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REGULATION (EEC)No766/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of25March1975
settingupasystemoflicencesforimportsintoIrelandofcertaintextile
productsoriginatingintheRepublicofKorea
Irelandsincethelatterhalfof1974withanaccelera­
tionintherateofunemployment ,increasedshort­
timeworkingandthreatsofpermanentclosurefor
manyfactories;
WhereastheArrangement regardingInternational
TradeinTextiles(2),towhichtheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofKoreaarebothparty
providesparticularlyinArticle3,forconsultationsto
beheldwithaviewtoremovingmarketdisruption
causedbyimportsofcertaintextileproducts;
WhereastheCommunityhasrequestedandheld
consultationswithrepresentatives oftheGovernment
oftheRepublicofKoreainaccordancewithArticle3
(3)oftheaforesaidArrangement ;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74(•)of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports,andinparticularArticles12and13thereof;
AfterconsultationswiththeAdvisoryCommitteeset
upunderArticle5ofthatRegulation ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasimportsoriginatingintheRepublicofKorea
ontotheIrishmarkethavenotpreviouslybeen
subjecttorestrictions ;whereastheIrishauthorities
haverecentlyrecordedasharpandsubstantial
increaseinimportsofshirtsofallfibresfromthat
country;
Whereastheproductsconcernedareofferedforsale
ontheIrishmarketatpricessubstantiallybelowthose
prevailingonthatmarketforgoodssimilarorof
comparablequality;
Whereasin1974importsofsuchproductsgreatly
exceededimportsofsimilarproductsfromallother
sourcesoutsidetheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andlikewiseexceededthe1973volumeofimportsof
similarproductsoriginatinginthatsamecountry;
Whereastheaforementioned sharpsubstantial
increaseinimportsofshirtsoriginatingintheRepu­
blicofKoreahashaddeleteriouseffectsonthe
employmentsituationintheshirtmakingindustryinWhereasitappearsfromthefactorsindicatedabove
andfromthestatisticsandotherinformationsupplied
bytheIrishauthoritiesinthecourseoftheconsulta­
tionsmentionedabovethattheIrishmarketisbeing
disruptedbyimportsofshirtsoriginatingintheRepu­
blicofKorea;
Whereas,duringthesaidconsultationstherepresenta­
tivesoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofKoreaindi­
catedtheirwillingnesstocooperateinordertoavoid
disruptionontheIrishmarket;
Whereasafurthersharpsubstantialincreasein
importsofshirtsoriginatingintheRepublicofKorea
isbelievedtobeimminent ,andfailuretotakeimmed­
iateprotectiveactionwouldresultinfurtherinjuryto
theIrishtextileindustryingeneralandtoIrish
producersoflikeordirectlycompetingproductsin
particular,whichwouldbedifficulttoremedy;
(')OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1. (2)OJNoL118,30.4.1974,p.2.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : Whereas,inviewoftheneedtotakemeasures
urgently,theCommissionhasadopted,pursuantto
Article12ofRegulation(EEC)No1439/74,Regula­
tion(EEC)No434/750)of21February1975,
providingforasystemofimportauthorizations with
respecttoimportsintoIrelandofcertaintextile
productsoriginatingintheRepublicofKorea;
whereas,theCouncilshouldadoptappropriate
measurespursuanttotheaforementioned Article12;
Whereas,giventhatthethreatofsubstantialinjuryis
duetoimportsintendedfortheIrishmarket,andin
viewofexistingpatternsoftrade,itappearsjustifiedat
presenttorestricttheapplicationoftheprotective
measurestotheimportsinquestion,Article1
ImportsintoIrelandoftheproductslistedbelow,orig­
inatingintheRepublicofKorea,shallbesubjectto
theproductionofanimportlicence,tobeissuedby
thecompetentIrishauthoritiesonpresentationofan
exportvisaissuedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
RepublicofKorea.Thetotalquantitiesofsuch
productsforwhichimportlicencesare'issuedduring
theperiod1March1975to31August1975shallnot
exceedthefiguresshownforsuchproducts.
CCT
headingNoDescriptionTotalquantities
(dozens)
ex60.04 Men'sandboys'knittedorcrochetedshirtsofsynthetic
textilefibres
Women'sandgirls'knittedorcrochetedshirtsof
synthetictextilefibres}7750
Knittedorcrochetedcottonshirts J
ex61.03
ex61.04Men'sandboys'shirtsofsynthetictextilefibres
Women'sandgirls'shirtsofsynthetictextilefibresJ6250
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25March1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.RYAN
(')OJNoL48,22.2.1975,p.15.