CELEX: 31977R2281
Language: en
Date: 1977-10-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2281/77 of 12 October 1977 on the administration of quantitative limits on imports of certain textile products originating in the Kingdom of Thailand

18 . 10 . 77                           Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 265/ 5
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2281 /77
                                                       of 12 October 1977
               on the administration of quantitative limits on imports of certain textile
                                    products originating in the Kingdom of Thailand
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  COMMUNITIES,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                     Article 1
  Economic Community,
                                                                   The quantitative limits on imports fixed in Article 1
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      of Regulation (EEC) No 1642/77 shall be allocated
  1023/70 of 25 May 1970 establishing a common proce­               among the Member States as set out in Annex A
 dure for administering quantitative quotas ('), and in             hereto.
 particular Articles 2 and 8 thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                               Article 2
  1642/77 of 18 July 1977 concerning import arrange­
 ments for certain textile products originating in Thai­            1.    The authorities of the Member States concerned
 land and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 845/77 for                 shall authorize the import of the products referred to
 Thailand and Regulation (EEC) No 1183/77 (2), and in              in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1642/77 up to
 particular Article 1 thereof,                                     the amount of the quota shares fixed in Annex A
                                                                   hereto.
 Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1642/77
 sets up Community quantitative limits on imports and              2.     The authorities of the Member States listed in
 provides for their allocation among the Member States             Annex B hereto shall authorize the import of the
 in accordance with the criteria indicated ;                       products referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                   No 1642/77 up to the amount of the quantitative
 Whereas the administration of the quantitative limits             limits specified in the said Annex.
 requires, under the terms of the Agreement negotiated
 between the European Economic Community and the                   3.     When the Commission considers that, in accor­
 Kingdom of Thailand on trade in textile products,                 dance with the Agreement, action should be taken as
 that unused portions of ceilings established under the            a result of notification given by the Thai authorities
 Agreement may be transferred to other ceilings ;                  that they intend to transfer, in the year of application
                                                                   of the Agreement, unused quantities of a quantitative
 Whereas the system of bilateral control laid down in              limit fixed in respect of a region of the Community
 the said Agreement between the Community and                      market to another quantitative limit fixed in respect
 Thailand can be carried out only by the authorities of            of the same region, it shall so inform the Member
 the Member State indicated as being the destination               State concerned, which shall authorize imports in
by the Thai authorities and against whose quota share              excess of the limits fixed in paragraphs 1 and 2 up to
 of the Community ceiling the quantity exported has                the amount of the quantities indicated by the
                                                                   Commission .
been debited by the latter authorities ;
Whereas, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                                           A rticle 3
 1642/77, products which enter the Community's
customs territory under inward processing or other
 temporary admission arrangements and are re­                      The authorities of the Member State whose territory is
exported in their original condition or after processing           designated as the place of destination on the export
are not debited against the Community quantitative                 certificate shall authorize the import of the products
limits ;                                                           referred to in Article 2 automatically and without
                                                                   delay up to the limits laid down in Article 2, on pres­
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation               entation by the importer of the original of a valid
are in accordance with the opinion of the Quota                    export certificate issued by the Department of Foreign
Administration Committee set up by Regulation                      Trade of the Ministry of Commerce of the Kingdom
                                                                   of Thailand .
( EEC) No 1023 /70 ,
(') OJ No L 124, 8 . 6 . 1970 , p. 1 .                             To be valid the export certificate must contain the
(-') OJ No L 183 , 22 . 7 . 1977, p. 7 .                           information specified in Annex C hereto.
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                       Article 4                            debited against the quota shares fixed in Article 1 or
                                                            against the limits specified in Annex B but that these
1 . Authorization shall be required for the clearance       products have subsequently been re-exported outside
for consumption of products imported under inward           the Community, they shall inform the Commission of
processing or under other temporary admission arran­        the quantities involved and authorize imports of the
gements. After consultation with the Commission,            same quantities, which shall not be so debited.
Member States shall debit the quantities in question
against the quota shares or regional quantitative limits                           Article 5
in accordance with the Agreement.
                                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
2. Where Member States ascertain that imports of            following its publication in the Official Journal of
products referred to in this Regulation have been           the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 12 October 1977 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                     Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
                                                                         Vice-President
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                                                                              ANNEX A
                                                       Quantitative limits referred to in Article 1
                      CCT
                                                                                                                                                   Quantitative
     Cate­
                                                NIMEXE code                                                                    Member                  limits
     gory           heading                                                                 Description of goods                 State
                                                    ( 1977)                                                                                             1977
      No               No
                                                                                                                                                     (tonnes)
1                      55.09                           all                     Other woven fabrics of cotton                      D                    4 528
                       56.07                           all                     Woven fabrics of man-made fibres                    F                      660
                                                                                                                                   I                   4 561 (2)
                                                                               (discontinuous or waste) :
                                                                                                                                BNL                    1 554
                                                                               A. Of synthetic textile fibres                    UK                     i 213
                                                                                                                                 IRL                       94
                                                                                                                                 DK                    1 442
                                                                                                                                EEC                  14 052
1 A (»)           ex 55.09          55.09-03 ;     04 ;    05 ; 51 ; 52 ;      Other woven fabrics of cotton :                    D                    1 242
                                    53 ; 54 ;    55 ;     56 ; 57 ;  59 ;                                                          F                       72
                                                                               — Other         than      unbleached    or
                                    61 ; 63 ;    64 ;     65 ; 66 ;  67 ;                                                          I                      532
                                                                                    bleached
                                    69 ; ex 71    ; 81   ; 82 ; 83 ; 84 ;                                                       BNL                       481   ,
                                    86 ; 87 ; 92 ; 93 ; 97                                                                       UK                       733
                                                                                                                                 IRL                       56
                       56.07        56.07-ex 01 ; 05 ; 07 ; 08 ;              Woven fabrics of man-made fibres                   DK                       695
                                    13 ; 14 ; 16 ; 18 ; 21 ; 23 ;             (discontinuous or waste) :                        EEC                    3811
                                    26 ; 27 ; 28 ; 33 ; 34 ; 36
                                                                              ex A. Of synthetic textile fibres :
                                                                                        — Other than          unbleached
                                                                                            or bleached
(') Category No 1 A is a subcategory within category No 1 and the quantitative limits for category No 1 A are sublimits within the overall limits for category No 1 .
(2) Within this limit there is a sublimit provided for of 1 825 tonnes for all fabrics coming under the Common Customs Tariff No 55.09 .
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                                                           ANNEX B
                                       Quantitative limits referred to in Article 2
  Cate­        CCT                                                                                               Quantitative
                           N1MEXE code                                                                 Region(s)
             heading                                         Description of goods              Units                limits
  gory                                                                                                 covered
                               ( 1977)
   No           No                                                                                                   1977
2           ex 60.04 60.04-ex 1 1 ; 1 3 ; ex      Under      garments,       knitted     or  1 000   France         1 450
                     1 9 ; ex 29 ; 41 ; ex        crocheted,        not      elastic     or  pieces  United
                     49 ; ex 59 ; ex 70 ; ex      rubberized :                                       Kingdom        1 400
                     80
                                                 — Shirts,         T-shirts,    rollneck­
                                                       undershirts, underpants and
                                                       briefs, singlets and similar
                                                       articles, other than silk or
                                                       noil or other waste silk or
                                                       of flax or ramie
3             60.05  60.05-01 ; 22 ; 23 ;          Outer garments and other arti­            1 000   Germany       2 475
                     26 ; 27 ; 29 ; 31 ; 32 ;     cles, knitted or crocheted, not            pieces
                     35 ; 37 ; 39                  elastic or rubberized :                           United        2 672
                                                                                                     Kingdom           38
                                                  ex A. Outer garments ' and                         Ireland          408
                                                           clothing accessories :                    Denmark
                                                           — Jerseys,          pull-overs,
                                                                slip-overs,        twinsets,
                                                                cardigans, bed-jackets
                                                                and jumpers, other
                                                                than silk or noil or
                                                                other waste silk or of
                                                                flax or ramie
4           ex 60.04 60.04-ex 11 ; 13 ; ex        Under      garments,       knitted     or   1 000  Benelux        1 050
                     19 ; ex 29 ; 41 ; ex        crocheted,         not      elastic     or  pieces
                     49 ; ex 59 ; ex 70 ; ex      rubberized :
                     80
                                                 — Shirts ,       T-shirts,     rollneck­
                                                       undershirts, underpants and
                                                       briefs, singlets and similar
                                                      articles, other than silk or
                                                       noil or other waste silk or of
                                                       flax or ramie
              60.05  60.05-01 ; 22 ; 23 ;        Outer garments and other arti­
                     26 ; 27 ; 29 ; 31 ; 32 ;    cles, knitted or crocheted, not
                     35 ; 37 ; 39                elastic or rubberized :
                                                  ex A. Outer          garments        and
                                                           clothing accessories :
                                                           — Jerseys ,         pull-overs,
                                                               slip-overs,        twinsets ,
                                                               cardigans, bed-jackets
                                                               and jumpers, other
                                                               than silk or noil or
                                                               other waste silk or of
                                                               flax or ramie
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                                                                       ANNEX C
                                                       Details referred to in Article 3 (2)
              The export certificates issued by the competent Thai authorities (*), for products covered by this Regu­
              lation shall specify or contain :
              1 . the destination, and in particular the Member State for which the goods are intended ;
              2. the serial number ;
              3 . the name and address of the importer ;
             4. the name and address of the exporter ;
              5. the quantity, in the units specified in Annexes A and B and for quantities expressed in units other
                   than weight, the equivalent weight calculated on the basis of the table of equivalence below ;
              6. the category against which the products have been charged by the competent Thai authorities and
                   the description of the products ;
             7. a declaration to the effect that the quantity in question has been charged against the Member
                   State of destination 's share of the agreed ceiling for exports to the Community, or, where appro­
                   priate, that the quantity is intended for immediate re-export from the Community or for re-export
                   from the Community after processing.
             f 1 ) Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce .
                                                            TABLE OF EQUIVALENCE
                      CCT
                    heading                                    Description of goods                 Rate of equivalence
                       No
             ex 60.04              — Shirts, T-shirts, rollneck undershirts, knitted or crocheted  6-4 units/kg
                                   — Singlets, knitted or crocheted                               12-8 units/ kg
             ex 60.05              — Jerseys, pull-overs, slip-overs, twinsets, cardigans, bed­
                                        jackets and jumpers, knitted or crocheted                  518 items/ kg