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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2662/85

of 20 September 1985

making the importation of certain textile products originating in Turkey subject to quantitative limitation

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Reglation (EEC) No 1842/71 (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

After consultation within the Advisory Committee established by Article 3 of that Regulation,

Whereas imports of textile products on the Community market have during recent years given rise to market disturbance and are causing serious damage to Community producers resulting in the closure of factories and considerable loss of employment;

Whereas, in consequence of this situation , imports of certain textile products originating in the majority of low-cost supplier countries are at present subject to a Community system of authorization and quantitative limitation;

Whereas the extremely rapid increase in recent years of imports into the Community of T-shirts (category 4), jerseys (category 5), trousers (category 6), shirts (category 8), underpants (category 13), bed linen (category 20), dresses (category 26) and outer garments (category 83) originating in Turkey have helped to exacerbate the cumulative disturbance of the Community market; whereas the Community has already made imports of such products subject to Community or regional quantitative limits;

Whereas the quantities of products covered by import documents already issued between 1 July and 10 September 1985 under the surveillance system introduced in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2819/79 (2), as last amended and extended by Regulation (EEC) No 3551/84 (3) showed the following percentage increases by comparison to the quantitative limits laid down by the Community in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3639/84 (4) for the same categories in the period 1 January to 30 June 1985: T-shirts category 4) 92 %, trousers (category 6) 115 %, outer garments (category 83) 130 %;

Whereas in the first six months of 1985 imports into the Community of jerseys (category 5), shirts (category 8) and bed linen (category 20) originating in Turkey amounted to 78 %, 71 % and 59 % respectively of 1984 imports;

Whereas this situation makes it necessary to take immediate action in order to avoid irreparable injury to producers in the Community as currently composed;

Whereas it is therefore necessary to adopt, pursuant to Article 60 of the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey, the protective measures needed to overcome these difficulties;

Whereas in the first six months of 1985 imports into Germany of socks (category 12) originating in Turkey amounted to 600 % of 1984 imports;

Whereas in the first six months of 1985 imports into Germany of underpants (category 13) originating in Turkey amounted to 318 % of 1984 imports; whereas in the first seven months of 1985 imports into the United Kingdom of the same products amounted to 127 % of 1984 imports;

Whereas in the first seven months of 1985 imports into France and the United Kingdom of dresses (category 26) amounted respectively to 130 % and 107 % of 1984 imports;

Whereas the volume of this increase makes it necessary to take immediate action aimed at avoiding irreparable damage to producers in France, Germany and the United Kingdom; whereas it therefore justifies the adoption, pursuant to Article 60 of the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey, of the safeguard measures needed to overcome these difficulties;

Whereas the cumulative disturbance of the Community market should not be exacerbated by a concentration of imports in the initial period of application of quantitative restrictions; whereas imports to the Community should be as regularly phased as possible,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The importation into the Community of the textile products of categories 4, 5, 6, 8, 20 and 83 listed in Annex I, originating in Turkey, shall be subject to the quantitative limits fixed therein.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to products which have been placed on board and are in the course of shipment to the Community before the entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 2

1. The importation into Germany of the textile products of category 12 listed in Annex II, originating in Turkey, shall be subject to the quantitative limits fixed therein.

2. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to products which have been placed on board and are in the course of shipment to Germany before the entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 3

1. The importation into Germany and the United Kingdom of the textile products of category 13 listed in Annex II, originating in Turkey, shall be subject to the quantitative limits fixed therein.

2. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to products which have been placed on board and are in the course of shipment to Germany and the United Kingdom before the entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 4

1. The importation into France and the United Kingdom of the textile products of category 26 listed in Annex II, originating in Turkey, shall be subject to the quantitative limits fixed therein.

2. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to products which have been placed on board and are in the course of shipment to France and the United Kingdom before the entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply until 31 July 1986.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 September 1985.

For the Commission

Willy DE CLERCQ

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 192, 26. 8. 1971, p. 14.

(2) OJ No L 320, 15. 12. 1979, p. 9.

(3) OJ No L 331, 19. 12. 1984, p. 14.

(4) OJ No L 335, 22. 12. 1984, p. 28.

ANNEX I

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8,9 // // // // // // // // // Category // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1985) // Description // Third countries // Member States // Units // Quantitative limits // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 // // // // // // // // from 21 September 1985 to 31 July 1986 // of which (1) from 21 September to 31 December 1985 // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // 4 // 60.04 B I II a) b) c) IV b) 1 aa) dd) 2 ee) d) 1 aa) dd) 2 dd) // 60.04-19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 41, 50, 58, 71, 79, 89 // Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized: Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers and pullovers, undervests and the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, other than babies' garments, of cotton or synthetic textile fibres; T-shirts and lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers and pullovers, of regenerated textile fibres, other than babies' garments // Turkey // D F I BNL UK IRL DK GR EEC // 1 000 pieces // 16 175 1 090 465 1 420 4 050 80 150 65 23 495 // 3 875 260 175 370 950 30 50 20 5 730 // // // // // // // // // // 5 // 60.05 A I II b) 4 bb) 11 aaa) bbb) ccc) ddd) eee) 22 bbb) ccc) ddd) eee) fff) // 60.05-01, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 // Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized: A. Outer garments and clothing accessories: Jerseys, pullovers, slip-overs, waistcoats, twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres // Turkey // D F I BNL UK IRL DK GR EEC // 1 000 pieces // 8 300 220 100 350 190 9 30 6 9 205 // 1 500 70 20 50 30 3 10 2 1 685 // // // // // // // // // // 6 // 61.01 B V d) 1 2 3 e) 1 2 3 61.02 B II e) 6 aa) bb) cc) // 61.01-62, 64, 66, 72, 74, 76 61.02-66, 68, 72 // Men's and boys' outer garments: Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments: // Turkey // D F I BNL UK IRL DK GR EEC // 1 000 pieces // 6 600 350 235 440 460 12 415 9 8 521 // 1 850 100 65 125 130 4 115 3 2 392 // 1,9 // (1) Those quantities not used by 31 December 1985 may be allotted up to 31 July 1986. // // // // // // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8,9 // // // // // // // // // Category // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1985) // Description // Third countries // Member States // Units // Quantitative limits // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 // // // // // // // // from 21 September 1985 to 31 July 1986 // of which (1) from 21 September to 31 December 1985 // // // // // // // // // // // 8 // 61.03 A // 61.03-11, 15, 19 // Men's and boys' under garments, including collars, shirt fronts and cuffs: Men's and boys' shirts, woven, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres // Turkey // D F I BNL UK IRL DK GR EEC // 1 000 pieces // 6 100 1 230 200 570 330 15 25 4 8 474 // 1 900 30 20 170 30 5 5 2 2 162 // // // // // // // // // // 20 // 62.02 B I a) c) // 62.02-12, 13, 19 // Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen; curtains and other furnishing articles: B. Other: Bed linen, woven // Turkey // D F I BNL UK IRL DK GR EEC // Tonnes // 990 250 245 1 500 340 6 27 6 3 364 // 250 90 45 450 60 2 12 2 911 // // // // // // // // // // 83 // 60.05 A II a) b) 4 hh) 11 22 33 44 ijij) 11 kk) 11 ll) 11 22 33 44 // 60.05-04, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 85, 88, 89, 90, 91 // Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized: A. Outer garments and clothing accessories: II. Other: Outer garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, other than garments of categories 5, 7, 26, 27, 28, 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres // Turkey // D F I BNL UK IRL DK GR EEC // Tonnes // 1 255 131 28 68 179 7 9 4 1 681 // 300 31 7 16 42 2 2 1 401 // // // // // // // // //

(1) Those quantities not used by 31 December 1985 may be allotted up to 31 July 1986.

ANNEX II

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8,9 // // // // // // // // // Category // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1985) // Description // Third countries // Member States // Units // Quantitative limits // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 // // // // // // // // from 21 September 1985 to 31 July 1986 // of which (1) from 21 September to 31 December 1985 // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // // 12 // 60.03 A B I II b) C D // 60.03-11, 19, 20, 27, 30, 90 // Stockings, under stockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized: Other than women's stockings of synthetic textile fibres // Turkey // D // 1 000 pairs // 13 600 // 3 600 // // // // // // // // // // 13 // 60.04 B IV b) 1 cc) 2 dd) d) 1 cc) 2 cc) // 60.04-48, 56, 75, 85 // Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized: Men's and boys' underpants and briefs, women's, girls' and infants' (other than babies') knickers and briefs, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, of cotton or synthetic textile fibres // Turkey // D UK // 1 000 pieces // 8 200 1 500 // 2 300 100 // // // // // // // // // // 26 // 60.05 A II b) 4 cc) 11 22 33 44 // // Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized: A. Outer garments and clothing accessories: II. Other // Turkey // F UK // 1 000 pieces // 270 200 // 20 20 // // 61.02 B II e) 4 bb) cc) dd) ee) // 60.05-45, 46, 47, 48 61.02-48, 52, 53, 54 // Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments: B. Other: Women's, girls' and infants' (other than babies') woven and knitted or crocheted dresses, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres // // // // // // // // // // // // // //

(1) Those quantities not used by 31 December 1985 may be allotted up to 31 July 1986.