CELEX: 31977R1144
Language: en
Date: 1977-05-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1144/77 of 27 May 1977 subjecting to authorization imports into Germany of certain yarn and twine originating in Yugoslavia

No L 135/34                              Official Journal of the European Communities                               1 . 6 . 77
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1144/77
                                                         of 27 May 1977
              subjecting to authorization imports into Germany of certain yarn and twine orig­
                                                      mating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas, in these highly unusual and critical circum­
COMMUNITIES,                                                       stances, it is necessary that immediate action be taken
                                                                   to safeguard the interests of the Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              consisting in the introduction of a temporary limita­
Economic Community,
                                                                   tion of imports, account being taken of imports
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       already carried out ;
1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for
                                                                   Whereas the concentration of imports of the products
imports ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof,                  concerned on the German market justifies the limita­
Having consulted the Advisory Committee set up                      tion of the application of these safeguard measures to
under the said Regulation ,                                         imports into that region of the Community,
Whereas imports of yarn of true hemp and twine of
true hemp, of flax and of ramie corresponding to                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
NIMEXE       codes     57.05-19 ,    ex    59.04-50    and  ex
59.04-60, originating in Yugoslavia, have increased                                          Article 1
sharply and substantially in the past few years ;
                                                                    The importation into Germany of yarn of true hemp
Whereas this development has manifested itself princi­              and twine of true hemp, of flax and of ramie corres­
pally on the German market where imports have                       ponding to NIMEXE codes 57.05-19, ex 59.04-50 and
increased from 418 tonnes in 1975 to 862 tonnes in
                                                                    ex 59.04-60, originating in Yugoslavia, is hereby made
1976 and to 471 tonnes in the first quarter of 1977 ;               subject to the presentation of an import authorization
Whereas these products are offered for sale on the                  issued by the competent authorities of the importing
market principally affected at prices which #are 17 to              country.
21 % lower than those prevailing for similar goods                  The total quantity of the products for which import
produced by Community producers ;                                   authorizations shall be issued during the period from
Whereas, according to the information available to the              the entry into force of this Regulation until 31
Commission, these imports represented a market                      December 1977 shall not exceed 80 tonnes.
share of 39 % in Germany, in the beginning of 1977 ;
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas this development has been carried out to the
detriment of the Community industry, whose produc­                   1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
tion has fallen considerably over the past few years,                following its publication in the Official Journal of
and it threatens to bring about the closure of the most              the European Communities.
important factory in this sector in Germany together
with substantial unemployment ;                                      2. It shall apply until the entry into force of appro­
                                                                     priate measures to be taken by the Council in accor­
Whereas all these factors have caused both market                   dance with Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No
disruption and serious damage to the Community                       1439/74 or until the expiry of a period of six weeks
 producers of like goods in Germany ;                                after its entry into force, whichever is the sooner.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 27 May 1977.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                              Christopher TUGENDHAT
                                                                           Member of the Commission
 (') OJ No L 1 59 , 15 . 6. 1974, p . 1 .