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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 114/77 of 18 January 1977 concerning import arrangements for certain textile products originating in Singapore

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN be in particular the gradual adjustment of the quanti­ COMMUNITIES , ties admitted under current import conditions to market supply requirements ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 Whereas steps should be taken to ensure that there is thereof, no evasion of the objectives of the Agreement by indi­ rect imports of products originating in Singapore ;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the quantitative limits laid down by the Agreement apply to exports from Singapore ; whereas Whereas, in the context of the Arrangement regarding the goods imported should therefore be charged international trade in textiles, the European Economic against the quantitative limit fixed for the year in Community and the Republic of Singapore have which these goods were exported from Singapore ; negotiated an Agreement on trade in textiles ; whereas the Commission has submitted to the Council a recommendation for a Regulation concluding that Whereas, for certain textile products, the Agreement Agreement, hereinafter referred to as the 'Agreement' ; provides for a consultation procedure enabling safe­ guard measures to be adopted where there is real risk of market disruption ; whereas, in accordance with Whereas, for the purpose of implementing the Agree­ this procedure, the Republic of Singapore has under­ ment, import arrangements must be adopted for the taken to apply voluntary restraint in respect of exports products in question ; of certain textile products to certain Member States ; whereas compliance with these quantitative limits will Whereas the Agreement requires the Community to be guaranteed by a system of bilateral checking ; admit imports of certain textile products within the quantitative limits laid down , compliance with which Whereas, to this end, quantitative limits should be will be guaranteed by a system of bilateral checking ; fixed for imports of these products into the Member States in question and detailed rules laid down for Whereas appropriate provisions applicable in the their administration by the Member States ; Community should therefore be adopted for 1976 and 1977, including criteria for the allocation of the quantitative limits agreed with the Republic of Singa­ Whereas the Agreement provides that those products pore ; which enter the Community's customs territory under inward processing or other temporary importation arrangements and are re-exported therefrom in their Whereas , in view of the considerable disparities original state or after processing should not be existing between the conditions currently governing charged against the agreed quantitative limits ; imports of the products concerned into the Member States and in view of the particular sensitivity of the Community's textile industry, standardization of these Whereas, account being taken of Article 12 of the import conditions can only be achieved progressively ; Arrangement regarding international trade in textiles, whereas the criterion to be adopted for the allocation on which the Agreement is based , the latter does not of the Community quantitative limits should therefore apply to textile products of silk, of flax or of ramie ;

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Whereas the quantitative limits established for 1975 from in their original state or after processing shall under the Agreement have not been fully used ; not be charged against the quantitative limits referred whereas the Republic of Singapore has notified the to in paragraph 1 . Community of its intention to carry over to 1976 the unused portions of the quantitative limits for 1975, to the extent allowed under Article 7 of the Agreement, Article 2

1 . Save as otherwise provided in paragraphs 2 and 3, imports into the Community of the textile products HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : listed in Annex B and originating in Singapore shall not be subject to quantitative restrictions.

Article 1 2. In the Member States specified in Annex B, imports of the textile products referred to in para­ 1 . Imports into the Community of the textile graph 1 and exported from Singapore between 1 products listed in Annex A, originating in Singapore January 1976 and 31 December 1977 shall be subject and exported between 1 January 1976 and 31 to the quantitative limits given in that Annex. December 1977, shall be subject to the quantitative limits agreed between the Community and the Repu­ These quantitative limits may be modified according blic of Singapore and set out in that Annex . to the procedure laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70, and in particular Article 11 thereof. 2. The quantitative limits shall be allocated among the Member States in accordance with the procedure 3. Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Article 1 shall apply to laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 the quantitative limits referred to in this Article. of 25 May 1970 establishing a common procedure for administering quantitative quotas (*), and in particular in Article 1 1 thereof, in such a way as to ensure the Article 3 expansion and orderly development of trade in textiles and to permit amounts to be carried over or brought forward from one year to another. Imports into the Community of the textile products referred to below, originating in Singapore and accom­ However, the allocation shall be made on the basis of panied by a certificate which is issued and endorsed the import volumes admitted under the conditions by the competent authorities of the Republic of Singa­ currently applied in the Member States and shall pore and contains the details set out in Annex D, provide for annual rates of increase which are appreci­ shall not be subject to quantitative restrictions : ably higher for those Member States whose import volumes are relatively the lowest, in such a way that (a) cotton handloom fabrics of the cottage industry, this allocation is gradually aligned with market supply containing not more than 5 % by weight of man­ requirements . made fibres, being fabrics which are both tradition­ ally of the kind woven on handlooms and actually woven on a loom for which the motive power is 3 . The competent authorities of the Member States provided entirely by the operators (that is, where concerned shall , within the quantitative limits pres­ the three primary movements of weaving, namely cribed , automatically authorize the import of the shedding, picking and beating, are induced by products referred to in paragraph 1 immediately upon hand or foot and no other source of power is production by the importer of the original of the used) ; export licence issued by the competent authorities of the Republic of Singapore and containing the details (b) goods made up by the cottage industry from such set out in Annex C. cotton handloom fabrics ; (c) traditional Singapore folklore handicraft textile 4. Authorized imports shall be charged against the products cut, sewn or otherwise fabricated by hand quantitative limits valid for the year during which the in cottages which are units of the cottage industry. products were taken aboard within the territory of Singapore for export to the Community .

Article 4 5 . Products which enter the Community 's customs territory under inward processing or other temporary importation arrangements and are re-expo ; L .i there­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of (') OJ No L 124, 8 . 6 . 197«, p. 1 . the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 January 1977 .

For the Council The President

Anthony CROSLAND

ANNEX A

Quantitative limits referred to in Article 1

CCT Quantitative limits ( items) Category NIMEXE code heading No No ( 1976) Description 1976 1977

1 ex 61.01 Men's and boys' outer garments : 6 1 56 200 6 070 200 61.01-61 ; 63 ; 65 ; 67 ; — Trousers ( including jeans), breeches ex 69 and the like , other than of silk or waste silk or of flax or ramie 61.02 Women's, girls ' and infants' outer garments : ex B. Other than babies' garments : 61.02-ex 91 ; ex 93 ; ex — Trousers ( including jeans), 95 ; ex 96 ; ex 98 ; ex 99 breeches and the like , other than of silk or waste silk or of flax or ramie

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ANNEX B

Quantitative limits referred to in Article 2

CCT Quantitative NIMEXE code Member Category Units limits heading Description No ( 1976) States No ( 1976)

2 55.09 55.09-all codes Other woven fabrics of cotton France 1 320 1 000 kg Italy 666 - including 2a ex 55.09 Other woven fabrics of cotton : France 300 1 000 kg 55.09-03 ; 04 ; 05 — Other than unbleached and 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 ; 55 bleached 56 ; 57 ; 59 ; 61 ; 63 64 ; 65 ; 66 ; 67 ; 69 ex 71 ; 81 ; 82 ; 83 84 ; 86 ; 87 ; 92 ; 93 97

3 60.05 Outer garments and other articles, France Items 2 090 000 knitted or crocheted, not elastic or­ rubberized : ex A. Outer garments and clothing accessories : 60.05-01 ; 22 ; 23 ; — Jerseys, pullovers, slip­ 24 ; 25 ; ex 29 ; 31 ; overs, twinsets , cardi­ 32 ; 33 ; 34 ; ex 39 gans, bed-jackets, and jumpers, other than of silk or waste silk or of flax or ramie

4 ex 61.03 Men s and boys under garments France Items 1 760 000 including collars, shirt fronts and cuffs : 61.03-11 ; 15 ; — Other than of silk or waste silk ex 19 ; 31 ; 35 ; or of flax or ramie ex 39

5 61.02 France Items ( 1 . 9 . 1976 Women s, girls and infants' outer garments : to 31. 8 . 1977) 750 000 ex B. Other than babies' gar­ ments : — Shirts and blouses : 61.02-83 — Of synthetic textile fibres

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♦ ANNEX C

Details referred to in Article 1 (3 )

The export licences issued by the competent authorities of the Republic of Singapore (') for products covered by this Regulation shall specify or contain : 1 . the destination , and in particular the Member State for which the goods are intended ; 2 . the serial number ; 3 . the name and address of the importer ; 4. the name and address of the exporter ; 5 . the net quantity, in the units specified in Annexes A and B to this Regulation and the value of the products covered by the licence ; 6 . the category against which the products have been charged by the competent authorities of the Republic of Singapore and the description of the products ; 7 . a declaration to the effect that the quantity in question has been charged against the Member State of destination 's share of the agreed ceiling for exports to the Community, or, where appro­ priate, that the quantity is intended for immediate re-export from the Community or for re-export from the Community after processing ; 8 . the year during which the products were exported , that is when they were taken aboard within the territory of Singapore for export to the Community .

( ) Department of Trade-. Ministry of Finance . Singapore

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ANNEX D

Certificate referred to in Article 3

The certificate issued by the competent authorities of the Republic of Singapore (') for the products referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation shall contain : 1 . the following heading : 'Certificate in respect of cotton handloom fabrics and products thereof ; 2 . name and address of the manufacturer ; 3 . name and address of the exporter ; 4. name and address of the importer within the Community ; 5 . description of goods ; 6 . quality (in tonnes or items) ; 7 . name of vessel or flight number ; 8 . port or airport of destination ; 9 . the following declaration (2) : This is to certify that the above shipment consists of : — cotton handloom fabrics (as defined in Article 4 ( 1 ) (i) of the Agreement) containing not more than 5 % by weight of man-made fibres ; — handmade goods made up by the cottage industry from cotton handloom fabrics (as defined in Article 4 ( 1 ) ( i ) of the Agreement); — traditional Singapore folklore handicraft textile products cut, sewn or otherwise fabricated by hand in cottages which are units of the cottage industry.

Signed '

(') Department of Tr.uk-. Ministrv of Finance , Singapore. (-') The definition referred to in the first two indents is that >» et out Article 1 of this Regulation.