CELEX: 31976R2474
Language: en
Date: 1976-10-04 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/76 of 4 October 1976 concerning import arrangements for certain textile products originating in the Republic of Korea

13 . 10. 76                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 282/ 1
                                                                 I
                                              (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2474/76
                                                       of 4 October 1976
              concerning import arrangements for certain textile products originating in the
                                                       Republic of Korea
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Whereas, for certain other textile products, the Agree­
COMMUNITIES,                                                        ment provides for a consultation procedure permitting
                                                                    the adoption of safeguard measures in the event of a
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               real risk of market disruption ; whereas under this
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                   procedure, the Republic of Korea has undertaken to
thereof,                                                            introduce voluntary restraint on its exports to certain
                                                                    Member States ; whereas the Agreement provides that
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  observance of these quantitative limits will be ensured
                                                                    by the agreed system of bilateral checking ;
Whereas, within the framework of the Arrangement
regarding International Trade in Textiles ('), the Euro­            Whereas, such quantitative limits should therefore be
pean Economic Community and the Republic of                         fixed for 1976 and 1977, together with detailed rules
Korea have negotiated an Agreement on trade in                      for their administration by the Member States ;
textile products ; whereas the Commission has
submitted a recommendation for a Regulation
concluding that Agreement to the Council ;                          Whereas imports should be charged against the
                                                                    quantitative limits fixed for the year in which the
Whereas, for the purpose of applying the Agreement                  goods were exported from the Republic of Korea ;
which has been negotiated, import arrangements for
the products in question should be adopted and                      Whereas steps should be taken to ensure that the
brought into force immediately ;                                    objectives of the Agreement are not defeated by indi­
                                                                    rect imports of products originating in the Republic
Whereas the Agreement requires the Community to                     of Korea :
permit imports of certain textile products within
quantitative limits, the observance of which will be                Whereas the Agreement specifies that products which
guaranteed by an agreed system of bilateral checking ;              enter the Community's customs territory under
                                                                    inward processing or other temporary admission arran­
Whereas the provisions valid in the Community for                   gements and are re-exported therefrom in their orig­
1976 and 1977 and criteria for the allocation of the
                                                                    inal condition or after processing should not be
quantitative limits agreed with the Republic of Korea               charged against the agreed quantitative limits ;
should therefore be fixed ;
Whereas, because of the considerable disparities                    Whereas, in view of Article 12 of the Arrangement
between the conditions to which imports of the                      regarding International Trade in Textiles, the Agree­
products concerned into the Member States are                       ment does not apply to silk, flax or ramie textile
currently subject and the particular sensitivity of the             products ;
Community's textile industry, standardization of these
import conditions can be achieved only gradually ;                  Whereas this Regulation will replace the provisional
whereas one of the criteria to be adopted for the alloca­           measures laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No
tion of the Community quantitative limits should                    277/76 of 9 February 1976 maintaining in effect the
therefore be the gradual adaptation of the amounts                  interim measures adopted with regard to imports of
admitted under current import conditions to the                     certain textile products originating in the Republic of
requirements of the market ;                                        Korea (2) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No
(') OJ No L 118 , 30 . 4 . 1974 , p . 2.                            ( 2 ) OJ No L 36, 11 . 2. 1976, p . 1 .
 ---pagebreak---  No L 282/2                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                 13 . 10 . 76
 2175/76 of 3 September 1976 concerning import                    4. Authorized imports shall be charged against the
 arrangements, in Germany, for certain textile products           quantitative limits valid for the year during which the
 originating in the Republic of Korea (' J,                       products were loaded in the Republic of Korea for
                                                                  export.
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                    5.      Products which enter the Community's customs
                                                                  territory under inward processing or other temporary
                          Article 1                               admission arrangements and are re-exported there­
                                                                  from in their original condition or after processing
 1 . Imports into the Community of the textile                    shall not be charged against the limits referred to in
 products listed in Annex A, originating in the Repu­             paragraph 1 .
 blic of Korea and exported from that country in 1976
 or 1977, shall be subject to the quantitative limits                                         Article 2
 agreed for the Community with the Government of
 the Republic of Korea which are set out in that                   1 . Except as provided for in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4,
 Annex.                                                           imports into the Community of the textile products
                                                                  originating in the Republic of Korea which are listed
 2. These quantities shall be allocated among the                  in Annex B shall not be subject to quantitative restric­
"Member States in accordance with the procedure laid              tions .
 down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 of 25
 May 1970 establishing a common procedure for                     2. In the Member States listed in Annex B, imports
 administering quantitative quotas (2), and in particular         of the textile products referred to in paragraph 1
 in Article 1 1 thereof, in such a way as to ensure the           which are exported from the Republic of Korea in
 expansion and orderly development of trade in textiles            1976 or 1977 shall be subject to the quantitative limits
                                                                  set out in that Annex .
 and to permit amounts to be carried over or brought
 forward from one year to another.                                 3. The quantitative limits referred to in paragraph 2
 However, the allocation shall be made on the basis of             may be adjusted in accordance with the procedure laid
 the import volumes admitted under the conditions                 down in Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70, and in parti­
                                                                  cular in Article 1 1 thereof.
 currently applied in the Member States and shall
 provide for annual rates of increase that are appreci­           4.      Article 1 (3), (4) and (5) shall apply to the quantit­
 ably higher for those Member States whose import                 ative limits referred to in this Article .
 volumes are relatively the lowest, in order to align
 them gradually with the requirements of the market.                                          Article 3
 3. The competent authorities of the Member States                 Regulation (EEC) No 277/76 and Regulation (EEC)
 concerned shall, within the quantitative limits pres­             No 2175/76 are hereby repealed .
 cribed, automatically authorize the import of the
 products referred to in paragraph 1 immediately upon                                         Article 4
 production by the importer of a certified copy of an
 export licence granted by the authorities of the Repu­           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 blic of Korea containing the details set out in Annex             following its publication in the Official Journal of
 C.                                                                the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Luxembourg, 4 October 1976.
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                   The President
                                                                           A. P. L. M. M. van der STEE
 (•) OJ No L 243 , 4. 9 . 1976, p. 8 .
 (2) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6 . 1970 , p. 1 .
 ---pagebreak---                                          ANNEX A
                                                                                                                                       13 . 10 . 76
                QUANTITATIVE LIMITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1
                                                                                                              Quantitative limits
   e
                                                      Description                                 Units
                                                                                                            1976               1977
                     Other woven fabrics of cotton                                              1 000 kg   8 997             9 627
   5 ; 07 ; 08       Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste)
  7 ; 18 ; 21
    ; 32 ; 33
                     A. Of synthetic textile fibres                                                                                     Official
                                                                                                                                      Journal
                     Other woven fabrics of cotton ;                                            1 000 kg   1 008            1 079
   1 ; 52 ;     53   — Other than unbleached and bleached                                                                               of the
  9 ; 61 ;      63
      ex 71 ;   81
  7 ; 92 ;      93
                                                                                                                                      European
                     woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste)
                     ex A. Of synthetic textile fibres :
 ; 05 ; 07                    — Other than unbleached and bleached
  8 ; 21 ; 23
                                                                                                                                        Communities
    ; 36
                     Yam of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste), not put up for retail     1 000 kg   5 544            5 877
                     sale :
                     ex A. Of synthetic textile fibres :
   4 ; 31 ; 33 ;              — containing 85 % or more by weight of synthetic textile fibres
                                                                                                                                       No L 282/3
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                             Quantitätive limits
  de                                                                                             Units
                                                   Description
                                                                                                          1976               1977
                                                                                                                                     No L 282/4
                   Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized :            1 000     9 300            10 044
                                                                                                units
   24 ; ex 29 ;    — Shirts, undervests, T-shirts, singlets and the like, other than of sil'*
                      or noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie                           (b)
 ex 59 ; ex
                   Outer garments and other articles, knitted or crocheted, not elastic or      1 000    26 300            27 090
                   rubberized :                                                                 items
                   ex A. Outer garments and clothing accessories :                                                                   Official
 24 ; 25 ; ex             — Jerseys, pullovers, slipovers, twinsets, cardigans, bed jackets
   ; ex 39                  and jumpers, other than of silk or noil or other waste silk or
                              of flav or ramie                                                                                      Journal
                                                                                                                                     of the
                   Men's and boys' outer garments :                                             1 000     4 151            4317
                                                                                                items
      ex 45 ; ex   — Raincoats of the overcoat type, other than of silk or noil or other
                      waste silk or of flax or ramie                                                                                European
                   Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments :
                   ex B. Other than babies' garments :
   ex 43 ; e>             — Raincoats of the overcoat type, other than of silk or noil" or
                              other waste silk or of flax or ramie
                                                                                                                                     Communities
                   Men's and boys' outer garments :                                             1 000     4 000             4 240
                                                                                                items
    ; ex 69        — Trousers, breeches and the like, other than of silk or noil or other
                      waste silk or of flax or ramie
                   Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments :
                   ex B. Other than babies' garments :
  ex 95 ; ex             — Trousers (including jeans), shorts and the like, other than of
                              silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie
                                                                                                                                      13 . 10 . 76
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                                       Quantität ive limits
   ode
                                                                   Description                             Units
                                                                                                                    1976                1977    13 . 10 . 76
                              Men's and boys' outer garments :                                           1 000     5 280               5 755
                                                                                                         units
                             — Other than of silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie :
                                                                                                         (c)
  7 ; ex 59                       — Suits
  7 ; ex 79                       — Jackets, blazers and the like
                             Women's, girls' and infants' outer garments :                               1 000     7 000               7 420
                                                                                                         items
                             ex B. Other than babies' garments :
                                                                                                                                                Official
 ex 89                                 — Shirts and blouses, other than of silk or noil or other waste
                                             silk or of flax or ramie
                                                                                                                                               Jdurnal
                             Men's and boys' under garments, including collars, shirt fronts "and        1 000     31 000            31 775
                             cuffs :                                                                     items
                                                                                                                                                of the
9                            — Shirts, other than of silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax or
                                  ramie
    uotas of the quotas established for products in category 1 .                                                                               European
       nglets are regarded as half a unit.
                                                                                                                                                Communities
                                                                                                                                                No L 282/5
 ---pagebreak---                                        ANNEX B
          QUANTITATIVE LIMITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2                                                                       No L 282/6
                                                                                                Quantität ive limits
ode                                                                     Member
                                         Description                               Units
                                                                         State                1976               1977
  11 ; 13 ; 15 ;   Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous),      Benelux   1 000 kg      350                 374
 25 ; 26 ; 27 ;    including woven fabrics of monofil or strip of
 42 ; 44 ; 46 ;    heading No 51.01 or 51.02 :
                   ex A. Woven fabrics of man-made fibres              United    1 000 m 2   14 000            14 980
                                                                                                                               Official
                                                                       Kingdom
                                                                                                                             Journal
                   Gloves, mittens and mitts, knitted or crocheted,    France    1 000        2 750              2819
                   not elastic or rubberized :                                   pairs
                                                                                                                               of the
                   — Gloves impregnated or coated with artificial
                     plastic materials
                   — Other :
                      — Of synthetic textile fibres
                                                                                                                             European
                   Stockings, under stockings, socks, ankle-socks,     Benelux   1 000       12 000            12 300
                   sockettes and the like, knitted or crocheted, not   Denmark   pairs          175                    187
                   elastic or rubberized :                                                   41 564            41 843
                                                                                                                               Communities
                                                                       Germany
                                                                       France                 1 500              1 605
                   — Of synthetic textile fibres :
                      — Other than women's stockings
                   Outer garments and other articles, knitted or       United    1 000 kg      300                 321
                   crocheted, not elastic or rubberized :              Kingdom
                   ex A. Outer garments and clothing accessories,
                          other than of silk or noil or other waste
                          silk or of flax or ramie :
                                                                                                                              13 . 10 . 76
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                                      Quantitative limits
 code                                                                          Member
                                               Description                               Units
                                                                                State              1976               1977        13 . 10 . 76
; ex 09 ;          11               Other than jerseys, pull-overs, slip­
     ; ex 1 9 ;   41                overs, twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets
  ; 51 ; 52 ;     54                and jumpers
  69 ; 71 ;       72
  ; ex 79 ;        81
  ; 86 ; 87       ; ex
                         Women's, girls' and infants under garments :         Ireland   1 000        60                     64
                                                                                        articles
                                                                                                                                  Official
                         — Of synthetic textile fibres
                                                                                                                                 Journal
  90                     Stockings, under stockings, socks, ankle-socks,      Germany   1 000      1 356              4 480
                         sockettes and the like , knitted or crocheted, not             pairs
                         elastic or rubberized :                                                                                  of the
                         — Other than of synthetic textile fibres
                                                                                                                                 European
                         Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic    Germany   1 000      1 400             4 620
                         or rubberized :                                                pairs
                         — Panty hose (tights) :
                            — Of synthetic textile fibres :
                                — Other than of a yarn of 6.6 tex or less
                                                                                                                                  Communities
                         Bed linen, table linen , toilet linen and kitchen    Germany   1 000 kg    138                    456
                         linen ; curtains and other furnishing articles :
                         — Toilet linen and kitchen linen :
                            — Of cotton :
                                -— Of terry towelling and similar terry
                                    fabrics
                                                                                                                                 No L 282/7
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                                                              ANNEX C
                                        DETAILS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (3)
            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 product has been debited by the authorities of the Republic of Korea and
                description of 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
                             Brussels
                                                                                                           Ratio
               Category       Tariff
                                                                Description                                  of
                 No        Nomenclature
                                                                                                        equivalency
                             heading
                   3        ex 60.04       — Shirts, undervests and T-shirts, knitted or
                                               crocheted                                          6-4   units/kg
                                           — Singlets, knitted or crocheted                     12-8    units/kg
                   4        ex 60.05       Jerseys, pullovers, slipovers, twinsets, cardigans,
                                           bed jackets and jumpers, knitted or crocheted          5-18 items/kg
                   5        ex 61.01       Raincoats of 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 61.01       — 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                                               1 1 -5  pairs/kg