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of16March1977
subjectingtoauthorizationimportsintoFranceandintotheUnitedKingdom
ofcertainknittedorcrochetedundergarmentsoriginatingintheKingdomof
Thailand
WhereasinviewofthissituationtheCommission ,at
therequestoftheauthoritiesofthetwoMember
Statesmainlyconcerned,beganconsultationswiththe
ThaiauthoritiesunderArticle3oftheArrangement
regardinginternationaltradeintextiles(2)withaview
tobringingaboutareductioninimportsofthe
productsinquestionintothetwoMemberStates
concerned ;
Whereastheseconsultations resultedinanunder­
takingbytheThaiauthoritiestointroducevoluntary
restraintofexportsoftheproductsinquestionto
FranceandtotheUnitedKingdom;
Whereastheeffectivenessofthevoluntaryrestraint
measuresintroducedbytheThaiauthoritiesdepends
ontheintroductionontheCommunity'ssideof
controls;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(*),andirtparticularArticle12thereof,
AfterconsultationwithintheAdvisoryCommittee
establishedbyArticle5ofthatRegulation,
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityofknittedor
crochetedshirtsandsimilargarmentsoriginatingin
theKingdomofThailandhaveforsomemonthsbeen
increasingrapidlyandsubstantially ;
WhereasthistrendhasbeenmostevidentinFrance
andtheUnitedKingdom,whereimportsofthe
productsinquestiongrew,accordingtoinformation
suppliedbytheauthoritiesofthosecountries,in
Francefromabout400000itemsin1975toovertwo
millionitemsinthefirstninemonthsof1976,andin
theUnitedKingdomfromabout25000itemsin
1975toover500COOitemsinthefirstthreequarters
of1976;
Whereas,accordingtoinformationavailabletothe
Commission ,importsoftheproductsinquestion
fromallthirdcountriesalreadyaccountedin1975for
amarketshareapproaching 42%ofnational
consumption inFranceand65%intheUnited
Kingdom;whereasthissharehassinceincreased;
Whereasthisincreaseinimportshasbeentothedetri­
mentoftheindustryintheCommunity ,particularly
inFranceandtheUnitedKingdom,whereproduction
ofthegarmentsinquestionhasdeclinedappreciably
inrecentyearsandasaconsequencetherehasbeena
substantialdropinemploymentintheindustryin
question;
Whereasallthesefactorshaveledtoadisruptionof
themarketandhavecausedgravedamageto
producerswithintheCommunity ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportationintoFranceandintotheUnited
Kingdomofthegoodsdescribedbeloworiginatingin
theKingdomofThailandandexportedfromthat
countryin1977,shallbesubjecttothepresentation
ofanimportauthorization issuedbytherelevant
authoritiesintheMemberStateconcerned :
(MOJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1. (2)OJNoL118,30.4.1974,p.1.

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heading
NoNIMEXE
code
(1977)Descriptionofgoods
ex60.0460.04-ex 11;13;ex19;
ex29;41;ex49;ex
59;ex70;ex80Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized :
—Shirts,undervests,T-shirts,singletsandthelike,
otherthanofsilkornoilorotherwastesilkorof
flaxorramie
Thailandcontainingtheinformationspecifiedinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceofappro­
priatemeasurestobetakenbytheCouncilpursuant
toArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation(EEC)No
1439/74oruntiltheexpiryofaperiodofsixweeks
followingtheentryintoforceofthisRegulation,
whicheveristheearlier.2.Importauthorizations shallbeissuedforquanti­
tiessuchthatthetotalvolumeoftheimportsreferred
toinparagraph 1doesnotexceedtothefollowing
quantities :
—France 1450000pieces,
—UnitedKingdom 1400000pieces.
3.Withinthelimitsindicatedinparagraph2,
importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomatically
andwithoutdelayonproductionofabilloflading
provingthatthegoodswereplacedonboardinThai­
landforexporttoFranceortheUnitedKingdom
beforethedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation
withaviewtoexportation,oronproductionofan
exportlicencegrantedbytherelevantauthorityin
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16March1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President

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InformationreferredtoinArticle1(3)
ExportlicencesissuedbytheThaiauthorities(')fortheproductsreferredtointhisRegulationshall
indicateorcontainthefollowing :
1.destination ;
2.serialnumber;
3.nameandaddressoftheimporter;
4.nameandaddressoftheexporter;
5.thequantity,innumberofpieces,oftheproductscoveredbythelicence;
6.certificationthatthequantityconcernedhasbeendebitedagainstthequantitativelimitforexpor­
tationtotheMemberStateofdestination .
(')TheDepartmentofForeignTrade,MinistryofCommerce,GovernmentofThailand.