22.1.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL19/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No114/77
of18January1977
concerningimportarrangements forcertaintextileproductsoriginatingin
Singapore
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,inthecontextoftheArrangementregarding
internationaltradeintextiles,theEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofSingaporehave
negotiatedanAgreementontradeintextiles;whereas
theCommission hassubmittedtotheCouncila
recommendation foraRegulationconcludingthat
Agreement,hereinafterreferredtoasthe'Agreement';
Whereas,forthepurposeofimplementing theAgree­
ment,importarrangementsmustbeadoptedforthe
productsinquestion;
WhereastheAgreementrequirestheCommunityto
admitimportsofcertaintextileproductswithinthe
quantitativelimitslaiddown,compliancewithwhich
willbeguaranteedbyasystemofbilateralchecking;
Whereasappropriateprovisionsapplicableinthe
Communityshouldthereforebeadoptedfor1976and
1977,includingcriteriafortheallocationofthe
quantitativelimitsagreedwiththeRepublicofSinga­
pore;
Whereas,inviewoftheconsiderable disparities
existingbetweentheconditionscurrentlygoverning
importsoftheproductsconcernedintotheMember
Statesandinviewoftheparticularsensitivityofthe
Community'stextileindustry,standardization ofthese
importconditionscanonlybeachievedprogressively ;
whereasthecriteriontobeadoptedfortheallocation
oftheCommunityquantitativelimitsshouldthereforebeinparticularthegradualadjustmentofthequanti­
tiesadmittedundercurrentimportconditionsto
marketsupplyrequirements ;
Whereasstepsshouldbetakentoensurethatthereis
noevasionoftheobjectivesoftheAgreementbyindi­
rectimportsofproductsoriginatinginSingapore;
Whereasthequantitativelimitslaiddownbythe
AgreementapplytoexportsfromSingapore;whereas
thegoodsimportedshouldthereforebecharged
againstthequantitativelimitfixedfortheyearin
whichthesegoodswereexportedfromSingapore;
Whereas,forcertaintextileproducts,theAgreement
providesforaconsultationprocedureenablingsafe­
guardmeasurestobeadoptedwherethereisrealrisk
ofmarketdisruption ;whereas,inaccordancewith
thisprocedure,theRepublicofSingaporehasunder­
takentoapplyvoluntaryrestraintinrespectofexports
ofcertaintextileproductstocertainMemberStates;
whereascompliancewiththesequantitativelimitswill
beguaranteedbyasystemofbilateralchecking;
Whereas,tothisend,quantitativelimitsshouldbe
fixedforimportsoftheseproductsintotheMember
Statesinquestionanddetailedruleslaiddownfor
theiradministration bytheMemberStates;
WhereastheAgreementprovidesthatthoseproducts
whichentertheCommunity'scustomsterritoryunder
inwardprocessingorothertemporaryimportation
arrangementsandarere-exportedtherefromintheir
originalstateorafterprocessingshouldnotbe
chargedagainsttheagreedquantitativelimits;
Whereas,accountbeingtakenofArticle12ofthe
Arrangementregardinginternationaltradeintextiles,
onwhichtheAgreementisbased,thelatterdoesnot
applytotextileproductsofsilk,offlaxoroframie;

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fromintheiroriginalstateorafterprocessingshall
notbechargedagainstthequantitativelimitsreferred
toinparagraph 1.Whereasthequantitativelimitsestablishedfor1975
undertheAgreementhavenotbeenfullyused;
whereastheRepublicofSingaporehasnotifiedthe
Communityofitsintentiontocarryoverto1976the
unusedportionsofthequantitativelimitsfor1975,to
theextentallowedunderArticle7oftheAgreement ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Article2
1.Saveasotherwiseprovidedinparagraphs2and
3,importsintotheCommunityofthetextileproducts
listedinAnnexBandoriginatinginSingaporeshall
notbesubjecttoquantitativerestrictions .
2.IntheMemberStatesspecifiedinAnnexB,
importsofthetextileproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph1andexportedfromSingaporebetween 1
January1976and31December1977shallbesubject
tothequantitativelimitsgiveninthatAnnex.
Thesequantitativelimitsmaybemodifiedaccording
totheprocedurelaiddownbyRegulation (EEC)No
1023/70,andinparticularArticle11thereof.
3.Paragraphs3,4and5ofArticle1shallapplyto
thequantitativelimitsreferredtointhisArticle.Article1
1.ImportsintotheCommunity ofthetextile
productslistedinAnnexA,originatinginSingapore
andexportedbetween 1January1976and31
December1977,shallbesubjecttothequantitative
limitsagreedbetweentheCommunityandtheRepu­
blicofSingaporeandsetoutinthatAnnex.
2.Thequantitativelimitsshallbeallocatedamong
theMemberStatesinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1023/70
of25May1970establishing acommonprocedurefor
administering quantitativequotas(*),andinparticular
inArticle11thereof,insuchawayastoensurethe
expansionandorderlydevelopment oftradeintextiles
andtopermitamountstobecarriedoverorbrought
forwardfromoneyeartoanother.
However,theallocationshallbemadeonthebasisof
theimportvolumesadmittedundertheconditions
currentlyappliedintheMemberStatesandshall
provideforannualratesofincreasewhichareappreci­
ablyhigherforthoseMemberStateswhoseimport
volumesarerelativelythelowest,insuchawaythat
thisallocationisgraduallyalignedwithmarketsupply
requirements .
3.ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
concernedshall,withinthequantitativelimitspres­
cribed,automatically authorizetheimportofthe
productsreferredtoinparagraph 1immediatelyupon
productionbytheimporteroftheoriginalofthe
exportlicenceissuedbythecompetentauthoritiesof
theRepublicofSingaporeandcontainingthedetails
setoutinAnnexC.
4.Authorizedimportsshallbechargedagainstthe
quantitativelimitsvalidfortheyearduringwhichthe
productsweretakenaboardwithintheterritoryof
SingaporeforexporttotheCommunity .
5.ProductswhichentertheCommunity 'scustoms
territoryunderinwardprocessingorothertemporary
importationarrangements andarere-expo;L.ithere­Article3
ImportsintotheCommunityofthetextileproducts
referredtobelow,originatinginSingaporeandaccom­
paniedbyacertificatewhichisissuedandendorsed
bythecompetentauthoritiesoftheRepublicofSinga­
poreandcontainsthedetailssetoutinAnnexD,
shallnotbesubjecttoquantitativerestrictions :
(a)cottonhandloomfabricsofthecottageindustry,
containingnotmorethan5%byweightofman­
madefibres,beingfabricswhicharebothtradition­
allyofthekindwovenonhandloomsandactually
wovenonaloomforwhichthemotivepoweris
providedentirelybytheoperators(thatis,where
thethreeprimarymovementsofweaving,namely
shedding,pickingandbeating,areinducedby
handorfootandnoothersourceofpoweris
used);
(b)goodsmadeupbythecottageindustryfromsuch
cottonhandloomfabrics;
(c)traditionalSingaporefolklorehandicrafttextile
productscut,sewnorotherwisefabricatedbyhand
incottageswhichareunitsofthecottageindustry.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . (')OJNoL124,8.6.197«,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18January1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
AnthonyCROSLAND
ANNEXA
QuantitativelimitsreferredtoinArticle1
Category
NoCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1976) DescriptionQuantitativelimits(items)
1976 1977
1ex61.01
61.0261.01-61 ;63;65;67;
ex69
61.02-ex91;ex93;ex
95;ex96;ex98;ex99Men'sandboys'outergarments :
—Trousers (includingjeans),breeches
andthelike,otherthanofsilkorwaste
silkorofflaxorramie
Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments :
exB.Otherthanbabies'garments :
—Trousers (includingjeans),
breechesandthelike,other
thanofsilkorwastesilkorof
flaxorramie61562006070200

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ANNEXB
QuantitativelimitsreferredtoinArticle2
Category
NoCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1976)DescriptionMember
StatesUnitsQuantitative
limits
(1976)
2 55.0955.09-allcodes Otherwovenfabricsofcotton1000kg France
Italy1320
666
-including
2aex55.09 France1000kg300 Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
—Otherthanunbleached and
bleached55.09-03 ;04 ;05
51 ;52 ;53 ;54 ;55
56 ;57 ;59 ;61 ;63
64 ;65 ;66 ;67 ;69
ex71 ;81 ;82 ;83
84 ;86 ;87 ;92 ;93
97
3 60.05 France Items2090000 Outergarmentsandotherarticles,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor­
rubberized :
exA.Outergarmentsandclothing
accessories :
—Jerseys,pullovers,slip­
overs,twinsets,cardi­
gans,bed-jackets,and
jumpers,otherthanof
silkorwastesilkorof
flaxorramie60.05-01;22;23;
24;25;ex29;31;
32;33;34;ex39
4ex61.03 France Items 1760000 Mensandboysundergarments
includingcollars,shirtfrontsand
cuffs:
—Otherthanofsilkorwastesilk
orofflaxorramie61.03-11;15;
ex19;31;35;
ex39
5 61.02 France Items(1.9.1976
to31.8.1977)
750000Womens,girlsandinfants'outer
garments :
exB.Otherthanbabies'gar­
ments:
—Shirtsandblouses :
—Ofsynthetictextile
fibres61.02-83

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♦ ANNEXC
DetailsreferredtoinArticle1(3)
TheexportlicencesissuedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheRepublicofSingapore(')forproducts
coveredbythisRegulationshallspecifyorcontain:
1.thedestination ,andinparticulartheMemberStateforwhichthegoodsareintended;
2.theserialnumber;
3.thenameandaddressoftheimporter;
4.thenameandaddressoftheexporter;
5.thenetquantity,intheunitsspecifiedinAnnexesAandBtothisRegulationandthevalueofthe
productscoveredbythelicence;
6.thecategoryagainstwhichtheproductshavebeenchargedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
RepublicofSingaporeandthedescriptionoftheproducts;
7.adeclarationtotheeffectthatthequantityinquestionhasbeenchargedagainsttheMember
Stateofdestination'sshareoftheagreedceilingforexportstotheCommunity ,or,whereappro­
priate,thatthequantityisintendedforimmediatere-exportfromtheCommunityorforre-export
fromtheCommunityafterprocessing ;
8.theyearduringwhichtheproductswereexported,thatiswhentheyweretakenaboardwithinthe
territoryofSingaporeforexporttotheCommunity .
()Department ofTrade-.MinistryofFinance .Singapore

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ANNEXD
CertificatereferredtoinArticle3
ThecertificateissuedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheRepublicofSingapore(')fortheproducts
referredtoinArticle3ofthisRegulationshallcontain:
1.thefollowingheading:
'Certificateinrespectofcottonhandloomfabricsandproductsthereof;
2.nameandaddressofthemanufacturer ;
3.nameandaddressoftheexporter;
4.nameandaddressoftheimporterwithintheCommunity ;
5.descriptionofgoods;
6.quality(intonnesoritems);
7.nameofvesselorflightnumber;
8.portorairportofdestination ;
9.thefollowingdeclaration (2):
Thisistocertifythattheaboveshipmentconsistsof:
—cottonhandloomfabrics(asdefinedinArticle4(1)(i)oftheAgreement)containingnotmore
than5%byweightofman-madefibres;
—handmadegoodsmadeupbythecottageindustryfromcottonhandloomfabrics(asdefinedin
Article4(1)(i)oftheAgreement);
—traditionalSingaporefolklorehandicrafttextileproductscut,sewnorotherwisefabricatedby
handincottageswhichareunitsofthecottageindustry.
Signed '
(')DepartmentofTr.uk-.MinistrvofFinance,Singapore .
(-')Thedefinitionreferredtointhefirsttwoindentsisthat>»etoutArticle 1ofthisRegulation.