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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 15/88
of 30 December 1987
on arrangements for imports into the United Kingdom and Spain of certain textile products (categories 13 and 10) respectively originating in China
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2072/84 of 29 June 1984 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in China (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4132/86 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2072/84 lays down the conditions under which quantitative limits may be established; whereas imports into the United Kingdom and Spain of certain textile products (category 13 and 10 respectively), specified in the Annex hereto and originating in China, have exceeded the levels referred to in paragraph 3 of the said Article 1;
Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the said Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2072/84, on 25 September 1987 China was notified of a request for consultations;
Whereas, pending the outcome of the requested consultations, imports into the United Kingdom and Spain were made subject to provisional quantitative restrictions for the period from 25 September to 24 December 1987 by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3073/87 (3);
Whereas, in the course of consultations held on 15 and 18 December 1987, it was agreed that imports of products falling within category 13 into the United Kingdom and within category 10 into Spain should be subject to quantitative limits for the period from 25 September to 31 December 1987 and for the year 1988;
Whereas paragraph 13 of the said Article 12 ensures that the quantitative limits are observed by means of a double-checking system in accordance with Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 2072/84;
Whereas the products in question exported from China to the Community between 25 September 1987 and the date of entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 3073/87 must be set off against the quantitative limits which have been introduced;
Whereas these quantitative limits should not prevent the importation of products covered by them shipped from China before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 3073/87;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 2, imports into the United Kingdom and Spain of textile products of category 13 and 10 respectively originating in China and specified in the Annex hereto, shall be subject to the quantitative limits set out in that Annex.
Article 2
1. Products as referred to in Article 1 shipped from China to the United Kingdom and Spain before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 3073/87 and not yet released for free circulation, shall be so released subject to the presentation of a bill of lading or other transport document proving that shipment actually took place during that period.
2. Imports of products shipped from China to the United Kingdom and Spain after the entry into force of this Regulation shall remain subject to the double-checking system described in Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 2072/84.
3. All quantities of products shipped from China to the United Kingdom and Spain on or after 25 September 1987 and released for free circulation shall be deducted from the quantitative limits laid down . These limits shall not, however, prevent the importation of products covered by it but shipped from China before the date of entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 3073/87.
Article 3
Regulation (EEC) No 3073/87 is hereby repealed.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 31 December 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 December 1987.