NoL154/72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.6.75
REGULATION (EEC)No1522/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of13June1975
subjectingtoauthorization importsintoFranceofknittedglovesoriginatingin
theRepublicofKorea
whereasthesehighlyunusualandcriticalcircum­
stances,whichtheCommission havemadeknownto
theKoreanauthoritiesinconsultations whichhave
beenopenedwiththeminaccordancewithArticle3
oftheArrangementregardinginternationaltradein
textiles(2),makeitnecessarythatimmediateactionbe
takentosafeguardtheinterestsoftheCommunity ,
thesemeasurestoconsistoftheintroduction of
temporarylimitationofimports,inaccordancewith
theprovisionsofthesaidArrangement ,accounting
beingtaken,however,oftheinterestsofKorea,espe­
ciallyinregardtoitsstageofdevelopmentandthe
importanceofthetextilessectortotheeconomyof
thatcountry;
Whereasthissubstantialinjuryoriginatesinimports
intoFranceandwhereasitappearstobejustified,for
themoment,bearinginmindexistingtradeflows,to
limittheapplicationoftheseprotectivemeasuresto
thoseimports;
Whereasthesemeasuresarewithoutprejudicetothe
resultoftheconsultationsandnegotiationswhich,in
accordancewiththesaidArrangement ,areatthe
momenttakingplacebetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofKorea,
andwhereastheymaybeadaptedhavingregardtothe
resultsofthesenegotiations ,.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74(')of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports,andinparticularArticle12thereof;
HavingconsultedtheAdvisoryCommitteesetup
underArticle5ofthesaidRegulation ;
Whereasimportsofknittedglovesoriginatinginthe
RepublicofKoreahaveincreasedsharplyandsubstan­
tiallyinthepastfewyears;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthasmanifesteditselfprinci­
pallyontheFrenchmarket,withtheresultthat,
accordingtoinformationfurnishedbytheFrench
authorities,importshaveincreasedfrom271000pairs
in1972toabout2-7millionpairsin1974;
Whereastheseproductsareofferedforsaleonthe
marketprincipallyaffectedatpriceswhicharesubstan­
tiallybelowthoseprevailingforsimilargoods
producedinFrance;
Whereas,accordingtotheinformationavailabletothe
Commmission ,theseimportsalreadyrepresentedat
theendof1974amarketshareofapproximately
20%ofFrenchconsumption andequalled75%of
theproductionofthissectorinFrance;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthastakenplacetothedetri­
mentoftheCommunityindustryandparticularlyof
theFrenchindustry,whoseproductionhasfallen
considerablyoverthepastfewyearsandwhere30%
ofthestaffemployedhavebecomeunemployedsince
1973;
Whereasallthesefactorshavecausedmarketdisrup­
tionandhavecausedsubstantialinjurytoCommunity
producers ;
Whereasafurthersharpandsubstantialincreasein
importsoftheseforecastedproductsmaybeconsid­
eredtobeimminentinviewofthefactthatimports
intoFrancefortheperiodJanuarytoMay1975
amountedtomorethan2-5millionpairsandwhereas,
intheabsenceofimmediateprotectivemeasures,this
aggravationoftheinjuryalreadycausedtoCommu­
nityproducerswouldmakeitdifficulttoremedy;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportationintoFranceofgloves,mittensand
mitts,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized ,
corresponding toNimexeCode:
60.02-40(glovesimpregnatedorcoatedwithartificial
plasticmaterials),and
60.02-60(other:ofsynthetictextilefibres),
originatingintheRepublicofKoreaisherebymade
subjecttothepresentationofanimportauthorization
issuedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheimporting
country.
Thetotalquantityoftheproductforwhichimport
authorizations shallbeissuedduringaperiodofsix
monthscommencingonthedateofentryintoforce
ofthisRegulationshallnotexceed1-35millionpairs.
(>)OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1. (-')OJNoL118,30.4.1974,p.1.

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Article2 2.Itshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceofappro­
priatemeasurestobetakenbytheCouncilinaccor­
dancewithArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation(EEC)
No1439/74oruntiltheexpiryofaperiodofsix
weeksafteritsentryintoforce,whicheveristhe
sooner.1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13June1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI