31975R1413

31 . 5 . 75 No L 140/61 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1413 /75 OF THE COMMISSION of 30 May 1975 subjecting to authorization imports into the Federal Republic of Germany and the Benelux countries of synthetic socks originating in Taiwan

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas a further sharp and substantial increase in COMMUNITIES, imports of these products may be considered to be imminent in view of the import documents which Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European have been issued or endorsed, in accordance with the Economic Community ; Community surveillance procedure established by Regulation (EEC) No 2967/74 (3), for the past three months for which results are available , and whereas in Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No the absence of immediate protective measures this 1439/74 (') of 4 June 1974 on common rules for aggravation of the damage already caused to Commu­ imports, and in particular Article 12 thereof ; nity producers would make it difficult to repair ; Having consulted the Advisory Committee set up Whereas, for these reasons and in order to ensure equi­ under Article 5 of the said Regulation ; table treatment both for Korean imports, which have already been subjected to quantitative restrictions, and Whereas imports of synthetic socks corresponding to for those originating in Taiwan , in conformity with Nimexe positions 60.03.25 and 60.03.27, originating the international obligations of the Community, it is in Taiwan , have increased sharply and in substantial necessary to take immediate action to safeguard the proportions in the past few years ; interests of the Community, this action to consist of the introduction of measures to limit temporarily Whereas this development has manifested itself princi­ imports originating in Taiwan ; pally on the German and Benelux markets, with the result that imports have increased in these regions of Whereas the concentration of imports of the products the Community from 5-5 million pairs in 1971 to concerned on the German and Benelux markets justi­ more than 14 million pairs in 1974 ; fies the limitation , for the moment, of the application of these safeguard measures to imports into those Whereas these products are offered for sale on the regions of the Community, markets principally affected at prices which are substantially below those prevailing for similar goods produced by Community producers ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas according to the information available to the Commission these imports already represented at the end of 1974 a substantial share of the market in the Article 1 Federal Republic of Germany and in the Benelux countries and that, together with Korean imports, The importation into the Federal Republic of which have already been subjected to authorization in Germany and the Benelux countries of stockings, the same regions of the Community by Commission other than women 's, under-stockings, socks and ankle Regulation (EEC) No 1295/75 (2), they represented a socks , sockettes and the like , knitted or crocheted, not market share of approximately 25 % ; elastic or rubberized, of synthetic fibres, corres­ ponding to Nimexe positions 60.03.25 and 60.03.27, Whereas this development has been carried out to the originating in Taiwan , is hereby made subject to the detriment of the Community industry, whose produc­ presentation of an import authorization issued by the tion has fallen considerably over the past few years competent authorities of the importing country. and whereas more than 30 factories have had to cease production of this products with resultant unemploy­ The total quantity of the products for which import ment, transfers and reduction of working hours for authorizations shall be issued during a period of six several thousand employees ; months commencing on the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall not exceed the following amounts : Whereas all these factors have caused market disrup­ tion and have caused serious damage to the Commu­ ■ Germany : 6-5 million pairs, nity producers ; Benelux : 0-75 million pairs . (>) OJ No L 159 , 15 . 6. 1974, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 132, 23 . 5 . 1975, p. 32. (3) OJ No L 316, 26 . 11 . 1974, p. 7 .

No L 140/62 Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 5 . 75

Article 2 2. It shall apply up to the entry into force of appro­ priate measures to be taken by the Council in accor­ 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day dance with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) following its publication in the Official Journal of No 1439/74 and at the latest until the expiry of a the European Communities. period of six weeks after its entry into force.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 May 1975 .

For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI