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( 1 ) OJ NO L 345 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 69 , 15 . 3 . 1980 , P . 34 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 184 , 17 . 7 . 1980 , P . 40 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 206 , 8 . 8 . 1980 , P . 25 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 267 , 10 . 10 . 1980 , P . 18 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3432/80

OF 29 DECEMBER 1980

ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM , FRANCE AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3061/79 OF 20 DECEMBER 1979 ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CHINA ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 ( 4 ) AND ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3061/79 LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH QUANTITATIVE LIMITS MAY BE ESTABLISHED ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 633/80 OF 14 MARCH 1980 ( 2 ), ( EEC ) NO 1892/80 OF 14 JULY 1980 ( 3 ), ( EEC ) NO 2122/80 OF 5 AUGUST 1980 ( 4 ), AND ( EEC ) NO 2595/80 OF 8 OCTOBER 1980 ( 5 ) SET PROVISIONAL QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ON IMPORTS INTO CERTAIN COMMUNITY REGIONS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS OF CHINESE ORIGIN PENDING THE RESULT OF THE CONSULTATIONS IN PROGRESS ;

WHEREAS ON 4 DECEMBER 1980 THESE CONSULTATIONS YIELDED A MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE RESULT AND IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO SET THE FINAL QUANTITATIVE LIMITS FOR THESE PRODUCTS FOR THE YEARS 1980 TO 1983 AND TO CANCEL THE PROVISIONAL QUANTITATIVE LIMITS ;

WHEREAS THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION EXPORTED FROM CHINA BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1980 AND THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION MUST BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS WHICH HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED ;

WHEREAS THESE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS DO NOT PREVENT THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THEM BUT SHIPPED FROM CHINA BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE IMPORTATION INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM , FRANCE AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES OF THE PRODUCT-CATEGORIES ORIGINATING IN CHINA AND SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX HERETO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS GIVEN IN THAT ANNEX AND TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 .

ARTICLE 2

1 . PRODUCTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 , SHIPPED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM , FRANCE AND THE BENELUX 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 SHIPMENT CERTIFICATE PROVING THAT SHIPMENT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE BEFORE THAT DATE .

2 . ALL QUANTITIES OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM CHINA ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1980 AND RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION SHALL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS LAID DOWN . THESE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS SHALL NOT , HOWEVER , PREVENT THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THEM BUT SHIPPED FROM CHINA BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION .

3 . THE IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM CHINA TO THE UNITED KINGDOM , FRANCE AND THE BENELUX COUNTRIES FROM THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION ARE SUBJECT TO THE DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE 1 OF ANNEX V TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3061/79 .

ARTICLE 3

COMMISSION REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 633/80 , ( EEC ) NO 1892/80 , ( EEC ) NO 2122/80 AND ( EEC ) NO 2595/80 ARE CANCELLED .

ARTICLE 4

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

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1983 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 29 DECEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

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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 ( 1980 ) // DESCRIPTION // MEMBER STATES // UNITS // 1980 // 1981 // 1982 // 1983 //

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21 // 61.01 B IV // // MEN ' S AND BOYS ' OUTER GAR-MENTS : // BNL UK // 1 000 PIECES // 185 250 // 196 265 // 209 281 // 220 298 //

// 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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24 // 60.04 B IV B ) 1 BB ) D ) 1 BB ) // // UNDER GARMENTS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , NOT ELASTIC OR RUBBERIZED : // F // 1 000 PIECES // 200 ( 1 ) // 212 // 225 // 238 //

// // 60.04-47 ; 73 // MEN ' S AND BOYS ' PYJAMAS , KNITTED OR CROCHETED , OF COTTON OR OF SYNTHETIC TEXTILE FIBRES //

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31 // 61.09 D // // CORSETS , CORSET-BELTS , SUSPENDER BELTS , BRASSIERES , BRACES , SUSPENDERS , GARTERS AND THE LIKE ( INCLUDING SUCH ARTICLES OF KNITTED OR CROCHETED FABRICS ) WHETHER OR NOT ELASTIC : // UK // 1 000 PIECES // 285 // 302 // 320 // 339 //

// // 61.09-50 // BRASSIERES , WOVEN , KNITTED OR CROCHETED //

( 1 ) AN EXCEPTIONAL ADDITIONAL QUANTITY OF 200 000 PIECES HAS BEEN AGREED FOR 1980 ONLY .