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( 1 ) OJ NO L 345 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 75 , 21 . 3 . 81 , P . 8 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 238 , 11 . 9 . 80 , P . 12 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 351 , 24 . 12 . 80 , P . 22 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 45 , 18 . 2 . 81 , P . 14 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1551/81

OF 4 JUNE 1981

ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES , FRANCE , ITALY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORGINATING IN THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3061/79 OF 20 DECEMBER 1979 ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CHINA ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 723/81 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 ( 4 ) AND ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3061/79 LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH QUANTITATIVE LIMITS MAY BE ESTABLISHED ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2355/80 ( 3 ), ( EEC ) NO 3353/80 ( 4 ), ( EEC ) NO 401/81 ( 5 ) SET PROVISIONAL QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ON IMPORTS INTO CERTAIN COMMUNITY REGIONS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS OF CHINESE ORIGIN PENDING THE RESULT OF THE CONSULTATIONS IN PROGRESS ;

WHEREAS ON 2 AND 23 APRIL 1981 THESE CONSULTATIONS YIELDED A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE RESULT AND IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO SET THE FINAL QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR THESE PRODUCTS FOR THE YEARS 1981 TO 1983 AND TO CANCEL THE PROVISIONAL QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ;

WHEREAS THE QUANTITIES OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION EXPORTED FROM CHINA BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1981 AND THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION MUST BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS WHICH HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED FOR 1981 ;

WHEREAS THESE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS DO NOT PREVENT THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THEM BUT SHIPPED FROM CHINA BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE IMPORTATION INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES , FRANCE , ITALY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF THE PRODUCT-CATEGORIES ORIGINATING IN CHINA AND SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX HERETO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS GIVEN IN THAT ANNEX AND TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 .

ARTICLE 2

1 . PRODUCTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 , SHIPPED FROM CHINA TO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES , FRANCE , ITALY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION AND NOT YET RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , SHALL BE SO RELEASED SUBJECT TO THE PRESENTATION OF A SHIPMENT CERTIFICATE PROVING THAT SHIPMENT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE BEFORE THAT DATE .

2 . ALL QUANTITIES OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM CHINA ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1981 AND RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION SHALL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS LAID DOWN . THESE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS SHALL NOT , HOWEVER , PREVENT THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THEM BUT SHIPPED FROM CHINA BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION .

3 . THE IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM CHINA TO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES , FRANCE , ITALY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION ARE SUBJECT TO THE DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE 1 OF ANNEX V TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3061/79 .

ARTICLE 3

REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2355/80 AND ( EEC ) NO 3353/80 ARE HEREBY REPEALED . REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 401/81 IS HEREBY REPEALED AS REGARDS ITALY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM , AND AS REGARDS FRANCE FOR CATEGORY 36 ONLY .

ARTICLE 4

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

IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1983 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 4 JUNE 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX

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CATE- GORY // HEADING NO // CODE ( 1981 ) // DESCRIPTION // MEMBER STATES // UNITS // 1981 // 1982 // 1983 //

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18 // 61.03 B C // // MEN ' S AND BOYS ' UNDER GARMENTS ; INCLUDING COLLARS , SHIRT FRONTS AND CUFFS : // I // TONNES // 150 // 156 // 162 //

// // 61.03-51 ; 55 ; 59 ; 81 ; 85 ; 89 // MEN ' S AND BOYS ' WOVEN UNDER GARMENTS OTHER THAN SHIRTS , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //

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21 // 61.01 B IV // // MEN ' S AND BOYS ' OUTER GARMENTS // BNL // 1 000 PIECES // 335 // 355 // 376 //

// 61.02 B II D ) // // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' OUTER GARMENTS : //

// // // B . OTHER : //

// // 61.01-29 ; 31 ; 32 61.02-25 ; 26 ; 28 // PARKAS ; ANORAKS , WINDCHEATERS , WAISTER JACKETS AND THE LIKE , WOVEN , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //

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24 // 60.04 B IV B ) 1 BB ) D ) 1 BB ) // // UNDER GARMENTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : // BNL // 1 000 PIECES // 70 // 74 // 79 //

// // 60.04-47 ; 73 // MEN ' S AND BOYS ' PYJAMAS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , OF COTTON OR OF SYNTHETIC TEXTILE FIBRES //

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25 // 60.04 B IV B ) 2 ) AA ) BB ) // // UNDER GARMENTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : // BNL // 1 000 PIECES // 75 // 80 // 84 //

// D ) 2 AA ) BB ) // 60.04-51 ; 53 ; 81 ; 83 // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ( OTHER THAN BABIES ' ) KNITTED OR CROCHETED PYJAMAS AND NIGHT DRESSES OF COTTON OR SYNTHETIC FIBRES //

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30 A // 61.04 B I // // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' UNDER GARMENTS : // I // 1 000 PIECES // 100 ( 1 ) // 105 // 110 //

// // 61.04-11 ; 13 ; 18 // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' WOVEN PYJAMAS AND NIGHT DRESSES , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //

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36 // 51.04 B III // // WOVEN FABRICS OF MAN-MADE FIBRES ( CONTINUOUS ), INCLUDING WOVEN FABRICS OF MONOFIL OR STRIP FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 51.01 OR 51.02 : // F // TONNES // 180 // 191 // 202 //

// // // B . WOVEN FABRICS OF REGNERATED TEXTILE FIBRES : //

// // 51.04-56 ; 58 ; 62 ; 64 ; 66 ; 72 ; 74 ; 76 ; 82 ; 84 ; 86 ; 88 ; 89 ; 93 ; 94 ; 95 ; 97 ; 98 // WOVEN FABRICS OF REGENERATED TEXTILE FIBRES ( CONTINUOUS ) OTHER THAN THOSE FOR TYRES AND THOSE CONTAINING ELASTOMERIC YARN : //

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// CCT // NIMEXE // // // // QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER //

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CATE- GORY // HEADING NO // CODE ( 1981 ) // DESCRIPTION // MEMBER STATES // UNITS // 1981 // 1982 // 1983 //

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73 // 60.05 A II B ) 3 // // OUTER GARMENTS AND OTHER ARTICLES , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : // UK // 1 000 PIECES // 190 // 201 // 213 //

// // // A . OUTER GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES : //

// // // II . OTHER : //

// // 60.05-16 ; 17 ; 19 // TRACK SUITS OF KNITTED OR CROCHETED FABRIC , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //

( 1 ) AN EXCEPTIONAL ADDITIONAL QUANTITY OF 25 000 PIECES HAS BEEN AGREED FOR 1981 ONLY .