2.8.78 NoL212/11 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1858/78
of31July1978
makingtheimportationofcertaintextileproductsoriginatinginGreecesubject
toquantitativelimitation
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports(^andinparticularArticle12thereof,
Havingregardtotheformalrequestssubmittedby
Belgium,LuxembourgandtheNetherlands ,
AfterconsultationwithintheAdvisoryCommittee
establishedbyArticle5oftheaforesaidRegulation,
Whereastherehasbeenasubstantialincreasein
importsoftextilesintotheCommunityfromthe
suppliercountries;whereasthishasgivenriseto
marketdistortionandiscausingseriousdamageto
Communityproducers;
Whereas,inconsequenceofthissituation,importsof
certaintextileproductsoriginatinginthemajorityof
low-costsuppliercountriesareatpresentregulatedby
asystemofCommunityauthorizationandquantitative
limitationeitherunderbilateralagreementsorunder
autonomous arrangements ;
WhereasGreekexportsoftextileproductsbenefit
fromtheapplicationofanumberofincentives,the
mostimportantbeinganinterestratesubsidyon
suppliercreditintheformofavariablepercentageof
theexportprice;whereassuchexportsqualifymore­
overforaflat-ratepercentagedeductionfromthe
exporter'staxableincome;whereasthesemeasures
constituteaidswithinthemeaningofArticle92ofthe
Treaty;
Whereasnofinaldecisionastotherulesandcondi­
tionsfortheapplicationoftheprincipleslaiddownin
Article92oftheTreatyhasasyetbeentakenbythe
CouncilofAssociationunderArticle52(1)ofthe
AgreementestablishinganAssociationbetweenthe
EECandGreece(hereinaftercalledthe'Agreement');
whereas,furthermore ,theCommunityhasinformed
theCouncilofAssociation ofthedifficultiesthese
aidsarecausingwithintheCommunity ,butnodeci­
sionthereonhasyetbeentakenbytheCouncilof
Association ;
Whereastheseexportaidshavecontributedappreci­
ablytoanincreaseinGreektextileexportstothe
extentofaggravatingthecumulativedisruptionofthe
Communitymarketandconsequentlyjustifytheadop­tionunderArticle55oftheAgreementoftheprotec­
tivemeasuresnecessarytoovercomethesedifficulties ;
Whereas,inviewoftheappreciableincreaseinthe
volumeofcertainoftheseaidedimports,andinorder
toavoidirreparabledamagetoCommunityproducers,
immediateactionisnecessarytomakesuchimports
subjecttoquantitativelimits;whereas,havingregard
toexistingtradeflows,suchmeasuresshouldbe
limitedtoimportsintotheareamostaffected,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theimportationoftextileproductsasspecified
intheAnnexheretooriginatinginGreeceshallbe
subject,withintheregionindicatedinthesaidAnnex
anduntil31December1978,tothequantitative
limitsspecifiedinthatAnnex.
2.Theprecedingparagraphshallnotapplyto
productswhichhavebeenplacedonboardandarein
thecourseofshipmenttotheCommunitybeforethe
entryintoforceofthisRegulation .
3.Importseffectedbetween 1January1978and
thedateof6ntryintoforceofthisRegulationshallbe
deductedfromthequantitiesreferredtoinpara­
graph1.
4.Theregionalquantitativelimitsspecifiedinpara­
graph1shallbeadministeredinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1023/70
of25May1970establishingacommonprocedurefor
administering quantitativequotas(2).
5.Theentryintofreecirculationoftheproducts
referredtoinparagraph 1shallbesubjecttothepres­
entationofanimportauthorization orequivalent
documentissuedbytheauthoritiesoftheMember
States.
Article2
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntil31December1978,subjectto
theadoptionofaRegulationbytheCouncilpursuant
toArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74.
(!)OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1. (2)OJNoL124,8.6.1970,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31July1978.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President
ANNEX
Category CCTheadingNoNIMEXEcode
(1978)DescriptionMember
StatesUnitQuantity
(1January
to.MDecember
1978)
4ex60.04 60.04-01;05;13;
18;28;29;30;42;
50;58Undergarments,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubber­
ized;
Shirts,T-shirts,lightweightfine
knitroll,poloorturtlenecked
jumpersandpullovers,under­
vestsandthelike,knittedor
crocheted,notelasticorrubber­
ized,otherthanbabies'
garments,ofcottonorsynthetic
textilefibres;T-shirtsandlight­
weightfineknitroll,poloor
turtleneckedjumpersand
pullovers,ofregeneratedtextile
fibresBNL 1000
pieces2463
7ex60.05AII
ex61.02B60.05-22;23;24;
25
61.02-78;82;84Outergarmentsandotherarticles,
knittedorcrocheted ,notelasticor
rubberized :
A.Outergarmentsandclothing
accessories :
II.Other
Women's,girls'andinfants'outer
garments :
B.Other:
Blousesandshirtblouses,
knittedorcrocheted(notelastic
orrubberized),orwoven,for
women,girlsandinfants,of
wool,ofcottonorofman-made
textilefibresBNL 1000
pieces180