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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 381 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 586/81

OF 4 MARCH 1981

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

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 CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3553/80 ( 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 PARKAS AND ANORAKS ( CATEGORY 21 ), IMPORTS INTO THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OF WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' KNITTED OR CROCHETED PYJAMAS AND NIGHT DRESSES ( CATEGORY 25 ) AND IMPORTS INTO DENMARK AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OF TRACKSUITS OF KNITTED OR CROCHETED FABRIC , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED ( CATEGORY 73 ), ORIGINATING IN THAILAND , HAVE EXCEEDED THE RESPECTIVE LEVELS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 , THAILAND WAS NOTIFIED OF A REQUEST FOR CONSULTATIONS ; WHEREAS , FOLLOWING THOSE CONSULTATIONS , IT IS DESIRABLE TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR 1981 AND 1982 ;

WHEREAS PARAGRAPH 13 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 ENSURES THAT QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ARE OBSERVED BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX V TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 ;

WHEREAS THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION EXPORTED FROM THAILAND 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 TEXTILE COMMITTEE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IMPORTATION INTO FRANCE , DENMARK AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OF THE CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THAILAND 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 . PRODUCTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 , SHIPPED FROM THAILAND TO FRANCE , DENMARK AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION AND NOT YET 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 BEFORE THAT DATE .

2 . IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM THAILAND TO FRANCE , DENMARK AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES 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 THAILAND 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 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 , 4 MARCH 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 //

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

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21 // 61.01 B IV // // MEN ' S AND BOYS ' OUTER GARMENTS : // F // 1 000 PIECES // 680 // 721 //

// 61.02 B II D ) // // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' OUTER GARMENTS : //

// // // B . OTHER : //

// // 61.01-29 ; 31 ; 32 61.02-25 ; 26 ; 28 // PARKAS ; ANORAKS , WINDCHEATERS , WAISTER JACKETS AND THE LIKE , WOVEN , OF WOOL , OF COTTON OR OF MAN-MADE TEXTILE FIBRES //

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25 // 60.04 B IV B ) 2 AA ) BB ) // // UNDER GARMENTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : // BNL // 1 000 PIECES // 180 // 191 //

// D ) 2 AA ) BB ) // 60.04-51 ; 53 ; 81 ; 83 // WOMEN ' S , GIRLS ' AND INFANTS ' ( OTHER THAN BABIES ' ) KNITTED OR CROCHETED PYJAMAS AND NIGHT DRESSES , OF COTTON OR SYNTHETIC FIBRES //

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73 // 60.05 A II B ) 3 // // OUTER GARMENTS AND OTHER ARTICLES , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : // BNL DK // 1 000 PIECES // 265 150 // 281 159 //

// // // A . OUTER GARMENTS AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES : //

// // // II . OTHER : //

// // 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 //