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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2890/81

of 2 October 1981

on the arrangements for imports into the Community of certain textile products (categories 21 and 25) originating in Thailand

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3059/78 of 21 December 1978 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in certain third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 920/81 (2), and in particular Articles 11 and 15 thereof,

Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 3059/78 lays down the conditions on which quantitative limitations may be established; whereas imports into the Community of certain textile products (categories 21 and 25), originating in Thailand, have exceeded the respective levels referred to in paragraph 3 of the said Article 11;

Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the said Article 11, Thailand was notified of a request for consultations; whereas, following those consultations, it is desirable to make the products in question subject to quantitative limits for 1981 and 1982;

Whereas paragraph 13 of the said Article 11 ensures that quantitative limits are observed by means of a double-checking system in accordance with Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3059/78;

Whereas the products in question exported from Thailand between 1 January 1981 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation must be set off against the quantitative limit for 1981;

Whereas certain regional limitations exist for the importation of the products in question originating in Thailand, and they are suitable for integration into the Community limits;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Importation into the Community of the categories of products originating in Thailand specified in the Annex hereto shall be subject to the quantitative limits given in that Annex and to the provisions of Article 2 (1).

Article 2

1. Products as referred to in Article 1, shipped from Thailand to regions within the Community, which are not yet subject to limits before the date of entry into force of this Regulation 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 before that date.

2. Imports of products shipped from Thailand to the Community after the entry into force of this Regulation shall be subject to the double-checking system described in Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3059/78.

3. For the purposes of applying the provisions of paragraph 2, the quantities of products shipped from Thailand on or after 1 January 1981 and released for free circulation shall be set off against the quantitative limit established for 1981.

Article 3

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 1982.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 October 1981.

For the Commission

Michael O'KENNEDY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 365, 27. 12. 1978, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 98, 9. 4. 1981, p. 1.

ANNEX

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8,9 // // // // // // // // // Cate- gory // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1981) // Description // Third countries // Member States // Units // Quantitative limits from 1 January to 31 December 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 // // // // // // // // 1981 // 1982 // // // // // // // // // // 21 // 61.01 B IV 61.02 B II d) // 61.01-29; 31; 32 61.02-25; 26; 28 // Men's and boys' outer garments: Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments: B. Other: Parkas; anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like, woven, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres // Thailand // D F (1) I BNL UK (1) IRL DK (1) GR EEC // 1 000 pieces // 700 (2) 680 200 310 (2) 530 15 124 11 2 570 // 742 721 213 329 562 16 131 12 2 726 // // // // // // // // // // 25 // 60.04 B IV b) 2 aa) bb) d) 2 aa) bb) // 60.04-51; 53; 81; 83 // Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized: Women's, girls' and infants' (other than babies') knitted or crocheted pyjamas and night dresses, of cotton or synthetic fibres // Thailand // D F I BNL (1) UK IRL DK GR EEC // 1 000 pieces // 983 145 45 180 100 (3) 5 55 10 1 523 // 1 042 154 48 191 106 6 58 11 1 616 // // // // // // // // //

(1) Limits already operational.

(2) For the year 1981, an additional quantity of 200 000 pieces for the Federal Republic of Germany and 130 000 pieces for Benelux has been agreed.

(3) For the year 1981, an additional quantity of 20 000 pieces has been agreed.