31978R2100

No L 244/ 16 6 . 9 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2100/ 78

of 1 September 1978

making the importation into the United Kingdom of wool cloth originating in the Republic of Argentina subject to authorization

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN contains specific provision for recourse to safeguard COMMUNITIES , measures ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas, in view of the market disruption referred to Economic Community, above, the Community has applied the procedures provided for in the said Agreement, which allow Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No appropriate safeguard measures to be taken in order to 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for limit imports of the products in question into the imports ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof, United Kingdom , account being taken of the trend of imports ; After consultation within the Advisory Committee set up under Article 5 of the said Regulation , Whereas, in particular, under the Agreement negoti­ ated by the Community with the Republic of Argen­ Having regard to the request made by the United tina in pursuance of the Arrangement regarding inter­ Kingdom , national trade in textiles, compliance with the quantit­ ative export limits set or to be set by virtue of the said Whereas imports into the United Kingdom of wool Agreement is ensured by an agreed system of double cloth (CCT heading No 53.11 , category 50) from all checking ; whereas effectiveness depends on the esta­ third countries accounted in 1977 for a considerable blishment of a system of control by the Community ; share of the Community market ; whereas this share, whereas in order to establish such a system , therefore, in the United Kingdom, has since increased further ; it is necessary to make imports of the goods in ques­ tion from Argentina subject to authorization ; Whereas quantitative limits have already been set for the products in question in accordance with the provi­ Whereas, in order to ensure that the import authoriza­ sions of the Arrangement regarding international tion arrangements referred to above are not evaded by trade in textiles and of bilateral Agreements negoti­ anticipatory exports or indirect imports liable to cause ated between the Community and certain supplier injury to Community manufacturers which would be countries ; difficult to remedy, it is necessary to establish the said arrangements as soon as possible, Whereas imports into the United Kingdom of the textile products concerned originating in the Republic of Argentina have increased sharply and substantially HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : in the past few months ;

Whereas all these factors have given rise to disruption Article 1 of the United Kingdom market and are causing serious injury to Community manufacturers ; The importation into the United Kingdom of the goods indicated below, originating in the Republic of Whereas, in pursuance of the Arrangement regarding Argentina and exported from that country, is hereby international trade in textiles, the Community has made subject to the production of an import authoriza­ negotiated an Agreement on trade in textiles with the tion issued by the authorities of the Member State concerned : Republic of Argentina ; whereas the said Agreement

(•) OJ No L 159 , 15 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 .

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CCT Quantitative limit NIMEXE code Category heading Description from 1 . 8 . ( 1978 ) No to 31 . 12 . 1978

50 53.11 53.11-01 ; 03 ; 07 ; 11 ; Woven fabrics of sheep's or lambs' wool or 60 tonnes 1 3 ; 1 7 ; 20 ; 30 ; 40 ; 52 ; of fine animal hair 54 ; 58 ; 72 ; 74 ; 75 ; 82 ; 84 ; 88 ; 91 ; 93 ; 97

Article 2 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 , import authorizations shall be issued automatically 1 . Import authorizations shall be issued automati­ and without delay upon presentation of a bill of cally and without delay, subject to the limit specified lading proving that the goods in question were placed in Article 1 , upon presentation of the export docu­ on board in the Republic of Argentina for export to ments agreed under the Agreement on trade in the United Kingdom before the date of entry into textiles negotiated with the Republic of Argentina and force of this Regulation . set out in Annex C to Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 3019/77 of 30 December 1977 making the impor­ A rticle 3 tation into the Community of textile products origi­ nating in certain third countries subject to authoriza­ 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the tion and quantitative limitation ('). second day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Imports effected between 1 August 1978 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be 2. It shall apply until 31 December 1978 , subject to deducted from the said quantity where the goods in the adoption of a Council Regulation in accordance question were exported from the third country with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No concerned during that period. 1439/74.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 September 1978 .

For the Commission Étienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 357, 31 . 12. 1977, p. 1 .