Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2100/80 of 4 August 1980 on arrangements for imports into the Community of certain textile products originating in Hong Kong
Official Journal L 204 , 06/08/1980 P. 0020 - 0021
Greek special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 21 P. 0022
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 365 , 27 . 12 . 1978 , P . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 248 , 2 . 10 . 1979 , P . 1 .
COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2100/80
OF 4 AUGUST 1980
ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN HONG KONG
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 OF 21 DECEMBER 1978 ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2143/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 11 AND 15 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3059/78 LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS ON WHICH QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS MAY BE ESTABLISHED ; WHEREAS AUTHORIZATIONS FOR EXPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY OF OUTER GARMENTS ( CATEGORIES 78 AND 81 ), ISSUED BY HONG KONG HAVE EXCEEDED THE PERCENTAGES FIXED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE SAID ARTICLE ;
WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE SAID ARTICLE , HONG KONG WAS NOTIFIED ON 2 APRIL 1980 OF REQUESTS FOR CONSULTATIONS ; WHEREAS FOLLOWING THOSE CONSULTATIONS IT IS DESIRABLE TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS FOR THE YEARS 1980 TO 1982 ;
WHEREAS PARAGRAPH 13 OF THE SAID ARTICLE 11 ENSURES THAT THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT IS OBSERVED BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE-CHECKING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX V TO THE REGULATION IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION EXPORTED FROM HONG KONG BETWEEN 1 JANUARY 1980 AND THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION MUST BE SET OFF AGAINST THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT FOR 1980 ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE TEXTILES COMMITTEE ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN HONG KONG SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX HERETO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS GIVEN IN THAT ANNEX AND TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ).
ARTICLE 2
1 . PRODUCTS OF CATEGORIES 78 AND 81 SHIPPED FROM HONG KONG TO THE COMMUNITY BEFORE THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED FOR FREE CIRCULATION SHALL BE SO RELEASED SUBJECT TO THE PRESENTATION OF A BILL OF LADING OR OTHER TRANSPORT DOCUMENT PROVING THAT SHIPMENT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE BEFORE THAT DATE .
2 . IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED FROM HONG KONG TO THE COMMUNITY AS FROM THE DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE