31.5.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL140/63
REGULATION (EEC)No1414/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of30May1975
suspendingtheissueofauthorizations forimportsintotheFederalRepublicof
Germanyofwovencottonfabricsunbleachedandbleached,originatinginthe
FederativeRepublicofBrazil
Whereasinthesecircumstances anydelaywould
resultininjurywhichitwouldbedifficulttoremedy
andwhereasimmediateactiontosafeguardtheinter­
estsoftheCommunityisthereforenecessary;
Whereastheconsultations whichtheCommission has
openedwiththeBrazilianauthoritiesinconformity
withArticle3ofthearrangements regardinginterna­
tionaltradeintextiles(2)havedemonstratedthatthese
highlyunusualandcriticalcircumstances necessitate
animmediatelimitationofimportsofwovenfabrics
ofcotton,unbleachedandbleached,originatingin
Brazil;
Whereasthissubstantialinjuryiscausedbyimports
intotheFederalRepublicofGermany,andwhereasit
appearsjustifiedhavingregardtotheexistingtrade
flows,tolimitforthemomenttheapplicationofthese
protectivemeasurestothoseimports;
Whereasbecauseofthevolumeofimportscoveredby
importdocumentsalreadyissuedin1975itisneces­
sarytosuspendtheissueofimportauthorizations by
thecompetentauthoritiesinGermanyforaperiodof
oneyear,itbeingunderstoodthattheseauthorities
willnotpreventtheimportofproductsaccompanied
byimportdocumentsissuedbeforetheentryinto
forceoftheseprotectivemeasures ;
Whereastheseprotectivemeasuresarenotintendedto
pre-judgetheresultofthenegotiationswhichthe
CommunityproposestoopenwiththeFederative
RepublicofBrazilinconformitywiththearrange­
mentregardinginternationaltradeintextiles;
Whereasthesetemporaryprotectivemeasuresshould
applyuntiltheentryintoforceofappropriate
measurestobetakenbytheCouncilandatthelatest
untiltheexpiryofaperiodofsixweeksaftertheir
entryintoforce,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74(')of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports,andinparticularArticle12thereof;
HavingconsultedtheAdvisoryCommitteesetup
underArticle5ofthesaidRegulation ;
WhereastheGermanGovernmenthasrequestedthe
Commission totakeurgentprotectivemeasures
concerningimportsofwovenfabricsofcotton,un­
bleachedandbleached,originatingintheFederative
RepublicofBrazil;
WhereasimportsoftheseproductsintoGermany,
wheretheyhavenotbeensubjecttoanyrestriction,
haveinthepastfewyearsincreasedsharplyand
substantially ;whereastheseimportsincreasedfrom
2706metrictonsin1972to4364metrictonsin
1974andtheirgrowthratewasconsiderablyhigher
thanthatforimportsfromotherthirdcountries;
Whereastheproductsinquestionareofferedforsale
ontheGermanmarketatpricesconsiderablylower
thanthoseprevailingforsimilarproductsoriginating
intheCommunityorinotherthirdcountries ;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthasoccurredtothedetri­
mentoftheCommunityindustryintheFederalRepu­
blicofGermany,whereproductionhasdecreased
considerablyandtheemploymentsituationhasdeteri­
oratedoverthepastfewyears;
Whereasimportsoftheproductsinquestionorigi­
natinginBrazilhavethereforecausedsubstantial
injuryto'Communityproducersofsimilarproducts
andhavetherebycausedmarketdisruption ;
Whereasthissituationhasbecomefurtheraggravated
sincethebeginningof1975astheimportsinques­
tioncontinuetogrow,withtheresultthattheimport
documentsissuedduringthefirstfourmonthsofthis
yearbythecompetentauthoritiesintheFederalRepu­
blicofGermanyrepresentmorethantwicethe
importseffectedin1974;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportationintotheFederalRepublicof
Germanyoftheproductsasindicatedhereunderorigi­
natingintheFederativeRepublicofBrazilishereby
madesubjecttothepresentationofanimportauthori­
(')OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1. (2)OJNoL118,30.4.1974,p.1.

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zationissuedbythecompetentauthoritiesin
Germany:
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heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
ex55.09 Wovenfabricsofcotton,unbleachedand
bleachedimportdocumentsissuedbythecompetentauthori­
tiesinGermanybeforetheentryintoforceofthis
Regulation .
Article2
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceofappro­
priatemeasurestakenbytheCouncilunderArticle12
(6)ofRegulation(EEC)No1439/74andatthelatest
untiltheexpiryofaperiodofsixweeksafteritsentry
intoforce.Theissueoftheseimportauthorizations ishereby
suspendeduntil31May1976.
2.Theprovisionsofparagraph 1shallnotprevent
importsoftheproductsinquestionaccompaniedby
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30May1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI