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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)35final.
Brussels,15February1977*
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)
maintaining ineffectthearrangements forimportsintotheBeneluxcountries
ofcertaintextileproductsoriginating intheRepublicofKorea
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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COM(77)35final.

Explanatory Statement
T|iedraftAgreementbetweentheRepublicofKoreaandtheEuropean
EconomicCommunitysignedon22December1976providesinitsArticle4
foraconsultation procedureforcertai.fttextileproductswhichallowsthe
adoptionofsafeguardmeasuresinthecaseofrealriskofmarketdisruption.
TyieBeneluxauthorities requestedtheCommission'sservicesto
putthisprocedureintoeffectforstockingsandsocksotherthanof
syntheticfibres,theimportsofwhichfromKoreaontotheBenelux
markethaveincreasedsharplyandsubstantially .
Duringconsultations betweentheCommissionservicesandthe
Beneluxauthorities ontheonehandapdtheKoreanauthorities onthe
otherjiand,KoreaundertooktosubjectitsexportstotheBenelux
countriesoftheproductsinquestiontoquantitative limitsfortheyear
1977.
Uiderthecircumstances andinordertogiveeffectintheCommunity
tothemeasurestakenbytheKoreanauthorities,theCommissionadopted
Regulation (EEC)No.169/77(1)concerningarrangements forimportsinto
theBeneluxofcertaintextileproductsoriginatingintheRepublic
ofKorea.
TheCommissionconsidersthatthesemeasuresshouldbemaintained
ineffectandinaccordancewithArticle12(6)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No.1439/74(2)oncommonrulesforimports,submitstothe
CounciltheattachedproposedRegulationregardingtheappropriate
measurestobetaken.
(1)OJNo.L24,28.1.1977,p.5
(2)OJNo.L159,15.6.1976,p.1

ProposalforaCouncilRegulation (illEC)Np.
of
maintaining ineffectthearrangements forimportsintotfieBeneluxcountries
ofcertaintextileproductsoriginating intheRepublicofKorea
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity/
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1439/74of4June1974
oncomnonrulesforimports(1),andinparticularArticle13thereof.
TheCommitteesetupunderArticle5ofthesaidRegulationhavingbeen
consulted,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No.169/77(2),theCommissionadopted
arrangements forimportsintotheBeneluxcountriesofcertaintextile
productsoriginating intheRepublicofKorea;
Whereasthefactorswhichjustifiedtheadoptionofthesemeasures
arestillpresentandwhereasitisconsequently necessarytomaintain
themipeffectuntil31December1977;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION ;
Article 1
1.Therulesonauthorisation ofimportsintotheBeneluxcountries
ofcertaintextileproductsoriginating intheRepublicofKoreawhichwere
adopte;jbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No.169/77of26.1.1977shall
remainapplicableuntil31December1977.
2.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
Don?atBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident
(1)OJNo.L159,15.6.1974,p.1
(2)OJNo.L24,28.1.1977,p.15