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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2770/82

of 15 October 1982

making the importation of certain textile products originating in Turkey subject to quantitative limitation

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1842/71 of 21 June 1971 (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

After consultation within the Advisory Committee established by Article 3 of that Regulation,

Whereas imports of textile products on the Community market have during recent years given rise to market disturbance and are causing serious damage to Community producers resulting in the closure of factories and considerable loss of employment;

Whereas, in consequence of this situation, imports of certain textile products originating in the majority of low-cost supplier countries are at present subject to a Community system of authorization and quantitative limitation;

Whereas imports into the Community of T-shirts originating in Turkey in the first four months of 1982 have already reached 93 % of imports in 1981, which represents an increase of 103 % compared with the same period in 1981;

Whereas the extremely rapid increase in recent months of imports into the Community of T-shirts originating in Turkey have helped to exacerbate the cumulative disturbance of that market;

Whereas in view of this situation, imports of T-shirts originating in Turkey have, by Regulation (EEC) No 2069/82 of 28 July 1982 (2), been suspended until 15 October 1982;

Whereas imports into the Community of T-shirts originating in Turkey in the first six months of 1982 have already reached 146 % of imports in 1981, which represents an increase of 223 % compared with the same period in 1981;

Whereas, in order to avoid irreparable damage to Community producers, it is therefore necessary to continue the application of safeguard measures by applying quantitative limitations to imports until the end of 1982,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The importation into the Community of the category 4 textile products listed in the Annex, originating in Turkey, shall be subject, until 31 December 1982, to the quantitative limits fixed in this same Annex.

2. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to products which have been placed on board and are in the course of shipment to the Community before the entry into force of Regulation (EEC) No 2069/82.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall be applicable until 31 December 1982.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 October 1982.

For the Commission

Wilhelm HAFERKAMP

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 192, 26. 8. 1971, p. 14.

(2) OJ No L 220, 29. 7. 1982, p. 27.

ANNEX

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8 // // // // // // // // // Cate- gory // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1982) // Description // Third countries // Member States // Units // Quantitative limits from 16 October to 31 December 1982 // // // // // // // // // 4 // 60.04 B I II a) b) c) IV b) 1 aa) dd) 2 ee) d) 1 aa) dd) 2 dd) // 60.04-19; 20; 22; 23; 24; 26; 41; 50; 58; 71; 79; 89 // Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized: Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers and pullovers, undervests and the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized, other than babies' garments, of cotton or synthetic textile fibres; T-shirts and lightweight fine knit roll, polo or turtle necked jumpers and pullovers, of regenerated textile fibres, other than babies' garments // Turkey // D F I BNL UK IRL DK GR EEC // 1 000 pieces // 1 110 22 19 12 30 1 4 2 1 200 // // // // // // // //