CELEX: 31976R1954
Language: en
Date: 1976-08-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1954/76 of 5 August 1976 subjecting to authorization imports into Denmark of synthetic socks originating in Taiwan

6. 8 . 76                           Official Journal of the European Communities                       No L 213/27
                                COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1954/76
                                                    of 5 August 1976
                subjecting to authorization imports into Denmark of synthetic socks originating
                                                        in Taiwan
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                Community, this action to consist of the introduction
 COMMUNITIES,                                                  in Denmark of measures to limit temporarily imports
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         originating in Taiwan ;
 Economic Community,                                           Whereas the concentration of imports of the products
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                  concerned on the Danish market justifies the limita­
  1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                   tion, for the moment, of the application of these safe­
 imports ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof,            guard measures to imports into those regions of the
 Having consulted the Advisory Committee set up                Community,
 under Article 5 of the said Regulation,
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas imports into Denmark of synthetic socks
 corresponding to Nimexe code 60.03-27, originating
                                                                                       Article 1
 in Taiwan, have increased sharply and in substantial
 proportions in the past few years with the result that        The importation into Denmark of stockings, other
 imports have increased in that region of the Commu­           than knee-length stockings and women's stockings,
 nity from one million pairs in 1974 to more than 2-2          under-stockings, socks and ankle-socks, sockettes and
 million pairs in the first five months of 1976 ;              the like, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubber­
 Whereas these products are offered for sale in                ized, of synthetic fibres, corresponding to Nimexe
 Denmark at prices which are substantially below those         code 60.03-27, originating in Taiwan, is hereby made
 prevailing for similar goods produced by Community            subject to the presentation of an import authorization
 producers ;                                                   issued by the competent authorities of the importing
 Whereas according to the information available to the         country.
 Commission these imports already represented at the           The total quantity of the products for which import
 end of 1975 a share of the market in Denmark of
                                                               authorizations shall be issued during the periods
 19 % and that they may occupy a market share of               mentioned hereunder shall not exceed the following
 over 50 % in 1976 ;                                           amounts :
 Whereas this development has been carried out to the          — 1976 : 3 430 000 pairs,
 detriment of the Community industry, whose produc­            — 1977 : 3 515 000 pairs.
 tion has fallen considerably over the past few years
 with resultant employment problems ;                          The quantity indicated above for 1976 shall be
 Whereas all these factors have caused market disrup­          reduced by the quantity imported into Denmark, origi­
 tion and have caused serious damage to the Commu­             nating in Taiwan, since 1 January 1976.
 nity producers ;
                                                                                      Article 2
 Whereas in view of the imports effected during recent
 months a further sharp and substantial increase in            1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 imports of these products may be considered to be             following its publication in the Official Journal of
 imminent ; whereas in the absence of immediate                the European Communities.
 protective measures this aggravation of the damage            2. It shall apply up to the entry into force of appro­
 already caused to Community producers would make              priate measures to be taken by the Council in accor­
 it difficult to repair ;                                      dance with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC)
Whereas, for these reasons it is necessary to take             No 1439/74 and at the latest until the expiry of a
 immediate action to safeguard the interests of the            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, 5 August 1976.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                         Christopher SOAMES
                                                                            Vice-President
(•) OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 .