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( 1 ) OJ NO L 357 , 31 . 12 . 1977 , P . 51 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 39 , 9 . 2 . 1978 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 283/79

OF 14 FEBRUARY 1979

MAKING THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF TRACKSUITS ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3020/77 OF 30 DECEMBER 1977 ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 255/78 OF 7 FEBRUARY 1978 MAINTAINING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN ( 2 ),

WHEREAS QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ON TRACKSUITS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN HAVE INCREASED SHARPLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY SINCE 1 JANUARY 1978 ;

WHEREAS THE RAPID GROWTH OF IMPORTS OF TRACKSUITS ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN THREATENS TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO COMMUNITY PRODUCERS ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3020/77 ESTABLISHED AUTONOMOUS ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS OF TEXTILES ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 OF THAT REGULATION LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FURTHER QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ;

WHEREAS IMPORTS OF TRACKSUITS ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN HAVE CONSIDERABLY EXCEEDED THE THRESHOLD INDICATED IN ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3020/77 ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , THEREFORE , TO ESTABLISH QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ON IMPORTS OF TRACKSUITS FALLING WITHIN CATEGORY 73 AND ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY 1979 TO 31 DECEMBER 1982 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF TRACKSUITS ( NIMEXE CODES 60.05-16 , 17 , 19 ) ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN SHALL BE SUBJECT DURING 1979 , 1980 , 1981 , AND 1982 TO THE QUANTITATIVE QUOTAS INDICATED IN THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3020/77 , AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF QUANTITATIVE LIMITS , SHALL APPLY TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 14 FEBRUARY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX

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// CCT // NIMEXE // // // MEMBER // ANNUAL QUANTITIES //

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CATEGORY // HEADING NO // CODE 1978 // DESCRIPTION // UNIT // STATES // 1979 // 1980 // 1981 // 1982 //

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73 // EX 60.05 // 60.05-16 , 17 , // TRACKSUITS OF KNITTED OR CRO- // 1 000 // D // 500 // 504 // 511 // 517 //

// // 19 // CHETED FABRIC , NOT ELASTIC OR RUB- // PIECES // F // 25 // 35 // 43 // 52 //

// // // BERIZED // // I // 20 // 29 // 35 // 42 //

// // // // // BNL // 350 // 352 // 354 // 356 //

// // // // // UK // 150 // 165 // 183 // 201 //

// // // // // IRL // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 //

// // // // // DK // 3 // 4 // 6 // 8 //

// // // // // EEC // 1 049 // 1 091 // 1 135 // 1 180 //