NoL278/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.10.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2307/78
of28September1978
makingtheimportationintoFranceofglovesoriginatinginMalaysiasubjectto
authorization
Whereas,inviewofthemarketdisruptionreferredto
above,theCommunityhasinitiatedtheprocedures
providedforinthesaidAgreement,whichallow
appropriatesafeguardmeasurestobetakeninorderto
limitimportsoftheproductsinquestiontoFrance,
accountbeingtakenofthetrendofimports;
Whereas,inparticular,undertheAgreementnegoti­
atedbytheCommunitywithMalaysia,compliance
withthequantitativeexportlimitssetortobesetby
virtueofthesaidAgreementisensuredbyanagreed
systemofdoublecheckingtheeffectivenessofwhich
dependsontheestablishment ofasystemofcontrol
bytheCommunity ;whereasinordertoestablish
suchasystem,therefore,itisnecessarytomake
importsofthegoodsinquestionfromMalaysia
subjecttoauthorization ;
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheimportauthoriza­
tionarrangementsreferredtoabovearenotevadedby
anticipatoryexportsorindirectimportsliabletocause
injurytoCommunitymanufacturers whichwouldbe
difficulttoremedy,itisnecessarytosetupthesaid
arrangements assoonaspossible,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports(*),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
AfterconsultationwithintheAdvisoryCommitteeset
upunderArticle5ofthesaidRegulation,
Whereasimportsofglovesfallingwithinsubheading
ex60.02oftheCommonCustomsTarifffromall
thirdcountriesaccountedin1977foraconsiderable
shareoftheCommunitymarket;whereastheshareof
Francehassinceincreasedfurther;
Whereasquantitativelimitshavealreadybeensetfor
theproductsinquestioninaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsoftheArrangement regardinginternational
tradeintextilesandofbilateralAgreementsnegoti­
atedbetweentheCommunityandcertainsupplier
countries;
WhereasimportstoFranceofthetextileproducts
concernedoriginatinginMalaysiaincreasedsharply
andsubstantiallyinthepastfewmonths;
Whereasallthesefactorshavegivenrisetodisruption
oftheFrenchmarketandarecausingseriousinjuryto
Communitymanufacturers ;
Whereas,inpursuanceoftheArrangementregarding
internationaltradeintextiles,theCommunityhas
negotiatedanAgreementontradeintextileswith
Malaysia;whereasthesaidAgreementcontains
specificprovisionforrecoursetosafeguardmeasures;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportationintoFranceofthegoodsindicated
below,originatinginMalaysiaandexportedfromthat
countryin1978,isherebymadesubjecttotheproduc­
tionofanimportauthorizationissuedbytheFrench
authorities :
CategoryCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1978)DescriptionQuantitativelimit
from1.1.
to31.12.1978
11ex60.0260.02-50,60,70,80Gloves,mittensandmitts,knittedorcrocheted,
notelasticorrubberized,otherthanthoseofCate­
gory10,ofwool,ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres1180000pairs
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Article2
1.Importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomati­
callyandwithoutdelay,subjecttothemaximumspeci­
fiedabove,uponpresentationoftheexportdocu­
mentsagreedundertheAgreementontradein
textilesnegotiatedwithMalaysiaandreproducedin
AnnexCtoRegulation(EEC)No3019/77(!).
Importseffectedbetween1January1978andthedate
ofentryintoforceofthisRegulationshallbe
deductedfromthesaidquantitywherethegoodsin
questionwereexportedfromthethirdcountry
concernedduringthatperiod.
2.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph 1,
importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomaticallyandwithoutdelayuponpresentationofabillof
ladingprovingthatthegoodsinquestionwereplaced
onboardinMalaysiaforexporttoFrancebeforethe
dateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation .
Article3
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntil31December1978,subjectto
theadoptionofaCouncilRegulationinaccordance
withArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation(EEC)No
1439/74.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28September1978.
FortheCommission
fitienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(!)OJNoL357,31.12.1977,p.1.