOME REGARD WILL BE PAID TO THE PATTERN

APPLYING IN THE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING BRITISH ENTRY INTO THE

EEC. DESPITE UNEMPLOHMENT IN THE BRITISH COTTON TEXTILE INDUSTRY

THE QUOTAS FOR 1972 WILL BE INCREASED BY 1 PER CENT AS IN EARLIER

YEARS.

10. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ARE NOT PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE ARRANGE-

MENTS ALREADY NOTIFIED TO THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT WHEREBY COTTON

TEXTILES EXPORTED IN 1971 FROM RESTRICTED COMMONWEALTH PREFERENCE

AREA COUNTRIES AND LICENSED AGAINST THE 1971 QUOTAS BUT ARRIVING

AFTER 1 JANUARY 1972 MAY BE RELIEVED OF THE MEW TARIFF.

11. TO AVOID EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATION OF IMPORTS IN THE EARLIER

PARTS OF 1972, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ARE UNABLE TO AGREE THAT

EXCESS SHIPMENTS IN 1971 SHOULD BE LICENSED IN ANTICIPATION OF

THE 1972 QUOTAS. CONTRACTS ALREADY PLACED FOR SHIPMENT AFTER

1 JANUARY 1972 MUST BE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN THE 1972 LIMITS. NO

COTTON TEXTILES FROM RESTRICTED COUNTRIES WILL BE ADMITTED INTO

BRITAIN IN 1972 WITHOUT AN INDIVIDUAL IMPORT LICENCE ISSUED BY THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

12. THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR HANDLOOK TEXTILES WILL BE THE SUBJECT

OF A SEPARATE COMMUNICATION.

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