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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1831/79

OF 3 AUGUST 1979

ON COMMON ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS OF WOVEN PILE FABRICS AND CHENILLE FABRICS ( CATEGORY 32 ) ORIGINATING IN HONG KONG

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 OF 21 DECEMBER 1978 ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 1 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1176/79 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 11 AND 15 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS ON WHICH QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS MAY BE ESTABLISHED ; WHEREAS AUTHORIZATIONS FOR EXPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY OF WOVEN PILE FABRICS AND CHENILLE FABRICS ( CATEGORY 32 ) ISSUED BY HONG KONG HAVE EXCEEDED THE LEVEL REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE SAID ARTICLE , HONG KONG WAS NOTIFIED ON 11 MAY 1979 OF A REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ; WHEREAS FOLLOWING THOSE CONSULTATIONS IT IS DESIRABLE TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS FOR THE YEARS 1979 TO 1982 ;

WHEREAS PARAGRAPH 13 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 ENSURES THAT THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT IS OBSERVED BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX V TO THE REGULATION IN QUESTION ;

WHEREAS THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION EXPORTED FROM HONG KONG BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1979 AND THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION MUST BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FOR 1979 ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE TEXTILE COMMITTEE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN HONG KONG SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX HERETO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS GIVEN IN THAT ANNEX AND TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) .

ARTICLE 2

1 . PRODUCTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHIPPED FROM HONG KONG TO THE COMMUNITY BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1979 AND THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION SHALL BE SO RELEASED WITHOUT DELAY SUBJECT TO THE PRESENTATION OF A BILL OF LADING OR OTHER TRANSPORT DOCUMENT PROVING THAT SHIPMENT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE DURING THAT PERIOD .

2 . IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM HONG KONG TO THE COMMUNITY AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM DESCRIBED IN ANNEX V TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 .

3 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 2 , THE QUANTITIES OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM HONG KONG ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1979 AND RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION SHALL BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT ESTABLISHED FOR 1979 .

ARTICLE 3

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

IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1982 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 3 AUGUST 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

( 1 ) OJ NO L 365 , 27 . 12 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 149 , 18 . 6 . 1979 , P . 1 .

ANNEX

CATEGORY*CCT HEADING NO*NIMEXE CODE ( 1979 ) *DESCRIPTION*MEMBER STATES*UNITS*QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER*

******1979*1980*1981*1982*

32*EX 58.04**WOVEN PILE FABRICS AND CHENILLE FABRICS ( OTHER THAN TERRY TOWELLING OR SIMILAR TERRY FABRICS OF COTTON FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 55.08 AND FABRICS FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 58.05 ) : *D*TONNES*110*183*275*376*

****F**184*251*314*382*

****I**80*130*183*247*

****BNL**70*98*137*168*

****UK**3 600*3 633*3 651*3 670*

****IRL**300*303*305*307*

****DK**20*28*39*48*

****EEC**4 364*4 626*4 904*5 198*

**58.04-07 ; 11 ; 15 ; 18 ; 41 ; 43 ; 45 ; 61 ; 63 ; 67 ; 69 ; 71 ; 75 ; 77 ; 78*WOVEN PILE FABRICS AND CHENILLE FABRICS ( OTHER THAN TERRY FABRICS OF COTTON AND NARROW WOVEN FABRICS ) OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES