CELEX: 31975R2930
Language: en
Date: 1975-11-07
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2930/75 of the Commission of 7 November 1975 establishing interim protective measures with regard to imports into France and the United Kingdom of certain textile products originating in the Republic of Korea and in Taiwan

8 . 11 . 75                          Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 290/27
                         REGULATION (EEC) No 2930/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                  of 7 November 1975
              establishing interim protective measures with regard to imports into France and
              the United Kingdom of certain textile products originating in the Republic of
                                                  Korea and in Taiwan
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN .                                Whereas these products are offered for sale, on the
COMMUNITIES,                                                    markets principally affected, at prices which are
                                                                substantially below those prevailing for goods
                                                                produced by Community producers of similar goods
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           in France and the United Kingdom ;
Economic Community ;
                                                                Whereas this development has taken place to the detri­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    ment of the Community production in France and
1 439/74 (J) of 4 June 1974 on common rules for                 the United Kindom where, according to the authori­
imports, and in particular Article 12 thereof ;                 ties there, production has declined by about 25 %
                                                                between 1974 and 1975 and employment has been
                                                                considerably reduced ;
Consultations having taken place within the Advisory
Committee set up under Article 5 thereof ;                      Whereas all these factors involve a disruption of the
                                                                market and cause substantial injury to Community
Whereas imports into France of synthetic socks,                 producers and, unless immediate interim, protective
corresponding to Nimexe positions 60.03-25 and                  measures, which have been requested by the British
60.03-27, and originating in the Republic of Korea              and the French Governments, are taken the injury
and in Taiwan, have increased sharply and substan­              already suffered by the producers in these two coun­
tially over the past few years, namely, from 277 000            tries will be further aggravated ;
pairs in 1974 to 1-8 million pairs during the first eight
months of 1975 ;                                                Whereas these circumstances make it necessary that
                                                                immediate action be taken to safeguard the interests
                                                                of the Community, this action to consist in the intro­
Whereas these products are offered for sale at prices           duction of interim protective measures with regard to
which are considerably below those prevailing for               these imports ;
similar goods produced in France by Community
producers ;
                                                                Whereas these measures are without prejudice to the
                                                                result of the consultations and negotiations which are
Whereas this development has taken place to the detri­          at the moment taking place between the Community
ment of the Community industry in France where                  and the Republic of Korea, and whereas they may be
production has declined considerably over the past              adopted in the light of the results of these negotia­
few years and where approximately 25 % of the work­             tions,
force have become unemployed ;
Whereas, furthermore, a further sharp and substantial
increasing in imports of these products may be                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
expected shortly, since applications for import docu­
ments have been made, over the past few months, at a
monthly rate of nearly one million pairs ;                                              Article 1
Whereas, with regard to imports into France and the             The importation into France of synthetic textile yarn
United Kingdom of synthetic textile yarn, particularly          originating in the Republic of Korea and of synthetic
acrylic yarn, originating in South Korea, import docu­          socks originating in the Republic of Korea and in
ments have been issued or endorsed by the authorities           Taiwan, as set out hereunder, is hereby made subject
in these two countries over the past few months for             to the production of an import authorization issued by
quantities which have sharply and substantially                 the competent French authorities. Until 31 December
increased and which are equivalent, in in France, to a          1975 such authorization shall be granted on produc­
third of the domestic production of similar goods,              tion of an import declaration endorsed by those
                                                                authorities before the entry into force of this Regula­
(') OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 .                            tion .
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                             NIMEXE
             CCT heading                                                                            Country
                No           Position                      Description of product                  of origin
                               No
          ex 56.05 A        56.05-24       Yarn of synthetic textile fibres (discontinuous      Republic
                                           or waste) containing 85 % or more by weight          of Korea
                                           of synthetic fibres, unbleached or bleached,
                                           other than single, measuring, per single yarn,
                                           more than 14 000 m/kg, not put up for retail
                                           sale
          ex 60.03          60.03-25       Stockings, other than women's, understockings,       Republic
                               and         socks, ankle socks, sockettes and the like,          of Korea
                            60.03-27       knitted or crocheted, not elastic or rubberized,     and Taiwan
                                           of synthetic textile fibres
                                                         Article 2
           1 . The importation into the United Kingdom of the products indicated hereunder, orig­
          inating in the Republic of Korea, is hereby made subject to the production of an import
          authorization issued by the competent authorities in the United Kingdom .
                            NIMEXE                                                                 Country
             CCT heading
                No           Position                      Description of product                  of origin
                               No
          ex 56.05 A        56.05-24       Yarn of synthetic textile fibres (discontinuous      Republic
                                           or waste) containing 85 % or more by weight         of Korea
                                           of synthetic fibres, unbleached or bleached,
                                           other than single, measuring, per single yarn,
                                           more than 14 000 m/kg, not put up for retail
                                           sale
          The issue of such import authorizations is hereby suspended until 31 December 1975.
           2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not prevent the importation of products accom­
          panied by import documents issued by the competent authorities in the United Kingdom
          before the entry into force of this Regulation .
                                                         Article 3
           1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the second day following its publication in
          the Official Journal of the European Communities.
           2.    It shall apply until the entry into force of appropriate measures to be taken by the
           Council in accordance with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74 or
          until the expiry of a period of six weeks 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, 7 November 1975 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                               Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                         Member of the Commission