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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 248 , 2 . 10 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2173/80

OF 11 AUGUST 1980

ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THAILAND

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 LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2143/79 ( 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 IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GLOVES , MITTENS AND MITTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED , IMPREGNATED OR COATED WITH ARTIFICIAL PLASTIC MATERIALS ( CATEGORY 10 ), ORIGINATING IN THAILAND , 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 , THAILAND WAS NOTIFIED ON 2 MAY 1980 OF A REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ; WHEREAS FOLLOWING THOSE CONSULTATIONS IT IS DESIRABLE TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR THE YEARS 1980 TO 1982 ;

WHEREAS PARAGRAPH 13 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 ENSURES THAT QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ARE OBSERVED BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX V TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 ;

WHEREAS THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION EXPORTED FROM THAILAND BETWEEN 27 JUNE 1980 AND THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION MUST BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FOR 1980 ;

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 UNITED KINGDOM OF THE CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THAILAND 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 THAILAND TO 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 BILL OF LADING OR OTHER TRANSPORT DOCUMENT PROVING THAT SHIPMENT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE BEFORE THAT DATE .

2 . IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM THAILAND TO THE UNITED KINGDOM 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 THAILAND ON OR AFTER 27 JUNE 1980 AND RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION SHALL BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT ESTABLISHED FOR 1980 .

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 31 DECEMBER 1982 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 11 AUGUST 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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ANNEX

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CATEGORY // CCT HEADING NO // NIMEXE CODE ( 1980 ) // DESCRIPTION // MEMBER STATES // UNITS // 27 JUNE TO // 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER //

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// // // // // // 31 DECEMBER 1980 // 1981 // 1982 //

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10 // 60.02 A // // GLOVES , MITTENS AND MITTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : // UK // 1 000 PAIRS // 200 // 530 // 562 //

// // 60.02-40 // GLOVES , MITTENS AND MITTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED , IMPREGNATED OR COATED WITH ARTIFICIAL PLASTIC MATERIALS //