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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1566/77
of12July1977
makingtheimportationintotheCommunityorcertainMemberStatesof
cottonyarnandgarmentsoriginatingincertainthirdcountriessubjectto
authorization
countryoforigin;whereasallthesefactorshavegiven
risetomarketdisruptionandarecausingsubstantial
injurytoCommunityproducers;
Whereas,inthecontextoftheArrangementregarding
InternationalTradeinTextiles,theCommunityhas
negotiatedAgreementsontradeintextileswith
Colombia,India,Malaysia,andPakistan;whereasthe
CommunityhasconcludedbilateralAgreementsesta­
blishingspecialarrangements fortradewithEgypt,
Spain,Morocco,TunisiaandTurkey;whereaseachof
thesaidAgreementscontainsspecificprovisionfor
recoursetosafeguardmeasures;
Whereas,inviewofthemarketdisruptionreferredto
above,theCommunityhasappliedtheprocedures
providedforinthesaidAgreements ,whichallow
appropriatesafeguardmeasurestobetakeninorderto
limitimportsoftheproductsinquestiononthe
Communitymarketoronthemarketofcertain
MemberStates,accountbeingtakenofthespecific
trendofimportsaccordingtocountryoforigin;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports(!),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1525/70of20July1970ontheprotectivemeasures
providedforintheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandSpain(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1842/71of21June1971ontheprotectivemeasures
providedforintheAdditionalProtocoltotheAssocia­
tionAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTurkeyandintheInterimAgree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andTurkey(3),
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityofcertain
textileproducts(cottonyarn,men'sshirts,T-shirtsand
thelike,women'sshirtsandblouses)fromseveral
countriesoforiginhaveincreasedsharplyandsubstan­
tiallyinthepastfewmonths;
Whereasimportsoftheseproductsfromallthird
countriesalreadyaccountedin1976foraconsiderable
shareoftheCommunitymarket;whereasthisshare,
whetheroftheCommunitymarketasawholeorof
thatofcertainMemberStates,hassinceincreased
further;
Whereasquantitativelimitshavealreadybeenesta­
blishedfortheproductsinquestion,inaccordance
withtheprovisionsoftheMFAandofbilateralagree­
mentsnegotiatedbetweentheCommunityandcertain
supplyingcountries;
Whereastherehasbeenasubstantialincreasein
importsfromothersupplyingcountrieseitheronthe
Communitymarketoronthemarketofoneormore
MemberStates,accordingtotheproductandthethirdWhereas,inparticular,undertheAgreementsnegoti­
atedbytheCommunitywithColombia,India,
MalaysiaandPakistaninthecontextoftheArrange­
mentregardingInternational TradeinTextiles,
compliancewiththequantitativeexportlimitsesta­
blishedortobeestablishedbyvirtueofthesaidAgree­
mentsisensuredbyanagreedbilateralsystemof
control;whereastheeffectivenessofthevoluntary
restraintmeasurestakenbytheabovementioned
exportingcountriesdependsontheestablishment ofa
systemofcontrolbytheCommunity ;whereasin
ordertoestablishsuchasystemitisfoundtobeneces­
sarytomakeimportsofthegoodsinquestionfrom
allthethirdcountriesconcernedsubjecttoauthoriza­
tion:
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheimportauthoriza­
tionarrangementsreferredtoabovearenotevadedby
anticipatoryexportsorindirectimportslikelytocause
nearirreparabledamagetoCommunityproducers,it
isnecessarytoestablishthesaidarrangements assoon
aspossible,(•)OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL192,26.8.1971,p.14.(2)OJNoL182,16.8.1970,p.175.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1icallyandwithoutdelayeitheruponpresentationofa
billofladingprovingthatthegoodsinquestionwere
placedonboardinthecountryoforiginforexportto
theMemberStateofdestinationbeforethedateof
entryintoforceofthisRegulation,or,providingthat
thelimitsreferredtoinparagraph 1havenotbeen
reached,uponpresentationofthedocumentagreed
undertheAgreementsontradeintextilesnegotiated
witheachoftheabovementioned countries,which
documentshallhavebeenissuedbytherelevant
authorityineachcountryandshallcontaintheparti­
cularslistedinAnnexBtothisRegulation.TheimportationintotheCommunityorcertain
MemberStates,asspecifiedinAnnexAtothisRegula­
tion,ofthegoodsindicatedinthatAnnex,originating
inthecountriesthereinreferredto,isherebymade
subjecttotheproductionofanimportauthorization
issuedbytheauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
concerned .
Article2
Article3
1.Importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomati­
callyandwithoutdelayuptothequantitiesspecified
inAnnexA.Importseffectedfrom1July1977tothe
dateofentryintoforceofthisRegulationshallbe
deductedfromthesequantitieswherethegoodsin
questionwereexportedfromthethirdcountry
concernedonorafterthatdate.
2.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraph 1,for
goodsoriginatinginColombia,India,Malaysiaor
Pakistanimportauthorizations shallbeissuedautomat­1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntil31December1977,subject
—inthecaseofimportsofgoodsoriginatingin
Colombia,Egypt,India,Malaysia,Pakistan,Morocco
orTunisia—totheadoptionofaCouncilRegulation
inaccordancewithArticle12(6)andArticle13of
Regulation(EEC)No1439/74.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12July1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President

ANNEXA14.7.77
Category
Nocar
heading
NoNIMEXECode
(1977)DescriptionofgoodsThird
countryMember
StatesUnitQuantity
(1July-
31December1977)
1 55.05All Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale
(a) Egypt D tonnes 2180
F 957
I 139
BNL 847
UK 228
IRL 7-5
DK 456
EEC 4814-5
(b) Colombia F tonnes 393
(c) Spain F tonnes 1275
(d) India F tonnes 200
2 ex60.04 Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,notelasticnor
rubberised :
60.04-13;ex19;ex—shirts,roll-neckundershirts ,T-shirts,vestsandthe
29;ex35;41;exlikeexceptbabies'garments,otherthanofsilk,noil
49;ex59;ex70;exorotherwastesilk,flaxorramie.
80
(a) Spain D1000items 1532
F 1350
BNL 1317
(b) Malaysia F1000items 612
D 804
(c) Morocco F1000items 2580
(à) Pakistan F1000items 950
DK 112
(e) Tunisia F1000^items 592
(f) Turkey D1000items
F /tobedeter­
UK (minedlater(')
later(')OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL174/11f1)ThequantitieswillbedeterminedbyanotherCommissionRegulation.UntilentryintoforceofthisRegulationtheimportauthorizations willbeissuedwithoutlimitations.

NoL174/12Category
NoCCT
heading
NoNIMEXECode
(1977)DescriptionofgoodsThird
countryMember
StatesUnitQuantity
(1July-
31_December1977)
3 61.02 Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments:
61.02-78;82;ex84exB:otherthanbabies'garments
—Blouses,otherthanofsilk,noilorotherwaste
silk,flaxorramie.
(a) Turkey F1000items tobedeter­
minedlater(·)
4 ex61.03 Men'sandboys'undergarments,includingcollars,shirt
frontsandcuffs:
61.03-11;15;ex19—shirts,otherthanofsilk,noilorotherwastesilk,flax
orramie.
(a)Morocco F1000items 542
(b)Tunisia F1000items 384
(l)ThequantitieswillbedeterminedbyanotherCommissionRegulation .UntilentryintoforceofthisRegulationtheimportauthorizationswillbeissuedwithoutlimitations.OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.7.77

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ANNEXB
ParticularsreferredtoinArticle2(2)
Theexportdocuments(')tobeissuedbytheauthoritiesoftheexportingcountriesreferredtoin
Article2(2)ofthisRegulationshallspecifyorinclude:
1.Thedestination,andinparticulartheMemberStateofdestination ;
2.Theserialnumber:
3.Thenameandaddressoftheimporter;
4.Thenameandaddressoftheexporter;
5.Thenetweightinkilogramsortonnes,orthenumberofitems,andthevalue;
6.Thecategoryanddescriptionoftheproducts;
7.Anattestationtotheeffectthatthequantityofgoodsinquestionhasbeencountedagainstthe
MemberStateofdestination'sshareoftheceilingforexportstotheCommunityor,whereappro­
priate,thatthisquantityisintendedforimmediatere-export,orre-exportafterprocessing,from
theCommunity .
(')Exportauthorization (India,Pakistan);exportlicence(Malaysia);certifiedcopyoftheexportlicence(Columbia).