CELEX: 31976R1369
Language: en
Date: 1976-06-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1369/76 of 15 June 1976 establishing interim protective measures with regard to imports into the Benelux countries of cotton yarn not put up for retail sale, originating in Mexico

16 . 6 . 76                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 155 / 11
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1369/76
                                                        of 15 June 1976
               establishing interim protective measures with regard to imports into the
               Benelux countries of cotton yarn not put up for retail sale, originating in
                                                             Mexico
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    of the Community, this action to consist in the intro­
COMMUNITIES,                                                      duction of protective measures with regard to these
                                                                   imports ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                              Whereas these measures are without prejudice to the
                                                                   pursuit and to the result of consultations and nego­
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     tiations which are at the moment taking place
 1439 /74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                      between the Community and the United States of
 imports ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof,               Mexico ; whereas they may be adapted in the light of
Consultations having taken place within the Advisory              the results of these consultations and negotiations,
Committee set up under Article 5 thereof,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas imports into the Benelux countries of cotton
yarn not put up for retail sale, falling within heading
 No 55.05 of the Common Customs Tariff and origi­                                           Article 1
nating in Mexico, have increased sharply and substan­
tially over the past few years, namely from 134 metric            The importation into the Benelux countries of cotton
tons in 1973 to 4 085 metric tons in 1975 ;                       yarn not put up for retail sale, falling within heading
                                                                   No 55.05 of the Common Customs Tariff and origi­
Whereas these products are offered for sale at prices             nating in Mexico is hereby made subject to the
which are considerably below those prevailing for                 production of an import authorization issued by the
similar goods produced in the Benelux countries by                competent authorities of the Benelux countries .
Community producers ;
                                                                  The quantity of such products for which import autho­
Whereas this development has taken place to the detri­             rizations into the Benelux countries shall be issued
ment of the Community industry in the Benelux                     during a period of one year dating from the entry into
countries where production has declined considerably               force of this Regulation , shall not exceed 4 085 metric
over the past few years and where employment has                  tons .
been considerably reduced ;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas all these factors involve a disruption of the
market and cause substantial injury to Community                   1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the
producers and, unless interim protective measures                 second day following its publication in the Official
which have been requested by the Governments of                    Journal of the European Communities.
the Benelux countries, are taken the injury already
suffered by the producers in this region will be further          2.     It shall apply up to the entry into force of appro­
                                                                   priate measures to be taken by the Council in accor­
aggravated ;
                                                                  dance with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation ( EEC)
Whereas these circumstances make it necessary that                 No 1439/74 and at the latest until the expiry of a
immediate action be taken to safeguard the interests              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, 15 June 1976 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Christopher SOAMES
                                                                                 Vice-President
(') OJ No L 159 , 15 . 6 . 1974 , p . 1