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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1217/77 of 6 June 1977 i subjecting to authorization imports into the Benelux countries, into the Federal Republic of Germany, into France and into the United Kingdom of certain knitted or crocheted garments originating in the Republic of Singapore
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the above voluntary restraint measures COMMUNITIES, provide for quantitative limits on exports effected during the year 1977 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the abovementioned import authorization arrangements must be established as soon as possible Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No in order to ensure that they are not circumvented by 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for the bringing forward of shipments or by indirect imports ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof, imports, which could cause damage difficult to repair to Community producers of the articles in question, After consultation with the Advisory Committee esta blished by Article 5 of that Regulation,
Whereas imports into the Community of certain shirts and the like originating in the Republic of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Singapore have for some months been increasing rapidly and substantially ;
Whereas this trend has been most evident in the Article 1 Benelux countries, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, where imports of the products in question 1 . The importation into the Benelux countries, into grew from 3-5 million items in 1975 to over 9 million the Federal Republic of Germany, France and into the items in 1976 ; United Kingdom of the goods described in Annex A, originating in the Republic of Singapore and exported Whereas overall imports into the Community of these from that country in 1977, shall be subject to the pres products increased by approximately 30 % from 1975 entation of an import authorization issued by the rele to 1 976 ; vant authorities in the Member State concerned .
Whereas this development has been to the detriment 2. Import authorizations shall be issued automati of the Community's knitwear industry, which has cally and without delay on production of a bill of suffered serious damage over the last few years lading proving that the goods were placed on board in because of the sharp increase in overall imports of Singapore for export to the Benelux countries, France, these articles and other articles of clothing ; Germany or the United Kingdom before the date of Whereas in view of this situation the Commission, at entry into force of this Regulation, or on the condi the request of the authorities of the Member States tion that the quantitative limit specified in Annex A mainly concerned, began consultations with the Singa has not been reached, on production of an export pore authorities under the Agreement negotiated licence issued by the Department of Trade, Ministry between the Republic of Singapore and the European of Finance, of the Republic of Singapore containing Economic Community on trade in textile products ; the information specified in Annex B.
Whereas these consultations resulted in an under taking by the Singapore authorities to introduce volun Article 2 tary restraint of exports of the products in question to the Benelux countries, to the Federal Republic of 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the Germany, to France and to the United Kingdom ; second day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Whereas the effectiveness of the voluntary restraint measures introduced by the Singapore authorities depends on the introduction on the Community's side 2. It shall apply until the entry into force of appro of controls ; whereas for this purpose imports of the priate measures to be taken by the Council pursuant products in question must be made subject to authori to Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No zation ; 1439/74 or until the expiry of a period of six weeks following the entry into force of this Regulation, (») OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 . whichever is the earlier .
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 6 June 1977.
For the Commission Wilhelm HAFERKAMP Vice-President
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ANNEX A
CCT NIMEXE code Area of Quantitative heading Description of goods limit 1977 Community No (items)
ex 60.04 60.04-13, ex 19 , ex 29 , Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic France 1 800 000 41 , ex 49 , ex 59 or rubberized : Germany 5 425 000 United ex A. Of cotton : Kingdom 1 125 000 — Shirts, rollneck undershirts, T-shirts and vests, excluding singlets ex B. Of other textile materials : — Of synthetic textile fibres : — Shirts, rollneck undershirts, T-shirts and vests, excluding singlets
60.04 60.04-13 , ex 19 , ex 29 , Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not elastic Benelux 1 900 000 41 , ex 49 , ex 59 or rubberized : ex A. Of cotton : — Shirts, rollneck undershirts, T-shirts and vests, excluding singlets ex B. Of other textile materials : — Of synthetic textile fibres : — Shirts, rollneck undershirts, T-shirts and vests, excluding singlets 60.05 60.05-ex 23 , ex 26 , ex Outer garments and other articles, knitted or 27, ex 32, ex 35 , ex 37 crocheted, not elastic or rubberized : ex II . Other : — Jerseys, pullovers and rollneck under shirts : — Of cotton or of synthetic or regener ated textile fibres
ANNEX B
Information referred to in Article 1 (2)
Export licences issued by the Department of Trade, Ministry of Finance, Singapore, for the products referred to in this Regulation shall indicate or contain the following :
1 . destination, and in particular the Member State of destination ;
2. serial number ;
3 . name and address of the importer ;
4. name and address of the exporter ;
5. the quantity, in number of items and the value of the products covered by the licence ;
6. certification that the quantity concerned has been debited against the quantitative limit for exports to the Member State of destination .