31977R1566
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1566/77
of 12 July 1977
making the importation into the Community or certain Member States of cotton yarn and garments originating in certain third countries subject to authorization
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN country of origin ; whereas all these factors have given COMMUNITIES, rise to market disruption and are causing substantial injury to Community producers ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas, in the context of the Arrangement regarding Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No International Trade in Textiles, the Community has 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for negotiated Agreements on trade in textiles with imports (!), and in particular Article 1 2 thereof, Colombia, India, Malaysia, and Pakistan ; whereas the
Community has concluded bilateral Agreements esta blishing special arrangements for trade with Egypt, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Spain, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey ; whereas each of 1525/70 of 20 July 1970 on the protective measures the said Agreements contains specific provision for provided for in the Agreement between the European recourse to safeguard measures ; Economic Community and Spain (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1842/71 of 21 June 1971 on the protective measures Whereas, in view of the market disruption referred to provided for in the Additional Protocol to the Associa above, the Community has applied the procedures tion Agreement between the European Economic provided for in the said Agreements, which allow Community and Turkey and in the Interim Agree appropriate safeguard measures to be taken in order to ment between the European Economic Community limit imports of the products in question on the and Turkey (3), Community market or on the market of certain
Member States, account being taken of the specific Whereas imports into the Community of certain trend of imports according to country of origin ;
textile products (cotton yarn, men's shirts, T-shirts and the like, women's shirts and blouses) from several countries of origin have increased sharply and substan tially in the past few months ; Whereas, in particular, under the Agreements negoti ated by the Community with Colombia, India, Malaysia and Pakistan in the context of the Arrange Whereas imports of these products from all third ment regarding International Trade in Textiles, countries already accounted in 1976 for a considerable compliance with the quantitative export limits esta share of the Community market ; whereas this share, blished or to be established by virtue of the said Agree whether of the Community market as a whole or of ments is ensured by an agreed bilateral system of that of certain Member States, has since increased control ; whereas the effectiveness of the voluntary further ; restraint measures taken by the abovementioned exporting countries depends on the establishment of a Whereas quantitative limits have already been esta system of control by the Community ; whereas in blished for the products in question, in accordance order to establish such a system it is found to be neces with the provisions of the MFA and of bilateral agree sary to make imports of the goods in question from ments negotiated between the Community and certain all the third countries concerned subject to authoriza supplying countries ; tion :
Whereas there has been a substantial increase in imports from other supplying countries either on the Whereas, in order to ensure that the import authoriza Community market or on the market of one or more tion arrangements referred to above are not evaded by Member States, according to the product and the third anticipatory exports or indirect imports likely to cause near irreparable damage to Community producers, it (•) OJ No L 159, 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 182, 16. 8 . 1970, p. 175 . is necessary to establish the said arrangements as soon (3) OJ No L 192, 26. 8 . 1971 , p. 14. as possible,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ically and without delay either upon presentation of a bill of lading proving that the goods in question were Article 1 placed on board in the country of origin for export to the Member State of destination before the date of The importation into the Community or certain entry into force of this Regulation, or, providing that Member States, as specified in Annex A to this Regula the limits referred to in paragraph 1 have not been tion, of the goods indicated in that Annex, originating reached, upon presentation of the document agreed in the countries therein referred to, is hereby made under the Agreements on trade in textiles negotiated subject to the production of an import authorization with each of the abovementioned countries, which issued by the authorities of the Member States document shall have been issued by the relevant concerned . authority in each country and shall contain the parti culars listed in Annex B to this Regulation. Article 2 Article 3 1 . Import authorizations shall be issued automati cally and without delay up to the quantities specified 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the in Annex A. Imports effected from 1 July 1977 to the second day following its publication in the Official date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be Journal of the European Communities. deducted from these quantities where the goods in 2. It shall apply until 31 December 1977, subject question were exported from the third country concerned on or after that date. — in the case of imports of goods originating in Colombia, Egypt, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Morocco 2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 , for or Tunisia — to the adoption of a Council Regulation goods originating in Colombia, India, Malaysia or in accordance with Article 12(6) and Article 13 of Pakistan import authorizations shall be issued automat Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 12 July 1977.
For the Commission
Wilhelm HAFERKAMP
Vice-President
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ANNEX B
Particulars referred to in Article 2 (2)
The export documents (') to be issued by the authorities of the exporting countries referred to in Article 2 (2) of this Regulation shall specify or include :
1 . The destination, and in particular the Member State of destination ;
2. The serial number :
3. The name and address of the importer ;
4. The name and address of the exporter ;
5. The net weight in kilograms or tonnes, or the number of items, and the value ;
6. The category and description of the products ;
7. An attestation to the effect that the quantity of goods in question has been counted against the Member State of destination's share of the ceiling for exports to the Community or, where appro priate, that this quantity is intended for immediate re-export, or re-export after processing, from the Community.
(') Export authorization (India, Pakistan); export licence (Malaysia); certified copy of the export licence (Columbia).