31975R0766

No L 77/ 1 26 . 3 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION (EEC) No 766/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 25 March 1975 setting up a system of licences for imports into Ireland of certain textile products originating in the Republic of Korea

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Ireland since the latter half of 1974 with an accelera­ COMMUNITIES, tion in the rate of unemployment, increased short­ time working and threats of permanent closure for many factories ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof ; Whereas the Arrangement regarding International Trade in Textiles (2), to which the European Economic Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Community and the Republic of Korea are both party 1439/74 (•) of 4 June 1974 on common rules for provides particularly in Article 3, for consultations to imports, and in particular Articles 12 and 13 thereof ; be held with a view to removing market disruption caused by imports of certain textile products ;

After consultations with the Advisory Committee set up under Article 5 of that Regulation ; Whereas the Community has requested and held consultations with representatives of the Government Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; of the Republic of Korea in accordance with Article 3 (3) of the aforesaid Arrangement ; Whereas imports originating in the Republic of Korea on to the Irish market have not previously been subject to restrictions ; whereas the Irish authorities Whereas it appears from the factors indicated above have recently recorded a sharp and substantial and from the statistics and other information supplied increase in imports of shirts of all fibres from that by the Irish authorities in the course of the consulta­ country ; tions mentioned above that the Irish market is being disrupted by imports of shirts originating in the Repu­ blic of Korea ; Whereas the products concerned are offered for sale on the Irish market at prices substantially below those prevailing on that market for goods similar or of comparable quality ; Whereas, during the said consultations the representa­ tives of the Government of the Republic of Korea indi­ cated their willingness to cooperate in order to avoid Whereas in 1974 imports of such products greatly disruption on the Irish market ; exceeded imports of similar products from all other sources outside the European Economic Community and likewise exceeded the 1973 volume of imports of Whereas a further sharp substantial increase in similar products originating in that same country ; imports of shirts originating in the Republic of Korea is believed to be imminent, and failure to take immed­ Whereas the aforementioned sharp substantial iate protective action would result in further injury to increase in imports of shirts originating in the Repu­ the Irish textile industry in general and to Irish blic of Korea has had deleterious effects on the producers of like or directly competing products in employment situation in the shirtmaking industry in particular, which would be difficult to remedy ;

(') OJ No L 159, 15 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 118 , 30 . 4. 1974, p. 2 .

No L 77/2 26 . 3 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

Whereas, in view of the need to take measures HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : urgently, the Commission has adopted, pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74, Regula­ tion (EEC) No 434/75 0 ) of 21 February 1975, Article 1 providing for a system of import authorizations with respect to imports into Ireland of certain textile Imports into Ireland of the products listed below, orig­ products originating in the Republic of Korea ; inating in the Republic of Korea, shall be subject to whereas, the Council should adopt appropriate the production of an import licence, to be issued by measures pursuant to the aforementioned Article 12 ; the competent Irish authorities on presentation of an Whereas, given that the threat of substantial injury is export visa issued by the competent authorities of the due to imports intended for the Irish market, and in Republic of Korea. The total quantities of such view of existing patterns of trade, it appears justified at products for which import licences are' issued during present to restrict the application of the protective the period 1 March 1975 to 31 August 1975 shall not measures to the imports in question , exceed the figures shown for such products.

CCT Total quantities Description heading No (dozens)

ex 60.04 Men's and boys' knitted or crocheted shirts of synthetic textile fibres Women's and girls' knitted or crocheted shirts of } 7 750 synthetic textile fibres Knitted or crocheted cotton shirts J ex 61.03 Men's and boys' shirts of synthetic textile fibres ex 61.04 Women's and girls' shirts of synthetic textile fibres J 6 250

Article2¶

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 25 March 1975 .

For the Council

The President

R. RYAN

(') OJ No L 48 , 22 . 2. 1975, p. 15.