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REGULATION (EEC)No1413/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of30May1975
subjectingtoauthorizationimportsintotheFederalRepublicofGermanyand
theBeneluxcountriesofsyntheticsocksoriginatinginTaiwan
Whereasafurthersharpandsubstantialincreasein
importsoftheseproductsmaybeconsideredtobe
imminentinviewoftheimportdocumentswhich
havebeenissuedorendorsed,inaccordancewiththe
Communitysurveillanceprocedureestablishedby
Regulation (EEC)No2967/74(3),forthepastthree
monthsforwhichresultsareavailable,andwhereasin
theabsenceofimmediateprotectivemeasuresthis
aggravationofthedamagealreadycausedtoCommu­
nityproducerswouldmakeitdifficulttorepair;
Whereas,forthesereasonsandinordertoensureequi­
tabletreatmentbothforKoreanimports,whichhave
alreadybeensubjectedtoquantitativerestrictions,and
forthoseoriginatinginTaiwan,inconformitywith
theinternationalobligationsoftheCommunity ,itis
necessarytotakeimmediateactiontosafeguardthe
interestsoftheCommunity ,thisactiontoconsistof
theintroductionofmeasurestolimittemporarily
importsoriginatinginTaiwan;
Whereastheconcentration ofimportsoftheproducts
concernedontheGermanandBeneluxmarketsjusti­
fiesthelimitation,forthemoment,oftheapplication
ofthesesafeguardmeasurestoimportsintothose
regionsoftheCommunity ,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1439/74(')of4June1974oncommonrulesfor
imports,andinparticularArticle12thereof;
HavingconsultedtheAdvisoryCommitteesetup
underArticle5ofthesaidRegulation ;
Whereasimportsofsyntheticsockscorresponding to
Nimexepositions60.03.25and60.03.27,originating
inTaiwan,haveincreasedsharplyandinsubstantial
proportionsinthepastfewyears;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthasmanifesteditselfprinci­
pallyontheGermanandBeneluxmarkets,withthe
resultthatimportshaveincreasedintheseregionsof
theCommunityfrom5-5millionpairsin1971to
morethan14millionpairsin1974;
Whereastheseproductsareofferedforsaleonthe
marketsprincipallyaffectedatpriceswhichare
substantiallybelowthoseprevailingforsimilargoods
producedbyCommunityproducers ;
Whereasaccordingtotheinformationavailabletothe
Commissiontheseimportsalreadyrepresentedatthe
endof1974asubstantialshareofthemarketinthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyandintheBenelux
countriesandthat,togetherwithKoreanimports,
whichhavealreadybeensubjectedtoauthorization in
thesameregionsoftheCommunitybyCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1295/75(2),theyrepresenteda
marketshareofapproximately 25%;
Whereasthisdevelopmenthasbeencarriedouttothe
detrimentoftheCommunityindustry,whoseproduc­
tionhasfallenconsiderablyoverthepastfewyears
andwhereasmorethan30factorieshavehadtocease
productionofthisproductswithresultantunemploy­
ment,transfersandreductionofworkinghoursfor
severalthousandemployees ;
Whereasallthesefactorshavecausedmarketdisrup­
tionandhavecausedseriousdamagetotheCommu­
nityproducers;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheimportationintotheFederalRepublicof
GermanyandtheBeneluxcountriesofstockings,
otherthanwomen's,under-stockings ,socksandankle
socks,sockettesandthelike,knittedorcrocheted,not
elasticorrubberized,ofsyntheticfibres,corres­
pondingtoNimexepositions60.03.25and60.03.27,
originatinginTaiwan,isherebymadesubjecttothe
presentationofanimportauthorizationissuedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheimportingcountry.
Thetotalquantityoftheproductsforwhichimport
authorizations shallbeissuedduringaperiodofsix
monthscommencingonthedateofentryintoforce
ofthisRegulationshallnotexceedthefollowing
amounts :
■Germany :6-5millionpairs,
Benelux:0-75millionpairs.
(>)OJNoL159,15.6.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL132,23.5.1975,p.32. (3)OJNoL316,26.11.1974,p.7.

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Article2
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .2.Itshallapplyuptotheentryintoforceofappro­
priatemeasurestobetakenbytheCouncilinaccor­
dancewithArticles12(6)and13ofRegulation(EEC)
No1439/74andatthelatestuntiltheexpiryofa
periodofsixweeksafteritsentryintoforce.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30May1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI