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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1642/77 of 18 July 1977 concerning import arrangements for certain textile products originating in Thai land and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 845/77 for Thailand and Regulation (EEC) No 1183/77
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, to this end, quantitative limits should be COMMUNITIES, fixed for imports of these products into the Member States in question and detailed rules laid down for Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European their administration by the Member States ; Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Whereas imports of goods exported from Thailand in 1977 should be charged against the quantitative limits fixed in the Agreement for that period ; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas steps should be taken to ensure that there is Whereas the European Economic Community and no evasion of the objectives of the Agreement by indi the Kingdom of Thailand have negotiated an Agree rect imports of products originating in Thailand ; ment on trade in certain textile products within the framework of the Arrangement regarding Interna Whereas the Agreement provides that products which tional Trade in Textiles (*) ; enter the Community's customs territory under inward processing or other temporary admission Whereas, for the purpose of implementing the Agree arrangements and are re-exported from that territory ment, import arrangements should be adopted for the in their original state or after processing should not be products in question ; charged against the agreed quantitative limits ;
Whereas the Agreement requires the Community to Whereas, in view of Article 12 of the Arrangement admit imports of certain textile products within regarding International Trade in Textiles, on which quantitative limits, compliance with which will be the abovementioned Agreement is based, the latter guaranteed by a system of double checking ; does not apply to textile products of silk, flax or ramie ; Whereas appropriate provisions applicable in the Community should therefore be adopted for 1977 as Whereas this Regulation replaces the temporary well as criteria for the allocation of the quantitative measures laid down for Thailand by Council Regula limits agreed with Thailand ; tion (EEC) No 845/77 of 25 April 1977 maintaining in force the arrangements for the authorization of Whereas, in view of the considerable disparities imports into France and into the United Kingdom of existing between the conditions currently governing certain knitted or crocheted undergarments origi imports of the products concerned into the Member nating in the Republic of the Philippines or the States and in view of the particular sensitivity of the Kingdom of Thailand (2) ; whereas it also replaces the Community's textile industry, standardization of these measures laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No import conditions can only be achieved progressively ; 1183/77 of 3 June 1977 maintaining the arrange whereas one of the criteria to be adopted for the allo ments making the importation into Italy of certain cation of the Community quantitative limits should woven fabrics of cotton and certain woven fabrics of therefore be the gradual adjustment of the quantities synthetic textile fibres originating in the Kingdom of admitted under current import conditions to market Thailand subject to authorization (3), supply requirements ;
Whereas, for certain other textile products, the Agree HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ment provides for a consultation procedure enabling safeguard measures to be adopted where there is real risk of market disruption ; whereas, in accordance with this procedure, Thailand has undertaken to apply Article 1 voluntary restraint in respect of exports of certain textile products to certain Member . States ; whereas 1 . Imports into the Community of the textile compliance with these quantitative limits will be products set out in Annex A, originating in Thailand guaranteed by the system of double checking ; (-) OJ No L 104, 28 . 4 . 1977, p . 1 . (') OJ No L 118 , 30 . 4 . 1974, p. 2. (3 ) OJ No L 138 , 4 . 6 . 1977, p . 1 .
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and exported between 1 January and 31 December originating in Thailand which are listed in Annex B 1977, shall be subject to the quantitative limits set out shall not be subject to quantitative restrictions. in that Annex . 2. In the Member States listed in Annex B, imports 2. The quantitative limits shall be allocated among of the textile products referred to in paragraph 1 the Member States in accordance with the procedure exported from Thailand between 1 January and 31 laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 December 1977 shall be subject to the quantitative limits set out in that Annex . of 25 May 1970 establishing a common procedure for administering quantitative quotas ( !), and in particular 3 . The quantitative limits referred to in paragraph 2 in Article 1 1 thereof, in such a way as to ensure the may be amended in accordance with the procedure expansion and orderly development of trade in laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 , and in textiles. However, the allocation shall be made on the particular in Article 1 1 thereof. basis of the import volumes admitted under the condi tions at present applied in the Member States. 4. Article 1 (3), (4) and (5) shall apply to the quanti tative limits referred to in this Article . 3. The importation into the Community of the products referred to in paragraph 1 is hereby made Article 3 subject to the production of an import document requested by the competent authorities in the Imports into the Community of certain traditional Member States concerned . These documents shall be Thai hand-made textile products, originating in Thai valid for a quantity which shall be such as to ensure land and accompanied by a certificate conforming to that the total volume of imports does not exceed the the provisions of Annex D shall not be subject to quantities referred to in paragraph 1 . quantitative restrictions. 4. Imports shall be permitted within the limits The admission of these products into the Community referred to in paragraph 1 , automatically and immedi without any quantitative restrictions shall be subject to ately either upon production of a bill of lading the satisfactory operation of the above system of certifi proving that the goods were placed on board in Thai cates . land before 1 June 1977 for export to the Community or upon production by the importer of the original of The Commission shall define the products in ques the export certificate granted by the competent author tion, in accordance with the description given in the ities of Thailand containing the details set out in framework of the Agreement on trade in certain Annex C. textile products negotiated with Thailand.
5. Products which enter the Community's customs A rticle 4 territory under inward processing or other temporary admission arrangements and are re-exported from that Those provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 845/77 territory in their original state or after processing shall which concern Thailand and Regulation (EEC) No not be charged against the quantitative limits referred 1183/77 are hereby repealed. to in paragraph 1 . Article 5 Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 1 . Without prejudice to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, following its publication in the Official Journal of imports into the Community of the textile products the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 18 July 1977 .
For the Council
The President
A. HUMBLET
(!) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6. 1970, p. 1 .
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ANNEX A
Quantitative limits referred to in Article 1
CCT Quantitative NIMEXE code limits Category heading Description ( 1977) in 1 000 kgs No ( 1977)
1 55.09 all Other woven fabrics of cotton 14 052
56.07 all Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous or waste) : A. Of synthetic textile fibres
1 A (>) ex 55.09 55.09-03 ; 04 ; 05 Other woven fabrics of cotton : 3 811 51 ; 52 ; 53 ; 54 ; 55 — Other than unbleached or bleached 56 ; 57 ; 59 ; 61 ; 63 64 ; 65 ; 66 ; 67 ; 69 ex 71 ; 81 ; 82 ; 83 84 ; 86 ; 87 ; 92 ; 93 97 56.07 56.07-ex 01 ; 05 Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (discontinuous 07 ; 08 ; 13 ; 14 ; 16 or waste) : 18 ; 21 ; 23 ; 26 ; 27 ex A. Of synthetic textile fibres : 28 ; 33 ; 34 ; 36 — Other than unbleached or bleached
(') Category 1 A is a subcategory within category 1 and the quantitative limits for category 1 A are sublimits within the overall limits for category 1
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ANNEX B
Quantitative limits referred to in Article 2
Cate CCT NIMEXE Quantitative Units Regions heading code Description limits gory covered No No ( 1977) ( 1977)
2 ex 60.04 1 000 France 1 450 60.04-ex 11 ; 13 ; Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not ex 1 9 ; ex 29 ; elastic nor rubberised : items United 41 ; ex 49 ; ex — Shirts, T-shirts , rollneck undershirts, 1 400 Kingdom 59 ; ex 70 ; ex 80 singlets and similar articles other than of silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie
3 60.05 60.05-01 ; 22 ; Outer garments and other articles, knitted 1 000 Denmark 408 23 ; 26 ; 27 ; 29 ; or crocheted, not elastic nor rubberised : items 2 475 Germany 31 ; 32 ; 35 ; 37 ; ex A. Outer garments and clothing acces Ireland 38 39 sories : United — Jerseys, pull-overs, slip-Qvers, 2 672 Kingdom twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers, other than of silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie
4 ex 60.04 1 000 Benelux 1 050 60.04-ex 11 ; 13 ; Under garments, knitted or crocheted, not ex 1 9 ; ex 29 ; elastic nor rubberised : items 41 ; ex 49 ; ex — Shirts , T-shirts , rollneck undershirts, 59 ; ex 70 ; ex 80 singlets and similar articles, other than of silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie
60.05 60.05-01 ; 22 ; Outer garments and other articles, knitted 23 ; 26 ; 27 ; 29 ; or crocheted , not elastic nor rubberised : 31 ; 32 ; 35 ; 37 ; ex A. Outer garments and clothing acces 39 sories : — Jerseys, pull-overs, slip-overs, twinsets, cardigans, bed-jackets and jumpers, other than of silk or noil or other waste silk or of flax or ramie
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ANNEX C
Details referred to in Article 1 (4)
The export certificates issued by the competent authorities of Thailand (') 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 quantity, in the units specified in Annexes A and B and, for quantities expressed in units other than weight, the equivalent weight calculated on the basis of the table of equivalences below ;
6. the category against which the products have been charged by the competent authorities of Thai land and the description of the products ; 7. a declaration to the effect that the quantity in question has been charged against the share of the Member State for which the goods are intended of the agreed ceiling for exports to the Commu nity, or, where appropriate, that the quantity is intended for re-export from the Community in the original state or after processing.
(*) Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce.
TABLE OF EQUIVALENCES
Rate CCT heading • Description No of equivalence
ex 60.04 — Shirts, T-shirts, rollneck undershirts, knitted or crocheted 6-4 items/kg — Singlets, knitted or crocheted 1 2-8 items/kg
ex 60.05 — Jerseys, pull-overs, slip-overs, twin-sets, cardigans, bed jackets and jumpers, knitted or crocheted 518 items/kg
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ANNEX D
Certificate referred to in Article 3
The certificate issued by the competent authorities of Thailand for the products referred to in Article 3 shall contain : 1 . the following heading : 'Certificate relating to the traditional Thai hand-made textile products referred to in Article 3 of the Agreement between the EEC and Thailand on trade in certain textile products' ;
2. name and address of the manufacturer ; 3 . name and address of the exporter ; 4. name and address of the importer in the Community ; 5. description of goods ; 6. quantity (in kg or items) ; 7. name of vessel or flight number ; 8 . port or airport of destination ; 9 . the following declaration : This document is to certify that the above shipment consists of traditional Thai hand-made textile products, woven , cut, sewn or otherwise fabricated by hand, by units of the cottage industry.'