CELEX: 31975R1783
Language: en
Date: 1975-07-10 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1783/75 of the Council of 10 July 1975 on rules for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan

No L 182/ 2                          Official Journal of the European Communities                              12. 7. 75
                            REGULATION ( EEC) No 1783/75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                     of 10 July 1975
                   on rules for imports of certain textile products originating in Taiwan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas at the present stage quantitative restrictions
COMMUNITIES,                                                    applicable in the Member States should be laid down
                                                                in respect of certain other textiles originating in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          Taiwan in such a way as to allow a certain annual
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113              growth in imports whilst avoiding substantial injury to
thereof ;                                                       the Community producers concerned and to facilitate
                                                                the subsequent harmonization of these measures
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    under the common commercial policy ; whereas,
1439/74 (') of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                  moreover, these imports are likely to be detrimental to
imports, and in particular Articles 7 and 13 thereof ;          the interests of Community producers of similar or
                                                                competing products and should therefore be subjected
                                                                to Community surveillance ;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
1023/70 (2) of 25 May 1970 establishing a common
procedure for administering quantitative quotas, and            Whereas it is necessary to provide that products intro­
in particular Article 2 thereof ;                               duced into the customs territory of the Community
                                                                under the inward processing rules or under temporary
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­                  admission rules and re-exported in the same state or
sions ;                                                         after processing, are not to be set off against Commu­
                                                                nity quantitative quotas or quantitative quotas appli­
                                                                cable in the Member States ;
Whereas rules for imports of certain textile products
originating in Taiwan should be adopted within the
context of the revision of the rules in force in the            Whereas the Commission has consulted the Advisory
Community, taking account of the Community's inter­             Committee set up under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC)
national obligations towards certain third countries ;          No 1439/74,
Whereas the inclusion of these products in the
common list of liberalized products cannot be envis­
aged at the present time since such a measure might
increase the serious difficulties to which the Commu­           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
nity textile industry is at present subject, thereby
creating situations which would justify the application
of safeguard measures ;
                                                                                        Article 1
Whereas Community quantitative quotas should be
established for certain textiles originating in Taiwan ;
                                                                 1.   Importation into the Community of the textile
                                                                products listed in Annex ,1 and originating in Taiwan
Whereas for the years 1975, 1976 and 1977 the size of           is hereby made subject to Community quantitative
these quotas should be fixed in such a way as to allow          quotas .
a certain annual growth whilst avoiding substantial
injury to the Community producers concerned ;
                                                                2.    For the years 1975, 1976 and 1977 the size of
Whereas, because of the considerable disparities                the quotas shall be that given in the list referred to in
between the conditions to which imports into                    paragraph 1 . However, the size indicated in that list
Member States are at present subject and because of             for the years 1976 and 1977 may be reviewed prior to
the particular sensitivity of the Community textile             its application .
industry, harmonization of these conditions can be
achieved only gradually ; whereas, to this end, the             The size indicated for 1975 shall be reduced by the
main criterion for the allocation of the Community              volume of the imports effected in that year prior to
quantitative quotas should be that the size admitted            the opening of the quotas.
under the present import conditions should be gradu­
ally adapted to the supply needs of the markets ;
                                                                3.    The quotas shall be allocated, in accordance with
(') OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 .                            the procedure set out in Article 1 1 of Regulation
(2) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6. 1970, p. 1 .                            (EEC) No 1023/70, in such a way as to ensure the
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expansion and orderly development of trade in textiles       system may be used for a maximum period of six
and to allow for carry-forward and anticipation from         months .
one year to another.
                                                             Where in a Member State importation of a particular
However, the allocation shall be fixed on the basis of       product is subject to an import authorization by virtue
the volume of imports admitted under the conditions          of a quantitative quota provided for in paragraph 1 ,
currently applied by Member States and shall include         this authorization shall replace the import document
considerably higher annual growth rates for those            referred to in Article 8 ( 1 ) of the abovementioned
Member States having the lowest volumes, in such a           Regulation .
way as to align them progressively on the supply
needs of the markets .
                                                                                     Article 3
                       Article 2                             1 . Member States may authorize imports in excess
                                                             of the quantitative quotas provided for in Article 2,
1 . Importation of , the products listed in Annex II         either by carrying forward the quantities not used
and originating in Taiwan is hereby made subject to          from the quotas for the previous year or by anticipa­
quantitative quotas in the Member States mentioned           tion of the quotas for the following year, each of these
in that list.
                                                             transfers being limited to a maximum of 10 % of the
Without prejudice to paragraph 4, this Regulation            increased quota.
shall not affect the rules for imports into the other        2. With a view to improving the utilization of the
Member States of these products originating in               quantitative quotas provided for in Article 2, the size
Taiwan .
                                                             of these quotas may be adapted in accordance with
2. For the years 1975, 1976 and 1977 the size of             the procedure provided for in Article 1 1 of Regulation
the quotas shall be that given in the list referred to in    (EEC) No 1023/70 .
paragraph 1 . However, the size indicated in that list
for the years 1976 and 1977 may be reviewed prior to                                 Article 4
its application .
                                                             Products referred to in Articles 1 and 2 which are
The size indicated for 1975 shall be reduced by the          introduced into the customs territory of the Commu­
volume of the imports effected in that year prior to         nity under the inward processing rules or under
the opening of the quotas.                                   temporary admission rules and re-exported from that
3. The quantitative quotas shall be opened and               territory in the same state or after processing shall not
administered in accordance with the provisions appli­        be set off against the quotas provided for in Articles 1
                                                             and 2.
cable in the Member States concerned .
4. Importation of the products referred to in para­                                  Article 5
graph 1 shall be subject to Community surveillance in
accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 8 and        This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
1 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74. The import docu­         following its publication in the Official Journal of
ments issued or referred to under the surveillance           the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 10 July 1975.
                                                                          For the Council
                                                                           The President
                                                                           E. COLOMBO
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                                                          ANNEX 1
                                           Community quantitative import quotas
                                                                                                    Quantities
     CCT            NIMEXE
                                                     Description                   Units
  heading No           Code
                                                                                               1975   1976          1977
   55.09                         Other woven fabrics of cotton                 metric tons   10 670 11410        12 210
         ex  03 ; 04 ; 05 ; 51 ; — other than unbleached and bleached          metric tons      750     800           860
             52 ; 53 ; 54 ; 55 ;
             56 ; 57 ; 59 ; 61 ;
             63 ; 64 ; 65 ; 66 ;
             67 ; 69 ; 71 ; 81 ;
             82 ; 83 ; 84 ; 86 ;
             87 ; 92 ; 93 ; 97
   56.05 A                       Yarn of synthetic textile fibres (discon­     metric tons    5 150   5 460        5 790
                                 tinuous or waste), not put up for retail
                                 sale
   56.07 A                       Woven fabrics of synthetic textile fibres
                                 ( discontinuous) :
             ex 01 ; 04 ; 11 ;   — unbleached and bleached                     metric tons    8 670   8 930        9 200
             17 ; 24 ; 32
             ex 01 ; 03 ; 05     — other                                       metric tons      570     590           610
             07; 08 ; 13 ; 14
             16 ; 18 ; 21 ; 23
             26 ; 27 ; 28 ; 33
             34 ; 36
ex 56.07 B                       Woven fabrics of regenerated textile          metric tons    7 034   7 245         7 462
                                 fibres (discontinuous or waste), not put
                                 up for retail sale
   60.04                         Under garments, knitted or crocheted,
                                 not elastic or rubberized :
         ex  13 ; 41 ; ex 70 ;   — shirts                                     1 000 articles  5 766   6 170         6 602
             ex 80
             11 ; 15 ; 24 ; 26 ;      other, except drawers and briefs,        metric tons     1400   1500          1600
             29 ; 35 ; 45 ; 52 ;      panty-hose or tights
             54 ; 59 ; ex 70 ;
             ex 80
   60.05                          Outer garments and other articles, knit­
                                  ted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberi­
                                  zed :
             01 ; 21 to 39       — jerseys, pullovers, slipovers, twinsets,   1 000 articles 28 480  29 050       29 630
                                      cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers
             02 to 19 ;           — other                                      metric tons     1080   1 180         1300
             41 to 98
ex 61.01     11                   Men's and boys' waterproof garments
                                  made of impregnated or coated fabrics
                                  within the meaning of headings Nos
                                  59.08, 59.09, 59.11 or 59.12              i
                                                                              1 000 articles  3 400   3 540        3 676
ex 61.02 B   11                   Women's, girls' and infants' waterproof
                                  garments made of impregnated or coated
                                  fabrics within the meaning of headings
                                  Nos 59.08, 59.09, 59.11 or 59.12
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                                                                                                      Quantities
                                                                                               1975 J
     CCT             NIMEXE
  heading No           Code                        Description                     Units
                                                                                                         1976         1977
ex 61.01      61 to 69           Men's and boys' trousers, breeches and \
                                 jeans                                     /
                                                                              1 000 articles   4 080     4 280        4500
ex 61.02 B    ex 91 to ex 99     Women's, girls' and infants' slacks, shorts
                                 and jeans                                 /
ex 61.01                         Men's and boys' outer garments :
              ex 21 ; ex 29      — work clothing, except aprons, overalls \
              (ex B I)               and dungarees                         j
              41 to 49           — overcoats and other coats                >  metric tons       581       639          703
              (B III a )
              91 to 99
              (B III e)
                                 — other                                    I
                                                                                             //
   61.02                         Women's, girls' and infants' outer gar­
                                  ments :
         ex B 41 to 89 (lie 5)   — shirts and blouses                         1 000 articles   1 802     1 910        2 024
         ex B ex 21 ; ex 23      — work clothing, except aprons, overalls \
              (ex II a)              and smocks                            j
                                                                               metric tons       224       246          271
         ex B 51 to 59 ( lie 2 ) — suits and costumes                      /
         ex B ex 91 to ex 99     — other, except slacks and jeans           J
              (ex 11 c 6)
   61.03                          Men's and boys' under garments, inclu­
                                  ding collars, shirt fronts and cuffs :
               11 to 19 ( A)     — shirts                                     1 000 articles  10 689    11010      ' 11 340
              31 to 39 (B )      — other                                       metric tons       664       724          789
   61.04                         Women's, girls' and infants' under gar­       metric tons       250       280          300
                                  ments
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                                                                       ANNEX II
                                             Quantitative quotas tor. imports into the Member States
                                                                                                                                  Quantities
        CCT                                                                         Regions
    heading No       NIMEXE code                      Description                of application       Units
                                                                                                                        1975          1976         1977
      51.04 A                             Woven fabrics of synthetic            Benelux           metric tons             12            13          14
                                          textile fibres (continuous)           UK                metric tons           298           316          335
      56.05 B                             Yarn of regenerated tex­              Benelux           metric tons           372           398          426
                                          tile fibres ( discontinuous)          France            metric tons           130           138          146
ex 60.02             40 ; 60 ; 70 (A ;    Gloves, mittens and mitts,            France            1 000 pairs             59            63          67
                     B II ; B III )       knitted or crocheted, not             Italy             1 000 pairs           917           981        1050
                                          elastic or rubberized
ex 60.04             23 ; 27 ; ex 35 ;    Drawers and briefs, knitted
                     ex 45 ; 56 ;         or crocheted, not elastic
                     ex 70 ; ex 80        or rubberized
ex 61.01             ex 21 ; ex 29 )
                     (ex B I)       f     Aprons,       dungarees      and
ex 61.02 B           ex 21 ; ex 23 (      overalls
                     (ex II a)       )
ex 61.01             31—39 (B II)         Articles of apparel used
ex 61.02 B           31 — 38 (II b)        for sports
ex 61.01             51 — 59               Men's and boys' suits             J
                     (B III b )
                                                                                Benelux           metric tons               7            7            8
ex 61.01             71 — 79              Men's and boys' jackets, \            UK                metric tons            108 n         114 (1)     121 n
                     (B III d)             blazers and the like               j
ex 61.02 B           41—49                Women's, girls' and in-\
                     (II c 1 )             fants' coats and jackets           1
ex 61.02 B           61 — 69              Women's, girls' and in -              Benelux           metric tons             32            34           36
                     ( II c 3 )            fants' dresses                    [  UK                metric tons             34 (2)        36 («)       38 O
ex 61.02 B           71 — 79               Women's, girls' and in- 1
                     ( lie 4)              fants' skirts                      '
      62.02 B                              Bed linen, table linen, toi­
                                           let linen and kitchen linen ;
                                           curtains and other furni­
                                           shing articles other than
                                           net curtains
 (') The United Kingdom may combine the administration of this quota with that of its share of the Community quantitative quota provided for
     in Article 1 for 'men 's and boys' outer garments', falling within heading No 61.01 : ex B I, B III a) and B III e).
 (*) The United Kingdom may combine the administration of this quota with that of its share of the Community quantitative quota provided for
     in Article 1 for ' women 's, girls' and infants ' outer garments', falling within heading No 61.02 : ex II a), II c) 2 and ex II c) 6.