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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1217/77
of6June1977
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subjectingtoauthorizationimportsintotheBeneluxcountries,intotheFederal
RepublicofGermany,intoFranceandintotheUnitedKingdomofcertain
knittedorcrochetedgarmentsoriginatingintheRepublicofSingapore
Whereastheabovevoluntaryrestraintmeasures
provideforquantitativelimitsonexportseffected
duringtheyear1977;
Whereastheabovementioned importauthorization
arrangementsmustbeestablishedassoonaspossible
inordertoensurethattheyarenotcircumvented by
thebringingforwardofshipmentsorbyindirect
imports,whichcouldcausedamagedifficulttorepair
toCommunityproducersofthearticlesinquestion,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports('),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
AfterconsultationwiththeAdvisoryCommitteeesta­
blishedbyArticle5ofthatRegulation,
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityofcertain
shirtsandthelikeoriginatingintheRepublicof
Singaporehaveforsomemonthsbeenincreasing
rapidlyandsubstantially ;
Whereasthistrendhasbeenmostevidentinthe
Beneluxcountries,France,GermanyandtheUnited
Kingdom,whereimportsoftheproductsinquestion
grewfrom3-5millionitemsin1975toover9million
itemsin1976;
WhereasoverallimportsintotheCommunityofthese
productsincreasedbyapproximately 30%from1975
to1976;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthasbeentothedetriment
oftheCommunity'sknitwearindustry,whichhas
sufferedseriousdamageoverthelastfewyears
becauseofthesharpincreaseinoverallimportsof
thesearticlesandotherarticlesofclothing;
WhereasinviewofthissituationtheCommission ,at
therequestoftheauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
mainlyconcerned,beganconsultationswiththeSinga­
poreauthoritiesundertheAgreementnegotiated
betweentheRepublicofSingaporeandtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityontradeintextileproducts;
Whereastheseconsultations resultedinanunder­
takingbytheSingaporeauthoritiestointroducevolun­
taryrestraintofexportsoftheproductsinquestionto
theBeneluxcountries,totheFederalRepublicof
Germany,toFranceandtotheUnitedKingdom;
Whereastheeffectivenessofthevoluntaryrestraint
measuresintroducedbytheSingaporeauthorities
dependsontheintroductionontheCommunity'sside
ofcontrols;whereasforthispurposeimportsofthe
productsinquestionmustbemadesubjecttoauthori­
zation;1.TheimportationintotheBeneluxcountries,into
theFederalRepublicofGermany,Franceandintothe
UnitedKingdomofthegoodsdescribedinAnnexA,
originatingintheRepublicofSingaporeandexported
fromthatcountryin1977,shallbesubjecttothepres­
entationofanimportauthorizationissuedbytherele­
vantauthoritiesintheMemberStateconcerned .
2.Importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomati­
callyandwithoutdelayonproductionofabillof
ladingprovingthatthegoodswereplacedonboardin
SingaporeforexporttotheBeneluxcountries,France,
GermanyortheUnitedKingdombeforethedateof
entryintoforceofthisRegulation,oronthecondi­
tionthatthequantitativelimitspecifiedinAnnexA
hasnotbeenreached,onproductionofanexport
licenceissuedbytheDepartmentofTrade,Ministry
ofFinance,oftheRepublicofSingaporecontaining
theinformationspecifiedinAnnexB.
Article2
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceofappro­
priatemeasurestobetakenbytheCouncilpursuant
toArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74oruntiltheexpiryofaperiodofsixweeks
followingtheentryintoforceofthisRegulation,
whichever istheearlier. (»)OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6June1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President

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ANNEXA
CCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
1977DescriptionofgoodsAreaof
CommunityQuantitative
limit
(items)
ex60.0460.04-13,ex19,ex29,
41,ex49,ex59Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,notelastic
orrubberized :France
Germany
United
KingdomexA.Ofcotton:1800000
5425000
1125000
—Shirts,rollneckundershirts,T-shirts
andvests,excludingsinglets
exB.Ofothertextilematerials :
—Ofsynthetictextilefibres:
—Shirts,rollneckundershirts ,T-shirts
andvests,excludingsinglets
60.04-13,ex19,ex29,
41,ex49,ex59Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,notelastic
orrubberized :Benelux 1900000
exA.Ofcotton:
—Shirts,rollneckundershirts,T-shirts
andvests,excludingsinglets60.04
60.05exB.Ofothertextilematerials :
—Ofsynthetictextilefibres:
—Shirts,rollneckundershirts ,T-shirts
andvests,excludingsinglets
Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubberized :60.05-ex23,ex26,ex
27,ex32,ex35,ex37
exII.Other:
—Jerseys,pulloversandrollneckunder­
shirts:
—Ofcottonorofsyntheticorregener­
atedtextilefibres
ANNEXB
InformationreferredtoinArticle1(2)
ExportlicencesissuedbytheDepartmentofTrade,MinistryofFinance,Singapore,fortheproducts
referredtointhisRegulationshallindicateorcontainthefollowing:
1.destination,andinparticulartheMemberStateofdestination ;
2.serialnumber;
3.nameandaddressoftheimporter;
4.nameandaddressoftheexporter;
5.thequantity,innumberofitemsandthevalueoftheproductscoveredbythelicence;
6.certificationthatthequantityconcernedhasbeendebitedagainstthequantitativelimitfor
exportstotheMemberStateofdestination.