31978R2120

8 . 9 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 246 / 13

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2120/ 78 of 5 September 1978 making the importation into the United Kingdom of certain garments origi­ nating in Singapore subject to authorization

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in view of the market disruption referred to COMMUNITIES , above, the Community has initiated the procedures provided for in the said Agreement, which allow appropriate safeguard measures to be taken in order to Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European limit imports of the products in question into the Economic Community, United Kingdom, account being taken of the trend of imports ; Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for imports ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof, whereas, in particular, under the Agreement negoti­ ated by the Community with Singapore, compliance with the quantitative export limits set or to be set by After consultation within the Advisory Committee set virtue of the said Agreement is ensured by an agreed up under Article 5 of the said Regulation , system of double checking the effectiveness of which depends on the establishment of a system of control Whereas imports of men's and women's trousers by the Community ; whereas in order to establish falling within subheading ex 60.05 A II of the such a system , therefore, it is necessary to make Common Customs Tariff from all third countries imports of the goods in question from Singapore accounted in 1977 for a considerable share of the subject to authorization ; Community market ; whereas the United Kingdom's share has since increased further ; Whereas, in order to ensure that the import authoriza­ tion arrangements referred to above are not evaded by Whereas quantitative limits have already been set for anticipatory exports or indirect imports liable to cause the products in question in accordance with the pro­ injury to Community manufacturers which would be visions of the Arrangement regarding international difficult to remedy, it is necessary to set up the said trade in textiles and of bilateral Agreements negoti­ arrangements as soon as possible, ated between the Community and certain supplier countries ;

Whereas imports into the United Kingdom of the textile products concerned (knitted trousers) origi­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : nating in Singapore increased sharply and substan­ tially 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 Whereas, in pursuance of the Arrangement regarding goods indicated below, originating in the Republic of international trade in textiles, the Community has Singapore and exported from that country in 1978 , is negotiated an Agreement on trade in textiles with hereby made subject to the production of an import Singapore ; whereas the said Agreement contains authorization issued by the United Kingdom authori­ ties : specific provision for recourse to safeguard measures ;

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

No L 246 / 14 8 . 9 . 78 Official Journal of the European , Communities

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

28 ex 60.05 A II 60.05-6 ! ; 62 ; 64 Men's and women's knitted trousers 300 000 pieces (excluding shorts), other than for infants, of wool , cotton or synthetic or artificial textile fibres

Article 2 and without delay upon presentation of a bill of lading proving that the goods in question were placed 1 . Import authorizations shall be issued automati­ on board in the Republic of Singapore for export to cally and without delay, subject to the maximum speci­ the United Kingdom before the date of entry into fied above, upon presentation of the export docu­ force of this Regulation . ments agreed under the Agreement on trade in textiles negotiated with the Republic of Singapore and reproduced in Annex C to Regulation (EEC) No Article 3 3019/77 (»). 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the Imports effected between 1 January 1978 and the date second day following its publication in the Official of entry into force of this Regulation shall be Journal of the European Communities. deducted from the said quantity where the goods in question were exported from the third country 2. It shall apply until 31 December 1978 , subject to concerned during that period. the adoption of a Council Regulation in accordance 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 , with Articles 12 (6) and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1439/74 . import authorizations shall be issued automatically

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

Done at Brussels, 5 September 1978 .

For the Commission Étienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission

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