NoL244/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.9.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2100/78
of1September1978
makingtheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomofwoolclothoriginatingin
theRepublicofArgentinasubjecttoauthorization
containsspecificprovisionforrecoursetosafeguard
measures ;
Whereas,inviewofthemarketdisruptionreferredto
above,theCommunityhasappliedtheprocedures
providedforinthesaidAgreement,whichallow
appropriatesafeguardmeasurestobetakeninorderto
limitimportsoftheproductsinquestionintothe
UnitedKingdom,accountbeingtakenofthetrendof
imports;
Whereas,inparticular,undertheAgreementnegoti­
atedbytheCommunitywiththeRepublicofArgen­
tinainpursuanceoftheArrangementregardinginter­
nationaltradeintextiles,compliancewiththequantit­
ativeexportlimitssetortobesetbyvirtueofthesaid
Agreementisensuredbyanagreedsystemofdouble
checking;whereaseffectivenessdependsontheesta­
blishmentofasystemofcontrolbytheCommunity ;
whereasinordertoestablishsuchasystem,therefore,
itisnecessarytomakeimportsofthegoodsinques­
tionfromArgentinasubjecttoauthorization ;
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheimportauthoriza­
tionarrangements referredtoabovearenotevadedby
anticipatoryexportsorindirectimportsliabletocause
injurytoCommunitymanufacturers whichwouldbe
difficulttoremedy,itisnecessarytoestablishthesaid
arrangements assoonaspossible,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports('),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
AfterconsultationwithintheAdvisoryCommitteeset
upunderArticle5ofthesaidRegulation,
HavingregardtotherequestmadebytheUnited
Kingdom,
WhereasimportsintotheUnitedKingdomofwool
cloth(CCTheadingNo53.11,category50)fromall
thirdcountriesaccountedin1977foraconsiderable
shareoftheCommunitymarket;whereasthisshare,
intheUnitedKingdom,hassinceincreasedfurther;
Whereasquantitativelimitshavealreadybeensetfor
theproductsinquestioninaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsoftheArrangement regardinginternational
tradeintextilesandofbilateralAgreementsnegoti­
atedbetweentheCommunityandcertainsupplier
countries;
WhereasimportsintotheUnitedKingdomofthe
textileproductsconcernedoriginatingintheRepublic
ofArgentinahaveincreasedsharplyandsubstantially
inthepastfewmonths;
Whereasallthesefactorshavegivenrisetodisruption
oftheUnitedKingdommarketandarecausing
seriousinjurytoCommunitymanufacturers ;
Whereas,inpursuanceoftheArrangementregarding
international tradeintextiles,theCommunityhas
negotiatedanAgreementontradeintextileswiththe
RepublicofArgentina;whereasthesaidAgreementHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomofthe
goodsindicatedbelow,originatingintheRepublicof
Argentinaandexportedfromthatcountry,ishereby
madesubjecttotheproductionofanimportauthoriza­
tionissuedbytheauthoritiesoftheMemberState
concerned :
(•)OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.

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CategoryCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1978)DescriptionQuantitative limit
from1.8.
to31.12.1978
50 53.11 53.11-01 ;03;07;11;
13;17;20;30;40;52;
54;58;72;74;75;82;
84;88;91;93;97Wovenfabricsofsheep'sorlambs'woolor
offineanimalhair60tonnes
Article2
1.Importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomati­
callyandwithoutdelay,subjecttothelimitspecified
inArticle1,uponpresentationoftheexportdocu­
mentsagreedundertheAgreementontradein
textilesnegotiatedwiththeRepublicofArgentinaand
setoutinAnnexCtoCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No3019/77of30December1977makingtheimpor­
tationintotheCommunityoftextileproductsorigi­
natingincertainthirdcountriessubjecttoauthoriza­
tionandquantitativelimitation(').
Importseffectedbetween 1August1978andthedate
ofentryintoforceofthisRegulationshallbe
deductedfromthesaidquantitywherethegoodsin
questionwereexportedfromthethirdcountry
concernedduringthatperiod.2.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph 1,
importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomatically
andwithoutdelayuponpresentationofabillof
ladingprovingthatthegoodsinquestionwereplaced
onboardintheRepublicofArgentinaforexportto
theUnitedKingdombeforethedateofentryinto
forceofthisRegulation .
Article3
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntil31December1978,subjectto
theadoptionofaCouncilRegulationinaccordance
withArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation(EEC)No
1439/74.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1September1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL357,31.12.1977,p.1.