CELEX: 31977R0808
Language: en
Date: 1977-04-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 808/77 of 21 April 1977 making the importation into Italy of certain woven fabrics of cotton and certain woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres originating in the Kingdom of Thailand subject to authorization

No L 98/8                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  22 . 4 . 77
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 808 /77
                                                            of 21 April 1977
               making the importation into Italy of certain woven fabrics of cotton and certain
               woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres originating in the Kingdom of Thailand
                                                     subject to authorization
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas imports from Thailand have increased even
  COMMUNITIES,                                                          more rapidly in the first few months of 1977 ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                Whereas all these factors involve a disruption of the
  Economic Community,                                                   market and cause substantial injury to Community
                                                                       producers and, unless immediate protective measures
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         requested by the Italian Government are taken, the
  1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                           injury already suffered by Italian producers will be
 imports ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof,                    further aggravated ;
 Consultations having taken place within the Advisory                  Whereas these circumstances make it necessary that
 Committee set up under Article 5 thereof,                             immediate action be taken to safeguard the interests
                                                                       of the Community, this action to consist in the intro­
 Whereas imports into the Community of woven                           duction of temporary protective measures with regard
 fabrics of cotton and woven fabrics of synthetic textile              to the imports in question ;
 fibres originating in the Kingdom of Thailand have
 increased sharply and substantially in recent months ;                Whereas these measures are without prejudice to the
                                                                       outcome of the consultations and negotiations
 Whereas imports of these products from all non­                       currently taking place between the Community and
 member countries have increased substantially in                      Thailand ; whereas they may be adapted in the light
 recent years ; whereas Community industry producing                   of the results of those consultations and negotiations,
 these fabrics has experienced serious difficulties as a
 result characterized by under-utilization of capacity
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 and a substantial reduction in employment ;
 Whereas this development has been particularly                                                     Article 1
 marked in Italy where imports of woven fabrics of
 cotton from Thailand increased from approximately                     1 . The importations into Italy of the goods indi­
 500 tonnes in     1975 to      1 900 tonnes in       1976 and         cated below originating in the Kingdom of Thailand
 imports of woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres                  is hereby made subject to the production of an import
 rose from a negligible quantity in 1975 to approxi­                   authorization issued by the competent authorities in
 mately 2 800 tonnes in 1976 ;                                         Italy :
                                     CCT
                  Category                           NIMEXE code
                     No            heading                1977
                                                                                       Description of goods
                                      No
                      1             55.09                 All             Other woven fabrics of cotton
                     2              56.07       56.07-ex 01 , 04, 11 ,    Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontin­
                                                17, 24, .52               uous or waste)
                                                                          ex A. Of synthetic textile fibres :
                                                                                — Unbleached or bleached
              2 . The quantity in respect of which import authorizations shall be issued shall be such
              that the total volume of the imports referred to in paragraph 1 over the period from 1
              March to 31 December 1977 shall not exceed :
              — for category No 1 : 2 225 000 kg,
              — for category No 2 : 2 571 000 kg.
(') OJ No L 1 59 , 15 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 .
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                                                   Article 2
          1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the second day following its publication in
          the Official Journal of the European Communities.
          2. It shall apply up to the entry into force of appropriate measures to be taken by the
          Council in accordance with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74 and at
          the latest until the expiry of a period of six weeks after its entry into force .
          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 21 April 1977.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                  Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
                                                                       Vice-President