Commission Regulation (EEC) No 413/92 of 19 February 1992 on arrangements for imports into Germany, France, Benelux, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain and Portugal of certain textile products (category 1) originating in Thailand

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
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Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 of 22 December 1986 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3734/91 (2), and in particular Article 11  thereof,
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86 lays down the conditions under which quantitative limits may be established; whereas imports into the Community of certain textile products (category 1) specified in the Annex hereto and originating in  Thailand have exceeded the level referred to in Article 11 (2);
Whereas imports of these products into Italy are already subject to regional quantitative limits for the year 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3734/91;
Whereas the Agreement on trade in textile products between Thailand and the Community, applied since 1 January 1987, has been extended until the end of 1992 by an exchange of letters initialled on 8 October 1991 and applied provisionally from 1 January  1992;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 11 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86, on 4 February 1992 Thailand was notified of a request for consultations; whereas, pending a mutually satisfactory solution, the Commission has requested Thailand for a  provisional period of three months to limit its exports to Germany, France, Benelux, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain and Portugal of products falling within category 1 to the provisional quantitative limits set out in the Annex with  effect from the date of the request for consultations; whereas pending the outcome of the requested consultations quantitative limits identical to those requested of the supplier country should be applied provisionally to imports of the category of  products in question;
Whereas Article 11 (13) ensures that the quantitative limits are observed by means of a double-checking system in accordance with Annex VI to Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86;
Whereas the products in question exported from Thailand between 4 February 1992 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation must be set off against the quantitative limits which have been introduced;
Whereas these quantitative limits should not prevent the importation of products covered by them shipped from Thailand before the date of entry into force of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,