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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 304 , 13 . 11 . 1980 , P . 14 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 401/81

OF 13 FEBRUARY 1981

ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO FRANCE , ITALY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING 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 ), 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 IMPORTS INTO FRANCE AND ITALY OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX HERETO AND ORIGINATING IN CHINA HAVE EXCEEDED THE LEVEL REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 , CHINA WAS NOTIFIED ON 30 DECEMBER 1980 , AND 15 AND 29 JANUARY 1981 , OF A REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ; WHEREAS QUANTITATIVE LIMITS HAVE BEEN PLACED PROVISIONALLY ON THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THOSE CONSULTATIONS ;

WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO RENEW FOR 1981 THE PROVISIONAL QUANTITATIVE LIMIT ESTABLISHED IN 1980 BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2923/80 ( 2 ) FOR THE IMPORTATION INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF PRODUCTS OF CATEGORY 73 ORIGINATING IN CHINA ;

WHEREAS 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 ;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 , IMPORTATION INTO FRANCE , ITALY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF THE CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CHINA AND SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX HERETO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS GIVEN IN THAT ANNEX .

ARTICLE 2

1 . PRODUCTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 , SHIPPED FROM CHINA TO 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 PROVISIONAL 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 .

ARTICLE 3

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

IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF DEFINITIVE RULES ADOPTED FOLLOWING THE CURRENT CONSULTATIONS .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 13 FEBRUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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ANNEX

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CATE- GORY // CCT HEADING NO // NIMEXE CODES ( 1981 ) // DESCRIPTION // THIRD COUNTRY // MEM- BER STATES // UNITS // QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1981 //

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10 // 60.02 A // // GLOVES , MITTENS AND MITTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : //

// // 60.02-40 // GLOVES , MITTENS AND MITTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED , IMPREGNATED OR COATED WITH ARTIFICIAL PLASTIC MATERIALS // CHINA // F // 1 000 PAIRS // 407 //

11 // 60.02 B // // GLOVES , MITTENS AND MITTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : //

// // 60.02-50 ; 60 ; 70 ; 80 // GLOVES , MITTENS AND MITTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED , OTHER THAN THOSE OF CATEGORY 10 , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //

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18 // 61.03 B C // // MEN ' S AND BOYS ' UNDER GARMENTS , INCLUDING COLLARS , SHIRT FRONTS AND CUFFS : // CHINA // I // TONNES // 50 //

// // 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 : // CHINA // F I // 1 000 PIECES // 120 137 //

// 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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30 A // 61.04 B I // // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' UNDER GARMENTS : // CHINA // F I // 1 000 PIECES // 150

75 //

// // 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 : // CHINA // F // TONNES // 58 //

// // // B . WOVEN FABRICS OF REGENERATED 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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73 // 60.05 A II B ) 3 // // OUTER GARMENTS AND OTHER ARTICLES , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : // CHINA // F UK // 1 000 PIECES // 83 106 //

// // // 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 //