31977R0557

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 557/77 of 16 March 1977 subjecting to authorization imports into France and into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted under garments originating in the Republic of the Philippines

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas these consultations resulted in an under­ COMMUNITIES, taking by the Philippine authorities to introduce voluntary restraint of exports of the products in ques­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion to France and to the United Kingdom ; Economic Community, Whereas the effectiveness of the voluntary restraint Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No measures introduced by the Philippine authorities 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for depends on the introduction on the Community's side imports (J ), and in particular Article 12 thereof, of controls ; whereas for this purpose imports of the products in question into France and into the United After consultation with the Advisory Committee esta­ Kingdom must be made subject to authorization ; blished by Article 5 of that Regulation ,

Whereas the above voluntary restraint measures Whereas imports into the Community of certain provide for quantitative limits on exports effected knitted or crocheted under garments originating in during the year 1977 ; the Republic of the Philippines have for some months been increasing rapidly and substantially ; Whereas the abovementioned import authorization Whereas this trend has been most evident in France arrangements must be established as soon as possible and the United Kingdom, where imports of the in order to ensure that they are not circumvented by products in question grew from a negligible quantity the bringing forward of shipments or by indirect in 1975 to over two million items and approximately imports, which could cause damage difficult to repair 400 000 items respectively in the first nine months of to producers within the Community, 1976 ;

Whereas, according to information available to the Commission , imports of the products in question HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : from all third countries already accounted in 1975 for a market share approaching 42 % of national consumption in France and 65 % in the United Article 1 Kingdom ; whereas this share has since increased ; 1 . The importation into France and into the United Whereas this increase in imports has been to the detri­ Kingdom of the goods described in Annex A, origi­ ment of the industry in the Community, particularly nating in the Republic of the Philippines and in France and the United Kingdom , where production exported from that country in 1977, shall be subject to of the garments in question has declined appreciably the presentation of an import authorization issued by in recent years and as a consequence there has been a the relevant authorities in the Member State substantial drop in employment in the industry in concerned . question ; 2. Import authorizations shall be issued for quanti­ Whereas all these factors have led to a disruption of ties such that the total volume of the imports referred the market and have caused grave damage to to in paragraph 1 does not exceed the quantitative producers within the Community ; limits indicated in Annex A. Whereas in view of this situation the Commission , at the request of the authorities of the two Member 3 . Within the limits indicated in paragraph 2, States mainly concerned, began consultations with the import authorizations shall be issued automatically Philippine authorities under Article 3 of the Arrange­ and without delay on production of a bill of lading ment regarding international trade in textiles (2) with a proving that the goods were placed on board in the view to bringing about a reduction in imports of the Philippines for export to France or the United products in question into the two Member States Kingdom before the date of entry into force of this concerned : Regulation with a view to exportation, or on produc­ tion of an export licence granted by the relevant (') OJ No L 159 , 15 . 6 . 1974, p . 1 . authority in the Philippines containing the informa­ (2) OJ No L 118 , 30 . 4. 1974, p . 1 . tion specified in Annex B.

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Article 2 2. It shall apply until the entry into force of appro­ priate measures to be taken by the Council pursuant to Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the 1439/74 or until the expiry of a period of six weeks second day following its publication in the Official following the entry into force of this Regulation, Journal of the European Communities. whichever is the earlier.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 March 1977 .

For the Commission Wilhelm HAFERKAMP Vice-President

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ANNEX A

Quantitative limits referred to in Article 1 (2)

CCT Quantitative NIMEXE code Member heading Description of goods limit ( 1977) State No (pieces)

ex 60.04 60.04-47, 49 , 59 Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic France 1 600 000 or rubberized : — Of synthetic textile fibres : — Men's and boys' : — Other than shirts — Women's, girls' and infants' : — Other than pyjamas, nightdresses, petti­ coats and slips and knickers and briefs

ex 60.04 60.04-13 , 41 Under garments, knitted or crocheted , not elastic United 650 000 or rubberized : Kingdom — Men's and boys' shirts, of cotton or of synthetic textile fibres

ANNEX B ^

Information referred to in Article 1 (3)

Export licences issued by the Philippine authorities (') for the products referred to in this Regulation shall indicate or contain the following : 1 . destination ; 2 . serial number ; 3 . name and address of the importer ; 4. name and address of the exporter ; 5 . the quantity, in number of pieces, of the products covered by the licence ; 6. certification that the quantity concerned has been debited against the quantitative limit for exportation to the Member State of destination .

(') Textile Export Board .