CELEX: 31977R2790
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2790/77 of 13 December 1977 concerning  import arrangements in Italy for certain textile products originating in Malaysia

16. 12. 77                          Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 321 /23
                                COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2790/77
                                                  of 13 December 1977
              concerning import arrangements in Italy for certain textile products originating
                                                       in Malaysia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 tion to quantitative limits for the period 1 July to 31
 COMMUNITIES,                                                   December 1977 and the Community has accepted
                                                               that imports of such products will be admitted up to
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         the said limits in accordance with a system of double
 Economic Community,                                           checking ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                  Whereas it is necessary to establish detailed rules for
 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                    the administration of the said limits by the competent
imports ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof,             authorities in Italy,
 Having consulted the Committee provided for in
Article 5 of the said Regulation,
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, in the context of the Arrangement regarding
international trade in textiles, the European Economic                                  Article 1
Community and Malaysia have negotiated an Arrange­
ment on trade in textile products ;                             1 . Imports into Italy of the textile products listed in
                                                               Annex A hereto, originating in Malaysia and exported
Whereas, for certain textile products, the Agreement           from this country between 1 July and 31 December
makes provision for a consultation procedure permit­
                                                                1977, shall be subject to the quantitative limits set out
ting the adoption of protective measures in the event          in the aforesaid Annex .
of a real risk of market disruption ;
                                                               2. The competent authorities in Italy shall, within
Whereas, in accordance with the said procedure, the
                                                               the quantitative limits prescribed, automatically autho­
Community and Malaysia have established that
imports into Italy of certain textile products of Malay­       rize import of the products referred to in paragraph 1
sian origin have increased sharply and substantially,          immediately upon production by the importer of the
that they are offered for sale on that market at prices        original export licence issued by the competent Malay­
which are considerably lower than the prices                   sian authorities and containing the details set out in
                                                               Annex B hereto .
prevailing among Community producers and that
they represent a significant market share ;
                                                                                       Article 2
Whereas the Community and Malaysia are therefore
of the opinion that all these factors have caused               1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
market disruption and substantial injury to Commu­             following its publication in the Official Journal of
nity producers and that further unlimited imports              the European Communities.
would aggravate the injury already caused and would
make it difficult to remedy ;                                  2. It shall apply in accordance with Articles 12 (6)
                                                               and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74 or until the
Whereas, in this situation , Malaysia has undertaken to        expiry of a period of six weeks after its entry into
submit its exports into Italy of the products in ques­         force, whichever is the sooner.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 13 December 1977.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                            Lorenzo NATALI
                                                                             Vice-President
(!) OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 .
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                                                           ANNEX A
     CCT                     NIMEXE                                                                      Quantitative limit
    heading                     code                              Description               Unit
      No                      ( 1977)                                                             1 . 7 . 1977 to 31 . 12. 1977
   55.09      55.09 all codes                       Other woven fabrics of cotton        1 000 kg             1 147
   56.07      56.07-01 to 36                        Woven fabrics of man-made fibres
                                                    (discontinuous or waste) :
                                                    A. Of synthetic textile fibres
                                                                 of which :
   55.09      55.09 all codes                       Other woven fabrics of cotton        1 000 kg               746
ex 55.09      55.09-03 ; 04 ; 05 ; 51 ; 52 ;   53 ; Other woven fabrics of cotton :      1 000 kg                224
              54 ; 55 ; 56 ; 57 ; 59 ; 61 ;    63 ; — Other than        unbleached   and
              64 ; 65 ; 66 ; 67 ; 69 ; ex 71 ; 81 ;     bleached
              82 ; 83 ; 84 ; 86 ; 87 ; 92 ;    93 ;
              97
ex 56.07      56.07 ex 01 ; 05 ; 07 ; 08 ; 13 ;     Woven fabrics of man-made fibres
              14 ; 16 ; 18 ; 21 ; 23 ; 26 ; 27 ;    (discontinuous or waste) :
              28 ; 33 ; 34 ; 36
                                                    A. Of synthetic textile fibres :
                                                        — Other     than    bleached and
                                                            unbleached
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                                                                    ANNEX B
                                                    Details referred to in Article 1 (2)
             The export licences issued by the competent Malaysian authorities (') for products covered by this
             Regulation shall specify or contain :
              1 . the destination, and in particular the Member State for which the goods are intended ;
             2. the serial number ;
             3 . the name and address of the importer ;
             4. the name and address of the exporter ;
             5 . the net quantity, in the units specified in Annex A to this Regulation , and the value of the
                  products covered by the licence ;
             6. the category against which the products have been charged by the competent Malaysian authori­
                  ties and the description of the products ;
             7. a declaration to the effect that the quantity in question has been charged against the agreed
                  ceiling for exports to the Member State of destination, or, where appropriate, that the quantity is
                  intended for immediate re-export from the Community or for re-export from the Community
                  after processing ;
             8 . the year during which the products were exported, that is when they were taken aboard in
                  Malaysia for export to the Community.
             (') Ministry of Trade and Industry at
                 — Kuala Lumpur (head office ),
                 — Penane, Gohorbru , Kota Kenia , Kota Bam , Kinabalu , Kuching ( local office).