31977R1207

No L 140/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 8 . 6. 77

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1207/77 of 7 June 1977 maintaining in force the arrangements subjecting to authorization imports into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted under garments originating in the Republic of India

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN complete definition of the specific products COMMUNITIES, concerned ; whereas this definition shall apply only in the context of the arrangements introduced by Regula­ Haying regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion (EEC) No 842/77 and maintained in force by this Economic Community, Regulation, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : imports ( J), and in particular Article 13 thereof,

After consultation within the Advisory Committee Article 1 established by Article 5 of that Regulation,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 1 . The arrangements for the authorization of imports into the United Kingdom of certain knitted Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 842/77 (2), the or crocheted under garments originating in the Repu­ Commission introduced arrangements for the authori­ blic of India, introduced by Regulation (EEC) No zation of imports into the United Kingdom of certain 842/77 shall remain in force until 31 December 1977. knitted or crocheted under garments originating in the Republic of India ; However, the quantity laid down in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 842/77 shall be reduced to Whereas the factors which caused these arrangements 610 000 units . to be introduced still persist ; whereas it is accordingly necessary for the arrangements to remain in force 2. For the purpose of applying the arrangements until 31 December 1977 ; referred to in paragraph 1 the product description T-shirt' shall be understood to mean : Whereas the quantitative limit laid down in Regula­ tion (EEC) No 842/77 was fixed according to the rules 'A lightweight garment of the vest type, not of set out in the Agreement between the Community wool, with cap sleeves or other short sleeves, and India on trade in textile products ; whereas more without pockets or collar or front or back opening, complete statistical information has now become avail­ not shaped or fashioned, which may be suitable able which should be used in fixing the level of for wear by either sex.' restraint ; whereas this quantitative limit should be amended accordingly ; Article 2 Whereas it is necessary for the administration of the abovementioned arrangements to lay down a more This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 1977.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . I 1 ; Done at Brussels, 7 June 1977.

For the Council

The President

J. SILKIN

(•) OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 103, 17. 4. 1977, p. 22.