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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2127 /77 of 27 September 1977 relating to import arrangements for certain textile products originating in Japan

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas provision should be made for products COMMUNITIES, brought into the customs territory of the Community under inward processing or other temporary admis­ Having regard to the Treaty . establishing the European sion arrangements and re-exported from that territory Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 in the same state or after processing not to be debited thereof, from the quantitative limits referred to above,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, in the context of the Arrangement regarding international trade in textiles, the European Economic Community and the Government of Japan have Article 1 concluded an Agreement on trade in textile products (') ; Without prejudice to Articles 2 and 3, imports into Whereas, in accordance with the declarations made by the Community of textile products falling within the Community and Japan during the negotiations Chapters 51 to 62 of the Common Customs Tariff, the provisions of this Agreement were applied before originating in Japan, shall not be subject to quantita­ tive restrictions . the conclusion of the negotiations ;

Whereas import arrangements should therefore be Article 2 adopted for the products in question in order to permit implementation of the Agreement ; whereas such arrangements should be put into force immedi­ 1 . Imports into the Community of textile products listed in Annex I and originating in Japan shall be ately ; subject during 1977 to the Community quantitative limits set out in that Annex . Whereas the Agreement provides for the abolition of all quantitative restrictions as soon as possible after its conclusion and in any case by 31 March 1977 at the 2. The Community quantitative quotas shall be allo­ latest ; cated among the Member States, in accordance with the procedure laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) Whereas the Agreement provides for a consultation No 1023/70 of 25 May 1970 establishing a common procedure for the purpose of resolving any problem procedure for administering quantitative quotas (2), relating to trade in textile products between the two and in particular Article 1 1 thereof, in such a way as Parties ; whereas in the context of that procedure it to ensure the expansion and orderly development of has been agreed that Japan will subject its exports of trade in textile products and to permit carryover and certain textile products to the Community or certain anticipation from year to year. Member States to measures of voluntary restraint administered by the Japanese authorities and applied The allocation shall, however, be made on the basis of in accordance with the rules of the two Parties ; the import volumes admitted on the conditions currently applied in the Member States and shall Whereas the quantitative limits in question and the provide for annual rates of increase that are appreci­ detailed rules for administering them should therefore ably higher for the Member States whose import be fixed ; volumes are relatively the lowest in such a way as to

(■) OJ No L 219, 12. 8 . 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6. 1970, p. 1 .

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Article 3 adapt them by progressive stages to market supply requirements . 1 . In the Member States referred to in Annex III, imports of textile products included in that Annex 3. The competent authorities of the Member States and originating in Japan shall be subject in 1977 to concerned shall, automatically and without delay, auth­ the quantitative limits set out in that Annex. orize the entry into free circulation of the products referred to in paragraph 1 upon presentation^ by the 2. The quantitative limits may be adjusted in accor­ importer of a certified copy of the export certificate dance with the procedure laid down in Article 11 of issued by the Japanese authorities conforming to the Regulation (EEC) No 1023/70 . specifications set out in Annex II. 3 . Article 2 (3) and (4) shall apply to the quantita­ tive limits referred to in this Article. 4. Products brought into the customs territory of the Community under inward processing or other Article 4 temporary admission arrangements and re-exported from that territory in the same state or after This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day processing shall not be debited from the quantitative following its publication in the Official Journal of limits referred to in paragraph 1 . the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 1977.

For the Council The President

A. HUMBLET

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ANNEX I

COMMUNITY CEILINGS

CCT Quantitative limit Category Control Member No heading Description of goods unit States No 1977

1 (1) 51.04 Woven fabrics of man-made fibres (continuous), 1 000 kg D 1 400 including woven fabrics of monofil or strip of F 493 heading No 51.01 or 51.02 : I 412 BNL 536 ex A. Of synthetic textile fibres UK 1 175 IRL 363 DK 121 EEC 4 500

2 55.09 Woven fabrics of cotton 1 000 kg D 4 500 F 3 200 56.07 Woven fabrics of man-made fibres : I 1 900 BNL 1 700 A. Of synthetic textile fibres UK 1 500 IRL 1 800 DK 1 000 EEC 15 600

(*) For the year 1977 the coverage for Category 1 is NIMEXE Nos 05, 07, 21 , 23, ex 25 (polyamid, heavier than 70 g/m 2 and polyester, heavier than 1Q0 g/ m 2 but lighter than 200 g/m 2), 27, 32 and 34.

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ANNEX II

CERTIFICATE OF EXPORT FROM JAPAN

Date

Certificate No of export to European Economic Community

No Export licence No 1 . Name of exporter 2. Name of importer 3 . Item No and description 4. Quantity I hereby certify that the abovementioned cargo of Japanese origin forms part of and has been debited from the export quota to the European Economic Community

Signature Title Ref. Name of vessel Date of shipment

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ANNEX III

REGIONAL CEILINGS

CCT NIMEXE Quantitative limit Category Control Member heading code Description of goods No unit States No ( 1977) 1977

1 53.07 01 , 09 , 21 , 29 Yarn of combed or lambs' wool 1 000 kg D 1 000 (worsted yarn) not put up for retail sale

2 58.04 1 000 kg F 350 Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics I 225

3a 58.05 51 , 59 , 61 , 69 Narrow woven fabrics, and narrow 1 000 kg BNL 160 fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive, other than goods falling within heading No 58.06

3b 58.05 All Nos other Idem UK 180 1 000 kg than 16

4 ex 61.01 Raincoats of the overcoat type Pieces I 15 month period 1 . ex 61.02 1 . 1976 to 31 . 3 . 1977

600 000