CELEX: 31978R1858
Language: en
Date: 1978-07-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1858/78 of 31 July 1978 making the importation of certain textile products originating in Greece subject to quantitative limitation

2 . 8 . 78                           Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 212/ 11
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1858/78
                                                       of 31 July 1978
               making the importation of certain textile products originating in Greece subject
                                                 to quantitative limitation
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   tion under Article 55 of the Agreement of the protec­
 COMMUNITIES,                                                     tive measures necessary to overcome these difficulties ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            Whereas, in view of the appreciable increase in the
 Economic Community,                                              volume of certain of these aided imports, and in order
                                                                  to avoid irreparable damage to Community producers,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     immediate action is necessary to make such imports
 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                       subject to quantitative limits ; whereas, having regard
 imports (^ and in particular Article 12 thereof,                 to existing trade flows, such measures should be
                                                                  limited to imports into the area most affected,
 Having regard to the formal requests submitted by
 Belgium , Luxembourg and the Netherlands,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 After consultation within the Advisory Committee
 established by Article 5 of the aforesaid Regulation,
                                                                                           Article 1
 Whereas there has been        a substantial    increase in
 imports of textiles into the Community from the                  1 . The importation of textile products as specified
 supplier countries ; whereas this has given rise to              in the Annex hereto originating in Greece shall be
 market distortion and is causing serious damage to               subject, within the region indicated in the said Annex
 Community producers ;                                            and until 31 December 1978 , to the quantitative
                                                                  limits specified in that Annex.
 Whereas, in consequence of this situation, imports of
 certain textile products originating in the majority of          2. The preceding paragraph shall not apply to
 low-cost supplier countries are at present regulated by          products which have been placed on board and are in
 a system of Community authorization and quantitative             the course of shipment to the Community before the
 limitation either under bilateral agreements or under            entry into force of this Regulation .
 autonomous arrangements ;
                                                                  3 . Imports effected between 1 January 1978 and
Whereas Greek exports of textile products benefit                 the date of 6ntry into force of this Regulation shall be
 from the application of a number of incentives, the             deducted from the quantities referred to in para­
 most important being an interest rate subsidy on                graph 1 .
 supplier credit in the form of a variable percentage of
 the export price ; whereas such exports qualify more­           4. The regional quantitative limits specified in para­
 over for a flat-rate percentage deduction from the              graph 1 shall be administered in accordance with the
 exporter's taxable income ; whereas these measures               provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70
 constitute aids within the meaning of Article 92 of the         of 25 May 1970 establishing a common procedure for
Treaty ;                                                         administering quantitative quotas (2).
Whereas no final decision as to the rules and condi­              5. The entry into free circulation of the products
 tions for the application of the principles laid down in         referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the pres­
Article 92 of the Treaty has as yet been taken by the            entation of an import authorization or equivalent
 Council of Association under Article 52 ( 1 ) of the            document issued by the authorities of the Member
Agreement establishing an Association between the                States.
 EEC and Greece (hereinafter called the 'Agreement') ;
whereas, furthermore, the Community has informed                                          Article 2
 the Council of Association of the difficulties these
aids are causing within the Community, but no deci­               1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
sion thereon has yet been taken by the Council of                of its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­
Association ;                                                    pean Communities.
Whereas these export aids have contributed appreci­              2.     It shall apply until 31 December 1978, subject to
ably to an increase in Greek textile exports to the              the adoption of a Regulation by the Council pursuant
extent of aggravating the cumulative disruption of the           to Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No
Community market and consequently justify the adop­               1439/74.
(!) OJ No L 159, 15 . 6. 1974, p. 1 .                            (2) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6. 1970, p. 1 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 31 July 1978 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                               Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
                                                                                   Vice-President
                                                         ANNEX
                                                                                                                   Quantity
                                NIMEXE code                                                    Member            (1 January
 Category  CCT heading No                                           Description                 States
                                                                                                        Unit
                                    ( 1978 )                                                                  to .M December
                                                                                                                    1978)
    4     ex 60.04        60.04-01 ; 05 ; 13 ;      Under      garments,        knitted    or  BNL     1 000       2 463
                          18 ; 28 ; 29 ; 30 ; 42 ;  crocheted, not elastic or rubber­                  pieces
                          50 ; 58                   ized ;
                                                        Shirts, T-shirts, lightweight fine
                                                        knit roll, polo or turtle necked
                                                        jumpers and pullovers, under­
                                                        vests and the like, knitted or
                                                        crocheted, not elastic or rubber­
                                                        ized,     other       than    babies'
                                                        garments, of cotton or synthetic
                                                        textile fibres ; T-shirts and light­
                                                        weight fine knit roll , polo or
                                                        turtle necked jumpers and
                                                        pullovers, of regenerated textile
                                                        fibres
    7     ex 60.05 A II   60.05-22 ;      23 ; 24 ; Outer garments and other articles,         BNL     1 000          180
                          25                        knitted or crocheted, not elastic or               pieces
                                                    rubberized :
                                                    A. Outer garments and clothing
                                                        accessories :
                                                        II . Other
          ex 61.02 B      61.02-78 ; 82 ; 84        Women's, girls' and infants' outer
                                                    garments :
                                                    B. Other :
                                                        Blouses     and      shirt   blouses,
                                                        knitted or crocheted (not elastic
                                                        or rubberized), or woven, for
                                                        women, girls and infants, of
                                                        wool , of cotton or of man-made
                                                        textile fibres