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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2686/78
of15November 1978
makingtheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomoftrousersoriginatingin
Indiasubjecttoauthorization
Whereas,inviewofthemarketdisruptionreferredto
above,theCommunityhasappliedtheprocedures
providedforinthesaidAgreement,whichallow
appropriatesafeguardmeasurestobetakeninorderto
limitimportsintotheUnitedKingdomofthe
productinquestion,accountbeingtakenofimport
trends,andtheseprocedureshaveledtoamutually
agreedsolution;
Whereas,inparticular,undertheAgreementnegoti­
atedbytheCommunitywithIndia,compliancewith
thequantitativeexportlimitsestablishedortobeesta­
blishedbyvirtueofthesaidAgreementisensuredby
adouble-checking system,whoseeffectiveness
dependsontheestablishment ofasystemofcontrol
bytheCommunity ;whereasinordertoestablish
suchasystemitisnecessarytomakeimportofthe
goodsinquestionfromIndiasubjecttoauthorization ;
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheimportauthoriza­
tionarrangementsreferredtoabovearenotevadedby
anticipatoryexportsorindirectimportsliabletocause
injurytoCommunityproducerswhichwouldbediffi­
culttoremedy,itisnecessarytoestablishthesaid
arrangements assoonaspossible,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports(*),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
AfterconsultationwithintheAdvisoryCommittee
establishedbyArticle5ofthatRegulation,
Whereasimportsoftrousersfallingwithinheading
Nos61.01and61.02oftheCommonCustomsTariff
(NIMEXEcodes61.01-62,64,66,72,74,76;
61.02-66,68and72,fromallthirdcountries,already
accountedin1977foraconsiderable shareofthe
Communitymarket;whereas,inthecaseofthe
UnitedKingdom,thatsharehassinceincreasedstill
further;
Whereasquantitativelimitshavealreadybeenesta­
blishedfortheproductsinquestioninaccordance
withtheprovisionsoftheMultifibreAgreement
(MFA)andofbilateralAgreementsnegotiatedbetween
theCommunityandcertainsupplyingcountries;
WhereasimportsintotheUnitedKingdomofthe
productconcernedoriginatinginIndiahaveincreased
sharplyandsubstantiallyinthepastfewmonths;
Whereasallthesefactorshavegivenrisetodisruption
oftheUnitedKingdommarketandarecausing
seriousdamagetoCommunityproducers;
Whereas,inpursuanceoftheArrangementregarding
international tradeintextiles,theCommunityhas
negotiatedanAgreementontradeintextileproducts
withIndia;whereasthisAgreementcontainsspecific
provisionforrecoursetosafeguardmeasures;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomofthe
goodsindicatedbelow,originatinginIndiaand
exportedfromthatcountryin1978,isherebymade
subjecttotheproductionofanimportauthorization
issuedbytheUnitedKingdomauthorities :
CategoryCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1978)DescriptionQuantitativelimit
from1.1.to
31.12.1978
6 ex61.01 61.01-62,64,
66,72,74,76Men'sandboys'woven
breeches,shortsandtrousers110000pieces
ex61.02 61.02-66,68,
72Women's,girls'andinfants'
woventrousers
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Article2
1.Importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomati­
callyandwithoutdelay,withinthelimitsofthequan­
tityspecifiedabove,uponpresentationoftheexport
documentsagreedundertheAgreementontradein
textileproductsnegotiatedwithIndiaandreproduced
inAnnexCtoRegulation(EEC)No3019/77(1).
Importseffectedbetween1January1978andthedate
ofentryintoforceofthisRegulationshallbe
deductedfromthisquantitywherethegoodsinques­
tionwereexportedfromIndiaduringthisperiod.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofparagraph
1,importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomaticallyandwithoutdelayuponpresentationofabillof
ladingprovingthatthegoodsinquestionwereplaced
onboardinIndiaforexporttotheUnitedKingdom
beforethedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation.
Article3
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntil31December1978,subjectto
theadoptionofaCouncilRegulationinaccordance
withArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation(EEC)No
1439/74.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15November1978.
FortheCommission
LorenzoNATALI
Vice-President
(»)OJNoL357,31.12.1977,p.1.