31975R0434

22 . 2 . 75 No L 48 / 15 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 434/ 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 21 February 1975 providing for a system of import authorizations with respect to imports into Ireland of certain textile products originating in the Republic of Korea

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN of unemployment, widespread short-time working and COMMUNITIES, threats of permanent closures for many firms ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas it appears from the factors indicated above Economic Community ; and from the statistics and other information supplied by the Irish authorities in the course of the consulta­ tions mentioned above that the Community market in Having regard to the arrangement regarding interna­ Irelarid is being disrupted by imports of shirts from tional trade in textiles, concluded for the Community the Republic of Korea ; by the Council Decision of 21 March 1 974 ('), and in particular Article 3 thereof ; Whereas further sharp and substantial increases in imports of shirts from the Republic of Korea are Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No believed to be imminent, and failure to take immed­ 1439/74 (2) of 4 June 1974 establishing common rules iate protective action would cause further injury to the for imports from third countries, and in particular Article 1 2 thereof ; Irish textile industry in general and to Irish producers of like or directly competing products in particular which would be difficult to remedy ; After consultations with the Advisory Committee set up in Article 5 of that Regulation and with the Government of the Republic of Korea in conformity Whereas, given that the threat of substantial injury originated in imports intended for the Community with the provisions of Article 3 (3) of the aforemen­ tioned arrangement ; market in Ireland, it appears justified at present, having regard to existing trade flows, to restrict the application of the protective measures to imports into Whereas imports from the Republic of Korea into the Ireland ; Community market in Ireland have not previously been subject to restriction ; whereas a sharp and substantial increase in imports of shirts of all fibres Whereas these interim protective measures should from the Republic of Korea has been recorded by the remain in force until the entry into force of appro­ Irish authorities ; priate measures taken by the Council or until the expiry of six weeks following the entry into force of this Regulation , whichever is the sooner, Whereas the products concerned are offered for sale in the Community market in Ireland at prices which are substantially below those prevailing for similar goods of comparable quality in that market ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas imports in 1974 into that market of the products concerned from the Republic of Korea greatly exceeded imports of similar products from all other sources outside the European Economic Article 1 Community and likewise exceeded the volume of imports from the Republic of Korea of similar products in 1 973 ; The importation into the Community market in Ireland of the products shown below originating in Whereas, the aforementioned sharp and substantial the Republic of Korea shall be subject to the produc­ increases in imports of shirts from the Republic of tion of an import authorization , to be issued by the Korea has had deletarious effects on the employment competent Irish authorities on presentation of an situation in the shirt-making industry in Ireland since export visa issued by the competent authorities of the the latter half of 1974 with an acceleration in the rate Government of the Republic of Korea . The total quan­ tity of such products for which import authorizations (') OJ No L 118 , 30 . 4. 1974, p. 1 . are issued during the period 1 March to 31 August (2 ) OJ No L 159 , 15 . 6. 1974, p. 1 . 1975 shall not exceed the following quantities :

No L 48 / 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 2 . 75

CCT Quantity heading Description of goods (dozens) No

ex 60.04 Men's and boys' knitted synthetic shirts ; women's and girls' knitted synthetic shirts knitted cotton shirts^ | 7 750

ex 61.03 Men's and boys' shirts of synthetic fibres ex 61.04 Women's and girls' shirts of synthetic fibres | 6 250

Article2¶

1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. r 2. It shall remain in force until the entry into force of appropriate measures to be taken by the Council under Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74 or until the expiry of six weeks following 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, 21 February 1975 . For the Commission

The President François-Xavier ORTOLI