8.9.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL246/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2120/78
of5September1978
makingtheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomofcertaingarmentsorigi­
natinginSingaporesubjecttoauthorization
Whereas,inviewofthemarketdisruptionreferredto
above,theCommunityhasinitiatedtheprocedures
providedforinthesaidAgreement,whichallow
appropriatesafeguardmeasurestobetakeninorderto
limitimportsoftheproductsinquestionintothe
UnitedKingdom,accountbeingtakenofthetrendof
imports;
whereas,inparticular,undertheAgreementnegoti­
atedbytheCommunitywithSingapore,compliance
withthequantitativeexportlimitssetortobesetby
virtueofthesaidAgreementisensuredbyanagreed
systemofdoublecheckingtheeffectivenessofwhich
dependsontheestablishment ofasystemofcontrol
bytheCommunity ;whereasinordertoestablish
suchasystem,therefore,itisnecessarytomake
importsofthegoodsinquestionfromSingapore
subjecttoauthorization ;
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheimportauthoriza­
tionarrangements referredtoabovearenotevadedby
anticipatoryexportsorindirectimportsliabletocause
injurytoCommunitymanufacturers whichwouldbe
difficulttoremedy,itisnecessarytosetupthesaid
arrangements assoonaspossible,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports('),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
AfterconsultationwithintheAdvisoryCommitteeset
upunderArticle5ofthesaidRegulation,
Whereasimportsofmen'sandwomen'strousers
fallingwithinsubheadingex60.05AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTarifffromallthirdcountries
accountedin1977foraconsiderable shareofthe
Communitymarket;whereastheUnitedKingdom's
sharehassinceincreasedfurther;
Whereasquantitativelimitshavealreadybeensetfor
theproductsinquestioninaccordancewiththepro­
visionsoftheArrangement regardinginternational
tradeintextilesandofbilateralAgreementsnegoti­
atedbetweentheCommunityandcertainsupplier
countries;
WhereasimportsintotheUnitedKingdomofthe
textileproductsconcerned(knittedtrousers)origi­
natinginSingaporeincreasedsharplyandsubstan­
tiallyinthepastfewmonths;
Whereasallthesefactorshavegivenrisetodisruption
oftheUnitedKingdommarketandarecausing
seriousinjurytoCommunitymanufacturers ;
Whereas,inpursuanceoftheArrangementregarding
international tradeintextiles,theCommunityhas
negotiatedanAgreementontradeintextileswith
Singapore;whereasthesaidAgreementcontains
specificprovisionforrecoursetosafeguardmeasures;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomofthe
goodsindicatedbelow,originatingintheRepublicof
Singaporeandexportedfromthatcountryin1978,is
herebymadesubjecttotheproductionofanimport
authorizationissuedbytheUnitedKingdomauthori­
ties:
(>)OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.

NoL246/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropean ,Communities 8.9.78
CategoryCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1978)DescriptionQuantitativelimit
from1.1.
to31.12.1978
28 ex60.05AII60.05-6!;62;64 Men'sandwomen'sknittedtrousers
(excludingshorts),otherthanforinfants,
ofwool,cottonorsyntheticorartificial
textilefibres300000pieces
Article2
1.Importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomati­
callyandwithoutdelay,subjecttothemaximumspeci­
fiedabove,uponpresentationoftheexportdocu­
mentsagreedundertheAgreementontradein
textilesnegotiatedwiththeRepublicofSingaporeand
reproducedinAnnexCtoRegulation (EEC)No
3019/77(»).
Importseffectedbetween 1January1978andthedate
ofentryintoforceofthisRegulationshallbe
deductedfromthesaidquantitywherethegoodsin
questionwereexportedfromthethirdcountry
concernedduringthatperiod.
2.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph 1,
importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomaticallyandwithoutdelayuponpresentationofabillof
ladingprovingthatthegoodsinquestionwereplaced
onboardintheRepublicofSingaporeforexportto
theUnitedKingdombeforethedateofentryinto
forceofthisRegulation .
Article3
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntil31December1978,subjectto
theadoptionofaCouncilRegulationinaccordance
withArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5September1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(•)OJNoL357,31.12.1977,p.1.