CELEX: 31975R0434
Language: en
Date: 1975-02-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 434/75 of the Commission of 21 February 1975 providing for a system of import authorizations with respect to imports into Ireland of certain textile products originating in the Republic of Korea

22 . 2 . 75                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 48 / 15
                            REGULATION ( EEC) No 434/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 21 February 1975
              providing for a system of import authorizations with respect to imports into
                   Ireland of certain textile products originating in the Republic of Korea
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    of unemployment, widespread short-time working and
COMMUNITIES,                                                       threats of permanent closures for many firms ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             Whereas it appears from the factors indicated above
Economic Community ;                                               and from the statistics and other information supplied
                                                                  by the Irish authorities in the course of the consulta­
Having regard to the arrangement regarding interna­                tions mentioned above that the Community market in
tional trade in textiles, concluded for the Community              Irelarid is being disrupted by imports of shirts from
by the Council Decision of 21 March 1 974 ('), and in              the Republic of Korea ;
particular Article 3 thereof ;
                                                                  Whereas further sharp and substantial increases in
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       imports of shirts from the Republic of Korea are
1439/74 (2) of 4 June 1974 establishing common rules              believed to be imminent, and failure to take immed­
for imports from third countries, and in particular                iate protective action would cause further injury to the
Article 1 2 thereof ;                                              Irish textile industry in general and to Irish producers
                                                                   of like or directly competing products in particular
                                                                  which would be difficult to remedy ;
After consultations with the Advisory Committee set
up in Article 5 of that Regulation and with the
Government of the Republic of Korea in conformity                 Whereas, given that the threat of substantial injury
with the provisions of Article 3 (3) of the aforemen­              originated in imports intended for the Community
tioned arrangement ;                                               market in Ireland, it appears justified at present,
                                                                   having regard to existing trade flows, to restrict the
                                                                   application of the protective measures to imports into
Whereas imports from the Republic of Korea into the                Ireland ;
Community market in Ireland have not previously
been subject to restriction ; whereas a sharp and
substantial increase in imports of shirts of all fibres           Whereas these interim protective measures should
from the Republic of Korea has been recorded by the                remain in force until the entry into force of appro­
Irish authorities ;                                                priate measures taken by the Council or until the
                                                                   expiry of six weeks following the entry into force of
                                                                   this Regulation, whichever is the sooner,
Whereas the products concerned are offered for sale
in the Community market in Ireland at prices which
are substantially below those prevailing for similar
goods of comparable quality in that market ;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas imports in 1974 into that market of the
products concerned from the Republic of Korea
greatly exceeded imports of similar products from all
other sources outside the European Economic
                                                                                            Article 1
Community and likewise exceeded the volume of
imports from the Republic of Korea of similar
products in 1 973 ;                                               The importation into the Community market in
                                                                   Ireland of the products shown below originating in
Whereas, the aforementioned sharp and substantial                  the Republic of Korea shall be subject to the produc­
increases in imports of shirts from the Republic of                tion of an import authorization , to be issued by the
Korea has had deletarious effects on the employment                competent Irish authorities on presentation of an
situation in the shirt-making industry in Ireland since            export visa issued by the competent authorities of the
the latter half of 1974 with an acceleration in the rate           Government of the Republic of Korea . The total quan­
                                                                   tity of such products for which import authorizations
(') OJ No L 118 , 30 . 4. 1974, p. 1 .                             are issued during the period 1 March to 31 August
(2 ) OJ No L 159 , 15 . 6. 1974, p. 1 .                            1975 shall not exceed the following quantities :
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                  CCT
                                                                                                   Quantity
                 heading                              Description of goods                         (dozens)
                   No
             ex 60.04        Men's and boys' knitted synthetic shirts ; women's and girls'
                             knitted synthetic shirts knitted cotton shirts^                      | 7750
             ex 61.03
             ex 61.04
                             Men's and boys' shirts of synthetic fibres
                             Women's and girls' shirts of synthetic fibres                        | 6 250
                                                         Article 2
             1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the
             Official Journal of the European Communities.
                                                                                       r
             2. It shall remain in force until the entry into force of appropriate measures to be
             taken by the Council under Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74 or
             until the expiry of six weeks following its entry into force whichever is the sooner.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 21 February 1975.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                The President
                                                                           François-Xavier ORTOLI