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( 1 ) OJ NO L 365 , 27 . 12 . 1978 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 324/81

OF 4 FEBRUARY 1981

ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO ITALY OF BED LINEN , WOVEN ( CATEGORY 20 ), ORIGINATING IN PAKISTAN

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 ), IN ITS PRESENT FORM , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 11 AND 15 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ; WHEREAS IMPORTS INTO ITALY OF BED LINEN , WOVEN ( CATEGORY 20 ), ORIGINATING IN PAKISTAN HAVE EXCEEDED THE LEVEL REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11 ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 11 ( 5 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , PAKISTAN WAS NOTIFIED ON 13 OCTOBER 1980 OF A REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ; WHEREAS FOLLOWING THESE CONSULTATIONS IT IS DESIRABLE TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR THE YEARS 1981 TO 1982 ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 ( 13 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION ENSURES THAT THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ARE OBSERVED BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES LAID DOWN IN ANNEX V TO THE SAID REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION FROM PAKISTAN BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1981 AND THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION MUST BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR 1981 ;

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 ITALY OF THE CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN PAKISTAN SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX HERETO SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS SET OUT IN THAT ANNEX , SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ).

ARTICLE 2

1 . THE PRODUCTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHIPPED FROM PAKISTAN TO ITALY BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1981 AND THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN 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 PAKISTAN TO ITALY AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM LAID DOWN 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 PAKISTAN ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1981 AND RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION SHALL BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR 1981 .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE SECOND 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 , 4 FEBRUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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ANNEX

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// CCT // NIMEXE // // // // QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER //

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CATE- GORY // HEADING NO // CODE ( 1981 ) // DESCRIPTION // MEMBER STATES // UNITS // 1981 // 1982 //

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20 // 62.02

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C ) // // BED LINEN , TABLE LINEN , TOILET LINEN AND KITCHEN LINEN ; CURTAINS AND OTHER FURNISHING ARTICLES : // I // TONNES // 445 // 472 //

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