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subjectingtoauthorization importsintoFranceandintotheUnitedKingdom
ofcertainknittedorcrochetedundergarmentsoriginatingintheRepublicof
thePhilippines
Whereastheseconsultations resultedinanunder­
takingbythePhilippineauthoritiestointroduce
voluntaryrestraintofexportsoftheproductsinques­
tiontoFranceandtotheUnitedKingdom;
Whereastheeffectivenessofthevoluntaryrestraint
measuresintroducedbythePhilippineauthorities
dependsontheintroductionontheCommunity'sside
ofcontrols;whereasforthispurposeimportsofthe
productsinquestionintoFranceandintotheUnited
Kingdommustbemadesubjecttoauthorization ;
Whereastheabovevoluntaryrestraintmeasures
provideforquantitativelimitsonexportseffected
duringtheyear1977;
Whereastheabovementioned importauthorization
arrangementsmustbeestablishedassoonaspossible
inordertoensurethattheyarenotcircumvented by
thebringingforwardofshipmentsorbyindirect
imports,whichcouldcausedamagedifficulttorepair
toproducerswithintheCommunity,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports(J),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
AfterconsultationwiththeAdvisoryCommitteeesta­
blishedbyArticle5ofthatRegulation ,
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityofcertain
knittedorcrochetedundergarmentsoriginatingin
theRepublicofthePhilippineshaveforsomemonths
beenincreasingrapidlyandsubstantially ;
WhereasthistrendhasbeenmostevidentinFrance
andtheUnitedKingdom,whereimportsofthe
productsinquestiongrewfromanegligiblequantity
in1975toovertwomillionitemsandapproximately
400000itemsrespectivelyinthefirstninemonthsof
1976;
Whereas,accordingtoinformationavailabletothe
Commission ,importsoftheproductsinquestion
fromallthirdcountriesalreadyaccountedin1975for
amarketshareapproaching 42%ofnational
consumption inFranceand65%intheUnited
Kingdom ;whereasthissharehassinceincreased;
Whereasthisincreaseinimportshasbeentothedetri­
mentoftheindustryintheCommunity ,particularly
inFranceandtheUnitedKingdom,whereproduction
ofthegarmentsinquestionhasdeclinedappreciably
inrecentyearsandasaconsequencetherehasbeena
substantialdropinemployment intheindustryin
question;
Whereasallthesefactorshaveledtoadisruptionof
themarketandhavecausedgravedamageto
producerswithintheCommunity ;
WhereasinviewofthissituationtheCommission ,at
therequestoftheauthoritiesofthetwoMember
Statesmainlyconcerned,beganconsultationswiththe
PhilippineauthoritiesunderArticle3oftheArrange­
mentregardinginternationaltradeintextiles(2)witha
viewtobringingaboutareductioninimportsofthe
productsinquestionintothetwoMemberStates
concerned :HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportationintoFranceandintotheUnited
KingdomofthegoodsdescribedinAnnexA,origi­
natingintheRepublicofthePhilippinesand
exportedfromthatcountryin1977,shallbesubjectto
thepresentationofanimportauthorizationissuedby
therelevantauthorities intheMemberState
concerned .
2.Importauthorizations shallbeissuedforquanti­
tiessuchthatthetotalvolumeoftheimportsreferred
toinparagraph 1doesnotexceedthequantitative
limitsindicatedinAnnexA.
3.Withinthelimitsindicatedinparagraph2,
importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomatically
andwithoutdelayonproductionofabilloflading
provingthatthegoodswereplacedonboardinthe
PhilippinesforexporttoFranceortheUnited
Kingdombeforethedateofentryintoforceofthis
Regulationwithaviewtoexportation,oronproduc­
tionofanexportlicencegrantedbytherelevant
authorityinthePhilippinescontainingtheinforma­
tionspecifiedinAnnexB.(')OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL118,30.4.1974,p.1.

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Article2 2.Itshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceofappro­
priatemeasurestobetakenbytheCouncilpursuant
toArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation(EEC)No
1439/74oruntiltheexpiryofaperiodofsixweeks
followingtheentryintoforceofthisRegulation,
whicheveristheearlier.1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16March1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President

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ANNEXA
QuantitativelimitsreferredtoinArticle1(2)
CCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1977)DescriptionofgoodsMember
StateQuantitative
limit
(pieces)
ex60.04 60.04-47,49,59Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,notelastic
orrubberized :
—Ofsynthetictextilefibres:
—Men'sandboys':
—Otherthanshirts
—Women's,girls'andinfants':
—Otherthanpyjamas,nightdresses ,petti­
coatsandslipsandknickersandbriefsFrance 1600000
ex60.04 60.04-13,41Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,notelastic
orrubberized :
—Men'sandboys'shirts,ofcottonorof
synthetictextilefibresUnited
Kingdom650000
ANNEXB^
InformationreferredtoinArticle1(3)
ExportlicencesissuedbythePhilippineauthorities(')fortheproductsreferredtointhisRegulation
shallindicateorcontainthefollowing :
1.destination ;
2.serialnumber;
3.nameandaddressoftheimporter;
4.nameandaddressoftheexporter;
5.thequantity,innumberofpieces,oftheproductscoveredbythelicence;
6.certificationthatthequantityconcernedhasbeendebitedagainstthequantitativelimitfor
exportationtotheMemberStateofdestination .
(')TextileExportBoard.