CELEX: 31977R1217
Language: en
Date: 1977-06-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1217/77 of 6 June 1977 subjecting to authorization imports into the Benelux countries, into the Federal Republic of Germany, into France and into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted garments originating in the Republic of Singapore

8 . 6. 77                          Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 140/ 17
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1217/77
                                                     of 6 June 1977
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                subjecting to authorization imports into the Benelux countries, into the Federal
                Republic of Germany, into France and into the United Kingdom of certain
                    knitted or crocheted garments originating in the Republic of Singapore
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                Whereas the above voluntary restraint measures
  COMMUNITIES,                                                  provide for quantitative limits on exports effected
                                                                during the year 1977 ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community,                                           Whereas the abovementioned import authorization
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                  arrangements must be established as soon as possible
  1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                    in order to ensure that they are not circumvented by
  imports ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof,            the bringing forward of shipments or by indirect
                                                                imports, which could cause damage difficult to repair
 After consultation with the Advisory Committee esta­           to Community producers of the articles in question,
 blished by Article 5 of that Regulation,
 Whereas imports into the Community of certain
 shirts and the like originating in the Republic of             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Singapore have for some months been increasing
 rapidly and substantially ;
 Whereas this trend has been most evident in the                                       Article 1
 Benelux countries, France, Germany and the United
 Kingdom, where imports of the products in question             1 . The importation into the Benelux countries, into
 grew from 3-5 million items in 1975 to over 9 million          the Federal Republic of Germany, France and into the
 items in 1976 ;                                                United Kingdom of the goods described in Annex A,
                                                               originating in the Republic of Singapore and exported
 Whereas overall imports into the Community of these           from that country in 1977, shall be subject to the pres­
 products increased by approximately 30 % from 1975            entation of an import authorization issued by the rele­
 to 1 976 ;                                                    vant authorities in the Member State concerned .
 Whereas this development has been to the detriment
 of the Community's knitwear industry, which has               2.    Import authorizations shall be issued automati­
 suffered serious damage over the last few years               cally and without delay on production of a bill of
 because of the sharp increase in overall imports of           lading proving that the goods were placed on board in
 these articles and other articles of clothing ;               Singapore for export to the Benelux countries, France,
                                                               Germany or the United Kingdom before the date of
 Whereas in view of this situation the Commission, at          entry into force of this Regulation, or on the condi­
 the request of the authorities of the Member States           tion that the quantitative limit specified in Annex A
 mainly concerned, began consultations with the Singa­         has not been reached, on production of an export
 pore authorities under the Agreement negotiated               licence issued by the Department of Trade, Ministry
 between the Republic of Singapore and the European            of Finance, of the Republic of Singapore containing
 Economic Community on trade in textile products ;             the information specified in Annex B.
 Whereas these consultations resulted in an under­
 taking by the Singapore authorities to introduce volun­                               Article 2
 tary restraint of exports of the products in question to
 the Benelux countries, to the Federal Republic of
 Germany, to France and to the United Kingdom ;                1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the
                                                               second day following its publication in the Official
 Whereas the effectiveness of the voluntary restraint          Journal of the European Communities.
 measures introduced by the Singapore authorities
 depends on the introduction on the Community's side           2.    It shall apply until the entry into force of appro­
 of controls ; whereas for this purpose imports of the         priate measures to be taken by the Council pursuant
 products in question must be made subject to authori­         to Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No
 zation ;                                                      1439/74 or until the expiry of a period of six weeks
                                                               following the entry into force of this Regulation,
(») OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 .                           whichever is the earlier.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 6 June 1977.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                 Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
                                                                      Vice-President
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                                                             ANNEX A
      CCT
                        NIMEXE code                                                                       Area of    Quantitative
     heading                                                     Description of goods                                     limit
                            1977                                                                         Community
       No                                                                                                               (items)
ex 60.04        60.04-13, ex 19, ex 29,      Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic        France         1 800 000
                41 , ex 49, ex 59            or rubberized :                                          Germany        5 425 000
                                                                                                      United
                                             ex A. Of cotton :
                                                                                                      Kingdom         1 125 000
                                                     — Shirts, rollneck undershirts, T-shirts
                                                        and vests, excluding singlets
                                             ex B. Of other textile materials :
                                                     — Of synthetic textile fibres :
                                                        — Shirts, rollneck undershirts, T-shirts
                                                             and vests, excluding singlets
60.04           60.04-13, ex 19, ex 29,      Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic        Benelux        1 900 000
                41 , ex 49, ex 59            or rubberized :
                                             ex A. Of cotton :
                                                     — Shirts, rollneck         undershirts, T-shirts
                                                        and vests, excluding singlets
                                             ex B. Of other textile materials :
                                                     — Of synthetic textile fibres :
                                                       — Shirts, rollneck undershirts, T-shirts
                                                           and vests, excluding singlets
60.05           60.05-ex 23 , ex 26, ex      Outer garments and other articles, knitted or
                27, ex 32, ex 35, ex 37      crocheted, not elastic or rubberized :
                                             ex II . Other :
                                                     — Jerseys, pullovers and rollneck under­
                                                        shirts :
                                                        — Of cotton or of synthetic or regener­
                                                             ated textile fibres
                                                             ANNEX B
                                           Information referred to in Article 1 (2)
             Export licences issued by the Department of Trade, Ministry of Finance, Singapore, for the products
             referred to in this Regulation shall indicate or contain the following :
             1 . destination, and in particular the Member State of destination ;
             2. serial number ;
             3. name and address of the importer ;
             4. name and address of the exporter ;
             5. the quantity, in number of items and the value of the products covered by the licence ;
             6. certification that the quantity concerned has been debited against the quantitative limit for
                 exports to the Member State of destination .