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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 149 , 18 . 6 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1413/79

OF 4 JULY 1979

ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO ITALY OF WOVEN FABRICS OF REGENERATED DISCONTINUOUS TEXTILE FIBRES ( CATEGORY 37 ) 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 AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1176/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 11 AND 15 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS MAY BE ESTABLISHED ; WHEREAS IMPORTS INTO ITALY OF WOVEN FABRICS OF REGENERATED DISCONTINUOUS TEXTILE FIBRES ( CATEGORY 37 ) ORIGINATING IN THAILAND HAVE EXCEEDED THE LEVEL REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 OF THAT REGULATION ;

WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE SAID ARTICLE THAILAND WAS NOTIFIED ON 26 FEBRUARY 1979 OF A REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ; WHEREAS FOLLOWING THE CONSULTATIONS WHICH WERE DULY INITIATED IT IS DESIRABLE TO MAKE PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN CATEGORY 37 SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITATION FOR THE YEARS 1979 TO 1982 ;

WHEREAS TO ENSURE THAT THIS QUANTITATIVE LIMIT IS OBSERVED THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION EXPORTED FROM THAILAND BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1979 AND THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION MUST BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FOR 1979 ;

WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 11 ( 13 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY QUANTITATIVE LIMITS IS SUBJECT TO A DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX V TO THAT REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE SET UP BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE IMPORTATION INTO ITALY OF THE CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THAILAND SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX HERETO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS GIVEN THEREIN .

ARTICLE 2

1 . PRODUCTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHIPPED FROM THAILAND TO ITALY BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1979 AND THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION WITHOUT DELAY ON PRESENTATION OF A BILL OF LADING OR OTHER TRANSPORT DOCUMENT PROVIDING THAT SHIPMENT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE DURING THAT PERIOD .

2 . WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE , THE QUANTITIES OF PRODUCTS RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION SHALL BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT ESTABLISHED FOR 1979 .

3 . IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM THAILAND TO ITALY 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 .

ARTICLE 3

1 . THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE SECOND DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

2 . 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 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX

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CATEGORY // CCT HEADING NO // NIMEXE CODE ( 1979 ) // DESCRIPTION // UNIT // 1979 // 1980 // 1981 // 1982 //

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37 // EX 56.07 // 56.07-37 , 42 , 44 , 48 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 57 , 58 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 66 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 77 , 78 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 87 // WOVEN FABRICS OF REGENERATED TEXTILE FIBRES ( DISCONTINUOUS OR WASTE ) OTHER THAN NARROW WOVEN FABRICS , PILE FABRICS ( INCLUDING TERRY FABRICS ) AND CHENILLE FABRICS // TONNES // 2 200 ( 1 ) // 2 250 // 2 350 // 2 450 //

( 1 ) EXCEPTIONALLY , A SUPPLEMENTARY QUANTITY OF 600 TONNES FOR 1979 ONLY HAS BEEN APPROVED .