30.8.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL238/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2039/78
of25August1978
makingtheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomofcertaingarmentsorigi­
natingincertainthirdcountriessubjecttoauthorization
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports('),andinparticularArticle12thereof,
AfterconsultationwithintheAdvisoryCommitteeset
upunderArticle5ofthesaidRegulation ,
Whereasimportsofmen'sandwomen'strousers
(headingNosex61.01andex61.02)fromallthird
countriesaccountedin1977foraconsiderable share
oftheCommunitymarket;whereasinthecaseofthe
UnitedKingdomthissharehassinceincreased
further;
Whereasquantitativelimitshavealreadybeensetfor
theproductsinquestioninaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsoftheArrangement regardinginternational
tradeintextilesandofbilateralAgreementsnegoti­
atedbetweentheCommunityandcertainsupplier
countries ;
WhereasimportsintotheUnitedKingdomofthe
textileproductsconcerned (men'sandwomen's
trousers)originatinginthePhilippineshaveincreased
sharplyandsubstantiallyinthepastfewmonths;
Whereasallthesefactorshavegivenrisetodisruption
oftheUnitedKingdommarketandarecausing
seriousinjurytoCommunitymanufacturers ;
Whereas,inpursuanceoftheArrangementregarding
international tradeintextiles,theCommunityhas
negotiatedanAgreementontradeintextileswiththe
Philippines ;whereasthesaidAgreementcontains
specificprovisionforrecoursetosafeguardmeasures;Whereas,inviewofthemarketdisruptionreferredto
above,theCommunity hasappliedtheprocedures
providedforinthesaidAgreement ,whichallow
appropriatesafeguardmeasurestobetakeninorderto
limitimportsoftheproductsinquestionintothe
UnitedKingdom,accountbeingtakenofthetrendof
imports;
Whereas,inparticular,undertheAgreementnegoti­
atedbytheCommunitywiththePhilippinesinpursu­
anceoftheArrangementregardinginternationaltrade
in-textiles,compliancewiththequantitativeexport
limitssetortobesetbyvirtueofthesaidAgreement
isensuredbyanagreedsystemofdoublechecking;
whereaseffectivenessdependsontheestablishment of
asystemofcontrolbytheCommunity ;whereas,in
ordertoestablishsuchasystem,itisthereforeneces­
sarytomakeimportsofthegoodsinquestionfrom
thePhilippinessubjecttoauthorization ;
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheimportauthoriza­
tionarrangements referredtoabovearenotevadedby
anticipatoryexportsorindirectimportsliabletocause
injurytoCommunitymanufacturers whichwouldbe
difficulttoremedy,itisnecessarytoestablishthesaid
arrangements assoonaspossible,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportationintotheUnitedKingdomofthe
goodsindicatedbelow,originatingintheRepublicof
thePhilippinesandexportedfromthatcountry
during1978,isherebymadesubjecttotheproduction
ofanimportauthorization issuedbytheUnited
Kingdomauthorities :
CategoryCCT
heading
NoNIMEXEcode
(1978)DescriptionQuantitative
limitfrom
1.1.to
?l.12.I97X
661.01
61.0261.01-62to68,
72to76
61.02-66to72Men'sandboys'wovenbreeches,shortsandtrousers
(includingslacks);women's,girls'andinfants'woven
trousersandslacks 172000pairs
(i)OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.

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2.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph 1,
importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomatically
andwithoutdelayuponpresentation ofabillof
ladingprovingthatthegoodsinquestionwereplaced
onboardintheRepublicofthePhilippinesforexport
totheUnitedKingdombeforethedateofentryinto
forceofthisRegulation .
Article3
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
seconddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntil31December1978,subjectto
theadoptionofaCouncilRegulationinaccordance
withArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74.Article2
1.Importauthorizations shallbeissuedautomati­
callyandwithoutdelay,subjecttothemaximumspeci­
fiedabove,uponpresentationoftheexportdocu­
mentsagreedundertheAgreementontradein
textilesnegotiatedwiththeRepublicofthePhilip­
pinesandsetoutinAnnexCtoRegulation (EEC)No
3019/77of30December1977makingtheimporta­
tionintotheCommunityoftextileproductsorigi­
natingincertainthirdcountriessubjecttoauthoriza­
tionandquantitativelimitation(').
Importseffectedbetween 1January1978andthedate
ofentryintoforceofthisRegulationshallbe
deductedfromthesaidquantitywherethegoodsin
questionwereexportedfromthethirdcountry
concernedduringthatperiod.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25August1978.
FortheCommission
fitienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL357,31.12.1977,p.1.