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REGULATION (EEC)No2138/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of14August1975
regardingcertainurgentmeasuresconcerningimportsofcertaintextile
productsoriginatingintheRepublicofKorea
ofimports,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthe
saidarrangement ,accountbeingtaken,however,of
theinterestsofKorea,especiallyinregardtoitsstage
ofdevelopmentandtheimportanceofthetextiles
sectortoitseconomy;
Whereas,asaresultoftheconsiderabledisparities
betweentheconditionstowhichimportsintothe
MemberStatesareatpresentsubject,andbecauseof
theparticularsensitivityoftheCommunitytextile
industry,itisonlypossibletoharmonizethesecondi­
tionsinaprogressivemannerandwhereasitisoppor­
tunetothisendtoapply,asacriterionforthealloca­
tionofimportpossibilities ,inparticulartherelation­
shipbetweentheimportspreviouslyeffectedinthe
differentMemberStates;
Whereasitappearstobejustified,forthemoment,
bearinginmindexistingtradeflows,tolimittheappli­
cationoftheprotectivemeasuresforcertainproducts
tocertainregionsoftheCommunity ;
Whereas,sofarasIrelandisconcerned,themeasures
relatingtoCCTheadingNos60.04and61.03need
onlybeappliedwitheffectfromtheexpirationofthe
systemofauthorizations forimportsintothatcountry
ofcertaintextileproductsoriginatingintheRepublic
ofKoreawhichwasestablishedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No766/75(3);
Whereasthesemeasuresarewithoutprejudicetothe
resultofthenegotiationsandconsultationswhich,in
accordancewiththesaidarrangement ,areatthe
momenttakingplacebetweentheCommunityand
theRepublicofKoreaandwhereastheymaybe
adaptedorabrogatedhavingregardtotheresultsof
theseconsultations andnegotiations ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74(')of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports,andinparticularArticle12thereof;
HavingconsultedtheAdvisoryCommitteesetup
underArticle5ofthesaidRegulation ;
WhereasirpportsintotheCommunityofthetextile
productsmentionedinthelistssetoutinAnnexesI
andIIoriginatingintheRepublicofKoreahave
increasedsharplyandsubstantially inthepastfew
years;
Whereastheproductsconcernedaregenerallyoffered
forsaleonthemarketsaffectedatpricesconsiderably
lowerthanthoseprevailingforsimilargoods
producedbytheCommunityproducers ;
Whereas,accordingtotheinformationavailabletothe
Commission ,theseimportsrepresentasubstantialand
growingshareofthemarketintheaffectedregionsof
theCommunity ;
Whereasthisdevelopment ,inconjunctionwiththe
pressureofimportsfromotherthirdcountries,has
takenplacetothedetrimentoftheCommunity
industry,whoseproductionhasdeclinedconsiderably ,
overthepastfewyearsandwhereasubstantialpropor­
tionofworkershavebecomeunemployed ;
Whereasallthesefactorshavecausedmarketdisrup­
tionandhavecausedsubstantialinjurytoCommunity
producers ;
Whereasafurthersharpandsubstantialincreasein
importsoftheseproductsmaybeconsideredtobe
imminentandwhereas,intheabsenceofimmediate
protectivemeasures,thisaggravationoftheinjury
alreadycausedtoCommunityproducerswouldmake
itdifficulttoremedy;
Whereasthesehighlyunusualandcriticalcircum­
stanceswhich,inaccordancewithArticle3ofthe
arrangement 'regardinginternational tradein
textiles(-),theCommissionhavemadeknowntothe
Koreanauthoritiesinconsultations withthem,make
itnecessarythatimmediateactionbetakentosafe­
guardtheinterestsoftheCommunity ,thesemeasures
toconsistoftheintroductionoftemporarylimitationHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Articlc1
1.TheimportationintotheCommunity ofthe
textileproductssetoutinthelistinAnnexIhereto
andoriginatingintheRepublicofKoreaishereby
madesubjecttotheproductionofanimportauthoriza­
tionissuedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
importingMemberState.
2.Thetotalquantityoftheproductsforwhich
importauthorizations shallbeissuedduringthe
(')O)NoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.
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periodcommencingonthedateofentryintoforceof
thisRegulationandendingon31December1975
shallnotexceedtheamountsindicatedinthelist
citedinparagraph 1,allocatedamongtheMember
Statesinaccordancewiththesaidlist.
Article2
1.TheimportationintotheMemberStatesindi­
catedinthelistinAnnexIIofthetextileproductsset
outinthatlistisherebymadesubjecttotheproduc­
tionofanimportauthorization issuedbythecompe­
tentauthoritiesoftheimportingMemberState.
2.Thetotalquantityoftheproductsforwhich
importauthorizations shallbeissuedduringthe
periodcommencingonthedayofentryintoforceof
thisRegulationandendingon31December1975
shallnotexceedtheamountsindicated,foreach
MemberStateconcerned,inthelistcitedinparagraph
1.Article3
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18
August1975.
2.Itshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceofappro­
priatemeasurestobetakenbytheCouncilinaccor­
dancewithArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation (EEC)
No1439/74oruntiltheexpiryofaperiodofsix
weeksafteritsentryintoforce,whicheveristhe
sooner.
3.However,sofarasIrelandisconcerned,the
measuresconcerningtheproductsrelevanttoCCT
headingNos60.04and61.03shallapplyonlywith
effectfrom1September1975andthoseaffecting
productsrelevanttoCCTheadingNo61.03shallalso
applytowomen'sandgirl'sshirtsandblousesof
synthetictextilefibresrelevanttoCCTheadingNoex
61.04.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14August1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEXI
CCTheading
NoNimexecodeNo DescriptionofgoodsGeographical
scopeofapplicationQuantities
inunits
ex60.04 Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized :
—Shirts,T-shirts,undervests,singletsandthe
likeEEC
BNL
D
DK
F
IRL
I
UK1956344
297758
682110
14535
496875
62000
45713
357353
ex60.0560.05-01,21to3?Outergarmentsandclothingaccessories,knitted
orcrocheted,notelasticorrubberized :
—Jerseys,pull-overs,slip-overs,twinsets,car-j
digans,bed-jacketsandjumpers
iEEC
BNL
D
DK
F
IRL
I
UK8910020
2769030
1293550
39010
118190
88450
282740
4319050
ex61.0361.03-11,15and19Men'sandboys'undergarments :
—ShirtsEEC
BNL
D
DK
F
IRL
I
UK10658170
2273200
6912540
100500
106340
50000
120870
1094720(*)
(l)Plusanyunusedportionoftheexistingquotaforcottonandcotton-polyester products.
ANNEXU
CCTheading
NoNimexecodeNo DescriptionofgoodsGeographical
scopeofapplicationQuantities
ex51.04A51.04-07,11to48Wovenfabricsofsynthetictextilefibres
(continuous),includingwovenfabricsofmonofil
orstripofsubheading51.01Aor51.02A,
otherthanfabricsfortyresorfabricscontaining
elastomericyarnUnited
Kingdom(l)4791615m2
ex56.05A56.05-24 Yarnofsynthetictextilefibres(discontinuous
orwaste)containing85°/oormorebyweight
ofsynthetictextilefibres,unbleachedor
bleached,otherthansingle,measuring,per
singleyarn,morethan14000mperkgnot
putupforretailsaleFederal
Republic
ofGermany740metrictons
ex61.01 61.01-73 |Men'sandboys'outergarments:
!—Jackets,blazersandthelikeofsynthetic
textilefibresFederal
Republic
ofGermany408000units
ex61.02B61.02-81to89Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments:
—ShirtsandblousesBenelux 581250units
(*)Plusanyunusedportionoftheexistingquotaforcotton-polyester products.