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13 . 10 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 282/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2474/76

of 4 October 1976

concerning import arrangements for certain textile products originating in the

Republic of Korea

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, for certain other textile products, the Agree­

COMMUNITIES, ment provides for a consultation procedure permitting

the adoption of safeguard measures in the event of a

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European real risk of market disruption ; whereas under this

Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 procedure, the Republic of Korea has undertaken to

thereof, introduce voluntary restraint on its exports to certain

Member States ; whereas the Agreement provides that

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, observance of these quantitative limits will be ensured

by the agreed system of bilateral checking ;

Whereas, within the framework of the Arrangement

regarding International Trade in Textiles ('), the Euro­ Whereas, such quantitative limits should therefore be pean Economic Community and the Republic of fixed for 1976 and 1977, together with detailed rules Korea have negotiated an Agreement on trade in for their administration by the Member States ;

textile products ; whereas the Commission has

submitted a recommendation for a Regulation Whereas imports should be charged against the concluding that Agreement to the Council ; quantitative limits fixed for the year in which the

goods were exported from the Republic of Korea ; Whereas, for the purpose of applying the Agreement

which has been negotiated, import arrangements for

the products in question should be adopted and Whereas steps should be taken to ensure that the

brought into force immediately ; objectives of the Agreement are not defeated by indi­

rect imports of products originating in the Republic

Whereas the Agreement requires the Community to of Korea :

permit imports of certain textile products within

quantitative limits, the observance of which will be Whereas the Agreement specifies that products which guaranteed by an agreed system of bilateral checking ; enter the Community's customs territory under

inward processing or other temporary admission arran­ Whereas the provisions valid in the Community for gements and are re-exported therefrom in their orig­ 1976 and 1977 and criteria for the allocation of the inal condition or after processing should not be quantitative limits agreed with the Republic of Korea charged against the agreed quantitative limits ;

should therefore be fixed ;

Whereas, in view of Article 12 of the Arrangement Whereas, because of the considerable disparities regarding International Trade in Textiles, the Agree­ between the conditions to which imports of the ment does not apply to silk, flax or ramie textile products concerned into the Member States are products ; currently subject and the particular sensitivity of the

Community's textile industry, standardization of these

import conditions can be achieved only gradually ; Whereas this Regulation will replace the provisional

whereas one of the criteria to be adopted for the alloca­ measures laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No

tion of the Community quantitative limits should 277/76 of 9 February 1976 maintaining in effect the

therefore be the gradual adaptation of the amounts interim measures adopted with regard to imports of

admitted under current import conditions to the certain textile products originating in the Republic of

requirements of the market ; Korea (2) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No

(') OJ No L 118 , 30 . 4 . 1974 , p . 2. ( 2 ) OJ No L 36, 11 . 2. 1976, p . 1 .

No L 282/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 13 . 10 . 76

2175/76 of 3 September 1976 concerning import 4. Authorized imports shall be charged against the

arrangements, in Germany, for certain textile products quantitative limits valid for the year during which the

originating in the Republic of Korea (' J, products were loaded in the Republic of Korea for

export.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 5. Products which enter the Community's customs

territory under inward processing or other temporary

Article 1 admission arrangements and are re-exported there­

from in their original condition or after processing

1 . Imports into the Community of the textile shall not be charged against the limits referred to in

products listed in Annex A, originating in the Repu­ paragraph 1 .

blic of Korea and exported from that country in 1976

or 1977, shall be subject to the quantitative limits Article 2

agreed for the Community with the Government of the Republic of Korea which are set out in that 1 . Except as provided for in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4,

Annex . imports into the Community of the textile products

originating in the Republic of Korea which are listed 2. These quantities shall be allocated among the in Annex B shall not be subject to quantitative restric­

"Member States in accordance with the procedure laid tions .

down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 of 25 May 1970 establishing a common procedure for 2. In the Member States listed in Annex B, imports

administering quantitative quotas (2), and in particular of the textile products referred to in paragraph 1

which are exported from the Republic of Korea in in Article 1 1 thereof, in such a way as to ensure the 1976 or 1977 shall be subject to the quantitative limits expansion and orderly development of trade in textiles set out in that Annex . and to permit amounts to be carried over or brought

forward from one year to another. 3. The quantitative limits referred to in paragraph 2

may be adjusted in accordance with the procedure laid However, the allocation shall be made on the basis of down in Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70, and in parti­ the import volumes admitted under the conditions cular in Article 1 1 thereof. currently applied in the Member States and shall

provide for annual rates of increase that are appreci­ 4. Article 1 (3), (4) and (5) shall apply to the quantit­

ably higher for those Member States whose import ative limits referred to in this Article .

volumes are relatively the lowest, in order to align

them gradually with the requirements of the market. Article 3

3. The competent authorities of the Member States Regulation (EEC) No 277/76 and Regulation (EEC)

concerned shall, within the quantitative limits pres­ No 2175/76 are hereby repealed . cribed, automatically authorize the import of the

products referred to in paragraph 1 immediately upon Article 4

production by the importer of a certified copy of an

export licence granted by the authorities of the Repu­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day

blic of Korea containing the details set out in Annex following its publication in the Official Journal of

C. the European Communities.

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

States .

Done at Luxembourg, 4 October 1976.

For the Council

The President

A. P. L. M. M. van der STEE

(•) OJ No L 243 , 4. 9 . 1976, p. 8 . (2) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6 . 1970 , p. 1 .

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1977 627 079 877 9 1 5 limits

Quantitative 997 1976 008 544 8 1 5

kg kg kg

Units 000 000 000 1 1 1

retail fibres

for

) ) up textile 1 waste put waste

or or not ), synthetic

of ARTICLE waste

IN or bleached weight

TO (discontinuous (discontinuous by and bleached : : Description ; more A fibres fibres and fibres or fibres (discontinuous cotton cotton % fibres unbleached REFERRED of 85 of textile fibres textile ANNEX man-made man-made than textile unbleached of of fabrics fabrics LIMITS than synthetic Other synthetic containing fabrics fabrics man-made woven synthetic woven Of — Of — of Other : Of A. A.

Other Woven A. Other — woven ex Yam sale ex

;

08 21 33 53 63 81 93 07 23 33 QUANTITATIVE ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; 07 18 32 52 61 71 92 05 21 31 ; ; ; ; ; 36 ; ; ; ex ; ; 51 59 ; 18 24 code 05 17 28 87 03 ) ; ; ; ; 34 ; ; ; 69 ; ; 05 ; 22 (1976 04 16 57 86 ex 16 codes ; 27 ; 33 ; ; ; ; 67 ; ; ; ; ; NIMEXE 03 04 14 all 14 26 ; 56 84 01 14 28 ; ; ; 66 ; ; ; ; ; ; — 13 24 36 55 65 83 13 27 37 ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

55.09 56.07-01 11 23 34 55.09-03 54 64 82 97 56.07-ex 08 26 56.05-12 35

OCT No heading 55.09 56.07 55.09 56.07 56.05

ex

) (a No 1 2 A Category 1

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044 090 240 1977 10 27 4317 4 limits

ive

Quantität 151 000 1976 300 300 9 4 4 26

Units 000 ) 000 000 000 1 units (b 1 items 1 items 1 items

'* of or or or sil " other other : of jackets silk noil than or or elastic or than bed , waste noil noil not other , silk , ramie or or rubberized other of or other like , or silk silk cardigans or flax like than the : , of of crocheted of ramie noil : : elastic the or and or other than or or than , ramie not and twinsets , , silk or silk flax accessories shorts type other : knitted of other garments : , garments ), of , , : flax : waste Description singlets or like jeans , slipovers than type of outer outer crocheted clothing , ramie overcoat ramie ' silk articles ' or the garments garments other or or or ' other ' and , garments the silk garments or T-shirts and , waste other ramie overcoat infants of flax infants flax (including pullovers babies babies noil knitted , or of and outer the of waste outer and , ' and ' other jumpers ' ' or flav of or or garments than breeches than or boys boys , undervests : Jerseys and of girls Raincoats other silk girls Trousers silk , silk , , garments noil garments Outer — and — and Other — Other

Shirts or A. Raincoats waste B. Trousers waste B.

Under — Outer rubberized ex Men's — Women's ex Men's — Women's ex

; ex > 29 ex ex e ex ; ; ; ; ; ex 59 39 69 ; 25 45 43 95 ; ex ex 24 ex ex ex ; ex ; 24 ; ; ; ; code ) ex ; 34 67 ; 45 ; 41 41 ; 93 23 49 99 (1976 13 ex ; ex ex , 65 ex ; 33 ; ; ; ; ; ex ; ex NIMEXE 1 22 1 1 ; ; 1 1 1 63 41 80 ; 32 ; 91 ; ; 47 98 ex -ex 35 ; 31 1 ex ex ; .0 ; ; 60.04-ex ex 70 49 61.02-ex 60.05-01 29 61 45 61.01-61 61.02-ex 96

CCT No 60.04 60.05 61.02 61.02 61.01 61.01 heading ex ex ex

No 3 4 5 6 Category

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755 420 775 1977 5 7 31 limits

ive

Quantität 280 000 000 1976 5 7 31

Units 000 ) 000 000 1 units (c 1 items 1 items

: or waste "and ramie flax

or fronts of other flax or or of shirt , silk noil or or silk collars waste : silk

of waste other

or : than including garments other , : noil or like Description other or outer , ramie the ' noil 1. garments or ' garments silk garments or and infants blouses flax of category silk babies of outer and under in ' of blazers and ' than ' or , than boys girls Shirts silk boys products than other , , . Suits for and Jackets Other — and unit : a Other — — B. Shirts ramie

Men's — Women's ex half Men's cuffs — established as

quotas regarded 59 the 79 of are ex ex 89 ; ; code 57 77 ex ) ; ; 19 singlets ; ; sub-quotas (1976 55 75 87 ex ; ; ; ; are each

NIMEXE 53 73 85 15 A ; ; 1 unit ; ; a

as

category . 61.01-51 61.01-71 61.02-83 61.03-11 in regarded units

are two

products as No 61.01 61.02 61.03 for CCT T-shirts heading ex ex and regarded be established shall 7 8 9 undervests No quotas , suit Category The Shirts One ) ) ) (a (b (c

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374 980 300 187 843 605 321 1977 2819 1 14 12 41 limits

ive

Quantität 350 000 750 000 175 564 500 300 1976 2 1 14 12 41

2 kg m kg

Units 000 000 000 000 000 1 1 1 pairs 1 pairs 1

State Member Benelux United Kingdom France Benelux Denmark Germany France United Kingdom 2

, , , ), or of not ARTICLE , waste strip artificial IN crocheted knitted accessories or ankle-socks other (continuous fibres , : TO or with , crocheted or

or : fibres socks : articles noil B monofil clothing : coated , stockings knitted fibres , or of man-made : rubberized ramie or knitted fibres and , other or or REFERRED 51.02 of silk Description mitts : textile ANNEX man-made or stockings like women's of fabrics and flax and textile of elastic of fabrics rubberized the garments than than LIMITS 51.01 or impregnated under not or woven materials synthetic and rubberized : , , fabrics No mittens or synthetic garments other silk Woven , Of Other Outer

A. elastic plastic Other Of — A. Gloves —

Woven including heading ex Gloves not — — Stockings sockettes elastic — Outer crocheted ex

; ; ;

15 27 46 QUANTITATIVE ; ; ;

13 26 44 ; ; ;

11 25 42 code ) ; ; ; 27 (1976 07 23 36 ; ex ; ; ; NIMEXE 05 ; 21 34 40 25 ; ;

18 32 ; ;

51.04-03 17 28 48 60.02-ex 60.02-60 60.03-ex

CCT No 51.04 60.02 60.03 60.05 heading ex ex

No 10 11 12 13 Category

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64 480 620 456 1977 4 4

limits

Quantitative 60 356 400 138 1976 1 1

kg

Units 000 000 000 000 1 articles 1 pairs 1 pairs 1

State Member Ireland Germany Germany Germany

­ ,

not less slip : , : terry elastic or , kitchen

bed-jackets not tex ankle-socks , and articles , similar garments , crocheted fibres 6.6 : pull-overs : or of linen and , socks under linen , textile crocheted cardigans fibres yarn furnishing , or a toilet jerseys fibres knitted , : of , Description infants : ) kitchen towelling textile other stockings like synthetic than twinsets knitted linen : textile than and , and of , and jumpers ' the (tights terry : under table Other overs and girls rubberized than hose synthetic Other , linen cotton Of fabrics , and , 's synthetic or garments Of — curtains Of -— linen ; Of Other rubberized Panty — Toilet —

Women — Stockings sockettes elastic — Under or — Bed linen —

ex 11 41 54 72 81 ; ; ; ; ; ; 9 87 09 1 52 71 79 ; ; ; ex ex ex 86 ; 51 69 ; ; 90 code ) ; ; ; 7 1 ex 78 85 05 ; 49 ; ; (1976 30 ; ex ; 16 ex 62 75 ; ; NIMEXE 03 ; ; 91 19 ; 5 44 ex 84 ; ; 1 ; 61 ; ; ; ex 43 74 83 ; ; 59 ; ; 3 60.05-02 1 42 ex 73 82 89 61.04-11 60.03-11 60.04-33 62.02-71

CCT No 61.04 60.03 60.04 62.02 heading ex ex ex ex

'd)

No 4 13 (cont 15 16 17 Category

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ANNEX C

DETAILS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (3)

The export licences issued by the authorities of the Republic of Korea in respect of the products subject to restraint under this Regulation shall specify or contain :

1 . destination , in particular the Member State receiving the products,

2 . serial number,

3 . importer's name and address,

4. exporter's name and address,

5. quantity in the units specified in Annexes A and B and, where the quantity is expressed other

than in weight, the equivalent weight calculated in accordance with the table of equivalencies set out below,

6. category from which product has been debited by the authorities of the Republic of Korea and description of product,

7. certification by the Republic of Korea that the quantity has been debited from the agreed ceiling

for exports to the Community or, where appropriate, is intended for immediate re-export or for processing and subsequent re-export outside the Community,

8 . year during which the products were exported i.e. loaded in Korea for export.

Table of equivalencies

Brussels Ratio Category Tariff Description of No Nomenclature equivalency heading

3 ex 60.04 — Shirts, undervests and T-shirts, knitted or crocheted 6-4 units/kg

— Singlets, knitted or crocheted 12-8 units/kg

4 ex 60.05 Jerseys, pullovers, slipovers, twinsets, cardigans, bed jackets and jumpers, knitted or crocheted 5-18 items/kg

5 ex 61.01 Raincoats of the overcoat type 1 -29 items/kg

ex 61.02

6 ex 61.01 Men's, boys', women's, girls' and infants'

ex 61.02 trousers, jeans, breeches, shorts and the like 2-47 items/kg

7 ex 61.01 — Men's and boys' jackets, blazers and the like 1-40 items/kg

— Men's and boys' suits 0-70 unit/kg

8 ex 61.02 Women's, girls' and infants' shirts and blouses 5-55 items/ kg

9 ex 61.03 Men's and boys' shirts 4-60 items/kg

10 ex 60.02 Gloves 1 1 -5 pairs/kg