CELEX: 31975R1414
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-30 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1414/75 of the Commission of 30 May 1975 suspending the issue of authorizations for imports into the Federal Republic of Germany of woven cotton fabrics unbleached and bleached, originating in the Federative Republic of Brazil

31 . 5 . 75                            Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 140/ 63
                            REGULATION ( EEC) No 1414/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 30 May 1975
              suspending the issue of authorizations for imports into the Federal Republic of
              Germany of woven cotton fabrics unbleached and bleached, originating in the
                                                Federative Republic of Brazil
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas in these circumstances any delay would
COMMUNITIES,                                                      result in injury which it would be difficult to remedy
                                                                  and whereas immediate action to safeguard the inter­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             ests of the Community is therefore necessary ;
Economic Community ;
                                                                  Whereas the consultations which the Commission has
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      opened with the Brazilian authorities in conformity
                                                                  with Article 3 of the arrangements regarding interna­
 1439/74 (') of 4 June 1974 on common rules for
                                                                  tional trade in textiles (2) have demonstrated that these
imports, and in particular Article 12 thereof ;
                                                                  highly unusual and critical circumstances necessitate
                                                                  an immediate limitation of imports of woven fabrics
Having consulted the Advisory Committee set up                    of cotton , unbleached and bleached, originating in
under Article 5 of the said Regulation ;                          Brazil ;
Whereas the German Government has requested the                   Whereas this substantial injury is caused by imports
Commission to take urgent protective measures                     into the Federal Republic of Germany, and whereas it
concerning imports of woven fabrics of cotton , un­               appears justified having regard to the existing trade
bleached and bleached, originating in the Federative              flows, to limit for the moment the application of these
 Republic of Brazil ;                                             protective measures to those imports ;
 Whereas imports of these products into Germany,                  Whereas because of the volume of imports covered by
where they have not been subject to any restriction ,             import documents already issued in 1975 it is neces­
 have in the past few years increased sharply and                 sary to suspend the issue of import authorizations by
 substantially ; whereas these imports increased from             the competent authorities in Germany for a period of
 2 706 metric tons in 1972 to 4 364 metric tons in                one year, it being understood that these authorities
 1974 and their growth rate was considerably higher               will not prevent the import of products accompanied
 than that for imports from other third countries ;               by import documents issued before the entry into
                                                                   force of these protective measures ;
 Whereas the products in question are offered for sale
 on the German market at prices considerably lower                Whereas these protective measures are not intended to
 than those prevailing for similar products originating            pre-judge the result of the negotiations which the
 in the Community or in other third countries ;                    Community proposes to open with the Federative
                                                                   Republic of Brazil in conformity with the arrange­
 Whereas this development has occurred to the detri­               ment regarding international trade in textiles ;
 ment of the Community industry in the Federal Repu­
 blic of Germany, where production has decreased                   Whereas these temporary protective measures should
 considerably and the employment situation has deteri­             apply until the entry into force of appropriate
 orated over the past few years ;                                  measures to be taken by the Council and at the latest
                                                                   until the expiry of a period of six weeks after their
                                                                   entry into force,
 Whereas imports of the products in question origi­
 nating in Brazil have therefore caused substantial
 injury to' Community producers of similar products
 and have thereby caused market disruption ;                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas this situation has become further aggravated
 since the beginning of 1975 as the imports in ques­                                            Article 1
 tion continue to grow, with the result that the import
 documents issued during the first four months of this              1 . The importation into the Federal Republic of
 year by the competent authorities in the Federal Repu­            Germany of the products as indicated hereunder origi­
 blic of Germany represent more than twice the                     nating in the Federative Republic of Brazil is hereby
 imports effected in 1974 ;                                        made subject to the presentation of an import authori­
 (') OJ No L 159 , 15 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 .                           (2 ) OJ No L 1 1 8 , 30 . 4. 1 974, p. 1 .
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zation issued by the competent authorities            in     import documents issued by the competent authori­
Germany :                                                    ties in Germany before the entry into force of this
                                                             Regulation.
      CCT
     heading              Description of goods                                        Article 2
       No
                                                              1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
ex 55.09        Woven fabrics of cotton, unbleached and       following its publication in the Official Journal of
                bleached
                                                              the European Communities.
The issue of these import authorizations is hereby           2. It shall apply until the entry into force of appro­
suspended until 31 May 1976.                                 priate measures taken by the Council under Article 1 2
                                                             (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74 and at the latest
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not prevent           until the expiry of a period of six weeks after its entry
imports of the products in question accompanied by           into force .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 30 May 1975.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                           The President
                                                                      Francois-Xavier ORTOLI