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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2617/78
of8November 1978
makingtheimportationofcertaintextileproductsoriginatinginMaltasubject
toquantitativelimitation
natinginMalta,shallbesuspendeduntil31
December1978.
2.Theprovisionsoftheprecedingparagraphshall
notapplytoproductswhichhavebeenplacedon
boardandareinthecourseofshipmenttothe
CommunitybeforetheentryintoforceofthisRegula­
tion.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
493/71of1March1971onthesafeguardmeasures
providedforintheAgreementestablishinganAssocia­
tionbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andMalta(J),andinparticularArticle1thereof,
Havingregardtotheformalrequestsubmittedbythe
UnitedKingdomafterconsultationwithintheAdvi­
soryCommitteeestablishedbyArticle3ofthatRegu­
lation,
Whereastherehasbeenasubstantialincreasein
importsfromthesuppliercountriesontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereastheseimportshavegivenriseto
marketdisturbanceandarecausingseriousdamageto
Communityproducersresultingintheclosureof
millsandconsiderablelossofemployment ;
Whereasinconsequenceofthissituationimportsof
certaintextileproductsoriginatinginthemajorityof
low-costsuppliercountriesareatpresentsubjecttoa
Communitysystemofauthorizationandquantitative
limitationundereitherbilateralagreementsorauto­
nomousarrangements ;
Whereastheextremelyrapidincreaseinrecent
monthsofimportsintotheUnitedKingdomof
certainoftheseproductsoriginatinginMaltahas
helpedtoexacerbatethecumulativedisturbanceof
thatmarket;
Whereasthevolumeofthisincreasemakesitneces­
sarytotakeimmediateactionaimedatavoidingirre­
parabledamagetoUnitedKingdomproducersanda
seriousdeterioration intheeconomicsituationofthat
regionoftheCommunity ;whereasitthereforejusti­
fiestheadoption,pursuanttoArticle10oftheAgree­
mentestablishinganAssociationbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandMalta,oftheprotec­
tivemeasuresneededtoovercomethesedifficulties,Article2
1.TheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomof
textileproductslistedinAnnexBhereto,originating
inMalta,shallbesubject,until31December1978,to
thequantitativelimitsspecifiedtherein.
2.Theprecedingparagraphshallnotapplyto
productswhichhavebeenplacedonboardandarein
thecourseofshipmenttotheCommunitybeforethe
entryintoforceofthisRegulation .
3.Importseffectedbetween1January1978and
thedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulationshallbe
deductedfromthequantitiesreferredtoinparagraph
1.
4.Theregionalquantitativelimitsspecifiedinpara­
graph1shallbeadministeredinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1023/70
of25May1970establishngacommonprocedurefor
administering quantitativequotas(2).
5.Theentryintofreecirculationoftheproducts
referredtoinparagraph 1shallbesubjecttothepres­
entationofanimportauthorizationorequivalent
documentissuedbytheauthoritiesoftheUnited
Kingdom.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallbeapplicableuntil31December1978.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomof
thetextileproductslistedinAnnexAhereto,origi­
(')OJNoL61,14.3.1971,p.74. (2)OJNoL148,8.6.1970,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8November1978.
FortheCommission
ChristopherTUGENDHAT
MemberoftheCommission

9.11.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL315/27
ANNEXA
CategoryCCTheading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1978)DescriptionMember
State
255.09 UK Otherwovenfabricsofcotton:
Wovenfabricsofcotton,otherthan
gauze,terryfabrics,narrowwoven
fabrics,pilefabrics,chenillefabrics,
tulleandothernetfabrics55.09-01;02;
03;04;05;11;
12;13;14;15;
16;17;19;21;
29;31;33;35;
37;38;39;41;
49;51;52;53;
54;55;56;57;
59;61;63;64;
65;66;67;68;
69;70;71;72;
73;74;76;77;
78;81;82;83;
84;86;87;92;
93;97
ex61.01 UK 6
ex61.02BMensandboysoutergarments
Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments:
B.Other:
Men'sandboys'wovenbreeches,
shortsandtrousers(including
slacks);women's,girls'andinfants'
woventrousersandslacksofwool,
ofcottonorofman-madetextile
fibres61.01-62;64;
66;72;74;76
61.02-66;68;72
8ex61.03 UK Men'sandboysundergarments,
includingcollars,shirtfrontsand
cuffs:
Men'sandboys'shirts,woven,of
wool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibres61.03-11;15;19

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ANNEXB
CategoryCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1978)DescriptionMember
StateUnitsQuantitative
limitsfrom
1.1.to31.12.
1978
155.05 55.05-13;19;
21;25;27;29;
33;35;37;41;
45;46;48;52;
58;61;65;67;
69;72;78;92;
98Cottonyam,notputupforretailsaleUK Tonnes 274
4ex60.04
60.04-01;05;
13;18;28;29;
30;41;50;58Undergarments,knittedorcrocheted,
notelasticorrubberized :
Shirts,T-shirts,lightweightfineknit
roll,poloorturtleneckedjumpers
andpullovers,undervestsandthe
like,knittedorcrocheted,notelastic
orrubberized,otherthanbabies'
garments,ofcottonorsynthetic
textilefibres;T-shirtsandlight­
weightfineknitroll,poloorturtle
neckedjumpersandpulloversof
regeneratedtextilefibresUK1000pieces 365
7ex60.05AII
ex61.02B
60.05-22;23;
24;25
61.02-78;82;84Outergarmentsandotherarticles,
knittedorcrocheted,notelasticor
rubberized :
A.Outergarmentsandclothingacces­
sories:
II.Other
Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments:
B.Other:
Blousesandshirtblouses,knitted
orcrocheted(notelasticorrubber­
ized),orwoven,forwomen,girls
andinfants,ofwool,ofcottonorof
man-madetextilefibresUK1000pieces 304