CELEX: 31977R1088
Language: en
Date: 1977-05-25
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1088/77 of 25 May 1977 on the administration of quantitative limits on imports of certain textile products originating in the Republic of Korea

26 . 5 . 77                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No L 131 / 25
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1088/77
                                                                     of 25 May 1977
               on the administration of quantitative limits on imports of certain textile
                                          products originating in the Republic of Korea
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                                  Article 1
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                  The quantitative limits on imports fixed in Article 1
 1023/ 70 of 25 May 1970 establishing a common proce­                         of Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2474/ 76 shall be allo­
dure for administering quantitative quotas ('), and in                        cated among the Member States as set out in Annex A
                                                                              hereto .
particular Articles 2 and 8 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
2474/ 76 of 4 October 1976 concerning import arran­                                                    Artie e 2
gements for certain textile products originating in the
Republic of Korea (2), and in particular Article 1                             1.    The competent authorities of the Member States
thereof,                                                                      concerned shall authorize the import of the products
                                                                              referred to in Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC) No
Whereas the said Article 1 sets up Community                                  2474/76 up to the amount of the quota shares fixed in
quantitative limits on imports and provides for their                         Article 1 above .
allocation among the Member States in accordance
with the criteria indicated ;                                                 2.     The competent authorities of the Member States
                                                                              indicated in Annex B shall authorize the import of
Whereas the administration of the quantitative limits                         the products referred to in Article 2 of Regulation
requires, under the terms of the Agreement between                            ( EEC) No 2474/76 up to the amount of the regional
the European Economic Community and the Repu­                                 quantitative limits specified in the said Annex .
blic of Korea on trade in textile products, that unused
portions of ceilings established under the Agreement                          3.     When the Commission considers that , in accor­
may be transferred to other ceilings or carried over
                                                                              dance with the Agreement, action should be taken as
from one year to the next, and that advance use may
                                                                              a result of notification given by the Korean authorities
be made of such ceilings ;
                                                                              that they intend :
Whereas the system of bilateral control laid down in                          — to transfer, in a given year under the Agreement,
the said Agreement between the Community and                                       unused quantities of a quantitative limit in one
Korea can be carried out only by the authorities of the                            category to the quantitative limit for another cate­
Member States designated as the place of destination                              gory '
by the Korean authorities and against whose quota
share of the Community ceiling the quantity exported                          — to carry over unused quantities of a quantitative
has been debited by the said authorities ;                                         limit fixed in the Agreement to the corresponding
                                                                                   limit fixed for the following year, or to use in anti­
Whereas, in accordance with Regulation ( EEC) No                                   cipation part of a quantitative limit fixed for the
2474/76, products which enter the Community's                                      following year,
customs territory under inward processing or other
temporary       admission          arrangements               and      are    it shall so inform the Member States , which shall auth­
re-exported in their original condition or after                              orize imports in excess of the limits fixed in para­
processing should not be debited against the Commu­                           graphs 1 and 2 up to the amount of the quantities
nity quantitative limits ;                                                    indicated by the Commission .
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Quota                                                        Article J
Administration Committee set up by Regulation
( EEC ) No 1023 / 70 ,
                                                                              The authorities of the Member State whose territory is
(') O | No 1 . 124 , X. b . 1970 , p . I.                                     designated as the place of destination on the export
(-) O | No 1 . 2X2 , I     10 . 1^76 , p . I , unci the corri^anilum          licence shall authorize the import of the products
    published in OJ No l .             2 ^. 1(1 . |y 7 6 , p . ? 7 .          referred to in Article 2 automatically and without
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delay up to the amount of the limits laid down in           tion against the quota shares or quantitative regional
Article 2, on presentation by the importer of a copy        limits in accordance with the Agreement.
certified by the Korean authorities of a valid export
licence and on condition that each delivery of              2. Where Member States ascertain that imports of
products is accompanied by a certificate indicating         products referred to in this Regulation have been
that the dispatch is covered by an export licence           debited against the quota shares established in Article
issued by the Korean authorities.                            1 or against the regional limits specified in Annex B
                                                            but that these products, in the same state or after
In order to be valid the export licence must be issued       processing, have subsequently been re-exported
by the Korean authorities and must contain the infor­       outside the Community, they shall inform the
mation specified in Annex C.                                 Commission of the quantities involved and authorize
                                                             imports of the same quantities, which shall not be so
                       Article 4                            debited .
1 . Authorization shall be required for the clearance                               Article 5
for consumption of products imported under inward
processing or under some other temporary admission          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
arrangements . After consultation with the Commis­           following its publication in the Official Journal of
sion , Member States shall debit the quantities in ques­     the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 25 May 1977 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                      Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
                                                                          Vice-President
 ---pagebreak---                                                  ANNEX A
                                                                                                               Quantitative limits
                                                                                                                                            26. 5 . 77
                                                      Description                        Units    Region
                                                                                                             1976               1977
                     Other woven fabrics ot cotton                                     1 000 kg   FRG      1 968               2 205
                                                                                                   F       1 049               1 208
                     Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste) :                   I       1 791               1 821
                                                                                                  BNL      1 933               1 943
  ; 08 ; 1 1 ;       A. Of synthetic textile fibres                                               UK       1 714(b)            1 898 (b)
  21 ; 23 ;                                                                                       IRL        45                      52
  33 ; 34 ;                                                                                       DK        497                  500
                                                                                                  EEC      8 997               9 627        Official
                     Other woven fabrics ot cotton :                                              FRG        250                 276
                                                                                       1 000 kg
                                                                                                                                 176
                                                                                                                                           Journal
                                                                                                   F         160
     52 ;   53   ;   — Other than unbleached and bleached
                                                                                                    I        202                 207
  61 ;      63   ;                                                                                                               100
                                                                                                  BNL         91
     71 ;   81   ;
                                                                                                  UK
                                                                                                                                            of the
                                                                                                            253 ( b)             265 (b)
   92 ;     9}   ;                                                                                                                   25
                                                                                                  IRL         25
                                                                                                  DK          27                     30
                                                                                                  EEC      I 008               1 079       European
                     Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste )
                     ex A. Of synthetic textile fibres :
 08 ; 13 ;                   — Other than unbleached and bleached
  26 ; 27 ;
                                                                                                                                            Communities
                     Yam of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), not put up for   1 000 kg   FRG      2 533              2 586
                     retail sale :                                                                 F         4 56               542
                                                                                                    I        288                344
                     ex A. Of synthetic textile fibres :                                          BNL        313                362
  ; 31 ; 33 ;                — Containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic                      UK       1 295              1 378
                                     textile fibres                                               IRL         55                     58
                                                                                                  DK         604                607
                                                                                                  EEC      5 544              5 877
                                                                                                                                             No L 131 / 27
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                                              Description                                 Units     Region
                                                                                                                1976               1977
                                                                                                                                              No L 131 / 28
                  Undergarments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized :      1 000       FRG       2 838               3 037
                                                                                        units (c)    F        2 466               2 535
    9 ; ex 29 ;   — Shirts/undervests, T-shirts, singlets and the like, other than of                 1         437                     551
x 59 ; ex            silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie
                                                                                                    BNL       1 51 1              1 554
                                                                                                    UK        1 708               1 995
                                                                                                    IRL         195                     196
                                                                                                    DK          145                     176
                                                                                                    EEC       9 300              10 044
                                                                                                                                                Official
                                                                                                                                              Journal
                  Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not          1 000       FRG       5 240               5 643
                  elastic or rubberized :                                               items        F          740                 858
                                                                                                      I         450                 591          of the
                  ex A. Outer garments and clothing accessories, other than of                      BNL       7 434               7 471
                         silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie :
                                                                                                    UK       1 1 860             1 1 919
  23 ; 26 ;              — Jerseys and pullovers, slip-overs, twinsets, cardigans,                  1RL         295                     301
  5 ; 37 ; ex                bedjackets and jumpers                                                 DK          281                     307   European
                                                                                                    EEC      26 300              27 090
                                                                                                                                                Communities
                  Men s and bovs outer garments :                                       1 000       FRG       1 974               1 994
                                                                                        items        F            86                    123
 3 ; ex 45 ;      — Raincoats ot the overcoat tvpe , other than of silk or noil or                    I         535                     571
                    other waste silk or of flax or ramie (d )                                       BNL         635                     645
                                                                                                    UK          850                     908
                  Women 's, girls' and infants' outer garments :
                                                                                                    1RL           49                     50
                  ex B. Other than babies garments :                                                DK            22                     26
ex 38 ; ex                — Raincoats of the overcoat type, other than of silk or
                                                                                                    EEC       4 151               4 317
                             noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie (d)
                                                                                                                                                 26 . 5 . 77
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                                             Description                             Units     Region
                                                                                                          1976                1977       26. 5 . 77
              Men's and boys' outer garments :                                      1 000      FRG      1 373                1 426
                                                                                   items        F        304                   366
 68 ; 72 ;    — Trousers, breeches and the like, other than of silk or noil or
                                                                                                1        206                   249
                  other waste silk or of flax or ramie
                                                                                               BNL       906                   91 1
              Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments :                                    UK        987                 1 056
                                                                                               IRL        34                      38
              ex B. Other than babies' garments :                                              DK        190                   194
 x 74 ; ex           — Trousers, jeans, shorts and the like, other than of silk
   94 .                     or noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie                    EEC      4 000                4 240
                                                                                                                                         Official
                                                                                                                                       Journal
              Men's and boys' outer garments :                                     1 000       FRG      2 997                3 014
                                                                                   units (e)     F        168                  252
              — Other than of silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax or                                                             of the
                                                                                                 1        100                  150
                  ramie :
                                                                                               BNL        821                  873
x 38 ; 51 ;      — Suits           ·                                                            UK       875                 1 1 37
                  — Jackets, blazers and the like (f)                                          IRL         20                     28   European
                                                                                                DK       299                   301
                                                                                               EEC      5 280                5 755
                                                                                                                                        Communities
              Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments :                   .   . , 000      FRG      2 041    ·       .   2 194
                                                                                   units         F        215                  300
              ex B. Other than babies' garments :.                                               I       212                   293
                     — Shirts and blouses, other than of silk or noil or other                 BNL      1 979                1 989
                            waste silk or of flax or ramie                                      UK      2 140            .   2 217
                                                                                               IRL         30                     36
                                                                                                DK       383                   391
                                                                                               EEC      7 000                7 420
                                                                                                                                       No L 131 / 25
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                                              Description                                     Units       Region
                                                                                                                        1976               1977
                                                                                                                                                    No L 131 /30
                  Men's and boys' under garments, including collars, shirt fronts           1 000         FRG        20 230             20 331
                  and cuffs :                                                               units          F            564                 734
                                                                                                            I           570                 737
                  — Shirts, other than of silk or other waste silk or of flax or                          BNL         6 119               6 1 50
                      ramie
                                                                                                          UK          3 073               3 340
                                                                                                          IRL           121                 131
                                                                                                          DK           323                  352
                                                                                                          EEC       31 000              31 775
                                                                                                                                                    Official
                                 Footnotes to Annex A
  ry la are sub-quotas with regard to               (d) This description covers three-quarter length or longer coats or overcoats made of a
 ory 1 .                                                textile fabric treated either by impregnation , coating, covering or otherwise, so as to   Journal
                                                        become waterproof or shower resistant, other than coats or overcoats whose prin­
 he United Kingdom and for the                          cipal objective is protection against the cold.
' at 20 % of the total fixed for the                                                                                                                of the
                                                    (e) Suits are , for this purpose, counted as two units each .
                                                    (f) It is to be noted that this category excludes garments such as 'anoraks' or 'parkas'
     ervests, singlets and the like as half                 made of impregnated or coated fabrics which are proper to NIMEXE codes ( 1977) :
                                                            61.01-27 ; 28 ; ex 32.                                                                 European
                                                                                                                                                    Communities
                                                                                                                                                    26. 5. 77
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                 QUANTITATIVE LIMITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2
                                                                                                                                                  26. 5 . 77
                                                                                                                     Quantitative limits
                                                    Description                                Units    Region
                                                                                                                   1976               1977
   ; 13 ; 15 ;         Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous), including              I 000 kg   BNL         350                374
 ; 26 ; 27 ;           woven fabrics of monofil or strip of heading No 51.01 or 51.02 :
 ; 44 ; 46 ;
                       A. woven fabrics of man-made fibres                                   1 000 m­    UK      1 4 000           14 980
                                                                                                                                                   Official
                       Gloves, mittens and mitts , knitted or crocheted , not elastic or      I 000      F        2 750              2 819
                       rubberized :                                                           pairs                                              Journal
                       — Gloves, other than of silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax
                           or ramie or coated with artificial plastic materials
                                                                                                                                                   of the
                       — Other :
                           — Of synthetic textile fibres
                                                                                                                                                 European
                       Stockings, under stockings, socks, ankle-socks, sockettes and the      I 000     BNL      I 2 000            1 2 300
                       like, knitted or crocheted , not elastic or rubberized :               pairs     DK          175                    187
                                                                                                        FRG      41 564            41 843
                       — Of synthetic textile fibres :                                                    F       1 500              1 605
                                                                                                                                                   Communities
                           — Other than women's stockings
                       Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not
                       elastic or rubberized :                                               1 000 kg    UK         300                321
                       ex A. Outer garments arid clothing accessories, other than of
                              silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie :
 ; ex 09         ;            — Other than jerseys, pull-overs, slip-overs, twinsets,
   7 ; ex - 19   ;              cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers
    ; 51 ; S2    ;
   69 ; 71       ;
   ; ex 79       ; .
     ; 86 ; 87   ;                                                                                                                                No L 131 / 31
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                             Description                                 Units        Region
                                                                                                 1976               1977
                                                                                                                                        No L 131 /32
 Women's, girls' and infants' under garments :                          1 000          IRL       60                   64
                                                                       articles
 — Of synthetic textile fibres
Stockings, under stockings, socks, - ankle-socks, sockettes and the     1 (MM)    .   FRG      1 356                4 480
like, knitted or crocheted , not elastic òr rubberized :                pairs
— Other than of synthetic textile fibres
                                                                        1 000         FRG      1 400                 4 620
Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized :
                                                                        pairs
— Panty hose (tights) :
   — Of synthetic textile fibres :
       — Other than of a yarn of 6-6 tex or less
 Bed linen , table linen , toilet linen and kitchen linen ; curtains   1 000 kg       FRG        1 38                     456
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and other furnishing articles :
— Toilet linen and kitchen linen :
    — Of cotton :
        — Of terry towelling and similar terry fabrics
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                                                               ANNEX C
                                        DETAILS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 2)
            The export licences issued by the authorities of the Republic of Korea in respect of the products
            subject to restraint under this Regulation shall specify or contain :
            1 . destination , in particular the Member State receiving the products,
            2. serial number,
            3 . importer's name and address,
            4. exporter's name and address,
            5. quantity in the units specified in Annexes A and B and , where the quantity is expressed other
                than in weight, the equivalent weight calculated in accordance with the table of equivalencies set
                out below,
            6. category from which the product has been debited by the authorities of the Republic of Korea and
                description of the product,
            7 . certification by the Republic of Korea that the quantity has been debited from the agreed ceiling
                for exports to the Community or, where appropriate, is intended for immediate re-export or for
                processing and subsequent re-export outside the Community,
            8 . year during which the products were exported i.e. loaded in Korea for export .
                                                       Table of equivalencies
                              CCCN                                                                          Ratio
               Category       heading                            Description                                  of
                                No                                                                       equivalence
                   3       ex 60.04        — Shirts undervests and T-shirts, knitted or
                                               crocheted                                          6-4     units/ kg
                                           — Singlets , knitted or crocheted                     128      units/ kg
                   4       ex 60.05        Jerseys , pullovers, slipovers, twinsets, cardigans,
                                           bed jackets and jumpers , knitted or crocheted         5 - 1 S items/ kg
                   5       ex 61.01        Raincoats q-f the overcoat type                        1 29 items / kg
                           ex 61.02
                   6       ex 61.01        Men's, boys', women's, girls' and            infants'
                           ex 61.02        trousers, jeans, breeches , shorts and the like        2-47 items/ kg
                   7       ex 6 1 .0 1     — Men's and boys' jackets, blazers and the like        1-40 items/ kg
                                           — Men's and boys' suits                                0-70 unit/ kg
                   8       ex 61.02        Women's, girls' and infants' shirts and blouses        5-55 items/ kg
                   9       ex 61.03        Men's and boys' shirts                                 4-60 items/ kg
                  10       ex 60.02        Gloves                                                11-5 pairs/ kg