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( 1 ) OJ NO L 365 , 27 . 12 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 98 , 9 . 4 . 1981 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1455/81

OF 25 MAY 1981

ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES , FRANCE AND THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN MACAO

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 OF 21 DECEMBER 1978 ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 920/81 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 11 AND 15 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS ON WHICH QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS MAY BE ESTABLISHED ; WHEREAS IMPORTS INTO FRANCE OF KNITTED OR CROCHETED BABIES ' UNDER GARMENTS ( CATEGORY 68 ), INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OF MEN ' S AND BOYS ' OUTER GARMENTS ( CATEGORY 78 ), INTO THE COMMUNITY OF KNITTED OR CROCHETED TRACK SUITS ( CATEGORY 73 ) AND WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' OUTER GARMENTS ( CATEGORY 81 ), ORIGINATING IN MACAO , HAVE EXCEEDED THE LEVEL REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11 ( 3 );

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11 ( 5 ), MACAO WAS NOTIFIED OF A REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ; WHEREAS FOLLOWING THESE CONSULTATIONS IT IS DESIRABLE TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITATION FOR THE PERIOD 1981 AND 1982 ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 ( 13 ) ENSURES THAT THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT IS OBSERVED BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX V TO THE AFORESAID REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION EXPORTED FROM MACAO BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1981 AND THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION MUST BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FOR 1981 ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . IMPORTATION INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES , FRANCE AND THE COMMUNITY OF THE CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN MACAO AND SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX HERETO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS GIVEN IN THAT ANNEX AND TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ).

ARTICLE 2

1 . THE PRODUCTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 , SHIPPED FROM MACAO TO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES , FRANCE AND THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION , WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , SHALL BE SO RELEASED SUBJECT TO THE PRESENTATION OF A BILL OF LADING OR OTHER TRANSPORT DOCUMENT PROVING THAT SHIPMENT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE DURING THAT PERIOD .

2 . IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM MACAO TO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES , FRANCE AND THE COMMUNITY AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM DESCRIBED IN ANNEX V TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 .

3 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 2 , THE QUANTITIES OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM MACAO ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1981 AND RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION SHALL BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT ESTABLISHED FOR 1981 .

ARTICLE 3

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

IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1982 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 MAY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

VICE-PRESIDENT

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ANNEX

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// CCT // NIMEXE // // // // QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER //

//

CATE- GORY // HEADING NO // CODE ( 1981 ) // DESCRIPTION // MEMBER STATES // UNITS // 1981 // 1982 //

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68 // 60.04 A I

II A ) B ) C ) // // UNDER GARMENTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : A . BABIES ' GARMENTS ; GIRLS ' GARMENTS UP TO AND INCLUDING COMMERCIAL SIZE 86 : // F // TONNES // 80 // 85 //

// III A ) B ) C ) D ) // 60.04-02 ; 03 ; 04 ; 06 ; 07 ; 08 ; 10 ; 11 ; 12 ; 14 // BABIES ' UNDER GARMENTS OF KNITTED OR CROCHETED FABRICS , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED //

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73 // 60.05 A II B ) 3 // // OUTER GARMENTS AND OTHER ARTICLES , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : A . OUTER GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES : II . OTHER : // D F I BNL UK IRL DK // 1 000 PIECES // 400 110

27

19 124

3

95 // 402 120

33

24 140

4 101 //

// // 60.05-16 ; 17 ; 19 // TRACK SUITS OF KNITTED OR CROCHETED FABRIC , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES // GR EEC // // 7 785 // 8 832 //

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78 // 61.01 A II // // MEN ' S AND BOYS ' OUTER GARMENTS : // BNL // TONNES // 80 // 85 //

// B III

V F ) 1

G ) 1 2 3 // 61.01-09 ; 24 ; 25 ; 26 ; 81 ; 92 ; 95 ; 96 // MEN ' AND BOYS ' WOVEN BATH ROBES , DRESSING GOWNS , SMOKING JACKETS AND SIMILIAR INDOOR WEAR AND OTHER OUTER GARMENTS , EXCEPT GARMENTS OF CATEGORIES 6 , 14 A , 14 B , 16 , 17 , 21 , 76 AND 79 , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //

//

81 // 61.02 B I B )

II C )

E ) 8 AA )

9 AA ) BB ) CC ) // 61.02-07 ; 22 ; 23 ; 24 ; 85 ; 90 ; 91 ; 92 // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' , AND INFANTS ' OUTER GARMENTS : B . OTHER : WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' , AND INFANTS ' WOVEN BATH ROBES , DRESSING GOWNS , BED JACKETS AND SIMILAR INDOOR WEAR AND OUTER // D F I BNL UK IRL DK // TONNES // 310 210

40 110

70

3

39 // 318 223

47 113

83

4

40 //

// // // GARMENTS , EXCEPT GARMENTS OF CATEGORIES 6 , 7 , 15 A , 15 B , 21 , 26 , 27 , 29 , 76 , 79 AND 80 , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES // GR EEC // // 6 788 // 7 835 //