CELEX: 31977R1860
Language: en
Date: 1977-08-10 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1860/77 of 10 August 1977 making the importation into certain Member States of woven fabrics of cotton and garments originating in certain third countries subject to authorization

No L 207/30                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              13 . 8 . 77
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1860/77
                                                        of 10 August 1977
               making the importation into certain Member States of woven fabrics of cotton
                and garments originating in certain third countries subject to authorization
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       negotiated Agreements on trade in textiles with Egypt,
COMMUNITIES,                                                         Singapore, Macao and India ; whereas the Community
                                                                     has concluded bilateral Agreements establishing
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                special arrangements for trade with Morocco and
Economic Community,                                                 Tunisia ; whereas each of the said Agreements
                                                                     contains specific provision for recourse to safeguard
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         measures ;
1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for
imports (! ), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
                                                                    Whereas, in view of the market disruption referred to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        above, the Community has applied the procedures
1662/77 of 18 July 1977 on the safeguard measures                    provided for in the said Agreements, which allow
provided for in the Cooperation Agreement and the                   appropriate safeguard measures to be taken in order to
Interim Agreement between the European Economic                      limit imports of the products in question into certain
Community and Morocco (2),                                          Member States, account being taken of the specific
                                                                    trend of imports according to country of origin ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1664/77 of 18 July 1977 on the safeguard measures                   Whereas, in particular, under the Agreements negoti­
provided for in the Cooperation Agreement and the                   ated by the Community with Egypt, Singapore, Macao
Interim Agreement between the European Economic                     and India in pursuance of the Arrangement regarding
Community and Tunisia (3),                                           international trade in textiles, compliance with the
                                                                    quantitative export limits established or to be esta­
Whereas imports into the Community of certain                       blished by virtue of the said Agreements is ensured by
textile products (woven fabrics of cotton, men's and                an agreed bilateral system of control ; whereas effec­
women's trousers, jerseys, men's suits, and dresses and              tiveness depends on the establishment of a system of
skirts) from several countries of origin have increased             control by the Community ; whereas in order to esta­
sharply and substantially in the past few months ;                   blish such a system it is necessary to make imports of
                                                                     the goods in question from all the third countries
Whereas imports of these products from all third                     concerned subject to authorization ;
countries already accounted in 1976 for a considerable
share of the Community market ; whereas this share,
in certain areas of the Community, has since                        Whereas, in order to ensure that the import authoriza­
increased further ;                                                  tion arrangements referred to above are not evaded by
                                                                     anticipatory exports or indirect imports liable to cause
Whereas quantitative limits have already been esta­                  injury to Community producers which would be diffi­
blished for the products in question in accordance                   cult to remedy, it is necessary to establish the said
with the provisions of the Arrangement regarding                     arrangements as soon as possible,
international trade in textiles and of bilateral Agree­
ments negotiated between the Community and certain
supplying countries ;
Whereas there has been a substantial increase in                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
imports from other supplying countries on the market
of one or more Member States, according to the
product and the third country of origin ; whereas all
these factors have given rise to market disruption and                                      Article 1
are causing substantial injury to Community
producers ;
                                                                     The importation into certain Member States of the
Whereas, in pursuance of the Arrangement regarding                   Community, as specified in Annex A to this Regula­
international trade in textiles, the Community has                   tion, of the goods indicated in that Annex, originating
                                                                     in the countries therein referred to, is hereby made
( 1 ) OJ No L 159 , 15 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 .                            subject to the production of an import authorization
(2 ) OJ No L 186, 26 . 7 . 1977, p. 9 .                              issued by the authorities of the Member States
(3 ) OJ No L 186, 26 . 7 . 1977, p. 13 .                             concerned .
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                        Article 2                             limits referred to in paragraph 1 have not been
                                                              reached, upon presentation of the document agreed
1.     Import authorizations shall be issued automati­
                                                              under the Agreements on trade in textiles negotiated
cally and without delay, within the limits of the quan­       with each of the abovementioned countries, which
tities specified in Annex A. Imports effected between         document shall have been issued by the relevant
1 August 1977 and the date of entry into force of this
                                                              authority in each country and shall contain the parti­
Regulation shall be deducted from these quantities            culars listed in Annex B to this Regulation .
where the goods in question were exported from the
third country concerned on or after the former date.                                Article 3
2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 , for             1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the
goods originating in Egypt, Singapore, Macao or India,        second day following its publication in the Official
import authorizations shall be issued automatically           Journal of the European Communities.
and without delay either upon presentation of a bill of
lading proving that the goods in question were placed         2. It shall apply until 31 December 1977, subject to
on board in the country of origin for export to the           the adoption of a Council Regulation in accordance
Member State of destination before the date of entry          with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No
into force of this Regulation, or, providing that the         1439/74 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 10 August 1977.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                     Christopher TUGENDHAT
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                               ANNEX A
              CCT
                          NIMEXE code                                                          Third      Member                    Quantity
 Category                                                 Description of goods                                          Unit
    No       heading          ( 1977)                                                         country      States                (1 August to 31
               No                                                                                                                December 1977)
   1          55.09  All                      Other woven fabrics of cotton
     (a)                                                                                   Egypt             I        tonnes           668
                                                                                                           UK         tonnes           375
     (b)                                                                                   Tunisia        BNL         tonnes           325
   2          61.01  61.01-72 to 76, ex 78    Men's and boys' outer garments :
              61.02  61.02-66 to 72, ex 74    — Trousers, other than of silk, noil
                                                  or other waste silk, flax or ramie
                                              Women's, girls' and infants' outer
                                              garments :
                                              ex B. Other            than          babies'
                                                      garments :
                                                      — Trousers, other than of
                                                           silk, noil or other waste
                                                           silk, flax or ramie
     (a)                                                                                   Morocco           F    1 000 items        1 046
     (b)                                                                                   Tunisia           F    1 000 items          661
   3          60.05  60.05-22 to 27, ex       Outer garments and other articles,
                     29, 31 to 37, ex 39      knitted or crocheted, not elastic or
                                              rubberized :
                                              A Outer garments and clothing
                                                  accessories :
                                                  ex II . Other :
                                                           — Jerseys,          pull-overs,
                                                                slip-overs, twinsets,
                                                                cardigans,           bed­
                                                                jackets and jumpers,
                                                                other than       of silk,
                                                                noil or other waste
                                                                silk, flax or ramie
      (a)                                                                                  Singapore        UK    1 000 items        1 410
     (b)                                                                                                   IRL    1 000 items            32
   4      ex 61.01   61.01-51        to 57,   Men's and boys' outer garments :
                     ex 58
                                              — Suits, other than of silk, noil or
                                                  other waste silk, flax or ramie
      (a)                                                                                  Macao             F    1 000 items            74
   5          61.02  61.02-48 to 54, ex                                                     Women's,
                     55, 57 to 63, ex 64                                                   girls'     anc
                                                                                               infants'
                                                                                                outer
                                                                                           garments :
                                               ex B. Other            than         babies'
                                                      garments :
                                                      — Dresses, other than of
                                                           silk, noil or other waste
                                                           silk, flax or ramie
                                                      — Skirts, other than of silk,
                                                           noil or other waste silk,
                                                           flax or ramie
      (a)                                                                                  India              F   1 000 items          652
     (b)                                                                                                    UK     1 000   items       614
      (c)                                                                                                  BNL     1 000   items       560
      (d)                                                                                  Macao           BNL    1  000   items       297
      (e)                                                                                  Morocco            F   1  000   items       167
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                                                                          ANNEX B
                                                     Particulars referred to in Article 2 (2)
            The export documents (') to be issued by the authorities of the exporting countries referred to in
            Article 2 (2) of this Regulation shall specify or include :
             1 . the destination , and in particular the Member State of destination ;
             2. the serial number ;
             3 . the name and address of the importer ;
            4. the name and address of the exporter ;
             5. the net weight in kilograms or tonnes, or the number of items, and the value ;
             6. the category and description of the products ;
            7. an attestation to the effect that the quantity of goods in question has been counted against the
                  Member State of destination's share of the ceiling for exports to the Community or, where appro­
                  priate, that this quantity is intended for immediate re-export, or re-export after processing, from
                  the Community.
            (') Export authorization , export licence, certified copy of the export licence .