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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1860/77
of10August1977
makingtheimportationintocertainMemberStatesofwovenfabricsofcotton
andgarmentsoriginatingincertainthirdcountriessubjecttoauthorization
negotiatedAgreementsontradeintextileswithEgypt,
Singapore,MacaoandIndia;whereastheCommunity
hasconcludedbilateralAgreementsestablishing
specialarrangements fortradewithMoroccoand
Tunisia;whereaseachofthesaidAgreements
containsspecificprovisionforrecoursetosafeguard
measures ;
Whereas,inviewofthemarketdisruptionreferredto
above,theCommunityhasappliedtheprocedures
providedforinthesaidAgreements ,whichallow
appropriatesafeguardmeasurestobetakeninorderto
limitimportsoftheproductsinquestionintocertain
MemberStates,accountbeingtakenofthespecific
trendofimportsaccordingtocountryoforigin;
Whereas,inparticular,undertheAgreementsnegoti­
atedbytheCommunitywithEgypt,Singapore,Macao
andIndiainpursuanceoftheArrangementregarding
internationaltradeintextiles,compliancewiththe
quantitativeexportlimitsestablishedortobeesta­
blishedbyvirtueofthesaidAgreementsisensuredby
anagreedbilateralsystemofcontrol;whereaseffec­
tivenessdependsontheestablishment ofasystemof
controlbytheCommunity ;whereasinordertoesta­
blishsuchasystemitisnecessarytomakeimportsof
thegoodsinquestionfromallthethirdcountries
concernedsubjecttoauthorization ;
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheimportauthoriza­
tionarrangementsreferredtoabovearenotevadedby
anticipatoryexportsorindirectimportsliabletocause
injurytoCommunityproducerswhichwouldbediffi­
culttoremedy,itisnecessarytoestablishthesaid
arrangements assoonaspossible,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports(!),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1662/77of18July1977onthesafeguardmeasures
providedforintheCooperationAgreementandthe
InterimAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandMorocco(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1664/77of18July1977onthesafeguardmeasures
providedforintheCooperationAgreementandthe
InterimAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandTunisia(3),
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityofcertain
textileproducts(wovenfabricsofcotton,men'sand
women'strousers,jerseys,men'ssuits,anddressesand
skirts)fromseveralcountriesoforiginhaveincreased
sharplyandsubstantiallyinthepastfewmonths;
Whereasimportsoftheseproductsfromallthird
countriesalreadyaccountedin1976foraconsiderable
shareoftheCommunitymarket;whereasthisshare,
incertainareasoftheCommunity ,hassince
increasedfurther;
Whereasquantitativelimitshavealreadybeenesta­
blishedfortheproductsinquestioninaccordance
withtheprovisionsoftheArrangement regarding
internationaltradeintextilesandofbilateralAgree­
mentsnegotiatedbetweentheCommunityandcertain
supplyingcountries;
Whereastherehasbeenasubstantialincreasein
importsfromothersupplyingcountriesonthemarket
ofoneormoreMemberStates,accordingtothe
productandthethirdcountryoforigin;whereasall
thesefactorshavegivenrisetomarketdisruptionand
arecausingsubstantialinjurytoCommunity
producers;
Whereas,inpursuanceoftheArrangementregarding
international tradeintextiles,theCommunityhasHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportationintocertainMemberStatesofthe
Community ,asspecifiedinAnnexAtothisRegula­
tion,ofthegoodsindicatedinthatAnnex,originating
inthecountriesthereinreferredto,isherebymade
subjecttotheproductionofanimportauthorization
issuedbytheauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
concerned .(1)OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL186,26.7.1977,p.9.
(3)OJNoL186,26.7.1977,p.13.

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Article2 limitsreferredtoinparagraph 1havenotbeen
reached,uponpresentationofthedocumentagreed
undertheAgreementsontradeintextilesnegotiated
witheachoftheabovementioned countries,which
documentshallhavebeenissuedbytherelevant
authorityineachcountryandshallcontaintheparti­
cularslistedinAnnexBtothisRegulation .
Article31.Importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomati­
callyandwithoutdelay,withinthelimitsofthequan­
titiesspecifiedinAnnexA.Importseffectedbetween
1August1977andthedateofentryintoforceofthis
Regulationshallbedeductedfromthesequantities
wherethegoodsinquestionwereexportedfromthe
thirdcountryconcernedonoraftertheformerdate.
2.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraph 1,for
goodsoriginatinginEgypt,Singapore,MacaoorIndia,
importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomatically
andwithoutdelayeitheruponpresentationofabillof
ladingprovingthatthegoodsinquestionwereplaced
onboardinthecountryoforiginforexporttothe
MemberStateofdestinationbeforethedateofentry
intoforceofthisRegulation ,or,providingthatthe1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntil31December1977,subjectto
theadoptionofaCouncilRegulationinaccordance
withArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10August1977.
FortheCommission
ChristopherTUGENDHAT
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXA
Category
NoCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1977)DescriptionofgoodsThird
countryMember
StatesUnitQuantity
(1Augustto31
December1977)
1 55.09All Otherwovenfabricsofcotton
(a) EgyptItonnes 668
UKtonnes 375
(b) Tunisia BNL tonnes 325
2 61.0161.01-72to76,ex78Men'sandboys'outergarments:
61.0261.02-66to72,ex74—Trousers,otherthanofsilk,noil
orotherwastesilk,flaxorramie
Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments :
exB.Otherthanbabies'
garments :
—Trousers,otherthanof
silk,noilorotherwaste
silk,flaxorramie
(a) Morocco F1000items 1046
(b) Tunisia F1000items 661
3 60.0560.05-22to27,exOutergarmentsandotherarticles,
29,31to37,ex39knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized :
AOutergarmentsandclothing
accessories :
exII.Other:
—Jerseys,pull-overs,
slip-overs,twinsets,
cardigans,bed­
jacketsandjumpers,
otherthanofsilk,
noilorotherwaste
silk,flaxorramie
(a) Singapore UK 1000items 1410
(b) IRL 1000items 32
4ex61.0161.01-51to57,Men'sandboys'outergarments:
ex58
—Suits,otherthanofsilk,noilor
otherwastesilk,flaxorramie
(a) Macao F1000items 74
5 61.0261.02-48to54,ex Women's,
55,57to63,ex64 girls'anc
infants'
outer
garments :
exB.Otherthanbabies'
garments :
—Dresses,otherthanof
silk,noilorotherwaste
silk,flaxorramie
—Skirts,otherthanofsilk,
noilorotherwastesilk,
flaxorramie
(a) India F1000items 652
(b) UK 1000items 614
(c) BNL 1000items 560
(d) Macao BNL 1000items 297
(e) Morocco F1000items 167

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ANNEXB
ParticularsreferredtoinArticle2(2)
Theexportdocuments(')tobeissuedbytheauthoritiesoftheexportingcountriesreferredtoin
Article2(2)ofthisRegulationshallspecifyorinclude:
1.thedestination,andinparticulartheMemberStateofdestination ;
2.theserialnumber;
3.thenameandaddressoftheimporter;
4.thenameandaddressoftheexporter;
5.thenetweightinkilogramsortonnes,orthenumberofitems,andthevalue;
6.thecategoryanddescriptionoftheproducts;
7.anattestationtotheeffectthatthequantityofgoodsinquestionhasbeencountedagainstthe
MemberStateofdestination'sshareoftheceilingforexportstotheCommunityor,whereappro­
priate,thatthisquantityisintendedforimmediatere-export,orre-exportafterprocessing,from
theCommunity .
(')Exportauthorization ,exportlicence,certifiedcopyoftheexportlicence.