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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2462/77
of7November 1977
concerningimportarrangements forcertaintextileproductsoriginatinginthe
SocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,tiesadmittedundercurrentimportconditionsto
marketsupplyrequirements ;
WhereasimportsofgoodsexportedfromYugoslavia
shouldbechargedagainstthequantitativelimitsfixed
intheAgreementfortheperiodconcerned ;
Whereasstepsshouldbetakentoensurethatthereis
noevasionoftheobjectivesoftheAgreementbyindi­
rectimportsofproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia ;
WhereastheAgreementprovidesthatthoseproducts
whichentertheCommunity'scustomsterritoryunder
inwardprocessingorothertemporaryimportation
arrangements andarere-exportedtherefromintheir
originalstateorafterprocessingshouldnotbe
chargedagainsttheagreedquantitativelimits;Whereas,inthecontextoftheArrangementregarding
International TradeinTextiles('),theEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheSocialistFederalRepu­
blicofYugoslaviahaveconcludedanAgreementon
tradeintextileproducts(2);
WhereastheAgreementdoesnotapplyinthe
Communitytore-importsfromYugoslaviaoftextile
articlesproducedbytheworkingorprocessingof
productstemporarilyexportedfromtheCommunity ,Whereas,forthepurposeofimplementing theAgree­
ment,importarrangementsmustbeadoptedforthe
productsinquestion;
WhereastheAgreementrequirestheCommunityto
admitimportsofcertaintextileproductswithinthe
quantitativelimitsprovidedfor,compliancewith
whichwillbeguaranteedbyasystemofdouble
checking;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Whereasappropriateprovisionsapplicableinthe
Communityshouldthereforebeadoptedfor1976and
1977,aswellascriteriafortheallocationofthe
quantitativelimitsagreedwiththeSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia ; 1.ImportsintotheCommunity ofthetextile
productslistedinAnnexI,originatinginYugoslavia
andexportedbetween 1January1976and31
December1977,shallbesubjecttothequantitative
limitssetoutinthatAnnex.Whereas,inviewoftheconsiderable disparities
existingbetweentheconditionscurrentlygoverning
importsoftheproductsconcernedintotheMember
Statesandinviewoftheparticularsensitivityofthe
Community'stextileindustry,standardization ofthese
importconditionscanonlybeachievedprogressively ;
whereasthecriteriontobeadoptedfortheallocation
oftheCommunityquantitativelimitsshouldtherefore
beinparticularthegradualadjustmentofthequanti­2.Thequantitativelimitsshallbeallocatedamong
theMemberStatesinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1023/70
of25May1970establishing acommonprocedurefor
administering quantitativequotas(3),andinparticular
inArticle11thereof,insuchawayastoensurethe
(•)OJNoL118,30.4.1974,p.2.
(2)OJNoL188,28.7.1977,p.2. (3)OJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.1.

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expansionandorderlydevelopmentoftradeintextiles
andtopermitamountstobecarriedoverorbrought
forwardfromoneyeartoanother.
However,theallocationshallbemadeonthebasisof
thevolumeofimportsadmittedundertheconditions
currentlyappliedintheMemberStatesandshall
provideforannualratesofincreasethatareappreci­
ablyhigherforthoseMemberStateswhosevolumeof
importsarerelativelythelowest,insuchawayasto
adaptthembyprogressivestagestomarketsupply
requirements .
3.ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
concernedshall,withinthequantitativelimitslaid
down,automatically andwithoutdelayauthorizethe
importoftheproductsreferredtoinparagraph 1
immediatelyuponproductionbytheimporterofthe
originalexportauthorizationissuedbythecompetent
authoritiesoftheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugo­
slaviacontainingthedetailssetoutinAnnexII.
4.Authorizedimportsshallbechargedagainstthe
quantitativelimitsapplicablefortheyearduringwhichtheproductswereloadedwithintheterritoryof
theSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslaviaforexport
totheCommunity .
5.ProductswhichentertheCommunity'scustoms
territoryunderinwardprocessingorothertemporary
importationarrangements andarere-exportedthere­
fromintheiroriginalstateorafterprocessingshall
notbechargedagainstthequantitativelimitsreferred
toinparagraph 1.
6.Re-importsintotheCommunity oftextile
productscarriedoutafterworkingorprocessing,in
Yugoslaviaofproductstemporarilyexportedbythe
Communityshallnotbechargedagainstthequantita­
tivelimitsreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7November1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET

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ANNEXI
QuantitativelimitsreferredtoinArticle1
CCT
headingNoNimexe
CodeDescriptionofgoodsQuantitativelimits
(tonnes)
1976 1977
55.09
ofwhich
ex55.0901to98Otherwovenfabricsofcotton
Cottonfabrics,otherthanunbleachedorbleachedEEC
EEC12779
142513546
1505
ex62.02B 11;41;43;
47;71;73;
81Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchen
linenofcotton;curtainsandotherfurnishingarti­
clesofcottonEEC 952 1009
ANNEXII
DetailsreferredtoinArticle1(3)
TheexportauthorizationissuedbytheauthoritiesoftheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslaviain
respectoftheproductssubjecttolimitationunderthisRegulationshallspecifyorcontain:
1.destination ;
2.serialnumber;
3.importer'snameandaddress;
4.exporter'snameandaddress;
5.netweight(intonnes)andvalue;
6.categoryandclassificationofproduct;
7.certificateissuedbytheYugoslavauthoritiesshowingthatthequantityhasbeendebitedagainst
theagreedquantitativelimitforexportstotheCommunityor,whereappropriate,isforimme­
diatere-exportorforprocessingandsubsequentre-exportoutsidetheCommunity ;
8.yearduringwhichtheproductswereexportedi.e.loadedinYugoslaviaforexport.