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REGULATION (EEC)No3355/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of23December 1975
establishinginterimmeasureswithregardtoimportsofcertaintextileproducts
originatingintheFederalRepublicofBrazil
thedisruptionoftheCommunitymarketdoesnot
causeinjurytoCommunityproducerswhichwouldbe
difficulttoremedyanddoesnotthwarttheachieve­
mentoftheresultssoughtinnegotiation ;
Whereas,inthecircumstances ,itisdesirabletoesta­
blish,onaninterimbasis,asystemofimportauthori­
zationssoastoenabletradeflowstobemonitored,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74(')of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports;
HavingconsultedtheCommitteeprovidedforin
Article5ofthesaidRegulation ;
WhereasimportsintotheCommunity ofcertain
textileproductsoriginatinginBrazilhaveincreased
sharplyandsubstantiallyoverthepastfewyears;
Whereasthesaidproductsaregenerallyofferedfor
sale,onthemarketsoftheCommunityaffected,at
priceswhicharebelowtheseprevailingforsimilar
goodsproducedbyCommunityproducers ;
Whereassuchimports,addedtothosefromother
thirdcountrieswhicharegenerallysubjecttolimita­
tion,representasubstantialandgrowingshareofthe
marketintheregionsoftheCommunityconcerned ;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthastakenplacetothedetri­
mentoftheEuropeantextileindustrywhereproduc­
tionhasdeclinedoverthepastfewyearsandwherea
largeproportionoftheworkforcehavebecomeunem­
ployed;
Whereasallthesefactorsinvolveadisruptionofthe
marketandcausesubstantialinjurytoCommunity
producers;
Whereas,forthesereasonsnegotiationshavebeen
openedbetweentheCommunityandBrazilunderthe
arrangementregardinginternationaltradeintextiles;
Whereas,whileawaitingtheconclusionofthesenego­
tiations,itisnecessarytoensurethatanaggravationofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ImportationintotheCommunityofthetextile
productssetoutintheAnnexandoriginatinginthe
FederalRepublicofBrazilshallbeor,whereappro­
priate,shallremainsubjecttotheproductionofan
importauthorization .
2.Suchauthorizationshallbeissuedbythecompe­
tentauthoritiesintheimportingMemberStateon
submissionoftheimporter'sapplication .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .Itshallapplyuntilthe
entryintoforceoftheCouncilRegulationapplying
importruleswhichmaybeprovidedforintheAgree­
menttobenegotiatedbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheFederalRepublicof
Brazilontradeintextilesor,indefaultthereof,until
theentryintoforceofotherappropriatemeasuresto
betakenbytheCouncilinaccordancewithArticles
12(6)and13ofRegulation (EEC)No1439/74or
untiltheexpiryofaperiodofsixweeksafteritsentry
intoforce,whicheveristhesooner.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1975.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.

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ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoNimexe
positionDescriptionofgoods
55.05 55.05-13to98 Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale
ex55.09 Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
55.09-01;02;11;12;13;
14;15;16;17;19;21;
29;31;33;35;37;38;
39;.41;49;68;ex71;72;
73;74;76;77;78—Unbleached orbleached
ex55.09 Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
55.09-03;04;05;51;52;
53;54;55;56;57;59;
61;63;64;65;66;67;
69;ex71;81;82;83;84;
86;87;92;93;97—Otherthanumbleached orbleached
ex62.02B62.02-11 ;41;43;47;71;Bedlinen,tablelinen,toiletlinenandkitchen
72 linenofcotton