7.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL185/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1574/78
of5July1978
makingtheimportationofcertaintextileproductsoriginatinginGreecesubject
toquantitativelimitation
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports('),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
Havingregardtotheformalrequestssubmittedbythe
UnitedKingdom,FranceandItaly,
AfterconsultationwithintheAdvisoryCommittee
establishedbyArticle5oftheaforesaidRegulation ,
Whereastherehasbeenasubstantialincreasein
importsoftextilesintotheCommunityfromthe
suppliercountries;whereasthishasgivenriseto
marketdistortionandiscausingseriousdamageto
Communityproducers ;
Whereas,inconsequence ofthissituation,importsof
certaintextileproductsoriginatinginthemajorityof
low-costsuppliercountriesareatpresentregulatedby
asystemofCommunityauthorizationandquantitative
limitation,eitherunderbilateralagreementsorunder
autonomous arrangements ;
WhereasGreekexportsoftextileproductsbenefit
fromtheapplicationofanumberofincentives,the
mostimportantbeinganinterestratesubsidyon
suppliercreditintheformofavariablepercentageof
theexportprice;whereassuchexportsqualifymore­
overforaflat-ratepercentagedeductionfromthe
exporter'staxableincome;whereasthesemeasures
constituteaidswithinthemeaningofArticle92ofthe
Treaty;
Whereasnofinaldecisionastotherulesandcondi­
tionsfortheapplicationoftheprincipleslaiddownin
Article92oftheTreatyhasasyetbeentakenbythe
CouncilofAssociationunderArticle52(1)ofthe
AgreementestablishinganAssociationbetweenthe
EECandGreece(hereinaftercalledthe'Agreement');
whereas,furthermore ,theCommunityhasinformed
theCouncilofAssociation ofthedifficultiesthese
aidsarecausingwithintheCommunity ,butnodeci­
sionthereonhasyetbeentakenbytheCouncilof
Association ;
Whereastheseexportaidshavecontributedappreci­
ablytoanincreaseinGreektextileexportstothe
extentofaggravatingthecumulativedisruptionofthe
Communitymarketandconsequently justifytheadop­tionunderArticle55oftheAgreementoftheprotec­
tivemeasuresnecessarytoovercomethesedifficulties;
Whereas,inviewoftheappreciableincreaseinthe
volumeofcertainoftheseaidedimports,andinorder
toavoidirreparabledamagetoCommunityproducers,
immediateactionisnecessarytomakesuchimports
subjecttoquantitativelimits;whereas,havingregard
toexistingtradeflows,suchmeasuresshouldbe
limitedtoimportsintothethreeareasmostaffected,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theimportationoftextileproductsasspecified
intheAnnexheretooriginatinginGreeceshallbe
subject,withintheregionindicatedinthesaidAnnex
anduntil31December1978,tothequantitative
limitsspecifiedinthatAnnex.
2.Theprecedingparagraphshallnotapplyto
productswhichhavebeenplacedonboardandarein
thecourseofshipmenttotheCommunitybeforethe
entryintoforceofthisRegulation .
3.Importseffectedbetween 1January1978and
thedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulationshallbe
deductedfromthequantitiesreferredtoinparagraph
1.
4.Theregionalquantitativelimitsspecifiedinpara­
graph1shallbeadministered inaccordancewiththe
provisionsofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1023/70
of25May1970establishing acommonprocedurefor
administering quantitativequotas(2).
5.Theentryintofreecirculationoftheproducts
referredtoinparagraph 1shallbesubjecttothepres­
entationofanimportauthorization orequivalent
documentissuedbytheauthoritiesoftheMember
States.
Article2
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities.
2.Itshallapplyuntil31December1978,subjectto
theadoptionofaRegulationbytheCouncilpursuant
toArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74.
(')OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1 (2)OJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5July1978.
FortheCommission
fitienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission

7.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL185/33
ANNEX
Category CCTheadingNoNIMEXEcode
(1978)DescriptionMember
StatesUnitQuantity
(1January
to31December
1978)
4ex60.04 60.04-01;05;13;
18;28;29;30;42;
50;58Undergarments,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubber­
ized:
Shirts,T-shirts,lightweightfine
knitroll,poloorturtlenecked
jumpersandpullovers,underv­
estsandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubber­
ized,otherthanbabies'
garments,ofcottonofsynthetic
textilefibres;T-shirtsandlight­
weightfineknitroll,poloor
turtleneckedjumpersand
pullovers,ofregeneratedtextile
fibresI
UK1000
pieces118
955
7ex60.05AII
ex61.02B60.05-22;23;24;
25
61.02-78 ;82;84Outergarnmentsandotherarticles,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized :
A.Outergarmentsandclothing
accessories :
II.Other
Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments :
B.Other:
Blousesandshirtblouses,
knittedorcrocheted(notelastic
orrubberized),orwoven,for
women,girlsandinfants,of
wool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibresF
UK1000
pieces274
227