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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1176/77
of31May1977
submittingtoauthorization importsintotheUnitedKingdomofcertainarti
clesofclothingoriginatinginMacao
MemberStateinquestion,initiatedconsultationswith
theauthoritiesofMacaounderArticle4oftheAgree­
mentbetweenMacaoandtheCommunityontradein
textileproducts(2)withaviewtoachievingareduc­
tioninimportsoftheproductsinquestion;
Whereas,attheconclusionofthoseconsultations ,the
Macaoauthoritiesstatedtheirreadinesstointroduce
voluntaryrestraintforexportsoftheproductsinques­
tionintotheUnitedKingdom;
Whereastheeffectivenessofthevoluntaryrestraint
measuresintroducedbytheMacaoauthoritiesis
dependentontheestablishment ofasystemofcontrol
bytheCommunity ;whereastheintroductionofthat
controlmakesitnecessaryforimportsoftheproducts
inquestionintotheUnitedKingdomtobesubjectto
authorization ;
Whereasthevoluntaryrestraintmeasuresprovidefor
quantitativelimitsforexportseffectedduring1977;
Whereastheabovesystemofimportauthorization
mustbeestablishedassoonaspossiblesothatitis
notby-passedbyanticipatoryconsignments orindi­
rectimportswhichwouldbeliabletocausedamageto
Communityproducersthatwouldbedifficultto
repair,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports(l),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
HavingconsultedtheAdvisoryCommitteesetup
underArticle5ofthesaidRegulation,
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityofjacketsand
ofblousesandshirt-blousesoriginatinginMacaohave
increasedsharplyandsubstantiallyinrecentmonths;
Whereasthistrendhasmanifesteditselfmainlyinthe
UnitedKingdomwhere,from1975to1976,imports
ofblousesincreasedfrom150000itemstonearly
1000000items,andimportsofjacketsincreased
fromapproximately 100000itemstonearly400000
items;
Whereas,accordingtotheinformationavailabletothe
Commission ,importsoftheseproductsfromallthird
countriesalreadyrepresentedin1975ashareofthe
marketborderingon64%oftheUnitedkingdom's
consumptionofblousesand46%ofitsconsumption
ofjackets;whereasthatmarketsharehassince
becomeevengreater;
Whereasthisincreaseinimportshastakenplaceto
the;detrimentoftheCommunityindustry,particularly
thatintheUnitedKingdom,wheretheproduction
ofthearticlesofclothinginquestionhasfallenappre­
ciablyinrecentyearswith,consequently ,asubstantial
reductioninemploymentinthatindustry;
Whereasallthesefactorshavecausedmarketdisrup­
tionandseriousdamagetoCommunityproducers;
Whereas,inthelightoftheabovesituation,the
Commission ,attherequestoftheauthoritiesoftheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomof
thegoodslistedinAnnexAoriginatinginMacaoand
exportedfromthatcountryin1977shallbesubjectto
thepresentationofanimportauthorizationissuedby
thecompetentauthoritiesoftheUnitedKingdom.
2.Theimportauthorizations shallbeissuedfora
quantitywhichwillbefixedsoastoensurethatthe
(')OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1. (2)OJNoL47,18.2.1977,p.7.

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Article2 totalvolumeoftheimportsreferredtoinparagraph 1
willbelimitedtothequantitiesindicatedinAnnexA.
3.Theimportauthorization shallbeissuedwithin
thelimitsindicatedinparagraph2automaticallyand
withoutdelayeitheronpresentationofabilloflading
provingthatthegoodswereplacedonboardinMacao
forexporttotheUnitedKingdombeforethedateof
entryintoforceofthisReglationoronpresentationof
anexportlicencegrantedbythecompetentauthority
inMacao(x)settingouttheitemsofinformationlisted
inAnnexB.1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuptotheentryintoforceofappro­
priatemeasurestobetakenbytheCouncilinaccor­
dancewithArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation(EEC)
No1439/74andatthelatestuntiltheexpiryofa
periodofsixweeksafteritsentryintoforce.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31May1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President
(')RepartiçãoprovincialdeserviçosdeeconomiadeMacao.

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ANNEXA
CCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1977)Description UnitQuantitative
limit
61.01
61.01-34;36;37;ex
38Men'sandboys'outergarments:
—Jacketsandblazersotherthanofsilk,ofnoilorother
silkwasteorofflaxorramieitems 400000
61.02
61.01-78;82;ex84Women's,girls'andinfants'outergarments:
exB.Otherthanbabies'garments:
—Blousesandshirt-blousesotherthanofsilk,of
noilorothersilkwasteorofflaxorramieitems 1000000
ANNEXB
ItemsofinformationreferredtoinArticle1(3)
TheexportlicencesissuedbytheMacaoauthoritiesinrespectoftheproductscoveredbythisRegula­
tionshallstateorinclude:
1.destination ;
2.serialnumber;
3.importer'snameandaddress;
4.exporter'snameandaddress;
5.quantity,innumberofitems,ofproductscoveredbythelicence;
6.certificationthatthequantityinquestionhasbeendebitedagainstthequantitativelimitfor
exportstotheUnitedKingdom.