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COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 January 1985

authorizing the United Kingdom to apply intra-Community surveillance to imports of certain textile products originating in Turkey

(Only the English text is authentic)

(85/145/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 115 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Decision 80/47/EEC of 20 December 1979 on surveillance and protective measures which Member States may be authorized to take in respect of imports of certain products originating in third countries and put into free circulation in another Member State (1), and in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof,

Whereas Decision 80/47/EEC requires Member States to have prior authorization from the Commission before introducing intra-Community surveillance of the imports concerned;

Whereas in accordance with Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1842/71 (2) on safeguard measures provided for in the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey, the Commission, by Regulation (EEC) No 3639/84 (3), introduced protective measures in respect of imports into the Community of certain textile products originating in this third country;

Whereas such measures were authorized because of the massive and rapid increase of the imports concerned into the Community and because of the damage to Community producers;

Whereas, under such safeguard measures, imports into the Community of the textile products in question originating in Turkey are subject, until 30 June 1985, to quantitative limits;

Whereas, under such measures, disparities exist in the conditions governing imports of such textile products into the different Member States; whereas such disparities may give rise to deflection of trade;

Whereas, in order to deflect rapidly deflections of trade which could aggravate or give rise to economic difficulties in the sector concerned, the Government of the United Kingdom requested the Commission, under Article 2 of Decision 80/47/EEC, for authorization to apply prior intra-Community surveillance to imports of textile products falling within categories 4, 6 and 83, originating in Turkey and put into free circulation in the other Member States;

Whereas the Commission has examined whether the imports concerned could be made subject to intra-Community surveillance measures under Article 2 of Decision 80/47/EEC;

Whereas this examination has shown that there is a risk of deflections of trade occurring via the other Member States, thus jeopardizing the objectives aimed at by the safeguard measures indicated above and aggravating or prolonging the economic difficulties of the industry concerned;

Whereas, in these circumstances there is a reason to authorize the United Kingdom, until 30 June 1985, to apply intra-Community surveillance to imports of the textile products in question originating in Turkey and put into free circulation in the other Member States,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The United Kingdom is authorized to introduce until 30 June 1985, in accordance with Decision 80/47/EEC, intra-Community surveillance of imports of the textile products falling within categories 4, 6 and 83, originating in Turkey and put into free circulation in the other Member States.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom

Done at Brussels, 15 January 1985.

For the Commission

Willy DE CLERCQ

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 16, 22. 1. 1980, p. 14.

(2) OJ No L 192, 26. 8. 1971, p. 14.

(3) OJ No L 335, 22. 12. 1984, p. 28.