Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3790/91 of 19 December 1991 on arrangements for imports into Germany, Benelux, United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain and Portugal of certain textile products (category 36) originating in South Korea

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3790/91  of 19 December 1991  on arrangements for imports into Germany, Benelux, United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain and Portugal of certain textile products (category 36) originating in South Korea
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
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 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1215/91 (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 36) specified in the Annex hereto and originating in  South Korea have exceeded the level referred to in paragraph 2 of the said Article 11;
Whereas imports of these products into France and Italy are already subject to regional quantitative limits for the years 1987 to 1991 by Regulation (EEC) No 4136;
Whereas the Agreement on trade in textile products between South Korea and the Community, applied since 1 January 1987, has been extended until the end of 1992 by an exchange of letters initialled on 16 October 1991 and due to be applied provisionally  from 1 January 1992;
Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 5 of the said Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4136/86, on 11 November 1991 South Korea was notified of a request for consultations; whereas, pending a mutually satisfactory solution, the Commission has requested  South Korea for a provisional period of three months to limits its exports to Germany, Benelux, United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain and Portugal of products falling within category 36 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 South Korea between 11 November 1991 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 South Korea 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,